Welcome to Thornton Middle School!
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Welcome to Thornton Middle School's website! We're excited to have you here. For the latest news and announcements on our campus and in CFISD, be sure to check out our News & Announcements page.
News & Announcements
![Annual Student Information Update]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750769093/cfisdnet/ket47ntexr2h7ky4w7km/ASIU_thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750769093/cfisdnet/ket47ntexr2h7ky4w7km/ASIU_thumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750769093/cfisdnet/ket47ntexr2h7ky4w7km/ASIU_thumbnail.png","width":800}])
In mid-July, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD will email letters inviting parents/guardians to access the parent portal in our Home Access Center (HAC) and complete the required updates for students who were enrolled and active in CFISD on the last day of school and will be returning to CFISD for the 2024-25 school year. The last day to complete the annual student information update is Thursday, August 8, 2024.
![Summer meals offered FREE to students under 18.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747924747/cfisdnet/ranpkrl1so5dz5dsgokb/summermealsthumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747924747/cfisdnet/ranpkrl1so5dz5dsgokb/summermealsthumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747924747/cfisdnet/ranpkrl1so5dz5dsgokb/summermealsthumbnail.png","width":800}])
This summer, beginning June 9, free, nutritious breakfasts and lunches will be offered to children 18 and under at select school locations. All meal sites will be open Monday through Thursday and will be closed on June 19.
![Patriot graphic with message, "Join us for Patriot Express on Wed, Aug 14, 2024."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723208684/cfisdnet/iguley6fu4r5wtpyqasy/TMS_Web_PatExpressThumb.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1723208684/cfisdnet/iguley6fu4r5wtpyqasy/TMS_Web_PatExpressThumb.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723208684/cfisdnet/iguley6fu4r5wtpyqasy/TMS_Web_PatExpressThumb.png","width":800}])
Patriot Express info coming soon!
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A mobile service program provided to select schools throughout the district to encourage literacy. Students are provided an opportunity to check out library books, acquire free books for their own collections, receive a snack, and occasionally listen to books read aloud.
View the summer mobile library schedule.
![CFISD named one of 2025 Best Communities for Music Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747926491/cfisdnet/vxpgksvkuxslazs5krha/0522BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747926491/cfisdnet/vxpgksvkuxslazs5krha/0522BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747926491/cfisdnet/vxpgksvkuxslazs5krha/0522BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation1TN.jpg","width":800}])
May 22, 2025—CFISD has been honored with the 2025 Best Communities for Music Education national designation from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation for the eighth consecutive year.
![Summer in CFISD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744820240/cfisdnet/klnocxkvccqgnteyrw4q/Thumbnail-English-SIC.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744820240/cfisdnet/klnocxkvccqgnteyrw4q/Thumbnail-English-SIC.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744820240/cfisdnet/klnocxkvccqgnteyrw4q/Thumbnail-English-SIC.jpg","width":800}])
Make the most of your summer in CFISD! 🌞 Visit our Summer in CFISD page.
![Character Trait September: Fairness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1736456077/cfisdnet/lxbzqbqdtrkrckdvasaj/CharacterTrait_May_Thumbnail.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1736456077/cfisdnet/lxbzqbqdtrkrckdvasaj/CharacterTrait_May_Thumbnail.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1736456077/cfisdnet/lxbzqbqdtrkrckdvasaj/CharacterTrait_May_Thumbnail.jpg","width":800}])
May's Character Trait is Respect for Authority.
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New student registration for the 2025–26 school year is now open for students in Pre-K through 12th grade.
![Harris County Precinct 4 installs 14.1 miles of sidewalks in CFISD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744044276/cfisdnet/agphkdcx11qpekjtw6tg/0407Sidewalks4Precinct41TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744044276/cfisdnet/agphkdcx11qpekjtw6tg/0407Sidewalks4Precinct41TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744044276/cfisdnet/agphkdcx11qpekjtw6tg/0407Sidewalks4Precinct41TN.jpg","width":800}])
April 7, 2025—Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones held a ribbon cutting ceremony at Cypress Lakes High School on March 31 to celebrate the 14.1 miles of sidewalks installed around 13 different CFISD campuses as part of the Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4 initiative.
![The Arnold Middle School seventh grade boys’ A and B teams were named 7A and 7B East Zone District Champions at the completion of the 2024-2025 basketball season.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742486015/cfisdnet/xslfngzdt9l3qfjgk8vi/0319MSBasketballChampionships1WEB.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742486015/cfisdnet/xslfngzdt9l3qfjgk8vi/0319MSBasketballChampionships1WEB.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742486015/cfisdnet/xslfngzdt9l3qfjgk8vi/0319MSBasketballChampionships1WEB.jpg","width":800}])
March 20, 2025—The CFISD 2024-2025 middle school basketball season concluded on Feb. 20. District zone champions were named at the conclusion of the season.
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March 12, 2025—The Cy-Fair Educational Foundation (CFEF) held its 28th annual Salute to the Stars Gala in honor of CFISD’s 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year honorees March 6 at the Berry Center.
![CFISD middle school students participate in districtwide Drama Con]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741293782/cfisdnet/tbrhcuml1g2io7tej5tx/0306MiddleSchoolDramaCon1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741293782/cfisdnet/tbrhcuml1g2io7tej5tx/0306MiddleSchoolDramaCon1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741293782/cfisdnet/tbrhcuml1g2io7tej5tx/0306MiddleSchoolDramaCon1TN.jpg","width":800}])
March 6, 2025—More than 400 students from all 20 CFISD middle schools participated in the annual CFISD Middle School Drama Con on Jan. 25 at the Berry Center.
