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Upcoming Events
12/09: College Wear Day
12/11: Spirit Wear
12/7-12/18: December is Lit Daily Theme (check out calendar below)
12/15-12/18: Semester Exams High School Courses Only (see Schedule below)
12/21-01/04: Winter Break
Principal's Principle
Semester Exams-ONLY FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
Information about the Last Week of the Fall Semester
Here is some helpful information about the final week of the fall semester. Face-to-face middle school students will be released at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, December 17, and Friday, December 18. Bus routes will run at the early release times. Lunches will be served to face-to-face students on both early release days. The District will continue to offer “Grab and Go” lunches for online students. Online students’ school day will end at 12:15 p.m. on the two early release days.
Semester Exam Information for Middle School Students Enrolled in High School Credit Courses
Due to the many teacher and student schedule changes in the transition from Term 1 to Term 2, semester exams for middle school students will only contain content that was taught in Term 2. Note, only students currently enrolled in high school level courses will take semester exams.
All final exams, online and face-to-face, will be one hour in length. Face-to-face classes with 90 minutes allotted will spend the first 30 minutes reviewing or providing study time before beginning the exam.
Schedule for the Last Week of Fall Semester
All middle school students will follow the schedules below, which are based on their instructional model.
Middle School Schedule Last Week of Semester 1: Face-to-Face Students
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – “A” Day
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 1st and 3rd Periods
8:50 – 10:20 a.m.
1st Period
10:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
2nd Period and Lunch
12:50 – 2:20 p.m.
3rd Period
2:35 – 4:05 p.m.
4th Period
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – “B” Day
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 6th and 8th Periods
8:50 – 10:20 a.m.
5th Period
10:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
6th Period and Lunch
12:50 – 2:20 p.m.
7th Period
2:35 – 4:05 p.m.
8th Period
Thursday, December 17, 2020 – EARLY RELEASE
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 2nd and 4th Periods
8:50 – 10:20 a.m.
2nd Period
10:35 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.
4th Period and Lunch
1:20 p.m.
EARLY RELEASE
Friday, December 18, 2020 – EARLY RELEASE
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 5th and 7th Periods
8:50 – 10:20 a.m.
5th Period
10:35 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.
7th Period and Lunch
1:20 p.m.
EARLY RELEASE
Middle School Schedule Last Week of Semester 1: Online Students
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 – “A” Day
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 1st and 3rd Periods
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
1st Period
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
2nd Period
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3rd Period
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
4th Period
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 – “B” Day
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 6th and 8th Periods
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
5th Period
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
6th Period
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
7th Period
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
8th Period
Thursday, December 17, 2020 – EARLY RELEASE
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 2nd and 4th Periods
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
2nd Period
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
4th Period
Friday, December 18, 2020 – EARLY RELEASE
HS Credit Courses Take Exams 5th and 7th Periods
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
5th Period
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
7th Period
A/B December Schedule
Angel Tree
All donated items are due 12/11 4:00 pm.
Mrs. Canchola and Mrs. Thames will deliver all donated items week of 12/14!
December is Lit
Basketball Tryouts-GIRLS
Girls Basketball Tryouts are Dec 7-10th.
Physicals with a doctors office stamp and signatures must be turned into Coach Alexander by December 4th to tryout along with rank one paper work completed.
You must be present all days of tryouts to be considered for a team.
Basketball Tryouts-BOYS
Boys Basketball Tryouts are Dec 14th-16.
7 am-8:30: 7th Grade
4:20-6:00 pm: 8th Grade
Physicals with a doctors office stamp and signatures must be turned into Coach Dobbins by December 11th to tryout along with rank one paper work completed.
You must be present all days of tryouts to be considered for a team.
Library News
Please see the attached programming available in the Library Schoology Course.
Book Fair continues until Tuesday, December 8th. Please support the library by purchasing any books needed through the fair. Books will be sent directly to you. The site features books for middle-school- aged kids, but you can search for pre-school to adult titles.
Toys for Tots
Coding Camp
Yearbook Sale
The RTMS yearbooks are on sale for $45 at https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=135038
The deadline to purchase is January 2021 !
8th grade parents: Purchase an ad for your student for $50! Once you have filled out the necessary information on the link above, click on 1/8 Page Ad – Create online.