Students in the new RMS Robotics Club met Wednesday for the first time. They practiced building, driving, and problem solving, and learned some important tips about how to compete. In other words, they had lots of fun while getting things done!
October 2, today, is the last day for jacket orders. Any orders placed after today will be made in December. Please check for the order form in the document section of the LCED app.
Students from Ripley Middle School and Halls Junior High represented Lauderdale County at the Future Star Leadership Summit at the University of Tennessee at Martin. These students visited college departments, participated in leadership exercises, and heard a motivational speaker.
School pictures will be taken tomorrow, September 27. Students are able to be out of dress code, but must still meet acceptable dress expectations. Notes were sent home today clarifying these expectations.
Football, football cheer, and volleyball team and individual pictures will be taken tomorrow as well.
The ROAR/FOCUS behavior for the week of September 30, 2019, is found at the link below along with ACT vocabulary words, practice items and helpful tips. http://www.lced.net/roar
Mrs. White’s science classes are studying how hot air rises, and cold air sinks this week.
The students in Mrs. Gitchell’s 6th grade science classes are studying Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. They are identifying the method of heat transfer in objects.
Our first round of Common Assessments will begin next week. For this round of testing, students will take each assessment during their class period on that specific day.
English/Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies assessments will be given to all grades on the same day. Math assessments will done according to when each grade completes the Ready Math unit. Only Grades 7 and 8 will take a math assessment. Grade 6 students will take their assessment following Fall Break.
Students should be bringing home materials to prepare for each assessment. It is strongly encouraged that students are present for school on assessment days. We also ask that student checkouts be limited so the testing environment is not disrupted.
The ROAR/FOCUS behavior for the week of September 23, 2019, is found at the link below along with ACT vocabulary words, practice items and helpful tips. http://www.lced.net/roar
Parent Teacher Conferences continue tonight at Ripley Middle School from 4:00-7:00 PM. We hope to see you all here!
The ROAR/FOCUS behavior for the week of September 16, 2019, is found at the link below along with ACT vocabulary words, practice items and helpful tips. http://www.lced.net/roar
Please don't forget Family/Teacher Conferences at all Lauderdale County Schools this evening from 4-7pm. Conferences will also be held at the same time on Tuesday, September 17. #GoTigers
Big Ws tonight for RMS Athletics. The Tigers knocked off Crestview 40-36 to remain in the hunt for the WTAC playoffs.
Also, the Volleyball team scratched out another win against East JH out of Fayette Co in a thriller. 25-27, 25-20, 15-12.
Congrats to all student athletes and coaches!
YEARBOOKS ARE ON SALE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30! 15% off = $26.35. Go to TreeRing.com and get yours today!
Support our school through Boxtops for Education. You can use the new app or there is a box in the front office to turn in actual boxtops. Submission deadline is October 18th for this quarter.
Socratic Discussion with Ms. Sherman
The Socratic seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.
Mrs. Halliburton and Mrs. Smith's homeroom students created American flags to celebrate Freedom Friday for RMS Homecoming and to honor Patriot’s Day on September 11. The classes plan to march with them in the Veteran’s Parade in November!
The ROAR/FOCUS behavior for the week of September 9, 2019, is found at the link below along with ACT vocabulary words, practice items and helpful tips. http://www.lced.net/roar
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
During Mr. WIggin’s class today, students analyzed the plot of the Knight’s Tale from the Canterbury Tales using literary dominoes to organize the plot using summaries. Students are reading the Canterbury Tales as a part of the new Wit and Wisdom curriculum. Students are interacting with rigorous texts and participating in collaborative learning with high quality activities.
Ms. Milam’s Intervention class is working on a Rank-Order lesson where students learned about the Berlin Wall and had to formulate an escape plan and then rank theirs up next to 9 other options.
