RMS Knightly News
Week of October 2, 2023
Hello RMS Knights and Families
This week’s mindset Monday message for the week of Oct. 2nd introduces our theme for October's Honoring the Castle focus on “Celebrating Successes”. Our Mindset Monday Message, states, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”
Click here for video of this week's mindset monday message.
Stay up to date by checking our School Website regularly: Richards Middle School Website
Email: huston.julian@fraserk12.org
Website: https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/RMSHome
Location: 33500 Garfield Road, Fraser, MI, USA
Twitter: @HustonLJulian
COUNT DAY IS WEDNESDAY, 10/4/23
This Wednesday (10/4/23) is Michigan’s Schools first Count Day for the 2023-2024 school year. Count Day is when all public schools in Michigan tally the number of students attending Michigan’s schools. Count day information is critical to all districts, because our student attendance translates into factors that decides state funding for our district. If your son or daughter is not able to attend school any day, please make sure to call them out by contacting our attendance office. We appreciate your continued efforts in getting our students ready to attend school each day.
Second Step lesson for the week of Oct. 2nd
Second Step- 2nd lesson of the school year
7th Grade- Week 2 focus: Learning from Mistakes and Failure
By the end of this lesson, our knights will be able to analyze simple and complex scenarios to determine what they can learn from making mistakes.
At home question-Tell your Knights about a mistake you made in the past and what you learned from it. Ask your Knight to tell you about a mistake they made and what they learned from it.
8th Grade- Week 2 focus: My Interests and Strengths
In this week’s lesson, our knights will reflect on how they have used their personal strengths to develop an interest, skill, or ability.
At home question-Tell your Knight about a skill, interest, or ability you have and how you developed it. Discuss the skills, attitudes, or people who helped you along the way.
The Knight Shift- After-School Homework Club is back in the media center from 3:05pm-4:00pm
The Knight Shift after-school homework club (designated Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:05pm-4:00pm in the media center)
*Students who attend the Knight Shift most arranged for transportation home after 4pm.
The Knight Shift -“The time period after a long day of work to organize, to prepare, and to be ready for success!”
All Noble Knights are invited to attend the Knight Shift…If they have:
Homework assignment(s) to complete- Individual tables area
A group project needs to be worked on - Collaboration stations area
A quiet location to read - Flexible seating area
Please note- Outside purchased food and beverages are not permitted during the Knight Shift session.
The Knight Shift will be staffed by RMS staff member(s) during each sessions.
September's Knight Shift Days-
Tuesday, October 3rd 3:05pm-4pm
Thursday, October 5th 3:05pm-4pm
SAVE THE DATE-FALL CONFERENCES ARE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
Our Fall conferences will take place this upcoming Thursday, October 12, 2023.
Conference times will include both afternoon (1pm-4pm) and evening options (5pm-8pm), as well as opportunities for either a virtual or face to face meeting session as follows:
Virtual Session 1: 1:00pm to 1:54pm
Virtual Session 2: 7:10pm-8:00pm
F2F Session 1: 2:05pm to 4:00pm
F2F Session 2: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Our Face to Face conferences are by appointment only and you will meet with the teacher at their classroom during your appointment time.
Virtual appointments will be held using GoToMeeting. At your appointment time, you will receive the link to connect to the meeting at the email address you entered when booking the appointment.
More Information will be shared this upcoming week on our registration window to sign up for conference times.
Post-Graduation Planning Resources
As of August 2023, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) shared a memorandum regarding the requirements of MCL 380.1293. By October 1st, intermediate school districts (ISDs) and local education agencies (LEAs), both traditional public school districts and public school academies (PSAs), and nonpublic schools shall make available to each pupil enrolled in grades 8 to 12 the post-graduation planning resources.
Check the "Student Success Resource" Below for more useful info.
Our Castle Crew members of the week
We tripled our fundraiser goal with our color run- Pie the Principals
RMS StuCo and cheer team taken part in the homecoming parade
Thank you...Thank You...Thank you...RMS family for your support of our color run fundraiser
2023-24 Meals Information
Families are still asked to complete the Education Benefits Form, as this information is used for district funding.
Breakfast and Lunch are FREE for all students for the 2023-2024 school year.
