Hey Jags,

There is a lot going on this week as we get started with TELPAS testing. Please be prepared to be #FIERCE and ask your student to give their absolute best.

Please click on this link to check out the latest video message from Principal McKeDees:

Principal McKeDess Video Message

Very important feature: you can have this newsletter translated into your preferred language.

Característica muy importante: puede traducir este boletín a su idioma preferido.

Use the toolbar at the top (see photo below).

Utilice la barra de herramientas en la parte superior (vea la foto a continuación).

Feb 20

• TELPAS Testing: 6th Grade R/W
• Rodeo Art at SFMS

Feb 21

• TELPAS Testing: 7th Grade R/W
• SFMS Track Meet

Feb 22

• TELPAS Testing: 8th Grade R/W
• SFMS Choir Concert

Feb 23

• TELPAS Testing: 6th Grade L/S

Feb 26

• CISD School Board Meeting

Feb 27

• TELPAS Testing: 7th Grade L/S

Feb 28

• TELPAS Testing: 8th Grade L/S

Feb 29

• STAAR Interim Testing: All Grades Math
• UIL Academic Meet - Reading & Writing Participants

March 2

• UIL Academic Meet - All competitions
• UIL Band Competition at SFMS

March 6

• Choir UIL Competition
  

March 7

• Choir UIL Competition

March 8

• Staff vs Student Basketball game

March 11-15

• Spring Break

March 26,27,28

• Gear Up 8th Grade College Visits

March 29

• Good Friday Holiday

April 1

• Student Holiday / Staff Development

Parents, if your student is participating in the TELPAS assessment please encourage them to give their best.

Check out this important informational video from the CISD Multilingual Department featuring our very own Assistant Principal, Ms. Moore:

This week we will be implementing our Rotating Advisory schedule to help us reclaim lost instructional time due to TELPAS testing.

Please see the schedule above.

We are excited to announce that SFMS will be implementing IXL for our Intervention and Enrichment needs during Advisory and tutorials.

We are in the process on getting this setup and running and also getting staff trained on how to utilize it. More info will be coming soon be please feel free to check out some of the resources below.

IXL overview and testimonies

Adaptive personalized learning plans

Instructional resources and engagement tools

Assessment suite

Analytics

We want to do everything we can to help our students attend school everyday.

Our goal for the 2023-24 school year is to have an attendance rate that is 93% or higher.

As of 2/9/24 we are at 93.3%.

#LetsGoJags

Have an idea(s) that could help us continue the upward trend? Let us know in the Google Form down below.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to own the first ever SFMS Jag Yearbook.

The letter from the Principal has been written....we have a student designed covered submitted...and it will be Maroon.

Please help support this project. Ms. Vincent and her students have worked extremely hard and we are so proud of their #FIERCE effort.

Order online here: Online Order Form

School ID #: 15251224

We will have a way to place your order using cash or check in the front office soon. We will email out specific information.

The SFMS Track season is upon us. Please be advised that our track stars will be leaving school early to attend track meets on time. Students are responsible for making up any missed classwork.

Please see our talented SFMS Lady Garnettes (SFMS Dance Team) in the videos below. These videos are from their recent competition.

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