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The newsletter provides information about upcoming events at Rome Middle School such as Beta Club inductions, CRCT testing dates, and field trips. It encourages parents to help their children prepare for the CRCT by ensuring they get enough sleep, eat breakfast, and practice testing online. It also provides updates on graduation requirements and encourages parents to monitor their child's progress to help them get promoted to the next grade.
The newsletter provides information about upcoming events at Rome Middle School such as Beta Club inductions, CRCT testing dates, and field trips. It encourages parents to help their children prepare for the CRCT by ensuring they get enough sleep, eat breakfast, and practice testing online. It also provides updates on graduation requirements and encourages parents to monitor their child's progress to help them get promoted to the next grade.
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The newsletter provides information about upcoming events at Rome Middle School such as Beta Club inductions, CRCT testing dates, and field trips. It encourages parents to help their children prepare for the CRCT by ensuring they get enough sleep, eat breakfast, and practice testing online. It also provides updates on graduation requirements and encourages parents to monitor their child's progress to help them get promoted to the next grade.
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It is that time of year again! The CRCT is April 8th– Beta Club Inductions just a couple of weeks away, and we are again April 10th– Night of Dreams @ RHS rapidly approaching the end of another great April 12th– Title I Parent Night 5:00 PM school year at Rome Middle School. We have April 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th been very successful for the past several years – CRCT TESTING due to the hard work and dedication of our April 22nd– Progress Reports outstanding faculty and the parental support April 22nd– Washington Trip that you have provided. We are very proud of April 26th– 6th Grade Parent Night 6:00 PM the Silver Awards from the Governor’s Office YEARBOOK NEWS of Student Achievement and the Georgia Yearbooks are $40. There are less than 100 School of Excellence Award from the Georgia left! Order forms are in the front office. Department of Education; however, we are Make checks payable to RMS. striving to improve this year. BETA CLUB NEWS Our teachers are currently providing New Beta Club members will be inducted on additional tutoring for anyone that might need April 8th, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the RMS gym. extra help in math and reading. If you would Light refreshments will be served afterwards. like for your child to be involved in this please, Invitations have been sent. contact one of our counselors. BOX TOP COLLECTIONS Please make sure that your child is RMS is still collecting Box Tops. Please present each day on time and that he/ she gets continue to send box tops in to your child’s teacher. plenty of rest each night. Thank you in advance for your help in this matter. Together, we will NAUTILUS NEWS continue to be successful at Rome Middle Nautilus is planning a field trip to Sequoyah School. Caverns on May 11th. Permission forms and money must be turned in by April 23rd. Greg Christian Parents are welcome to chaperone, but must complete volunteer training through the Principal Communities and Schools prior to volunteering. Please call the school for more information.
RMS Newletter March 2010 Page 1 of 4
CRCT DATES • Discuss with your child how to best handle panic should it occur. Panic can The CRCT will be given during the mornings on best be controlled by concentrating on the following dates: rational thoughts and on those areas of April 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th a subject that the student knows really Please mark your calendars and make sure your well. child is present and on time each day. Please • Encourage your child to reread try to arrange appointments so that your child questions before answering and to does not miss any portions of the test. proof read at the end of each section if time permits. CRCT INFORMATION • Make sure your child is present and on time every day during testing. • Every student enrolled in first through eighth grade in Georgia Public Schools will Students can practice for the CRCT by take the Criterion Referenced Competency going to the Georgia Department of Tests. Education Online Assessment System • The CRCT’s are based on state standards (OAS). This will bring you to the CRCT and are designed to measure the knowledge online page. Login is the student’s Georgia and skills taught in Georgia classrooms. Test Identification Number (GTID) which • Student test results will be provided to the has been provided to students (and is the schools and parents. The information is 10 digit ID number found in PowerSchool). used to diagnose individual student’s The password is wolves. strengths and weaknesses and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia. Students can also practice for the CRCT by visiting www.studyisland.com. The login WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO number is the student’s Georgia Test HELP THEIR CHILD PREPARE Identification Number (GTID) and the password is wolves. FOR THE CRCT: • Make sure your child eats a balanced, nutritious breakfast at home or at school on SATURDAY SCHOOL the day of the test. There are only 2 remaining Saturday • Make sure you child gets enough sleep each School sessions left: night before the test. Most middle school Saturday, April 3rd and April 10th students require 8-9 hours to be at their Please take advantage of these two best. remaining opportunities. Saturday School • Talk to your child about relaxing and just would be a great way to become better doing their best. Too much stress can prepared and gain more confidence prior to hinder performance. taking the CRCT!