We encourage everyone to participate. You are still welcome to send your child with a lunch from home if you would prefer.
Honor the Castle by respecting others, modeling responsibility, and making safe choices.
Gleaners Mobile Food Pantry
We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with Gleaners through the school year!
They will continue to be set up in the FHS Klein Road parking lot from 9-11 a.m.on the following dates:
10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/14, 1/11, 1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4
This is a drive-up service that allows our families to remain in their vehicles and pick up a box of grocery-type items.
The Gleaners Mobile Food Pantry will continue bi-weekly pending no closures for inclement weather.
For more information CLICK HERE
Outside Food and Beverage Policy
Outside food delivery is a safety concern. We do not want to have strangers and people that we do not know coming to our buildings with delivery bags. It also is a workload issue for office personnel. Managing multiple food deliveries during lunchtime becomes an additional responsibility for our office staff.
The District works hard to provide a variety of healthy, good-tasting food in its cafeterias, and students are always free to bring their own lunch to school. We will continue to follow our past practice of making sure students receive lunch if they forget to bring one from home.
Upcoming Games/Events
RMS Football
Tuesday, October 3
- vs Heritage Junior High (H) 7th Grade @3:30, 8th Grade @5:30
RMS Volleyball
Monday, October 2
- vs Iroquois Middle School (A) 7th grade@3:30, 8th Grade @4:30
Tuesday, October 3
- vs Wyandot Middle School (H) 4:00
RMS Cross Country
Friday, October 6
- vs Dakota HS (A) 6:00
REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE
1. All students interested in trying out for a fall sports team must hand in a completely filled out 2023-24 MHSAA Physical Form or have one on file with the Athletic Department (dated after April 15, 2023) prior to participating. If a physical being handed in by the student is not completely filled out (missing signatures/spaces left blank), student will be held out of participating in tryouts until the physical is returned, completely filled out on both sides, to the Athletic Department or coach.
MHSAA Physical Form:
https://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/cms/lib/MI02212020/Centricity/Domain/81/Sports%20Physical%20Form.pdf
2. Prior to trying out, all students must have completed the online FamilyID registration. You will fill out the form for the sport and grade level you are trying out for. If this on line registration is not completed, the student will be held out of participation until it is completed.
FamilyID Instructions:
RMS Family Reg Instructions 2023-24.docx
If you have any questions, please contact the Athletic Director, Shane Redshaw at shane.redshaw@fraserk12.org or Athletic Secretary, Deborah Rinehart at Deborah.rinehart@fraserk12.org
To provide the most effective process for entering and exiting Richards Middle School, we need our families consistent help in observing the below traffic expectations:
- Our RMS bus loop is only to be used by emergency vehicles and our district’s school buses between the hours of 7:15 am through 4:00 pm.
- To help with our daily traffic flow, please follow our painted traffic arrows in our parking lot.
- In supporting our traffic flow for entering and exiting for all vehicles, please observe no standing, parking, waiting and stopping in the parking lot aisle ways.
- When exiting Richards Middle School at dismissal time, please utilize either our RMS Garfield exit, FHS Garfield exit or FHS Klein exit.
Please be aware of students, families and guests who are walking in our parking lots by obeying traffic laws, regulating your speed, and following the traffic direction arrows. Images can be found below. Please no parking or standing where you see a red x.
Our district security personnel will communicate these expectations to our families when needed. Thank you for your support with keeping RMS a safe travel area for everyone on campus.
PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNS ALONG THE DROP OFF LANE TO HELP DIRECT TRAFFIC FLOW!
Attention students who utilize the crosswalk to walk over Garfield Road
This is a reminder to our students to ensure that you are using the appropriate area to cross the street to get to the other side of Garfield. Please see pictures below for reference of our crosswalk signs and striped area by the Richards Middle School Electronic Board. We want our students to make sure they are looking both ways and being aware of vehicles traveling on Garfield. Always wait to cross this crosswalk when the road is clear to do so.
We thank you for always being aware of your safety and traveling vehicles as you arrive and leave RMS at this crosswalk area.
Change of Address Information
If you have recently moved, please complete the following form to update your address and upload the files needed for update: https://form.jotform.com/211594973642161