6th grade science students learned that:
1. The more mass something has, the greater the force of gravity pulling down on it (which can
be measured as its weight on a scale).
2. Moving air (wind) pushes (exerts a force on) matter in its path.
3. Air moving upward (updrafts) can keep an object suspended or floating in the air when the force from the molecules in that air colliding with that object counterbalances the downward force from gravity. When those forces are no longer balanced, the object that was suspended will start moving upward or downward.
This is all connected to the 6th grade science Weather, Climate, and Water Cycle unit. Students in this lesson were trying to answer “Why don’t water droplets or ice crystals fall from the clouds all the time?”
Mrs. Gallegos and her ELA students set aside 15 minutes today for independent reading. They chose books that they were interested in, read in a comfortable place, and then shared about what they read! This inspired others to read some of the books they were reading!
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Congratulations to the Pope County Spelling Bee winner, Colten Breedlove. He worked really hard and studied a lot to achieve this. We are so proud!
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Our Library Media Specialist, Isabelle Luna, pulled Holocaust themed novels out for students in the library to recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th. In collaboration with the library, English teacher Savannah Burden also pulled holocaust themed novels out for students in her classroom library.
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Mrs. Southerland’s 7th grade English classes were actively participating in the reading of a screenplay today. Students enjoyed having different parts to read.
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6th grade science students in Mr. Daily’s class carried out investigations to explore what happens when air containing water vapor is cooled and what happens when water droplets make contact with each other.
We learned that:
1. Water molecules are attracted to each other.
2. Water droplets can grow over time as they run into other water droplets or as more molecules of water vapor condense and stick to them
This is all connected to our unit over Weather, Climate, and the Water Cycle.
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7th Grade Science worked on Science of Reading strategies this week. Students pulled information from a text and broke words into morphemes. Go Gales!
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Basketball UPDATE: The remaining middle school games will be moved to the Russellville Junior High Gym. These games will still start at 4 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.
RJHS Cheer Tryouts are on March 3rd. If you think you are interested in joining the Cheer team, please stop by one of the interest clinics!
Our health classes today loved our guest speaker, Tarshawn Whitehead! He came and connected with the kids and told them about the importance of preventing tobacco and vapor usage! RMS is thankful for him!
“We are the change!!"
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Yesterday, in 6th Grade Science, students were using bubble solution, hot and cold water, and a closed bottle system to investigate their ideas of how a hailstorm is formed.
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Ms. Collins brought a space building kit as an option to choose when her students finish early, and the kids are loving it! We love seeing the awesome things they create.
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Yesterday, RMS had the opportunity to listen to Arkansas State Senator Breanne Davis and Arkansas Commissioner of Education Johnny Key speak before working in our PLCs. It was a great first day back!
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RMS Gale Shoutout: Mr. Ball
Mr. Ball is a 6th Grade and 7th Grade Special Education Teacher. This is what his co-workers have said about him: " Alan Ball has been the best addition to the RMS ELA teams this year. He goes above and beyond for our students and ensures they have a chance to succeed. Mr. Ball is organized, creative, and thoughtful. and is willing to try new things and collaborate effectively."
We are proud to call Mr. Ball a Gale!
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The Happy Wagon is here! Our Admin team along with Bonds Dentistry surprised RMS teachers today with a holiday treat to show our appreciation for all of the hard work they do.
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This week in Mrs. Green's class, students are completing a Christmas STEM Challenge by building snow villages and Christmas trees. 🎄We love seeing how creative our teachers and students are!
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RMS Gale Shoutout: Mrs. Vail.
Mrs. Vail is a 7th Grade Art teacher. This is what her co-workers said about her, " Mrs. Vail is an Art teacher who makes her students laugh and always has fun in class. She makes sure her students are learning and really cares about each of her kids. She is kind, funny, and hardworking. "
We are proud to call Mrs. Vail a Gale!
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Today we celebrated our students at the Fall Semester Awards Assembly. Students and parents were greeted by the RMS cheerleaders, and then students and staff participated in fun games while receiving awards for perfect attendance, good grades, and showing growth and leadership skills. We are so proud of all of our students!
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RMS teachers had a fun week celebrating the holidays and building culture by participating in a Secret Santa gift exchange!
WOW! Our Band and Choir students are AMAZING!
On December 9th, the RMS Band and Choir performed their Christmas Concert for staff and students. We loved hearing their performance. They really worked hard to put this on for everyone! Great job!
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