Author Archives: Mr. Renes

The first Choir Concert of the school year will be held in the new MS Commons Area onThursday evening, Oct. 27th, at 7 P.M. Choir students should report to the Choir Room at 6:30 P.M. Please come take your seat in the new “Commons” area of the Middle School (right by the front entrance), where [...]

Middle School is an interesting time. Developmentally, students look for more independence and are learning how to handle the added responsibility that comes with it. In addition to dealing with this challenge, students are also caught between enjoying things like dressing up for Halloween and deciding whether or not they are too “mature” for it. [...]

Please click here for the Michigan Department of Education MEAP website. Among the things you’ll find on this site are the schedule for the 2011 test and the new MEAP “Cut Scores”

Next week (week of October 10) marks the beginning of this fall’s MEAP testing. Please take a look at the tips below, in order to help your student be the best prepared they can be. MEAP Tips for Parents Parents can make an invaluable contribution to improved MEAP scores by helping your son/daughter come to [...]

Wednesday, October 5 is the first official “Count Day” of the 2011-2012 school year. Thank you for you help to ensure that your student(s) is/are in school and on time.

If you’re reading this, you undoubtedly know at least something about blogs:) As you know, a blog (short for weblog) is like an online journal. It can be about anything the blogger (blog author) wants to write about — politics, golf, the Beatles — in this case Reeths-Puffer Middle School. Every teacher at Reeths-Puffer Middle [...]

Wednesday, October 5, will mark International Walk to School Day. The benefits of exercise, including walking, are well documented. With this in mind, Reeths-Puffer Schools, along with other local agencies, has been working toward a partnership with Safe Routes 2 School, in the development of sidewalks from Horton to Central Elementary School. In 1997, the [...]

To report a student absent, please call Student Services at 744-4721, extension 4006. Please indicate your child’s name, the date, the reason for the absence, and the symptoms if the absence is related to an illness. For work missed, while your student is out, please note that many teachers post daily assigments to their blogs. [...]

Reeths-Puffer Middle School’s 2011 Open House is scheduled for Monday, September 12 (6:45 PM – 8 PM). Please join Mr. Renes in the gymnasium at 6:45 PM. From there, students and their parents will be welcome to visit their student’s teachers and classrooms. We hope to see you there! Go Rockets!

Dear Parent/Guardian: The beginning of the school year is an exciting time, as well as a potentially stressful time for students and their families. Arguably one of the most stressful aspects of the start of the year is getting your schedule. Between meeting new teachers and finding their classrooms, this can be a challenging time [...]