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Forte Welcome & Informational Packet

Athletic Game Tickets

Upcoming Events

10/5 - Fall Band Concert at AHS; 7:15

10/6 - Wear Red for Dyslexia Awareness

10/6 - National Coach's Appreciation Day [See Info Below]

10/6 - Football Game; 7th Home / 8th Away

10/8 - 10/13 - Fall Break; No School for Students

10/13 - Parent Teacher Conferences [Optional; See Information Below]

10/14 - Football Game; 8th Home / 7th Away

10/19 - 3 Hour Option for Accelerated Instruction Hours / Attendance Makeup Hours

10/19 - Home Volleyball Game

Save the Date: HoCo Week 10/19 - 10/23 [See Flyer Below]

Save the Date: Red Ribbon Week 10/26 - 10/30 [See Flyer Below]

Please note: If your student needs Accelerated Instruction (based on STAAR results) or attendance makeup hours (under the 90% rule), sessions are held most Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the Learning Lab. Moving forward, those dates will not be listed on the calendar as they occur weekly.

Dear FJH Parents/Guardians,

What a huge success! Our first Forte Fun Day was a blast, and it was awesome to see our students genuinely engage with their peers in so many fun activities. We definitely discovered some serious Karaoke Kings and Queens on campus—students really came out of their shells!

While not every student was able to attend this time, we want to remind you that we will host a Fun Day once per grading period. Our primary goal with these events is to reinforce the importance of maintaining good grades and staying on top of their school work. We hope that by the end of the year, every student will have the opportunity to be a part of the celebration.

Thank you to all our families for your support in making this tradition a success and thank you for sharing your students with us each day,

Dr. Stevi Norris

6th Grade Table Talk Topics [Updated With New Topics!]

6th Social Studies:

Ask your students the following:

What is the difference between a push factor and a pull factor, and what is one example of each that might cause someone to immigrate to the United States?
How have Canada's geograhy and climate influenced where most Canadians live?

6th Science:

Ask your students the following:

We are learning about forces and motion in 6th Grade Science. Ask your child about how forces, such as gravity, friction, and magnetism, act on objects and how to determine if the forces on an object are balanced or unbalanced?

6th Math:

Ask your students the following:

New Question Coming Soon!

6th RLA:

Parents, engage in the following activity with your student!

When was the last time your child read aloud to you? Take some time to ask your student about their library book or what we are reading in class. Listen to them read throughout the year and monitor their progress. Reading and talking about a single chapter a week may end up being an enlightening experience for you both.

7th Grade Table Talk Topics [Updated With New Topics!]

7th Social Studies:

Ask your students the following:

What key events led to Mexican Independence?
Why do citizens risk everything to fight for independence against a ruling empire?

7th Science:

Ask your students the following:

How do we calculate (what is the formula) the speed of an object?
What is the main difference between the speed and velocity of an object? (These do not mean the same thing, even though we sometimes mix them up as adults when discussing speed and velocity)

7th Math:

Ask your students the following:

Have your student explain how to calculate percent change.

7th RLA:

Ask your students the following:

Ask your students to explain their thoughts on our unit’s essential question and to provide evidence from the texts we have read in class (“The Flight of Icarus” and “Icarus's”). Ask them: What helps people rise up to face difficulties? Tell me about a time you rose up to face a difficulty/challenge?

8th Grade Table Talk Topics [Updated With New Topics!]

8th Social Studies:

Ask your students the following:

What were some key reasons the American colonists wanted to break away from British rule? How do you think these reasons influenced the way the United States was later governed?

8th Science:

Ask your students the following:

How do we calculate the acceleration of an object? Students should say A=F/M; Acceleration = force divided by mass.
How does the acceleration of an object depend on the net force acting on the object? Students should say that the bigger the force, the bigger the acceleration.
How does the acceleration of an object depend on the mass of the object? Students should say that the bigger the mass, the smaller the acceleration.

8th Math:

Ask your students the following:

Ask your students to find the unit rate of the items you buy at the grocery store

8th RLA:

Ask your students the following:

New Question Coming Soon!

Accelerated Instruction (HB1416 Reminder)

If your child received a "Did Not Meet" on their previous Math or Reading STAAR assessment, they are legally entitled to receive targeted academic support through our after-school Accelerated Instruction program using IXL. Regular sessions begin on Tuesday, September 29, and run most Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in the learning lab, alongside select extended and 3-hour sessions. Please note that bus transportation is not provided, so students must be picked up promptly at Entrance 1 following their session. For complete details regarding the full schedule and extended session dates, please check your inbox for the recent letter sent home, or reach out directly to Assistant Principal Mrs. Everitt-Gyure at teverittgyure@azleisd.net with any questions.

