Dear parents and guardians,

As we close out this Fall semester, we will have semester exams over the next few weeks. Semester exams are cumulative and count as a major test grade. For High School credit courses, exams count 20% of the total semester grade. Reviews will occur during class prior to the exam. We will have make-up testing on December 20th. We have had a great semester so far and we have had lots of fun events! The Fall Festival was a big hit with students and we may do something similar in the Spring. We have several events coming up this month, including a winter pep rally and a winter dance! We would love more parent presence this month if you would like to donate your time as a RISE volunteer! Please make sure to take our survey that will be emailed to you (link is also below.) We need feedback from you!

Thank you for your support.

As always, please contact us with any concerns or questions!

December 4th: 7th Grade Girls Basketball @ Angleton 5:00/6:00

December 4th: 7th Grade Boys Basketball HOST Angleton 5:00/6:00

December 5th: 8th Grade Girls Basketball HOST Angleton 5:00/6:00

December 5th: 8th Grade Boys Basketball @ Angleton 5:00/6:00

Looking Ahead:

December 9th: 7th Grade Girls Basketball HOST Clute 5:00/6:00

December 9th: 7th Grade Boys Basketball @ Clute 5:00/6:00

December 10th: RLA Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 12th: 8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Clute 5:00/6:00

December 12th: 8th Grade Boys Basketball HOST Clute 5:00/6:00

December 12th: JH Band Concert @ SFHS Auditorium 6:30pm

December 13th: Winter Pep Rally and Winter Dance 5pm-7pm SFJH Gym

December 17th: Math Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 18th: Science Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 19th: Social Studies Semester Exam - alternate schedule

December 20th: District Early Release - JH release at 12:12pm; Make-up Testing

Our RISE Above program encourages parent involvement in our school! Parents can assist in several areas: hallways, cafeteria, morning greeters, etc. Please send an email to Melissa Ward for more information! Background checks are required.

Increasing student attendance is one of our big goals for the year. We will have 9 week incentives, by grade level, that are going to be tied to good attendance. Please encourage your student to come to school every day!

*Students who are more than 10 minutes late to class will be counted absent.

*Make-up time will be required for those not in attendance for at least 90% of the day.

*Early release cut off is 2:40 pm

*Make-up hours will be required for those who miss over 10% of a class

Absence notes can be turned into the front office or submitted electronically using Skyward Family Access. See below for an easy "how to."

If your student was inducted into the NJHS at the end of the year last year, please encourage them to get involved and attend all meetings. The NJHS leader is Ms. Mia Gonzalez.

Melissa.Ward@sfisd.org

Kristin.Lawrence@sfisd.org

Ashley.Hardage@sfisd.org

Sara.Ryan@sfisd.org

Brittany.Schulz@sfisd.org

Laura.Dipette@sfisd.org

Christina.Herrin@sfisd.org

Tabitha.Powell@sfisd.org

Megan.Ott@sfisd.org

Students will be recognized for exhibiting our core values. We will only share pictures of students FERPA approved by parents. BIG thanks to these awesome students!