RPI Pulse Newsletter

Good Afternoon Rocket Families,

WOW! What a great week of learning at RPI. Students got to experience the amazing food from Chef LaKisha Harris and learn more about the importance and history of Soul Food. We can't thank her enough. Our specials classes continue to offer kids unique experiences in art, coding/stem, music, PE and world language. Our core classes continue to focus on collaboration and unique learning experiences. Truly a great week.

We also can celebrate student's behaviors towards one another. The last two weeks we saw an uptick in certain behaviors after we reset expectations around using passes when not in class, keep hands/feet/objects to self and being where they are supposed to be. Your help and conversations with them at home is so helpful! Let's keep this train rolling on this track.

We will continue to focus on this through the end of the year, but it is especially important as we look towards spring break...where we typically see lots of unwanted behaviors.

March is a month that many schools promote reading. While we really push students to read all the time, here are some fun things you can do with your kids this month!

Together we can do this! Keep having those conversations! We appreciate you.

Have a great week everyone!

Yours in Rocket Pride,

Scott

Scott Panozzo, Principal

panozzos@reeths-puffer.org

Our awesome Ms. Sue has had some increased responsibilities in the transportation department, so we have NO LUNCH MONITORS. While we know this isn't a really desirable position, we REALLY need some help! Do you know someone who is interested? A grandparent that loves to hang out with kids? Can you do 1-2 days per week? The position would be from 11:00-12:30 daily. If you are interested, please let me know!

Scott Panozzo

panozzos@reeths-puffer.org

Is your son/daughter interested in playing sports next school year? Sports Physicals are required for all middle school sports!

6th graders (our current 5th graders) can participate in Cross Country, Wrestling and Swimming/Dive at the middle school next year.

If your student is a 6th grader now, they must have a physical in order to start a sport.

Physicals must be dated after April 15th of 2022 in order to participate in the 2022-2023 school year.

Here is a great, inexpensive option for you! Physicals on the Fly being offered by local Physician Assistant and RP Parent Kilee Aamodt, PA-C.

Contact:

Email: physicalsonthefly@gmail.com

Phone: (231) 725-5997

Scheduling Link: https://calendly.com/physicalsonthefly

The Reeths-Puffer Wellness Committee is challenging all staff and students (and families) to participate in 100 hours outdoors in the month of March. This challenge is inspired from 1,000 Hours Outside .

This is an attempt to match nature time with screen time. Children are spending an average of 1200 hours a year on screens. Let's work to encourage spending this time outdoors and shift towards a more productive and healthy outcome. :)

This challenge began on January 1. If you are feeling inspired to try 1,000 hours outdoors, that challenge runs through the end of the calendar year.

CLICK HERE for the sheet to track the number of hours outside every month!

CLICK HERE for information on registration information for lacrosse!

Yoga: Wednesdays - Pick up 3:45

Endurance Adventure: Thursdays - CLICK HERE for updates

We also have some counseling brochures by the front door in the main office. More descriptions are included! CLICK HERE for more information. Please contact Mrs. Peel (our school counselor) for more information: peelk@reeths-puffer.org

We are excited to announce that we are joining forces with the Muskegon Township Police Department, Muskegon ALI and many other schools to be a RIDE WITH PRIDE School! We have already established a partnership with Radium Photo, West Michigan Driving Academy, Assured Comfort Heating and Cooling and Alma Ford to provide gift cards and a bike for those students who live by our Ride With Pride Pledge.

February Menu

March Menu

• Fill out your Free/Reduced Application. CLICK HERE. Even if you think you don't qualify, the rules have changed and other IMPORTANT school programs are based off of this information. Thanks for doing this!

Students will have the option to purchase (if you allow it) a la carte items from the lunch line. These items WILL cost extra money, so students will need money in their account or to bring money with them. They will NOT be allowed to charge it to their account if there is no money in it.

CLICK HERE for the DISTRICT WIDE SCHOOL CALENDAR.

MARCH:

MARCH:
1: Rocketeers 3:00pm-4:00pm
2: After School Yoga (pick up at 3:34pm)
3: After School Endurance Adventure (pick up at 3:45pm)
7: Rocketeers 3:00pm-4:00pm
8: Rocketeers 3:00pm-4:00pm

9: After School Yoga (pick up at 3:34pm)

10: After School Endurance Adventure (pick up at 3:45pm)
14: Rocketeers 3:00pm-4:00pm
15: Rocketeers 3:00pm-4:00pm
16: After School Yoga (pick up at 3:34pm)
17: After School Endurance Adventure (pick up at 3:45pm)

23: Statewide Tornado Drill 1:00pm
23: After School Yoga (pick up at 3:34pm)

25: No School / Teacher Development Day

28: After School Endurance Adventure (pick up at 3:45pm)
30: After School Yoga (pick up at 3:34pm)

31: 3rd Marking Period Ends

Website: www.reeths-puffer.org
Location: 1500 North Getty Street, Muskegon, MI, USA
Phone: 2317449280
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reeths-Puffer-Intermediate-863900696970981/
Twitter: @scottpanozzo