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! #RMStheGOLDstandard

• August 20th - 6th Grade Curriculum Night (5:30 PM)
• August 21st - 7th Grade Curriculum Night (5:30 PM)
• August 22nd - 8th Grade Curriculum Night (5:30 PM)
• August 23rd - Club Carnival for Students (takes place during grade-level Connections)
• August 26th - 30th - Wear the Wheel Week for Sources of Strength
• August 27th - 28th - Academic Bowl Tryouts (4:15 PM)
• August 30th - Early Release Day (Release at 1:30 PM)
• September 2nd - Student/Staff Holiday
• September 3rd - 6th - Drama Club Tryouts (4:30 PM)
• September 3rd - Football Game vs. South Forsyth MS (6:30 PM - Lambert HS)
• September 5th - Lambert Connected Homecoming Parade for 8th Graders
• September 10th - Lambert Connected Parent University (6:00 PM - Lambert HS)

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All Grade Levels:

• All grade levels should have received a form to RSVP for Curriculum Night. Please fill that out as soon as possible! We can't wait to meet you!
• Let your voice be heard. Vote for your favorite from our Top 3 Panther Mascot names!

7th Grade:

• The 7th Grade teachers need parent volunteers to assist with the Junior Achievement field trips! If you'd like more information or to sign up, please visit this link!

8th Grade:

• Lambert Connected Homecoming field trip permission forms were sent home with your student the 13th of August. Please make sure that all signed forms are brought back to the school no later than August 23rd. RMS 8th grade students have an incredible opportunity to participate in the 1st annual Lambert Connected Homecoming event. The planned time off campus will be 9:30 to approximately 11:00, and the event will be held on the campus of Lambert High School. If you have any questions, please reach out to the 8th grade administrator, Mr. James (jjames@forsyth.k12.ga.us).
  

Hello Riverwatch families –

Once again, we would like to thank our wonderful families who have already donated to PTSO this year! We are now halfway through August, and at a total of 90 families who have generously donated to PTSO. Our goal this year is $12,000 in donations, and we are currently at $6,663, so just over halfway there!

Every dollar donated to RMS PTSO goes back to our students and teachers!

Current family donation participation rates:

6th grade – 10% of students

7th grade – 5% of students

8th grade - 4% of students (same as our last update)

Teachers – 78% of teachers

We are gearing up for our ice cream reward for the grade level winner, but please remember if we don’t hit 75% participation, only students whose families donated to PTSO will be able to partake in this fun treat. The deadline to have your donation counted towards ice cream party participation is August 30. For those families planning on donating at the Panther and Pride levels, the deadline to be eligible to be entered into the spirit wear raffle basket is August 23 (next Friday).

Visit the PTSO website at DONATE TODAY.

As a reminder, your membership fee is a tax-deductible donation to the RMS PTSO (a 501c3), and is eligible for corporate matching programs if your organization offers that. Membership does not obligate you to attend meetings, volunteer your time, or fund subsequent activities this school year. Thank you for your help in contributing to Riverwatch.

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For more information on the Riverwatch attendance policy, please click here!

Reminder: Student check-outs will not be permitted after 3:30!

Links to RSVP for your grade-level will be sent via Campus Messenger. To align with capacity measurements in each session, we ask for only parents/guardians to be in attendance.

Lambert High School is excited to kick off their 2024 Football season tonight with a home-opener against Mill Creek High School. We welcome our elementary and middle school families to attend. Please be aware, however, that elementary and middle-school students cannot be dropped off and must be accompanied by a supervising adult.

Tickets can be purchased at https://gofan.co/event/1560104?schoolId=GA25496

Is your child interested in trying out for the RMS basketball team and/or playing intramural basketball? All students are welcome! If so, please have your child complete the Google form to be able to attend the basketball informational meeting on August 28th during Panther Time. Students MUST complete the Google form before August 25th to attend the informational meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Yu at f38148@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

8th grade Engineering Connections learned about the importance of packaging engineering through an egg drop competition! Students designed and built containers for their eggs, tested them, and then took them outside for the ultimate Egg Drop tester, Mr. James to make the 10-foot drop. In class, they used the landing of the first Mars Rover as inspiration for the container shapes, as well as parachute designs. Congratulations to our winners: Maddie W., Solomiia R., and Hasini K.!

We are pleased to announce that the Riverwatch Symphonic Band has been invited to perform at the Reinhardt University Middle School Honor Band Clinic. According to the organizers, there was a record number of applications this year, and we are one of two bands selected (the other being our neighbor, South Forsyth Middle School). Congratulations to our amazing students on this accomplishment, as well as our friendly neighbors!

The concert will be on Friday, November 8th at 7:00 pm in the Falany Performing Arts Center. All are welcome to attend the concert!

We look forward to showcasing our fantastic students at the Reinhardt Middle School Honor Band Clinic. Thank you for the unwavering support of the performing arts programs here at Riverwatch!

• Attendance (Excuses, Check-In/Check-Out), Attendance Update Letter from Ms. MacAllaster
  
• Transportation Changes
• Joining PTSO
• Previous Newsletters: August 2, August 9

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