Falcon Chronicle

Hello Falcon Families:

It's hard to believe that we have reached the end of October! This has been a very busy month and we will finish it being just as busy! WE have a lot of events happening this week, so make sure to mark your calendars! We start the week with our Trunk or Treat and end the week with a Student Holiday. We had football wrap up their season this week and our 6th grade girls competed in the inaugural Future Volleyball program. We are also going to celebrating our students who earned perfect attendance and the A/B honor roll for the 1st 9-weeks. On Friday, your student(s) were given an invitation to take home to invite you to celebrate with us on campus. The days are listed below in the Weekly Events section. This week we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week with theme days....please see the themed week plan below. Finally we have our first Book Fair of the year this week. It will be open late on Monday during Trunk or Treat, so make sure to stop by!

As a reminder, Friday, October 31st is a STUDENT HOLIDAY.....we will not have school.

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.”

At Kirby STEM academy we are focused on providing our students opportunities to develop the following strong STEM Fluency skills:

- Communication

- Collaboration

- Critical/Creative Thinking

- Productive Struggle

At the conclusion of their 6th and 7th grade years, student will be completing a grade level project tied to a real-world scenario for the greater San Antonio area.

Ms. Matamoros' and Ms. Posada's classes demonstrating Balanced and Unbalanced forces through Tug-og-War

6th grade Awards Ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal - Tuesday 10/28

7th grade Awards Ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal - Wednesday 10/29

8th grade Awards Ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal - Thursday 10/30

Hi families-

If you dropping off food for your student for lunch that is not a packed lunch (ie. McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, etc.) your student will have to eat this food in the front office. Outside meals are not allowed to be brought into the cafeteria.

If you have a question about this process, please reach out to Mrs. Rosas-Saunders nrosassaund@judsonisd.org

7th grade Parents-

Your student was given a permission slip for the 7th grade field trip to the San Jose Mission and the Alamo for Tuesday, 10/28. This permission slip MUST be turned in no later than Monday or your student will not be allowed to attend. Also, if you student received ISS between the dates of 10/22 through 10/28, they will not be allowed to attend the trip. We will have assignments for these students to complete on campus on Tuesday. The students will be provided with a sack lunch for the day. Please make sure that your student arrives on time on Tuesday, if they miss the bus, they will be staying on campus as well. I will be sending out messages on Monday to students who have not turned in their permission slip and/or have lost the chance to attend based on discipline. If you have questions, please reach out to campus.

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.

Do you know how the VATRE process works?

If the VATRE is approved by voters, the proposed tax rate would be effective in

the 2025 tax year. The VATRE is projected to generate approximately 21 million

dollars annually for classroom instruction, staff compensation and operational

support.

Do you have questions about the VATRE?

Join Dr. Fields at our last Community Forum on Monday, October 27 at 6:30pm

at the JTECH on Pat Booker! All are welcome!

Or you can email a question to VATRE@judsonisd.org

Go to www.judsonisd.org/VATRE for more information

Calculate your tax rate

View our presentation of information about the upcoming VATRE

Visit the Judson ISD VATRE page

ID pictures have been completed. All students are required to wear their IDs every day. IDs are required to attend any JISD athletic events at any campus. A student can be denied entry and not receive a refund for their ticket if they do not have their school ID visibly on them at the event.

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, October 27th: Trunk or Treat 5:00-7:00 pm

Tuesday, October 28th: 7th grade Field Trip, 6th grade Awards ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal at 8:15 am

Wednesday, October 29th: 7th grade Awards ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal at 8:15 am

Thursday, October 30th: 8th grade Awards ceremony and Coffee with the Counselors & Principal at 8:15 am, Girls Basketball: 7th grade @ Woodlake Hills at 5/6:15 and 8th vs Woodlake Hills at 5/6:15

Friday, October 31st: STUDENT HOLIDAY

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 are issued devices to have with them each day.

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.

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/

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

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

Tardy Sweeps:

If your student is caught in a tardy sweep, it result in a day of ISS. Tardy sweeps are announced during the passing period by admin with at least 3:00 mins left in the transition period. If your student is not in the room when the tardy bell rings, they are escorted to ISS for the remainder of the day. Admin performs these sweeps when we notice students are not getting to class on time. The ISS will either be served that day or scheduled for the next day.

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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