Angel Tree Program Submissions

As the holiday season approaches, we want to ensure that every family in our school community experiences the warmth and joy of this time of year. If your family could use a little extra support with gifts, clothes or holiday essentials this season, our school is participating in the Angel Tree Program through the Lions Club. This program helps match students and families with generous community members and organizations.

To request assistance, please complete our brief online form:

👉 [Link to Google Form]

Important Details:

Deadline to submit: 11-06-26

Confidentiality: All requests and student information are kept strictly confidential.

If you have any questions or need help filling out the form, please feel free to reach out to the counseling office.

Click on the red " ! " to open a seperate window that explains the additional assignment information as pictured below.

Gradebook Tip & FYI

We recommend that you check your student's gradebook frequently - especially for our 6th and 7th grade students who are still adjusting to attending seven different classes and the secondary grading guidelines.

When you do check them, we want to make sure you understand what some things represent within the gradebook.

If you see a red explanation mark ( ! ) that means there is a comment associated with the assignment. You click on the assignment name, and it will bring up the additional assignment information so you can see what the ! alert is indicating.

Screenshots include sample images of what you might see if you were to click on the ! and see teacher comments or another indicator box checked.

If a student is absent, you may notice that the grade is blank, but with the ! and the "missing box" checked. That grade will be updated if the student completes their makeup assignments within the grading guidelines window.

Optional Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up 10/13

Please save the date! Monday, October 13th is designated as Parent-Teacher Conference Day. If you would like to schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher(s), simply fill out the sign-up form and share your availability preferences. If you choose not to sign up, please note that staff members will still be proactively reaching out on October 13th to parents of students with grade, attendance, or behavioral concerns where a home-school collaboration would be beneficial—so keep an eye out for that communication!

Click Here to Request a Formal Conference

Note: if you have more than one student at FJH that you are requesting a conference for, please fill out one form per student.

Oct 6: National Coach's Day

NATIONAL COACHES DAY is celebrated annually on October 6 to honor and appreciate the men and women who dedicate their time and energy to guide, inspire, and motivate individuals and groups in many different sports and physical activities. This day is a tribute to the monumental role coaches play in enhancing athletes’ skills, character, and life experiences in a variety of sports contexts. The coach’s role is viewed as not just training for improving physical skills but also instilling moral values, life skills, teamwork, and fostering the spirit of fair play. Happy National Coaches Day to all the coaches in our community!

Not pictured by still appreciated: Coach Corcoran

Chewing Gum - Help!

We need your help addressing a growing issue at school. Our recently renovated areas and brand-new furniture are already being impacted by improperly discarded chewing gum—it's being smeared on new floor tiles and stuck under fresh desks.

We love giving our students the privilege of chewing gum, but we need everyone’s cooperation to keep our campus clean and beautiful. Please take a moment to talk with your student about wrapping their gum and placing it directly in a trash can.

If this continues to be an issue, we will unfortunately have to institute a school-wide ban on chewing gum altogether. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school looking its best

Upcoming Spirit Week / Dress Up Days

Week of 10/26 - 10/30

Week of 10/19 - 10/23

Dyslexia Awareness Month

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month! Azle ISD will be celebrating Go Red for Dyslexia on Tuesday October 6. Go Red for Dyslexia is a worldwide campaign aiming to end the stigma of low literacy and celebrate the strength of people with learning differences. We are asking that the students wear red as we place the spotlight on the strengths of our students with dyslexia. So often dyslexia is framed around limitations, but we are shifting from a deficit mindset to exploring the cognitive gifts that accompany dyslexia.

Standard Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures

Standard Instructions: Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up

Please review the procedures below and the accompanying graphic to ensure the safety of all students and staff.

