ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH: We all play a role in promoting good attendance! Help your child develop good attendance habits by:
·Setting a bedtime and morning routine
·Laying out clothes and packing backpacks the night before
·Know your school start time and/or bus schedule
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STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP AWARD: Gordon County Schools Special Education Director, Alecia Segursky, was announced as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Phil Pickens Leadership Award by the Georgia Department of Education’s Parent Mentor Partnership!
The Phil Pickens Leadership Award is a statewide honor recognizing outstanding leadership in the collaborative work between home, school, and community to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, outstanding contributions to the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership program, and consistent outstanding leadership accomplishments in special education.
“I am honored to receive this award,” said Ms. Segursky. “It is a blessing to work in Gordon County Schools and have the opportunity serve our students with disabilities and their families.”
Segursky won the award during a virtual conference held yesterday in front of the Special Education Services team, her family, Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Fraker, Assistant Superintendent Alice Mashburn, Director of Early Learning and Elementary Education Beth Herod, and Director of Federal Programs and Professional Learning Patricia Boswell.
Please join us in congratulating Ms. Segursky in the comments below!
To learn more about the award, visit www.gcbe.org/news
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PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK: Our Parent Resource Rooms are filled with a variety of books, flash cards, and educational games that are available for elementary and middle school families to check-out and use at home. If you are interested in checking-out resources, contact your school’s Parent & Family Engagement Specialist.
Visit www.gcbe.org/pfe to learn more about GCS Parent & Family Engagement today.
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The Mister Softee ice cream truck will be at RBMS during lunch times tomorrow! Ice Creams are $3.00-$6.00.
Did you know that completing the Free & Reduced Lunch application helps beyond just receiving a free or reduced lunch price? It helps with school funding, possible scholarship eligibility, discount fees for home internet, and possible discounts on test fees.
You can apply online at www.schoolcafe.com, through the SchoolCafé mobile app, or you can get a paper application at your child's school or at www.gcbe.org/mealapplication.
The deadline to submit an application is September 15th!
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ATTENDANCE AWARENESS MONTH: Did you know? Missing 10% of school (more than 2 days a month) can make it harder to:
· Gain early reading and math skills
· Build relationships
· Develop good attendance habits
Help your child by ensuring he/she is at school every day and on time, sending notes when they must be absent due to illness, and supporting your child to develop good attendance habits!
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Save the Date! RBMS is having a Scholastic Book Fair September 19-23 from 8:15-3:15 Monday -Thursday. It will close at 1:00 on Friday the 23rd. Also, give your child a safe, cashless way to shop the Book Fair by setting up an e-wallet. This digital payment option can be used at the in-school Book Fair or online at the Virtual Book Fair where you'll discover an expanded selection of over 5,000 products. Check it out on our Scholastic Book Fair website! (Please note: Scholastic is requiring we charge tax this year. Our tax rate is 7%.)
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/redbudmiddleschool
RBMS will help celebrate homecoming with SHS at the end of this month. We hope all students will participate in the dress up days and show pride in Phoenix Nation ❤️🖤
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
To celebrate school attendance, we will have a friendly competition among our schools. The school with the highest attendance percentage during the month of September will win an ice cream party. The school with highest attendance percentage on September 30th will receive an attendance trophy!
Help your child by ensuring he/she is at school every day and on time, sending notes when they must be absent due to illness, and supporting your child to develop good attendance habits!
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
Our theme for the 2022-2023 school year is #OneBIGFamily.
We asked Christina Cote, third grade teacher at W.L. Swain Elementary and the 2022-2023 Swain Teacher of the Year, what it means to be part of our One BIG Family:
“I am thankful that I am a part of Gordon County One Big Family because we are very supportive of one another. We encourage and support one another as teachers and in our classrooms. When there are needs in our classroom, whether it be curriculum or students, we can count on our coworkers and administrators to help. We want the best for each and every student and teacher. That is something that is very valuable in this field.
As an example, one year I had larger class sizes and needed to complete an assessment for every student. I asked for help in assisting in getting the assessments completed and administration asked other teachers to come help. The specials teachers and ELL teacher gave up time from their planning to come help me so I could the assessments. They had a great attitude too as I was very appreciative of their time and help. It was so great knowing that others would help when we needed it.”
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PARENT & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK: Family Engagement plays an important role in helping kids to feel connected to their families, caregivers and the community.
Try these tips to help both you and your child connect with your school:
-Get to know your child’s teacher at the beginning of the year;
-Attend school events and teacher conferences;
-Volunteer;
-Encourage reading at home;
-Ask your child about their day.
Visit www.gcbe.org/pfe to learn more about GCS Parent & Family Engagement today.
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
To celebrate school attendance, we will have a friendly competition among our schools. The class with the highest attendance percentage during the month of September will win an ice cream party. The school with highest attendance percentage on September 30th will receive an attendance trophy!
Help your child by ensuring he/she is at school every day and on time, sending notes when they must be absent due to illness, and supporting your child to develop good attendance habits!
#GoCoSchools #GETGCS #OneBIGFamily
We are actively seeking volunteers for our school programs:
- Lunch Buddies and GET Reading! at our elementary schools
- Mentoring program at our middle and high schools.
Volunteers must:
• Complete the volunteer application located at https://www.gcbe.org/page/volunteer;
• Pass a criminal background check;
• Sign a confidentiality agreement;
• Complete online mandated reporter training;
• Attend a 30-minute training session;
• Commit 30 minutes weekly or bi-weekly;
• Provide a positive example in the
community and be willing to develop positive relationships with students.
Please contact your school counselor for more information.
Check out what’s happening at RBMS this week!
The RBMS 8th grade will be going to see The Boston Chamber Theatre Production perform short stories that they have read in their ELA classes. Forms were sent home on 8/24 and forms and money are due back on 9/7. Price is $35. This includes a ticket to the performance, transportation, and a Chick-Fil-A boxed lunch and drink. Forms and money will not be taken after 9/7, so please bring money and forms back ASAP!
Hat Day!
August 26
$1.00
Back by popular demand, RBMS will host a BACK-TO-SCHOOL dance for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade on September 2 from 4:00 to 5:00. Tickets will be sold for $5 every morning on August 31, September 1, and September 2 outside the cafeteria and tickets will be sold at the door the day of the dance. There will also be concessions for $2. Come hang out with your friends, enjoy the music, and have some fun at the Back-to-School Dance. *This is not a formal dance. Students should wear what they normally wear each day to school that is dress code appropriate.
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