A.C. Reynolds Middle

The Buncombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session on November 2, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville. **Public Comment will be accepted in person. Members of the public wishing to speak will need to come to Entrance “B”. Doors will open at 4:45 p.m. and speakers must arrive no later than 5:15 p.m. to complete entrance screening procedures and sign in to speak. All speakers will have precisely three minutes to speak and must adhere to guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310 – Public Participation, including all reasonable rules established by the Superintendent. **Following monthly Public Comments, the Board will hear public comments specifically related to the required board policies addressing the State’s Parents Bill of Rights statutes. These policies are linked in the meeting agenda. **https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/current-public-board-agenda Individuals wishing to speak during this time should sign up on the designated sheet before the meeting begins. These comments will adhere to the same public comment guidelines set forth in BCS Policy #2310. Additionally, parents may email comments to be shared with the Board of Education to communications@bcsemail.org Given the desire of BCS to provide the most information possible to the public, the public may view the live broadcast via YouTube on the BCS Communications Department YouTube Account at: YouTube.com/BuncombeSchools

We are looking for volunteers for our school Halloween Dance on October 27th from 3 to 5. This is a wonderful way for you to help out our school and science department. Please fill in the google sheet below where you can help out if you can! Thank you ahead of time for considering. Sign up to volunteer for halloween dance: https://tinyurl.com/ACRMSSciDance No time to volunteer? We will be taking donation items for the dance: --Mini cans of soda --Halloween items you no longer need --bags of halloween candy Thanks again!

Please join us for Community Night on September 20. All Rocket families are welcome!

Community Nights begin this week on Wednesday, September 6th. Please make plans to join us!

The Buncombe County Schools Board of Education is committed to providing a safe, inviting, and civil educational environment for all students, employees, and other members of the school community. The Board expects all students, employees, volunteers, and visitors to behave in a manner consistent with that goal. The Board recognizes that bullying and harassing behavior creates an atmosphere of intimidation and fear, detracts from the safe environment necessary for student learning, and may lead to more serious misconduct or to violence. Accordingly, the Board prohibits all forms of bullying and harassing behavior, including encouragement of such behavior, by students, employees, volunteers, and visitors. Additional information on reporting and responding to bullying is available here>>> https://bit.ly/3YG6ib4

🎒🖍📓 This weekend, the Buncombe County Sheriff's Office School Resource Officers and BCS staff members will be collecting school supplies at the Walmart on Hendersonville Rd. (1636 Hendersonville Rd.). The hours are: Saturday, August 19- 10 am to 8 pm & Sunday, August 20- 10 am to 2:30 pm. Examples of school items are as follows but not limited to: -Book bags—lunchboxes—pencil boxes -Binders—papers—art supplies (crayons/colored pencils) - Pencils—pens—markers—highlighters - Tissues—hand sanitizer—cleaning wipes -Water bottles—dry erase markers—plug in ear- buds—other school related items -Printer paper We hope to see you there as we work together to help ALL students have a great start to the school year!

Please join us for Meet the Teacher on August 25th. 6th Grade - 10 am to 12 noon 7th and 8th Grade - 1 pm - 3pm We look forward to seeing you and blasting off into another great school year. Go Rockets! #BCS #elevate #rocketsrockit

Reynolds Middle School is excited to welcome our 6th Grade students on August 14th for orientation. Parents and guardians are invited to join us for lunch as well. Families should have received a phone call and email from Principal Wheless with details. We look forward to welcoming our new Rockets on August 14th and blasting off into another great school year! #BCS #elevate

Fall Sports season begins August 14 and team tryouts begin that week too. Be sure your student has the required sports physical and Family ID completed for tryouts. Visit our ACRMS Athletics website to download forms. Contact the school with any questions.

Football tryouts will be held August 14th from 3:30-5:30 pm. Tryouts will begin in the ACRMS Gym. Sports physicals and Family ID are needed to try out. GO ROCKETS!

Attention, BCS Staff: We hope you are having a wonderful summer. Don't forget to check our Employee Values page regularly for local special discounts just for educators. . . . https://www.buncombeschools.org/o/bcs/page/employee-values

🌞 Our Summer Meals Program is in full swing! All children in our community are welcome to stop by one of the sites pictured below for a healthy meal! . . . . #community #summermeals #summer #summer2023 #bcs

☑️Vote for the Buncombe County Schools Foundation to win one of 12 grants being awarded by The Community Betterment Foundation in honor of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce's 125th Anniversary! Through July 31, you can support Buncombe County Schools Foundation in its mission to build a strong and dynamic foundation for Buncombe County Schools students and educators. Please vote for the Foundation once a day to win one of twelve $10,000 grants in partnership with the Asheville Chamber of Commerce. There is strength in numbers; together, we are more through this powerful collaboration- “Building Community Through Business.” Vote once a day to support BCS students, educators, and faculty. Follow this link: https://woobox.com/hsn3i5 Learn more: https://www.ashevillechamber.org/.../celebrating-125-years/

Coaches needed! Open positions include boy's soccer, girl's soccer, cheer, and boy's basketball. Contact stanley.wheless@bcsemail.org for more information.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to all students next school year! We are pleased to inform you that Buncombe County Schools will be implementing a program available to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). We will also implement Universal Meals at Nesbitt Discovery Academy (NDA). What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? Great news! All enrolled students at Buncombe County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to your household each day of the school year. Parents (except those with students at NDA), there are no action steps for you to take at this time to participate in this program. We look forward to serving your students beginning August 28, 2023. NDA parents will receive separate instructions regarding Universal Meals. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact us at Buncombe Schools Nutrition Office, 828 255-5932.

Sign up for our Rocket Volleyball Camps! Session 1, July 31st-August 3rd: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLVnfRQUOf8EWta7H9F1YMBe0hvdVx9Hmag_qF4dXw-GET9g/viewform Session 2, August 7th-10th: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1qSSPy8uxFJMZqOgESO01CXG5BSGUTiLGLNyzt0Ario3DYw/viewform

To guarantee you get a yearbook order today, we have a limited number of extra books for purchase. You can purchase with cash or checks written to AC Reynold Middle School for $44.94.

AC Reynolds students participated in Special Olympics, where athletes of all ages from throughout the county compete. The day is filled with friendly competition, face painting, outdoor activities, and animals. It is a wonderful opportunity that helps bring the community together.

The PTA is hosting a dance for ACRMS 8th Grade Students on Friday, May 19 from 6-8 pm at Covenant Community Church. Students can purchase a ticket from Wednesday 5/17-Friday 5/19 in front of the cafeteria for $5. Permission slips are required to attend.

The PTA has a super fun week planned for the teachers & staff at ACRMS next week! We will need lots of help to show our appreciation! Please check out the sign-up genius to help. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844ACAB2DA0F85-teacher