Morning Drop-Off and After-School Pick-Up (Standard Procedure)

Double-Row Parent Pick-Up/Drop-Off Line (Side/Back Loop): Use Entry A, marked "Parent Entrance," to enter the side loop. This is now a permanent DOUBLE ROW line after the bus lane exit. Both lanes are for loading and unloading.
NOTE: Entrance/Exit B is an entrance for BUSSES ONLY from 7:30 - 8:30 and 3:30 - 4:30. For the "park and wait" option, access the main lot utilizing the maintenance entrance, or by entering Entrance/Exit A and circling around on the outside lane from any parked and waiting cars.
Outside Lane for Passing and Exiting: Once your child has safely entered or exited the vehicle in either loading zone, merge into the outside lane to pass and exit the line.
Morning Drop-Off Details: The back drop-off area is intended as a "drop and go" zone. Although school doors do not open until 7:50 AM, students may be dropped off before this time and will remain safe behind the building until opening. We have security cameras and staff regularly entering and exiting the area, so students are not completely unmonitored. While you are welcome to wait in the car line if you are not comfortable dropping off your child until doors open, please be assured that it is safe to drop them a little early in this zone. If you wish to drop and go, but the double lane is already full, you can enter using the maintenance road further down Sandy Beach, and drop students at the main entrance (door 1) and then proceed to the exit.
Stop at the Crosswalk & Exit Path: All vehicles must stop at the crosswalk by the school entrance to let students cross.
Car Exiting: After your child is safely loaded or unloaded, follow the directional arrows through the parking lot to the "Parent Exit" at Entry B or the separate maintenance exit to exit onto Sandy Beach Road. Merge to a single line for exiting.
DO NOT BLOCK INTERSECTIONS: Strict adherence to maintaining clear intersections in the parent loops and at road entrances is required for student safety and traffic flow. The areas before and after the bus lanes must remain clear.

Optional "Park & Wait" Area

Designated "Staff/Optional Parent Park & Wait Area": If you prefer not to wait in the car line, you may use the designated "Staff/Optional Parent Park & Wait Area" located in the main parking lot. Parents using this option must park their car in a marked spot and wait for their child to come to them. This area is accessible if you arrive early and get use Entrance A to loop around, or by entering through the maintenance entry/exit. Entrance B is exit only, except for busses, during pickup and drop off times. If you arrive early (especially 3:50 or earlier), please utilize this option so that we can avoid the excessive traffic build up down Sandy Beach/Boyd Road.
Parents: Please clearly communicate with your student where they will be picked up (car line versus park & wait).

Bus Area – Do Not Enter

The designated bus loop is exclusively for bus loading/unloading. This area is clearly marked with a "Bus Entry" and "Bus Exit." NO PASSENGER CARS are permitted in the main lanes of this loop, including the entire curved driveway section in front of the building.

Post-Practice Athlete Pick-Up

For athletes who remain after school for practice, parents can park and pick them up in the designated area in the back of the school once practice has officially ended.

Family Engagement : Frankly

Azle ISD is introducing Frankly, a family engagement platform designed to strengthen family-school connections by providing personalized, research-backed tips, activities, and resources tailored to each child's grade level and curriculum. Built on the principle that students thrive when families are supported, the program addresses core challenges highlighted by pilot statistics: 75% of families express concerns about their adolescent children, 84% desire more parenting guidance, and 84% report that consistent access to Frankly's strategies would reduce their overall stress levels. To help parents navigate specific parenting challenges, parents and guardians in Azle ISD should check their inboxes the week of October 14th for account setup instructions and access to Frankly's audio and video content.

Coming Soon! First Forte Fun Day! October 2nd

See flyer for more details:

Forte Lost & Found

Has your student lost their water bottle? Lunch box? One sock? Have them check the FJH Lost and Found! The Lost and Found area is outside of the nurses's office, but if your student is unsure have them ask the front office and we will guide them to the right spot!

Student Absences

Please ensure all student absences are submitted and documented in Skyward as soon as possible. Three or more unexcused absences will result in a truancy warning. To prevent unexcused absences on your student's record, log into Skyward Family Access. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Murray in the attendance office: kmurray@azleisd.net

To ensure the safety of all students and to maintain accurate attendance records for your student, we kindly ask that you report any student absences through the Skyward Family Access portal rather than calling or emailing individual teachers or the attendance office.

Using Skyward ensures that your child's absence is logged immediately and directly into our official attendance system, preventing automated alert calls and helping our attendance office process records efficiently

To report your child absent in Skyward Family Access, follow the steps outlined below.

Log in to your Skyward Family Access account
Select the Attendance Tile on your Dashboard
Select the Absence Request tab > Select Add Absence Request
Enter the date student will be absent > Enter an Attendance Reason > Enter a Comment > Add attachment if you have one (possibly a doctor’s note) > Save
Absence Request will appear on student’s Attendance screen

We are happy to welcome lunch visitors to campus! A few guidelines/what to expect:

You can only bring food for your student.
There will be a designated parent section for you and your student to sit.
Other students are not permitted to join, unless you are listed in their emergency contact list in Skyward.

