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

• December 14th - Science and Spanish Midterms
  
• December 14th - Basketball vs. Piney Grove MS (Boys AWAY, Girls HOME - 5:30 pm)
• December 14th - RMS Winter Orchestra Concert (Lambert HS - 7:00 pm)
• December 15th - Math and Social Studies Midterms
• December 19th - Early Release Day
• December 20th - January 3rd - Winter Break
• January 4th - 1st Day of 2nd Semester
• January 4th - Midterm Make-Up Exams given

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Hi parents! PTSO is looking for a few parent volunteers for the following dates!

December 15th (lunchroom coverage):

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A8AD2DAAFEC16-46402114-dec2023#/

We had an amazing turnout for Parent University at Sharon ES! If you weren't able to attend and would like to check out the session offerings, visit our Parent University Hub for all the information and presentations!

The final RMS Panther News of 2023 is now available for you to stream. This is our Happy Holidays Special, with segments on Christmas traditions, favorite Christmas songs, and gift giving ideas. We also have segments on Midterms and the Specialized Instruction Class. Look carefully and you might also find a surprise montage of the 8th grade Science Fair. Enjoy!

https://sites.google.com/forsythk12.org/rmspanthernews/home

Parents & Students, we have spent Quarter 2 focusing on improving our positive behaviors for Respect and Empathy. Thank you for talking with your child about showing Respect and Empathy to all classmates, their friends, all teachers, and staff members. How we treat each other matters, and we consider our Riverwatch community an extended family.

We have been reading student names on our morning announcement shout-outs for earning Panther PRIDE Points during December. Your child will be able to spend those points in January when they return from break, so that is something to look forward to in 2024! Best wishes to you for a peaceful break.

As we get closer to midterms (December 13th - 15th), please take a look at our updated exam policies. Midterm makeups will be given upon students' return to school on January 4th. No early exams will be given! Please review the schedule for midterms below!

• December 13th - English Midterms
• December 14th - Science and Spanish Midterms
• December 15th - Math and Social Studies Midterms

After 16 rounds of words, we have our 2023 RMS Spelling Bee winner, 8th grader Cade Baker, and runner-up, 6th grader Mridula Rao. Congratulations to these two and all of our participants today who impressed us with their skills, composure, and word knowledge! You all are #RMSGoodAsGold.

Please make sure your child has checked the Lost and Found bins. All items remaining at the conclusion of the semester (12/19) will be donated!

Congratulations to our own Ms. Suzy Ruckert for being chosen as Forsyth County News's Teacher of the Month!

This year we want to learn more about and celebrate all the different areas of the world and amazing cultures that make up our wonderful student body at Riverwatch Middle School. We want to know more about what regions of the United States and the world represent your culture/heritage. Please help us by answering a few questions in the survey linked below. Thank you in advance for helping us to know each other better as we build relationships that support our work to be a safe, connected and thriving community of learners.

Where In the World! Survey

• Attendance (Excuses, Check-In/Check-Out)
  
• 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 - November 29, November 15, November 8, November 1, October 25, October 18