RMMS BULLETIN
"Effort Creates Ability"
JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 2
Important Upcoming Dates for the Week
Tuesday, January 30:
- Basketball versus Madison in the RMMS Gym @ 4:30 pm (boys play first)
- Band Concert in the RMMS Auditorium @ 7:00 pm
- Student-Led Parent and Teacher Conferences from 5-8 pm-see the video below for more information
- Kelly Canyon ski forms all due with fees paid for Friday's trip (see details in "Things to Be Aware Of" below)
- Information Meeting for Rocky Mountain Ballroom Dance Team Try-outs at 2:30 pm in the Annex Basement Gym
- Basketball versus Eagle Rock in the RMMS Gym @ 4:30 pm (boys play first)
- Kelly Canyon Ski School Program from 5:00 - 9:00 pm (bus leaves from RMMS)
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!
- Saturday, February 3 - Cheerleading Competition in Pocatello at Highland High School
- Saturday, February 3 - State Robotics Competition in Twin Falls
- Wednesday, February 7 - Rocky Mountain Ballroom Dance Team Try-Outs at 2:30 in the Annex Basement Gym
- Friday, February 9 - Day Trip to Kelly Canyon Ski School Program for students
- Saturday, February 10 - Barnes and Noble Book Fair
- Saturday, February 10 - Cheer Competition at Capitol High School in Boise.
- Tuesday, February 20 - Combined RMMS Choir and Bonneville Choir Performance at the Performing Arts Center starting at 7:00 pm
- Saturday, February 24 - 6th District Cheer Qualifier at Idaho Falls High School
- Friday, March 2 - National History Day Competition
- Saturday, March 10 - Battle at the Bengal Den at the ISU Reed’s Gym in Pocatello.
- Tuesday, March 13 - Middle School Bond Election - The School Board voted and approved a bond to build a middle school and to fund essential projects including a new parent drop-off loop at Falls Valley Elementary, replacing the roof at Iona Elementary, and beginning the design work to renovate Hillcrest and Bonneville High Schools.
Things to Be Aware of:
- UPCOMING PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: On Wednesday, January 31, RMMS will be holding their parent/teacher conferences (PTC) from 5 - 8 pm here at the school. In the past, PTC has been held over two nights. For second and third trimester, it will only be held on one night. As you come into the main commons of the school, your child's grades, schedule, a school map, and BINGO sheet will be waiting in a folder to be picked up as done in the past, sorted by your child's advisory teacher. For this conference, teachers will be in their individual rooms for you to visit with as needed. If you have a child with a classroom in our upstairs area and feel uncomfortable making it up the stairs, teachers will be prepared to come down and visit with you on the main floor. If your child does not accompany you to the conference, we will have maps to assist in locating classes, along with staff available throughout the building to direct and answer questions.
Students may still purchase a Yearbook through the month of January. The last day to purchase will be Thursday, February 1. Yearbooks are $22.00 and are completely optional. If your child is unsure if they have already purchased one or not, there will be a list with our bookkeeper Mrs. Belnap in the office that can be checked.
Parents of College Bound 8th Graders: Has your child completed and turned in an application for the Idaho Fall’s Mayor’s Promise Scholarship? This unique award targets students with a 3.0 – 3.5 GPA, who have been involved in school and community activities while demonstrating excellent citizenship and future promise. It is a great way for students to start building up their college funds, get experience in the scholarship application process, and start a college/scholarship application file. Students are required to write an essay and get a letter of recommendation. Applications can be accessed online at mayorsscholarshipfund.org or from Mrs. Bone in the Counseling Center at Rocky Mountain Middle School. Applications are due back to Mrs. Bone by 2:24 on February 7, 2018. For more information contact Mrs. Bone at RMMS.
- Students will continue to have the opportunity if they would like to participate in the Kelly Canyon Ski School Program through the coming weeks. For the next two Fridays (weather dependent on snow), students can go to Kelly Canyon on a bus that will leave from RMMS for night skiing from 5:00-9:00 pm. On February 9th, they will have the opportunity to be gone from school for the day to ski at Kelly Canyon. A permission slip, fee sheet, and liability form can be picked up by students from Mrs. Belnap in the office. By clicking on the links provided, you can also print the sheets from home, fill them out, and have your child return them. All fees need to be paid and forms returned by the Wednesday of the week they are planning to go, and for the day-long trip, a student's grades would need to be C's or better by the Tuesday before the 9th. Students that would like to go, but do not want to ski, are still welcome to attend; they will just pay the busing fee and complete the permission slip and fee sheet. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Mr. Jeff Kenly, one of our teachers, or Mrs. Kalli Belnap, our bookkeeper.
- Several scientists and colleagues at the INL will be piloting a new "Girls Who Code" club here at RMMS, the only school in our region to receive such an opportunity! The club will be meeting on Wednesdays after school with the program running about 10 weeks overall. If all goes well, they will restart the program and run trimester to trimester. Since this will be a new pilot program, if you have a daughter that would be interested in learning more about digital coding and programming, have them talk with a teacher on their team for a nomination.
- Our Cheer Team is rockin' it! The RMMS Cheer Team competed in these two previous competitions and received 1st place in all events they competed in:
Upper Valley Classic Dance & Cheer Competition at Madison High School in Rexburg (receiving FIRST in SHOW Routine, SIDELINE Routine, POM Routine, and Erica Seward took FIRST with her Toe Touch.