Report cards were sent home today. Please look for them.
We want to thank Loveberry Bake Shop, LLC for supplying cookie coupons for principal list and honor roll students.
Coming soon
All Lewis County Schools are conducting School Environment Surveys that will obtain information from students, staff, and families about conditions for learning in our schools. The surveys will be begin the week of October 16th. Keep your eye out for more information from your child’s school. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
Good morning,
I have been told that there has been some concern among parents about a 15 punch bathroom rule that is in use at the middle school. This rule is in place with the 7th grade team. Teachers in the 7th grade posted the following message in their classes on Schoology to explain the rule. I figured I would post the explanation here to alleviate any further confusion. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to call the school or contact a 7th grade teacher through Schoology.
Expectations regarding bathroom breaks:
They are given a pass with ten punches per quarter. They are allowed to go during homeroom, advisory, lunch, afternoon homeroom and most vocational classes without getting the card punched. This is to prevent frequent flyers from missing too much of their core classes for bathroom breaks. Parents can rest assured that no teacher will prevent a student with a bathroom emergency/urgency from going to the bathroom.
Your students, in grades 3-8 and 11 last year, will be bringing home their 2022-2023 WVDE Assessment results today, September 15th!
In addition to the printed score reports, students will also receive a link to a video score report in their student email addresses.
For more information visit the Lewis County Schools website or Facebook page.
Today we practiced an evacuation drill for the school. Then Mrs. Benson, our seventh grade Science teacher, had a HUGE surprise for all of us, a flyover to celebrate the opening weeks of school and to promote the amazing opportunities in aviation in North Central WV. Video and more pictures will be coming later. You can also watch the TV coverage on WBOY tonight as well as read about the event in the Weston Democrat. It was a great day to be a Patriot and it has been an amazing start to the school year.
Assembly expectations were taught on Friday in preparation for the Rachel Challenge assemblies tomorrow.
*Know where they will sit according to their grade level*
How do they go into the bleachers?
-Go to appropriate stairway and go to top of bleachers. Fill in from top to bottom.
-Do not walk on seating. No jumping from seating. No moving once seated.
-Fill the entire row before moving down.
-Follow the guidance of the staff in your area
Discuss proper behavior in the assembly
-Talk quietly until program starts
-No food or drink is to be brought into the assembly.
-Remain quiet while program is occurring unless prompted to interact or participate
-Do not ask to leave the program unless it is an emergency. During performances, do not leave until there is a break. You must ask permission from the nearest staff to leave.
-Pay respect to the presenter at appropriate times (i.e. Applauding after a
piece of music or at the end of a speaker presentation)
Discuss how students will leave the assembly
-Students do not leave until they are told to do so.
-Students may talk quietly until they are dismissed.
-Students will be dismissed from the bottom to the top.
-Do not walk on seating. Go to the nearest stairwell to exit the bleachers.
-Follow the guidance of the staff in your area
Cafeteria Expectations
A. Once dismissed from your classroom, students will report to hallway in front of cafeteria doors and line up two by two, awaiting approval to enter by staff. (Grade level teacher will monitor the line and direct students to hot lunch lines.)
B. Students may choose seating in correct location with no more than eight per table. (6th grade old section, 7th grade new section, 8th grade new section)
C. Students must raise their hand to be given permission to get out of their seat. (Restroom, medication, forgotten food items, etc.)
D. Ten minutes after the last student is seated in the grade level, students will no longer be allowed to get forgotten items from the food line. (Exceptions – napkins for spills)
E. Only one boy and one girl from each grade level will be permitted to use the restroom at a time.
F. When finished eating, students may dump their trays into designated trash cans and return any trays to the cart beside the cans before returning to their seat and awaiting dismissal. (Each cafeteria Zone will have a trash can and a cart.) TEACHER WILL MODEL APPROPRIATE METHOD FOR DUMPING AND STACKING TRAYS.
When the bell rings, a teacher will assist with dismissal by releasing students by Zones while checking for messes and trash. Any student who has not dumped his/her tray will do so at dismissal.
Classroom Expectations
-Students have exact procedures for entering the room.
-Enter room in orderly fashion
-Read the agenda for the day
-Gather supplies for the day
-Sit in assigned seat, if given
-Start bell ringer
-Put materials away in their proper area of the room
-Wait for the teacher to dismiss after the bell rings
-Ask permission to leave the room for any reason
-Must sign out and back in
-Must indicate where you are going on the sign out log
-Must have a pass
-Classroom expectations are required when a substitute teacher is in the room.
Bathroom Expectations
-1 person at a time out of class. (If the teacher does a whole class bathroom break the teacher must monitor students in the hall).
-Students may not go to the bathroom during transition times (to and from lunch, between classes, before homeroom or at the end of the day).
Reason (Students need to report to class and sign in and out so that the teacher knows where they are at all times).
-Leave classroom and go straight to the bathroom-use designated bathroom.
Explain where the designated bathrooms are. Art Room uses the vocational bathrooms, Gym uses the gym bathroom, Music, Band and Choir bathroom by office. 6th grade bathroom by office. Classes from the elevator to the end of the 2nd floor wing use the old 5th grade bathrooms. 2nd Floor from elevators to Library use the 7th and 8th grade bathrooms and Library students will use the 7th and 8th grade bathrooms.
Reason (Saves time, you don’t miss instruction, the teacher needs to know where you are at times).
-If the bathroom is busy wait outside or return to class.
Reason (Student doesn’t miss too much instruction time and students have less chance to get into trouble).
-Use bathroom and wash hands with soap. Use appropriate amount of materials and dispose of them properly.
Reason (So, the bathroom remains clean and safe for everyone).
-In the bathroom be respectful of the space, other peers and yourself.
