Jag E-News
Week 34: April 25-29
Hey Jags,
This week we are celebrating Administrative Professionals Day! Our school could not run without the amazing work and support of these awesome ladies. We hope that you will take a moment to thank them for all the work they do with a note, email, or a phone call!
Donna Conrad (Executive Assistant)
Diana Nava (Administrative Assistant)
Alyson Garza (Administrative Assistant)
Zina Woods (Counseling Clerk)
Susan Prendergast (Receptionist)
Alejandro Pena (Registrar/Data Entry Clerk)
Cynthia Trevizo-Gonzalez (Attendance Clerk)
Amy Schepanksi (Clinic Assistant)
Karen Stade (Library Assistant)
I also want to say a big THANK YOU for your generosity as we prepare for Teacher Appreciation Week! So many of you have made donations so that our teachers can stop by Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck on their way into work and select their favorite coffee to get their day started on Wednesday, April 27th. If you would still like to sponsor a cup of coffee, please click here to make a donation. Thank you for helping us celebrate our teachers and all of their hard work! We are celebrating a little early on our campus, but Teacher Appreciation Week is officially May 2nd-May 6th.
We are also gearing up for our end of year award ceremonies that will take place in the next couple of weeks. Parents of students receiving an award will receive an email invitation with details about the 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Award Ceremonies. We look forward to celebrating many of our students and recognizing them for their outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements this year.
Finally, don't forget this week is the last week to log miles for Million Mile Month. It's not too late to register and log your minutes/miles to help us compete as a school and district for different prizes.
Let's have an incredible week Jags!
Sincerely,
Cholly Oglesby
Principal
Sartartia Middle School
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Monday, April 25th
Orchestra Clinic 4:30-6:00pm (SMS Commons)
Band @ Katy Festival
Tuesday, April 26th
Orchestra: Incoming 6th Grade Instrument Sizing 4:30
Band @ Katy Festival
Wednesday, April 27th
Administrative Assistant's Day
Sports Physicals @ Travis High School
NJHS Induction Practice 4:30pm (SMS Commons)
Thursday, April 28th
Beginner Orchestra Festival
Girls Soccer @ First Colony MS 5:00pm
Boys Soccer vs. First Colony @ SMS 5:00pm
NJHS Induction 6:00pm
Friday, April 29th
Beginner Band Festival
6th, 7th & 8th Grade "In-House Field Trip
8th Grade Panoramic Picture 1:00pm
Saturday, April 30th
Theatre Tournament 8:00am-4pm (Thornton MS)
Don't be the Dealer Take Back Event 10am-2pm (Wheeler Field House)
April 29th Field Day Volunteers
Travelin' Tom's Teacher Appreciation
On Wednesday, April 27th, we will have Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Truck on campus. Teachers and staff members will be able to stop at the coffee truck on their way into work and select their favorite coffee beverage to get their day started. If you would like to help sponsor a cup of coffee (or two or three), please click here to make a monetary donation. The average cost for this treat per staff member is around $5.00. The teachers and staff will know that their morning treat was brought to them by our wonderful SMS parents/guardians.
Thank you so much for helping us give our teachers and staff a wonderful appreciation week!
#HeartATeacher Sweepstakes
How amazing is this? A teacher will influence over 3,000 kids during their career! 🤯🍎
Show a teacher some L❤️VE by recording a video message for them, post it to social media, tag @Jostens, and use #HeartATeacher!
We’ll select 50 nominees to win $200 & a specially designed ring!
SAVE THE DATE
May 2nd-6th: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2nd: 6th Grade Awards
May 3rd: 7th Grade Awards
May 4th: Algebra EOC
May 5th: STAAR Testing Begins
May 10th: 8th Grade Awards
May 20th: 8th Grade Celebration 6:00pm
STAAR Updates
Students will be testing online this year and to help students become familiar with the platform, there are practice tests available at www.texasassessment.gov. Please see below with directions for logging into the practice site and assessment. Review the “STAAR Released and Practice Test” (in blue) to view test items for this May and the “2021 NEW STAAR Test Items” will be assessed next year in 2023.
JAGUAR SPOTLIGHT
Band Sweepstakes
Orchestra Sweepstakes & Midwest
The Sartartia Middle School Honors Orchestra completed their UIL season with straight ones! Congratulations to Mrs. Davis, Mr. Medina, and all of our Orchestra Students! We are also pleased to announce that Sartartia MS Honors Orchestra has been invited to perform in Chicago at The Midwest Clinic in December 2022.This is an enormous honor as schools from all over the country apply for this opportunity and we are proud to be one of two middle school orchestras chosen! Way to go Jags!
Volunteer of the Year
EVENTS & UPDATES
UPDATE: 8th Grade Celebration-
The SMS PTO is sponsoring our annual end of year event for our 8th graders. The 8th Grade Celebration will be on Friday, May 20th from 6:00-9:00pm at Sartartia Middle School. The event is all-inclusive and will include food, games, music, dancing, prizes, and more. Students must purchase a wristband/ticket and sign the attached waiver in order to attend the 8th grade celebration. There are 3 options:
We have extended the deadline to purchase a shirt & wristband for the 8th grade celebration to April 29th. If you already sent your family sponsor form, we will contact you to find out your child's shirt size. All family sponsors will get a free wristband and t-shirt for their child. Please see the forms below. Forms will be collected during lunch or can be turned in to the front office. Contact Ms. Border, courtney.border@fortbendisd.com, or Mrs. Hall, marianne.hall@fortbendisd.com, with any questions about the 8th Grade Celebration.
Tardy Sweeps
Million Mile Month
Outdoor Facilities for Public Use
Important Contact Information
6th Grade
Associate Principal: Dr. Sunday Johnson
sunday.johnson@fortbendisd.com
Counselor: Tanya Johnson
7th Grade
Assistant Principal: Paul Wells
Counselor: Kat Friedel
katherine.friedel@fortbendisd.com
8th Grade
Assistant Principal: Courtney Border
courtney.border@fortbendisd.com
Counselor: Amy Melby
Attendance: attendancesms@fortbendisd.com
Registrar: Alejandra Pena alejandra.pena@fortbendisd.com
Nurse: Christine Ferguson christine.ferguson@fortbendisd.com
Sartartia Middle School
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Email: cholly.oglesby@fortbendisd.com
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Location: 8125 Homeward Way, Sugar Land, TX, USA
Phone: 281-634-6310
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