RRMS Royal Update
Knight News for 4/17-4/21
Please check myStudent regularly for student progress!
Please check myStudent regularly to keep up with grades, attendance, and test history. In order to be promoted to high school, students must earn a D or higher in all Core classes (Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies) for the semester and complete the career component.
However, for "On Track" events at RRMS students must earn As, Bs, and Cs and have no referrals. Please encourage your student to take advantage of all of the Royal Opportunities that we offer to get academic help.
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)
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!
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Mark Your Calendars...
Call for RRMS PTSA Board Interest Survey!
It’s that time of year, the RRMS PTSA will be holding their elections on May 1st @ 6:30pm in the RRMS Media Center. If you are interested in a position or would like to nominate someone use the link below:
http://rrms.pasco.k12.fl.us/mform/view.php?id=95986
Please email riverridgemsptsa@gmail.com with any questions.
ROYAL COLOR FUN RUN KICK OFF SPONSORED BY PTSA - 4/10
Our school is hosting a Color Run fundraiser on Thursday, April 27th. This is an exciting event for students who participate. You can register online to give and/or receive credit card donations. You may also submit cash/check donations. Checks should be made payable to River Ridge Middle PTSA. Donations are due no later than Wednesday, April 26th at 12:00 NOON in order to receive event prizes. Prizes will not be awarded for donations given after April 26th.
To participate, follow these simple steps:
1. Register your child at www.MyBooster.com It’s free, quick, & easy! Just click on Sign up, I’m a Parent/Guardian, enter the parent’s info, search for school name, then enter student’s name and select your teacher’s name.
2. Email and/or Text your student’s fundraising webpage to your friends and family.
3. Post on Facebook, Twitter, etc. You’ll be surprised when donations come in from distant relatives, friends from the past, and co-workers. Please share your page today.
Those who register in the first week will recieve a NO HOMEWORK pass for one class.
Call for Donations for Staff Appreciation Week
This year, we are thanking our teachers and staff for all they do with Teacher Appreciation Week May 1st-5th! Together with administration, we have a great week planned to spoil them all. We are collecting items for a raffle that week. We would love to be able to give something away to as many teachers and staff as possible, but we need your help!
We are looking for donations of gift cards, baskets, prizes, or services! Really, anything that you can think of that would make a good prize! If you are able to donate something, please sign up and indicate what it is. Please turn in any donations to the front office by April 28th and mark them "TAW Raffle."
We appreciate your help in making Teacher Appreciation Week a success!
We are looking forward to an amazing week!!
8th Grade Mid-Year Newsletter and Gradventure Info
Please download the information for the 8TH GRADE END OF YEAR NEWSLETTER which contains promotion, end of year 8th grade activities, yearbooks, and important contacts. Included in the newsletter are permission slips for the 8th grade picnic and early dismissal after the 8th grade promotion ceremony.
There will be a $30 8 th Grade End of Year Activities participation fee, which will include admission to the 8th Grade Picnic and Dance. Payment can be made to the front office or online through the Rycor system on the RRMS website. Some people have already made payments so please check Rycor. Students will need a signed parent permission form to go on the waterslides, wrecking ball, and obstacle course at the picnic,
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
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.