WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Welcome to the 2013-2014 school year!  I hope you have all had a wonderful summer and are excited to be back to school.  We have worked very hard to prepare for another outstanding year at Rock Mills.  As always, we expect nothing but the best from our students, so set your goals high and work hard to achieve them!  Our web site (http://rockmillsjrhs.randolph.k12.al.us) and our blog (http://rockmillsjhs.blogspot.com) will both still be available to help keep you informed of important news, but you may also follow us on Twitter (@RockMillsJHS) for quick news announcements.

Snacks will still be sold again this year before first period begins.  Snacks will range from $0.25 to $0.50 depending on the product, and these may be eaten during your break.  The Randolph County School System offers healthy meals every day at school.  Prices for meals are:  Breakfast - $.30 for reduced and $.75 for paid. Lunch - $.40 for reduced and $1.95 for paid.  Please remember that carbonated drinks are NOT allowed in the lunchroom.

Student attendance is directly related to student success, and it is very important.  Please help us teach your children to be successful in reporting to school on time.  Students who will be eating breakfast may get off the bus or unload from cars and report to the lunch room at 7:05 a.m.  Students not eating breakfast will NOT be allowed in the building until 7:15 a.m.  Remember that if you bring your children to school in the mornings:  please pull all the way up to the power pole to unload.  Please do NOT park and block the front entrance.  The first bell of the day will ring at 7:20 a.m. to signal students to report to homeroom.  Students will be considered tardy at 7:23 a.m.

Because of our shortened student-day calendar, our length of day has been extended slightly.  Students will be dismissed to load buses beginning at 2:30, and car riders will begin loading after 2:35 p.m.  Students will NOT be allowed to be picked up before the buses have left to ensure the safety of all our children.  If you will be picking your child up by car, please pull into the driveway and wait in two rows behind the buses.  Teachers will put your child in the car.  Remember, changes in transportation must be done by a note or phone call during the day.  Children will not be allowed to go home with someone else if we do not have a letter from both homes.  Please refer to your Student Code of Conduct for details on excused and unexcused absences as well as make-up work in the event that your child misses school for any reason.

To help maintain a secure campus, remember that our doors will be locked between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and  2:00 p.m.  Please ring our doorbell, and someone will be glad to assist you.  As principal, I am here to promote a safe and successful learning environment for your students, and I will be glad to assist you in any way to make your child’s education a success!  My door is open for visits or conferences, and you may contact me by phone or e-mail (jbraden@randolph.k12.al.us).  I am excited and looking forward to another great year at Rock Mills!!

Sincerely,

Jennifer P. Braden, Ed.S.
Principal