RMS Weekly Event Calendar
February 18 - February 22
What's going on at RMS?
I hope all of you had as much fun as I did on Friday! It was a great exercise in team building and I trust all of you gained valuable information about how important teams are to our success. As we celebrated our past success, we know that no one achieved this alone! Success is achieved through the intentional actions of all members of our school working together, supporting each other, and holding each other accountable. It is through consistently setting high expections and never settling for less than our best! I read the following article and wanted to share it with you. I thought it summed up what teamwork means to our school.
What is teamwork? There are several ways to define teamwork but for some, why not think of it as the French do. The French language has an excellent expression to describe it: esprit de corps. This means a sense of unity, of enthusiasm for common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.
Teamwork can be likened to two compounds, almost essential to modern life. It’s the glue which keeps a team together, a bond which promotes strength, unity, reliability and support.
Teamwork is also the oil that makes the team work. It can enable smoother movement towards targets, can prolong forward momentum, and can help teams to overcome obstacles.
Teamwork has the potential to underpin so much of what is valuable in work. In fact, the benefit to be gained from teamwork synergies are essential for the effective management of resources.
What a difference teamwork makes. Teams and teamwork have become a central part of our work life. Why is teamwork important? It doesn’t mean everybody doing the same thing or everybody being able to do each other’s jobs. It’s more a means to a synergistic way of working, where the sum is greater than the parts. Properly managed, teamwork maximizes strengths, bringing out the best in each team member, a key theme. These specific, possibly unique individual strengths are then complimented by the strengths of others, or of the team as a unit.
The value of teamwork is regularly seen in sports. How often do we see teams made up of expensive star players outperformed by teams with players who may be individually less talented. Not all teams are made up of friends. Nor, for that matter, do they need to be, in order for them to be effective.
Teamwork does however, have the potential to foster a fulfilling, meaningful way of working together. It’s not necessarily an easy option, nor a panacea for all organizational ills. However, working with a group of people, on a worthwhile activity, with a common goal, can be one of the most rewarding and enjoyable aspects of work.
Credit: https://the-happy-manager.com/articles/why-is-teamwork-important/
Monday, February 18
- President's Day - No school
- RMS Softball - Hatton Tournament - TBD
- RMS Baseball vs. Haleyville - Away - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 19
- RMS Softball vs. Wilson - Away - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20
- Student Support Team Meetings - Front office conference room - Core academic teachers plan to attend during your instructional periods.
- RtI Meeting - Mr. Bonds office - Immediately after school
- National Board Certification Workshop - RCS Boardroom - 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, February 21
- Instructional/Data Meetings - Math and ELA teachers please plan to attend during your instructional periods and bring you student data sheets/data with you.
- RMS Softball vs. Lawrence County - Away - 4:30 p.m.
Friday, February 22
- RMS Softball - Discovery Middle Tournament - TBD
- RMS Baseball vs. Brooks - Home - 5:00 p.m.
Weekend Activities
- RMS Softball - Discovery Middle Tournament - TBD (Saturday, Feb. 23rd)
- State Scholars Bowl Tournament - Hoover High School- 9:00 a.m.