Falcon Flyer

10/19-10/30 Shared Dreams Donation Drive. See flyer below.

10/20 Falcon Football @ EHS, PINK OUT GAME

10/26-10/30 Red Ribbon Week and Spirit Competition! See flyer below!

10/27 Falcon Cross Country @ SL Memorial Park

10/28 PSAT

10/28 Orchestra Concert

10/30 Faculty vs. Student Volleyball Game

10/30 Fall Dance

11/1 Daylight Saving Time Ends

11/3 Falcon Cross Country @ BMS

11/4 Boys Basketball vs. FSMS

11/10 Falcon Cross Country @ RPHS

11/11 Boys Basketball vs. DMS

11/17 Falcon Cross Country

11/18 Boys Basketball @ SLMS

11/23-11/27 No School

FSMS is proud to consistently be an A-Rated Campus! This ongoing achievement reflects the hard work of our incredible students, dedicated staff, and supportive families. Together, we are #MakingOurMark #SOAR

Your child's NWEA Map Growth scores are no available in Skyward in the Test Results tile. These assessments are given during the school year to assess what your child knows and what they are ready to learn next. For help accessing scores, see the parent job aide attached below. This year's MAP Growth scores are based on updated national norms. The new national norms make sure your child's MAP Growth results reflect how students across the country are performing today, giving teachers a more accurate picture for setting growth goals.

Hard copies of the BOY reports will be given to students during their science classes to bring home to parents on Thursday.

Falcon Parents- Please take a moment to review the FBISD Student Handbook and Dress Code and speak with your student about the expectations. We will also be talking to all students on Friday during our "Pod Talks" as we review expectations for the school year and answer any questions students may have. Beginning on Monday, 8/17, students who arrive out of dress code will be asked to change or have clothes brought from home before returning to class.

Shirts, Blouses, Sweatshirts, Sweaters, Vests

• Shirts, blouses, sweatshirts, sweaters, vests that expose undergarments and/or midriff are prohibited;

Dresses, Jumpers, Skirts, Shorts, Skorts, Pants, and Jeans

• Dresses, jumpers, skirts, and skorts may be worn at a length that is slightly above mid-thigh;

• Shorts, jeans, and all pants shall be worn at the hip or higher and must cover undergarments;

• Shorts may be worn at a length that is slightly above mid-thigh;

• Athletic wear, which may include yoga pants, stretch leggings and fitness tights, are permissible as long as they do not reveal undergarments, do not have sections of see-through material, or are worn with a shirt that covers the posterior, or are not disruptive to the school environment

Some of the trends we are seeing:

1. Leggings worn with a shirt that doesn't cover the posterior. This must be the actual shirt and not a sweatshirt tied around the waist.

2. Shorts/Skorts/Skirts, especially from a popular brands like Lulu and Nike, are typically not long enough for school. A good guide for mid-thigh is typically the tips of your fingertips with your arms down by your side. The entire short must be that length and not notched higher or open on the sides.

3. Shirts: The deep open arm hole tank tops and scoop neck tops are not in dress code. Your shirt should cover "armpit to armpit," as shown in the image.

Thank you for your help and support!

Parent/Guardian Library Access Tool Update:

Earlier this week, you may have received two emails from smtp.tlc@fortbendisd.gov.

These emails went out to the primary guardian listed in Skyward, and are regarding the district's new parent/guardian access tool. Due to the requirements of Senate Bill 13 passed this summer, guardians must have the option to see the library circulation records for their student(s). If you would like to use the created account to view that information, please use the account information in the emails.

There is more information at this link: https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/166899

***Important Reminders ***

• Please remind your student that they must use the manned crosswalks in the morning and afternoon. Please have them cross Elkins using the crosswalk and not walk in front of the car rider pick up/drop off line.

• Students should NEVER be dropped off on the street! Please continue to use the parent drop off/pick up line. We want all of our Falcons to arrive to school safely each day.
• Parents should not use the staff or front parking lot to drop off students. Thank you!

When dropping students off in the morning, you will enter the circle drive off of Elkins road, follow it around to the front of the building and pull all the way forward (beyond the doors of the school) to let your student out. Students should be ready to get out as soon as you come to a full stop. Please do not park or wait in the parent drop off line to ensure that traffic keeps moving. The school opens at 8:10 am and we would encourage you to not drop students off before staff are on duty. Students need to be in class and ready to learn before the bell rings at 8:50 am.

