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
Welcome back to The Bud! Check out this week’s events.
Gordon County Schools will be on Thanksgiving Break from November 21-25.
Congratulations to the RBMS teacher & staff of the month for October, Mr. Matt Waters and Mrs. Holly Woodring!
Matt Waters: Mr. Waters is an outstanding teacher who has a great relationship with our students even if they are not on his team. He takes the time to get to know his students and is a wonderful mentor to many of them. He is fun to work with and when you put him with Mr. Fain they come up with some pretty amazing ideas. He is always willing to help Ms. Carr with anything Agriculture related and is an awesome team member and RBMS is lucky to have him.
Holly Woodring: Holly has to deal with everybody’s everything all day long!!! AND she does it with a smile on her face! She is ALWAYS helpful to students, parents, teachers, and anybody that comes into the building. We would be lost without her! 😊
Congratulations to the RBMS teacher and staff member of the month!
Teacher of the Month:
Wayne Harper-Mr. Harper has gone above and beyond with his math students this year by creating lessons on their level to bridge the gaps they had in math content. It has been a tiring and frustrating task at times, however, Mr. Harper never gives up nor says “they can’t do it”. He’s determined to teach them to face the world with real math skills.
Staff Member of the Month:
Jennifer Scheetz-Ms. Scheetz works well with our Special Education department. I have seen how much she cares and loves her students by the way she interacts with them. She is always friendly and kind to every staff member of the middle school. She is always willing to do whatever needs to be done for our school as well, that includes driving a bus when we need her. Ms. Scheetz goes beyond for her students and for her school.
RBMS students Reached Beyond last week with 1,772 food items collected to help others in our community! We are so proud of our students!!!
Check out this week’s activities.
Every 9-week grading period, teachers nominate students who they feel embody our school motto, "Reaching Beyond and Motivating for Success" by showing a positive mindset in and out of the classroom. Congratulations to the following students who were nominated for this grading period. We are so proud of you all!
Jordon Soles, Jeffrey Hardesty, Destini Coots, Ethan Cochran, Zane Moore, Joshua Mitchell, Andy Andrade, Yobany Segura-Blanco, Allison Guyton, Luke Weaver, Veronica Haddox, Ryleigh Blalock, Amiyah Carter, Elizabeth Cady, Braeden Coats, Arianna Gonzalez, Nathaly Martinez, Kylee Pate, Trent Hensley, Gage Quinn, Aughton Massey, Caleb Lloyd, Raylin Ewell, Aidan McVaigh, Xander Putnam, Charlie Walraven- not pictured, Madeline Anglin, Yobani Monroy- not pictured, Ellison Harper, Chloe Duncan, Kenneth Clark-Graham, Arizona Baggett, Leonardo Parra-Torres, Serenidy Wood – not pictured, Ian Lopez, Lucas Lewis, Bryson Sitten, Mia Sosa, Ellie Wofford, Michael Chisholm, Heidi Bell, Carla Ramirez, Cadjrin McMahan, Camila Ramirez
Gordon County's 4-H Junior Consumer Judging team was made up of RBMS students. These students won first at the area contest held in Paulding County yesterday. Preslie Parish was the 2nd high individual of the contest for the juniors and also placed 2nd for her Cotton Bowl commercial. Jenica Weaver placed 1st place for her Cotton Bowl commercial out of all the juniors competing. Emma Osmanovic placed 1st for Cloverleaf 4-Hers at the contest. Madison Ensley also helped round out the 1st place team. Congratulations!
Left to Right:
Madison Ensley, Preslie Parish, Jenica Weaver and Emma Osmanovic
