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1 The midway One Student at a Time Raiders A Newsletter for Communicating with Parents of Richland Middle School Students Ryan Meyer, Principal 647-6381 August 2018 Future Newsletters will be posted on the school district website and e-mailed electronically. Welcome To Richland Middle School! We would like to welcome our new staff to RMS! Mr. Alan Morawiec (pronounced Moo-Rrrraaa-Ve-Itz) is a native of Brooklyn, NY, who will bring 30+ years of teaching experience to our MS Tech Ed department. Mr. Morawiec recently relocated from Colorado to be near family in Wisconsin. Mr. Morawiec is also the founder of The Holocaust Shoe Project (something worth Googling!). Welcome Mr. Morawiec! Mrs. Nichole Toney joins the RMS team as a Special Ed Aide. Our Jefferson Elementary families may recognize Mrs. Toney from her recent time serving in Mrs. Carlin s classroom. Mrs. Toney is a fellow RMS parent.

2 Welcome Mrs. Toney! Mrs. Morawiec joins the RMS team as our new, part-time IMC Aide. She will be serving students in a variety of ways from and beyond the IMC. Welcome Mrs. Morawiec! Wednesday, August 29, 2018: 4pm-6pm Back to School Night/Open House/iPad Orientation When: 4pm-6pm Wednesday, August 29th Where: Richland Middle School- Class Rooms Schedule: Turn in all paperwork included in this Newsletter and pick up student schedules in their Team Rooms. Pay fees in the office ($ Phy Ed for 7th & 8th Grade), Athletic Fees ($30), Supply Kits ($20), Yearbook Pre-sale ($15), and Lunch Money (must be paid separately). iPad Insurance available for $ $0 deductible from 8/29/18 10/5/18. (Information included in this newsletter) Serial numbers are required when signing up and will be available at the Open House. Please complete all necessary forms attached to this newsletter and return during Back to School Night!

3 Thanks! Richland Middle School Immunization Clinic- (RMS Office ) Date: Wednesday, August 29 from 4:00- 6:00 PM Immunizations Offered: Gardasil- (HPV) Menactra- (Meningococcal conjugate vaccine) Adacel- (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) Cost: Covered by insurance- (please bring insurance card) Private pay 40% off School Hours: 8:00 AM 3:20 PM 6th Grade to Have Step-Up Day on September 4th All 6th Graders Attend (No school on September 4th for 7th & 8th graders) (All 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students report to school on September 5th) The Richland Middle school has established a 6th grade Step-Up Day to assist 6th graders in their transition to RMS. The first day of school, Tuesday, September 4th, will be for only 6th graders. Students are to report directly to their Team Rooms before the 8:00 bell. (The students may arrive from 7:35 until 8:00 ) A variety of activities have been planned to address concerns students have expressed in the past.

4 Some of these activities include: Getting acquainted with staff Building tours Becoming familiar with schedules, locks, and lockers Learning rules and procedures Learning about organizations, clubs, and extracurricular opportunities Receiving information about exploratory classes Accessing support services offered at RMS Our second day of school will be Wednesday, September 5th, All 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will attend. All students will report to their Team Rooms to start the day. We will have a Welcome Back! assembly in the gym followed by a modified bell schedule. Please return the Insurance Waiver Form (or the Student Assurances Insurance Plan) as soon as possible. We have Student Assurances Insurance Plan applications available in the office and at Back to School Night for you to pick up if you choose. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! STUDENT PICTURES SEPTEMBER 18 Student pictures will be taken on Tuesday, September 18th starting at 8:00 Packet information will be sent home approximately a week prior to picture day.

