THE WEEKLY WILDCAT UPDATES
2015-2016
Below are important reminders to help you stay involved and engaged with your
student’s upcoming events at Rocky Hill Middle School. Follow us on –
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Rocky Hill Weekly Overview Section & Important News:
Monday, Dec. 14, -67123
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Leo’s Canned Food Drive (collected in World Studies classes)
Afternoon Show-TV Studio-1:45pm
Tuesday, Dec. 15, -45671
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Leo’s Canned Food Drive (collected in World Studies classes)
Sam’s Blood & Toy Drive-Cafeteria- 2:00pm-6:00pm
Home Stretch Club-Room 274-3:15pm-4:15pm
Winter Choral Concert –CHS-7:00pm
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 23456
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Leo’s Canned Food Drive (collected in World Studies classes) (Last Day)
Leo’s Club-Portable 8- 3:15pm-4:15pm
Book Wars-Media Center-3:15pm-4:15pm
Robotics 1-Room 149-3:15pm-4:15pm
Winter Band Concert-(CHS) -7:00pm
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Robotics 2-Room 149-3:15pm-4:15pm
Home Stretch Club-Room 274-3:15pm-4:15pm
Basketball-Boys at Baker-Girls vs. Baker-3:15pm-4:15pm
Winter Orchestra Concert (CHS) 7:00pm
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NO AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
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6th Grade Parents.....OUTDOOR EDUCATION IS COMING!!
One of the most exciting events of the sixth-grade year is Outdoor Education. This is a
three-day, two-night educational program designed for all Montgomery County sixthgraders. This experience is an important part of the sixth-grade MCPS curriculum and
includes related assessments or tasks in all subject areas. Rocky Hill students will
attend Outdoor Education at Summit Lake, a beautiful site near Thurmont,
MD. Students will attend one of three sessions:
Session 1: April 13 – 15, 2016
Session 2: April 18 – 20, 2016
Session 3: April 20 – 22, 2016
All sessions are fully supervised and staffed by Rocky Hill teachers, administration,
parent volunteers, and high school student counselors. Please mark your calendars to
attend the informative meeting on January 7th in the Rocky Hill cafeteria. See details
below.
Outdoor Education Parent Meeting
January 7, 2016
Rocky Hill MS Cafeteria
Last Names A - K from 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Last Names L – Z from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
If you have any questions or concerns prior to the meeting, please don't hesitate to
contact Lorie Quinn at 301-353-8282 x 170 or email mailto:[email protected]
The Leo Club will be holding our annual Food Drive to benefit the Damascus area food
bank. Any nonperishable food item would be greatly appreciated during the collection
dates of Dec. 7th – Dec. 16th. All food items will be collected by the World Studies
department.
Toy Drive: Good afternoon Wildcats!!! There are two toy fundraisers for children who
are ill, going on right now here at Rocky Hill!!! The 8th grade is collecting toys for sick
children at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, and Ms. Tip is collecting toys for ill children at
Children’s Hospital. So here is what we are going to do. We are going to make it a
competition! All 6th and 7th graders will bring their toys to Ms. Tip or their PE teacher.
All 8th graders will bring their toys to their Science teacher. The grade level that brings
in the most toys by December 18th for the children will get a break from their fitness
day during the week of Dec. 21. So, bring your toys in to the appropriate collection area
by December 18th!!! You will help your grade level, but most importantly, you will help
the children who are ill and in the hospital at the holidays.
Attention All Wildcats… The basketball teams have been chosen and our players
have been working hard in practice to get ready for the 1st game! Our first game will be
held on Thursday, December 17th afterschool in the Wildcat Arena. All students are
encouraged to come out, cheer on, and make some noise as the Lady Wildcats take on
our rivals, the Baker Bulldogs!!!!! In order to stay, students must purchase a ticket at
lunch for $1 and sign up in advance. Students must also be academically eligible to
stay. Tickets will be sold at each lunch starting Tuesday, December 15th. We will
also have water and snacks for sale at halftime for $1 apiece. All proceeds will go
towards funding the activity bus for spring activities.
