RRMS Royal Update
Knight News for 9/12-9/16
Step It Up School-wide Donation Drive 9/14-9/27
Hello Parents and Families!
We are excited to offer a way to give back to RIVER RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL! On 9/14/2022 we will be kicking off an event to help raise funds that will benefit all of our students and staff. Our Step It UP! program, will help with funding Student and Teacher Resources, Student and Staff Recognition. In addition to: New technology, curriculum enhancements, and innovative learning materials.
It is going to be AWESOME; we are excited to get started!
A few things to note:
· This program will be very easy for you. It only requires about 10 minutes of your time.
· Your students can earn great rewards, just for their effort. No money required!
· This is an online, donation-based fundraiser, and the email and text message donation requests can go to people you know anywhere in the world. That means no direct pressure on your shoulders.
Students will be bringing home more information next week after our Launch Party presentation. Please help your student register and complete the Golden Ticket assignment THAT VERY NIGHT! The Step It Up link to register and input emails is https://app.pop4kids.org/riverridgems34654. All students who complete the Golden Ticket assignment will receive fun PRIZES and it does not require any money to register. We will also have some fun drawings for a $250 Amazon Gift Card and four Mini Party Fridges stuffed with CASH!
I will be sending a few more emails throughout the two-week program. Please contact me directly if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your support!
Sincerely,
Angie Murphy
RRMS Principal
PARENT BILLS OF RIGHTS - CONSENT FORMS in MYSTUDENT - Please complete ASAP!
PARENTS - We want to highly encourage you to READ CAREFULLY all of the items in the Parent Bill of Rights Consent. During conversations, we are realizing a number of parents were not fully aware of what they were signing when they did so.
While parents have full rights to opt out/in of all items - and we realize how many words they have used - it is important to make informed decisions.
One example is the MEDIA RELEASE. Several parents opted out without realizing the last line of a lengthy page listed the fact that any student opting out will not be recognized if they play sports, or achieve any academic success, and will not be in the yearbook, among other restrictions. Again - if this opt out was done fully informed we absolutely respect that, but when the full details have been pointed out parents did reconsider.
Leaving the consent form blank is a NO for CLINIC SERVICES. If you would like your student to utilize the clinic if they are sick, or get hurt please consent to yes to illness care treatment and RN assessment. If you mark NO or DON'T FILL OUT THE FORMS your child can't be seen in the clinic. Your child will be asked to call you to inform you of the situation. If you do not have internet access at home or a computer, you may come to the school to fill out the consent forms online.
If you have questions about ANY item please do not hesitate to reach out to our administration so that we can clarify the options as much as possible as it is new procedure for everyone.
Flu Vaccines
On Tuesday October 7th Health Heros will be on campus administering Flu Vaccines. If you would like your student to receive a Flu Vaccine, please fill out the consent attached and return it to the clinic or to ljanssen@pasco.k12.fl.us. They were also send out in 1st period classes.
Healthy Student
Please fill out the 22-23 healthy student application if you would like your student to be a part of the program. Healthy student is a great way to keep students in school. Healthy student includes management of acute illness or injury and the administration of limited medications, following physician guidelines and protocols (i.e. ibuprofen, Tylenol, Motrin, Robitussin, Tums, and antifungal ointment, Benadryl, hydrocortisone, etc.).
Please fill out the attached form and return it to the clinic or email to ljanssen@pasco.k12.fl.us if interested. We CAN NOT take any verbal consents for medication administration so not filling out the form means a call home if your child isn't well with a potential need for pick up.
Please check myStudent regularly for student progress!
1. Academic Lunch in the Media Center or with teacher (daily)
2. Knight Time Intervention Period (daily)
3. Second Chance Learning Opportunities (work out with teacher as needed)
4. After School Tutoring with HS NHS students (Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30PM-2:30PM Media Center)
RRMS Castle Expectations and School Policies
JOIN THE RRMS PTSA - GET INVOLVED!
River Ridge Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) welcomes you to a new school year. If this is your first year at River Ridge Middle School, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to each of you. If you are a “seasoned” Royal family, I know that you are as excited as we are to be starting the school year up again.
As parents/ guardians, we all support our children in their educational journey. As a PTSA member, we work collaboratively to support RRMS through many events and volunteer opportunities. This is going to be a great year!
If you would like to JOIN the RRMS PTSA, it is $10 for the year at https://riverridgemsptsa.memberhub.com/store.
As a reminder, all PTSA members wishing to volunteer should complete an annual volunteer application with the school district: https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/comm/volunteer/
Thank you so much for your support, and please let me know if you have any suggestions or questions at Riverridgemsptsa@gmail.com. Together, let’s make this school year another wonderful year for our students.
Best Regards,
Sandy Soares
RRMS PTSA President
Royal Knight Athletics - THIS WEEK!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS!
9/14 Royal Dine Out Day/Night @ Panda Express in Trinity 10:30AM-9:30PM
RRMS ONLY Skate Night-Come out and have fun! 50% of proceeds go back to RRMS!
Royal Spirit Fridays - Get Your River Ridge gear!
Show Your Royal Spirit with your River Ridge SWAG... new items have been added for purchase on Rycor at our River Ridge Spirit Store. Items can be picked up at the front office… don't miss out sizes are limited and new designs are amazing! Go Knights! #WeAreRoyal #RoyalSpiritFridays
Give Our RRMS Staff Members a Weekly Royal Shout Out!
It only takes a minute to recognize one or many of our deserving RRMS Staff Members. Click the link at ROYAL STAFF SHOUT OUTS!