RJ Baskett Middle School Newsletter, November 2020 Issue Principal’s Message This week marks the mid-term of the 2nd grading period. Students and parents are encouraged to regularly access PowerSchool to view current grades/attendance. If you Upcoming Events or your child need access to PowerSchool, please contact the school office or email School board [email protected]. Nov 2 meeting at 6:30 PM Please encourage your student to complete their work and put forth their best effort. Also we would like to thank everyone for continuing to wear their masks properly when in Nov 11 Veteran’s Day the building and during extracurricular activities. As we enter flu season, it is imperative that your student practice good hygiene, wash hands for 20 seconds, and remain physically distant from others when applicable. Midterms Nov 13 distributed in If you are planning to switch from Virtual Learning to In-Person learning for the 3rd ISH classes Grading period, beginning on January 4, 2021 please contact our guidance counselor, Student Council Joanna Schnepp by December 6. spirit wear Nov 16 fundraiser Have a great school year! begins Andy Roesch School board Nov 16 meeting at 6:30 PM Notice to Parents on Two-Hour Delay Student Council When school is operating on a 2-hour delay, the building will be open at 7:00 AM on the Nov 16- canned food day of the delay. You must be pre-registered with the office to use this service. 20 drive The cost is $2 per child, per delay. Students should enter Door #1. Please have a plan in place in case your student is at school during the delay and school becomes “closed” for Thanksgiving Nov 25 - the day. In this situation, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to arrange for Break - no 27 transportation from the school. school Looking Ahead Athletic Announcements Student Council RJB athletics will be offering a pre-sale pass for use at your student’s home games. Dec 4 spirit wear The pass will be good for all regular season home games for the 2020-2021 fundraiser ends basketball season. You may purchase these passes, with cash or check, in the office End 1st from now through November 16. Please see the attachment at the bottom Dec 18 semester to view a letter from the athletic director. Christmas Dec 21 Break begins School Jan 4 reconvenes Principal Andy Roesch RJ Baskett Middle School Assistant Principal Nicole Skeens 125 North Broadway Street, Gas City, Indiana 46933 www.olemiss.k12.in.us Discipline Officer Edson Baiao 765-674-8536 @rjbaskett_ms Weather & School Counselor’s Corner For information Happy Fall everyone!! We are flying through this school year and I am so proud of our concerning school delays students and how well they are doing here at RJB. The holidays always bring up a or closings, please access sense of thankfulness. This season we are encouraging our students to think about any of the following or sign what they are thankful for. I would encourage you to talk with your student about what up for our Global Connect you, as a family, are thankful for and how you could bless others during this holiday Program. season. Mississinewa schools are handing out Thanksgiving boxes again this • WBAT 1440 AM November. We are so proud to have such a great community partnership to be able to • WXXC 105.9 FM make this happen. • WMRI 860 AM • WCJC 99.3 FM • Channel 6 & 8 TV Attention all Mississinewa parents/guardians and community members! • Channel 11 & 13 TV Beginning Wednesday, November 4, the virtual meal distribution at the high school will • www.olemiss.k12.in.us be distributing from 4 PM- 5 PM only. This is due to less students picking up Please do not call the meals. Please continue to sign up for these meal packages on our website and pick school or administration up from our high school door #9 from 4-5 PM on Wednesdays. office. I also wanted to inform you that the USDA has extended our free meal waiver through the end of the school year so ALL MCSC students will be able to eat breakfast and Family Educational lunch for NO charge in all of our buildings all school year. Rights & Privacy Act The Family Education While no additional paperwork is required to begin receiving these benefits, we do Rights and Privacy Act is encourage you to continue to fill out a free and reduced application a federal law that protects at www.lunchapp.com if you need textbook assistance. The money your student has the privacy of student on their school meal account will be carried over to next school year or will be there if education records and is they wish to purchase any snacks or extra items. available on our website. Tab McKenzie Amanda Worrick Free Homework Help Superintendent Food Services Director Math and Science tutors are Rose-Hulman students who are trained to help with your student’s Student Council homework. Student Council will be hosting a We Care Food Drive, beginning November 16. Chat or email with a tutor We Care provides food baskets to families living in Mill Township, Gas City, and at www.askrose.org or call Jonesboro that are in need during the Christmas season. Please bring all 877-Ask-Rose. Help is non-perishable food, paper products, and personal hygiene items, to your 1st block available from 7-10 PM class each day. The drive will end on November 20. Sunday through Thursday. A donut party will be awarded to the first block class that brings in the most items. The top three classes will be mentioned during the announcements. Thank you for supporting RJ Baskett Student Council and the community! Principal Andy Roesch RJ Baskett Middle School Assistant Principal Nicole Skeens 125 North Broadway Street, Gas City, Indiana 46933 www.olemiss.k12.in.us Discipline Officer Edson Baiao 765-674-8536 @rjbaskett_ms R.J. BASKETT MIDDLE SCHOOL MISSISSINEWA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GAS CITY - JONESBORO - MILL TOWNSHIP 125 North Broadway PHONE 765/674-8536 GAS CITY, INDIANA 46933 Parents/Guardians, For the winter season, we are going to be offering a discount card to be used for your child's home games. These passes will be good for all regular season home games for the 2020-21 basketball season. The passes cannot be used for any tournament games (Grant 4/CIC, Invites, etc.) that may be hosted by RJ Baskett Middle School for games either at RJB or Mississinewa High School. These passes are also only good for RJ Baskett basketball games. Each player will be able to purchase as many of the discount cards as needed. Upon arrival of your game, your discount card will be punched and returned back to you. These cards can be purchased in the athletic office beginning Tuesday, November 3, through November 16 from 8:00 AM through 3:30 PM. We will only be able to accept checks and cash at this time for the passes. Checks can be made out to Mississinewa Activity Fund. We are currently waiting on approval for the number of spectators permitted in our facility from the Grant County Health Dept. As of now, we are still under the mandate to keep an accurate count of everyone in attendance at our home games. So this means those in attendance will either need one of the passes or a ticket purchased at the admittance table. We are asking that everyone who enters the gymnasium wears a mask, and please keep the mask on for the entire time you are in our facility. We are also asking that spectators please remain socially distant while in the bleachers. We are blocking off the first 3 rows of our south bleachers to provide a safe distance between spectators, cheerleaders, players, and officials. The north bleachers will be open for players and coaches only. Those areas will be clearly marked as a "no seating area," so we ask that you please respect the guidelines that have been established to keep everyone safe. We know there is a lot of uncertainty with the winter season and we will do our best to communicate through Final Forms and social media any changes that occur. We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we work through our winter season. If you have any questions, please let us know. Sincerely, Mike Scott Athletic Director RJ Baskett Middle School .