Principal's Corner
Volume XI - December 4, 2016
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NOVEMBER TEACHER OF THE MONTH: MR. KEN BROWN
Teacher of the Month
Teachers, please announce this to your students, and post the link in your classroom.
What do the students think? (Highlights from this week's Teacher of the Month responses)
- Mrs. Stephanie Williams is a fantastic teacher. She understands the needs of her students and answers their questions in ways that they'll understand. She is also a fantastic FCA advisor.
- She's a really nice teacher and I like the way she teaches. I know I can talk to her about anything and I can trust her (Ms. Casey)
Notes from the RHS Administrative Team
We are quickly headed towards exam time and the end of the semester! Time is flying. There are 20 instructional days remaining before exams begin. As you have all semester, please continue to plan great instruction, teach bell-to-bell, make parent contacts, and offer tutoring/review sessions as you are available.
If I can be of assistance in ANY way to support your academic push in the classroom, please don't hesitate to ask.
You are a WONDERFUL team of professional educators, and our students are lucky to have you as their instructional leaders.
Happy December!
Upcoming Dates:
- Second round observations (comprehensive/standard) are scheduled from now until January 31. First round (abbreviated) will be completed during this time as well.
- WorkKeys Testing @ RHS:
Mon 12/5 – 2nd pd only – rooms 201-204, 110 & 402
Tues 12/6 – 1st & 2nd for 201 & 203 only all other testing rooms just 2nd pd
Wed 12/7 – 1st & 2nd pds – rooms 202, 204, 110 & 402
Thurs 12/8 – 1 & 2nd pds – rooms 202, 204, 110, 402
Fri 12/9 - Make-ups - TBA
- Screening for OCS Virtual Academy students - Mrs. Childress - 12/6 - 7:30am
- Make-up Pictures - 12/6
- OCS Board Meeting - Recognition that evening for Dr. Al Jones, Neako Ramirez-Villamil, and our Red Ribbon Week banner that won for OCS - 12/6 - 6:00pm - Blue Creek Elementary
Full Staff Meeting - 12/7 - 2:30pm - Media Center
- RHS Winter Choral Concert - 12/8 - 7:00pm - Auditorium
- Instructional Support Team meeting - 12/12 - 2:30pm - Hut 4
- School Leadership Team meeting 12/14 - 2:30pm - Media Center
- Bright Ideas Banquet - 12/15 - 6:00pm - Jacksonville High School
- RHS Christmas Party - 12/16 - Details Below
SHOUT OUTS!!!
Shout outs to:
- Mrs. Hackett and her Engineers for hosting a great Science and Engineering Fair!
- Mrs. Tucker for heading up the Christmas Cheer Food Drive, and to all who helped collect food!
- Mr. Bost's and Mr. Cummings' classes for donating the most food!
- Mrs. Royal and Mr. Cummings for taking on some extra administrative duties while Mrs. Turner is out.
- To the members of the Breakfast Club. This month's meal was FANTASTIC. If you want to join at anytime, just let Mrs. Jarman know.
2nd Annual RHS Science and Engineering Fair
Congrats to the following students who will advance to represent RHS at the Onslow County Science and Engineering Fair on Tues Dec 13th.
Kaitlyn Sparks - Bottle Fountain
Neako Ramirez-Villamil, Joey Marks, Elliott Enslen - Cafeteria Redesign
Symphony Hines - Pick Leash
Ryann Baker, Bert Powell - Roof Ladder Anchor
Jobyas James, Gabby Watkins - Lift-A-Rack
Charlie Stender, Cameron Peacock, Kyle Duncan - The Switch
Caylei Hunt, Marsel Tapio - Nose Fitted Ice Pack
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RHS CHEERLEADERS - 2nd Place Varsity Division, 1st Place JV Division - Onslow County Competition
Peachjar is coming!
Like us, you may be tired of dealing with all the printed materials your child carries home from school.
In December we will be moving away from printed flyers to a new "electronic backpack" system. We have begun working with a company named Peachjar on this new system. Each school will have its own online backpack where school information, calendars, activity information from enrichment providers, and school letters will be posted.
Students’ backpacks will be lighter and family members will learn about school and community events and activities directly via email. This "green" initiative will save our schools tons of paper and reduce copy costs by thousands of dollars. No more worrying what was lost between school and home either.
Provided we have parent/guardian email addresses, no action is required. We encourage all parents to go into their parent portal and post their email address if they have not done so already. Once we are set to launch Peachjar we will send parents a welcome email that includes a username and password. This is provided to give parents the opportunity to manage their account and flyer delivery preferences. It is not necessary to login to receive or view school-approved eflyers.
Emails are not the only way to tap into flyers and other materials, it will also be possible to click on the Peachjar button on a school's website to find and view flyers.
More specific notifications will be sent as we get closer to launch.