The leadership classes are working on a first day of testing pick me up for all students at the school and they need donated snacks.  Families who are willing and able should bring a large sized box of shelf-stable, individually wrapped healthy snacks to school on or before Monday, May first.  Some good examples of things to bring are granola or power bars, & dried fruit.  If you write your student's name and 1st period teacher on the box your student will receive one of the items you donated in their bag.  This way we'll be able to meet their dietary need, if there is one.  Items are being collected in the main office by Mr. Clark. 

Redmond Middle school students represented their school at the Washington State tournament of Science Olympiad on 4/15/17. Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of team events which students prepare for during the year. Events are well balanced between the various science disciplines of biology, earth science, chemistry, physics and technology. The 16 participants of this event were the winners from the regional science competition that was held last month in Yakima.

RMS team was ranked a 9th overall & 7 students were recognized for the individual achievements:

WISE camps offer exciting science and math camps in the morning & afternoon in July at Newport High School in Bellevue for students entering grades 3-10. The science camps are designed to give students hands-on experience with lab equipment and excite them even more about science. The math camps are designed to expose students to advanced topics in a fun way with tons of hands-on activities! Cost of the camp includes a t-shirt for tie-dying. Lunch on campus is provided for those who choose to do full day. Questions?  

Check out the WISE Camp Flyer for descriptions of the 13 math and science camps they offer and bios of the teachers.   Register here   

Parents, we need your help to make the week of May 1-5 a special one for our 88 RMS staff!  Our theme this year is "Gratitude is Universal."  Please sign up here  for various volunteering opportunities and one (or more!) care packets.  Gather the five goodies listed below (no need to wrap or put in a gift bag) and drop them off with Carol in the front office before 9 am Monday, May 1, 2017.  Each day, one of the 5 items will be distributed to the teachers and staff. 

Thank you parents for the support, we could not do this without you. I will make sure to post pictures and feedback on the whole experience after the week is done.  

~~Meirav (Staff Appreciation Chair)  

425.922.2286

Did you notice that the school has started adding information about school closures to the sign out front in Spanish? Have you had a chance to stop by the school and see the new screen in the lobby?  Our school and PTSA welcomes all families and are making some adjustments to be more transparent about available resources.  For example, did you know that there are Spanish language versions of the fliers on the entry kiosk available in the student services office?

What else can we do? Have an idea? Click here to send it to the RMS PTSA

Notice of Interpretation Services Paragraph Translation

 

Do you read/speak any of the languages below?  We need someone to check the translation of a 38 word paragraph about telephone translation services at the school.  Please contact president@rmsptsa.org if you are willing and able to help.  The telephone translation service can be used to help explain problems with the written translation if explaining them in English is a challenge.

 

Amharic	Cambodian	Hebrew	Hindi
Punjabi	Romanian	Samoan	Somali
Tagalog	Telugu	Tigrinya	Urdu

Contact president@rmsptsa.org if you can  help.  Thank you!

Redmond Middle School Welcomes You!  Thanks to the generosity of our families the PTSA was able to support the purchase of a large format TV and accompanying technology/software to update the signage in the great hall and commons.  We're still working on getting some more languages added but right now we have thirteen!  

 

More photos may be viewed on the RMS Facebook page as an album.

The Backpack Committee is a group started at Kirkland Middle School in 2015, and focused on raising awareness about backpack safety. Efforts include education/outreach, problem-solving and collaboration at the local and district level to identify and implement ways to lighten our kids' backpack weight. 

 

According to the National Institute of Health, backpacks should not weigh more than 10-15% of a student's body weight. Last fall, 96% of KiMS were carrying more than that.

 

You are invited to a Backpack Awareness Day workshop on Tuesday, May 9th, from 10-11:30 am in the Redmond Library Conference Room. 15990 NE 85th St.

 

To RSVP (or ask questions), please include your school name and name of attendees in an email to Janis at   backpack@kirklandptsa.org   or 206-850-1193

The last day of school, a half day, will move from Wednesday, June 21, to Friday, June 23. To make up the third snow day, and the following early-release Wednesdays will now be regular full school days.

In addition, the LWSD calendar has been updated as follows:

Click here for more information