Welcome to Flowing Wells Jr. High school, home of the proud Mustangs--the strong and mighty ones! We have great school pride and proudly wear our blue and gold. We're glad you're here to visit and learn more about our junior high school.

We have the pleasure of teaching your 7th and 8th graders every day. We've been here since 1976 and our teachers look forward to each year they have to spend time with your children. We want students to know and believe that learning is fun and the right attitude brings success. With just around 800 students, our teachers stay attentive as they teach each one of your children.

Flowing Wells Jr. High is located in the "Urban Fringe of a Large City," namely Tucson, AZ. With tons of community involvement, it's a wonderful location to educate your children and feel good about entrusting them in our care each day.

Please spend a few moments in this site to stay familiar with the school, its calendar and events, or anything else that interests you. Our FAQ page will help you find basic answers to your questions. If you can't find something you need to know, please contact us.

We encourage parents to check on student progress using their student’s WorldByMe account. This tool allows parents and students to discuss their student’s grades, progress, and allows parents and students to contact the teachers through email.

Happy Holidays Mustang Families:

As always, I encourage you to continue to be involved in your student’s school work. We begin the month with English/Math DAP Testing. Students are assessed three times to help predict how well they are meeting standards taught in class. Watch for your child’s results, and please sign and return them to your child’s English and Math teachers.

Wow, thank you to the science department for their collaborative efforts to put on an Evening of Science. Great turn out! Thanks to all the families who came out and enjoyed the science stations, the physics factory, the star gazing, and the dry ice cooking experiments, to mention a few.

December Events - We begin the month with a half day and pep assembly on December 2, followed on Saturday, December 3 with the first ever Mustang Holiday Stampede, a 5K event and a one mile fun walk. This event is sponsored by Mr. Nogami, Mr. August, and the SHAC team with YHLT members. Come out and enjoy the fun. The first 150 signed-up for the event will receive a T-shirt. It’s also a chance to bring a can of food for the food pantry.

Mrs. Daly, eighth grade teacher, and her robotics team compete Saturday, December 3 at FWHS. Good luck, super Mustangs. This semester-long commitment involved many hours of time each weekend. The students have worked hard applying skills.

Our winter concerts are scheduled for the week of December 5-9. Mr. Snook’s choir concerts start the week on Monday, December 5. There are two concerts scheduled, so get tickets ahead of time for the 5:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. concert. Mr. Stout’s band takes center stage Tuesday, December 6 at 6:00 p.m. followed by our orchestra performing on Wednesday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m.

Mustangs on the Move - Our FWJHS Boys Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday, December 7 – Saturday, December 10. Teams come from all over Northwest Tucson to compete for the coveted Flowing Wells Northwest League 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament trophy. Good luck, Mr. Jewett and the 8th grade team. The 7th grade team will also be traveling for their tournament to Marana. Good luck, Mr. Harris and the 7th grade team.

First Semester Grades – December is also the end of the semester, and in junior high, that means passing your common final exam in all subjects. Parents, please work with your child to prepare for these exams each night. Be sure students get enough rest and are budgeting time to include exam preparation. It is critical that students get to school on time. Our final exam days are Wednesday, December 14 and Thursday, December 15. Both days are half days, and students must take finals. Remember, final exams are 20% of the semester grade. Please do your best to have students at school to take their exams. Make-up exams will be the first day back from Winter Break on January 3, 2012.

No School - Winter Break is December 16 through January 2 for students. Students return Tuesday, January 3. January begins with our Healthy Mustang Week. Start the year off on a healthy note. Activities are planned for lunchtime by our school SHAC team. Don’t miss Pea Daddy and Miss Milky at lunch on January 4.

Roaming Chef - Join us Thursday, January 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria to enjoy a family evening of cooking and eating. Sign-up with Mrs. Clark soon as seating is limited. You can reach her by email or phone at 696-8634 to get your name on the list. January brings a new year and a chance to set goals. Please spend time setting goals with your student. Encourage your child to read his/her AR book each night in order to challenge your student to read more. It is important for students to be involved in some type of positive activity after school. Study halls, clubs, or sports are great ways to be a productive Mustang.

Spelling Bee - Mrs. Cowell will host the District Spelling Bee on January 20, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the Flowing Wells Junior High Auditorium. Way to go, Mrs. Cowell!

Tax Credits - Tax credits are an opportunity to help benefit the school and at the same time help when it comes to tax time. If you wish to donate a tax credit, please do so by sending in the form found on our district website to Flowing Wells Junior High School, 4545 N. La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705, or call 696-8552 for more information.

Enjoy the season! As always, if you need anything from us at FWJHS, feel free to contact any of the Mustang team members.

Sincerely,

Peter M. Wells, Principal