The Gale Gazette

• Oct. 2:
• Volleyball @ Clarksville
• Football @ Vilonia
• Oct. 7: All Region Choir Auditions
• Oct. 9:
• Volleyball @ Morrilton
• Football vs Greenbrier
• Oct. 16: Football @ Clarksville
• Oct. 18: End of First Quarter
• Oct. 19-22: Fall Break - No School for Students
• Oct. 23-27: RSD Flu Clinic
• Oct. 23: Football vs LRCA
• Oct. 27:
• 1st Quarter Awards Assembly
• Pumpkins Decorating Contest Ends
• Oct. 30: #RSDREADS 1st Quarter Library Rewards Day

Our MS Library reading incentive program is live and ready for students to start participating! Courtesy of of SOAR Reading grant and the RMS Library, each 9 weeks, students have the opportunity to win brand new free books and chances to win a Kindle Fire at the end of the semester. They can also earn a spot at the quarterly reward event. Here is how it works!

Students read a novel of their choice and then fill out and submit the #RSDREADS Google form, by completing each task in each section of the form.

Each time students complete ONE #RSDREADS Google Form, they earn a brand new free book and ONE ticket to win a Kindle FIRE at the end of the semester. If students complete TWO #RSDREADS each 9wks, they get to be a part of the quarterly reward event!

Start getting your pumpkins ready! It's time for our annual pumpkin decorating contest! Click the picture for ideas.

All Region choir tryouts, will be Saturday, October 7 at Dover High School. This is a graded event for all Jr High choir students, as stated in the choir handbook. Students will meet in front of RJHS at 7:15 am and leave by 7:45 am.

Students in grades 6-12 will be exempt from a final exam for semesters 1 and 2 if they meet the following requirements:

a. A student with a 90% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and are only absent four or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not

b. A student with an 80% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and miss three or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not.

Notes:

• Students who are exempt and choose to take the final exam are NOT penalized, regardless of the grade they make on the final exam.

• Students enrolled in an AP Course who take the AP exam in the spring may be exempt from their semester test in that course.

• All absences count towards the exemption policy except for school-related absences.

It is the goal of RMS teachers and staff to keep student grades updated weekly for parents and guardians to stay aware of their child's/children's progress throughout the semester. If you are having trouble accessing HAC (Home Access Center) you can email Stacee Frazier for help with login credentials.

stacee.frazier@rsdk12.net

7th Grade students were issued at the beginning of this school year. It is very important that students keep up with these ID badges throughout this school year. They will need then daily as a student at RMS. These badges are used in the cafeteria to charge lunch accounts, in the library to check out books, and with our athletic department to get into events for free. Please remind your student(s) to keep their ID badge with them in a safe place every day.

The Lost and Found box is filling up fast. Please have your child check by the Library doors to see if something belongs to them. We clean the Lost & Found out at the end of each month.