5 October 23rd is scheduled for make-up picture day. SCHOOL SUPPLIES Individual teachers will announce to their classes specific supplies which may be needed. Generally, a notebook and folder for each class is usually required. Other general supplies include pens, pencils, colored pencils/markers, and a basic calculator. (Please see enclosed flyer about the RMS School Supply Kit for more information.) THE RMS SCHOOL STORE! Located in the Guidance Office (across from the Main Office) Supplies available for a small cost throughout the year will include: Colored Notebooks Colored Folders Book Covers Pens Pencils Highlighters Erasers Whiteout Shoelaces Colored Pencils Plain lined paper Glue Sticks Calculators Pencil pouch PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED ON ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS, OR PHONE NUMBER CHANGES We have many occasions to be in contact with you quarterly newsletters, mid-term and quarterly report cards, weekly progress reports, emergencies, etc.

6 Please let us know when you move, change phone numbers (including cell phone numbers), or change email addresses so you don t miss out on any of our notices, etc. (Check Skyward Family Access to see if your demographic information is up-to-date.) If you have not already provided us with your email address and would like to be included with our email contacts, please let us know that address as soon as possible. Thank you. Congratulations to Kiernen C. on winning the Snack Packs for Backpacks logo contest on behalf of the RMS Entrepreneurial Skills Academic Team: Mason L., Anna R., Aliyah R., Gabby W., and Mrs. Kanable, Advisor. The team looks forward to making the design into a patch for the bags that will e used for snack program for the 2018-19 school year. Kiernen was presented with a backpack of school supplies in his classroom on Monday, June 4th. His design was selected from close to 100 submissions handed in by elementary and middle school students from April and May.

7 Thank you to all of the students who participated in the design contest. Medications & Prescription Medication Forms The Richland School District will again have Ibuprofen, Tylenol, and cough drops/lozenges available at school for your child if the time comes when they may need them. Of course before any student can receive medications of any form, we must first have parent/guardian permission. Included in this newsletter is the combined form for non-prescription and prescription medications. Also, if your child will be taking prescription drugs during the school day, the Richland School District Medication Administration form needs to be completed by both the parents and the physician and returned to the Middle School before we can administer the drugs to your child. Also, prescription drugs need to be in their original container--not an envelope, a plastic bag, or another medicine bottle.

8 If you should need additional medication forms, contact the Middle School Office. Any questions about this procedure may be directed to the School District Nurse at Richland Center High School (647-6131) or the Middle School (647-6381). LUNCHES The Richland School District uses a computerized lunch system. It is a debit account system, where each family has one account, and each student in the family draws from it when they eat from the breakfast, lunch, or ala carte line. Each student has a personal ID number that, when keyed in, draws funds from their family account. Students at the Middle School key in their own numbers on the serving lines. A deposit must be made into your family account before your children eat any meals. Deposits to your family account can be made centrally to Nellie Tyl, the food service director. Each building secretary will also collect deposit envelopes from the students and send them to Ms.

9 Tyl at the High School. (When writing a check for the lunch system, make it payable to Richland School District. Please do not include any other school fees, etc., with your lunch check.) Students may check on the balance of their account on the lunch line daily, If a family account is allowed to reach a negative $ , no further purchases will be allowed, and students will need to bring a sack lunch until the balance is paid up and a deposit for future meals is made. A simple rule of thumb to follow is: If there is not money in your family account, it shouldn t be used. At RMS, students may choose to participate in the breakfast program, the hot lunch program, the ala carte program, or bring sack lunches. We have milk available in a vending machine. Breakfast price is $ daily unless a student is eligible for free or reduced prices ($ daily). Lunches are $ per meal unless a student is eligible for the free or reduced lunch program ($ daily).

10 Free and reduced lunch application forms are included in this newsletter. To receive free or reduced price meals for your children, you must complete an application and return it to the school. (This must be done annually.) We cannot approve an application that is not complete. You are responsible to pay for your children s meals until the application has been approved. Please complete an application and return it to the school as soon as possible, so it will be in effect by the first day of school. TRANSPORTATION Bus Service Kobussen Bus Company (647-4446) will be available at the Back to School Night to answer any bussing questions you may have. It is our goal, as always, to provide the safest bus service possible for our students. It is very important that we have good behavior on our busses and that the students follow the rules. Parents, you can help by talking about and supporting good bus conduct with your child.