Falcon Chronicle

Hello Falcon Families:

We will have our students complete MAP testing this week. MAP (Measures of Academic Performance) is a computer-adaptive assessment developed by NWEA that measures student's achievement and growth in Math, Reading, Science and Language. It provides a personalized assessment to pinpoint their current achievement level and track their progress over time. These results will help our teachers identify areas of strength and areas of improvement and create informed instructional plans for the year.We will be utilizing 4 days to complete this BOY (beginning of the year) testing. Please look for the MAP section below for more information.

This week was a great week for our 7th grade athletes. Football beat Kitty Hawk on Wednesday, Volleyball A and B teams beat Cibolo Creek on Thursday and we had both a 7th grade boy and 7th grade girl place 3rd in the cross country meet.

Amazing activities have been happening in our classes this week as well, make sure to check out the pictures in our STEM Fluency section.

We are holding 3 meetings this week on campus. Monday, 9/15 at 4:30 we have our first PTO meeting of the year in the library. This will be followed by our first Site-Based Decision Committee meeting and our Bullying Committee meeting at 5:45 in the library. These meetings are open to anyone who wants to join. On Tuesday, we have our first Coffee with the Counselors and Principal at 8:15. Please just check in at the front office.

Finally, mark your calendars, Sept. 22nd is School Picture Day!

Please take a moment to read through the information below. We appreciate all your support, and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Sincerely,

Nicole Rosas-Saunders, Principal

210-661-1140

nrosassaund@judsonisd.org

“STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education is a method of hands-on teaching and learning where students learn to apply academic content by creatively solving real-world problems with innovative design-based thinking to prepare students for future career opportunities.”

School Hours: 8:00-3:30

Early Pickup: Students will not be released for early pick up after 3:00. Please ensure if you need to pick your student up early, it is before 3:00 pm.

Morning Drop-Off: If it is 7:50 and you have not dropped your student off at the gym, please drop them off at the front office. We begin releasing from the gym at 7:50 and the doors will be locked at 7:55. As a reminder, tardies to 1st period still count, please make sure you have your student arriving on time.

Monday: Reading

Tuesday: Math

Wednesday: Language

Thursday: Science

Friday: Make-Ups

We will run reverse schedules on Tuesday and Thursday to allow our students to see their classes equally throughout the week. Below is a picture of our schedule for the week.

What is the purpose and use for MAP testing?

1. Inform Instruction: Teachers use the data to create personalized learning paths and target interventions or accelerations

2. Track Progress: Parents and educators can monitor student growth over the school year

3. Inform Decisions: Data helps educators understand student readiness and differentiate instruction

This data will be used by both the teacher and the students to help track progress and create a plan for success and growth this year.

Please take a moment to go into your Skyward account to complete additional forms, these include distribution of the student code of conduct, health related services, nutrition forms, etc.

We will have stations at Open House to assist with these forms if you would like help.

Monday, 9/15: Reading MAP Test, PTO Meeting, SBDM/BC Meeting

Tuesday, 9/16: Math MAP Test, Coffee with the Counselors and Principal

Wednesday, 9/17: Language MAP Test, Football vs Dobie - 8th Home, 7th Away, starts at 4:30

Thursday, 9/4: Science MAP Test, Volleyball vs Heritage- 8th Home, 7th Away, games at 5/6:15

This year 6th and 7th grade will not be given devices to take home. They will have access to a chromebook in each of their core classes, and when their elective class needs them for a lesson, they will have access to chrome carts.

8th grade was issued their devices on Friday. If your student was absent, we will be getting their device to them this week. It is very important that they bring their device to school every day charged.

The students are not responsible for paying the $25 fee this year, but if they damage a device (their own or a class device) they will be responsible for the cost to repair the device. If the damage is done intentionally, their will also be school consequences.

September 15 - October 15

Please read through the JISD Student Code of Conduct for more detailed descriptions.

Tardies will start counting August 25th . The tardies do not reset for the entire 9 weeks. Below you will find the tardy policy.

TARDY POLICY: this is PER class

1. 1st tardy- verbal warning
   
2. 2nd tardy- student conference
   
3. 3rd tardy- parent call , teacher referral and Lunch detention
   
4. 4th tardy- verbal warning
   
5. 5th tardy- student conference
   
6. 6th tardy- parent call, teacher referral and ISS
   
7. Any additional tardies will result in a parent conference

Principal: Nicole Rosas-Saunders - nrosassaund@judsonisd.org

Associate Principal (8th grade): Florinda Cardenas- fcardenas@judsonisd.org

7th grade Assistant Principal: Cesar Bazan-cbazan345@judsonisd.org

6th grade Assistant Principal: Derrick Stevens- dstevens@judsonisd.org

Cherish Mitchell (A-K)- cmitchell@judsonisd.org

Angelica Trevino (L-Z)- atrevino@judsonisd.org

Rosalinda Rodriguez-Garza (Social Worker)- rrodriguez485@judsonisd.org

This is the new anonymous reporting app for bullying in Judson ISD. If your student is having issues, but doesn't want to speak to a teacher, counselor or admin, please have them report all the information in this anonymous reporting app. They can provide names, details, dates, and even pictures or videos.

https://appweb.stopitsolutions.com/incident_report/

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