RMS Wildcat Weekly

Find Their Purpose & Fuel Their Passion

Our Vision:

Renaissance Middle School prepares students to achieve their dreams by charting a path to their purpose.

Email: hawkc@fultonschools.org
Website: https://www.fultonschools.org/renaissancems
Location: 7155 Hall Road, Fairburn, GA, United States
Phone: (470)254-4330
Twitter: @RMS_Wildcats

All scholars and teachers will resume face-to-face instruction on Tuesday, January 19, following the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. All virtual students will continue to access their classes via Microsoft Teams. If you have any questions regarding classroom instruction, please email your scholar's teacher directly. The front office will also be available to answer phone calls regarding any concerns you may have.

As a reminder, all Fulton County Schools and offices will be closed in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Please see below for the updated district calendar for future holidays and teacher workdays.

Thank you,

RMS Administration

Greetings Wildcat Family!

The iReady Winter Diagnostic testing will continue this week for ELA and Math. Parents, we need your support with ensuring that your scholar does his or her very best and completes this assessment during the allotted time.

We have a participation rate goal of 95% that we must meet so it is important that all assessments are completed by January 15, 2021.

Thanks,

Stephanie Botley-Glenn

Literacy Instructional Coach

In an effort to ensure all virtual scholars are engaged during the entire instructional period, please see below for the updated attendance rules for virtual scholars only. Virtual scholars will be marked as participated when they meet the following requirements.

Attendance for Participation and Engagement during the Live Session: Scholars who meet the criteria below will be marked ‘Participated’ for the day.

Any virtual student in class must:

1. Class Attendance: Log on to class within the first 15 minutes.

• All students must type “present” into the chatbox when they arrive in class, and
• Remain for the entire class period.

And

2. Class Engagement: Respond (verbally or via chat box) at least once (Scholars will be given a minimum of two opportunities to respond during the class period).

Attendance for Non-Participation in the Live Session: Scholars who do meet the criteria above but complete the following criteria will be marked ‘Participated’ for the day.

Any virtual student not in class (a student who does not attend the virtual session or logs in after the first 15 minutes) must:

Submit all incomplete assignments within three school days from the first date of their return to school.

Attendance Rules for Face-to-Face Scholars

The attendance rules will remain the same for all face-to-face students. If they are physically sitting in the class, they will be marked present for the class period. If they are not physically sitting in class, they will be marked absent for that class period. Students must attend over half the school day to be counted as present for the day. Face-to-Face students who are absent can earn up to (5) days per semester as present by participating remotely (in this case, students must meet virtual participation requirements to be marked as participated).

If you have any further questions or concerns regarding your scholar's attendance, please first email your scholar's teacher. If you cannot reach a resolution, please email the grade-level administrator.

It is time to sign up and audition for the RMS Drama/Debate Club…I am so excited about this opportunity for us to share our talent and our voices. We will explore the art of Acting, Directing, and Debating. If you are interested please click the audition link. Your audition submission is virtual, so please read the requirements on the form carefully. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Smith at smithm18@fultonschools.org.

Flyer: https://spark.adobe.com/post/3TUuiN9kcFjCV/

Audition Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mLHcDGmBcEu6n9p-O6cAwl56eHUrQVBHsBhjVf5GmORUOVdBV1ozWFg2WVFLRk1CSFdXVlRHTUdaMi4u

Please see the reminders and flyers below for events that are happening throughout our community! If you have an event that you like to be included in the community corner, please email Diantha Parker at parkerd3@fultonschools.org