This week at The Bud.
🚨🚨DELAYED DISMISSAL ANNOUNCEMENT🚨🚨
Due to inclement weather, Gordon County Schools will be delaying student release today, January 12th, by approximately 30 minutes.
The Afterschool Program (ASP) at our elementary schools will operate as normal.
Please continue to monitor the Gordon County Schools website, all social media handles, and notifications received from the mass notification system for the most up to date information.
Hat Day
Friday, February 13
$1.00
Supports RBMS FBLA
Congratulations to RBMS 8th grader, Bryson Sitten, for earning a spot in the 2023 Georgia Music Educators Association All-State Band!
Bryson auditioned against other middle school musicians from across the state and was one of only 20 middle school trombone players to earn a spot in this prestigious group. He is also the first student from Red Bud Middle School to make the All-State Band. In March, Bryson will travel to Athens to participate in this event! Way to go Bryson!
Baseball Tryouts will be February 1 and 2 from 3:45-5:45 at the RBMS baseball field. Optional workout for 6th and 7th grades will be on Monday, January 30 and optional workout for 8th grade will be on Tuesday, January 31. Optional workouts will be from 3:45-5:00. See Coach Forrest, Coach Robbins, or Coach Coots with any questions. And as always, please remember that you must be academically eligible and have a physical on file before trying out for any sport.
RBMS Tennis Tryouts will be January 17 for boys and January 18 for girls.
Here’s the first weekly event calendar of 2023 for RBMS.
Congratulations to Ian Robbins and Vanessa Morrison for going the extra mile for our students and demonstrating what it means to Reach Beyond and Motivate for Success!!
Red Bud Middle 7th Grade ELA classes were recently treated to A Haunted Christmas, an engaging educational presentation by Mr. Chad Crews. The show featured Christmas ghost stories by M. R. James and the most famous Christmas ghost story of all time, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The classes had just completed reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, so this performance was the perfect culminating activity. In addition to teasing students with cliffhangers from the stories, Mr. Crews performed mind-boggling magic tricks throughout the performance to heighten interest and encourage students to read.
This week at The Bud.
Good evening Red Bud Middle School Families,
It has been brought to our attention that a permission slip for an upcoming special presentation scheduled at RBMS has begun circulating social media. In an effort to provide transparency, I would like to provide additional details related to the presentation referenced in the permission slip.
On December 14, 2022, there will be a special presentation in the RBMS media center by Mr. Chad Crews. Mr. Crews presents programs to promote reading, literacy, and generate enthusiasm and excitement at libraires. Mr. Crews conducts around 300 shows each year across the southeastern United States. The program that Mr. Crews will present at RBMS is titled, “A Haunted Christmas”. The majority of this program will focus on telling A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens that will include some legends and folklore.
In no way is this presentation an attempt to present an alternate version of the Christmas Story.
We are aware of the concerns that some in our community have expressed regarding how the permission slip provided was worded. I apologize if the wording presented in the program’s description caused you to be alarmed. I want to assure you that the primary objective of this presentation is to promote literacy in a fun way that connects to the 7th grade ELA standards. If you do not want your child to attend this presentation, an alternate assignment will be provided in another location.
As an additional assurance, I would like you to know that myself or an RBMS administrator will be present for all four presentations.
Thank you for your continued support. It is an honor and a privilege to serve as your principal.
Respectfully,
Justin Timms
Principal
Coming to RBMS Tomorrow!
During Lunch Times
$3.00 - $5.00
The RBMS Christmas Dodgeball Tournament will be next Thursday, December 15, during connections. The cost to play in the tournament is $5.00 per player or $50.00 per team. There will only be 10 players per team. See Coaches Bryant, Gilreath, or Potts to pay your participation fee. All connections classes will report to the gym that day. Everyone will have to opportunity to purchase concessions, so bring plenty of money!
Congratulations to 6th grader, Ni Cuai! Ni is the RBMS Spelling Bee winner for the 2022-2023 school year. She will compete in the district competition in January. Eighth grader, Markirra Carroll, is our runner-up!
The RBMS Chorus will present their Christmas Concert, Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6:00pm in the RBMS Cafeteria. You will enjoy many familiar carols and also hear some new ones as the chorus celebrates “the most wonderful time of the year!" Admission is free. Hope to see you there!
Events of the week at RBMS.
Parents:
Check out the Helping Students Learn Newsletter for December.
https://www.gcbe.org/o/rbms/page/parent-family-engagement-newsletter
RBMS Band Concert Tonight!
SHS Gymnasium
7:00 PM
The Georgia Parent Survey was developed to measure parent perceptions of school climate at your child’s school. Your opinion is very important to us. Your survey responses are confidential and will be combined with the survey responses of other parents at your child’s school to identify areas in need of improvement. It should only take ten or fifteen minutes to complete the survey. Thank you for your time and participation.
https://gshs.gadoe.org/Pages/Parent.aspx
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