February 5 Monday Letter
"Effort Creates Ability"
FEBRUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 9
Contact Administration
- Thomas @ (208) 881-4437
- Justin @ (208) 516-0278
- Scott @ (208) 270-7785
Principal Principles
"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." -- Will Durant
Important Upcoming Dates for the Week
If you see something that should be here but isn't, make sure to contact us to get it updated! For focus teams, please plan on being to the meeting prior to the start time so that the meeting can start on time. Your time is valuable and so is that of the other people on your team. If for some reason, you are unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please inform your focus team leader prior to the meeting.
Tuesday, February 6:
- Basketball versus Taylorview in the RMMS Gym @ 4:30 pm (girls play first)
- RtI Meeting in the Morning
- Professional Development (Faculty Meeting) in the Afternoon
- Basketball versus Rigby at Rigby Junior High @ 4:30 pm (girls play first)
- Basketball versus Mountainview in the RMMS Gym @ 4:30 pm (girls play first)
- Day Trip for Kelly Canyon Ski School Program (bus leaves from RMMS)
Important Things After This Week
If you see something that should be here but isn't, make sure to contact us to get it updated!
- Saturday, February 10 - Barnes and Noble Book Fair
- Saturday, February 10 - Cheer Competition at Capitol High School in Boise.
- Monday, February 19 - President's Day - No School
- Tuesday, February 20 - Combined RMMS Choir and Bonneville Choir Performance at the Performing Arts Center starting at 7:00 pm
- Saturday, February 24 - 6th District Cheer Qualifier at Idaho Falls High School
- Friday, March 2 - National History Day Competition
- Saturday, March 10 - Battle at the Bengal Den at the ISU Reed’s Gym in Pocatello.
- Tuesday, March 13 - D93 Middle School Bond Election
Bus Duty Assignments This Week
TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY REGARDING LOADING AND UNLOADING OUR STUDENTS FROM THE BUSES, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ONE PERSON IS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ZONES DURING YOUR BUS DUTY.
Morning (8:15 am - 8:35 am) - Cafeteria, Commons Area, and Outside.
Afternoon (Please come outside as soon as the bell rings.) - South end of the building, Right out front where you can see toward the south end and north end of the building, and in front of the pavilion near the bus loading. This allows all assigned for bus duty to see all of the major areas where students congregate to wait. The essential area to be monitored is the south end (side) of the building. The first few minutes are critical as far as the need for supervision. If there are four people assigned, the fourth person can help where needed.
- Al Jones (by the buses on the south end of the building)
- Michelle Pedersen-Murri (by the buses near the pavilion)
- Brad Hansen (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
The Following Week's Bus Duty Assignment:
- Nathan Williams (by the buses on the south end of the building)
- Rachael Cope (by the buses on the south end of the building)
- Craig Haws (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
- Jami McCling (by the buses near the pavilion)
Upcoming IEP/504 Meetings
These meetings are on your Outlook calendar, but this is a reminder of what you have this week. If for some reason, you are unable to attend due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the person whose room the meeting is in prior to the meeting. Unless identified, meetings start as soon as possible after school.
- Monday, February 5 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 31 - Hansen, E. Navarro, Anderson, Shaffer, Seedall
- Tuesday, February 6 - None
- Wednesday, February 7 - None
- Thursday, February 8 - 8:00 am - Conference Room - E. Navarro, P. Dahlke, Hansen
- Thursday, February 8 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Haws, Ashment, Kenly, P. Dahlke
- Friday, February 9 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 31 - Trimble, Izatt, Horman, Ashment, Cope
New Items to Be Aware of:
- With our Professional Development Faculty Meeting this Wednesday, it is time to nominate your colleagues and recognize them for their hard work! Click here to select a faculty member and tell us a little about the great things you've seen.
- Thank you for all your help with making Parent and Teacher Conferences a success this trimester! Please communicate with your Team Leaders on what you found to be successful and what wasn't working. Our next Parent and Teacher Conferences will be April 18.
- Students will continue to have the opportunity to attend Kelly Canyon Ski School Program through the coming weeks. This week, as announced previously, they will have the opportunity to be gone from school for the day to ski at Kelly Canyon. A permission slip, fee sheet, and liability form can be picked up by students from Kalli in the office. All fees need paid and forms returned by this Wednesday and for the day-long trip, a student's grades would need to be C's or better by the Tuesday before the 9th. Students that would like to go, but do not want to ski, are still welcome to attend; they will just pay the busing fee. Please let Jeff Kenly know if you are interested in that.
We are in need of judges for Regional History Day which is hosted by Rocky Mountain Middle School each year. Please see previous newsletters for more information. We need judges! You don't have to have any historical knowledge, just a willingness to help. We would need a time commitment from you from 8am-1pm on Friday, March 2nd. We will even serve you lunch! We know this is a teacher workday, but we would sure appreciate anyone who would be willing to help us out. Let Rona Johnson or Jami McLing know if you are interested and willing. This is a great opportunity for student teachers as well!
Several scientists and colleagues at the INL will be piloting a new "Girls Who Code" club here at RMMS! Please see previous newsletters for more information. If you have not turned in the names from your team to us, please do so immediately.
Old Items to Be Aware of:
- We have received the annual car raffle tickets that clubs, groups, and classes can use as a fundraiser. These are really awesome because the group keeps 100% of their ticket sales! If you need some or are interested, contact Thomas in the office.
- The Board voted and approved a bond to build a middle school and to fund essential projects including a new parent drop-off loop at Falls Valley, replacing the roof at Iona, and beginning the design work to renovate Hillcrest and Bonneville. The election for the bond will be Tuesday, March 13th.
- Here is the link to the fire drill procedural map and the evacuation procedural map. Here is also an updated roster for who is in which zones as well.
- With many transitions happening this year and in coming years, the district would like all teachers to know that they can view all available job openings at www.d93jobs.com. Also for your information, they are updating the district hiring procedures so that jobs will only be posted for 7 calendar days.
- Click here for information about the Idaho Master Teacher Premium if you are interested in working toward that. Since our district will be following the state model, nothing is actually done through the school or district.
- Please use the following links to assist in any preparation you may need for JPAS: JPAS Annual Orientation, Color Coded Domains IV and V, Professional Development Materials by Indicator (JPAS). In addition, anyone who appears on this spreadsheet must complete Domains IV and V (the portfolio/interview portion).
HOPE Squad Training
Professional Development
Grants and Other Opportunities
The Idaho Humanities Council is opening applications for major and mini-grants, research fellowships, and teacher incentive grants for projects and programs exploring literature, history, law, cultural anthropology, and other humanities disciplines. Please find more information here and here.
If you are interested in starting an after-school program to help enrich our students' lives during non-school hours, the Idaho State Department of Education is accepting grant applications for next year. Click on the grant application for more information.
CenturyLink Teachers and Technology Grant Site- Through this program, pre-K through 12th-grade teachers in public, private and/or charter schools in CenturyLink local service areas are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to implement innovative technology solutions in their classrooms.
- Go to CapEdFoundation.org for instructions on how to apply for a Teacher Grant. The deadlines are the 1st of each month from September until March.