Jag E-News

Our Spring Semester is in full swing as we prepare to wrap up our first Progress Report (PR 5) this Wednesday, January 25th. We are also preparing to kick off Course Selection this week and we hope that you will spend some time reviewing the information provided in this newsletter and by your student's counselor for all of the important updates and timelines.

Last week our girls and boys basketball teams wrapped up their seasons at the end of season tournament. Congratulations to all of our athletes and coaches on a great season. I want to give a big shout out to Coach Lee and the 8A Boys Basketball. The team played with heart and determination through double overtime, but fell short in the last few seconds. It as an incredible game and we are so proud of the team. Way to go Jags! Tennis and track season are right around the corner!

Throughout the week, our counselors have been busy preparing our students for course selection, we hosted our campus spelling bee, continued TELPAS tutorials, and our students are continuing to take their middle of year Ren360 assessments in reading and math to help us prepare for student learning that will take place throughout the rest of this semester. It's been a great few weeks and we are looking forward to the one ahead.

Sincerely,

Cholly Oglesby

Principal

Monday, January 23rd

Tuesday, January 24th

SMS Spirt Gear on Sale at Lunches

Renovate Your Mind Workshop @ 4:15pm (SMS Commons)

Clements HS Elective Info Night @ 6:00pm (Clements HS)

CTE Office Hours @ 7:00pm (Microsoft Teams)

Wednesday, January 25th

College Shirt Wednesday

End of Progress Report #5 (PR5)

Focus on the Future Community Night @ 6:00pm (Elkins HS)

Thursday, January 26th

Girls Track Practice Begins @ 7:00am

Parent U: CRASE Training @ 6:00pm (SMS Library)

CTE Office Hours @ 7:00pm (Microsoft Teams)

Friday, January 27th

Jaguar Spirit Day

8th Grade Career Day

Book Fair (through February 3rd)

Last Day for PALS Popcorn Fundraiser

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 28th: Saturday Intervention 9:00am-1:00pm

January 30th: Tennis Tryouts

January 30th: Boys Track Practice Begins

January 30th-February 3rd: Scholastic Book Fair

MathClub

Congratulations to the SMS Mathclub! Six members attended the January Mathleague Division Competition and won the Sweepstakes Championship for all grades! Way to go Jags and special congratulations to the team:

Andrew Shen: 1st place (8th Grade)

Alex Sun: 3rd place (8th Grade)

Eric Zang: 4th place (8th Grade)

Kevin Hu: 8th place (8th Grade)

Kavish Mehta: 6th place (7th Grade)

Renee Qiu: 14th place (6th Grade)

Student ID Badges

EXPECTATIONS

Wear your ID badge every day (it must be visible and around your neck at all times)
Store your badge in the same place every to help remind you to bring it to school
Keep the photo ID inside of the plastic sleeve and keep the lanyard attached
Do not mark on, cut, bend, or punch a hole in the ID badge or plastic sleeve.
Do not borrow or trade ID badges with other students.
Do not cover your picture with paper

CONSEQUENCES

If you forget your ScholarChip ID badge once or even a couple times every it’s okay. We all forget sometimes. If you keep forgetting, there will be consequences:

1st-3rd time: Student will be given a temporary wristband.

4th time: Office Referral issued (SV); Parent contact; $5.00 replacement

5th time-and beyond: Office Referral Issued(R1); Lunch Detention-One LD/After School Detention for each subsequent offense

Consequences will be reset every 9-weeks. Replacement ID badges can be purchased through RevTrak (the current student picture on file will be used)

CTE Office Hourse

Coach Mac will be holding online office hours for parents and students that are interested in learning more information about Career and Technical Education (CTE). The meeting will provide an overview of programs and address parent/student questions regarding Computer Science courses, CTE pathways, and industry certifications. Please use the link below to RSVP for the meeting.

Office Hours:

Tuesday, 1/24 @ 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Thursday, 1/26 @ 7:00 – 8:00 pm

Anyone that registers here will receive the Teams meeting link in email: https://forms.office.com/r/cSUERqigM4

Book Fair

Get Ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way. Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers. Every book they buy earns rewards for our school. If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!

