Navigating the River

Each week, you will receive our newsletter containing important dates, events, and school news. Navigating the River is one of the best ways to stay up to date on what's happening at the River and ways to get involved to help make this school year the best yet! #RMSGoodAsGold

• October 30th - November 20th - Sources of Strength Trusted Adult Campaign
• November 13th - December 6th - DECA's Toy Drive for The Place's Holiday House
• November 16th - Basketball vs. North Forsyth MS (Boys HOME, Girls AWAY - 6:00 pm)
• November 16th - Last Day to Claim Lost/Found Items from Rotunda
• November 18th - 26th - Student & Staff Holiday
• November 28th - Basketball vs. Otwell MS (Boys HOME, Girls AWAY - 6:00 pm)
• November 28th - Parent University (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Sharon ES)
• November 30th - Basketball vs. Lakeside MS (Boys AWAY, Girls HOME - 5:30 pm)

**Club Picture Day has been rescheduled to 12/7!**

This year we want to learn more about and celebrate all the different areas of the world and amazing cultures that make up our wonderful student body at Riverwatch Middle School. We want to know more about what regions of the United States and the world represent your culture/heritage. Please help us by answering a few questions in the survey linked below. Thank you in advance for helping us to know each other better as we build relationships that support our work to be a safe, connected and thriving community of learners.

Where In the World! Survey

Take a minute and nominate a teacher or staff member for Teacher of the Month and Staff Member of the Month!

Nomination Form

Orders are still being accepted for the Peach Skin sheets fundraiser! Help RMS and sleep comfortably all at the same time!

Our First Sources of Strength Trusted Adult Campaign of the year has been a success!

Our students have identified Trusted Adults, in and out of school! The last three weeks, they have gotten to honor them in various ways and the participation was phenomenal! Thanks to our students, our Trusted Adults, and our Sources of Strength Team for making this all happen!

- The RMS Counselors

Each month, students will participate in a Panther Time lesson focusing on one of the branches of the FCS Digital Citizenship standards. These lessons are designed to guide students as they navigate a world filled with technology and utilize that technology effectively to communicate and collaborate. The five facets of the FCS Digital Citizenship plan include:

• Cyberbullying and Self-Image
• Digital Footprint and Responsibility
• Online Safety and Privacy
• Creative Credit and Copyright
• Information Literacy

We encourage the use of provided resources to continue these conversations with your students at home! Working together as parents/guardians and faculty helps create a cohesive digital environment where all students feel safe, connected, and thriving!

Teaching and reinforcing expectations is an essential part of making RMS a Happy, Healthy, and Hardy environment for all adults and students. The PBIS team analyzes behavior data and teacher feedback each month to determine the needs of our students. The data collected shows that students need guidance in defining and understanding disrespectful behavior.

When students demonstrate Panther PRIDE they exhibit respectful interactions with students, staff, and adult visitors at RMS. The PBIS team created a lesson this month where teachers and students reviewed how to be respectful with words, gestures, attitude, body language, and even personal space as defined in the FCS Code of Conduct.

Thank you for discussing the importance and impact of respectful behavior with your child.

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College

3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd (Cumming)

To provide a realistic competitive experience, we ask local businessmen and women to judge the student events. As a judge, you will be evaluating 8-10 of the region’s top marketing students in different occupational events (i.e. finance, hospitality, entrepreneurship, retail, sales and service). Event types range from role-play situations to prepared speeches to management decision-making events. Judges are fully trained on the day of competition and are fully prepared to evaluate the students before competition begins. No prior experience is required!

DECA Judges REGISTRATION - Click Here!

Hello Panther Parents!

Did you know Riverwatch Middle School has three experienced counselors to help consult with you and give you resources? We are here for the students and you.

This week we would like to share some resources concerning technology and how to stay safe. While technology and the internet are great tools for learning and fun, they can also be a source of bad habits (too much technology/technology addiction) and compromised safety. If you want more information on how to keep your adolescent safe and technology balanced, reach out to us.

Internet Safety:

• Internet Matters
• NetSmartz
• Family Online Safety Institute (older adolescents, 13 and under)

Parental Controls for social media and video games:

• TikTok
• You Tube
• Fortnite

Let us know how we can help you.

Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Guetarni, Dr. Hadley

Hi parents! PTSO is looking for a few parent volunteers on November 17. Please click the sign-up links for more details and to sign up.

Staff feast coverage (November 17)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A8AD2DAAFEC16-45776908-2023

Our Lost/Found bins are OVERFLOWING! Please have your student stop by the Lost/Found outside the Counseling Office and claim their lost items! All items left unclaimed by 11/16 will be donated to The Place!

• Attendance (Excuses, Check-In/Check-Out)
  
• Transportation Changes
• Updated Exam Policy for 2023-2024
• Joining PTSO
• RMS Panther News
• Yearbook Ordering - Order #1287 (Riverwatch Middle School)
• Previous Editions of Navigating the River - November 8, November 1, October 25, October 18