Hello RMS Knights and Families
Our September Honor the Castle theme is "Teamwork". We are starting the 24-25 school year with teamwork as our first monthly theme to Honor the Castle because...
Builds a positive school culture: Teamwork fosters a sense of community and belonging. By emphasizing collaboration from the beginning, students, families, and staff are encouraged to work together, support each other, and build positive relationships. This sets the tone for a respectful and inclusive school environment.
Develops an essential skill: Teamwork teaches our knights critical skills such as communication, cooperation, problem-solving, and conflict resolution. These skills are not only important for academic success but also for their future personal and professional lives.
Encourages diverse perspectives: When our knights work in teams, they learn to appreciate different perspectives and ideas. This diversity of thought can lead to more creative and effective solutions to problems, helping our learners understand the value of collaboration.
Promotes social-emotional learning (or SEL): Teamwork activities provide opportunities for our Knights to develop their social-emotional skills, such as empathy, self-awareness, and self-management. These skills are vital for their overall well-being and success in school and beyond.
Enhances engagement and motivation: Working in teams can make learning more engaging and enjoyable. Our Knights are often more motivated when they feel connected to their peers and are working towards a common goal.
By starting the school year with a focus on teamwork, we hope to lay a strong foundation for a collaborative and supportive learning environment that will benefit our students, families, and staff throughout the year.
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
Twitter: @HustonLJulian
WELCOME BACK KNIGHTS! Opening Day - Monday, August 26th
Dear RMS Families,
On behalf of the entire RMS staff, we are excited to welcome you to the 2024-2025 school year! Over the summer, our FPS Operations and Maintenance team has been hard at work preparing our buildings, classrooms, and parking lots to ensure a smooth start to the school year.
Our RMS staff has also been busy finalizing student schedules, engaging in ongoing professional development, and planning curriculum and lessons for the year ahead. We are excited about the upcoming school year and all that it promises. Our year-long theme, "Setting the Stage for Success," emphasizes creating habits that foster success academically, emotionally, socially, creatively, and athletically, while strengthening our RMS community (Honoring the Castle with our Knights). We will continue to offer opportunities that align with our District's Portrait of a Graduate by nurturing creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, communication, citizenship, and character, all while building strong relationships within our school and the wider community.
RMS will open its doors for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, August 26, 2024. This will be a full school day, beginning at 8:05 AM and ending at 2:50 PM. For detailed information about the first day’s procedures and our Arrival and Dismissal process, please scroll down.
We are eager to partner with you to ensure our students reach their highest potential. We understand that success in school requires support from home, school, and the community. A strong partnership with you will make a significant difference in our Knight’s learning and growth. Together, we share the responsibility for our students’ success, and we want you to know that we will do everything in our power to fulfill that responsibility. We ask for your support in guiding your student’s learning by ensuring they:
- Follow our PBIS guidelines: Respect others, Model responsibility, and make Safe choices throughout their school day, in the community, and during school-sponsored events.
- Arrive at school every day prepared to learn with their MacBook fully charged, classroom materials ready, and a mindset focused on growth and learning. (MacBook distribution for students will take place during the first and second weeks of school).
- Demonstrate model citizenship by adhering to device care, dress code, and code of conduct guidelines, which are essential as we work together to "Honor the Castle."
The RMS staff and I are privileged to be part of the FPS family. We appreciate your support and look forward to meeting you at our Meet the Teacher/Class Information Night on Thursday, September 12th, starting at 6:00 PM. Additional details about this event will be shared during the first week of school.
Sincerely,
RMS Administration
First Day of School Procedures for August 26th
Arrival
Please note, there are two designated arrival doors for our first day.
7th Grade - Please enter through door 36 - Athletics (Orientation Entrance)
8th Grade - Please enter through door 37 - to the left of our Main Entrance.
Please see bus info below.
Schedule Pick Up
Students will be able to pick up their schedule in the gym beginning at 7:40 am. Breakfast is available at 7:35 am and we ask that students get breakfast and then return to the gym to pick up their schedule. We will begin our day with a short assembly to set the stage.
****Staff will be available to direct students to the appropriate areas and support our Knights If there are errors or incomplete schedules.
Beginning Tuesday, August 27th, the normal entrance points for all of our students will be door 37 starting at 7:35 am. Breakfast is available in the cafeteria and our first bell rings at 7:55 am.
Personal Electronic Device Update!!!!
During the 24-25 school year, we are implementing a new cell phone/electronic device policy in our classrooms and common large group collaboration areas at Richards Middle School. Cell phones and other similar electronic devices will need to be placed in a phone caddy upon a student entering a class at the start of the hour and may be picked up at the end of the class period. Our teachers will have individual designated slots for each student on their class roster if they choose to bring their phone to school. This step is in an effort to limit distractions and promote engagement in the learning environment for all students. This includes when a student leaves a classroom to go their locker, use the restroom, and/or while traveling to another classroom during a class period in which the student will return back to their designated class for the hour. This does not include if your child has a medical need to carry their device.
Students do have the option to keep their cell phone or electronic devices in their locker and can check them during passing time at their locker and/or following lunchroom expectations for use. It is also important to note the use of headphones or airPods will not be permitted except for teacher directed assignments, the use of 1 earbud in the lunchroom, or for accommodations/medical reasons.
We thank you in advance for your support of this expectation!
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
