SALYARDS MIDDLE SCHOOL

February 1, 2025

Monthly Newsletter

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Important February Dates

5 - 5th Grade to 6th Grade Electives Night - 6:30-8pm

6 - Native Speakers Testing

7 - 7th Grade Social - 3:30-4:30pm

11 - Choir: Girls Social - 6-8pm

12 - Salyards Public CPOC Meeting - 3:30-4:30pm

14 - Student Holiday

17 - Student Holiday

20 - Progress Reports Available on HAC

21 - 6th Grade Social - 3:30-4:30pm

25 - CFISD Middle School Spelling Bee - 4:30 - Berry Center

28 - Go Texan Day! Dress Up in Western Gear!

EVENTS & INFO IN DATE ORDER:

Bringing Out The Best: February Trait

Black History Month

Attendance Champions Again!

Congratulations to our latest group of Attendance Champions! 31 CFISD campuses had an overall attendance rate of 95% or higher for the third reporting period. The "Path to Amazing" begins with students developing and maintaining strong patterns of school attendance.

Counselors Week

Calling All 5th Graders!

Spanish for Native Speakers

¿Preguntas? ¡Haga clic en el enlace de este vídeo!

The video is in Spanish with English subtitles.

Native Speakers Testing will occur on February 6th.

7th Grade Social

7th Grade Parents and Guardians:

Friday, February 7, 2025 will be a very special day for your 7th Grade Bengals! We are so excited for the 7th Grade Social which will begin at 3:30 PM and end at 4:30 PM.

7th Grade Social Ticket Sales

Ticket sales will be available during 7th grade lunches (11:40 AM to 12:40 PM) from Tuesday, February 4, through Thursday, February 6. The cost is $5 per ticket (cash only and tickets are non-refundable). Tickets (colored wristbands) will be distributed during 7th Grade Lunches on Friday.

Student Badge Fees & Fines

Please be advised, all badge fees and fines must be paid in order to purchase a ticket to the social; click here for instructions to pay through SchoolCashOnline.

Any disciplinary infraction from Friday, January 24, 2025 through the date of the social may result in your student losing the privilege to attend.

If you would like to support this event, please email our Salyards VIPs for donation needs and volunteer opportunities: Salyardsmsvips@gmail.com

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to a great event and making memories with our 7th Grade Bengals!

Interim Testing Dates

Salyards Public CPOC Meeting

Federal Report Card Information

Dear Parent:

Federal Report Cards for the state, the district, and each of the district’s campuses are now available on the district’s website at this link:

https://www.cfisd.net/our-district/school-ratings/school-ratings-district

Select a campus level (ex: Elementary, Middle, High)

· Find your campus

· Click 2023-24

· Click 2023-24 Federal Report Card

Information on these report cards includes:

· Part (i): Description of State Accountability System

· Part (ii): Student Achievement by Proficiency Level

· Part (iii): Academic Growth and Graduation Rate

· Part (iv): English Language Proficiency

· Part (v): School Quality or Student Success

· Part (vi): Goal Meeting Status

· Part (vii): STAAR Participation

· Part (viii): Civil Rights Data

· Part (ix): Teacher Quality Data

· Part (x): Per-pupil Expenditure

· Part (xi): STAAR Alternate 2 Participation

· Part (xii): Statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

· Part (xiii): Cohort Rate of Graduates Enrolled in Postsecondary Education

· Part (xiv): Additional Information—Chronic Absenteeism

· Part (xv): Section 1003 Fund

· Part (xvi): Counts of First-Year English Learners Excluded from the State Accountability

If you are unable to access the information from the website, hard copies of the reports are available at the district or campus office. If you have questions about the information, please contact 281-373-4000. Thank you!