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! #RMStheGOLDstandard

• August 5th - 6th Grade Instrument Fittings (5:00 PM)
• August 13th - Football Game vs. Hendricks MS (6:30 PM - West Forsyth HS)
• 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 - Robotics Club Tryouts (4:30 PM)
• August 27th - 28th - Academic Bowl Tryouts (4:15 PM)
• August 30th - Early Release Day
• September 2nd - Student/Staff Holiday
• September 3rd - Football Game vs. South Forsyth MS (6:30 PM - Lambert HS)

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Hello Riverwatch families –

A HUGE thank you to our families that have already donated to PTSO. Throughout the month of August, we will provide updates on PTSO donations and grade level participation.

At the close of open house, we had 46 Riverwatch families supporting PTSO.

Current family donation participation rates:

6th grade – 5% of students

7th grade – 2% of students

8th grade -2% of students

Teachers – 77% of teachers

At the end of August, the students in the grade level with the highest percentage of families donating to PTSO will receive an ice cream treat. If 75% of students in a grade level donate, we will be able to provide a treat to all students in that grade (if less than 75% of families donate, the treat will only be for those students whose families donated).

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.

#RMStheGOLDstandard!

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

No business? No problem! Partners in Education covers businesses, families, and individuals. Our Partners in Education help the school by donating necessary materials, whether through a monetary donation or the items themselves! If you or someone you know would like to help us be #RMStheGOLDstandard, consider partnering with us!

Our Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO) are now accepting club registrations! If your child is interested in joining one of these clubs, please have them see the advisor for more details!

DECA - Ms. Ruckert (Room 508)

FBLA - Ms. Farley (Room 504)

HOSA - Ms. Birch (Room 511)

Calling all 6th graders interested in joining the RMS Robotics Team! Tryouts are coming up quickly, so fill out the application found on the RMS website. See Mrs. Pegues (Room 518) for questions.

Over the summer, RMS hosted a 6th Grade Robotics Camp! It was for rising 6th graders new to robotics and hosted by Alliance robotics team members and our own 7th grade student, Aryaman Dhanjal. Students learned to build and program robots to compete in this year's competition, Rapid Relay. We ended the week with a competition full of catapulting robots!

• Attendance (Excuses, Check-In/Check-Out), Attendance Update Letter from Ms. MacAllaster
  
• Transportation Changes
• Joining PTSO