
Navigating the River
#RMSGoodAsGold
January 24, 2024
Welcome to 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
Currently Happening at the River!
Upcoming Events:
- January 24th - 8th Grade Boys Basketball tournament game vs. Vickery MS (@ Hendricks MS - 6:00 pm)
- January 24th - 8th Grade Girls Basketball tournament game vs South Forsyth MS (@ North Forsyth MS - 6:00 pm)
- January 27th - Last Chance Robotics Competition @ Lanier MS (Teams B, D, G, and H - 8:00 am)
- January 29th - Boosterthon Glow Run Registration opens
- January 29th - Kickoff of Sources of Strength Campaign for Family Support
- February 3rd - Forsyth County Schools Job Fair @ South Forsyth HS ( 8 - 11:30 am)
- February 8th - PTSO Spirit Night @ Crumbl Cookies (5:00 - 8:00 pm)
- February 9th - Semester 1 Spotlight Breakfast
- February 12th - Boosterthon Glow Run Kickoff
- February 13th - 15th - Track and Field Tryouts
- February 14th - Family Connects Night
- February 16th - 20th - Student Holidays
- February 23rd - Boosterthon Glow Run during Connections
- March 11th - Football Informational Meeting @ 6:00 pm
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A Note from Ms. MacAllaster
Please read the statement regarding attendance and absences.
Riverwatch Middle School families!
Our Riverwatch Middle Glow Run fundraiser is kicking off soon! Lookout for more information in the coming weeks. For now, mark your calendars with these key dates!
● REGISTRATION OPENS - 01/29/2024
Register on MYBOOSTER.COM
● Riverwatch Middle Glow Run Kickoff - 02/12/2024
● Event Day - 02/23/2024
Thanks for your support, Riverwatch Middle School families!
RMS Good As Gold Spotlight:
Jayasri M. - 1st Place in Graphic Design
Aneesh G. - 1st Place in Audio Production
Srinidhi P. - 1st Place in Device Modification
Teja D. - 1st Place in Digital Game Design
Pranav D. - 1st Place in Mobile Apps
Kevin L. - 2nd Place in Project Programming
Sai Amogh V. - 2nd Place in Audio Production
Samyak C. - 2nd Place in Animation
Shanthanav M. - 2nd Place in Digital Game Design
Vedant P. - 3rd Place in Digital Game Design
Kelly L. - 3rd Place in Graphic Design
Again, a huge congratulations to these students for showing our region why Riverwatch is #RMSGoodAsGold!
7th Grade Field Trip Reminders!
Deadlines are approaching for participating in the 7th Grade field trip to Fernbank Museum of Natural History! See below or the presentation for details!
We are still in need of parent chaperones! If you are interested, fill out this form!
Permission Slip due by Friday Feb 2 to Homeroom Teacher
If not attending, have parents write your name and “not attending” on permission slip and turn that in. Both form and payment must be submitted on time to attend!
Date(s) of Trip:
March 19 – Teams R & S Homerooms: Burnsed, Tisdale, Griffin, Verdin, Pittman, Poole, Wood, Nagel, Lima, Weatherford
March 21 – Teams M & P Homerooms: Hicks, Higginbotham, Miskus, Kulikowski, Chastain, Bonciu, Mack, Blankenship, Fowler, Overstreet, Yu, Kincheloe, Taylor, Sudduth
Football Informational Meeting
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.
Any questions can be emailed to Kimbra Balthazor at f35013@forsyth.k12.ga.us
**In Case You Missed It**
Tech Tidbits for Internet and Digital Safety
Our most recent digital citizenship student lessons focused on digital footprints and responsibility. To partner with parents in protecting our students, we have compiled a list of resources available to support proper digital citizenship!
Counselor Connection
We are preparing for our second Sources of Strength campaign here at Riverwatch Middle School. The protective factor we will focus on in this campaign is Family Support. It’s a time to highlight our own families, but also the people at school that make up our school family. These are the people who care about us and provide support and encouragement! Middle school is a hard time to “find your people” but most of the time they are right beside us. This campaign will kick off January 29. We want to make it fun and memorable for our students, so they are reminded who is there for them.
This is a great time to remind ourselves to have regular talks with our children and show them that we can be great listeners in addition to providing necessary guidance. Let’s put the social media and the interruptions away and focus on what is important. Middle school can be a time of goofiness, confusion, and growth- providing even more reason to have those that will listen to us and help us process the world around us.
We look forward to a month of highlighting the people that care about us and make us feel special.
Teacher and Staff Member of the Month - Nominations
Help us decide on Teacher and Staff Member of the Month by nominating someone who has been influential in your child's learning journey! Visit the nomination form to let us know!
Track and Field Tryout Information
Track and Field Tryouts will be held February 13th, 14th, and 15th from 4:30-6:30 pm at RMS. More information can be found by visiting the RMS Track and Field website!
Good As Gold Panthers - Staff and Teacher of the Month
Staff Member of the Month
Ms. Deb Fischer - Principal's Secretary
Teacher of the Month
Ms. Amy Miller - ELA
RMS Good As Gold Spotlight:
An Opportunity from RMS Counselors:
From the Panther Pit Stop:
Important Information:
- 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 17, January 10, December 20, December 13, December 6