Weekly Wildcat Updates

• Shoutouts to everyone involved in making our Veteran’s Day/Parent and Community Engagement Day, EPICC! Ms. Schiller and our orchestra students for their Veteran’s Day flag raising ceremony performance. Thank you to Mr. Robert Thompson, U.S. Army Veteran and husband of former Building Services Manager, Mrs. Maira Garcia Thompson, who presented us with a new American flag. Mr. Horsley for planning and organizing the Veteran’s Day/Parent and Community Engagement Day activities. Our student leaders for serving as ambassadors and emcees during Veteran’s Day/Parent and Community Engagement Day. Ms. Cross and art students for making the beautiful banner. The main office secretary team for their behind the scenes work that helped ensure a successful event. Ms. Williams, our Parent Community Coordinator, along with all of our community partners who provided resources for our parents. Finally, our Veteran’s Day speaker and veterans who attended from our local American Legion post.

• Shoutout and welcome back, Mr. Kalani Smith.

• Shoutouts to Rocky Hill Middle School parents, staff and students for a successful start to the school year and first quarter of school!

(The weekly calendar can be found on the right side of the RHMS website)

(Get ready for a full week of learning, leading and fun at Rocky Hill!)

Monday, November 18th-WC,4,5,6,7,1

Tuesday, November 19th- WC,2,3,4,5,6

Wednesday, November 20th-WC,7,1,2,3,4

Thursday, November 21st-WC,5,6,7,1,2

Friday, November 22nd-WC, 3,4,5,6,7

• November 18th-7th Grade Finance Park

• November 19th-7th Grade Finance Park

• November 21-School wide Straight A/Honor Roll Celebration

• November 21-Staff and Student of the Month Recognitions

• November 22nd-7th Grade Finance Park

• November 25th-Early Release Day 12:30 pm

• November 26th-Early Release Day-12:30 pm

• November 27th-Schools and Offices Closed

• November 28th and 29th-Thanksgiving, Offices and Schools Closed

• December 2nd-Drama Club Chipotle Fundraiser

• December 3-5th-Basketball Tryouts 7th and 8th graders

• December 6th-Fall Theatre Performance

Rocky Hill Families,

Parent Conferences are soon approaching. Teachers, Counselors, Administrators, and Team Leaders have been working on scheduling conferences with several Parents/Guardians.

This upcoming week, many of you will have the opportunity to schedule a conference with specific teachers. Teachers will be reaching out shortly.

Starting on the 19th, Parents/Guardians who have not yet had the opportunity to schedule a Parent - Teacher conference will be able to do so.

A reminder message will be sent out next week. Parents, you can schedule time to discuss your child’s progress with teachers and staff anytime throughout the year by contacting your child’s counselor.

Buenos días familias de Rocky Hill

Las conferencias de padres se están acercando.

Los Profesores, Consejeros, Administradores, y Jefes de los Equipos han estado trabajando en hacer citas con varios Padres/Guardianes.

Esta semana entrante, muchos más padres tendrán la oportunidad de hacer sus citas con profesores específicos.

Comenzando el 19 de noviembre, Padres/Guardianes que todavía no han recibido una invitación podrán hacer sus citas para las conferencias de Padres y Maestros.

Un mensaje recordatorio será enviado la próxima semana. Padres, pueden programar tiempo para discutir el progreso de su hijo con los maestros y el personal en cualquier momento durante el año comunicándose con el consejero de su hijo.

Students click on the link to join! Meeting dates are:

Dec. 18th

Feb. 19th

April 23rd

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZnKhfYlRlm0XQO2Ucby5NXDqymRhgxqK/view?usp=sharing

• The PTSA is still looking for support for our two Staff Appreciation Opportunities this Month! For more details, check out our November Newsletter (bit.ly/RHMSPTSANewsletterNovember).

• Parent/Teacher Conference Dinner for Staff 11/25: We have two back-to-back opportunities to show our RHMS staff how much we appreciate them and the first is on Monday, November 25th. We will be providing dinner for our staff to help keep them going on a long day (1/2 day of instruction followed by an afternoon & evening of conferences). We will be looking for PTSA volunteers to help set up and coordinate dinner logistics. If you would like to donate towards the meal, please make a donation here https://www.givebacks.com/donate/rockyhillptsa. Stay tuned for more details.

• Thanksgiving Pies 11/26: Believe it or not, it's almost Thanksgiving, which means time for our second November staff appreciation opportunity! Every year, we raffle off pies to random RHMS staff members throughout the day on the last day before Thanksgiving Break. Please drop off a wrapped pie at the main office throughout the day on Monday 11/25 or by 10am on Tuesday 11/26. The more pies we have the more we can give away to our very deserving staff. You can't spell Thanksgiving without THANKS, so let's show our gratitude for everything they do for our students and send them off to Thanksgiving with a pie.

• We have also launched our first ever Sponsorship Sale. Sponsors help us provide educational enrichment to our students, fund teacher grants, show appreciation for staff, purchase additional needed technology equipment for students, and plan fun & safe social events for the students and our families. If you have a small business in the area or work for a company that would like to advertise within our community, please ask them if they are interested in being a sponsor. https://www.givebacks.com/causes/rockyhillptsa

• To stay in the loop on all things the PTSA is doing, please follow us on Facebook & Instagram @rockyhillmsptsa or join our WhatsApp Chat bit.ly/PTSAWhatsAppRHMS.

PERSONAS DE MARYLAND PUEDEN ORDENAR UNA PRUEBA DE COVID GRATUITA: Los habitantes de Maryland ahora pueden solicitar otra ronda gratuita de pruebas de hisopo nasal de COVID-19 que se entregarán directamente en sus hogares. Cada hogar puede obtener cuatro pruebas a través de COVIDtests.gov

Want something to do after school? We've got LOTS of Intramurals coming up! Intramurals are an extension of our PE program and give students an opportunity to be active after school in a variety of ways throughout the year. In order to participate, students must have an Intramural Permission slip turned into Ms. Brouillard and be academically eligible from the previous quarter (minimum 2.0 GPA with no more than 1 "E" on their previous report card). No equipment is needed, and all skill levels are welcomed! All intramurals are over by 4:20. If a student can't get picked up at 4:20, Activity Buses are available to bring them to their neighborhood. Click here to see the Activity Bus Routes.

Tennis/Pickleball will continue to meet on Tuesdays & Wednesdays through Tuesday, November 13; Soccer Intramurals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays starting November 12-21; and Flag Football Intramurals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for the month of December. Got questions or need an Intramural Permission Slip? See your PE/Health teacher today!!

Attention all 7th & 8th Graders:

Basketball Tryouts are 2 weeks away!! Registration via ParentVue is now open for our WINTER sports (Boys & Girls Basketball). Tryouts for these sports will be held on Tuesday, December 3 through Thursday, December 5 after school until 4:20 pm. Activity Buses will be available for students to access after tryouts. Students are expected to attend all 3 days of tryouts to be considered for the team. In order to try out, students must: have a current physical (Form SR-8) signed and dated by a doctor within the last 2 years, and turned in to Ms. Brouillard prior tryouts (no exceptions will be made); be registered via ParentVue prior to tryouts; and be academically eligible with a minimum 2.0 GPA with no more than 1 "E" on their Quarter 1 report card. Got questions, need links to the necessary paperwork, or need more information? Visit the "Sports" page on the RHMS Website, or email Ms. Melanie Brouillard, Athletic Coordinator at Melanie_J_Brouillard@mcpsmd.org.