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

• February 29th - Golf and Track Team Pictures (4:15 pm @ RMS)
  
• March 1st - Peer Leaders Applications Due
• March 1st - 8th Grade Chattanooga Field Trip - 1st Payment Due
• March 4th - Lambert HS Cheer Tryout Interest Meeting (5:30 pm - LHS Media Center)
• March 5th & 6th - Soccer Club Evaluations (7:30 - 8:30 am)
• March 11th - Football Informational Meeting @ 6:00 pm
  
• March 12th - Attack the Day Workouts begin
• March 13th - PTSO Spirit Night @ Alessio's (3775 Windermere Pkwy)
• March 14th - Early Release Day
• March 15th - No School for Students
• March 15th - Lambert Dance Team Spring Show (7:00 pm - Lambert Auditorium)
• March 19th - Parent University @ RMS - 6:00 pm
• April 1st - 5th - Spring Break

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If your child is ill and does not check out through the clinic the absence will be recorded as unexcused. All students who need to check-out due to illness need to be seen by nurse Brenda prior to being picked up by their parent. In addition, if your child tests positive for COVID please notify nurse Brenda as soon as possible (f40674@forsyth.k12.ga.us).

Please take a moment to congratulate the 2024 Panther Golf Team:

Brandon Kim

Daniel Liu

Smyan Reddy

Wyatt Ross

Abhi Thumma

Elizabeth Kim

Miju Park

Olivia Wang

Thank You to ALL the parents and students who were a part of tryouts this past week. Thank you for ALL the support as RMS looks to repeat as Forsyth County Champions.

Coach Kulikowski & Coach Matthews

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful and Forsyth County Water and Sewer Department holds an annual district-wide storm drain art contest. Aaron Poonia was selected as one of three winners and will be provided all the materials needed to paint his winning submission on a storm drain at RMS.

Riverwatch students, Amy Banos and Monica Yu, were chosen as honorable mention winners!

Congratulations to all of our selected students and keep an eye out for Aaron's winning design painted on a storm drain!

Is your student interested in trying out for the new Soccer Team?! Evaluations will be taking place on March 5th and 6th from 7:30 - 8:30 am. Check out the website for additional details and requirements!

The Nomination Form is now open for you to submit names for Teacher of the Month and Staff Member of the Month! Even if the teacher/staff member doesn't make the final ballot, they still receive the kind words you submit for them. Make someone smile and nominate today!

Nomination Form

The roots of National Women’s History Month go back to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. The first Women's Day celebration in the United States was also in New York City in 1909, but Congress did not establish National Women's History Week until 1981 to be commemorated annually the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women’s History Month, and the president has issued a proclamation. Please take this opportunity to discuss the many contributions that women have made in history.

Congratulations Yashika Dixit on winning 2nd Place in the Georgia Recycling Coalition's Recycled Art Contest (Ages 11-13) contest. The judges were truly impressed by your piece.

Winners will be showcased and highlighted on the Georgia Recycling Coalition's website (georgiarecycles.org) and social media (@garecycles) in April as part of Earth Month celebrations.

Congratulations to 6th grader Ella Kim for being awarded Honorable Mention in the district-level competition for Young Georgia Authors! Ella, who is in Ms. Alvarez's class, was awarded Honorable Mention for her story titled "In This World."

The Riverwatch Middle School MATHCOUNTS Team had an outstanding weekend at the MATHCOUNTS Northeast Georgia Chapter this past Saturday. Our results are as follows:

Our MATHCOUNTS Team which consisted of Tejas G., Yun Tian L., Nia L., and Jason C. placed 2nd overall.

Individual winners:

2nd Tejas G.

5th Yun Tian L.

7th Nia L.

19th Sashya K.

29th Emily Z.

30th Jason C.

Countdown Round Winner: Tejas G.

All students listed above will advance to the State Competition in March!

Congratulations to the following students on being selected from the Northwest Georgia Regional Science & Engineering Fair (last Friday in Cartersville) to compete in the 2024 Georgia Science & Engineering Fair (GSEF):

NeoCare- Nila P., Anika V., Arani P.

CosmoFrost- Dhiya P., Eileen Y., Vaiga A.

NanoGenuity: Crafting a Sip towards Health- Rushi B.

By making it to GSEF, their achievements and hard work have earned them a place among the top young STEM researchers in the state. At GSEF they will have the opportunity to share their research with leading scientists and engineers and compete for awards, honors, and scholarships. GSEF will take place at The Classic Center in Athens, April 11-13, 2024.

A HUGE thank you to all the 8th Grade Science teachers for sponsoring our students and an extra GIANT thank you to Ms. Smyth for her tireless effort to organize and put on the in-school science fair!

Good evening parents,

ATD (Attack the Day) workouts will begin Tuesday, March 12th, 2024, at 7 am in the morning. These workouts are for any 6th or 7th grade boy or girl who wants to work out each week to help them become stronger on and off the field or court. The workouts will be every Tuesday and Friday at 7 am. All students will be dropped off at the front entrance of the school and will walk around outside to the gym door where Coach Garner will be there to check them in.

Below you will find the ATD workout dates:

March 12th (First Day)

March 15th

March 19th

March 22nd

March 26th

March 29th

April 9th

April 12th

April 16th

April 19th (Last Day)

Please use the link below to sign your student up for the ATD Workouts.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ucFBvII3AkSp4r-McSVXkByT9FVFtBFIingOsbeTBNdUM1JTWE05S0tEODZPSVJXUTBBMU5VSVJWMC4u

Thank you,

Kimbra Balthazor (Football Coordinator)

If your student is interested in playing football for the 2024-2025 school year, please attend the informational meeting that will be held on Monday, March 11th, 2024, at 6 pm in the Riverwatch Middle School Cafeteria. We will be discussing all things football (games, payment, spring workouts, summer camp, and fall football season). If you are planning on attending, please fill out the following form.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ucFBvII3AkSp4r-McSVXkByT9FVFtBFIingOsbeTBNdUM0pXVFdDQzJWUTAxVThYNVRJWE1CQVNRWC4u

Any questions can be emailed to Kimbra Balthazor at f35013@forsyth.k12.ga.us

• Attendance (Excuses, Check-In/Check-Out), Attendance Update Letter from Ms. MacAllaster
  
• 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 - January 31, January 24, January 17, January 10, December 20, December 13, December 6