Rice Middle School eNews
Monday, June 4, 2018
A Note from Mr. Glasscock
Good Afternoon! It's hard to believe that another year is coming to a conclusion. Thank you all for another successful year which brings a ton of memories I will treasure for a long time.
Rice has a fantastic community and our students continue to impress me through their positive demeanor and overall ability to succeed at whatever they put their minds to on a daily basis. We have much to be proud of, and I am thankful you have given the staff at Rice the opportunity to help your child learn and grow each day. It truly is a privilege.
For those of you who have children leaving Rice, we wish the best for you and your children, and we hope that Rice has created some long-lasting memories that you, too, will cherish for years to come.
I wish all of you a restful and enjoyable summer. Remember to take the time to appreciate those moments with your family and friends because we will be back in session before you know it!
Sincerely,
Chris Glasscock
Principal
Final Report Cards
Guiidance News:
eSchool Information
8th graders can enroll in eSchool throughout the summer. Please refer to the eSchool website for more information: https://www.pisd.edu/eschool
Summer School Busing Schedules
Summer Debate Camps
Registration is now open for the Plano West Debate Camp July 23rd-27th
Registration is open for the Plano Senior Debate Camp July 23rd-27th
Information can be at tinyurl.com/wildcatcamp18
Important Dates for 2018-2019 School Year
Many of you like to make summer travel arrangements. So you may better prepare, the following dates have been determined by the district:
- Middle School (Grades 6, 7 and 8) Registration is July 26, 27 & 30
- New students should contact their schools beginning July 16 to schedule registration appointments. Appointments will be scheduled July 26, 27 & 30 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Middle school counselors will return July 23.
- Middle School Schedule Pick-up is Wednesday, August 1, 2018
- 6th Grade is 8am – 10am
- 7th grade is 11 am – 1pm
- 8th grade is 2pm – 4pm
- First day of school is Monday, August 13, 2018
PTA News
A. Purchase PE Uniforms, School Supplies by June 1
PE/Athletic Uniforms and School Supply orders for the 2018-19 school year must be placed by June 1 to guarantee delivery at Schedule Pickup in August. PTA memberships for the 2018-19 school year also are being accepted.
- PE/Athletic Uniforms: Rice coaches ask that students wear uniforms during their PE class and Athletic. The PE shirts will be a silver dri-fit type (Augusta brand) with the logo shown above on the front and the Athletic shirts will be navy with the same logo. These uniforms can be used all three years at Rice, so you might want to order at least the T-shirt a little larger than normal.
- School Supplies: Buying the school supply pack, makes it easy to get all of the supplies at one time. Packs are put together with the help of Rice teachers from each grade level.
- Rice PTA Membership: When you join the Rice PTA, you join a community that encourages student achievement and believes in building partnerships between families and school. Membership has many benefits, including supporting educational programs and assemblies, education and training for Rice teachers and staff, wish list items for classrooms, security guards the first few days of the school year, two social events for students, 8th grade celebration for outgoing 8th graders, Reflections, Teacher Appreciation Week and support for clubs and student programs like band, choir, orchestra and more.
Visit https://ricemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/home, log into your account, click the Order Here tab and select the category you’d like to purchase.
B. Gift Cards Being collected for Recovering Rice Teacher Jennifer Penny
We wanted you to know that grocery and gas gift cards are being collected for Rice teacher Jennifer Penny, who is home recovering from a kidney transplant.
Several staff member and parents have asked about setting up meals for Jennifer and her husband, Mike. Due to dietary restrictions and her compromised immune system, meals are not the best option right now. If you would like to do something in lieu of meals, gift cards to Market Street or Kroger for grocery pick-up would be best. Gas cards to Kroger Fuel, RaceTrac or QT would also be helpful with the weekly trips to UT Southwestern.
Please send the gift cards to school to the attention of Counselor Serena Edwards or Band Director Jason Tucker.
Please visit Rice PTA’s website at https://ricemspta.membershiptoolkit.com/ for more PTA news and like the Rice PTA Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RiceMSPTA/ page to stay informed about PTA activities
Jasper News: Rising 8th Graders!
