The Gale Gazette

Our 1st 9 Weeks Gale Awards will be on Friday, November 3, 2023. 6th-grade awards will begin at 8:45 and 7th-grade awards will begin at 10:15. Parents/Caregivers will park in the back gym parking lot and check in at the table when entering the building for a visitor's pass.

• SMART START MONDAY
• Library Reading Incentive Party
• Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winner TBA

• 7th Grade Quiz Bowl practice until 4:30 PM
  
• 6th Grade Robotics 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• 6th Coffee Shop - Ladd
  

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

• Game and Chess Club until 5:30 PM
  
• 6th Coffee Shop - Burden
  
• Band Rehearsal 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Thursday, November 2, 2023

• 6th Coffee Shop - Sparks
  

Friday, November 3, 2023

• Q1 Gale Awards

November:

• 11/4: All Region Choir Clinic
  
• 11/9: Cyclone Madness - All RSD Basketball Teams
• 11/10: Veteran's Day Parade
• 11/14: Fall Fling Dance
• 11/29: 6th Grade Band Caroling in the Hall

December:

• 12/4: Choir Christmas Concert
• 12/7: Russellville Christmas Parade
• 12/14: 6th & 7th Band Christmas Concert
• 12/15: Band/Choir Christmas Concert
• 12/22: End of the 2nd Quarter

Our RMS PTO would love to have you join as a volunteer! They meet the second Tuesday of the month at RMS at noon. Our PTO helps in so many way to make RMS great. They spoil our teachers with meals, help make our Gale Rallies successful, and help chaperone many of our events. If you would like to join please click the button below and register as a member! If you have any questions please contact Jamie Holmes, the PTO President, or the front office.

This year the middle school will be playing their basketball games at RJHS.

These dates are:

• 11/7
• 11/13
• 11/27
• 11/30
• 12/11
• 12/14
• 1/8
• 1/22
• 1/25

Our RMS 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!

Order from 12/21 - 12/31 for $40. Get it personalized for $8 and get icons for $4 each.

Order from 1/1 - 1/26 for $42. Get it personalized for $8 and get icons for $4 each.

Last day to order a personalized book is 1/26

"This young man is always ready to help others! On several occasions he has offered to attach handouts into another student's ISN when they are out of the room/absent. Yet, he understands that his learning comes first and works on the academic task at hand before helping others."

"Natalie McCormick does so much for our kids and honestly us teachers too! I didn't have the pleasure of having any of her kids the last few years and working with her has been such a blessing. She makes a point to have open conversations about ways we can work together to help our students and always is so polite in the hallways."

"I want to nominate Natalie McCormick for Staff Member of the Month. She is one of the kindest, most patient and loving teachers I’ve had the pleasure of working with at RMS. She is always so positive and calm in every situation— I truly admire her ability to quietly guide and work with struggling students while building them up and encouraging them. She’s awesome and deserves this honor and so much more!"

"Natalie McCormick is one of our heroes! She is kind, understanding, and loving. She loves her students "where they are" and doesn't judge them for it. Natalie should be Teacher of the Month."

"Natalie McCormick is an amazing educator. She has a really demanding schedule, but she is always positive and flexible. She is so humble and goes above and beyond for her kids."

This month, we're challenging students to team up together and give back to their community. We are partnering with you to grow and develop your child's ability to collaborate and work well with others. We can model teamwork by looking for ways to give back to the community, seeking the good in others, and emphasizing our responsibility to make positive choices.

All 7th grade Social Studies Advanced classes will be participating in National History Day (NHD). We are very pleased to add National History Day to our 7th grade curriculum. All of the state literacy standards in social studies will be met through the process of creating an NHD project. Teachers will be working closely with the Library Media Specialist to help students with research. One class each week will be devoted to NHD work. Your student may choose to create an individual or group project in any of the five categories. When choosing a group project please choose group members wisely. Groups may include 2 – 5 students. Group members MUST work together inside and outside of class from September through February. Students whose projects meet all requirements may choose to continue on to the District 8 Regional Competition in March.

• 11/1: Last Day to Change Topic
• 11/6: Thesis Statement Due
• 11/17: 10 Sources due (5 Primary and 5 Secondary)

• 12/18: Rough Draft of Annotated Bibliography Due, 10 Sources minimum

• 1/12: Completed Annotated Bibliography and Outline Due
• 1/31: Projects Due in Class

• 2/3: School Competition
• 2/28: Rough Draft of Process Paper Due

More information about NHD can be found at arkansashistoryday.org

Please feel free to contact your student's teacher for any questions.

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.