Redwood Newsletter #3

UPDATE- - We have postponed school picture day to TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1. Students will take their school picture on SEPTEMBER 1ST during their PE class. Portraits available for purchase through Cornerstone! See below.

• Do not lose your ID card! Students need this card daily for first access into the cafeteria for nutrition and lunch. Those who forget their ID card will wait in a secondary line. We do this to help the efficiency of the cafeteria to serve all of our students in a timely manner.
• Replacement ID cards are available for $5 in the main office during the school year.
• Absent on Picture Day? There will be a make up day end of September.

• Click HERE to purchase your 2026-2027 device protection.

Parents and guardians are strongly encouraged to pick up and drop off students outside of the RMS parking lot.

Our first priority to student safety as our Vikings enter and depart from campus. With this in mind we make efforts to reduce the number of vehicles flowing through our parking lot.

• IF YOU MUST ENTER THE RMS PARKING LOT - FOLLOW THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THE PICTURE BELOW. STUDENTS MAY ONLY BE DROPPED OFF/PICKED UP ALONG THE CURB.
• DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW!!! This is unsafe for children and delays the flow of traffic for others.

• You can pre-order new spirit swag online! Don't delay. There will be no orders accepted after September 3rd.
• https://trend-graphics.com/redwoodspirit/shop/products/all?page=1
• Items will be shipped to Redwood MS after the pre-order window closes on September 3rd.

Update- We have a coach for the following sports- Boys Basketball, Boys Volleyball, Girls Soccer and Coed Volleyball.

• Tryouts for those sports will occur during their appropriate season.
• Look for try out information in the newsletter and during morning announcements.
  

Do you own a local business or know someone who does? Consider buying a banner to support Redwood PTSA and advertise your company on the Redwood fence! Details for purchasing a banner for this school year can be found in the flyer below. Direct any questions to the amazing Redwood PTSA. Banners will be displayed on the inside parking lot fence line this year.

• Click HERE to purchase a banner this year!
• Additional information available on the PTSA website- Redwood PTSA

Join PTSA! Our goal is to have over 300 members this year. We need your help to make that happen. Let’s do it! Please join PTSA. We appreciate everything our families do for our Vikings. It truly takes a village to mold young minds, and we are grateful for the amazing team of parents supporting the Redwood Vikings!

Click HERE to join PTSA 2026-27

Calling interested parents/guardians! We are in need of a one parent representative for SEDAC (Special Education Advisory Council).

• Click on the group name above to learn more about serving on the council. You will attend monthly district meetings, report back to the RMS site council team during our monthly meetings, and collaborate on a solutions focused effort to meet the needs of our Vikings!
• Email Kristi Keener if you are interested! kkeener@conejousd.org

Lockers are assigned to all grade 6 students. Grade 6 locker assignments will be printed on your tentative class schedule at orientation. Grade 7 and 8 students may request a locker if desired.

• Grade 7 and grade 8 students: Click HERE to request a locker.
• Students may carry backpacks or book bags during the school day. All personal cell phones and personal use electronics must be OFF AND AWAY THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY.
• Lockers are the property of Redwood Middle School and may be searched at any time if deemed necessary by the administration. Students who use lockers should never allow others to have access to their lockers. Students are prohibited from sharing lockers! Locks must always be used. Please be careful when using your locker.
• The school does not assume responsibility for anything stolen from lockers or items left unattended or accessible.
  

Thank you for scrolling all the way to the bottom of the newsletter! Click the following link to see a comprehensive handbook for our school rules and procedures for this school year. Students will participate in an expectations and rules assembly during PE on the first week of school.

As always, we welcome any questions that we can help clarify. Our main goal is student safety and creating a welcoming and safe environment for students every single day.

Redwood School Rules and Procedures