08/04/2020
Dear Students & Parents,
I am excited to welcome our students back to school for in-person classes on Wednesday August 19th. When schools went into “soft closure” last spring I quickly came to realize how much I missed seeing our students on a daily basis. The transition to online learning was challenging for both students and teachers. Our school staff has been working hard throughout the summer to ensure that we have a plan in place to keep everyone as safe as possible as we return to face-to-face instruction. Our school reopening plan can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wxd1fyVye3pi1rwavuN9SlzwJJJOLTe0Hjm9xK44-u8/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the school and we will provide you with an answer.
As we prepare to return to in-person learning, I realize many have strong feelings regarding Governor Herbert’s mandate for masks in our public schools. Although it may be inconvenient, I want nothing more than to have our students back in classes on a daily basis. If that means wearing a mask every day, that is what I will do. Our school building presents some very unique challenges that make social distancing difficult to impossible. To keep our students and staff safe, masks will be essential.
Our school day this year has changed a bit. This year there will be separate starting and ending times for each grade level. They are as follows:
6th Grade - 7:59 to 2:54 Monday - Thursday and 7:59 to 1:19 Friday
7th grade - 7:57 to 2:52 Monday - Thursday and 7:59 to 1:17 Friday
8th Grade - 7:55 2:52 Monday - Thursday and 7:59 to 1:15 Friday
This year due to some of the constraints in place because of COVID-19 we are not hosting a 6th Grade Orientation or a Back-to-School Open House in the traditional manner. In place of these events the students will be invited to meet with their advisors prior to the beginning of the school year in a small group setting. Invitations will be sent by mail for each student. Please make sure your mailing address is up-to-date in our system. Meetings are tentatively for:
6th Grade: Thursday, August 13th [times TBA]
7th & 8th Grade: Monday, August 17th [times TBA]
For those students participating in online learning, information will be sent out virtually.
Again, I am excited to welcome you back to RHMS! I know this will be a challenging school year, but I believe that together we can make it a great year.
See you soon,
Mrs. Terry
Red Hills Middle School Reopening Plan 2020-21 The following framework has been developed for Red Hills Middle School under the direction of Sevier School District in response to 2020 -21 COVID Reopening Protocol. The framework consists of seven "situational characteristics, "which describe el...