Rocky Mountain School

March 11-15 ⏰ Make sure you moved your clocks an hour ahead for Daylight Savings Time. 🌭 7/8 grade - selling Mountain View links and bologna. Tuesday or Wednesday (depends on technology) 📚 Report Card along with attendance will be sent home Thursday 😊 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 3:05-8:05. Please make plans to attend!!! 💉 Oklahoma Blood Institute Blood Drive, 12:30-6:15, “Be A Legend, Be A Donor” 🍿 Concession Friday ⭐️ NO SCHOOL (conferences Thursday night) March 18-22 SPRING BREAK

Remember, turn your clocks ahead one hour.

If you wish to order anything from Gourmet Cupboard, the orders and money are due tomorrow. All proceeds will go to shell Mrs. LaDonna McMurtrey. Remember our concession for her on Wednesday as well. Thank you!

No school today due to inclement weather.

Thank you Cherokee Nation for donating to education! Cherokee citizens who purchase vehicle tags make this donation possible. Cherokee Nation donates 38% of each tag purchased back to schools.

March 4-9 Monday The roads are looking fine for us to have school. The concern will be windchill for the next several mornings. As an extra precaution, have your child wait inside until the bus arrives. Danny and Jack will stop then students can make their way immediately to the bus. We will also limit students’ trips and exposure between buildings as much as possible. PLEASE make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather. The buildings will be warm and students will receive two warm meals as usual. 😊 Tuesday 🍀 4-H Soeech and Demonstration @ Maryetta. Only students who took care of completing the registration guidelines that were sent home last week will be allowed to attend. 📸 Spring and Class Pictures. 4-H students will have their picture taken before they leave. Basketball pictures will be rescheduled Wednesday 🍿 Concession/Bake Sale - all proceeds wil go to help Mrs. LaDonna McMurtrey with expenses incurred with the recent death of her husband. LaDonna has worked @ Rocky Mountain many years. If you would like to make an additional donation, please have your student bring it to the office or leave it at concession. Thursday 🏃🏽‍♂️ Track at Tahlequah (weather permitting) Friday 👀 Vision Screening 🍿 Concession Saturday 💵 7/8 Inside Yard Sale, Old Gym, 8:00 AM-1:00 PM (All proceeds go toward the trip to Washington DC) Each student will have their own table and the money they receive will go directly toward their account. In addition, if anyone has items you would like to donate, you may leave those in the office this week. Funds from donated items will be distributed evenly among the students.

March 2019 Menu and Calendar

1st and 2nd grade games today. Girls play at 5:00. Boys play at4:30 & 5:30

Schedule Changes for Bottle Rocket Festival!!!!! Tuesday 🏀 1st & 2nd Bottle Rocket Basketball Festival Girls play 3 games @ 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 Boys play 2 games @ 3:00 & 4:00 Thursday 🏀 1st & 2nd Bottle Rocket Basketball Festival. Girls play 1 game @ 5:00 Boys play 3 games @ 3:00, 4:30, & 5:30

Feb 25-March 1 Weekly All-Call will be on Monday ⭐️ 7/8 grade students will need to bring assigned items for the Bottle Rocket Fundraiser and be present to work assigned stations for assigned times on Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday 🏀 1st & 2nd Bottle Rocket Basketball Festival Girls play 2 games @ 2:30 & 3:30 Boys play 2 games @ 3:00 & 4:00 Thursday 🏀 1st & 2nd Bottle Rocket Basketball Festival Girls play 2 games @ 2:30 & 5:00 Boys play 3 games @ 3:00, 4:30, & 5:30 Friday 🏹ORES State Archery @ Shawnee 🍿 Concession

Have you ever tried your hand at “wrangling” 23 1st and 2nd graders playing a basketball game for the very first time? Coach Kimble and his teams did a great job playing Bell today in the Peavine Tournament! Little kids and their excitement just make you smile. 😊. I tried to get a picture of everyone playing, but sometimes I was just too busy smiling! Special thanks to Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Avila for their assistance!

THANK YOU to Mike Wininger and District 1 Crew for installing speed bumps in front of the school!!! Also, thank you for the gravel work at the parking lot entrances! Great people doing great things in the community!! (Photo credit to Tyler Fourkiller)

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February 18-22 Monday 🇺🇸 NO SCHOOL Tuesday 🏀 1 & 2 grade basketball @ Peavine Tournament. We will play Bell. Girls @ 1:30, Boys @ 2:00 🎓 8th graders who plan to attend Keys High School are invited to their pre-enrollment, 5:30-6:30 Thursday 🏀 1 & 2 grade basketball @ Peavine Tournament. We will play Maryetta. Girls @ 3:00, Boys @ 3:30 Friday 🍿 Concession —————- Feb 26 & 28 🏀 1/2 grade Bottle Rocket Festival, Schedule Attached

Lady Rockets ORES Division 3 Runner-Up!!! Great job ladies!!!

Congratulations to Lady Rockets and Coach Page!!!! They will play in the Division 3 ORES Finals this evening at 7:20 PM at Shawnee High School. Thank you to Cheerleaders, Coach Kimble, Ms Goldman, and Ms. Hamby for your help and support to this team throughout the season. Go Lady Rockets!! Take State!! 🚀🏆🏀💙

ORES Semi-Finals Lady Rockets vs Justice Let’s go ladies!!! Halftime 20-21. They are playing hard! 3rd Quarter 25-27 Keep battling!!! Lady Rockets are going to the finals!!!!!!! 37-34 Go Ladies!!! Take State!!! 🚀🏆🚀

Rocky Mountain Rockets fall to Forest Grove Fire Chiefs. Some days winning comes easy. Some days you learn humility and to face the game with good sportsmanship even in adversity. All lessons are important and they will be better for them. These boys are a great group! Great season to them!!! Once a Rocket, Always a Rocket!!! 🚀

Rockets and Lady Rockets will be playing in the ORES Division 3 State Semi-Finals! Boys play Forest Grove @ 6:00 Girls play Justice @ 8:00 Games are at Earlsboro High School. Go Rockets!!! Take State!!! 🚀🏆🏀