A.C. Reynolds Middle

Come to Nesbitt Discovery Academy on Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. for Buncombe County Schools STEM Day 2024: Shaping the Future with STEM!

Congratulations to Ms. Oz, our 2024-25 Teacher of the Year! "Ms. Oz works hard to keep her students engaged and she holds them accountable. She is the first one willing to volunteer for whatever needs to be done. She truly leads by example and it is an honor to work with her."

Please use the link below to read the 2023 North Carolina School Report Cards. https://bit.ly/3hriYBh "The NC School Report Cards website contains snapshots of information about our schools, including the school performance grade, students’ academic growth, how prepared our students are when they enter a school, and a number of other measures as well," said NC Superintendent Catherine Truitt. "These resources are readily available for you and allow transparency into aspects like spending as well as school performance. Although this information is important to know, we know it doesn’t tell the complete story. It doesn’t show the hard work our educators pour in each day for their students and schools and it doesn’t show the spirit of the school itself. No data will be able to show the dedication of our educators nor will it show the extracurricular opportunities, the athletic programs, the apprenticeship, or career preparatory classes - all of which have a profound impact on students and growth."

8th Grade Parents: four days left to order a recognition ad for your student! Show how proud you are with a personal recognition ad. Order at http://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?code=YRBK&affiliateId=1052387

Good afternoon, BCS Staff, Families, and Community: As the school year continues, we are working hard to ensure all of our students have the resources they need- and you can help! Thanks to a partnership with Purposity, we have identified the most urgent student needs and uploaded them to the Purposity website - a program that allows our community to meet these needs with just a few clicks. 🖍Items include everything from new shoes to school supplies. What do you need to do? Simply sign up at https://www.purposity.com/organization/BuncombeSchools, follow our page, and meet a need with just a few clicks today. You can also download the Purposity App for your smartphone.

The book fair is coming to ACRMS! Check out our book fair webpage for more information: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/acrms.

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.