News from RMS

• Digital Learning Day

• Last day to complete family survey

• Purchase Concession Bags on MyPaymentsPlus for the Spring Fling

• 6:00: 5th Grade Parent Meeting

• 5:30 PM: Federal Programs Family-School Partnership Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting

• Spring Break: No School

A key improvement strategy calls on organizations to study the user experience. Therefore, it makes sense to include our students in the work we are doing to improve our schools, as they are the primary user and beneficiaries of what we do. The family survey that we are asking parents/legal guardians to take will be open February 28-March 19, 2023.

Please click this link to complete the family survey before March 10th!

Friday, March 17, is a Digital Learning Day (DLD) for all students. On scheduled DLDs, students access lessons in eCLASS but do not have virtual class time with their teachers.

To ensure that students have a nutritious breakfast and lunch to fuel their learning, our bus drivers will be on the road and at every bus stop to deliver meals prepared by School Nutrition Program staff.

Families should expect buses to run their routes from approximately 10:45 a.m. to noon, beginning at the first stops on the route. These delivered meals are provided at no cost to families, and are provided to anyone 18 years old and under.

Please help us congratulate some of our chorus students on their EXQUISITE job at Large Group Performance Evaluation yesterday! Our choir came back to Richards with the HIGHEST RATING that a choir can receive in performance!

We had three judges: Dr. Chantae Pittman, Dr. Carol Taylor, and Dr. Greg Smith. All three judges gave a “superior” rating on our students’ performance of “One Wish” by Dave and Jean Perry and “Bee, I’m Expecting You” by Emma Lou Diemer.

Click here to listen to their incredible performances!

If your student is a car-rider, please be aware of these important reminders.

• Students must be picked up by 4:20 PM. Please be sure to arrive on time.

• The car-rider lane is one lane. Please do not attempt to pass cars. This will ensure that all students are safe while walking to their cars.

• Please move forward as far as possible. This will allow others behind you to pick up their children and for the line to move more quickly.

Thank you for understanding that student safety is our top priority during afternoon dismissal.

Our 8th grade Journalism students have created a school newspaper, The Titan Times!

Click the links below to read their amazing work!

• November/December edition
• February/March edition

Please click here to access lots of important information about the Georgia Milestones (GMAS)!

https://www.smore.com/j8av0

Richards' Book Fair will be open from Wednesday, March 22nd through Friday, March 31st. Thank you for supporting our students! All purchases benefit our school.

Cash or Scholastic eWallet is preferred. Please click here to load funds onto your student's eWallet account.

Happy Reading!

We are in need of media center volunteers. If you are interested, please click the link below to sign up!

Thank you!

https://forms.gle/BCdCzZ3LcxsFTAQG6

Wednesday, March 22nd

6:00 PM

Join us to learn more about...

• the transition to middle school
• the RMS experience

Thursday, March 23, 2023

5:30-6:30 PM

All Families Invited to Attend

https://gcpsk12-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlf-GgrzIpEtEPy2iMTRpHlh1bDzJe3crE

• GCPS CONSOLIDATED IMPROVEMENT PLAN
• SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS (TITLE I, PART A)
• SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION (TITLE II, PART A)
• GCPS FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN
• ESSER III/AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP)

Wednesday: Language Arts & Science

Thursday: Math & Social Studies

Discovery High School Summer School Health and Personal Fitness courses are being offered virtually for rising 9th graders through Discovery Community School. Classes are virtual and will begin on Monday, June 5th, 2023, and end on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. These two courses are graduation requirements but can be taken at any time during a student’s four years. While optional, successful completion of these two courses over the summer will give your students open slots in their future academic schedules.

Click here for information on cost and how to register!

Attention rising 6th-9th graders! Come and explore different career options like firefighting, babysitting, healthcare, or being a chef! Middle School Summer Adventures will be May 30 - June 2! Registration opens through MyPaymentsPlus on March 3, 2023! Add it to your calendar now! Click here for more information: https://www.gcpsk12.org/domain/13549