Attention all PE students… December is here and so is the cold weather!
Students are encouraged to bring in navy blue, grey or black sweatpants &
sweatshirts, hats and gloves for PE as we will continue to have class outside until
the weather permits. Please make sure you are dressed appropriately for the weather
so that you can be successful and comfortable in class.
National Junior Honor Society ~ Relay for Life: Modell's is hosting a National Junior
Honor Society/Relay for Life Fundraiser from now until December 31. Please mention
Rocky Hill Middle School and receive a 15% discount on your total purchase of regular
and sale merchandise. Not only will shoppers receive 15% off their total purchase but
also 5% of all sales by our community will be donated to Relay for Life!
December -RHMS Highlights Section:
4th Annual Power of Sam - Blood/Toy Drive and Bone Marrow Registration:
When: Tuesday, December 15th from 3:15-7:30pm
Where: The Rocky Hill Middle School Cafetorium
Why: To honor the memory of former RH and CHS student Sam Moore by
donating blood in his honor to the Red Cross, and toys in his honor to Children’s
Hospital
New: Bone marrow registration in honor of Natasha, a 11 year old MCPS student
and family friend of Dr. Eldridge, who is in need of a bone marrow transplant for
survival (quick, painless, easy, LIFESAVING)
To register to donate blood go
to: http://www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSponsor=Rocky%25
20Hill%2520MS%2520MD
To register to donate bone marrow just walk in that evening!!! We will do the rest!
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RHMS PTA Highlights Section:
RHMS PTA Notes: Stay connected with the PTA and sign up to receive updates and
events and all things PTA! To subscribe to our email updates, click
here: http://eepurl.com/brnEVD
Wildcats Care ~ Holiday Wish List
There are several ways to support Wildcats Care during this Holiday Season. Please
visit the links below for suggested donations!
*On December 18th Wildcats Care will hold a Holiday House for 100 Clarksburg Cluster
Kindergarten Angels! For additional information, please contact Alicia Wilson at
[email protected]. To support our Holiday House please visit
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054ca9ae2ca1fd0-wildcats
*To support our very own Wildcat Families please visit.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054ca9ae2ca1fd0-wildcats1
For additional information about Wildcats Care, please contact Alicia Wilson @
[email protected].
Wildcats Care: There are several ways to support Wildcats Care this Holiday Season:
Please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054ca9ae2ca1fd0-wildcats to support
our Holiday House for 97 elementary school superstars
and http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054ca9ae2ca1fd0- wildcats1 to support our
Wildcat family members.
Rocky Hill Middle School Proudly Presents ~ M.O.R.E. The M.O.R.E. Program (Men
Organized to Raise Engagement) is responsible for raising the level of engagement
between “young men and the important men in their lives.” The next meeting will be
December 16, 2015. Future Meetings- (January 6th & 20th) (See link for more
information)
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/announceme
nts/TheMOREProgramsAdditionalInformation.pdf
Media Center Volunteers Needed: Mrs. Gramatges and Mrs., Heidary in the Media
Center are in need of parent volunteers for the entire school year in the mornings from
7:45 to 8:10 AM to help out with checking out books, handing out passes, checking
contest answers and just being an adult presence in the Media Center. Any help would
be greatly appreciated. Thank you! (See Link)
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49aea729a5fb6-parent
DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP DRIVE!
If you have not already done so, please join the RHMS PTA. YOUR MEMBERSHIP
MATTERS:
The more members we have the bigger our collective voice at the school, county and
state level. Membership Dues help support educational enrichment, outreach efforts &
student activities. Joining does not require a time commitment, but any time you can
give is appreciated. By joining the RHMS PTA you receive membership in the RHMS
PTA, the Maryland PTA, and the National PTA. You will also receive a single copy of
the RHMS Directory. In addition, all members who attend the PTA meeting
on December 8th will be entered into a raffle for a basket full of Spirit Gear.
Membership forms can be found at
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/pta/RHMSPT
AMembershipForm201516.pdf
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