The Gale Gazette

• SMART START MONDAY
• 6th Coffee Shop - Cross

• 7th Grade Quiz Bowl practice until 4:30 PM
  
• 6th Grade Robotics 3:15 - 4:45 PM
• Science Interim Test
  

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

• Game and Chess Club until 5:30 PM
  
• 7th Coffee Shop - Christensen

Thursday, November 9, 2023

• 7th Coffee Shop - Velazquez
  
• Cyclone Madness @5 PM
• Fall Picture Makeup Day

Friday, November 10, 2023

• Veterans' Day Parade @4 PM
• Library Day - Sinor, McCormick, & Gallegos

November:

• 11/14: Fall Fling Dance
  
• 11/20 - 11/24: Thanksgiving Break (No school)
• 11/29: 6th Grade Band Caroling in the Hall
• 11/30: Last day of Sock Drive

December:

• 12/4: Choir Christmas Concert
• 12/7: Russellville Christmas Parade
• 12/14: 6th & 7th Band Christmas Concert
• 12/15: Band/Choir Christmas Concert
• 12/22: End of the 2nd Quarter

Our RMS PTO would love to have you join as a volunteer! They meet the second Tuesday of the month at RMS at noon. Our PTO helps in so many way to make RMS great. They spoil our teachers with meals, help make our Gale Rallies successful, and help chaperone many of our events. If you would like to join please click the button below and register as a member! If you have any questions please contact Jamie Holmes, the PTO President, or the front office.

Our RMS Library reading incentive program is live and ready for students to start participating! Courtesy of of SOAR Reading grant and the RMS Library, each 9 weeks, students have the opportunity to win brand new free books and chances to win a Kindle Fire at the end of the semester. They can also earn a spot at the quarterly reward event. Here is how it works!

Students read a novel of their choice and then fill out and submit the #RSDREADS Google form, by completing each task in each section of the form.

Each time students complete ONE #RSDREADS Google Form, they earn a brand new free book and ONE ticket to win a Kindle FIRE at the end of the semester. If students complete TWO #RSDREADS each 9wks, they get to be a part of the quarterly reward event!

Order from 12/21 - 12/31 for $40. Get it personalized for $8 and get icons for $4 each.

Order from 1/1 - 1/26 for $42. Get it personalized for $8 and get icons for $4 each.

Last day to order a personalized book is 1/26

This month, we're challenging students to team up together and give back to their community. We are partnering with you to grow and develop your child's ability to collaborate and work well with others. We can model teamwork by looking for ways to give back to the community, seeking the good in others, and emphasizing our responsibility to make positive choices.

Crystal Cotton is an amazing student who is always thinking of others. She was chosen to be Officer Harris's backup for November because of her ability to be empathetic and caring towards her peers.

All 7th grade Social Studies Advanced classes will be participating in National History Day (NHD). We are very pleased to add National History Day to our 7th grade curriculum. All of the state literacy standards in social studies will be met through the process of creating an NHD project. Teachers will be working closely with the Library Media Specialist to help students with research. One class each week will be devoted to NHD work. Your student may choose to create an individual or group project in any of the five categories. When choosing a group project please choose group members wisely. Groups may include 2 – 5 students. Group members MUST work together inside and outside of class from September through February. Students whose projects meet all requirements may choose to continue on to the District 8 Regional Competition in March.

• 11/1: Last Day to Change Topic
• 11/6: Thesis Statement Due
• 11/17: 10 Sources due (5 Primary and 5 Secondary)

• 12/18: Rough Draft of Annotated Bibliography Due, 10 Sources minimum

• 1/12: Completed Annotated Bibliography and Outline Due
• 1/31: Projects Due in Class

• 2/3: School Competition
• 2/28: Rough Draft of Process Paper Due

More information about NHD can be found at arkansashistoryday.org

Please feel free to contact your student's teacher for any questions.

Students in grades 6-12 will be exempt from a final exam for semesters 1 and 2 if they meet the following requirements:

a. A student with a 90% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and are only absent four or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not

b. A student with an 80% average or higher for the 1st/2nd quarter and/or 3rd/4th quarter and miss three or fewer days per semester of the class period. Three tardies are equivalent to one absence for exemption purposes, whether excused or not.

Notes:

• Students who are exempt and choose to take the final exam are NOT penalized, regardless of the grade they make on the final exam.

• Students enrolled in an AP Course who take the AP exam in the spring may be exempt from their semester test in that course.

• All absences count towards the exemption policy except for school-related absences.

It is the goal of RMS teachers and staff to keep student grades updated weekly for parents and guardians to stay aware of their child's/children's progress throughout the semester. If you are having trouble accessing HAC (Home Access Center) you can email Stacee Frazier for help with login credentials.

stacee.frazier@rsdk12.net

7th Grade students were issued at the beginning of this school year. It is very important that students keep up with these ID badges throughout this school year. They will need then daily as a student at RMS. These badges are used in the cafeteria to charge lunch accounts, in the library to check out books, and with our athletic department to get into events for free. Please remind your student(s) to keep their ID badge with them in a safe place every day.

The Lost and Found box is filling up fast. Please have your child check by the Library doors to see if something belongs to them. We clean the Lost & Found out at the end of each month.