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

Please join us this week by saying thank you to our awesome, dedicated, and passionate Renaissance teachers! The world celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week the 1st week of May. Therefore, please join us in saying thank you to the hardest working teachers in Fulton! A simple email saying thank you will warm their hearts. Cards, gift cards, and small gifts are also a pleasant way to show your appreciation. Whatever the method, please take the time to say thank you!

Greetings!

If your scholar has opted out of GMAS Testing this school year, he/she may work remotely and complete the asynchronous assignments that have been provided for your scholar on the days their grade level is testing.

Therefore, beginning tomorrow, Monday, May 3rd and Tuesday, May 4th - All students will follow a modified schedule. 8th-grade students not participating in the GMAS testing may complete their classwork assignments remotely.

Wednesday, May 5th, there is no testing scheduled for this day and we will run a normal schedule for F2F and remote learners.

Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th The End of Grade test is scheduled for 6-8 grade students for mathematics. Any 6th-8th grade student, not testing may complete classwork assignments remotely.

Monday, May 10th- there is no testing and we will follow our regular schedule.

Tuesday, May 11th - Thursday, May 13th - The EOG Assessment for English/Language Arts is scheduled for 6th -8th-grade students, if your student is not testing, he/she may work remotely.

Friday, May 14th testing is complete and we will follow our normal school schedule.

The testing schedule has been emailed to you with the specific dates and times for each GMAS session. Parents of remote learners need to pick up their scholar at the conclusion of testing if your scholar is participating.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this message, please contact us at 470-254-4330.

Greeting Wildcat Family!

The Spring iReady Diagnostic is here until May 21, 2021. Parents, we need your support with ensuring that your scholar does his or her very best and completes this assessment during the allotted time. Your scholar’s performance on the spring diagnostic will help determine his or her need for summer school as well as placement for Math and ELA courses next school year. Again, please encourage your scholar to do his or her very best on both the Reading and Math diagnostic.

RMS Parents,

We are excited to announce that this year’s summer school program is not a “re-do”, but instead it is a “reboot!” This year’s program has been revamped and expanded to accommodate the various needs of our scholars. The criteria for summer school is as follows:

• Students who would like to retake a year-long World Language course to clear an incomplete or recover credit with Fulton Virtual
• Students with two or more WF’s, F’s, and/or two or more Incompletes in core content areas (ELA, Math, Science, or Social Studies). Students attending summer school because of incompletes or F’s in Science or Social Studies should register for Reading/ELA.
• Teacher recommendation- students identified through iReady Diagnostic for enrichment (students will receive a special invitation from the school)
• Current 8th graders who will be rising to 9th graders next school year are eligible to take acceleration with Fulton Virtual

Summer school dates are June 17th – June 24th, and the hours for face-to-face instruction are 8:55 AM – 12:55 PM (Monday-Friday). Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Transportation is available, but the assigned stops are limited to the Sweep Bus routes. Because our school building will be under construction this summer, the summer school program for Renaissance Middle School will be held at Camp Creek Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia.

Greetings, 8th Grade Parents!

Thank you for your taking the time to complete the survey regarding the end-of-year (EOY) activities for our 8th-grade scholars. Based on the survey results, we will continue with our plans for a virtual Moving On Ceremony.

However, throughout our 8th grade Spirit Week, from Wednesday, May 19th – Wednesday, May 26th, we will host a variety of virtual and in-person activities for all 8th-grade scholars (Remote Learning and Face-to-Face), while securely balancing safety, socializing, and fun!

Additionally, please join our 8th-grade scholars and families for our 8th Grade Drive-Thru Parade at Renaissance Middle School on Saturday, May 22nd from 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Bus Loading Area. Come out and enjoy music, food, and fun. We will also distribute of our 8th-grade awards and SWAG packages. Parents, we encourage you to decorate your vehicles in celebration of your Moving On Scholar and wonderful prizes will be awarded for the most “Wild-tastically”-decorated vehicles.

If you have not already done so, please be sure to order your child’s 8th EOY Swag Package which includes admission into all 8th-grade EOY events, a t-shirt, mask, water bottle, and personalized yard sign for just $60.00, via Online School Payments (OSP) at www.tinyurl.com/8thSWAG, by Friday, April 30th!

Please access the RMS Wildcat Weekly, emailed by Principal Hawk, as well as our RMS website at https://www.fultonschools.org/renaissancems for all upcoming 8th-grade EOY events and details. If you have any questions, please call our front office at 470-254-4330.

Camp MAGIK, a healing camp for bereaved children and adolescents, is announcing its 2021 HYBRID camp session to be held May 14-16, 2021 - Deadline for applications is May 3, 2021, to give them time to plan appropriately for the camp activities which will consist of a virtual meeting on Friday the 14, a full day of activities with sharing sessions on Saturday, May 15, completed with virtual sharing sessions on Sunday, May 16th.

Camp MAGIK is well suited to all youth ages 6 through 18 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or other close loved one, especially youth who have experienced traumatic death. Professional bereavement counselors, trained in grief and trauma, will lead all counseling sessions. This is their 27th year providing this evidence-based service to the community.

They will also hold a hybrid session for adults who want to process their own grief with other adults who are grieving.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Andrews @470-254-8541 or andrews@fultonschools.org

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

https://zoom.us/j/99342301406?pwd=cE9zeW51VXFEN2R0YnNPbHF1WFp0Zz09

Meeting ID: 993 4230 1406

Passcode: 074947