March 26 Monday Letter
"Effort Creates Ability"
MARCH 26 - MARCH 30
Contact Administration
- Thomas @ (208) 881-4437
- Justin @ (208) 516-0278
- Scott @ (208) 270-7785
Principal Principles
"To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you will need education." -- Jonathan Sacks
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.
Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 23:
- Spring Break! Enjoy!
Monday, March 26:
- HOPE Squad Community/Parent Meeting at 7:00 pm in the RMMS Auditorium
Tuesday, March 27:
- No scheduled events.
- Focus Team Meeting in the Morning
- Collaboration Meetings in the Afternoon
- No scheduled events.
- Track vs. Rigby and Sandcreek at Thunder Stadium starting at 3:30 pm
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!
- Wednesday, April 4 - Track vs. Sandcreek at Sandcreek Middle School starting at 3:30 pm
- Thursday, April 5 - Musical Performance for the 6th Graders in the RMMS Auditorium at 9:00 am
- Thursday, April 5 - Musical Performance for the Community in the RMMS Auditorium starting at 7:00 pm
- Friday, April 6 - Musical Performance for the RMMS Student Body
- Friday, April 6 - Second Musical Performance for the Community in the RMMS Auditorium starting at 7:00 pm
- Wednesday, April 11 - Bonneville counselors will be here to discuss registration and transition to 9th grade. History teachers will take their classes to the auditorium for that day.
- Monday, April 16 - Friday, April 20 - TRHS Cheerleader Clinic and Tryouts
- Saturday, April 21 - Taylorview Invitational (Track) at Idaho Falls High School
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.
- Stephanie Thompson (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
- Eve Navarro (by the buses near the pavilion)
- Lauren Hill (by the buses on the south end of the building)
The Following Week's Bus Duty Assignment:
- Shaeleigh Trimble (by the buses near the pavilion)
- Alane McLing (by the buses in the center near the main entrance)
- Tayla Rothwell (by the buses on the south end of the building)
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, March 26 - 1:45 pm - Conference Room - Harris
- Monday, March 26 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Jones, Hill
- Tuesday, March 27 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Egbert, Elordi, A. McLing, Haws
- Wednesday, March 28 - None
- Thursday, March 29 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - Hansen, J. Navarro, E. Navarro, Jubitz, Shackett
- Friday, March 30 - 3:50 pm - Rm. 32 - E. Navarro, Hansen, Nuckols, Durfee, Shackett, Jubitz
New Items to Be Aware of:
- Students will no longer have access to e-mail other students here at school or throughout the district. They will still have full access to communicate with teachers, administration, counselors, office staff, and any other adult professionals that they might need to through the day. Students were abusing that privilege and using it more like a "chat room" for non-academic purposes.
- Please make sure to properly shut down in for the break. Before leaving, follow these instructions to ensure all is right before leaving for vacation!
- If you are interested in purchasing RMMS faculty gear, we will be placing an order at the end of this month. You can see what items will be purchased by clicking here. Each item will be embroidered with the RMMS faculty & staff logo. There will be order forms at Kalli's desk, and we need your orders by Thursday, March 29th!
- Applications for the 2019 Idaho Teacher of the Year are due by May 25. The application and more information about how to nominate a teacher for this honor are posted online here.
- Please complete your IPLPs and SLOs if you have not already done so. As we approach the end of the school year already, we need to make sure that everything is in order. If you have any questions or concerns on how to complete those, please let us know right away. Thanks!
Old Items to Be Aware of:
- You all should have received a training module of sexual misconduct for staff to student. Our district is required to show that each of our staff members participated in training of this nature. It will take about 30 minutes, but it is good training with regard to not putting yourself in an uncomfortable position as well as providing direction as far as what to do if you believe someone else is demonstrating inappropriate behaviors with a student. Please try to complete this as soon as you can.
- 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.
- 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.