For afternoon pick up, you will again enter the circle drive off Elkins, but follow it around to the student loading area on the side of the building. Students should be watching for your car, walk along with the car until you come to a stop as far up as you can, and then enter your vehicle. If you drive a popular vehicle (i.e. a white Tesla or minivan) please consider teaching your child your license plate number or placing a sign in the front window with your last name to help them find you easier. As a reminder, all students should be picked up no later than 4:30 pm each day.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Fort Bend ISD Transportation is excited to offer Stopfinder, our easy-to-use app that keeps you informed about your child’s school bus location and schedule in real time.

With Stopfinder, you can:

• Receive instant updates on bus locations and estimated arrival times
• Get notifications about delays, route changes, or important transportation alerts
• Share access with family members or caregivers for added convenience

How to Get Started:

1. Check your email for a Stopfinder invitation sent from Fort Bend ISD Transportation.
2. Download the free Stopfinder app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
3. Follow the instructions in your invitation email to complete your setup.

If you haven’t received your invitation, please contact the Transportation Department for assistance.

Transport.Support@fortbendisd.gov

Additional information regarding FBISD’s Stopfinder app is available on the Transportation website.

We encourage all families to take advantage of this powerful tool to stay informed and connected. Thank you for helping us make transportation safer, smoother, and more reliable for our students every day.

Warm regards,

Fort Bend ISD Transportation Department

Please help your student develop a system for their badge! Some students like to keep it in their locker, so they know it is here, others have found it very helpful to put it in their backpack as they leave each day.

They are required to wear it around their neck during the school day, scan it to purchase lunch, as well as scan it when they get on and off the bus.

If your student has lost their ID badge, they can report it to Mr. Kornegay in the morning and/or get a wristband for the day, or if you prefer, you can email Ms. Woolum to request a new badge vivian.woolum@fortbendisd.gov.

Students can be assigned discipline, including lunch detention, for not having their badge too many times during a grading period. Thank you for your help reminding them of this important safety requirement!

FAQ:

1. What do I do if I've lost my badge? Have them report to the wristband table in the morning that they need a new one. A new badge will be printed and a $5.00 fee assigned.

2. Can I change the lanyard? Absolutely!

3. I don't like my picture, can I cover it up? No, we need to be able to see your beautiful face.

FSMS Student Laptop Use Guidelines

All FSMS students are expected to use their district-issued laptops appropriately and solely for academic purposes. Although the district has not prohibited access to online gaming and entertainment sites, students may not access or attempt to access such sites during the instructional day.

When a student fails to meet this expectation, teachers are asked to follow these procedures:

1. First incident: Verbal Warning

2. Second incident: Parent Contact

3. Third incident: Teacher-Assigned Lunch Detention (TALD)

4. Fourth incident: Referral to grade-level principal

There may be times when a student’s actions require an immediate referral to the grade-level principals, such as using the laptop to access inappropriate or explicit material.

When a student receives a referral to his/her grade-level principal for inappropriate use of the laptop, the following consequences will be assigned:

1. First referral: Two days of Principal-Assigned Lunch Detention (PALD)

2. Second referral: Two more days of Principal-Assigned Lunch Detention (PALD)

3. Third referral: Saturday Detention

4. Fourth referral: 2nd Saturday Detention and loss of use

Severe or pervasive misuse of the student laptop may result in the student losing access to the laptop in some or all classes. In such case, the student will be provided with paper copies of all assignments and tests.

Inappropriate use of student laptops is defined as follows -

Using the laptop in any way that is not directly related to the immediate learning during class time. Examples of this include, but are not limited to:

· Being on the laptop when the teacher has not specified that laptops may be in use.

· Being on any gaming website (other than instructional games during class).

· Using the device to view inappropriate websites.

· Using the laptop to play sounds or words repetitively as a disruption to the class.

· Using the laptop to engage in online conversations during the school day.

Falcon families, did you know that joining Lone Star Statewide PTA gives your student the opportunity to participate in the National PTA Reflections Art Program?

