Magnet News
January 7, 2022
9th Grade Advisement Kick-Off MeetingAttention all 9th grade families! Please mark your calendar to join us today Thursday, January 13th from 6-7pm for the 9th grade Family-Student Advisement meeting. We ask that every student and at least one adult family member join us virtually live at 6:00 pm using this Teams meeting link. If possible, please log in with your student using your student’s RCPS account to have access to all Teams features. We will be raffling a $15 Amazon Gift Card to one of the students who participates live. We will also host a candy buffet at the end of the month if we get 100% live participation from the 9th graders. | Virtual Learning Schedule & Bring your Pet DaysThank you to our students, staff, and families for a strong start to second semester. We will continue with synchronous virtual classes next week. Attendance is taken during the live Teams meetings, so it is important for students to be logged on and ready to learn! Friday will be an A day. Monday and Wednesday are A days like always with Tuesday and Thursday being a B day like always. Virtual class period schedule: 1st Block (A1/B1) 8:05am - 9:35am 2nd Block (A2/B2) 9:45am - 11:15am Lunch * 11:15am - 11:55am 3rd Block (A3/B3) 11:55am - 1:25 pm 4th Block (A4/B4) 1:35pm - 3:05pm *some 3rd block teachers may have an adjusted lunch time, please check your 3rd block teachers itsLearning page As a special treat that is only possible during virtual...All Magnet students are invited to bring their pet with them to virtual class at Magnet for Wednesday and Thursday next week! Keep in mind that the pets cannot be a distraction and students must follow teacher instructions for when the pet visit time is over. | 9th Grade Students: RCA Forms due January 21stAttention 8th and 9th grade parents – is your child interested in attending Rockdale Career Academy for 2022-23? Make sure to check out the RCA Virtual Tour to learn about the career pathways offered and register by filling out the Interest Form by January 21, 2022 at https://rca.rockdaleschools.org/tour . Remember students can complete an RCA pathway and earn a Magnet diploma! The first step for students who are not currently RCA students is to complete the Interest Form on the RCA website. Then you will discuss your schedule with your counselor during upcoming 1:1 Advisement Meetings. |
9th Grade Advisement Kick-Off Meeting
Attention all 9th grade families! Please mark your calendar to join us today Thursday, January 13th from 6-7pm for the 9th grade Family-Student Advisement meeting. We ask that every student and at least one adult family member join us virtually live at 6:00 pm using this Teams meeting link. If possible, please log in with your student using your student’s RCPS account to have access to all Teams features.
We will be raffling a $15 Amazon Gift Card to one of the students who participates live. We will also host a candy buffet at the end of the month if we get 100% live participation from the 9th graders.
Virtual Learning Schedule & Bring your Pet Days
Thank you to our students, staff, and families for a strong start to second semester. We will continue with synchronous virtual classes next week. Attendance is taken during the live Teams meetings, so it is important for students to be logged on and ready to learn!
Friday will be an A day. Monday and Wednesday are A days like always with Tuesday and Thursday being a B day like always.
Virtual class period schedule:
1st Block (A1/B1) 8:05am - 9:35am
2nd Block (A2/B2) 9:45am - 11:15am
Lunch * 11:15am - 11:55am
3rd Block (A3/B3) 11:55am - 1:25 pm
4th Block (A4/B4) 1:35pm - 3:05pm
*some 3rd block teachers may have an adjusted lunch time, please check your 3rd block teachers itsLearning page
As a special treat that is only possible during virtual...All Magnet students are invited to bring their pet with them to virtual class at Magnet for Wednesday and Thursday next week! Keep in mind that the pets cannot be a distraction and students must follow teacher instructions for when the pet visit time is over.
9th Grade Students: RCA Forms due January 21st
Attention 8th and 9th grade parents – is your child interested in attending Rockdale Career Academy for 2022-23? Make sure to check out the RCA Virtual Tour to learn about the career pathways offered and register by filling out the Interest Form by January 21, 2022 at https://rca.rockdaleschools.org/tour .
Remember students can complete an RCA pathway and earn a Magnet diploma! The first step for students who are not currently RCA students is to complete the Interest Form on the RCA website. Then you will discuss your schedule with your counselor during upcoming 1:1 Advisement Meetings.
Asynchronous work from Tuesday & Wednesday due by Sunday to count for attendance
Asynchronous Learning Days Jan. 4 and 5
o Student attendance for the asynchronous learning days on January 4th and 5th will be based on evidence of completion and submission of learning tasks.
o Students must complete and submit their learning tasks no later than Sunday, January 9th at 11:59 p.m.
o Attendance will be updated for parents and students to see in Infinite Campus by the end of next week.
School Lunch Routes Start Monday
Rockdale Magnet Fund Board Meeting this Tuesday at 6pm
Join us for the Rockdale Magnet Fund Board Meeting this Tuesday Night from 6-7:30pm via the Zoom Meeting link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7248936114
Meeting ID: 724 893 6114
Rockdale County PTA hosts Facebook Live Forum

Academic Support Opportunities
Free Tutoring! Access Tutor.com via ClassLink for Live On-Demand Help at Home! AP Courses are Included!
Reminder: Rockdale County Public Schools (RCPS) and Tutor.com, one of the world’s largest online tutoring services, have partnered to provide live, online tutoring services for RCPS students. Through this partnership, quarantined RCPS students in grades 6-12 can access live tutors on-demand, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from Tutor.com for 1-to-1 learning support. RCPS students in grades K-12 can access the same expert tutors afterschool.
The service provides homework help across more than 120 subjects, along with drop-off essay review and test prep.
Students can access Tutor.com through the ClassLink landing page in any internet browser on their school-issued laptop or device, which will automatically sign in the student to their account. Or they can visit https://launchpad.classlink.com/rockdale.
Key Parent & Guardian Information
Submitting Excuse Notes
Excuse notes can be brought to Magnet’s front office or submitted via email to
MagnetOffice@rockdale.k12.ga.us .Please note that excuse notes must be submitted within 3 days of your student’s return to school.
Free COVID-19 Testing
January 10-13, 2022 at RCA, 1064 Culpepper Dr. (9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.) Pre-registration is required
For all the details including the full schedule of dates, times and locations, please visit our website at www.rockdaleschools.org/covid19testing

