RMS NEWSLETTER
Week of January 3 - 7, 2022
What's Inside the Newsletter
- Welcome Back
- Health Office Message
- Tech Tips - Important Update
- Classroom Update
- Family Resources
- PTO
Weekly Reminders
- SAVE THE DATES
Mon., January 3rd: School Resumes
Next week:
Tues., January 11th - Vision Screening
Welcome Back!
Ramsey Families,
We hope you had a safe and healthy Winter Break. We are looking forward to an exciting and fulfilling 2022. We have some very fun events planned for your student this year. Please remind your student of proper mask wearing while at school. As a reminder, Quarter 2 ends on Thursday, January 27th. We look forward to seeing your student again tomorrow when school resumes!
RMS Staff
School Information
Health Office Message
Phillips Eye Institute Vision Screening
Your child will have a vision screening at school on Tuesday, January 11th by Phillips Eye Institute’s Early Youth Eyecare (E.Y.E.) Community Initiative, part of Allina Health.
While this screening is designed to identify issues with your child’s vision, it is not considered to be a full eye exam. If your child does not pass the vision screening, you will be notified with the recommendation to have your child receive an examination by an eye doctor for further evaluation. E.Y.E. can assist with scheduling the examination, as well as provide interpreter services, transportation and financial assistance with exams and glasses.
Please fill out the form here if you NOT like your child to participate.
Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms?
Tech Tips - iPad Update
All student and staff iPads need to be updated to at least iPad OS 15.1 by the time we return from winter break. This is a necessary update to keep them both running properly and secure. Families, please help your students with the process and remind them to get it done. Families without wifi at home, please have your student check in at the library when they return so we can help them here at school.
Be sure the iPad is at least 50% charged AND plugged in before starting the process. Know that it will take at least one more, possibly several to run the update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
If the iPad isn't up to date, it will provide a link to Download and Install. If you have any questions, be sure to let me know after break. I am best reached by email cara.hagen@spps.org or text (612) 568-2358.
Cara Hagen
iPad Teacher
Family Resources
Tutor Me
SPPS has formed a new partnership with TutorMe to give students free access to online tutoring services. TutorMe allows students to connect with a subject-level expert tutor at any time to get support in current classes. TutorMe is an external company SPPS is contracting with as an additional resource for students alongside the SPPS Academic Support Center and other student support opportunities in our schools.
The link below contains helpful information:
Every Meal - Fighting Child Hunger
2022 School Choice Fair
Saturday, January 22 (in-person)
9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 Kellogg Blvd. W., Saint Paul
Classroom Updates
Mr. Kowalski - 8th Grade Science
Flipside
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) Updates
You are a part of PTO
Join us in our Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ramseymiddleschool
Share your own ideas, thoughts, events or anything else that is relevant to our Community and keep up with what others are sharing.
Do you have an idea you’d like to see come to reality?
Click the link below to submit a proposal to the PTO so we can make it happen!
https://forms.gle/LFPzGvhUx8dUqN4h7
Do you love volunteering?
There are many opportunities to support our community with your time/energy.
Check out https://ramseyvolunteers.weebly.com/volunteer.html for current opportunities
Our next meeting will be in January.