Hurricane Happenings

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Thursday afternoon the Rutland Middle Administration Team of Mr. Groeper, Principal, Mrs. Smith & Dr. Thompson, Assistant Principals, thanked our Bus Drivers with a small token of our appreciation for the hard work they do each day. We thank them for getting our students to and home from school each day!

💚🧡💚WE LOVE OUR BUS DRIVERS!!!💚🧡💚

Rutland Middle School Red Ribbon Week and Antibullying Month Activities will be held October 28 - November 1, 2024.

Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s oldest and largest campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of drugs and promote healthy living. Moreover, we are also organizing anti-bullying activities throughout the week to encourage kindness and respect among students.

Our theme for this week is “Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free”

Monday, 10/28/24- “Turning Red” Dress in appropriate red shirts, pants, or socks. No crop tops, short skirts/shorts, leggings, tights, pajamas, or sweats allowed.

Tuesday, 10/29/24- “Little” Dress as an older adult or teacher/student swap day. No crop tops, short skirts/shorts, leggings, tights, pajamas, or sweats allowed.

Wednesday, 10/30/24- “Minions” Dress appropriately like a twin or in mixed matched clothing. No crop tops, short skirts/shorts, leggings, tights, pajamas, or sweats allowed.

Thursday, 10/31/24- “The Descendants” Dress appropriately in your favorite costume or movie character. No masks, face painting, props, tights, leggings, pajamas, crop tops, or short skirts/shorts allowed.

Friday, 11/1/24- “High School Musical” Wear your favorite appropriate sweats, pajama pants, sweaters, or hoodies. No crop tops, short skirts/shorts, leggings, tights, slides, slippers, flip-flops, or crocs allowed.

The dress code policy will be strictly enforced. Students will have to pay $2 per day to participate in these activities. We will also have a candy raffle. Students will guess how many candy corns are in the jar. School counselors will select one student per day to win the raffle. The student who makes the closest guess of the amount of candy in the jar will win a daily prize. There will be a weekly prize for the overall student who makes the closest guess.

Remember, Have FUN and Be SAFE!

Dr. White and Mr. Armstrong

Rutland Middle Professional School Counselors

Does your child currently have a book checked out from the RMS Media Center?

Check out the graphic below to see how many words your child reads a year when reading 20 minutes a day compared to 1 minute a day.

Did you know that Rutland Middle participates in Accelerated Reader?

The second graphic highlights the AR recognitions for the school year hosted by the Media Center. We occasionally have surprise rewards for various Accelerated activities! Please encourage your child to read at home nightly.

It is time to order our winter RMS spirit wear!

Items can be ordered through the following link.

Items can be paid for over the phone with a card or in person.

If you send money with your child, please have them take the money to the office upon their arrival to school.

The school will place the order the first week of November and we hope the items will arrive before Thanksgiving Break.

https://forms.office.com/r/qPYRMZs5zf

Canned goods can be placed in your CTAE classroom. Our goal is 50 items per classroom. Items will be donated to the Rutland Community Food Pantry run out of Liberty Church. Thank you for your support!

Are you employed in a Business that might be interested in becoming a Community Partner with Rutland Middle School? School Partnerships can include donation of goods, services, or monetary donations. Rutland Middle has events throughout the year to reward and recognize our students for various reasons. If you are interested in more information, please call the school and ask to speak with Mrs. Freeman.