Ripley Middle School

Good afternoon RMS 7th grade parents,7th Grade students received a permission slip to attend the field trip to Columbus Zoo on May 23, 2024. These permission slips need to be turned in no later than May 1, 2024. If you child does not return their permission slip by the stated date they will be unable to attend. A letter will be sent home with your child if they are unable to attend either due to unexcused absences or behavior. Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening RMS Parents, just a reminder that mid-terms went home today. Have a great evening!

Good afternoon. This is a reminder that Friday, April 19, 2024, is an early dismissal day due to Faculty Senate. Students will be dismissed 3 hours early. All buses will arrive at their after-school stops 3 hours early. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.

Good morning. Jackson County Schools will operate on a Non-Traditional Instructional Day on Friday, April 12, 2024. Students will not report to school but will need to complete their third non-traditional instruction day packet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's school beginning at 10:00 a.m. You can also find more information regarding non-traditional instructional days on our website at http://tinyurl.com/yvs5m7lv . Transportation personnel and school-based personnel will report on a two-hour delay.

Good morning RMS Parents, due to the 2 hour delay today, April 12, the band adjudication has been cancelled. Thank you and have a great day!

Jackson County Schools will operate on a 2-hour delay for Friday, April 12, 2024, due to high water in multiple areas throughout the county. We will continue to check roads over the next few hours and communicate another update around 7:30 a.m. Thank you

Good afternoon, Jackson County Schools will be dismissing two and one-half hours early due to severe weather entering our region beginning at 3:00 p.m. According to the National Weather briefing at 10:00 a.m. this morning - tornado warnings, large-size hail, and heavy winds have been predicted. All buses will arrive at their stops two and 1/2 hours early. I apologize for this inconvenience and your understanding of this matter. Please stay safe.

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!