RMS Newletter March 2010 Page 2 of 4
GRADUATION COACH LETTER We are now down to our please take the time to check the opportunity to check on final 9 weeks of school. I want your student’s progress on a their grades and check for to take this opportunity to daily basis. Be sure to ask missing assignments once a encourage students to do your student about homework, week. everything in their power to establish a daily routine and We ask that parents ensure that they meet the provide a quiet environment please contact your student’s promotion requirements for completing homework, and teachers, counselor or necessary to be promoted to ensure that your student is graduation coach if you need the next grade. Basically, studying for tests and any assistance or have those requirements include completing all project questions/concerns regarding passing classes and passing assignments. your child’s progress and the CRCT. The counselors and I promotion prospects. This Parents, I encourage you continue to meet with final 9 weeks could be a “make to closely monitor your students who are in a “down to or break” situation for some student’s progress and to do the wire” situation and are students in regards to everything in your power to offering support and promotion. It is RMS’s goal assist your child in meeting encouragement in many forms. and desire that all of our promotion requirements. Students have been provided students be promoted! Nothing is quite as with information regarding Working together, we can help devastating to a child as not “must have” grades needed to ensure your student’s success! being promoted to the next pass in each class this 9 Martha Hufstetler grade level along with all of weeks, along with a “must do Graduation Coach his/her friends and peers. So, list” of strategies, as well as
FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER ROTARY TERRIFIC STUDENT
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH Applications to volunteer at Floyd Medical February March Center are available in the guidance office. Becky Matthews Isahiah Spurgeon Acceptance Requires: Megan Lamade Carina Cruz • Must be good students Mitchell Schaekel Lauren Goolsby • Must be 14 years of age or older by Guadalupe Leons Eric Remoroza September 1st • Must complete application • Must have reference form returned • Must come for interview and attend 1 day of orientation
RMS Newletter March 2010 Page 3 of 4
ATTENDANCE MATTERS Be very conscious of attendance during this the school when your child has been absent. final 9 weeks. Remember that students who If the school does not receive a parent note miss more than 10 days in one semester or doctor’s excuse, the absence will be without medical excuses will lose credit in all counted as unexcused. Per RCS protocol, classes for the semester. when a student accumulates 5 unexcused absences, a report will be filed with the In addition, students who are absent over 15 school social worker who works closely with days during the school year, regardless of the Rome/Floyd Truancy Intervention Team whether the absences are medical, parent or and Floyd County Juvenile Court. Students court excused, will negatively affect our may turn in notes to their first period teacher school’s status with the Adequate Yearly or to Ms. Colvin in the front office. Progress Report Card. Failure for our school to make AYP will not only reflect negatively on REMEMBER: Students who have perfect our school and system, it may have other attendance for the 9 weeks can exempt a serious negative repercussions for our school, final exam! students and teachers. Thanks for your help and cooperation with Parents and students are also reminded to attendance matters. send either a parent note or doctor’s note to
Rome Middle School FFA
Spring Fern and Bedding Plant Sale
April 3 (Saturday Morning) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
April 5 – 9 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. April 10 (Saturday Morning) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ageratum Purple Heart Vinca
Impatiens Scaevola Zinnia Banana Tree Lantana Sweet Potato Vine(Black, Green) Begonia (Cocktail and Angel Wing) Salvia (Red and Blue) Tomatoes Coleus (several varieties) Mexican Sunflower Salvia Geraniums New Guinea Impatiens Please support our students and check us first! (Greenhouse is located behind RMS)