Please be aware of lunch times:

11:20 - 11:50 - 6th Grade Lunch

11:55 - 12:25 - 7th Grade Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 - 8th Grade Lunch

Note: please check the calendar listed above; any day that we have campus-wide testing (example: Benchmark, STAAR, Semester Exams, etc.) parent visitors will not be permitted as our lunch time schedules will change.

Food Deliveries

Please be aware that we DO NOT allow Uber Eats, DoorDash or similar companies to deliver to school. This includes during lunch times or for athletics pre-game meals.

This is for the safety of all our students. We cannot have fast food delivery drivers walking around the school grounds looking for students.

If any food delivery is made to school we will refuse delivery. If the company insists on leaving it, it will be confiscated. Our school will not be involved in the refund of any money lost.

The school cafe has the license to offer healthy food options for students to purchase.

If a student forgets their lunch, a parent or guardian may drop it off at the front office; however, we ask that this be done only when necessary. Frequent lunch drop-offs can cause students to lose valuable lunchtime while retrieving their food and place additional demands on our office staff to ensure it reaches the right student. We appreciate your help in limiting lunch deliveries to true “as needed” situations.

25-26 Yearbooks For Sale

We still have a limited number of yearbooks left from the 2025-2026 school year! The price has been reduced to only $20, so get yours today by emailing samantha.walsh@azleisd.net

Forte Junior High Bell Schedule

Below is our bell schedule for the 2026 - 2027 school year. First period starts at 8:20 a.m. and our dismissal bell is at 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:50.

FJH Bell Schedule 26-27

If you ever have any concerns, we encourage you start directly with the teacher (if applicable). If you are unable to resolve the issue at that level, please contact your student's alpha counselor or assistant principal.

When in doubt, reach out! We are here to help!

Note: Any Tardy or ID violations a student receives will send parent(s) an automated notification

2026 - 2027 Academic Calendar

More information can be found on the district site:

https://www.azleisd.net/o/aisd/page/academic-calendar

Student ID badges should be on and visible at all times worn around their neck or clipped above the waist! We reinforce with students that they cannot be put in their pockets, tied to their backpacks, or tucked under their shirts. If students forget their ID, they will be issued a temporary ID sticker. If a student loses their ID, they can purchase a new one for $5 in the front office. Each time a student receives a temporary ID sticker, they receive an ID violation. Violations are cumulative each nine-week grading period and can result in some tiered consequences as seen below. We will start counting temporary ID badges as "violations" after Labor Day in order to give students some time to get used to the processes.

If students were at school on Thursday 8/13, they should have received their initial free ID badge. If your student was absent, they will be called down to the office for their new badge starting Monday. Everyone else should wear their issued Ds, or will be issued a temporary ID sticker for the day! Thank you for helping support us with this district safety initiative.

FJH Tutoring Schedule

Before and/or after school tutoring hours will be coming soon to FJH! Every teacher offers tutoring twice a week on their scheduled days. Morning tutorials are 7:50 - 8:20, and after school tutorials go until 4:30. Tutoring will start the week after Labor Day. Open the document linked below to see each teachers available tutoring times.

Teacher Tutoring Availability

Lunch Applications: Please Submit

The Free and Reduced Meal Application for 2026-2027 is now available online through SchoolCafe!

Filling out the free and reduced-price lunch application helps schools by securing vital federal funding, providing extra classroom resources, and saving money for families. Even if your child does not plan to eat school meals, submitting the form helps the entire school community.

Families are encouraged to complete the Free and Reduced Meal Application online through SchoolCafe before school starts each year. (The Free and Reduced Meal Application is not available through Skyward as part of the registration process.)

DID YOU KNOW - the families who qualify for free and reduced lunch also qualify for college entrance fees, testing fees, and more. You never know for sure if you will qualify or not, so submit your application today!

Visit SchoolCafe to access the online application. Please include all students/household members on the same application. Only one application is required per household.

Contact the Azle ISD Student Nutrition Department at 817-444-5115 or email Laura Woody (laura.woody@azleisd.net) with any questions.

*Free and Reduced Meal applications must be completed annually after July 1.

Stay Connected!

Now, it’s easier than ever to stay up-to-date with the district, schools, and your children's classes. Using the Azle ISD app, you can easily switch from district and school information to Rooms - a communication and messaging tool integrated directly with our Azle ISD mobile app.

Follow us on Facebook (@SantoJForteJuniorHigh) to see reminders, fun announcements, and highlights from what is going on during the week at FJH!

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