SMS Book Fair

Monday, January 30th-Friday, February 3rd

8:20 a.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Sartartia Library

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with online shopping:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sartartiamiddleschool

Course Selection

Course selection for the 2023-2024 school year has started at Sartartia Middle School. On Thursday, January 12, the SMS Counselor's hosted Parent University, which was dedicated to course selection. If you were unable to attend, please use view the attached presentation for all of the information. Please use the video links below for further guidance once the Course Selection window opens on Monday, January 23rd.

Course Selection Grades 5-7

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2581019780

Endorsement Grades 8-11

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2518077176

Ren360 MOY Testing

As you may already know, FBISD uses Renaissance Star 360 Assessments (Ren360) to help teachers understand what students know and what they are ready to learn next. These assessments are administered during the fall, winter, and spring to monitor student growth and progress. The MOY Ren360 assessment window is January 17th – February 3rd. Students will be tested at school by their teachers in their ELA and Math classes. To support your child on this assessment, please:

Encourage them to do their best;
Eat a healthy breakfast each morning;
Get plenty of sleep at night.

Thank you for your partnership with us through this assessment process. Results of the Ren360 assessments will be available in Skyward at approximately the beginning of March. For more information about Star Assessments, visit the Renaissance parent webpage.

Campus Assessment Coordinator

Melissa Ford, Melissa.Ford@fortbendisd.com, Office: 281-634-4070

Gifted & Talented Updates

The new semester has begun, and we have a lot going on to get the year started! The January Edition of the Gifted and Talented newsletter is now available. Please click here to read the newsletter and get more information about events including our monthly meeting and our NEW summer camp!

The Spring Referral Window is Open: January 5 - January 31, 2023

Eligibility for referral during this window:

Fort Bend ISD students who enrolled after the the closing of the fall referral window (after September 30, 2022)
Fort Bend ISD students who are identified for GT services and wish to be re-evaluated to add an area of service (fee assessed for re-evaluation)

Please visit the Spring Referral Window Web Page for full details

SMS Tardy Policy

Tardies officially reset at the beginning of each 9 weeks and semester. Students that have repeated tardies will be called to the office and assigned consequences based on number of tardies they have accumulated.

1st Tardy—Teacher Warning

2nd Tardy--Student Conference with Administrator

3rd Tardy—Parent Contact from Administrator

4th Tardy—Lunch Detention & Parent Call

5th & More—Lunch Detention, After School or Saturday Detention

Focus on the Future Community Night

The Social-Emotional Learning and Comprehensive Health Division will host a Focus on the Future Community Night at Elkins HS on Wednesday, January 25, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This event will be geared towards our current 3rd-8th grade families with the intent to drive exposure and understanding of all our FBISD high school programs and CCMR pathways. We are seeking to provide families an opportunity to identify their students’ post-secondary interests, and offer tools to help them achieve this path. This college-fair-style event will showcase FBISD programs and allow you to meet their leaders.

Attendance Boundary Process

Fort Bend ISD will engage the community in the attendance boundary planning process in the northwest and southeast areas of the district through a virtual public hearing process detailing three boundary scenarios. The virtual public hearing information will be released to the public on Friday, January 20, at 6 p.m. and remain available and open for public input through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 27. The public hearing video link and Thoughtexchange discussion links can be accessed at www.fortbendisd.com/attendanceboundaries beginning Friday, January 20, at 6 p.m.

All district stakeholders will be provided the opportunity to share feedback online through Thoughtexchange, a discussion management software tool, intended to bring people together to engage in dialogue in an anonymous fashion. The Thoughtexchange platform will open at 6 p.m. on January 20 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, January 27. Once all feedback has been reviewed, district staff will take into consideration the meaningful public comment before a final proposal is made to the Board of Trustees.

Birthday Shout-Outs

Does your child have an upcoming birthday? Would you like to wish them a happy birthday on our new digital campus marquee? The PTO is coordinating birthday messages to go on our marquee as an ongoing fundraiser this year. For just $15 the shoutout will run all day to celebrate your student. Click HERE to reserve your birthday shoutout. Note that submissions must be received at least two weeks ahead of the desired date to be posted on our campus marquee.