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January

• School Board Appreciation Month

January 21

• CISD School Board Meeting

January 23

• SFMS School Improvement Public Hearing

January 27

• CISD School Board Meeting
• You may now attend at the South Service Center, located next to Cottonwood Elementary
• Battle of the Big Red C
• Boys Basketball vs CMS

January 28

• Battle of the Big Red C
• Girls Basketball vs CMS
• SFMS Rodeo Art Event

January 29

• Houston Food Bank Food Distribution
• ELAR Benchmark (Campus Shutdown)

January 30

• ELAR Benchmark (Campus Shutdown)

February 4

• Incoming 9th Graders Course Selection Night with C9 Counselors

February 5

• Houston Food Bank Food Distribution

February 6

• 8th Grade Science Benchmark
• SFMS Targeted Improvement Plan Public Hearing
• SFMS Incoming 6th Grader Night

February 7

• SFMS PTO Student Valentine's Dance

February 10 - 14

• CISD Winter Break

February 18

• TELPAS - 6th - R/W

February 19

• TELPAS - 7th - R/W

February 20

• TELPAS - 8th - R/W

February 25

• Math Benchmark (Campus Shutdown)

March 4

• TELPAS - 6th - L/S

March 5

• TELPAS - 7th - L/S

March 6

• TELPAS - 8th - L/S

March 10 - 14

• CISD Spring Break

March 19

• 8th Grade US History Benchmark

Santa Fe MS would like to say thank you to our CISD School Board members for their dedication to our students. They are definitely FIERCE!

We are excited to host our Incoming 6th Grader Night for all of our current 5th Grade students who will be attending SFMS next year. We are inviting them to attend to hear about courses and opportunities that will be available to them and to take a tour of the campus.

We are excited to announce that the CISD South Service Center is now open. One of the many benefits this will offer our community is the ability to attend the CISD School Board Meetings remotely.

The SSC is located right next to Cottonwood Elementary. You will access the SSC using the same driveway you use to access CWE. Please park in any available parking spot. You may enter through the front of the building or the back (the meeting will actually be held in the back of the building - the side where the buses park).

If your student is a current 8th Grader, we invite you to attend a informational meeting with Counselors from the 9th Grade Center (C9).

The meeting will be held here on campus in the library on Tuesday, February 4th, starting at 5:30 pm.

We would like to reward students who work hard for the next three weeks. Students that have no tardies, no absences, and no referrals will get to participate in some fun activities on Friday, January 31st.

Please come and join our collaborative efforts to support academic achievement.

Please encourage your students to give a FIERCE effort everyday they are on campus.

Please see the information we received about T Mobile products and services that are available to students:

T MOBILE SERVICE FOR STUDENTS

T-Mobile’s Project 10Million is now offering 200GB of free internet per year, up from 100GB, to help students stay connected.

This program provides:

- Free hotspot with free shipping

- No annual fees or re-certifications

- 200GB of data per year for 5 years

Families can apply in just 5 minutes, with eligibility through programs like:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) via P-EBT or EBT
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
• Medicaid
• Head Start
• Foster youth, migrant, homeless, or runaway youth
• National School Lunch Program, SNAP, Medicaid, and more.

How to Apply:

Simply check your eligibility, apply online, and ensure your student stays connected at no cost.

Learn more and apply today to give your child access to the digital tools they need.

Click Here

Dear parents,

School pictures are ready!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Thank you!

Yearbooks are on sale now for $25. Get them while they last.

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Yearbook ID Code: 15251225

We would love for you to consider joining our PTO.

Email: PTO.SANTAMIDDLESCHL@gmail.com

Jags, please help us keep everyone safe! Students who are being picked up must be picked up in the SFMS car riders line. Students will not be allowed to walk over to cars that are waiting in the SFE car rider line. Thank you for your careful attention to this matter and your support as we work to keep all students safe.

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

Our goal for the 2024-25 school year is to have an attendance rate that is 95% or higher.

#LetsGoJags

Next week we will be sending home the attached letter with your students.

Make sure to check the attached pdf to review the instructional calendar for the 2024-25 school year.

Please use CISD's Home Access Center to help track your student's grades and attendance.

The draft of the plan is now posted on our website.

If you would like to look up your student's prior STAAR scores, please see the information on our website to help.

Please see below for important info regarding updates to student dress code.

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