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 –
https://twitter.com/RockyHillPRIN
Rocky Hill Weekly Overview Section & Important News:
Monday, Jan. 18, -NO SCHOOL
 Martin Luther King Jr.-HOLIDAY
Tuesday, Jan. 19, -71234
 Afternoon Show-1:45pm
 Basketball – Boys vs. Poole & Girls @ Poole -3:15pm-4:15pm
 SGA Meeting-Room 167- 3:15pm-4:15pm
Wednesday, Jan. 20, -56712
 Robotics 1-Room 149-3:15pm-4:15pm
 M.O.R.E Program-3: 15pm-4:15pm
 Chess Club-3:15pm-4:15pm
 Incoming 6th Grader Parent Meeting-Cafeteria 7:00pm
Thursday, Jan 21, -34567
 Robotics 2-Room 149-3:15pm-4:15pm
 STEM Club-3:15pm-4:15pm
Friday, Jan. 22, - 23456
 2nd Marking Periods Ends
 NO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
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Free Community Dinner: This month's Meal and Grocery Give-away for the Free
Community Dinner and Food Distribution Program will take place this Saturday, January
16th at 5 pm, at 8501 New Hampshire Ave. MD 20783 (St. Michael and All Angels
Church). Those who participate will have a wonderful home cooked meal and receive
free groceries such as rice, peanut butter, and fresh produce as available. (See Flyer
Below)
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org//uploadedFiles/schools/rokyhillms/news/announc
ements/CommunityDinnerflyerJanFeb2016.pdf
Crowded Buses:
We are experiencing an overload of students on route #2602, and 2603, which picks up
near the walk boundary. Students boarding buses that are not approved causes a
safety issue. If your student is a walker, please make sure they are not boarding
buses. This area is a developing area, and space is needed for incoming students.
Thanks for all your assistance this school year.
Leo’s Club: The Leo Club is sponsoring Teens for Jeans. We will be collecting gentlyused jeans that will be donated to young people living in local shelters. We will happily
accept any style, color or size jeans. The Jean Drive will run from January 15th –
January 29th. Jeans can be placed in donation boxes around the school or in portable #
Outdoor Education- t-shirt - water bottle Sale: 6th Grade Outdoor Education is
coming soon! Please help support our Outdoor Education Program by buying a t-shirt or
water bottle. See the attached flyer for more information.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/2015OE
TshirtFlyer.pdf
FUND THE BUS! Please support the PE department and help (Fund the Bus). During
PE class the PE department is selling water to support the Activity Bus during the month
of May. Our support is key. With our help the students will be able to play intramural
sports and other afterschool activities in the spring. Help us Fund the Bus!!
January -RHMS Highlights Section:
Wildcats Care - Spread the Warmth Drive!
Please join Wildcats Care as we help "Spread the Warmth" to the RHMS Wildcats
and Daly Elementary School Bulldogs. NEW hats, gloves and scarves are being
collected for Wildcats and Bulldogs as they walk to school and wait for the bus!
Please send in your donations to the front office marked "WILDCATS CARE"
donation. For additional information, please contact Alicia Wilson @
[email protected]
Media Center Volunteers Needed for the New Year: Mrs. Gramatges and Mrs.,
Heidary in the Media Center are in need of parent volunteers for January-May 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! The new sign up link is
now available: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49aea729a5fb6-parent
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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
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION: PAINLESS FUNDRAISING
Can you think of an easier way to raise money for our school than just shopping like you
usually do?? Make sure to register your store loyalty cards to link up with Rocky Hill
Middle School. Then, any time you make a purchase at the places listed below, our
school wins! Thank you in advance for helping Rocky Hill and the PTA.
GIANT
School ID: 03262
In order to receive credit for your purchases, you must register your Giant bonus card.
Make sure you have your card number available. You MUST enroll your card each year!
HARRIS TEETER
School ID: 2486
The next time you shop at Harris Teeter, simply give the cashier our code and your VIC
card when you check out and your card will be linked for the entire school year. You
MUST enroll your card each year!
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Group ID: 6671099
This is a great way to earn money for our school while buying online. Check it out!
TARGET RED CARD
School ID: 113403
Do you have a Target Red card? If so make sure you register your card for the Take
Charge of Education program so Rocky Hill can receive 1% of your purchases! You
MUST enroll your card each year!
AMAZON SMILE
The Amazon.com Shopping Program is a fundraising initiative to earn money for the
Rocky Hill PTA. By simply clicking on the link http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-1933703,
you will earn funds for the Rocky Hill PTA when you shop Amazon! You do not need an
Amazon.com account.
RED ROBIN
Eat at Red Robin and they will donate 1% of your check to Rocky Hill every time you
visit and use your Red Robin Loyalty card. Register your card today!
Save The Date and Get Involved!
“Courage is Colorless” – An evening of inspiration and celebration honoring Black
History Month in our community on February 5, 2016.
Our RHMS community has a story to tell about community service, innovation and
courage in the movement towards building a culture of tolerance and inclusion. This
year, RHMS will take pride in all its richness and diversity in a format never before
offered. What started as a vision from our truly inspired, visionary PTA leadership, has
now become a movement with outstretched arms. Hosted by the RHMS PTA, we are
sharing our evening of inspiration with the entire cluster of schools in our community
and we are asking each cluster school to participate in a very special way. Evening
highlights will include:
Key Note Speaker: Ms. Betty Collins, Director, Department of Instructional Leadership
Support for MCPS
Performances By: The Metropolitan Ballet Company, RHMS Combined Orchestra,
RHMS Combined Chorus, and cluster school participation in “building” our community.
A brief reception with light fare and refreshments will kick off this festive evening.
For more event information or to volunteer for this event, please contact Pamela Wise at
[email protected]. Our first planning meeting will be held on January 14th at
7pm.
Chess Club or STEM Club:
The chess club is open to everyone regardless of experience. Each week students are
taught and tested on winning strategies. If you really like to improve your game, join us
for friendly or serious chess matches. We rank our players. This spring, Rocky Hill
Chess Club is preparing for competition in Maryland Chess Tournaments. (See Link
Below for the Flyer)
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bWNwc21kLm5ldHxyaG1zLXB0Y
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STEM Club:
All students are invited to join the Rocky Hill Middle School Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics Club. This session starts January 14, 2016. Students will
design and build a motorized model car (build it take it!). This activity includes gears
pulleys and motors. Secondly, “Don’t catch that disease”. Students will investigate the
likelihood that one will catch a disease. This activity involves, building models of major
organs and understanding the spread of disease using probability. Also, we will again
take to the sky and build a rocket with an innovative recovery system. Using Sir Isaac
Newton's Laws of motion and new ideas, students will design and construct a soft
landing system for their rockets. The Final activity is reverse engineering. Using the
Engineering Design Process, students will be asked to reverse engineer a mystery
object. (See Link Below for the Flyer)
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bWNwc21kLm5ldHxyaG1zLXB0Y
XxneDoxZDU2ZjIwODkzOGMyMGY2
For additional information please contact the
Chair of the Chess and STEM Clubs,
Mr. Craig Harris
[email protected]
Cost for 12 Weeks - $180
Registration available online at http://www.letusteachyou.org or
Make Checks Payable to Let Us Teach You Chess
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 –
Upcoming meetings - (February 3rd & 17th) (See link for more information)
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/announceme
nts/TheMOREProgramsAdditionalInformation.pdf
January- 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.
Membership forms can be found at
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/pta/RHMSPT
AMembershipForm201516.pdf
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