The PBIS behavior matrix is a chart that communicates Ramsey Middle School's expectations for positive behaviors for students during Distance Learning 2.0. It aides teachers and administrators in teaching, modeling, and reinforcing PBIS in all of the areas of learning including the Schoology, Google Meets, iPad usage, and home.

You made it through September! Think of all the things you have learned about Distance Learning and how far you've come. Right?! As we go forward we get stronger, and that is called Resiliency! Lean on each other, lean on us- we are in this together! Mrs. Knetsch, School Social Worker. https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience

Schedule Changes: With a robust Ramsey enrollment starting to settle down, Counselors are able to take a deeper look at class sizes and begin to reduce classes that are over the maximum allowed students. What this means is that some students will see changes in their schedule. We are anticipating that this will effect less than 10% of our students, those of which we will contact individually to explain the changes. We encourage students and families to reach out to the counselors directly with any questions you may have. Thank You. Quarter One Mid-term Grades: With quarter one mid-terms already upon us and conferences being held virtually this year, we want to inform families that mid-term grades can be viewed via Schoology. Students and families who would like to request a mid-term grades report should email the counselors or any grade level administrators and we will be happy to send an electronic copy right over to you. Thank You. Barbie Woodruff: barbie.woodruff@spps.org Ayoub Nigatu: ayoub.nigatu@spps.org

Health Start for Students--See Attached for more information.

THIS WEEKS DELIVERIES WILL BE GOING OUT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14th DUE TO MEA Please see the 2020-2021 Ramsey Food Pantry Information PDF If your family is in need- Please fill out this Google Form https://forms.gle/9a7X5VhGoErnAqAr5 If you would like to make donations- We are always seeking donations of food, diapers, personal hygiene products, and cleaning supplies. Please drop these items off on Thursdays between 7am-11am at Ramsey. If you would like to volunteer to help pack and sort out items on Thursday mornings, please email Alicia.Ekegren@spps.org. If you have questions, please email Alicia.Ekegren@spps.org

Comcast provides basic wireless Internet called Internet Essentials, and it is free through December. The district will provide a Hotspot, but if you are finding that isn't enough data or you are unable to wait for a ticket to be completed, contact Comcast to apply https://www.internetessentials.com/. If Comcast does not extend the free price after December, you'd have the option to quit when it is no longer free or pay the $9.95/month + tax.

Below is a link to the Ramsey's Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) report card. Every year MDE provides a full diagnostic report on every schools academic, attendance, enrollment and other successful school markers. Please view the attached documentation as we outline our steps for improvement.

**This information can also be accessed year round on the Ramsey Website in the About Us section under Title 1 along with the current Family Engagement Plan (FEP) and School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP) https://www.spps.org/Page/12197