Reason (Everyone deserves privacy in the bathroom).
-Clean up after yourself.
Reason (Everyone deserves a clean bathroom that has the needed supplies).
-Leave bathroom promptly.
Reason (Other students can use the bathroom, less learning loss and less chances to get into trouble).
-Return to class without stopping anywhere else including other teachers.
Reason (Student is then not disrupting other classrooms or missing important instruction).
-Get a quick drink if needed.
Reason (So that student misses less instruction or work time).
-Alert the teacher with needs in the bathroom-toilet paper and soap or if there is another issue. Quietly without interrupting instruction.
-Alert the closest teacher immediately if there is a fight or someone is taking a picture or video, medical emergency, or water flooding in the bathroom.
-Alert your teacher quietly without interrupting instruction if there is a need for supplies.
Reason (So that all students have bathroom supplies and a clean safe bathroom.
Advisory Expectations
Each grade level will participate in these activities during advisory. The day that the activities are happening will vary by grade level. Below are the expectations for each activity.
• Study Hall: Students will work on a quiet, non-distracting, independent assignment / activity or read. (No computer games.) Students report to their advisory.
• Lesson Day: Students will participate in SEL / Major Clarity, and/or grade-level determined lessons. (Participation in these lessons will contribute to the student’s advisory grade.)
• Physical Activity: (By grade level, list available activities.) For example,
Basketball – no roughhousing, hanging from rim
Walking – walk in a clockwise direction, hands to themselves
Bleachers – bottom five bleachers in the section closest to the gate only
Soccer – no roughhousing, hanging on goals
Football – no roughhousing, hanging on goals
No gymnastics
• Clubs: Report to your designated club. Follow your teacher’s directions.
We are excited to welcome back all our Patriots to the 2023-2024 school year. We hope you have had a relaxing and restful summer. We have worked this summer to make this year the best school year possible. We are looking forward to sharing all our hard work with our students and their families. I want to take this time to answer a few questions.
The doors will open at 7:20 this school year. Bell for first period will ring at 8 with a tardy bell ringing at 8:02. Parent drop offs will follow the same procedure as years past where you will drop off students at the crosswalk in front of the building. Please do not drive through the bus lane beside the building. This is a hazard for buses, cars, and most, importantly, our students. The day will end at 3:01. Walkers and parent pickup will be released at approximately 3:12.
We have new backpacks full of school supplies ordered for our students. As soon as they arrive, all students will receive one. The planners that your students will be receiving will contain the student handbook with all our rules and regulations.
As soon as the schoolwide expectations have been presented to our students, we will be sharing them with parents. These expectations discuss proper classroom, cafeteria, bathroom, assembly, and hallway behaviors as well as a review of important rules from the handbook.
We will be having a spirit day on Friday, August 25th to celebrate our first full week of school. We will be asking our students to wear a shirt color based on their grade level. Sixth grade will wear red, seventh grade will wear white, and eighth grade will wear blue.
We look forward to great year of growing and learning. Can’t wait to see our Patriots bright and early on Monday morning, August 21st.
This is Superintendent, Dr. Melinda Stewart, welcome back to another exciting school year in Lewis County! As we begin this new academic journey, I want to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to both our returning students and to those who are joining our district for the first time. We are looking forward to a great year, full of growth and learning. See you Monday!
Welcome back for the 23-24 school year. We are excited to welcome our Patriots back to our halls.
Student schedules can be picked up on Thursday, August 10th between the hours of 9 am and noon as well as between the hours of 3 pm and 6 pm. You can also take this time to chat with me if you have any concerns, questions, or suggestions for the upcoming school year. Those schedules that are not picked up will be sent home in the mail.
As a courtesy to parents and students, on Wednesday, June 7th for 9 am to 1 pm. a parent or responsible adult will be able to come to the school and pick up the final report card of the 2022-2023 school year. All lockers have also been emptied and all remains have been put into the main hallway outside the office. You will be able to check for any left behind items at this time as well. Any report cards that are not picked up by 1 pm will be mailed. We will keep left behind items until Friday, June 30th. They can be picked up during regular school hours until that date.
Have a wonderful summer break.
It is hard to believe we are already preparing for the 2023-2024 school year but we are. If you are currently enrolled with Community Care, the medical clinic is offering free sports physicals on Tuesdays for the remainder of the school year. All you need to do is fill out the parent portion of the official WVSSAC physical form and have your student bring it with them to school.
One less thing to worry about and very convenient.
Reminder: Lewis County Schools will be closed Friday, April 28th.
Fred Eberle will be offering their summer program again this year for rising freshmen and sophomore students. It will take place Monday-Tuesday, June 5-6, 2023. Students may attend half-day sessions in up to 4 of our programs over the two-day session. Please use this link or QR code so that we may gather information about how many students may be interested in this opportunity. Thank you so much for your help!
https://forms.office.com/r/kAzyMFY4FN
We are having an Internet Safety night next Thursday from 6pm-8pm here at RLBMS. We have special guests who will be coming to share information with students and families about hot topic issues like cyberbullying, navigating social media, and best practices to keep our children safe from online predators. Any student who comes with their guardian to the event will be entered into a drawing for some great prizes like a TV, Nintendo Switch, and an iPad. We will also be providing pizza, chips, water, and cookies for dinner.
8th grade PEP parent meetings begin TONIGHT!!!!
Students with the last name A-L are scheduled for tonight, March 15th. M-Z are scheduled for tomorrow, March 16th.
Hours are from 4 to 6. You can come at anytime between those hours. You will enter through the cafeteria doors.
If you are unable to make it this evening, you may come tomorrow evening or call an schedule an appointment with Mrs. Etzel.
***Parents MUST sign off on the PEP plan before it moves to the high school for scheduling.***