Magnet News

We encourage all of our Magnet families, students, and staff to get involved with this year's Monster Dash 5K held Friday, October 18th from 5-7:30pm at Reid Stadium.

Adult Volunteer Sign Up Form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=uF7Sv_w9XE6tq60HPyOscrIpQMWFq7hIvsvzke_UeCRUNEswVzNXM1ZSRjhSVk8wT0hHMEE4TlQ4SiQlQCNjPTEu

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Race Registration Website: Magnet Monster Dash 5k Tickets in Conyers, GA, United States (ticketleap.com)

Prizes & Incentives: Something for everyone participating as a volunteer, recruiter, and/or runner!

1. Student Council is giving away large squishes as prizes to the first 20 individual students who sign up.

2. Ambassadors is giving away a popsicle and ice cream party to the club/team who recruits the most runners to sign up. Stay tuned for weekly updates on the leaderboard for this. There is a registration question set up to facilitate each runner giving credit to multiple club/teams as may be appropriate, so encourage your friends, family, neighbors, and community members to sign up today!

3.Monster Dash Cups go to school with fastest male and female runners.

4.Prizes will be given after the race for the top 3 runners in each age division.

The 4.5 week Progress Reports have been posted by all teachers. Student grades are updated in Infinite Campus and can be monitored by parents via Parent Portal. Please review your student's progress and discuss their plan for success regularly.

How To Check for Grades & Progress Reports:

• CLICK HERE for directions on how to check for grades, Progress Reports, and Report Cards.

• 9th Grade: Thursday, September 5th 6-7:30pm (in-person)

• 10th & 11th Grade: Thursday, September 12th 6-7:30pm (virtual)

Lunch & Learn sessions will be held in the Magnet Cafetorium. Students must pick up a pass in advance from the Magnet Front Office to get lunch from RCHS if they choose to attend.

• Georgia State University Lunch & Learn- Tuesday, September 10 1-1:30pm
• Brown University Info Session- Wednesday, September 11th 3:30-4:15pm
• University of Georgia Lunch & Learn- Tuesday, September 17th 1-1:30pm
• University of Alabama Lunch & Learn- Friday, September 20th 1-1:30pm
• Rochester Institute of Technology Lunch & Learn- Monday, September 23rd 1-1:30pm

• Mr. Dufresne is hosting SAT prep sessions! If you need to brush up on your Geometry, Algebra, or Trignomoetry check out the dates on the attached flyer.

It’s time for the annual NCSSS Virtual College Fair! Connect with top Colleges & STEM schools in the country at the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSSS) Virtual College Fair from 5-7 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 10. Participation in the Virtual College Fair is open to all students from NCSSS Institutional and Associate schools as a member benefit.

Learn more- College Fair – NCSSS

Register- https://forms.gle/X5U1nNyLGWugfZvSA

RMSST & LatinX are preparing to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Join us at our next planning meeting on September 11th and/or attend the FREE Movie Night on Friday, September 20th.

Students may vote for their top choice of movie to be shown at the social at this link- LatinX Movie Night Vote (office.com)

Below is the Before and After School weekly schedule for Magnet tutorials, office hours, clubs, and teams. It is designed as an overview to help you get involved and find support at Magnet.

More information about clubs and teams available at Magnet can be viewed at this link to the 2024 Club and Team Showcase

Extended Tutorial is planned on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays each week this semester. Students can stay after school for ANY teacher's office hours, clubs, and/or teams and then report to the extended tutorial. Students must be picked up by 6pm on extended tutorial days. This allows families a later window for transportation while allowing students access to extracurriculars and office hours.

The teachers listed below will be hosting this week's extended tutorial.

Keep in mind that even if the teacher/subject you need is not listed, any of the adults can help you make a tutor.com appointment or give you general direction on making the most of your study time.

September:

• 9th grade: Family-Student Meeting on Transition to High School & 9th grade Curriculum - Thursday, September 5 (6-7:30pm in-person)
• StuCo led Flex Assembly for Monster Dash, Clubs, & Community Service Challenge - Friday, September 6 (12:15-1pm)
• Periodic Table & School Beautification Service Projects - Friday, September 6 (3:15-5pm)
• Magnet Fund Meeting- Tuesday, September 10 (6-7:30pm via Teams)
• 11 Acts of Kindness Day @ RMSST – Wednesday, September 11
• School Picture Days- September 11th & 12th
• 10th & 11th grade Family-Student Meetings - Thursday, September 12 (6-7:30pm)
• 9th grade & Peer Mentors only Flex - Friday, September 13 (12:15-1pm)
• Wellness Wednesday- Wednesday, September 18th (12:40-1pm)
• Ambassadors Working Retreat- Friday, September 20 (11:16am-3:05pm)
• 9th grade & Peer Mentors only Flex - Monday, September 23 (12:15-1pm)
• Homecoming Week- Starts September 23
• Pre-ACT for 10th Graders - Wednesday, September 25
• Homecoming Dance- Saturday, September 28

Click here to pay 2024 Magnet Fund Dues!

Magnet Fund dues are $220 per student. For families who have multiple students, additional students are $120. Dues are requested to be paid at Open House or by August 9th. A late fee will apply to accounts that are not paid by September 30th.

Rockdale Magnet Fund Inc. is the 501c3 non-profit academic booster club that supports all students at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology.

Learn more about the benefits from Magnet Dues by watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DFYGJLB1I8

Please use this Who to Contact file to help you get to the right person quickly.

Is there a teacher or staff member you want to thank or compliment for a great start to the school year? Please use this form to share a shout-out message about the good things you see happening at Magnet. We will share the positive shout-out messages at future staff meetings.

Students & parents are invited to text the code below to 81010 to join the Remind for your grade level announcements.

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Publix Partners makes supporting students and faculty as easy as 1, 2, 3.

1. Join Club Publix and log in to your account at publix.com.

2. In your Club Publix profile, go to Settings, select Choose Publix Partner at the bottom of the page, and select your school.

3. Enter your phone number at checkout or pay with the Publix app, and we’ll donate a portion of your purchase to your school.

So far, Publix has donated $1,200 to our school! Publix Partners has contributed over $41.2 million to more than 5,296 schools across the Southeast. See how much our school has earned and learn more at publix.com/partners.

Terms, conditions & restrictions apply

As you shop at Office Depot for back to school or throughout the year, please provide our School ID code 70206723 and our school receives 5% of your order back at no cost to you! Save the image below on your smart phone to have easy access when you shop. Online orders can be added to! Learn more at https://www.officedepot.com/l/school-supplies/give-back

Do you have feedback about RMSST? Please share your ideas, suggestions, or concerns below. Items submitted will be reviewed at our monthly Building Leadership Team meetings.

If you have a specific questions or concern directly related to your student or that is time sensitive, please refer to our "Who to Contact" by category at https://magnet.rockdaleschools.org/about/news_and_announcements/news/f_a_q_s or email our director Mrs. Baskett directly at abaskett@rockdale.k12.ga.us.

Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective!

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Magnet Families- Please use next school year's calendar as you plan. It is key that students are at school every day that they are well. Research shows that attendance in class is a key predictor for success.

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The mission of RMSST, a specialized research-focused learning community, is to foster and produce students who think ethically, critically, and independently while excelling in competitive academic environments and demonstrating high standards and expectations.