The Gale Gazette

• LAST SMART START MONDAY
• All computers are due

• 7th grade Quiz Bowl practice until 4:30 PM
• Field Day

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

• Game and Chess Club until 5:30 PM
• Library open for study hall

Thursday, May 23, 2024

• READS party in the library
• Early Dismissal - 1:42PM

Friday, May 24, 2024

• Sinor, McCormick & Gallegos Library Day

May:

• 5/29: End of Year Celebration
  
• 5/31: Last Day for Students

Please have your student prepare for field day by bringing/having the following:

• Water bottle (we will have refilling stations and cups for those that do not bring a water bottle)
• Sunscreen
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Athletic wear (school appropriate)
• Closed-toed shoes

The ceremony for 6th grade will begin at 8:45 and the ceremony for 7th grade will begin at 10:30.

Please arrive 10 minutes early to sign in beforehand.

Our RMS Library reading incentive program is live and ready for students to start participating! Courtesy of of SOAR Reading grant and the RMS Library, each 9 weeks, students have the opportunity to win brand new free books and chances to win a Kindle Fire at the end of the semester. They can also earn a spot at the quarterly reward event. Here is how it works!

Students read a novel of their choice and then fill out and submit the #RSDREADS Google form, by completing each task in each section of the form.

Each time students complete ONE #RSDREADS Google Form, they earn a brand new free book and ONE ticket to win a Kindle FIRE at the end of the semester. If students complete TWO #RSDREADS each 9wks, they get to be a part of the quarterly reward event!

Our RMS PTO would love to have you join as a volunteer! They meet the second Tuesday of the month at RMS at noon. Our PTO helps in so many way to make RMS great. They spoil our teachers with meals, help make our Gale Rallies successful, and help chaperone many of our events. If you would like to join please click the button below and register as a member! If you have any questions please contact Jamie Holmes, the PTO President, or the front office.

What is Integrity?

Integrity is the ability and willingness to live with honesty and excellence. People who act with integrity make a choice to do the right thing, no matter who is watching. Integrity is the foundation on which we build relationships and trust.

Why focus on Integrity?

• Integrity generates trust. When we are honest and follow through on promises, we gain the confidence of our team; Trust allows us to collaborate and achieve more together.
• Integrity encourages self-assessment. Integrity requires our regular self-assessment to align behaviors with our goals and self-beliefs.
• Integrity is essential in leadership. Great leaders decrease anxiety and build strong teams when they are honest, consistent, and responsible.

Integrity in Action:

• Acknowledge and affirm acts with integrity. Publicly praise students who model acts of integrity such as honesty and honor. Encourage students to identify classmates who show integrity.
• Use scenarios and role play. Challenge students with real-life scenarios and situations that allow them to reflect, discuss, and choose the best next step or action.
• Create a culture of accountability. Invite students to give you feedback. Ask students to rate the class based on your Social Contract. Empower students with choice-based consequences.

Hailey Cunningham is a model student in every way. She is helpful, positive, respectful, dependable and always gives 100% effort. I appreciate Hailey for what she brings to my ELA class each day.

Clarence Fuller is a huge asset to RMS! He works hard daily. Each time I see him and retirement comes up, he almost tears up and talks about how much he's going to miss this! He's one of a kind and absolutely deserves teacher of the month!

Students in grades 6-12 will be exempt from a final exam for semesters 1 and 2 if they meet the following requirements:

a. A student with a 90% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and are only absent four or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not

b. A student with an 80% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and miss three or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not.

Notes:

• Students who are exempt and choose to take the final exam are NOT penalized, regardless of the grade they make on the final exam.

• Students enrolled in an AP Course who take the AP exam in the spring may be exempt from their semester test in that course.

• All absences count towards the exemption policy except for school-related absences.

It is the goal of RMS teachers and staff to keep student grades updated weekly for parents and guardians to stay aware of their child's/children's progress throughout the semester. If you are having trouble accessing HAC (Home Access Center) you can email Stacee Frazier for help with login credentials.

stacee.frazier@rsdk12.net

7th Grade students were issued at the beginning of this school year. It is very important that students keep up with these ID badges throughout this school year. They will need then daily as a student at RMS. These badges are used in the cafeteria to charge lunch accounts, in the library to check out books, and with our athletic department to get into events for free. Please remind your student(s) to keep their ID badge with them in a safe place every day.

The Lost and Found box is filling up fast. Please have your child check by the Library doors to see if something belongs to them. We clean the Lost & Found out at the end of each month.

Website: www.rsdk12.net
Location: Russellville Middle School, West 4th Place, Russellville, AR, USA
Phone: 479-968-2557
Facebook: facebook.com/RussellvilleMiddleSchool