Ripley Middle School

Good evening RMS Parents, the next two days RMS students will be taking the Math and ELA iReady diagnostic. As always we encourage students to be in attendance and give best efforts. Each students goal is to improve scores from earlier in the year. Students will be awarded an incentive opportunity the next two days in the afternoon if they meet their particular goal of increasing scores or on their appropriate grade level. The incentive consists of some reward time with an inflatable obstacle course and slide. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening. On April 8, 2024, Jackson County will experience a Solar Eclipse with a magnitude of 94.7%. The height of the eclipse will be around 3:13 p.m., coinciding with dismissal times for many of our schools. Jackson County Schools has taken a proactive approach to this occurrence by purchasing special glasses for our students so they can experience this spectacular event, which will not occur again until 2044. Last week, guardians should have received a letter from our school system explaining the procedures we have in place for the eclipse as safety is always our top concern. If you did not receive the letter, please visit our website and click on “Solar Eclipse Information” on the left side of our webpage. Thank you and have a wonderful evening.

Good evening, This is a reminder that Jackson County Schools will be closed for Spring Break beginning Monday, April 1st, through Friday, April 5th. Please have a wonderful, safe, and relaxing Spring Break.

Good evening RMS 7th Grade Parents, today, March 27, students received their popcorn orders. Thank you and have a great evening.

Good evening RMS 8th Grade Parents, On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the 8th grade students will travel by bus to the Roane Jackson Technical Center. Students will tour the Technical Center and have a short assembly with the principal. Half of the 8th grade students, (most of Team 6) will travel in the morning and the other half (most of Team 7) will travel in the afternoon. Both groups will eat lunch at the middle school either after they return or before they leave. Please be advised that your student will be out of the middle school building for a portion of the day. Any questions, please call the school at 304-372-7350.

Our School Based Wellness Center will come to our school and administer these immunizations to your child if you want. Call the school and sign up with our school nurse. She will send an enrollment form home with your child. If your child has already had the vaccines or you plan on getting the immunizations somewhere else, no action is required. You’ll be notified when we have a date for the immunization clinic. If you have any questions, call our school nurse, Libby Westfall at 372-7350.

Good evening 6th Grade Parents, Students entering 7th grade next year have immunization requirements that must be met before they can start school in August. All West Virginia students entering 7th grade must have had one dose of Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) and one dose of the meningococcal vaccine.

Good evening RMS 7th grade parents, The 7th grade is selling popcorn from Angie’s What’s Poppin’ Shoppe. Last day to turn in orders is tomorrow March 15th. Students can bring money to their homeroom teachers. All proceeds will be put towards the 7th grade field trip and end of the year rewards. Thank you and have a great evening! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qA3oLfK8EnsklPUe35QyUd0T69BV4Ne0/view?usp=sharing

Good evening RMS 8th Grade Parents, you are receiving this message to remind you that your child is registered for the Hunter Education course next week Monday-Friday after school from 3:30-6:00 and (if needed) Saturday from 9:30-12:00 . Reminder that students must attend all sessions in order to receive certification. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening RMS Parents, Your child should have brought home an order form for spring pictures today. Pictures are going to be taking place this Friday, March 15th, first thing in the morning for pictures that have been preordered and students who have brought in the order form the day of pictures. Pictures will only be taken if they are preordered or the order form is returned to school on Friday. If your child has not brought home an order form, there are a few extras in the front office, but you can also order online at www.mylifetouch.com with the code EVTBXXSHK. Just follow all on-screen prompts after entering this code on the side. If there are any questions please reach out to Mr. Burgess via Canvas or email him at dalton.burgess@boe.jack.k12.wv.us. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening RMS 7th grade parents, The 7th grade are selling popcorn from Angie’s What’s Poppin’ Shoppe. Orders and money will be collected on March 13th, 14th, and 15th. Students can bring money to their homeroom teachers. All proceeds will be put towards the 7th grade field trip and end of the year rewards. Thank you and have a great evening! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qA3oLfK8EnsklPUe35QyUd0T69BV4Ne0/view?usp=sharing

Good evening RMS Parents, The deadline for the 2023-2024 RMS yearbook is coming up quickly! May 1st is the last day to order a yearbook. The cost is $35, and there are two ways to order. Ask your homeroom teacher or Mr. Burgess (Room 112) for an order form, fill it out, and bring a check or cash back to your teacher, or Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com, enter the code 4204 and follow the on-screen prompts to place your order. Mr. Burgess is also needing parents and students to submit pictures from sports activities and summer/fair activities that you were involved in since school let out last year to www.hjeshare.com, again enter the code 4204, and fill out all information there for a chance to see your pictures in the 2023-2024 yearbook. Yearbook order form - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TNSy20POtZARpPsPg4ltAXpumeiFTXr0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107272220692730944949&rtpof=true&sd=true

Good evening RMS 8th Grade Parents, Final DC payments are due on Friday, March 8. Please keep in mind that we are not able to issue refunds after this date. Payments can be made online by visiting the Jackson County Schools website and clicking on the "District" tab. Checks should be made payable to Ripley Middle School. We can't wait to travel!

Good evening RMS 8th Grade Parents, on Wednesday, March 6, 8th grade students will be walking to Ripley High School to watch the Blue Phoenix Performance. Students who are on social probation will not be attending. Students will leave around 9:30am and return around 11:00am. We still plan to walk to RHS even if there is a light rain, so bring jackets. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening RMS 7th & 8th Grade Parents, tomorrow March 5, your child will be taking the Writing GSA. Please remind students to have a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast, have device fully charged, and give full effort on assessment. Each student's goal is to improve their scores from last year. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening 8th grade parents, if your child is interested in completed the Hunter Education Course scheduled for March 18 - March 23 please click the link below to complete the registration by March 8. Thank you and have a great evening. https://forms.gle/uWx78qGfTJVf1bTu6

Good evening parents and guardians. This is a friendly reminder that Monday, February 19, 2024, is a Professional Learning Day for school employees. This means that students will not have classes. As with our last PL day in October, we encourage guardians to schedule conferences with teachers. If you would like to schedule a conference with a teacher, please contact them as soon as possible. Please take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your child's progress and ask any questions you may have. Thank you, and have a great day!

Congratulations to all students participating in the Jackson County Schools Social Studies Fair Monday evening. All of the projects were outstanding! To see the results, please click https://5il.co/2epc9

Good evening RMS Parents, tomorrow, February 13 will be the last day for students to purchase candy gram's. There will also be an Athletic Booster meeting tomorrow at 5:00 in the RMS Library. Also, reminder that students are not permitted to take glass vases on the bus. If your child is receiving a glass vase, they will need picked up. Thank you!

A big congratulations to our Regional Science Fair participants competing in Parkersburg today. Jackson County has 9 projects moving on to the states. Thank you for representing our county so well. Keep up the great work!!!