RMS Knightly News
Week of February 3rd, 2025
Hello RMS Knights and Families
Our Honor the Castle February's theme is empathy; defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. This week’s message for February 3rd states…“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another and feeling with the heart of another.”
This week's mindset monday message for the week of February 3rd Click HERE.
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Email: huston.julian@fraserk12.org
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Location: 33500 Garfield Road, Fraser, MI, USA
7th grade Second Step Lesson topic for the week of 2-3-25-Reframing Unhelpful Thoughts
Summary: In this week’s lesson, our 7th grade knights will learn ways to reframe unhelpful thoughts into helpful thoughts.
At home question to ask your Knight: Ask your knight to explain the difference between helpful and unhelpful thoughts. Tell your knight about an unhelpful thought you had today and how you were able to change it to a helpful thought. Ask your knight if they had an unhelpful thought and how you can support them in changing it to a helpful thought.
8th grade Second Step Lesson topic for the week of 2-3-25- Strategies for Managing Stress
Summary: In this week’s lesson, our 8th grade knights will learn some strategies for managing stress. These strategies include: slow breathing, reframing unhelpful thoughts, positive self-talk, and progressive muscle relaxation.
At home question to ask your Knight: Ask your knight what makes them feel stressed and how they cope with that stress. Share your own stressors and helpful ways you manage stress.
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.
February Knight Shift Days are-
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
National School Counseling week starts February 3rd through February 7th
Thank you to our RMS counselors- Mr. Ermanni and Ms. Bailey for their efforts in helping our knights succeed in school and helping our students plan for their futures. The theme for the week is "School Counseling-Helping Students Thrive".
HONOR THE CASTLE PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
In our increasingly interconnected world, learning openness and appreciating differences are important to many aspects of building community and learning from other. In honoring February's theme, we have a few happenings for our students to participate in.
As of our February 3rd and continue through the month of February, we will remind our Knights to be on the lookout for daily information about African American History makers included through our daily student email in honor of Black History Month.
Calling all students- Any student who would like to be a part of our morning announcements in sharing how you say “Good morning” in a different language, should sign up at the link below. Those students will take part in starting our day at RMS by saying Good morning over the PA during the month of February.
Our RMS family is unique and we want to know more about each and every one of our students and staff. We will be asking our students to talk with their family or any other special adults in their life about your family roots. The students will complete the form below to add their marker to the world map. If they do not know the city, the student can enter the state or country where their family originates. We invite our Knights to participate in our This is Us! Map so we can explore our roots
Add your marker to the map to show where you or your family members are from. Just complete this form: This is Us! Information Form To view the map: CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE RMS MAP
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
The week of February 3rd
Monday, 2/3 * N/A
Tuesday, 2/4 * Difference Makers will meet during lunch and seminar. Style Statement Fashion Club and Knight Shift will meet after school.
Wednesday, 2/5 * Animation Club will meet after school.
Thursday, 2/6 * Peer to Peer with meet during lunch and seminar. Gaming Unplugged, Animation Club, and Knight Shift will meet after school.
Friday, 2/7 * N/A
Outside Food and Beverage Policy
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.
Change of Address Information
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
