Parent & Student Resources
On this page you will find a number of resources to help you navigate the RCS school system as well as important forms, enrollment information, and student programs. Click on a thumbnail below for more information.
Quick Links
Links and Resources
Teacher Web Pages
Below are a list of teacher web pages. If you don't see your teacher listed, they may not keep a web page. Check with the teacher directly and ask them to email us their link if it is not listed below.
Alert Now
Rockingham County Schools utilizes the Alert Now: Connect 5 Phone Notification Service.
To update your primary and emergency contact information, please call your child’s school.
To receive a replay of school and district messages sent to your phone, call 1-855-4-REPLAY or 1-855-473-7529.
Your child’s school will be utilizing the Alert Now: Connect 5 service for:
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Back to School
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Parent Conferences
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Special Events
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End of Grade Testing Dates
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Sports Cancellations
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Report Card Distribution
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Make Up School Day Reminder
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PTO/PTA/PTSO/Booster Clubs
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Emergency Messages
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Attendance / Absence Notification
The district will be utilizing the Alert Now:Connect 5 service for:
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Weather Related Information
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Emergency Messages
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Other Important Information
Anyone who accidentally opted out of their RCS/school automated phone calls can easily opt back in. Call 855-502-7867 and select option 2. The call MUST be made from the opt-in phone number, which means schools cannot add a phone number for families. We don't want you to miss any important messages!
Be There
Be There is a multimedia campaign designed to inspire families to become more involved in their children's education.
The Idea Behind the Be There Campaign –
Constant inspirational reminders to Be There for children that will change behaviors and make connecting with children the new norm throughout our nation.
Be There Goals:
• To improve student achievement through increased family involvement.
• To align parent activities with state/district goals.
• To support educators by making it easier for parents to become effective partners.
• To show families that simple, easy connections with children make a huge difference.
For more information about Be There, visit their website at www.bethere.org
Parent Resources
Below are a number of parent resources and helpful links.
North Carolina Standard Course of Study:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
Learn how to help your child succeed in school:
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml
Family Involvement in Children's Education Strategies:
http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=429
Parenting Advice, Activities for Children, Family Games and Recipes:
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
How to keep your child safe online:
Science Fair Central by Discovery Education:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/
Application for Free Lunch:
Personal Ads for 8th Graders in Yearbook:
http://store.classscene.com/ssMerchandise.aspx
Parental Consent for Standing Orders
Permission to Administer Medications (Revised)
Steven Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
In this seminal work, Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional problems. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity―principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. The 7 Habits have become so famous because they work.
1. Be Proactive
Make choices and think of the consequences.
2. Begin with the End in Mind
Know what you want and how you are going to achieve it.
3. Put First Things First
Prioritize what you want to accomplish.
4. Think Win Win
We can both get what we want and neither of us have to lose.
5. Seek First to Understand Then to be Understood
Listen with your head and your heart before you speak.
6. Synergize
Together we can always accomplish more.
7. Sharpen the Saw
Live a balanced life.
PBIS
PBIS = Positive Behavioral Intervention Support
Download the PBIS Behavior Matrix for Holmes Middle School