Good afternoon, RJ Grey Families:
I look forward to seeing many of you tonight at Back to School Night. As a reminder, schedules were sent via Parent Square last Friday. If you didn't see that message with an attached student schedule, no worries. We will have printed copies of schedules in the lobby tonight. First period starts at 7 pm and you'll spend 10 minutes in each of your child's classes. There will be plenty of printed maps and adults to direct you to room locations. We hope to see you tonight!
Several times this fall, we have had parents or guardians arrive to dismiss their child after receiving a text message from their child stating they did not feel well. If you ever receive a text message like this, please don't get in the car. Instead, please call the RJ Grey Main Office. We train our students to seek out helpful adults in our building, including going to our Health Office when they're not feeling well. Our nurses will try and offer support and will give you a call if a child needs to be dismissed. Please know that your child should not have their cell phone on them during the day, so if you are getting texts from your child, please (1) do not respond and (2) later, mention that they should be checking in with their adults here at school with any issue. You can always call us and if you need to speak with your child, our Main Office can help facilitate that! Students are always welcome to use the phones in the Main Office to call their families. Thank you for your help with this.
I mentioned last week that Minuteman High School visited our 8th graders. Soon, ABRHS will visit as well. Some of you may be considering a private school for the 8th or 9th grade. If that is the case, please visit this link to learn more about how our Counseling Office helps with private school applications. There are deadlines and expectations for what we share on your child's behalf. Please check out our site or reach out to your child's counselor with specific questions.
As we approach the end of the month, I wanted to remind you or make you aware that we do not dress in Halloween costumes during the school day at RJ Grey. If you hear any excited talk about your child’s costume, please make sure they are referring to wearing it to family or community events, where I hope they have some fun!
Take care and have a good weekend,
Jim