Panther Tales
October 25, 2019
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PTA Membership Contest!
Ridgeview’s PTA is a school-wide effort, and we need your membership support. Your students are coming home with a PTA membership flyer today, Friday the 25th, to remind everyone to join at the $10 level or higher. The first homeroom in each grade level to have 100% participation gets a free spirit wear t-shirt for each student in the class and a KONA Ice party. Let’s show our community-wide support for Ridgeview through our PTA!
Food Policy Reminder As We Approach The Holidays
As we approach the upcoming holidays, candy, deserts, baked goods (store bought/homemade), or other edible items are not to be sold or distributed during school hours unless approved in advance by the administration. Students who do not adhere to this expectation are subject to disciplinary action for insubordination and all food items will be confiscated. Please discuss this expectation and possible consequences with your student(s).
This measure will help us maintain a safe environment for all students. You can help us protect your student(s) by requesting that they not eat anything given to them by another person, anything that they have not brought from your home or anything not in its original sealed package. Thank you for your continued partnership in keeping all of our students safe at school!
Mr. Blackwell
Picture Retake Day - Monday, October 28th
Picture retake day is ONLY for those students who are a new student to RCMS, who missed the original picture day or who return their ORIGINAL PICTURE PACKET to the photographer. Pictures were sent home this week. ONLY these students will be allowed to have their picture taken.
Would Your Student Like To Participate Fulton County District Social Studies Fair on February 5th?
ALL 6th, 7th and 8th Grade RCMS Students are welcome to participate.
A few quick details:
- This is an optional activity and will be completed during non-school instructional hours.
- Students may choose any topic related to Social Studies.
- Mrs. Lemon, RCMS 7th Grade TAG/Adv Social Studies teacher , will host before and after-school meetings at RCMS to provide guidance for students and for students to work on the their projects.
- Students may complete the project individually or may work in groups(no more than 3 students per project).
- A great academic event to add to a student's academic experience.
If you have any questions related to the Social Studies Fair Project please contact:
Mrs. Tia Lemon
7th Grade TAG/Adv Social Studies Teacher
Ridgeview Charter Middle School Social Studies Department Chair(6th-8th)
Calendar Changes for 2019-2020 - Addition of 2 Digital Learning Days
Fulton County School Board approved making April 21, 2020, and May 19, 2020, “Digital Learning Days” for students while maintaining them as regular work days for employees.
A Digital Learning Day is an opportunity for students to engage in off-site learning instead of attending school.
Since April 21 and May 19 are state-wide election days, there is high-volume participation of the public at polling stations located in our schools, and this increases the potential for security concerns. By utilizing digital learning activities, students will be able to maintain their focus on instruction even though they are not on campus. This also allows staff the opportunity to participate in high-quality professional development to deepen their knowledge and skills.
Here is a summary of the recent calendar adjustments:
March 13, 2020 remains a teacher workday.
March 24, 2020 (GA Presidential primary election) will be a teacher workday.
April 21, 2020 (state-wide election) will be a student Digital Learning Day and a teacher professional development day.
May 19, 2020 (state-wide election) will be a student Digital Learning Day and a teacher professional development day.
*As a reminder, March 16, 2020, is an RFF professional development day (no school for students) for Ridgeview and the Riverwood cluster of schools.
Box Tops For Ridgeview!
Box Tops will still accept all unexpired clips! Box Tops submitted by November 1 will count toward our school's fall earnings check. Send in all clipped Box Tops to the front office.
Also, make sure you have the NEW Box Tops app on your phone! It's the all-new way to earn cash for our school—no clipping required.
Career Fair - We Are Looking For Volunteers To Speak To Our Students
Ridgeview Charter School 2019/2020 Career Fair
Thursday, November 21, 2019
8:00am-12:00pm
NEEDED: Working professionals willing to share your line of work with 6th-8th grade students at the 2019/2020 Career Fair
If you are interested please contact:
Ms. Yancey (yancey@fultonschools.org) 470-254-8575
6th Grade
In ELA, they are beginning narrative writing; in math they are working hard on ratios, proportion, and percent; and in social studies they are studying government and economics in Europe – specifically UK, Russia, and Germany with a little modern-day Brexit conversation intermingled.
7th Grade
8th Grade
Parent Family Engagement Plan (PFEP) FY20
RCMS Parents:
The Parent Family Engagement Plan (PFEP) describes the different ways that Ridgeview will support family engagement and how parents can help plan and participate in activities and events to promote student learning at school and at home.
Please click the appropriate link to view the PFEP FY20 English | Spanish
School Family Compact Information FY20
Our School Family Compact describes important school-parent-student partnerships and actions that we all take together to support the best outcomes for students. We ask each family to review the compact and to return the signature page only to your child’s homeroom teacher. Please help us reach our goal of 100% compact completion. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Good.
View School Family Compact (Contains Both English & Spanish)
View School Family Compact Signature page.
Ms. Good
Title I Parent Liaison
Fulton County Schools Title I District Parent and Family Engagement Plan (PFEP) FY20
The Fulton County Schools Title I District Parent and Family Engagement Plan (PFEP) is available.
View English version of District PFEP
View Spanish version of District PFEP
Join the PTA today!
The PTA has many volunteer opportunities available.
Check out how you can help HERE
Join the PTA today to support our purpose of connecting parents and teachers for the benefit of ALL our students. You can become a member, donate, and purchase spirit wear online at RCSstore.org. PTA members receive information on volunteer opportunities throughout the school year.
Follow the PTA on Facebook - @RidgeviewCMSPTA
View our new Facebook page HERE.
Learn About The RCMS Foundation & Join Today!
The Ridgeview Charter Middle School Foundation provides funding to support Ridgeview’s sports and music programs. These programs cannot exist without parent donations. By enhancing the school’s sports and music programs, the RCS Foundation gives students the needed balance between academics, creativity, and physical growth.
To join, please click HERE.
NEXT MEETING: Nov. 13 - 7:45 AM
SGC (School Governance Council) Corner
Nov. 12 at 7:30 a.m. in the RCMS Media Center
Coming Soon To The View!
NEXT WEEK
Oct 28 Make-up Picture Day
Nov 1 College T-Shirt Day
COMING SOON
Nov 5 FCS Professional Development Day (No Students)
Nov 7 AVID Family Night
Nov 9 Saturday School
Nov 12 Spirit Night @ Blue Moon Pizza - 5pm - 9pm
Nov 11-15 Book Fair
Nov 12 RCMS School Governance Council Meeting - 7:30am
Nov 13 RCMS Foundation Meeting - 7:45am
Nov 14 Parent/Student Education Workshop - 5:30pm
Nov 16 AVID Day at Georgia Tech
Nov 21 Non-Uniform For Pay Day (Sponsored by PTA)
Nov 21 Career Day
Nov 22 PBIS Store Day
Nov 25 - 29 Thanksgiving Holidays (Schools Closed)
Click HERE for full calendar.
Ridgeview Charter Middle School
Email: woodruff@fultonschools.org
Website: www.ridgeviewcharterschool.org
Location: 5340 South Trimble Road, Sandy Springs, GA, USA
Phone: 4702547710
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgeviewCharterSchool
Twitter: @CLCRidgeview