This year’s theme is “What My Culture Means to Me.”

Students can submit original artwork in any or all of these six categories:

• Dance Choreography
• Film Production
• Literature
• Music Composition
• Photography
• Visual Arts

Students may submit multiple entries within the same category. Each entry must be the student’s original work, created specifically for the Reflections program and based on this year’s theme.

How to Join Lone Star Statewide PTA

To participate in Reflections, your family must be a member of Lone Star Statewide PTA by October 31, 2026.

Visit JoinPTA.org and select:

• School District: Lone Star Statewide ISD
  (DO NOT select Fort Bend ISD)
• PTA: Lone Star Statewide PTA

How to Participate in Reflections

1. Review the rules and category guidelines: Texas PTA Reflections Participation
2. Complete the Student Entry Form: Download the Entry Form
3. Submit your entry by 5:00 PM on Monday, November 16, 2026. Entries may be uploaded digitally to Texas PTA’s Google Drive or mailed/hand-delivered to Texas PTA in Austin.
4. Judging results will be announced by email by December 20.

Important Dates

October 31, 2026
Last day to join Lone Star Statewide PTA and be eligible to participate in Reflections.

November 16, 2026, by 5:00 PM
Deadline for entries to arrive at Texas PTA.

For digital submissions, please label your files with your name and Lone Star Statewide PTA.

For mailed entries:

Texas PTA
Attention: Lone Star Statewide PTA Reflections
408 W. 11th St., Ste. 300
Austin, TX 78701

If mailing an entry, please allow enough time for it to arrive by the deadline and use a carrier with tracking.

For examples of Reflections artwork recognized at the state level, visit the 2025–2026 Reflections Gallery.

Questions about the Reflections program? Please contact our Texas PTA representative, Ayesha Saleem, at ayeshasaleem.pta@gmail.com.

Stay up to date on all FSMS PTO events, spirit nights, sponsors and more! Follow us on Facebook by clicking the link! Must answer admin questions to be approved to join.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fsmspto

Hello parents of future 7th and 8th grade Falcons. We have started a Sports You group for information on the upcoming 2026-2027 Sports Seasons. We will be giving out information and answering your questions about physicals, online paperwork, tryout dates, etc. You will need to download the sports you App or go to the website sportsyou.com. Enter this code: NKJA-HFVF to join our Sports Information Group.

Here is the ticket link for next weeks football and volleyball games! It also includes a Multi Game pass that you can use for all/any middle school games.

https://gofan.co/app/school/TX75899

Click here to purchase your tickets online. No cash sales at the door.

ABOUT COUNSELING

Professional School Counselors are available at Fort Settlement Middle School to provide a Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Program and services for all students in the areas of:

• Guidance Curriculum - In an effort to help students develop competence in essential life skills
• Responsive Services - Provide intervention for immediate personal/social/emotional concerns
• Individual Planning - Provide guidance to help students plan, monitor, and manage their personal, educational and career goals, and facilitate transition activities for post-secondary education and/or training
• System Support - Support campus staff, parents, and community to promote the educational, career, personal, and social development of students, as well as the Developmental Guidance Program.

School Counselors provide:

• Consultation services with students and parents for academic, social/emotional, and behavior concerns
• Facilitate the identification and placement of students in most special programs
• Provide consultation services to staff and special program committees
• Promote career awareness and provide information and resources for post-secondary education
• Coordinate crisis intervention for students and staff
• Provide staff development and training for staff and parents
• Coordinate standardized and state assessments for students and interpret test scores

The mission of the Counseling Division is to provide opportunities for all students to develop an understanding of themselves in relationship to their environment and assume responsibility for their own actions and choices in their educational, career, and social environments.

Students and their parents should contact their student's school counselor for more information about the Guidance and Counseling Program.

Marla Angibeau, 7th Grade/Lead Counselor :Marla.Angibeau@fortbendisd.gov

Kristin Kendrick, 8th Grade Counselor - Kristin.Kendrick@fortbendisd.gov

Stefanie Armatta, 6th Grade Counselor - Stefanie.Armatta@fortbendisd.gov

Parents we love that our Falcons do not want to miss school, but if they are sick or running a fever, the best place for them to be is at home.

