RMS Newsletter
PRINCIPAL’S CORNER
It is that time of year again! The CRCT is
just a couple of weeks away, and we are again
rapidly approaching the end of another great
school year at Rome Middle School. We have
been very successful for the past several years
due to the hard work and dedication of our
outstanding faculty and the parental support
that you have provided. We are very proud of
the Silver Awards from the Governor’s Office
of Student Achievement and the Georgia
School of Excellence Award from the Georgia
Department of Education; however, we are
striving to improve this year.
Our teachers are currently providing
additional tutoring for anyone that might need
extra help in math and reading. If you would
like for your child to be involved in this please,
contact one of our counselors.
Please make sure that your child is
present each day on time and that he/ she gets
plenty of rest each night. Thank you in advance
for your help in this matter. Together, we will
continue to be successful at Rome Middle
School.
Greg Christian
Principal
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 8th– Beta Club Inductions
April 10th– Night of Dreams @ RHS
April 12th– Title I Parent Night 5:00 PM
April 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th
– CRCT TESTING
April 22nd– Progress Reports
April 22nd– Washington Trip
April 26th– 6th Grade Parent Night 6:00 PM
YEARBOOK NEWS
Yearbooks are $40. There are less than 100
left! Order forms are in the front office.
Make checks payable to RMS.
BETA CLUB NEWS
New Beta Club members will be inducted on
April 8th, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the RMS gym.
Light refreshments will be served afterwards.
Invitations have been sent.
BOX TOP COLLECTIONS
RMS is still collecting Box Tops. Please
continue to send box tops in to your child’s
teacher.
NAUTILUS NEWS
Nautilus is planning a field trip to Sequoyah
Caverns on May 11th. Permission forms and
money must be turned in by April 23rd.
Parents are welcome to chaperone, but must
complete volunteer training through the
Communities and Schools prior to
volunteering. Please call the school for more
information.
 
CRCT DATES
The CRCT will be given during the mornings on
the following dates:
April 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th
Please mark your calendars and make sure your
child is present and on time each day. Please
try to arrange appointments so that your child
does not miss any portions of the test.
CRCT INFORMATION
• Every student enrolled in first through
eighth grade in Georgia Public Schools will
take the Criterion Referenced Competency
Tests.
• The CRCT’s are based on state standards
and are designed to measure the knowledge
and skills taught in Georgia classrooms.
• Student test results will be provided to the
schools and parents. The information is
used to diagnose individual student’s
strengths and weaknesses and to gauge the
quality of education throughout Georgia.
WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO
HELP THEIR CHILD PREPARE
FOR THE CRCT:
• Make sure your child eats a balanced,
nutritious breakfast at home or at school on
the day of the test.
• Make sure you child gets enough sleep each
night before the test. Most middle school
students require 8-9 hours to be at their
best.
• Talk to your child about relaxing and just
doing their best. Too much stress can
hinder performance.
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• Discuss with your child how to best
handle panic should it occur. Panic can
best be controlled by concentrating on
rational thoughts and on those areas of
a subject that the student knows really
well.
• Encourage your child to reread
questions before answering and to
proof read at the end of each section if
time permits.
• Make sure your child is present and on
time every day during testing.
Students can practice for the CRCT by
going to the Georgia Department of
Education Online Assessment System
(OAS). This will bring you to the CRCT
online page. Login is the student’s Georgia
Test Identification Number (GTID) which
has been provided to students (and is the
10 digit ID number found in PowerSchool).
The password is wolves.
Students can also practice for the CRCT
by visiting www.studyisland.com. The login
number is the student’s Georgia Test
Identification Number (GTID) and the
password is wolves.
SATURDAY SCHOOL
There are only 2 remaining Saturday
School sessions left:
Saturday, April 3rd and April 10th
Please take advantage of these two
remaining opportunities. Saturday School
would be a great way to become better
prepared and gain more confidence prior to
taking the CRCT!
 
 GRADUATION COACH LETTER
We are now down to our
final 9 weeks of school. I want
to take this opportunity to
encourage students to do
everything in their power to
ensure that they meet the
promotion requirements
necessary to be promoted to
the next grade. Basically,
those requirements include
passing classes and passing
the CRCT.
Parents, I encourage you
to closely monitor your
student’s progress and to do
everything in your power to
assist your child in meeting
promotion requirements.
Nothing is quite as
devastating to a child as not
being promoted to the next
grade level along with all of
his/her friends and peers. So,
please take the time to check the opportunity to check on
your student’s progress on a their grades and check for
daily basis. Be sure to ask missing assignments once a
your student about homework, week.
establish a daily routine and We ask that parents
provide a quiet environment please contact your student’s
for completing homework, and teachers, counselor or
ensure that your student is graduation coach if you need
studying for tests and any assistance or have
completing all project questions/concerns regarding
assignments. your child’s progress and
The counselors and I promotion prospects. This
continue to meet with final 9 weeks could be a “make
students who are in a “down to or break” situation for some
the wire” situation and are students in regards to
offering support and promotion. It is RMS’s goal
encouragement in many forms. and desire that all of our
Students have been provided students be promoted!
with information regarding Working together, we can help
“must have” grades needed to ensure your student’s success!
pass in each class this 9 Martha Hufstetler
weeks, along with a “must do Graduation Coach
list” of strategies, as well as

FLOYD MEDICAL CENTER ROTARY TERRIFIC STUDENT

YOUTH VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH
Applications to volunteer at Floyd Medical February March
Center are available in the guidance office. Becky Matthews Isahiah Spurgeon
Acceptance Requires: Megan Lamade Carina Cruz
• Must be good students Mitchell Schaekel Lauren Goolsby
• Must be 14 years of age or older by Guadalupe Leons Eric Remoroza
September 1st  
• Must complete application
• Must have reference form returned
• Must come for interview and attend 1
day of orientation

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 ATTENDANCE MATTERS
Be very conscious of attendance during this
final 9 weeks. Remember that students who
miss more than 10 days in one semester
without medical excuses will lose credit in all
classes for the semester.
In addition, students who are absent over 15
days during the school year, regardless of
whether the absences are medical, parent or
court excused, will negatively affect our
school’s status with the Adequate Yearly
Progress Report Card. Failure for our school
to make AYP will not only reflect negatively on
our school and system, it may have other
serious negative repercussions for our school,
students and teachers.
Parents and students are also reminded to
send either a parent note or doctor’s note to
the school when your child has been absent.
If the school does not receive a parent note
or doctor’s excuse, the absence will be
counted as unexcused. Per RCS protocol,
when a student accumulates 5 unexcused
absences, a report will be filed with the
school social worker who works closely with
the Rome/Floyd Truancy Intervention Team
and Floyd County Juvenile Court. Students
may turn in notes to their first period teacher
or to Ms. Colvin in the front office.
REMEMBER: Students who have perfect
attendance for the 9 weeks can exempt a
final exam!
Thanks for your help and cooperation with
attendance matters.

Rome Middle School FFA

Spring Fern and Bedding Plant Sale

April 3 (Saturday Morning) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

April 5 – 9 4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
April 10 (Saturday Morning) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Ageratum Purple Heart Vinca

Impatiens Scaevola Zinnia
Banana Tree Lantana Sweet Potato Vine(Black, Green)
Begonia (Cocktail and Angel Wing) Salvia (Red and Blue) Tomatoes
Coleus (several varieties) Mexican Sunflower Salvia
Geraniums New Guinea Impatiens
Please support our students and check us first! 
(Greenhouse is located behind RMS)

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