![CFISD Career Fair welcomes future district leaders on April 1]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740669804/cfisdnet/tljyxjpmoxldmtzredcb/0227CareerFair1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740669804/cfisdnet/tljyxjpmoxldmtzredcb/0227CareerFair1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740669804/cfisdnet/tljyxjpmoxldmtzredcb/0227CareerFair1TN.jpg","width":800}])
Feb. 27, 2025—The CFISD human resources department invites prospective employees interested in becoming a part of an exciting future with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to attend the districtwide Career Fair, set for April 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 3:45 p.m.) at the Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Road).
![11th Superintendent’s Fun Run set for March 29]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739565733/cfisdnet/pbffa4dkdksmrdak1ygq/0214FunRun1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739565733/cfisdnet/pbffa4dkdksmrdak1ygq/0214FunRun1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739565733/cfisdnet/pbffa4dkdksmrdak1ygq/0214FunRun1TN.jpg","width":800}])
Feb. 14, 2025—The 11th Superintendent’s Fun Run is scheduled for March 29 from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Road) and Towne Lake community.
![CFISD named Texas Thespians Premier Communities for Theatre Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737740274/cfisdnet/hqov2jlyzjaq1nkondn4/0124TexasThespiansPremierCommunityTN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737740274/cfisdnet/hqov2jlyzjaq1nkondn4/0124TexasThespiansPremierCommunityTN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737740274/cfisdnet/hqov2jlyzjaq1nkondn4/0124TexasThespiansPremierCommunityTN.jpg","width":800}])
Jan. 24, 2025—CFISD has earned the Texas Thespians Premier Communities for Theatre Education Award for the second consecutive year.
![CFISD named a 2024 TAEA District of Distinction winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732638929/cfisdnet/w8sfsthkcanl1vxtlumd/1126TAEADistrictofDistinction1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732638929/cfisdnet/w8sfsthkcanl1vxtlumd/1126TAEADistrictofDistinction1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732638929/cfisdnet/w8sfsthkcanl1vxtlumd/1126TAEADistrictofDistinction1TN.jpg","width":800}])
Nov. 26, 2024—The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) named CFISD a 2024 District of Distinction award winner, marking the fourth time the district has earned the prestigious designation. CFISD is among only 96 districts in the state to earn this award.
![Nine schools honored at CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730305003/cfisdnet/ybmnjwtdwtbtpaonc8r5/1030MiddleSchoolOne-ActPlay1TN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730305003/cfisdnet/ybmnjwtdwtbtpaonc8r5/1030MiddleSchoolOne-ActPlay1TN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730305003/cfisdnet/ybmnjwtdwtbtpaonc8r5/1030MiddleSchoolOne-ActPlay1TN.jpg","width":800}])
Oct. 30, 2024—Nine CFISD middle schools productions placed and were recognized at the CFISD Middle School UIL One-Act Play contest, held Oct. 17, 22 and 25 at the Berry Center.
![ESL Classes for parents]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727284972/cfisdnet/jcrxzct5ggnidh0lx0u8/esl.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727284972/cfisdnet/jcrxzct5ggnidh0lx0u8/esl.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1727284972/cfisdnet/jcrxzct5ggnidh0lx0u8/esl.png","width":800}])
Parents with children enrolled in bilingual or ESL classes at CFISD schools who want to learn English are invited to enroll in district-offered ESL classes for parents. The free classes are offered for three levels of English proficiency: Introduction, Beginner or Intermediate. Registration will take place at the school cafeterias on the first day of class.
![SchoolCash Online]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746625539/cfisdnet/v4lkshbmlnrevuel6mpd/schoolcashonlinethumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746625539/cfisdnet/v4lkshbmlnrevuel6mpd/schoolcashonlinethumbnail.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746625539/cfisdnet/v4lkshbmlnrevuel6mpd/schoolcashonlinethumbnail.png","width":800}])
SchoolCash Online is an easy and safe way to pay for your children’s school fees online. Anytime, anywhere!
Create an account and login to see items specific to your student and their school. Class dues, P.E. uniforms, yearbooks, parking permits, and more!
![Cups of fruit with green graphic and message, "Grab your breakfast and lunch every day for FREE for all students."]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724700494/cfisdnet/qxgo3zgnafq0dvdthydf/CEP_Thornton.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724700494/cfisdnet/qxgo3zgnafq0dvdthydf/CEP_Thornton.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724700494/cfisdnet/qxgo3zgnafq0dvdthydf/CEP_Thornton.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724700494/cfisdnet/qxgo3zgnafq0dvdthydf/CEP_Thornton.png","width":1080}])
Thornton Middle School is lucky to be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program! As a part of this program, ALL students at our school receive FREE breakfast and lunch every day!
![Back-to-School Guide]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751375864/cfisdnet/wky6xtusjh8vwhgjffax/Back_To_School_Guide_Social.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751375864/cfisdnet/wky6xtusjh8vwhgjffax/Back_To_School_Guide_Social.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1751375864/cfisdnet/wky6xtusjh8vwhgjffax/Back_To_School_Guide_Social.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751375864/cfisdnet/wky6xtusjh8vwhgjffax/Back_To_School_Guide_Social.png","width":1000}])
Navigate the 2024-25 school year with ease! Visit our Back-to-School Guide for all the information parents and students need to start the year off right.