Thursday, October 18, 2012

Wow!  We have been busy here at RMJHS!

We held our annual PTO Fall Festival on Saturday, October 13th, and it was a tremendous success!! I do want to thank all of the parents, teachers, students, volunteers, and businesses who helped to make our festival possible!  Congratulations to the winner of the Chili Cook-Off:  Summer, Brooke, and Lacey Milam!  Congratulations are also in order for the Prince/Princess and King/Queen:
Prince:  Eric D'Acquisto
Princess:  Danica Barfield
King:  Jacob Nimon
Queen:  Hayley Farr

October is Anti-Bullying month.  During the weeks of October 15 - 19 and October 22-26, we are ending our morning announcements with anti-bullying public service announcements given by our Student Council officers and representatives.  Teachers are also including at least one anti-bullying activity or lesson in their classes during these two weeks.  On Thursday of next week (October 25th), we encourage all students to wear orange to symbolize their stance against bullying.

Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated here during the last three days of October.  This is the annual week in which we promote being drug free.  Students will receive daily stickers or reminders, and we hope to have a guest speaker for this event as well.  Red Ribbon Week will end on October 31st, and students are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes to remind us that drugs are Spooky!  (Please remember - no face painting or costumes that would be too large for students to sit comfortably in their desks.  Costumes must also abide by the dress code rules found in your Student Code of Conduct Book.)

We have been helping RCHS celebrate their Homecoming this week by participating in their Spirit Days.  Today was Generals are Tacky Day (wear tacky outfits), and tomorrow is School Spirit Day (wear blue and gold).  RCHS is also planning with me to come to RMJHS to do another pep rally.  This activity was a huge success with our students last year, and I hope we'll be able to offer it again very soon. 

The last day of 1/2 Day Free Play (for students who earned it from the fund raiser) is tentatively scheduled for Friday, October 26th.  Our fund raiser items from Mixed Bag Designs came in last week, and I distributed them to the students on Friday.

Please remember that your Early Bird yearbook sale will end soon.  Right now the prices are $23.00, but they will increase soon.  If you are the parent/guardian of a Kindergarten or 8th grade student and you would like to purchase a yearbook ad, you need to contact Ms. Winkles here at the school as soon as possible to do so.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012


FALL FESTIVAL
REMINDERS………..

The Rock Mills P.T.O. Fall Festival will be Saturday, October 13th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.  We are still in need of 2-liter drinks for the Ring Toss.  Donations of cakes for the Cake Walk can be brought in on Friday, October 12th or Saturday before the festival begins.  There will be games, hay rides, concessions, bingo, and auctions for Alabama and Auburn baskets.  Tickets for the games and booths can be purchased at the door for $.50 each (some booths require more than one ticket).  There is no cost for admission for the festival.  Students are currently selling tickets for a drawing for either a $100.00 bill or a gift certificate for $125.00 to Clark Brothers Meats.  Chili for the Chili Cook-Off will need to be brought to the school lunchroom by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.  Volunteers to help with booths are encouraged – check with your child’s teacher.  We hope to see everyone there!