Mr. Brown's Weekly Newsletter

October 9 - No School for Students

October 10 - PTSA Meeting

October 13 - Exploring Latin America Day

October 13 - 7th Grade Quinceaños/Quinceañera (3:15 PM - 5:15 PM)

October 17 - Choral Fest at Seneca Valley High (3:00PM - 8:00PM)

October 18 - Family Movie Night/Food Trucks (5PM - 8PM)

October 19 - Lifetouch Re-Takes

PTSA News:

Thank you to everyone for supporting our Book Fair last week! We had a successful fair, and were excited to see all the kids who stopped by. Thank you to our adult and student volunteers for giving your time, it is much appreciated!

The RCMS QUEENS are hosting their first Fashion and Talent Show on October 19. Students involved will be staying after school, and teacher sponsors are looking for donations to feed them. Requests are:

-2 cases of water

-juice boxes

-2 boxes of chips

-money towards pizza

If you can help support QUEENS, please drop your donations at the office before October 19 labeled QUEENS.

Our next PTSA meeting is this Tuesday, October 10 at 7 pm in the Media Center. Students in attendance will receive 1 SSL hour for being there! We are still accepting new members, you can join at rcmsptsa.square.site.

School programs are seeking donations of hygiene products (deodorants, soaps, feminine hygiene products, small makeup/carry bags for hygiene products, underwear (NEW), body wash, washcloths, body wipes (please, NO razors) to support students; travel sizes are accepted! We will be collecting these items at our meeting to support these programs.

We hope to see you Tuesday!
PTSA

Did you miss the last picture day? If so, no worries at all!

Lifetouch will be back October 19, 2023, for students who missed the first photo session.

Dear RCMS families,

Our first school dance will be a Quinceañera on October 13th and we would love your support. We are still in need of decorations and supplies to make the event as special an experience for our students as possible. If you would like to be involved, please email Lindsey Parra at Lindsey_M_Vernon@mcpsmd.org as soon as possible. We are so excited to end our Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations at RCMS with an amazing Quinceañera-themed celebration.

Queridas familias de RCMS,

Nuestro primer baile escolar será una Quinceañera el 13 de octubre y nos encantaría contar con su apoyo. Todavía necesitamos decoraciones y suministros para que el evento sea una experiencia lo más especial posible para nuestros estudiantes. Si desea participar, envíe un correo electrónico a Lindsey Parra a Lindsey_M_Vernon@mcpsmd.org lo antes posible. Estamos muy emocionados de finalizar nuestras celebraciones del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en RCMS con una increíble celebración con el tema de la Quinceañera.

This week in Athletics

Tuesday (10/10)

• Girls Softball and Cross-Country Game away at Rocky Hill
• Boys Softball Game Home vs. Rocky Hill

Wednesday (10/11)

• Boys Softball Practice
• Girls Softball Practice
• Cross Country Practice

Thursday (10/12)

• Cross Country Practice
• Boys Softball Practice
• Girls Softball Practice

The D.C. chapter of INTEGIRLS is hosting a beginner-friendly, in-person math competition December 9th from 11 am - 4 pm at the Bioscience Education Center at Montgomery College Germantown Campus! Our mission at INTEGIRLS is to encourage girls and non-binaries in STEM fields through math competitions and events. This year, we will have math competition rounds (individual and team), an estimation, a speaker event, awards ceremony, provided lunch, and lots of fun STEM activities. Teams of up to 4 students will be able to connect with and enjoy math with other girls and non-binaries around the DMV. There will be over $500 in prizes and fun swag for all participants.

Register here directly or go to the INTEGIRLS D.C. website (dc.integirls.org) to learn more about the competition.

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Springbrook High School is hosting a virtual 2-day hackathon meant for middle and high school students interested in computer science, no coding experience will be required!

Brook Codes Hackathon is a VIRTUAL hackathon through October 14th-15th. You can register here at bit.ly/bc23Register (use your home account)!

It is a 2-day long VIRTUAL hackathon intended for middle and high school students in MCPS. You will have a choice between beginner and advanced challenges (2 of each to choose from) on the weekend of the event. You will also be able to win prizes such as Sony Headphones, Amazon Echo Dots, or high-quality Keyboards (many of each are up for grabs)!

You are not required to have ANY coding experience to participate. There will be fun workshops about various computer science/technology/career topics, mentors to assist you with your projects, movies/activities throughout the event, and more! It is a very inclusive event (whether you have programming experience or not)!

This year we not only have various workshops such as

· Java Foundations

· Ethical Hacking and How to Do It

· Cybersecurity

· Website Development

· Becoming an Electrical Engineer

· Girls in Physics

and more, but also more mentors to assist with projects! If you have any questions or concerns refer to our website: brookcodes.org or email us at brookcodes@gmail.com! Again, you can sign up for the event here at bit.ly/bc23Register. Brook Codes is a great time to spark your interest in coding/computer science so come out and have a good time in a tech environment :)

Can't wait to see you all there,

Brook Codes Organizational Team

brookcodes.org