Tryouts for the RBMS 2023-2024 cheer season will be Wednesday, April 19 at RBMS. Please visit the RBMS website for more information. You MUST have a current physical to tryout. Go Phoenix!
https://www.gcbe.org/o/rbms/page/cheerleading
April middle school lunch and breakfast menus.
Last week 89 seventh grade students were inducted in the National Junior Beta Club. In order to be chosen for induction students must maintain a 90 or above core-class average, perform 10 hours of community service each year, and maintain an appropriate attendance and behavior record. Congratulations to these fine students. We are so proud of you and how you represent our school motto of Reaching Beyond and Motivating for Success. Go Phoenix! ❤️
8th Grade Dance
When- Saturday, April 15th
Time- 6:00-8:00 pm
Location- RBMS Cafeteria
Admission Cost- $20 per student. Tickets must be purchased in advance. More information will be sent home with students.
Dress for the event will be “Sunday Best dress”. Formal attire will not be required.
Gordon County Schools (GCS) is pleased to announce the 2023-24 School Teachers of the Year Winners.
In the spring semester each school year, each GCS school is asked to select its own Teacher of the Year using nominations received from fellow staff members and community stakeholders. All school-level winners then become eligible to compete for the honor of being named the Gordon County Schools System Teacher of the Year.
The annual system-wide competition is judged by a panel of community partners, retired educators, and system leadership based on applications submitted by school-level winners and classroom observations.
Three system finalists will be announced the week of March 27th and the 2023-24 Gordon County Schools System Teacher of the Year will be announced at the annual banquet tentatively scheduled for May 2nd. The winner of the system-wide honor will represent Gordon County Schools on the state level for the Georgia Teacher of the Year competition.
Gordon County Schools 2022-23 School-Level Teachers of the Year:
Ashworth Middle: Judson Peacock
Belwood Elementary: Brenda Gilmor
Fairmount Elementary: Christy Smith
Gordon Central High: Neal Crawford
Red Bud Elementary: Brooke Cigainero
Red Bud Middle: Jacqueline Cascio
Sonoraville Elementary: Heidi Murphy
Sonoraville High: Carmelita Everett
Tolbert Elementary: Cathy Musacchio
W.L. Swain Elementary: India Bennett
Learn more about the 2023-24 School-Level Teachers of the Year by visiting www.gcbe.org/2023-24teacheroftheyear
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
Next week students will begin leaving their iPad and chargers at school in order to ensure everything is ready for state testing. If your child has lost the block and/or cable they were given with their iPad, replacements MUST be purchased. You may send exact cash, check made payable to the school, or pay online. The accessories are $19.00 EACH. That's $38.00 for both the block and cable. The link to purchase online is as follows: https://gcbe.revtrak.net/central-office/#/list
This past week 8th grade students from RBMS visited the Okefenokee Swamp, the Prohibition Museum, River Street in Savannah, the First African Baptist Church, the Savannah History Center, Old Fort Jackson, the Pirates’ House Restaurant, Andersonville POW Museum, the Little Drummer Boy Museum, the Coca Cola Space Science Center, the National Infantry Museum, and other landmarks of historical significance all throughout Georgia.
Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Jackie Cascio as Red Bud Middle School’s Teacher of the Year for the 2023-2024 school year!
Mrs. Cascio is highly regarded amongst the staff and students at RBMS as being an effective instructional leader. She is currently in her 17th year of teaching and uses this experience to mentor and guide new teachers. Mrs. Cascio is a member of the Gordon County Schools Inaugural Aspiring Leaders Cohort and is obtaining an endorsement in Teacher Support and Coaching. She uses her experience from teaching virtually with Georgia Public Schools to incorporate technology into curriculum. Mrs. Cascio is a vital member of the science staff for her creation of hands-on learning experiences and labs for students and for leading collaborative efforts amongst the science departments. Mrs. Cascio implements reading, writing, and speaking strategies into the classroom to improve science literacy and is the Instructional Resource Expert for science. She is always excited to volunteer to help with extracurricular activities and support her students outside of the classroom.
RBMS wants to thank Mrs. Jackie Cascio for her dedication to the staff and students, and for Reaching Beyond and Motivating for Success.
This week at The Bud...
On Tuesday, March 14, the RBMS Jr. Tome Society traveled to Gainesville, GA for TomeCon. TomeCon is an all-day event full of sessions based on all facets of literary. School chapters can also submit projects for judging. Preslie Parish and Cheyanne Mathis came away with a first-place win for their current issues infographic, Preslie placed 1st with her book promotional flyer, and Pippa McKinney (not pictured) placed 3rd for her character to author letter.
Congratulations to Red Bud Middle Teacher of the Month, Cindy Knight, and Staff of the Month, Paula Adams! We appreciate both of you ladies.
Ms. Knight is a great teammate and is always willing to help students and teachers any way she can. She reaches beyond by working individually and in small groups with students to encourage them and help them achieve their math goals. She is invaluable in the classroom as a co-teacher because she is so capable of taking the role as lead teacher and is ready to assist with anything when needed.
Paula is always smiling! She is always happy to help students in the cafeteria and always greets them with a smile. We know our students appreciate her kindness, and we do too! She is amazing!
ALL PARENTS, FAMILIES, SCHOOL STAFF, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS
We need your input to plan for the 2023-2023 school year!
This is an opportunity for you to provide input and suggestions to revise the following
documents.
* School-Parent Compact:
* School Parent & Family Engagement Policy;
* School Improvement Plan;
* District Parent & Family Engagement Policy;
* Comprehensive LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP: and
You will also be able to share ideas on how parents can assist with Building School Staff Capacity and how the 1% set aside for Parent & Family Engagement can be best used.
Scoliosis Screenings
March 16
6th and 8th Grade Only
This week is National School Breakfast Week! RBMS students have enjoyed DIGGING into the delicious breakfasts and saying hi to our celebrity servers.
This week at RBMS.
Given the latest timing of the impending storms and its impact on today’s dismissal, Gordon County Schools will be dismissing elementary schools today at 12:30 p.m. and middle and high schools at 1:30 p.m. Aftercare will operate as normal. Schools will communicate individually about the status of any other after-school activities that are scheduled for this afternoon and evening.
Gordon County Schools, in collaboration with local safety officials, is closely monitoring weather conditions expected for this afternoon. We stand ready to alter today’s dismissal in the interest of student and staff safety.
Should an official change of schedule (delay, early dismissal, etc.) be warranted, we will notify staff and families via our website, all social media handles, mass notification system, and share information with local media outlets.
Two students from the Red Bud Middle FBLA chapter recently competed at the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Covington, Georgia.
Seth Carr placed 3rd in Mission and Pledge and Preslie Parish placed 7th in Public Speaking. They both did an outstanding job representing our school.
Mark your calendars!! "The Little Mermaid Jr." presented by the RBMS Chorus!! Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10, at 4:00pm and 7:30pm. Tickets are $5.00 each and available at the door. "Splash-o-grams" will be sold for $1.00 to send a note to your favorite cast or crew member. We can't wait to see everyone "Under the Sea"!!
Five RBMS students competed at Rock Eagle over winter break and won the 4-H LifeSmarts State Championship. Captain Pippa McKinney, Jet Johnston, Kaleb King, Preslie Parish, & Jenica Weaver did an outstanding job representing Gordon County 4-H and our school. (LifeSmarts teaches middle and high school students how to be great consumers as well as other skills to succeed in today’s marketplace while providing leadership opportunities.)
