Navigating the River
October 27, 2021
Upcoming School Events
Oct. 25-29: Red Ribbon Week (See communication below)
Oct. 28-Nov. 10: Online Book Fair
Nov. 3: Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A (See below)
Nov. 4: Semester 2 Educational Survey Deadline (4PM) LINK HERE
Nov. 11: 7th Grade Band Concert
Nov. 12: Picture Retakes
Nov. 12: 8th Grade Band Concert
Nov. 13: 8th Grade Tribute Ads Due
Picture Retakes are Coming!
Club Update
Honoring Our Heroes Writing Contest - Essays Due Friday!!
Honoring Our Heroes is a writing contest developed in 1995 by the Eastern Cobb County Council of PTAs. The program was designed to encourage students to discover “real life” heroes who have shown generosity, trust, persistence, dedication, leadership, creativity, caring, bravery, imagination, service, gentleness, courage, or compassion. This year, we’d like our students to choose the hero of their choice - teachers, doctors, policemen, coaches, parents, veteran, siblings, and anyone else that has made a real and positive impact on a student’s life. There will be one winner from each grade (6-8). Those winners will go on to compete in the county wide competition. Click HERE for more information and the Entry Form. Any questions please email aflynt@forsyth.k12.ga.us.
Extra Halloween Candy??
Note: Halloween costumes should NOT be worn to school.
Book Fair - Opens Tomorrow (October 28th)
8th Grade Tribute Ads
Eighth Grade Ads are a great way to celebrate your child's achievements. These ads will be featured in the RMS 2021-22 yearbook, and it serves as a tribute to your child before they go off to high school. There is limited space for these ads in the yearbook, so act fast to reserve a spot for your Eighth Grader. Orders due by November 13, 2021.
Go to www.balfour.com:
Search for Riverwatch Middle School.
Click on the icon labeled Yearbook & Ads
Scroll down and click on 1 Block Ad Space (one ad/student)
Complete payment for order.
- You will receive an email within 24 hours, from Balfour, with instructions on how to upload your portrait photo and message.
- Only one picture (portrait layout) may be submitted
- Your message is limited to 275 characters (approximately 50 words)
For technical questions regarding the upload process, contact Balfour 1-800-944-5930.
Your Input Matters!
Questions? Just ask!
COVID-19 Reporting Info
We encourage you to review that COVID procedures and information using this link. Please know that these processes do sometimes change in response to new information, but this is a reliable site to use.
- If your child is showing symptoms, please do not send them to school.
- Please communicate the status of your child, including First and Last name, to:
Attendance secretary: Kelle Russo; krusso81@forsyth.k12.ga.us.
Communication is important to ensure that our records are updated and that the teachers are aware of your student's attendance.
PTSO Co-Chair Committee Members Needed
The PTSO is in need of Committee Co-Chairs for 2 upcoming events:
Carpool Relief Day. The PTSO would like to help out our staff by giving them a day off of carpool duty once a month. We would like a Co-chair to coordinate dates with our assistant principal and the PTSO will ask for parent volunteers to come in to run carpool on the morning and afternoon of the dates that are chosen. The Co-Chairs will come to every date picked, greet the volunteers, and let them know where to stand/what to do.
Impressions Art Contest. RMS would like to participate in the FoCo PTO/A Council's Impressions Art Contest. Students can participate in any number of 6 categories: Visual Art, Film, Photography, Literature, Dance Choreography, and Music Composition. Starting in Jan of 2022, the Co-Chairs would coordinate entries with the art teacher at RMS, coordinate judges for each category, and deliver category winners on Feb 28th to the county for Gallery Night on March 30th.
If you have questions or are willing to be a Co-Chairperson for either of these events, please email riverwatchmsptso@gmail.com and let us know. We will help guide and connect you to the right people to give you more information. Thank you for considering!
PTSO Upcoming Events
November 3 (4-8PM) - Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A