Ridgeview STEM Junior High
Weekly Update - APRIL 17, 2018
Tech Connect
Technology and education go hand-in-hand in Pickerington Schools, and a special event planned for May 10 will give parents, students, and the community a chance to see first-hand how the district is creating 21st-century learning environments.
The community is invited to “TechConnect,” a first-ever event featuring students and teachers sharing how technology is being used to support learning in Pickerington Schools. The event will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 10, at Heritage Elementary, 100 N. East Street.
The event is for all age levels and will begin in the Heritage gymnasium with a technology playground, allowing all attendees to discover and ask questions about various technologies being used by our students and teachers. Featured booths will include how students are using drones, coding, Bloxels, Ozobots, Wevideo, virtual reality, Google Suite, Puzzlets, Digital Clue, student news crews, and more.
After the Technology Playground, guests will move to the auditorium to watch students and teachers present projects they have completed this year. Each student will use the stage to give a 5-minute presentation to present their project. Presentations will include students and teachers from all grade levels. Watch first graders using Ozobots robots, elementary students creating digital books, middle school students creating podcasts, junior high students designing digital portraits, high school students creating and annotating video, and more.
The Pickerington Police Department also will be on hand to present a session on digital safety in our community.
Make A Difference Day - MARK YOUR CALENDARS and join us!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our annual Make a Difference Day! This year Ridgeview students, staff, and parent volunteers will be serving throughout the community on Wednesday, May 23! We need your help in order to make this day a success! Sign up to volunteer by emailing Melissa_Morehart@plsd.us and please make sure to sign up online as a Level 1 volunteer if you have not done so already.
We are once again selling t-shirts to be worn on May 23rd. Shirts are $5, but you can add an additional donation of any amount on the TSHIRT ORDER FORM. Proceeds from the shirts will go toward a Haiti Meal Packaging project which one of the work teams will be doing on M.A.D.D. You may also opt to purchase a t-shirt to donate and we will make sure it goes to a student who may not be able to afford to buy one. Thank you in advance.
Our May Dance for this year will be Saturday, May 5th 7 - 9 PM.
Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind.
1. Any student who receives an In-school or Out-of-School suspension between April 2nd (the first day back from Spring Break) and May 4th will not be permitted to attend the May Dance.
2. The dress code is semi-formal:
· Suit/tie(optional)/dress pants/ shirt with a collar
· Dresses or skirts must be no shorter than finger-tip length when arms are held straight down by the side.
· All dresses must have straps and appropriate chest coverage
· No bare midriffs
· Anyone not in compliance with the dress code will not be admitted to the dance.
Tickets are $10 and will be on sale during lunches the week prior to the event.
Important Information regarding lunch accounts
Please note that the last day students will be able to charge a meal will be Thursday, May 10. After that date, students MUST have money in their My Payments Plus account to purchase lunch. This ensures the district can clear up end-of-year negative balances.
Please check your student’s My Payments Plus account at https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/ regularly to ensure there is sufficient money to receive a meal, as well as to clear up any possible negative balance.
Any money left over in the account will transfer over to next school year.
Calling all middle school parents
Coming up at Ridgeview STEM JH
April
17 - Choir Dress Rehearsal, 5-7 PM, Heritage Elementary
21 - JH Band Solo & Ensemble Contest at PHS-Central *note change of venue*
23 - PTO Meeting, 9:00 AM - All are welcome.
26 - RJHS Choir Concert, 7 PM, Heritage Elem.
May
2 - Two- Hour Delay, classes begin at RJHS at 9:15 AM
3 - PTO/ Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast, followed by PTO meeting
5 - May Dance, 7-9 PM
5 - Tyler's Light 5K
8 - RJHS Band Concert, 7 PM, PHS-Central PAC
10 - Student of the Month Reception, 9:30 AM
10 - RJHS Orchestra Concert, 7 PM, PHS-Central PAC
16 - Honors Awards Assemblies, Invitations to be mailed out, 7th gr 6 PM, 8th gr. 7:30 PM
17 - Chromebook devices will be collected for updates
19 - iRun for Jonah 5K
23 - Make A Difference Day Service Learning
25 - Last Day of School, Early Dismissal
Ridgeview STEM Junior High School
Email: eric_koch@plsd.us
Website: www.pickerington.k12.oh.us
Location: 130 Hill Road South, Pickerington, OH, United States
Phone: 614-548-1700
Facebook: facebook.com/RidgeviewStem
Twitter: @RidgeviewPLSD