Red Top Middle School

We have successfully completed our first “Lockdown” DRILL of the year. This was ONLY A DRILL!

Bus Drivers Needed

The RTMS Chorus is selling tickets to this Sunday's 1:35pm Braves vs Astros game! Tickets are only $13 for Grandstand 416/417. Chorus singers $16. Cash or Checks payable to Red Top Chorus Boosters accepted. Get them while they last and enjoy the National Anthem sung by members of the RTMS Chorus!

Come and work with us!

We will again offer English classes for parents. Registration is now open and there are a limited number of spaces.

​We are humbled with appreciation at Red Top Middle School by the generous donations of tools from Mr. Clint Pruitt and the Construction Ready of Georgia! These tools will be used in our Miner Home Improvement Focus class to teach students about basic tool use and skills they can use at home or in the workplace!

Open House Reminder: Monday, August 1st (3 sessions based on students’ last names) 10:30 – 11:30: Students with last names beginning with A – K 1:30 – 2:30: Students with last names beginning with L – Z 5:00 – 6:00: Make up session

Please join us for a School Improvement Parent Meeting. We will have an in person option Thursday, May 26th at 9:00 am. There will also be a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 24th at 8:00 pm. Please RSVP to lauren.gentry@bartow.k12.ga.us. Únase a nosotros para una reunión de padres de mejoramiento escolar. Tendremos una opción presencial el jueves 26 de mayo a las 9:00 am. También habrá una reunión virtual el martes 24 de mayo a las 8:00 pm. Confirme su asistencia a lauren.gentry@bartow.k12.ga.us.

Please fill out our Title 1 Parent Survey to help us understand ways that we can support your family! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=noJuhJQ2vkKeh2y7Pidlywl9gRqfrjhPuyU00kVpnAhURUtZMVFLQzRIMUVKS0dLUDNBMlhZTExaRS4u ¡Complete nuestra Encuesta para padres de Título 1 para ayudarnos a comprender las formas en que podemos apoyar a su familia! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=noJuhJQ2vkKeh2y7Pidlywl9gRqfrjhPuyU00kVpnAhURUtZMVFLQzRIMUVKS0dLUDNBMlhZTExaRS4u

Yearbooks have been shipped! They will be arriving at the school soon. We are no longer accepting online orders or preorders; however, we will have plenty of extras on sale beginning on May 18th. They will be available during lunch. $35 each (cash or check).

Attention Upcoming 6th Graders! Join us on Thursday, May 12th for 5th Grade Transition Night!

Please fill out our Title 1 Parent Survey to help us understand ways that we can support your family! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=noJuhJQ2vkKeh2y7Pidlywl9gRqfrjhPuyU00kVpnAhURUtZMVFLQzRIMUVKS0dLUDNBMlhZTExaRS4u ¡Complete nuestra Encuesta para padres de Título 1 para ayudarnos a comprender las formas en que podemos apoyar a su familia! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=noJuhJQ2vkKeh2y7Pidlywl9gRqfrjhPuyU00kVpnAhUOTY1MFYwUFIyNEVLQ0JQUkpGOEhMWkFKRy4u

2022-2023 Bartow Virtual Academy application window will open May 1 and close on May 31. You can find information and the application link (opening May 1) on the BCSS website under schools>Bartow Virtual Academy (https://www.bartow.k12.ga.us/page/bartow-virtual-academy). Criteria for BVA Admission Complete the application prior to the deadline Complete student questionnaire prior to deadline Be enrolled in the Bartow County School System Above average historical grades Good attendance history School Recommendation (form is sent from BVA to school) Upon acceptance Student & Parent attend BVA Orientation (final requirement)

Open to upcoming 5th graders from Emerson, Cloverleaf and Allatoona Elementary Schools and current RTMS 6th and 7th graders. RTMS Cheerleading Tryouts will be on Thursday, May 12th from 3:40 to 5:00 pm. Students must have an up-to-date physical form on file. Students must wear athletic shorts, t-shirt, and tennis shoes.

Track practice will start tomorrow after school. You must have a physical on file to participate Appropriate footwear is required (tennis shoes/track spikes) Water bottles are mandatory Must be picked up by 4:45

The Red Top Miner Lego Robotics team took home the 1st Place Breakthrough Award trophy at yesterdays BCSS Robotics Competition at Georgia Highlands College!

BCSS is excited to offer a FREE STEM Camp for students currently in grades 3 through 6. Test your skill with challenges, clues, and detours to race your way around the world in four days tackling STEM challenges with Spheros, RVR, LEGO Spike Prime Robots, Drones, green screen, and more! Registration opens March 1st at 6:00 PM. To hold your place in the race, preregister at https://rb.gy/v7nnxy

STEM Summer Camp Info

The attached forms were sent home with 6th and 8th graders today, and are due back to RTMS by Thursday, February 3rd.

STEM Donations needed!! We are beginning STEM projects in all three grade levels and need donations of the following supplies. If you are able to help, you can send the supplies with your student or drop them off in the main office. Students can drop their supplies off in room 711. If they put their name on the donation, they will receive house points for their donation. Requested Items: Toothpicks String Straws Cotton Balls Pipe Clearners Rubber Bands Paper Cotton Newspaper Balloons Plastic Sheets Popsicle sticks Scotch Tape Straw Aluminum foil Plastic cups Paper cups Poster board Kleenex Sponges Saran Wrap and any other supplies that might be useful for an egg drop! Thank you so much for helping to support STEM at RTMS!