It is great to be a Rocket. A high school group wanted to bring joy to our community and raise money for the rescue mission ... the first holiday light show was born! It was amazing and we raised $7586.78! The middle school was excited to participate and even to win the trophy, but truly, the entire community won with this event. #RPSTRONG
Thank you Rocket City. We passed $3300 last night in donations for The Rescue Mission at the light show. We also helped spread a lot of holiday cheer. Do you think we can pass $10,000? The light show is again tonight from 5:30 to 7:30.
As one of the last activities, student council planned for a school wide holiday trivia Kahoot. The game got intense and Mrs. Woijtas and her class came out with a win. We are proud of the work of our student leaders to create a great week of fun before the break.
It was a little busy today and we missed a couple of pictures but, here are a few of our Rocket Slip winners. We can’t say enough about the respect, pride, and integrity we see from our students on a daily basis. Go Rockets!
The competition was tough this year, but a final winner of the staff competition from yesterday for the ugliest sweater was announced today. We think it was the wrapping paper skirt that sealed the deal.
The holiday spirit continues. Learning went on as normal, but our students just happened to be wearing snowman costumes and all kinds of holiday gear.
Reeths-Puffer Schools was awarded a Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The $125,000 annual grant, renewable for 5 years, will support the Straight Talk About Tough Stuff (STATS) Coalition focused on youth vaping tobacco and drug use prevention.
There is a lot of green and red around RPMS today. Check out some of the ugly sweaters. Again, our students are so creative. Disclaimer: some of the “ugly” looks so great.
We had Santa hats with elf ears, hats with sports teams, hats that made a student have to duck to get through the door way. It was a great spirit day at RPMS! Tomorrow is the day to break out the ugly sweaters.
The comfort level was high today with all of the pajamas. Here are a few photos. Tomorrow is Santa or holiday hat day.
Ski Club will look a little different this year, but we wanted to still find a way to provide a safe opportunity. Check out this information and let us know if you have questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BwgKsWFjmzlFS6vNwn-_OfDRbYOBHpUIjZtQfcXzXNo/edit?usp=sharing
Please join us this weekend for a light show. All donations will support the Muskegon Rescue Mission
Congrats to our Rocket Slip winners (missing one from the photo). We all know that there are some extra challenges right now, but so many of our students are consistently showing The Rocket Way with respect, pride, and integrity. Way to go!
Today, at the end of math class, some of our students were rewarded with the opportunity to “tie dye” a mask using sharpies and rubbing alcohol. Their creations were amazing! This year has brought all kinds of challenges and most don’t love wearing a mask, but we always get to choose our attitude. We are constantly amazed by the resilience of our students.
Free flu shots through Dec. 12 at Meijer!
While learning remotely, our students taking Art got a chance to research many famous artists and recreate one of their masterpieces with a modern or different twist on it. The creativity and divergence in thinking was awesome. Here are a few pieces of their work (done from home).
Join us in Spirit Week NEXT WEEK. Virtual and F2F, we would love for you to join! Our student leaders have some great activities planned.
It is so great to have students back in the building. Some of our students moved around the commons to explore equations. Conversations about math or like music to the ears.
Good morning Parents and Guardians,
There was no “playbook” for how to “do school” in a pandemic. As such, we’ve researched, learned, implemented, adjusted, succeeded in some cases, and temporarily failed in other cases. One thing we haven’t done is stopped trying to do our best for our kids.
One thing we’ve heard consistently from parents about our “virtual or remote” environment is “We want R-P teachers teaching our kids.”
Well, while it won’t be easy, we have figured out how to make that happen, while still honoring every request for either F2F (face-to-face) or virtual.
If you want to learn the specifics, at the end of this message is a 14 minute YouTube video where I explain what will likely be happening for the 2nd semester. The video was created for us to use as a springboard for preparing for 2nd semester. It is relevant to each of you and your students as you prepare for the 2nd semester, beginning on January 25, 2021.
If you don’t want to watch the video, here is the “gist”: Whether you choose F2F or Virtual, it will be with a Reeths-Puffer teacher. There are multiple ways to accomplish this, and they are spelled out in the video.
IF you fell in love with Edmentum first semester and would be devastated to not have it, we have a limited number of licenses for 2nd semester. You would just need to let your child’s building Principal know that.
Because this is NEW information (R-P teachers teaching virtual), it is only fair to re-survey people to get their choice based upon this new information. Expect a survey to come out from your student’s building Principal this week. I’m asking that you consider your choice and we need 100% of parents to complete the survey. At the deadline of the most recent survey, only 79% of people had made a choice. We can’t make great decisions for kids and staff without accurate information. The survey will literally be one question; F2F or virtual for the 2nd semester.
FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS- Please watch the video
NEXT STEPS- 100% completion of 2nd semester survey
Here is a link to the video: https://youtu.be/co8nul9LHeI
Stay well, Rockets!
Sincerely,
Steve
Join us for live announcements tomorrow at 8:00. We will be drawing names to recognize respect, pride, and integrity in our students.
https://youtu.be/kEe5zaMNycM