This week we begin our Scantron assessments, which will continue over a three week time frame. All of you have worked diligently to prepare our students for the challenging questions they will face on these assessments. All of you have provided the encouragement and confidence our students need to be successful on these assessments. Thanks to you, our students are ready!

We appreciate your help in making our testing sessions a success. This is the first time our students have taken the Scantron as the state assessment and it is also the first time that we have tested in this type of testing conditions. Thank you for your willingness to serve as a proctor, administer a test, and supervise a class. It takes a village to get all of this done but with all of you helping, it will be much easier.

Please continue to encourage your students to do their best. Encourage your students to read their questions thoroughly and taken time to read all the answer choices. Have conversations and discussions with your students about the importance of their results and what it means to decisions that impact their future class choices.

A big thanks to all of you that participated in the Testing Pep Rally. Our students love watching our teachers compete against each other as well as cheering for them. It was a great time for everyone!

Have a great week at RMS!

The winner of our Perfect Attendance Award for March is Mrs. Ponda Gordon. Mrs. Gordon was here every day during the month of March! Our perfect attendance improved from 46% last month to 58% in March. A huge thank you to all the faculty and staff who made the effort to be at school each day in March! It is greatly appreciated! Mrs. Gordon has earned a lunch to the place of her choice!

This week we will continue the unit on GRIT!

Tuesday - Students will finish working through Lesson 11 of the GRIT curriculum.

Friday - Students will work through Lesson 12 of the GRIT curriculum.

• Scantron Testing (Read Aloud Tests) - Rooms 125 & 126
• Homeroom - We will go to homeroom at the beginning of 7th period for students to get their locker combinations and practice opening their lockers in preparation for testing.
• RMS Baseball vs. Florence (1 game) - Home - 5:00 p.m.
  

• Scantron Testing - ELA - 1st & 4th Period Classes
• RCS Track Meet - Home - 4:00 p.m.

• Scantron Testing - ELA - 5th & 7th Period Classes
• Faculty Meeting - Media Center - Immediately after school

• Scantron Testing (Read Aloud Tests) - Rooms 125 & 126
• Scantron Testing - ELA - 2nd & 8th Period Classes
• RCS Track Meet - Muscle Shoals - 3:30 p.m.
• RMS Baseball vs. Decatur Heritage - Away - 4:00 p.m. & 5:45 p.m.

• Scantron Testing (Read Aloud Tests) - Room 125 & 126
• Scantron Testing - ELA - 6th period Class