RMS Knightly News

Our Honor the Castle theme for the month of October is "Responsibility" . Our mindset monday message for the week of October 12th states "“The price of greatness is responsibility”

This week's Mindset Monday Message for the week of October 12th Click HERE.

Stay up to date by checking our School Website regularly:

Website: https://rms.fraser.k12.mi.us/

Email: huston.julian@fraserk12.org
Location: 33500 Garfield Road, Fraser, MI, USA

Our Fall conferences will take place this upcoming Thursday, October 15, 2026.

Conference times will include both afternoon (1pm-4pm) and evening (5pm-8pm) options, as well as opportunities for a virtual or face to face meeting.

Sessions are as follows:

Virtual Session 1: 1:00pm to 1:30pm

Virtual Session 2: 7:25pm to 8:00pm

F2F Session 1: 1:45pm to 4:00pm

F2F Session 2: 5:00pm to 7:15pm

Registration is now open and will close at 3pm on Wednesday, October 14th.

All conferences are by appointment only.

Face to Face conferences will be held with the teacher at their classroom at your appointment time.

Virtual appointments will be held using GoToMeeting. At your appointment time, you will receive the link to connect to the meeting at the email address you entered when booking the appointment. If you would prefer a phone conference in lieu of a Go To Meeting, please select that option when scheduling your conference time.

You can sign up for conferences using this link: https://ps.fraser.misd.net/public.

1. To sign up for fall conferences, you must have a PowerSchool parent account. If you do not have an account yet, please create one here: https://ps.fraser.misd.net/public. You will need your student’s Access ID and Password which you can obtain by contacting the Main Office.

2. Once you sign into PowerSchool with your parent account, you will see the applications icon in the upper right corner. Click on this button to access the SchoolSoft Conference Manager.

3. To view instructions for using the SchoolSoft Conference Manager, click here: SchoolSoft Instructions.

4. Problems accessing your PowerSchool account? Complete this form to request a conference be scheduled with your student's teachers: Please Click Here

5. If you have no concerns with your child’s progress in a class, you do not have to schedule a conference with that teacher at this time.

The Knight Shift after-school homework club (designated Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00pm-4:00pm in the media center).

*Students who attend the Knight Shift must arrange for transportation home after 4pm. Students should sign up at the link below.

The Knight Shift -“The time period after a long day of work to organize, to prepare, and to be ready for success!”

All Noble Knights are invited to attend the Knight Shift…If they have:

• Homework assignment(s) to complete- Individual tables area

• A group project needs to be worked on - Collaboration stations area

• A quiet location to read - Flexible seating area

• Please note- Outside purchased food and beverages are not permitted during the Knight Shift session.

The Knight Shift will be staffed by RMS staff member(s) during each sessions. To attend the Knight Shift for the week of October 6th you must sign up on the weekly link found- HERE

October Knight Shift dates:

Tuesday, 10/13/26

Tuesday, 10/20/26

Thursday, 10/22/26

Tuesday, 10/27/26

Thursday, 10/29/26

This week our 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams continue their fall season with a home contest on Monday, 10/12 and 7th and 8th grade football on Tuesday, 10/13. A jotfrom sign up email was sent to our parents' email as of Friday October 9th at 6:35pm. Please complete the form by no later than Monday, October 12th at 1pm for your knight to attend volleyball game and Tuesday, October 13th for the football game. If your knight is attending the game(s) click on the link below for our RMS game attendance protocol.

We thank our families for partnering with us to ensure our athletic events remain enjoyable for all. We look forward to cheering on our teams together throughout each seasons.

Game Attendance Protocol for our RMS Knights to attend

7th grade Lesson for week of Oct. 12th : Identifying Obstacles Unit Theme-Mindset and Goals

Summary: This week’s lesson will help our 7th grade knights distinguish between internal obstacles and external obstacles. Understanding these obstacles will help them plan how to handle them in the future.

At home connecter: Tell your 7th grade knight about a time you faced an obstacle. Was it an internal or external obstacle? Ask your child to share an example of each type of obstacle in their own life.

8th grade lesson for the week of Oct 12th: Motivation Factors 1 Unit Theme-Mindset and Goals

Summary: This week’s lesson will introduce two important factors that affect motivation: success expectation and value. Your 8th grade knight will consider how their belief in their ability to succeed and how much they value a task influences their motivation.

