📱💡 Help Your Middle Schooler Stay Safe Online! 💡📱 Did you know kids start building their digital footprint as soon as they go online? Teaching them to protect their personal information is a critical life skill! 🛡️ ✅ Start the conversation: Discuss why details like full names, addresses, passwords, and even school names should stay private. ✅ Use examples: Help them recognize phishing scams, oversharing on social media, and the risks of sharing photos or locations. ✅ Set a good example: Model safe online habits at home, like strong passwords and thinking before you post. Together, we can empower our kids to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly! 🌐💙 #OnlineSafety #ParentTips #DigitalWellness

All middle schools in Rockingham County are going to spend some time this week helping to educated our students about digital citizenship. In today’s digital age, teaching kids how to navigate the online world responsibly is just as important as teaching them to be good citizens in the real world. Digital citizenship equips middle school students with the skills they need to use technology safely, ethically, and effectively. It’s about understanding how to: Stay Safe Online: Protect personal information, avoid scams, and recognize potential risks. Show Respect: Communicate respectfully with others and consider the impact of words and actions in digital spaces. Think Critically: Evaluate the reliability of online information and avoid misinformation. Balance Screen Time: Practice healthy habits for managing technology use. At this age, students are developing their independence, and their online presence is expanding. Digital citizenship helps them learn to make positive choices, build a responsible digital footprint, and contribute meaningfully to their communities—both online and offline. Together, we can guide our kids to thrive in a connected world. Let’s encourage open conversations about their digital experiences and reinforce the values of kindness, responsibility, and curiosity!

Don't forget to pre-order your child's yearbook. This is the ONLY way to guarantee a copy at the end of the year. The deadline to pre-order is January 27. Right now the cost is $45 but the cost will go up to $50 on January 1st. Take advantage of these savings! Order online at www.yearbookforever.com or stop by the front office to grab a paper order form.

RCMS would like to recognize all of the participants of the science fair. They wowed the judges with their projects and excitement for their study. Each participant was in a different category so they all came out on top as 1st place winners. Waylon Gillespie with "A GOODER WORLD MAP" ; Math and Engineering Alexander Tobul with "TORNADOES"; Earth and Environmental Sciences Cayden Harmon and Luke Smith with "HAND - EYE - BALL" ; Biological Science A Elijah Frantz with "CAN I PROVE SCIENCE WRONG?" ; Physics Reid Chrismon with "LET'S SHAKE IT UP" ; Chemistry Great Job!! District Fair results coming soon!

Don't forget to pre-order your child's yearbook! This is the ONLY way to guarantee a copy at the end of the year. The deadline to pre-order is January 27. Right now the cost is $45 but the cost will go up to $50 on January 1st. Take advantage of these savings! Order online at www.yearbookforever.com or stop by the front office to grab a paper order form.

❄️❄️☃️☃️❄️❄️ Attention parents!! Starting Monday, we will be running a food drive to restock our Backpack Pantry at RCMS. Please see the attached flyer to know which items your child’s grade level will be donating. We appreciate your support and generosity as we prepare our backpack students for the long Winter Break!

I am so thrilled to share this info with you again this year. This program was HUGELY successful last year. Because of parents, staff and our wonderful RCMS community, we were able to purchase 43 copies of the yearbook to give to our students in need. I will tell you that I personally witnessed 2 students completely break down in tears because last year they received their VERY FIRST EVER copy of a school yearbook. It was a truly beautiful experience to be able to do this! Please see the information below and share with your families/friends on social media, dojo, church, community groups or wherever else you see fit. Physical flyers will be sent home with each student this week. If you need additional copies, please feel free to pick those up in the front office of RCMS or contact bbrown3@rock.k12.nc.us. We hope to see this program grow every year that we do it! Yearbook Angels are everywhere Written by Kathy Beers Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks I watched Connor slide a stapled packet of notebook paper across the table to the girls in his art class. One of them picked it up abruptly and flipped it over, inspecting it. “What’s this? Am I supposed to sign this?” He shyly moved to retrieve it, but Shelby reached in to intercept. “I’ll sign it,” she said cheerfully, “and will you sign mine?” she asked as she placed her shiny yearbook in his hand. After both had placed their sentiments on the pages and returned them to their owners, Shelby got up and came to my desk. She leaned in and whispered, “Are there any more yearbooks?” I knew why she was asking. Shelby had always been the bright spot of the room and had always shown so much compassion and understanding for her seventh grade classmates. It broke my heart to tell her no. At that moment I knew we could have done better. Next year would be different. Next year, there would be angels.

