McAllister Minutes

9/22-10/20 - Parent/Family Conference Window (Face to Face Conferences with All Families)

10/2-10/6 - Bully Prevention Week (See below)

10/2 - Peace, Love, & Kindness (Wear Tye-Dye)

10/2 - PTO Meeting 2pm in the Cafeteria

10/2 - School Leadership Team (SLT) Meeting 3:15-4:30pm in the Media Center

10/3 - Turn Your Back on Bullying (Wear Your Shirt Backwards)

10/3 - 3-5 Grades Reading Benchmark Testing

10/4 - Workout Your Problems with Kindness (Wear Your Athletic Gear)

10/4 - Walk to School Day 7:15-7:45am

10/4 - 5th Grade Science Benchmark Testing

10/4 - 3-5 Grades Math Benchmark

10/5- Kindness TIES Us Together (Wear a Tie or Bow)

0/5 - End of Grade Period

10/6 - We're Tired of Bullying (Wear Your Pajamas to School-School Appropriate PJs and Shoes)

10/6 - 4th Grade Field Trip

10/9 - Teacher Workday

10/9 -10/13 - Orange Staff Treats Provided by 4th Grade Families

10/13 - Fall Picture Day (*Note Change in Date)

10/13 - 3rd Grade Field Trip

10/16 - Program Choice Fair 6-8pm at Cabarrus Arena

10/17 - Program Choice Applications Open

10/18 - Report Cards

10/23 - Earthquake Drill

10/23 - Elementary STEM Advisory Board 4-5pm at Coltrane Webb STEM

10/25 - Fire Drill

10/25 - Concord High School Trunk or Treat 5-6pm

10/26 - Food Lion Family Math Night 5-7pm

10/27 - RBM STEM Spirit Day

10/27 - E3 Club Day

10/27 - Student Early Release at 12pm

10/27 - Staff of Campus STEMersion Experience 1-3pm

10/30-11/9 - PTO Read-A-Thon Fundraiser

October 9-13!!!

We are excited to introduce color themed treats for each month's Beginning of the Month Breakfast/Brunch. Please sign up to provide a treat based upon your student(s) grade level and color theme. Thank you for your continued support for our teachers and staff! Treats can be dropped off in car line, from the bus lot, and/or in the front office anytime during the week.
SignUp HERE

• Please join us in welcoming our new Encore assistant, Kelly Freeze. Kelly transitioned after extensive experience at the community college level and joined us on Tuesday, September 26 in our Coding/MakerSpace Encore rotation.
• Please join us in welcoming our newly assigned Speech Pathologist, Cynthia Hollenbauch and Speech Therapy Assistant, Kazcia Mitchell. Kazcia will be at RBM STEM five days per week and Cynthia 1-2 days per week!
• Please join us in welcoming our new school counselor, Sharon Peterkn. Sharon transitioned from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and joined us on Wednesday, September 20.
• Please join us in welcoming our new instructional assistant, Jennifer Ball. Jennifer comes with experience serving as an assistant and substitute in all grade levels K-5th grade. She joined the Bobcat team on 10/4/23.

K12 PAYMENTS WORK AROUND (1).pdf

REMINDER: The 23-24 Instructional and Technology Fee ($20) is due by the end of the 1st quarter. It is suggested that payments be made through www.k12paymentcenter.com. New to RBM STEM students may need to be manually added/verified. Please see the attached PDF for directions.

Click here to begin your free & reduced meals application at LINQ Connnect.com

• Have your student ID number handy (aka PowerSchool number).

• You'll need the names and income for all of the people in your household.

• We'll process your application within 10 days of receipt and will send you a notification letter.

• If you automatically qualify because you receive other benefits, like EBT, we'll notify you. If you don't get a letter or some of your children are missing from the letter, call us at the number below.

• Applications are only good for one school year.

Coming Into the School?

• For the safety of our students and staff, all day-time visitors must be admitted through the front office and wear a visitor sticker.
• When you ring the doorbell you will be prompted to show your ID to the camera. Please make sure you have it!
• All visitors that wish to meet with a staff member should contact the appropriate person (i.e. classroom teacher, counselor, nurse, etc.) to schedule an appointment in advance. This will allow us to provide you the best customer service!

Our teacher assistants are increasingly being used to support students instructionally. Though we are excited to transition to more of an Instructional Assistant role, this does mean that they have less time for some of the supports previously provided for teachers (e.g. clerical, copies, lamination, etc.).

This is where our community and families come in! We would love to capitalize on our supportive school community by asking for the gift of time. Please see the sign-up sheet link below to donate a few small blocks (a few hours) of your time.

Link for Sign-Up: Clerical Support

All volunteers must be approved by Cabarrus County Schools. Please follow the link below to start the process and contact the front office with any questions.

Link for volunteer approval: Secure Volunteer | Get Started Now

Thank you for your continued support!

We will begin allowing lunch visitors on Tuesday, September 5, 2022. This start date will allow teachers and students the first four weeks of school to develop lunch routines and cafeteria expectations, which are necessary for ALL students. We are excited to announce that students can begin having visitors at lunch beginning on Tuesday, September 5.

