R ENE R OST M IDDLE S CHOOL
P IRATES P RESS
V OLUME 1, ISSUE 5
J ANUARY 9, 2017
Students of the Year
Each year, Rene Rost selects one 5th grade and one 8th grade student to
receive the honor of Student of the Year. This process is very difficult considering
how many amazing students we have at our school. The students then have to complete a packet and are interviewed. After this rigorous process, two students were
selected. Congratulations to our students of the year!
5th Grade Student of the Year: Reagan Smith (pictured on the right)
Reagan Smith has maintained a 4.0 GPA since first grade. She is also involved in our
community. She is in the RMS 4-H program. She has given gifts to the people at the
nursing home and has helped with the food drive for the Kaplan Food Bank. Reagan
plays many sports like basketball, softball, and gymnastics. She also says that her
parents play a crucial role in her life. She says they are always there when she participates in activities. Reagan said that they teach her to strive to be her best and to do
good in life.
J ANUARY D ATES
TO
REMEMBER
January 9: 3rd Nine Weeks begins
January 10: 4-H Meeting
January 12-14: District Honor Band Clinic
at UL Angelle Hall
January 12: Report Cards sent home.
January 13: PBIS Reward
January 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
No School
January 24: 6th Grade Solo Festival
January 25: 7th and 8th Grade Solo Festival
January 26: AR $2 Dress Day: School appropriate pajamas
January 28: Parish Honor Band Auditions
January 29: RMS Bingo at the American
Legion
S PECIAL N OTES
Every Friday students may wear a spirit
shirt with blue jeans for $1.00.
8th Grade Student of the Year: Carina Chargois (pictured on the left)
This is not the first time that Carina Chargois has gotten student of the year. She
was also rewarded student of the year in fifth grade for Vermilion Parish as well as
for Rene A. Rost Middle School. Carina is very active in her community and volunteers twice a month at St. Joseph’s Diner in Lafayette. She is very active in sports
programs and is the starting point guard for the 8th grade basketball team, the starting pitcher for the softball team and participates in 4 different track and field events.
She says that her family and friends are very important in her life and that she doesn't
know what she would do without them. She also says that they are very motivating
and make her want to be the very best that she can be in everything she does.
Band practices are Wednesdays from 2:30
- 3:30.
Basketball Schedule is available on the back
of this page. 7th Grade girls play first,
then 7th grade boys, then 8th grade girls,
and finally 8th grade boys.
Full calendar is available on the school
website.
Fun Fact: On Monday, January 23, 2017, KAtc will use rene rost middle school for their cool schools
segment. They will be spotlighting our donation to links des Pinks. It will run on Good Morning
Acadiana between 6:33 and 6:40am. Later in the day it will be featured on our website, KATC.com and
the KATC Facebook page.
R ENE R OST
M IDDLE S CHOOL
112 West 6th Street
Kaplan, LA 70548
Parish Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Angel Campbell , Rene Rost 2017-2018 teacher of the year, was also selected as the Vermilion Parish Middle School Teacher of the year! This is a huge honor and we are so proud to call Mrs. Angel a Pirate. Congratulations Mrs. Angel!
Phone: 337-643-8545
Fax: 337-643-7013
R ENE R OST W EBSITE
WWW.VRML.K1 2 .LA. US/ RRMS
Pirates Basketball Schedule
01/11/17
5:30
RMS vs Gueydan
Away
01/18/17
5:30
RMS vs JH Williams
Away
January23-26
Parish Tournament at
Rene Rost
Rene Rost Bingo
On January 29, 2017, Rene Rost will be
hosting its annual BINGO at the American
Legion. The BINGO will last from 1-4
pm. There will also be an auction. Please
join us for some family friendly fun! Your
participation will allow us to purchase materials for your children’s classrooms. If
you would like to help out by volunteering
or donating items or cakes, please contact
the office at 337-643-8545.
New Year New You!
The new year is a chance to improve ourselves. Here are some areas that middle
school students can work to build success.
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Organization
Taking Notes
Studying
Hygiene and Self-care
Get Involved
Get Rest
Make Healthy Choices
Fun Fact: Rene Rost Middle
School is the only middle school
in vermilion parish that services
both 5th and 8th grade. Since
only 5th grade students are eligible to be selected as Elementary
students of the year, we are able
to select the elementary student
of the year and the middle
school student of the year for
Kaplan.
S NEAK
PEEK INTO THE
G RADES
5th Grade News
by Analyse David
In ELA, we have been working in our module and studying our Flocabulary in
Unit 8 called Water Balloon Fight. In Math we are using dividends with decimals
and going back to long division. In Gym we are playing badminton and dodgeball. In Science we are studying complete and incomplete metamorphosis. In
Social Studies we are studying Spain and vocabulary.
6th Grade News
by Ava Thibodeaux and Maddalen Butler
In ELA, we are working on writing summaries and reading Hatchet. In PE, we
are playing badminton, doing jumping jacks, and pacers. In Math, we are working on percentages and are about to move on to a new lesson. In Science, we are
studying motion, acceleration, and speed. In Band, we are working on our song
for solo festival called The Good Life. In Social Studies, we are learning about Ancient India and we are learning the tools on the computer.
7th Grade News
by Annalee Romero
In Science, we are learning about cell division and mitosis. In Math, we are
reviewing our integer rules. We are also going to start working in Module 3. In
ELA, we are reading the novel titled, Blood on the River. In Social Studies, we
are reviewing the parts of the Constitution and the different branches of government. In PE, we are doing our daily exercises, playing basketball, and walking
around the gym. In Band, we are practicing our songs for District Festival and
working on the Descending Chromatic Scale.
8th Grade News
By Carina Chargois
In ELA, we are learning about events that are happening in the world today
through Channel One News. In Science, we are learning about radioactive materials. In Social Studies, we are learning about slavery and how it helped to progress America. In Math, we are learning about the Pythagorean Theorem. In PE,
we are learning how to elevate our heart rates to exercise more efficiently.