Navigating the River
November 3, 2021
Upcoming School Events
Now-Nov. 10: Online Book Fair
Now - Nov 19: Holiday House Giving Tree Distribution (see more below)
Nov. 3: Spirit Night (TONIGHT) at Chick-fil-A (See below)
Nov. 5: Semester 2 Educational Survey Deadline (4PM) LINK HERE
Nov. 11: 7th Grade Band Concert
Nov. 12: Picture Retakes
Nov. 12: 8th Grade Band Concert
Nov. 13: 8th Grade Tribute Ads Due
Picture Retakes are Coming!
Educational Setting for Semester 2 - Due Friday
If you wish to change your child's educational setting for semester 2 (January-May), please complete the survey linked below by Friday, November 5 at 4:00 pm.
- If you do not want to change your child's educational setting, you do NOT need to complete the survey.
- If you wish to make a change, the survey window will be open until Friday, November 5 at 4:00 pm.
- You should only complete this form once during the window for each child. We encourage you to be certain of your decision prior to submitting the educational setting change request.
- If you do not complete the survey during this window, your child will remain in his/her current educational setting through the end of the year.
- If you make a change for the second semester, it is a commitment through the end of the school year.
- The only changes we will make for second semester are a move to either FULLY VIRTUAL or FULLY IN-PERSON for your student's entire schedule. No NEW hybrid (part-time virtual) schedules will be allowed.
- Students are not guaranteed to have the same teacher for the second semester.
Red Ribbon Week - Poster Contest
1st Place Winner
Runner Up
Runner Up
Red Ribbon Week - Door Decorating Contest
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Honoring Our Heroes Essay Contest Winners - Congrats!!
6th grade: Denith Koralege
7th grade: Niral Thakkar
8th grade: Riya Shah
These essays will be submitted to the County office to compete against other essays in the County.
Online Book Fair - Now Open
Information Nights for 8th Grade Families
8th Grade Tribute Ads
Eighth Grade Ads are a great way to celebrate your child's achievements. These ads will be featured in the RMS 2021-22 yearbook, and it serves as a tribute to your child before they go off to high school. There is limited space for these ads in the yearbook, so act fast to reserve a spot for your Eighth Grader. Orders due by November 13, 2021.
Go to www.balfour.com:
Search for Riverwatch Middle School.
Click on the icon labeled Yearbook & Ads
Scroll down and click on 1 Block Ad Space (one ad/student)
Complete payment for order.
- You will receive an email within 24 hours, from Balfour, with instructions on how to upload your portrait photo and message.
- Only one picture (portrait layout) may be submitted
- Your message is limited to 275 characters (approximately 50 words)
For technical questions regarding the upload process, contact Balfour 1-800-944-5930.
Your Input Matters!
Questions? Just ask!
COVID-19 Reporting Info
We encourage you to review that COVID procedures and information using this link. Please know that these processes do sometimes change in response to new information, but this is a reliable site to use.
- If your child is showing symptoms, please do not send them to school.
- Please communicate the status of your child, including First and Last name, to:
Attendance secretary: Kelle Russo; krusso81@forsyth.k12.ga.us.
Communication is important to ensure that our records are updated and that the teachers are aware of your student's attendance.
PTSO Co-Chair Committee Members Needed
The PTSO is in need of Committee Co-Chairs for 2 upcoming events:
Carpool Relief Day. The PTSO would like to help out our staff by giving them a day off of carpool duty once a month. We would like a Co-chair to coordinate dates with our assistant principal and the PTSO will ask for parent volunteers to come in to run carpool on the morning and afternoon of the dates that are chosen. The Co-Chairs will come to every date picked, greet the volunteers, and let them know where to stand/what to do.
Impressions Art Contest. RMS would like to participate in the FoCo PTO/A Council's Impressions Art Contest. Students can participate in any number of 6 categories: Visual Art, Film, Photography, Literature, Dance Choreography, and Music Composition. Starting in Jan of 2022, the Co-Chairs would coordinate entries with the art teacher at RMS, coordinate judges for each category, and deliver category winners on Feb 28th to the county for Gallery Night on March 30th.
If you have questions or are willing to be a Co-Chairperson for either of these events, please email riverwatchmsptso@gmail.com and let us know. We will help guide and connect you to the right people to give you more information. Thank you for considering!
PTSO Upcoming Events
November 3 (4-8PM) - Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A