Rice Middle School eNews
Monday, November 26, 2018
Canned Food Drive Extended to Thursday!
You can donate any of these items: cans, boxes (spaghetti, mac & cheese, etc.), plastic bottles (peanut butter), bags (rice or beans). No glass jars or containers.
Absences & Exam Week
With the end of the first semester fast approaching, many of you have already begun to make plans for Winter Break.
December 18th - 21st, the 7th & 8th graders will be taking semester exams, and 6th graders will take a Math test. Please consider this as you make travel arrangements. Here are the periods that will be tested each day:
Tuesday, December 18
7rd Period Exam
5th Period Exam
Wednesday, December 19
1st Period Exam
6th Period Exam
Thursday, December 20
4th Period Exam
2nd Period Exam
Friday, December 21
3rd Period Exam
Keep in mind that it is important for students to be at school during exam week. If you know that your child will be out during this time, please contact your child's counselor as soon as possible. Also, have your child pick up an Absence Request Form from the Front office, and once completed, he or she should submit it to the main office.
Toys for Tots Collection
Upcoming Rice Events!
Here are the events for the next two weeks! Feel free to come out and support our Rice Ravens!
Wednesday, November 28
- 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Renner -- Rice Gym 6:00/7:00
- 8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Renner -- Renner Gym 6:00/7:00
Thursday, November 29
- 7th Grade Boys Basketball vs Renner -- Rice Gym 6:00/7:00
- 7th Grade Girls Basketball @ Renner -- Renner Gym 6:00/7:00
Saturday, December 1
- North Texas MATHCOUNTS Mock Competition -- Rice Middle School
Monday, December 3
- 8th Grade Boys Basketball vs Wilson -- Rice Gym 6:00/7:00
- 8th Grade Girls Basketball @ Wilson -- Wilson Gym 6:00/7:00
Tuesday, December 4
- Beginning Band Concert -- Rice Gym 7:00
Thursday, December 6
- 7th Grade Boys Basketball vs Wilson -- Rice Gym 6:00/7:00
- 7th Grade Girls Basketball @ Wilson -- Wilson Gym 6:00/7:00
Friday, December 7
- Choir and Jazz Band Performance Tour -- School Day
Saturday, December 8
Speech Tournament at Renner MS
PTA News
A. Time to Sign up for a PTA Membership
While you’re in Membership Toolkit, sign up for your 2018-19 Rice PTA membership. Families need to renew each July 1 for the coming school year. Signing up for PTA doesn’t mean you have to volunteer, although we appreciate those who do.
Why join PTA? Since we don’t hold traditional fund raisers at Rice, our membership dollars are key to supporting all the wonderful activities and services offered each year. Membership dollars help fund classroom wish list items, student programs, teacher conference registrations, parent education programs, teacher appreciation luncheons and special amenities throughout the building.
This year, we would like to see 100% parent participation in membership. This may be a lofty goal, but everyone can benefit from being a PTA member. Sign up at http://ricepta.org.
B. Complete your Volunteer Application Now
Rice Middle School PTA new and returning volunteers for the upcoming 2018-2019 school year must complete an online volunteer application through PISD to be eligible to volunteer. Get a head-start and submit your application today at https://www.pisd.edu/volunteer.
You can also select the Rice opportunities that you are interested in volunteering for through our Rice PTA Membership Toolkit athttps://ricemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/home - just log in and click on the "Volunteering At Rice 2018-19" form to submit your preferences.
Contact volunteers@ricepta.org with questions. Thank you in advance for your service to the students and staff at Rice!
C. Please Continue to Send in Your Box Tops
Hello, Parents, We would like to thank the families who have contributed to the Box Tops fundraiser. With your help, we are expecting to raise money just like previous school years. Thank you!
For this year our target is $500. Please continue to support our school by sending in your Box Tops! It's easy: just tear or cut off the Box Tops logo from your grocery item boxes and have your child bring them to the front desk of the school where a container is there to collect them.
Please like the Rice PTA Facebook page to stay informed about PTA activities!
Important Information from Nurse Yang
Flu Season Is Fast Approaching!
To learn more about seasonal influeza, please click on the link below:
https://www.pisd.edu/cms/lib/TX02215173/Centricity/Domain/233/Influenza2014-2018A.pdf
Guidelines for Exclusion due to Communicable Disease
Communicable Diseases – Exclusion from school for health reasons
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