Dear Cobra Families,
Can you believe that it is October and we are almost finished with the first nine weeks?
The progress reports were sent home on September 15th. Please review your child’s progress. The first 9 weeks ends on October 18th. It will be here faster than we know it. Knowing that we are a team, please contact your child’s teacher regarding any questions or concerns. Report Cards will be mailed home on Oct. 25th.
Our Curriculum Night was held on Tuesday, Oct. 4th. We hope that you were able to obtain some useful information to support your child this school year. Parents/Guardians also had an opportunity to request a conference with teachers during Curriculum Night.
We have kicked off our school-wide fall fundraiser, Domino's Slice the Card and it will run until Oct. 13th. Proceeds from the sale will be used to provide incentives to the students throughout the school year.
Our Fall benchmark assessments have been completed for all students. Academic intervention/remediation services are held everyday during Cobra Time to assist students academically. During the months of October & November, teachers will be holding parent/teacher conferences to share the results and the goals with you as well as discuss current grades.
Find time to ask specific questions about your child’s school day. It is very typical to hear, “Nothing,” especially from a middle schooler when you ask what they did in school today. Trust me, there are no days when that would be the truth! Teachers have established routines with students and our Cobra Time has been established to allow teachers the opportunity to reteach standards, review necessary skills and to ensure students are caught up on assignments.
If you should have any questions in the future, please don't hesitate to contact your child's teacher(s) or any member of the administrative team.
LaTanya Goodson, Principal
To read October's Parent Newsletter in its entirety, click on the cobra below.
General School Information
Office Hours: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Morning drop-off for all students: Side of the building 7:30 am – 8:20 am
Students CAN NOT be dropped off in front of the building until after 8:20 am
Afternoon pick-up – Side of the building for 7th & 8th grade scholars
Front of the building for 6th grade scholars
School Supply List
8 Composition Notebooks (100 sheets)
Pencils w/ erasers
Tape/Glue Sticks
Colored Pencils
Headphones/Earbuds
Clear Bookbag (only type of bookbag allowed in school)**
PLEASE NOTE: Headphones/earbuds can only be used during class. They are not to be worn in scholar’s ears while transitioning in the hallway.
**Multiple options for Clear Bookbags can be purchased from Amazon
Student Discipline/Behavior Code of Conduct
Cobra Scholars are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions and academic performance. Emphasis is placed on the importance of each scholar working to his or her own ability level.
School-wide appropriate behaviors are expected as scholars are taught and expected to understand inappropriate behavior. We believe that when scholars make appropriate choices at school, it will generate scholarly success.
While it is our hope that all Cobra Scholars display appropriate behaviors at all times, the following consequences have been put into place at Rosemary Middle for inappropriate behaviors.
1st Referral – Conference with student and/or parent
2nd Referral – Assigned to ISS
3rd Referral – Assigned to ISS
4th Referral – Assigned to ISS
5th -10th Referral – OSS (Out of School Suspension)
11th Referral – Recommended for Expulsion
Please take time to speak with your student about respecting the rights of others to learn in a safe environment.
Dress Code
Scholar dress is expected to be appropriate at all times; therefore, the dollar bill rule has been put in place to ensure length and width of shorts, skirts, tank tops, etc. are school appropriate. (Dollar Bill Rule – the width of a dollar from the top of your knee cap to where the bill ends determines how short the clothes can be).
Jeans with holes at the upper thigh, larger than 1 inch are not permitted. Hats, caps, the head covering part of the hoodie, and bandannas are not to be worn in the building or class except during special spirit days. If there is a medical or religious reason for wearing a hat or head covering inside the building, parents should contact administration.
Young ladies are allowed to carry a small cross body (no larger than a wallet) or wristlet for personal items.
Cell Phone Policy
Scholars are not allowed to use cell phones on campus for any purpose, including receiving calls, taking pictures or text messaging. If you desire that your child carry a phone for non-school time emergency purposes, the phone must be turned off and kept at the student’s own risk in his or her book bag. Any violations of this policy, including having the phone ring or emit any noise, will result in discipline.
First violation: Cell phone will be returned to student at the end of the day.
Second violation: Parent must pick up cell phone and the policy will be explained.
Third violation: The cell phone will be confiscated by the administration for thirty (30) days.
Fourth violation: The cell phone will be confiscated until the end of the semester.