RMS Knightly News

Our Honor the Castle January's theme is having "a growth mindset”. This week’s message for January 27th states…“I can’t do that…ends a story. I can’t do that yet means…anything is possible”.

This week's mindset monday message for the week of January 27th Click HERE.

Stay up to date by checking our School Website regularly: Richards Middle School Website

Email: huston.julian@fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/RMSHome
Location: 33500 Garfield Road, Fraser, MI, USA

8th Grade Family Night

Richards Middle School 8th grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend this informational session about transitioning to Fraser High School for the 25-26 school year. Topics that will be covered:

· Scheduling Classes Process

· Career Pathways Overview

· Meet FHS Staff

· FHS Course Catalogue and Program of Study

· Athletics

Where and When

Fraser Auditorium- Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025, 06:00 PM

If unable to attend, Principal Sines will be sending out follow-up communications to our 8th grade families related to the topics discussed during the 8th grade night.

7th grade Second Step Lesson topic for the week of 1-27-25-Unhelpful Thoughts

Summary: In this week’s lesson, our 7th grade knights will distinguish between helpful thoughts, which are thoughts that can help them make good decisions, and unhelpful thoughts, which are thoughts that can lead to negative decisions.

At home question to ask your Knight: Tell your knight about a helpful thought you recently had and the decision you made because of it. Ask them to share a helpful thought they had as well. If they can’t think of anything, point out something positive they did recently and help them identify the thought that went along with it.

8th grade Second Step Lesson topic for the week of 1-27-25- Can Stress Help You Grow?

Summary: In this week’s lesson, our 8th grade knights will discuss how to reframe stressful situations as opportunities for growth.

At home question to ask your Knight: Tell your knight about a stressful situation you were recently in and how you were able to use that stress to improve yourself or the situation. Ask your Knight if they have any stressors in their life that they need help with.

The Knight Shift in January- After-School Homework Club in the media center from 3:05pm-4:00pm.

The Knight Shift after-school homework club (designated Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:05pm-4:00pm in the media center).

*Students who attend the Knight Shift must arrange for transportation home after 4pm.

The Knight Shift -“The time period after a long day of work to organize, to prepare, and to be ready for success!”

All Noble Knights are invited to attend the Knight Shift…If they have:

• Homework assignment(s) to complete- Individual tables area

• A group project needs to be worked on - Collaboration stations area

• A quiet location to read - Flexible seating area

• Please note- Outside purchased food and beverages are not permitted during the Knight Shift session.

The Knight Shift will be staffed by RMS staff member(s) during each sessions.

January and February Knight Shift Days are-

1/28 - Tuesday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

1/30 - Thursday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/4 - Tuesday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/6 - Thursday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/11 - Tuesday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/13 - Thursday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/20 - Thursday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

2/27 - Thursday: 3:05pm-4:00pm

All girls interested in trying out for either the

7th Grade or 8th Grade

Girls Basketball team, tryout dates and times are listed below.

We ask that if you are planning on trying out, use the link below to register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11lL9_AeM9pRfSdBZoPJ7f1FXS6ZZICDyimS5AvXVNCo/preview

Tryout Schedule for the week of January 27th:

Monday, January 27th

7th Grade

3:00pm – 4:30 pm

8th Grade

4:30pm – 6:00 pm

Richards MS gym

7th Grade Head Coach: Michael Cunningham

Email: Michael.cunningham@fraserk12.org

8th Grade Head Coach: Carmelita Bambrick

Email: Carmelita.bambrick@fraserk12.org

REQUIRED PAPERWORK THAT MUST BE TURNED IN PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN TRYOUTS

1. All students planning on trying out MS Girls Basketball must hand in a completed MHSAA Physical dated after April 15, 2024.

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/cms/lib/MI02212020/Centricity/Domain/81/Sports%20Physical%20Form.pdf

1. All students must also sign in to Arbiter Sports and complete the on line student registration.

https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/1430/programs

If either of these forms are not completed, student will be withheld from participation until both forms have been submitted.

National Junior Honor Society is hosting a Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraiser. Online ordering is as easy as clicking the link found here http://www.pizzakit.com/fundraising-products?shop=1&f=455160&s=135749

In Fraser - and across the state and country - the rates of student absences have increased during the last several years. Missing just two days of school a month adds up to more than 10% of the school year. Those lost learning opportunities can impact students throughout their school careers.