Important things to note:

• Lunch visitors are not required to pre-register through Sign-Up Genius this year.
• All lunch visitors must sign in through the front office. Please bring a driver's license to expedite sign-in.
• Family members should report to the cafeteria for lunch and then sign out in the front office at the end of the lunch period.
• We ask that visitors bid students farewell from the front lobby to allow for smooth and efficient transitions back to class or to other activities.
• Visitors should wear a visitor tag while on campus. This helps our staff and students know that you are approved to be on campus during that time.
• We will again have lunch visitor area reserved in the lobby for family members to eat lunch with their student (other students are not allowed to join visitors and should not join the classroom lunch tables).
• All lunch visitors should be listed as a guardian or emergency contact for the student in PowerSchool. If someone other than those individuals will be visiting for lunch, the teacher should receive written permission from the parent/guardian.
• There will be times during the year that we will not be allowing lunch visitors (EOG testing dates, 1/2 days, Winter and End of Year Party days, and possibly some others). Parents will be notified in advance of these dates.

• Many students have started bringing Prime, Gatorade, tea, and other drinks to the classroom to drink during the day. Moving forward, water only is allowed in our classroom. You may send a low sugar, no caffeine drink in your child’s lunch that can be enjoyed in the cafeteria. Only water is allowed in the classroom.
• Likewise, students may purchase breakfast from the cafeteria. Kindergarten through second grade students eat breakfast in the cafeteria and third through fifth grade students eat in the classroom. We ask that families work to have students either purchase breakfast from the cafeteria (which is easily transported and quickly/neatly eaten) or have students consume breakfast prior to coming to school. In order to reduce potential for pests in classroom, students are not allowed to eat lunches or outside breakfast foods in the classroom.

Positivity Project:

Cabarrus County Schools began implementing P2 in 2022 and will continue and expand this work in the coming year. At RBM STEM all class and all students will utilize P2 lessons and activities daily during Morning Meeting. Please see the implementation calendar below.

23-24 Implementation Calendar

Please see the new PBIS resources:

PAWs-itive Print for Families Presentation

PBIS Mattrix Lesson Implementation Calendar

Positivity Project: To achieve a lasting transformation in behavior, particularly in the context of addressing bullying, it was imperative that CCS adopt an approach aimed at reshaping the culture within your school. CCS relies on the Positivity Project, which serves as our Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum, to to to foster a culture of inclusivity and appreciation. Our commitment to fostering such a culture is

a uniform practice across all schools within CCS.

Resources for schools and families

Fast Fact: Preventing Bullying (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Stomp Out Bullying (Resource for Parents)

Bully Bust: Promoting A Community of Upstanders

The Bully Project: How To Take Action

StopBullying.gov

Research on Bullying- American Psychological Association

2023-2024 RBM STEM Education Plan

STEMersion Experiences:

On Friday, October 27th, our first Early Release Day, the Bobccat staff will be participating in STEMersion experiences across local business. Teachers and staff will be learning and experiences STEM in action.

E3 Clubs:

This year all RBM STEM students will participate in extra-curricular clubs during our early release days. Bobcat staff members have shared their talents and interests to develop clubs and students have signed-up. Through the leadership of our STEM Coach, Lara Cabaniss, we are excited to launch this endeavor with our the first club meetings taking place on Friday, October 27th!

Parent Access to Curriculum Information:

All families in invited to view the CCS curriculum documents and resources at the link below. RBM STEM will utilize these resources throughout the year and any additional purchased resources deemed necessary or desired will be reviewed/approved through our School Improvement Team. ​​https://cabarrus.instructure.com/enroll/WF9DTY

Congratulations to Pamela Burrell our RBM STEM Teacher Assistant of the Year (and soon to be teacher)!

We are excited to share that CCS and RBM STEM have several new digital resources for families to use to stay up to date on what is happening at school and within the district. Please see the information linked here and be sure to login/access these resources.

RBM PTO is excited for the 20223-2024 school year! The year is brimming with events and activities that are not possible without the support of a great team, a team that is looking for more support. Your time and talents are very valuable and needed for this upcoming year. The PTO is always in the need of your help, from volunteering at events or even helping on the board. Your help would be greatly appreciated. For more information email us at rbmpto@gmail.com.

Ongoing fundraisers:

Box Tops ID# 129791

Harris Teeter ID#1832

Lowe’s Food ID#60373

Amazon Smile

Online Spirit Store

Parent Representatives:

Shonda Carter

Abigail Eastridge

Laura Moore

Jenna Roman

Brian Sullivan

Tracy Toussaint

School Improvement Team Meeting Dates:

September 11, 2023 @ 3:15pm

October 2, 2023 @ 3:15pm

November 6, 2023 @ 3:15pm

December 4, 2023 @3:15pm

January 8, 2023 @3:15pm

February 5, 2023 @3:15pm

March 11, 2023 @3:15pm

April 8, 2023 @3:15pm

May 6, 2023 @3:15pm

Click here to see the latest update on the NEW RBM STEM construction. You may also visit https://cabarrus.k12.nc.us/6921_3 for more information on all CCS construction updates.

This spring we will be celebrating the current R. Brown McAllister by leaving a LEGACY as we transition to our brand NEW building for the 2024-2025 school year. We need your help in creating a video slideshow to celebrate the 66 years of love and learning at our current campus. Please add any photos/videos to this Google Folder that can be used in the RBM STEM LEGACY slideshow.

Website: https://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/Domain/21
Location: 541 Sunnyside Drive Southeast, Concord, NC, USA
Phone: 704-260-6270
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