A. Jasper's Website
Don't forget to check the Jasper High School website for updates throughout the summer: http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/jasper/index.htm
Please bookmark this page. It will have all the information you need throughout the school year. There will be an entire page dedicated to 2018-2019 school year information. There will be a link on the home page.
From the website home page, you can also follow us on Twitter. It is a third way to stay informed at Jasper! Have a great summer and we are excited to see everyone in the fall!
B. 9th grade Schedule Changes 2018-2019
8th grade students may turn in course request changes for the 2018-2019 school year. Course requests can be found on Parent Portal in the Student Registration Section. If a student wants to make a change in his/her course requests, follow the steps below:
You should...
- print the course selection page,
- cross out the course(s) to be changed,
- write in the new course(s),
- include a parent or guardian signature,
- and return the course selection page to your current counselor.
* After Friday, June 1st, the Jasper counselors will be accepting schedule change requests from July 30 until August 9 on a seat-availability basis.
B. Jasper eNews
8th grade families going to Jasper next year, we strongly encourage you to go ahead and sign up for the Jasper E-news. You will automatically be put on the Jasper e-news August 1, but we do not want you to miss any important information we share through e-news throughout the summer.
This can be completed by going to parent portal: https://parentviewer.pisd.edu/ We look forward to everyone joining the Jasper family next year!!
English Language Arts Summer Reading Suggestions
*Please disregard the date at the top of the file for the reading lists. All list are up-to-date for 2017-2018 school year.
Lady Ravens Volleyball Tryouts
August 15-17
8th grade 7:45 am - 8:15 am
August 15-17
7th grade 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Physical and Medical History must be completed and turned in before tryouts, otherwise you will not be allowed to tryout. Information also needs to be completed online after July 1st at https://planoisd.rankonesport.com - you will need your child's school identification number to register.
Please contact Coach King allison.king@pisd.edu or Coach Ray nancy.ray@pisd.edu with any questions
Accessing STAAR Results over the Summer
Please be aware that STAAR results have NOT been released yet. However, here is information about how to access your child's results once the state releases them this summer:
To access their child’s STAAR results on the TEA Texas Assessment Data Portal (https://www.texasassessment.com).
To facilitate this process, the District has produced a parent letter in which contains directions on how to access results (attached).
Parents may locate their child's access code in two different ways:
OPTION 1 - Go to the Texas Assessment Data Portal http://texasassessment.com
1. Select Find My Unique Student Access Code.
2. Parents will then be prompted to enter in:
-Student’s First Name
-Social Security Number or S-Number (State issued ID Number), and
-Date of Birth.
OPTION 2 - Go to the PISD Parent Portal https://parentportal.pisd.edu/Login.aspx
1. Login to the PISD Parent Portal.
2. Scroll down to Performance Management.
3. Locate the STAAR PORTAL CODE.
Plano West Summer Soccer Camp
We are hosting our annual Plano West (aka Blue Nation) Summer Soccer Camp June 4-8 from 9am – 12pm.
This camp is for both boys and girls entering grades Kindergarten through 9th.
Our camp is an absolute blast for the kiddos. They learn skills; play fun soccer games; participate in themed dress up days; they can earn prizes and each camper receives a camp t-shirt.
If you would like your son or daughter to have 3 hours of fun while you relax for 3 hours every day, then click on the link below!
To sign up, click on this link: https://apm.activecommunities.com/planoparksandrec/Home ; then, click on the “Register Here” button; put the barcode 9352 in the search bar to find our camp.
If you have questions please contact Tara Balough-Martin @ tara.balogh@pisd.edu
or 469-752-9894.
Girls Basketball Camp for 7th through 9th Graders
We are having our annual girls basketball camp next week (June 4-8) from 9:30 – 11 in the main gym at Plano West. This camp is for all incoming 7th-9th graders.
To sign up:
1. Go to this webpage - https://apm.activecommunities.com/planoparksandrec/Home
2. Click on the “Register Now!” button
3. Put the barcode 10293 in the search bar to find our camp
We also have our girls summer conditioning program, which is non-sport specific, starting next week. It takes place Monday – Thursday for the month of June (4th – 28th) from 8am – 9:30 am for all young ladies going into grades 6th – 12th.
Please see the attached forms for more information.