District policy to keep students home when ill and they have to be fever-free for 24 hours WITHOUT the use of medication before returning. Below are some clinic guidelines for when a child should be kept at home:

A Student will not be allowed to remain in school if he/she complains of any of the following:

• temperature of 100.0 or greater

• vomiting and/or diarrhea

• an undetermined rash

• feeling too ill to remain at school

To prevent exposing other students unnecessarily to illness, a student should not come to school if he/she has the following symptoms:

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea within the past 24 hours

• An undetermined rash

• A temperature of 100.0 or greater within the past 24 hours (must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medication)

Reminder…Students are not allowed to carry medications at school with the exceptions of emergency medications (inhalers, Epipens and Insulin). All medication must be delivered to clinic by the parent or guardian, in the original container, with paperwork stating the full name of the student, the physician’s name, the name of the medication, the amount of medication to be given, when the medication is to be given, the length of time the medication is to be given, the reason the medication is to be given and your signature and date. Please reach out to Nurse Setera at 281-634-6505 or at mailto:jennifer.setera@fortbendisd.gov with any additional questions or concerns.

Please call the front office at 281-634-6440 or email mailto:AttendanceFSMS@fortbendisd.gov

Falcon parents of GT students, the newest GT Newsletter is here: https://secure.smore.com/n/1v8tb

Fort Settlement Parents-

The Fort Bend ISD Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC) is made up of parents of children with special needs representing all FBISD campuses. The purpose of the SEPAC is to facilitate understanding, respect, and appropriate education for all children while supporting families and educators who are also striving for this goal. Please reach out to our campus respresentative with any questions or concerns:

Ms. Nida Arlsan

nidaarslan@live.com

FBISD protects the confidentiality of all personally identifiable information in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable federal and state laws, and regulations. Please note that your SEPAC Campus Representative does not have your name or contact information. If you would like to receive information from our representatives regarding information shared at SEPAC meetings and upcoming events, please contact either directly.

The SEPAC encourages open communication, understanding, and mutual respect among all students, parents, and district educators. We appreciate your support as we work to fulfill the district’s mission of inspiring and equipping all students to pursue a future beyond what they can imagine.

Additionally, students that are assigned to lunch detention or in-school suspension will not have lunches or items delivered to them on that day.

All students are encouraged to join clubs that they are interested in. There is no sign up or waitlist process. If you don't see a club, but would like to start one, ask your advisory teacher for more information and the process!

Students are encouraged to go to any teacher that is offering tutorials on a subject they need, both before and/or after school.

Parents- Please encourage your student to come to tutorials with prepared questions that they need support with or specific questions so that we can ensure students are making the most of their time. We are proud of our Falcons for their hard work in tutorials!

FBISD Parent/Student Handbook

Bus Route Information

School Lunch Link to SchoolCafe

Schoology Support for Parents

If you need to pick up your student from school for an appointment, please follow these guidelines to make the process smooth for both you and your student:

1 – Email the Attendance Clerk about your need for an early pick up. Send the email to: AttendanceFSMS@fortbendisd.gov. The subject should be “Early Pick Up.” Be sure to include your child’s legal name (first and last) and the time you need to pick them up in the text of the email.

Alternatively, you can make a Guardian Entered Request in Skyward. Please write a short note detailing what time and what the reason is. Please do not make a request earlier than 5pm the day before.

2 – Arrive on time to pick up your child and bring your state issued ID (driver’s license, for example) to the front office reception desk so you can check them out.

3 – We do not allow students to be dismissed after 3:45pm. Please make sure that if you schedule this time that you are not running late.

4 – It will take at least 10-15 minutes for your student to reach the front office from their classroom. Please take that into consideration when scheduling your pickup time.

5 – You must provide a note from the doctor’s office if you want the absence excused. Please scan or take a picture of the note and send it to: AttendanceFSMS@fortbendisd.gov

Fort Settlement's attendance office will only be accepting absence notes electronically this year. Please send all absence information to attendancefsms@fortbendisd.gov. Doctor's notes can be submitted as a scanned document or as a picture. If sending a picture, please send it as "Actual Size." Be sure all notes are submitted within five school days of an absence! Visit the Attendance page on FSMS's website for more information.