At home connecter: Tell your knight about a time when you doubted your ability to do something but succeeded anyway. Ask them about something they feel confident doing and something they’re less sure about. What might help them feel more capable?

Outside food delivery is a safety concern. We do not want to have strangers and people that we do not know coming to our buildings with delivery bags. It also is a workload issue for office personnel. Managing multiple food deliveries during lunchtime becomes an additional responsibility for our office staff.

The District works hard to provide a variety of healthy, good-tasting food in its cafeterias, and students are always free to bring their own lunch to school. We will continue to follow our past practice of making sure students receive lunch if they forget to bring one from home.

1. Fraser spectators must sit in the designated HOME Bleachers

2. At NO time is it appropriate for SPECTATORS/STUDENTS to call out/chant opposing players names or numbers or yell at officials during the game. Spectators will be removed from the contest if necessary.

3. Our students are to remain in the bleachers (not permitted to stand or sit on the floor) when cheering during an event/contest.

4. Spectators/students will be removed from the facility if they interfere with the play of the game/officials/coaches/players or school personnel.

5. Richards Middle School students need to present their student ID at the entrance point and can not be our citizenship list

6. Students may not bring outside food or drinks into the school or stadium.

7. No outside balls or noise makers that are not pre-approved by administration

8. Students are expected to sit in the bleachers and not hang out in the hallways, Athletic Entrance, Stadium entrance or open areas inside the stadium.

9. Students are not to sit in or walk over to the Visiting Teams Bleachers

10. In the event that a student is asked to leave a game, the parent or the guardian will be asked to take that student home.

11. Once a student/spectator exits the athletic facilities, they will not be permitted to re-enter.

12. Students not representing schools competing in that day's contest will not be permitted into the Fraser HS/MS athletic facilities.

13. Spectators/students are to exhibit Sportsmanship at all time, cheer positively and support all those individuals involved in the event you are attending.

14. Respect all officials at all times as the number of officials available is declining. Don't be a reason why an official will not work a Fraser event in the future.

As always, the safety of our staff, students, and families remains our top priority. These additional measures will support our students in making good choices and create a safe environment for all to enjoy the event. We encourage our families and students to take advantage of these athletic events. We can come together with our school community and reconnect with family and friends. Fraser is a special place and our athletic events allow our community to celebrate the rich history and tradition of our schools.

REQUIRED PAPERWORK for all FPS sports

All students must hand in a completed MHSAA Physical dated after April 15, 2025.

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1746447368/fraserk12mius/jmt8k83bgpbjgzi7cfzp/sportsphysicalform.pdf

All students must also go to arbiter sports and complete the on line student registration.

https://students.arbitersports.com/

If either of these forms are not completed, student will be withheld from participation until both forms have been submitted.

To provide the most effective process for entering and exiting Richards Middle School, we need our families consistent help in observing the below traffic expectations:

• Our RMS bus loop is only to be used by emergency vehicles and our district’s school buses between the hours of 7:15 am through 4:00 pm.
• To help with our daily traffic flow, please follow our painted traffic arrows in our parking lot.
• In supporting our traffic flow for entering and exiting for all vehicles, please observe no standing, parking, waiting and stopping in the parking lot aisle ways.
• When exiting Richards Middle School at dismissal time, please utilize either our RMS Garfield exit, FHS Garfield exit or FHS Klein exit.

Please be aware of students, families and guests who are walking in our parking lots by obeying traffic laws, regulating your speed, and following the traffic direction arrows. Images can be found below. Please no parking or standing where you see a red x.

Our district security personnel will communicate these expectations to our families when needed. Thank you for your support with keeping RMS a safe travel area for everyone on campus.

This is a reminder to our students to ensure that you are using the appropriate area to cross the street to get to the other side of Garfield. Please see pictures below for reference of our crosswalk signs and striped area by the Richards Middle School Electronic Board. We want our students to make sure they are looking both ways and being aware of vehicles traveling on Garfield. Always wait to cross this crosswalk when the road is clear to do so.

We thank you for always being aware of your safety and traveling vehicles as you arrive and leave RMS at this crosswalk area.

If you have recently moved, please complete the following form to update your address and upload the files needed for update: https://form.jotform.com/211594973642161