River Bend Middle
April 15, 2022
Upcoming Events
- Monday, April 18 = No School (Teacher Workday)
- Tuesday, April 19 = 8th Grade Visit to PFHS at 10:30-11:45 a.m. (Group A)
- Tuesday, April 19 = PTA Meeting at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
- Wednesday, April 20 = Military Spirit Day (Wear Purple)
- Wednesday, April 20 = MSAAC Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
- Thursday, April 21 = 8th Grade Visit to PFHS at 10:30-11:45 a.m. (Group B)
- Thursday, April 21 = STEAM Expo at 5:30-7:00 p.m.
- Friday, April 22 = LCSO Bomb Squad Robot Demonstration (Coding/Robotics Students) at 9:00 a.m.
- Friday, April 22 = Earth Day
- Friday, April 22 = Report Cards in StudentVUE & ParentVUE
- Saturday, April 23 = PFHS Night at the Falls at 4:00-8:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 27-Thursday, April 28 = Honor Roll Recognition During Lunch
- Thursday, April 28 = Bring Your Child to Work Day
- Thursday, April 28-Saturday, April 30 = LCPS All-District Jazz
- Friday, April 29 = PBIS Ravens of the Week Breakfast at 7:30 a.m.
- Friday, April 29 = 6th Grade Poetry Slam (Team Potomac)
- Friday, April 29 = Counseling Advisory Council at 9:00 a.m.
- Monday, May 2-Friday, May 6 = Teacher Appreciation Week
- Tuesday, May 3 = No School (Student/Staff Holiday)
- Wednesday, May 4 = 6th Grade Poetry Slam (Team Shenandoah)
- Friday, May 6 = 6th Grade Poetry Slam (Team Rappahannock)
- Friday, May 6 = Two One-Act Plays: Common Ground & How to Overthrow Your Student Government at 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, May 7= Two One-Act Plays: Common Ground & How to Overthrow Your Student Government at 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, May 8 = Two One-Act Plays: Common Ground & How to Overthrow Your Student Government at 2:00 p.m.
Supporting Our Military Families
For the month of May, we would like to honor family members who have served in our U.S Armed Forces. If your child has a family member in the military or retired, please fill the link below and upload it on one of questions. We will be displaying these photos throughout our school.
To order your yearbook, follow the steps below:
- Step 1: https://www.strawbridge.net/
- Step 2: Click on "Order Pictures and Yearbooks"
- Step 3: Put in the online code for River Bend Middle School = YB110357
- Step 4: Enter in your contact information (Teacher = 1st block/advisory teacher)
Cost = $35.00 after April 15th.
For more information, please visit our Yearbook Webpage.
Spring Play
Don't miss our upcoming spring play on May 6-8, 2022! Join us for two one-act plays: Common Ground & How to Overthrow Your Student Government. Tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased online at http://riverbendms.booktix.com/.
- Friday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m.
- Saturday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday, May 8 at 2:00 p.m.
2022 Assessment Calendar - Save the Dates
Spring Non-Writing SOLs
- Tuesday, May 10th (A day) - 6th Grade Reading
- Wednesday, May 11th (B day) - 8th Grade Reading
- Thursday, May 12th (A day) - 7th Grade Reading
- Tuesday, May 17th (B day) - 6th Grade Math (Math 6, Foundations of Algebra)
- Wednesday, May 18th (A day) - 8th Grade Math (Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2)
- Thursday, May 19th (B day) - 7th Grade Math (Foundations of Algebra, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1)
- Tuesday, May 24th (A day) - 8th Grade Civics & Economics
- Wednesday, June 1st (B day) - 8th Grade Science
Potomac Falls High School's Night at the Falls will be held on Saturday, April 23 from 4pm-8pm. It will be an open house style event that kicks off with our Excellence in Education presentation, Scholarship presentations, and athletic signings. There will also be a silent auction, dodgeball tournament, trivia tournament, fine arts performances, food and goods vendors, and several club sponsored activities including an escape room, cake walk, face painting, bingo, and more.
The registration for our Dodgeball Tournament is now open. Teams of 6-12 people can register for just $10 by clicking this link. All participants must complete and return the waiver, which requires a parent signature. The waiver is linked in the sign up form.
Our trivia contest will be fun for all ages and cover topics including music, celebrities, history, movies, sports, current events, and more. Teams can pay and enter at the door, online sign up (if applicable) will be posted on the website below when available. There will be three rounds followed by a championship round, where the winners of the previous rounds will face off. Prizes will be awarded.
Our silent auction has already brought in over $3,500 worth of donated items so far including golf packages, spa packages, laptops, restaurant gift cards and more. All proceeds from the auction will go to our school’s beautification fund.
The event is free to enter but bringing cash is encouraged as we will have food vendors including Robeks, a BBQ food truck, Doughboy Creamery, Ridgetop Coffee and more, and several goods vendors as well. Some club events may cost money to participate.
For more information, you can visit our NATF website here.
Need Help?
- 6th Grade Support = Christine.Wadley@lcps.org (Dean) or Katharine.Smorodin@lcps.org (Counselor)
- 7th Grade Support =Jennifer.Kassander@lcps.org (Dean) or Kathryn.Dober@lcps.org (Counselor)
- 8th Grade Support = Melissa.Dober@lcps.org (Dean) or Maria.Powers@lcps.org (Counselor)
- Attendance = Missy.Hooper@lcps.org
- Health Services/Medication/Immunizations = Joy.Jones@lcps.org
- ParentVUE = Missy.Hooper@lcps.org or Kathryn.Dober@lcps.org
- Registration/Enrollment = Missy.Hooper@lcps.org
- Schedules = Katharine.Smorodin@lcps.org (6th), Kathryn.Dober@lcps.org (7th), Maria.Powers@lcps.org (8th), Sherrilene.Robinson@lcps.org (Special Programs)
- Special Education = Nicholas.Fisher@lcps.org (Special Education Contact), Kevin.Lancor@lcps.org (Department Chair), Tara.Daugherty@lcps.org (Dean), Sherrilene.Robinson@lcps.org (Counselor)
- Technology Support = Simin.Husain@lcps.org or call (571) 252-2112
- Transportation = Call (571) 252-1700 or visit https://www.lcps.org/Transportation
Resources (River Bend Middle School):
2022-2023 School Planning
Student Schedules
- April 1, 2022 = Deadline for ALL 2022-2023 Schedule Changes
Bell Schedule
- 8:15 a.m. Doors Open for Students (Breakfast available/library open)
- 8:50 a.m. School Begins
- 3:38 p.m. School Ends
Special Permission
River Bend have quite a few students here on special permission. As a reminder, families have to apply for special permission each school year. Per the LCPS Special Permission Office, "The special permission request window for the 22-23 school year opens to the public on April 1 (at 10:00 am) and closes on June 30. Employees may apply beginning March 1 (at 10:00 am) if applying to bring their child to their own school or an elementary school in their employment cluster. You will receive a decision on your special permission request within 30 days."
Distance Learning Option
Distance Learning will continue as an offering for secondary students next school year. All students interested in Distance Learning (grades 6-12) will need to apply online between February 15, 2022 - March 31, 2022. This is the only opportunity to request Distance Learning for the 2022-23 school year.
Key Dates
- August 8-9 RBM 101
- August 23 Back-to School Night at 3:00-5:00 p.m. *NEW TIME
- August 25 First Day of School