Thanksgiving Break would be a GREAT TIME to order your RCMS yearbook! ALL PRE-ORDERS are due by 1/27/25. If you do not pre-order your yearbook, we cannot guarantee that you will get one! **You're definitely going to want one this year! The yearbook staff is working on something EXTRA SPECIAL!** Order online at www.yearbookforever.com OR Pickup an order form in the RCMS front office or media center to pay with cash/check.

RCS congratulates Amy Dowdle, EC teacher at RCMS, who was recognized by the NCDPI Exceptional Children's Division as an Educator of Excellence for the 2024-25 school year! Thank you Mrs. Dowdle for everything you do for our students and RCS! Our teachers make the difference!!

The Reidsville Lion's Club hosted a poster design contest around the theme of, "Peace Without Limits". This contest is held internationally through the Lion's Club and students around the world are invited to explore what "Peace Without Limits" means to them. Kyrie Allen, 6th grade, placed 3rd for the area. Rhowan Finney, 7th grade, placed 2nd. Austin Finney, 8th grade, placed 1st and will have her work moved on to the next level of judging! Austin's work is centered around various symbols of peace such as the Native American broken arrow and Polynesian sun. Congratulations to these three, everyone else who participated, and Mr. Holcomb of the Reidsville Lion's Club for including our students!

Congrats to these numbers for making the RCMS Girls Basketball Team: 2 12 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 25 27 32 35 *30

It's time to purchase your 8th grade personal ad in our 24/25 RCMS yearbook! These will go on sale November 1st and the deadline for purchase is January 10. We are running a coupon code in the month of November to save 10% on your ad purchase - the code is JaguarEarlybird. Everything is done online - please visit www.yearbookforever.com to design and purchase your ad.

Girls Basketball Announcement: The following numbers should return to try-outs on Friday: 1 2 7 12 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 32

Congratulations to the Lady Jaguars Tennis team! The were the regular season and tournament champions for 2024! They finished the season 10-0!!! The Lady Jags tennis team are: Leighanna Seaweed Terrell Makena Stingray Wray Tess Big T McMichael Millie Swaggy Lee Vernon Lillybelle Biggie Belle Cook Charleigh Big South Southern Cameryn CJ Jones Amelia Applesauce Jones Paige Hammer Ellis Kendall Gill Manning Audrie Ace Napier Olivia Newton John Nance Katness Marsh Sophia the 2nd Owen Katelynn Boss Johnson Coaches McMichael and Ellis So proud of the undefeated conference champion Lady Jags Tennis Team!

(From Monday) Lady Jaguars Tennis team defeats Holmes in the first tournament match of the season! Winning matches for the Jaguars were: Makenna Sporty Wray Tess Pee Pop McMichael Milli Vanilli Vernon Lillybelle Lugnut Cook Charleigh Chuck Southern Cameryn CJ Jones Winning the prestigious Golden Racket award for this wee are Lugnut Cook and Kendall Gill Manning!!!!!!!! Way to go Lady Jags!!!!!!!!! LET'S FINISH THE SEASON OUT STRONG TODAY WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

Friday is MAKEUP PICTURE DAY! If you missed the first one or need to do a retake for your package, don't forget to DRESS TO IMPRESS on Friday! PARENTS - if you need your student to do a RETAKE, please send the package that you purchased to TRADE OUT on Friday. If you haven't ordered a package yet, send a dojo message or a note to his/her homeroom teacher to let them know! THANK YOU!

Lady Jaguars Tennis team defeats arch rival Western Rock in the final regular season match of the season! They celebrated with dinner at Elizabeth's Pizza!! Regular season CHAMPS! Winning matches for the Jaguars were: Leighanna Triple H Terrell Makenna Sporty Wray Tess Pee Pop McMichael Milli Vanilli Vernon Lillybelle Lugnut Cook Charleigh Chuck Southern Way to go Lady Jags!!!!!!!!!

RCMS is sponsoring a donation drive to help families in Western North Carolina. We will be collecting items beginning today, October 15th, through Tuesday, October 22nd. House points will be awarded for items donated. Collection bins will be located in the Commons area.

Lady Jaguars Tennis teams wins on 8th grade night with Dr. "Hard Core Jags Fan" Hardin in attendance!!!! Winning matches for the Jaguars were: Leighanna Triple H Terrell Makenna Sporty Wray Tess Pee Pop McMichael Milli Vanilli Vernon Lillybelle Lugnut Cook Charleigh Chuck Southern Way to go Lady Jags!!!!!!!!!

A lot of fun things happening in the next few weeks for the students who participated in the Fall Candy Sale Fundraiser! Parents - permission forms will be coming home in the next week!