Getting into the habit of daily attendance is more important than ever. It helps to:

• • reduce stress
  • build routines
  • make it easier to connect with friends and teachers
  • support learning

  During our school year, our district has shared important attendance information with you in our district newsletters, building updates, and on our social media channels. The information is also posted at this link- Attendance Resources District Website .We want to continue to partner with our families to make our schools a safe, healthy and welcoming environment; where all students can succeed. If you knight is not feeling well, please review under the heading at the attendance website- "Health Guidance for Going to School" for reference.

The RMS staff and students would like to thank our Fraser School Board members for all of their time and efforts to support; learning and growth with our Knights throughout the school year!

Mr. Scott Wallace, President

Mr. Todd Koch, Vice President

Mrs. Robyn Norbeck, Treasurer

Mr. Dan Stawinski, Secretary

Mrs. Rebecca Jensen, Trustee

Mrs. Abigail Wasil, Trustee

Monday, 1/27 * National Junior Honor Society will meet after school.

Tuesday, 1/28 * Style Statement Fashion Club and Knight Shift will meet after school.

Wednesday, 1/29 * 8th Grade Family Night will be held in the FHS Auditorium from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

Thursday, 1/30 * Gaming Unplugged, Student Council, Animation Club, and Knight Shift will meet after school.

Friday, 1/31 * Be Nice will meet during lunch and seminar. Animation Club will meet after school. RMS Cheer has a competition at home starting at 5:00pm at Fraser High School. The Blizzard Ball will be held from 5:30pm-7:30pm at RMS.

Breakfast and Lunch are FREE for all students for the 2024-2025 school year.

We encourage everyone to participate. You are still welcome to send your child with a lunch from home if you would prefer.

Families are still asked to complete a Education Benefits Form, as this information is used for district funding.

The district does not allow the delivery of food and beverages from outside vendors or fast food establishments for a student’s breakfast or lunch meal. All meals are to be provided by either our Food Service program or prepared at home and sent with your student.

Outside food delivery is a safety concern. We do not want to have strangers and people that we do not know coming to our buildings with delivery bags. It also is a workload issue for office personnel. Managing multiple food deliveries during lunchtime becomes an additional responsibility for our office staff.

The District works hard to provide a variety of healthy, good-tasting food in its cafeterias, and students are always free to bring their own lunch to school. We will continue to follow our past practice of making sure students receive lunch if they forget to bring one from home.

REQUIRED PAPERWORK for all FPS sports

All students must hand in a completed MHSAA Physical dated after April 15, 2024.

https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/cms/lib/MI02212020/Centricity/Domain/81/Sports%20Physical%20Form.pdf

All students must also go to arbiter sports and complete the on line student registration.

https://students.arbitersports.com/

If either of these forms are not completed, student will be withheld from participation until both forms have been submitted.

To provide the most effective process for entering and exiting Richards Middle School, we need our families consistent help in observing the below traffic expectations:

• Our RMS bus loop is only to be used by emergency vehicles and our district’s school buses between the hours of 7:15 am through 4:00 pm.
• To help with our daily traffic flow, please follow our painted traffic arrows in our parking lot.
• In supporting our traffic flow for entering and exiting for all vehicles, please observe no standing, parking, waiting and stopping in the parking lot aisle ways.
• When exiting Richards Middle School at dismissal time, please utilize either our RMS Garfield exit, FHS Garfield exit or FHS Klein exit.

Please be aware of students, families and guests who are walking in our parking lots by obeying traffic laws, regulating your speed, and following the traffic direction arrows. Images can be found below. Please no parking or standing where you see a red x.

Our district security personnel will communicate these expectations to our families when needed. Thank you for your support with keeping RMS a safe travel area for everyone on campus.

This is a reminder to our students to ensure that you are using the appropriate area to cross the street to get to the other side of Garfield. Please see pictures below for reference of our crosswalk signs and striped area by the Richards Middle School Electronic Board. We want our students to make sure they are looking both ways and being aware of vehicles traveling on Garfield. Always wait to cross this crosswalk when the road is clear to do so.

We thank you for always being aware of your safety and traveling vehicles as you arrive and leave RMS at this crosswalk area.

Your student's primary address should be up-to-date to receive report card mailings and other important building communications.

If you have recently moved, please complete the following form to update your address and upload the files needed for update: https://form.jotform.com/211594973642161