Ranchero Middle School

The HUSD Family Resource Center has shared their monthly newsletter. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/2Lk0Llz

Attention Rattler Families, PE clothes pickup will start on Tuesday, May 12, from 10 AM to 1 PM and will continue on every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of the school year during the same time frame. To maintain proper social distancing, parents will enter the school by taking Oxford Avenue to the back campus and entering the bus lane. Parents will drive on campus to the back of the gym. (There is a map posted to the RMS Instagram and Facebook pages) Please bring a sign to hold that includes the STUDENT NAME and PERIOD to show staff members so that they can quickly get their student's belongings. Staff will get the belongings and put it in the trunk of their car and parents will exit via Ranchero road. All belongings NOT picked up by May 28th will be donated to charity/discarded. Stay safe Rattlers!

Rattler Parent/Guardian, Please take a moment to provide valuable feedback for our site. We value your input and will utilize this information to allocate resources in the coming year. We appreciate you taking the time to help RMS be the best it can be. Click the link below to participate in the short survey: https://bit.ly/3cZVTOr Hope you are all doing well, and remaining safe.

Congrats to the entire Rattler Community! RMS was a finalist for this year’s Best of the Desert awards. We have the best students and staff around. Thank you for believing in RMS and trusting our amazing staff with your student! https://issuu.com/highdesertmediagroup/docs/bob_2020_victorville_web/1?ff

Rattler Families, I hope everyone had a great weekend. I wanted to share some great resources for families. The following link will take you to a list of local organizations that can offer assistance during this difficult time: bit.ly/rmsparentresource Here, you can find resources on: food banks, mental health, utilities and many more. Our goal is to do everything we can to support our HUSD Family through this difficult time. Parents/guardians, please check in with your student regularly regarding their distance learning. Each teacher is assigning 1-2 hours per week per class. Our goal is to provide the necessary flexibility for our families while still offering a quality education for our students. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out to your student's teacher/counselor/or administrator. We are here to help! Stay well Rattlers, Mrs. Bonnett

Any new students wishing to enroll at Ranchero Middle School may call the school at (760) 948-0175 and/or email registration staff at RMSRegistration@hesperiausd.org

Attention Rattlers! Yearbooks are on sale online at the link below: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09895980 #RattlersRISE #IMPACTtheFutureHUSD

Attention Rattler Families, If you purchased Spring pictures, please contact Life Touch in order to learn how to obtain your images online and/or your paid package. Their Customer Service phone number is 1-800-736-4753 or you can contact them online at mylifetouch.com via chat. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!

Rattler Parents, 3rd quarter grades have posted. Please check Infinite Campus for your student's grades. If your student had a D/F in any class, a notice was put in the mail this morning. There is plenty of time for student's to raise their grade through Remote Learning. Every student should be checking Google classroom/teacher emails daily. Please do not hesitate to reach out to teachers/administration via email. We will do everything we can to support every student. We got this Rattlers!

Attention Rattler Families, If your student needs tech support throughout the remote learning process please email our IT Specialist at: RMSSupport@hesperiausd.org Mr. Merced will do everything he can to assist you remotely. If he is unable to assist with your situation remotely he will inform you of the drop off hours and procedures for assistance. Students please have your devices charged and begin checking your Google classroom/email on Monday 4/6/20 when remote learning begins. Bring on the learning!

Rattler Families, I hope this message finds you all healthy. I wanted to provide you all with an update on the RMS Remote Learning Plan. Our teachers are working hard to get lessons together for your student throughout this week. Remote Learning will officially begin next Monday, 4/6/20. Starting next Monday your student WILL have weekly work to complete for every class. By the end of this week we will have detailed information on the RMS website for every teacher that outlines how your student can access the information. Each teacher will be planning 1-2 hours per week for each class and students will have the entire week to complete the assignments. Our hope is this assists our students and families with flexibility to meet the demands of this ever changing situation while still providing them with a quality education. I will continue to keep you up to date on additional details throughout this week. Stay well Rattlers! Mrs. Bonnett

Rattler Families, With the President's recent proclamation of a national emergency and Gov. Newsom's latest executive order all HUSD schools will be closed next week 3/16/20-3/20/20. Spring break is 3/23/20-3/27/20. All school related activities are postponed/canceled during this time. While we are tentatively planning to re-open on 3/30/20, we will be continuously assessing the situation and communicating with our families. Stay safe Rattlers!

Rattlers Families, In keeping with Gov. Newsom's March 11th policy request, RMS will be postponing non essential activities/events in the near future. The following events are being postponed: Spring Fling Dance, AVID Six Flags field trip, WEB Medieval Times field trip, JV Basketball Tournament, and the 6th grade orientation. Students that already purchased tickets to these events should hang onto them for use when the events are able to be rescheduled. Limiting these events is a precautionary measure as there are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in SB County. Please refer to the HUSD informational release for additional information. The release can be found in the Live Feed section on the RMS website: rancheromiddle.org or the HUSD website: hesperiausd.org

Due to rain in the forecast the Hesperian Ninja Warrior Finals will be rescheduled to FRIDAY, APRIL 3 2020. Elementary will start at 8:00 AM, middle school at 10:15 AM, and high schools at 11:15 AM.

Below is the HUSD Student Calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. Electronic versions are available on the Ranchero website: rancheromiddle.org as well as the HUSD website: hesperiausd.org

This afternoon is the day. The HUSD College and Career Fair is today at the district office from 4:30pm- 7:00pm. Don't miss this amazing opportunity.

Attention Rattler Families, The annual HUSD College and Career Fair is open to middle school students! The event is taking place on 2/27/20 from 4-7pm

HUSD's College & Career Fair will be held Thursday, Feb. 27, from 4:30-7pm at the HUSD Office in the Annex Building. All middle and high school students are welcome! With representation from many prestigious organizations, our students will be guided to plan a future of success.

RMS is honored to be nominated for the Best of the Desert award. We could not be more proud of the amazing staff and students we have at RMS. Please take a moment to vote for RMS. You can vote daily through Feb. 2nd.

Reminder: There is no school Monday 1/20/20 in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. Have a wonderful 3 day weekend Rattlers!