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We are hoping that you and your families remain well and safe.  The document below outlines our process for the collection of materials.  This includes textbooks, library books, internet hotspots and any computer equipment for those not returning to the Fairfield Public Schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, this includes the process for picking up any remaining locker items, medications, PE clothing (8th grade only), purchased yearbooks and musical instruments.  Please review the dates and times below listed by your child’s homeroom teacher.

We hope this letter finds you and your family safe and healthy as we deal with this pandemic.  This crisis has been a test of our resourcefulness and creativity.  We are very proud of the work the staff and students have done during this fourth marking period given the unusual circumstances.  We want to honor that work by refining our grading procedures for the 4th marking period. 

We hope that you are all doing well during these challenging times.  You may or may not recall that you had been invited to a 5th to 6th grade parent transition night at RLMS tonight.  Unfortunately, we are unable to host that annual event at RLMS tonight.  We did not want to delay getting information out to you as a result of our current conditions.  

We continue to work to keep connections to our students and RLMS community during distance learning.  Below is a link to an ongoing RLMS Spirit Slideshow.  It will be ongoing and updated throughout our time away from RLMS.  Our hope is to gather student photos to add to the slideshow after the break.  Enjoy a few moments with the RLMS staff and the ways that they remain "mindful" during these challenging times.  

I am sending this message a few days prior to the April vacation in order to lessen your email inbox.  The third term report card is now posted on the Infinite Campus portal under Reports.

I realize that many of you are working to help support your students with distance learning.  Below are a few brief tutorial links to help you with the STUDENT view of google classrooms and other resources.

We hope this update finds you well and that you are all becoming more comfortable with distance learning. We appreciate your flexibility and patience as we navigate these uncharted waters.  We are incredibly proud of all the work your children and our teachers have been accomplishing.  Although we are living through a significant historical event, we are missing our students and our colleagues!  We wanted to reach out to provide a few updates on our Middle Level Flexible Learning Plan.

Now more than ever, our sense of control and calm have been threatened by COVID-19, social distancing, and drastic changes in routine.  Increases in stress, anxiety, worry, and emotions related to isolation are unavoidable.  Prior to school closing, we planned to launch the Stop, Breathe & Think Classroom pilot program.  Stop, Breathe & Think Classroom is an educational software that supports Social Emotional Learning through mindfulness activities personalized to a student’s emotional state.  If we were in school, the expectation was that our students would engage in at least one emotional check-in and meditation each day.  The great news is that our students and staff can start this practice from home!  We STRONGLY encourage our students to start now. Students can practice individually and/or families can practice these mindfulness activities together.  The use is unlimited and very easy to access.

I am hoping that you had a relaxing February break with your children.  I wanted to remind parents and students about bringing valuables to school.  All students have been assigned a locker and students have been asked to secure their personal items in their locker.  That being said, I would encourage students to leave any items of value at home.  RLMS is not responsible for any personal property that is lost or stolen. We will always investigate theft and loss but cannot always ensure recovery of items that are missing.