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, Mar. 21-23456
 Afternoon Show-TV Studio 1:43p.m.
 Elementary/6th Grade Band Cluster Concert-RHMS Gym-6:30p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 22, -71234
 8th Grade Advanced Orchestra Festival-Seneca Valley HS-8:45a.m.-10:45a.m.-Period 7
 Homestretch Club-Room 278-3:15p.m.-4:15p.m.
 Green Team-Room 266-3:15p.m.-4:15p.m.
 Concert Orchestra-Orchestra Festival-Seneca Valley-2:30p.m.-5:30p.m.-Period 6
Wednesday, Mar. 23, -56712
NO AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES TODAY
 (All students are expected to leave the building immediately after dismissal.)
Thursday, Mar. 24, -Spring Break
Friday, Mar. 25, -Spring Break
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March -RHMS Highlights Section:
6th Grade – Outdoor Education Updates/Reminders
Paperwork – 5 school days left to turn in all the OE paperwork, money, & medicine & med
forms.
Thank you to all that have already submitted your OE permission forms and money! Please
remember to send in the forms once you have paid online. When paying online, remember you
can put all charges on a single order; you can click on multiple items. All money, paperwork,
and medication is due NO LATER than April 5th.
RH Website Updated: Check out the Outdoor link on the RH website. There are 3 power point
for you’re to review regarding OE; Cabins, Meals & Meds, and our newest one, Classes &
Evening Activities. We will be adding a new power point on Monday afternoon – A Typical
Day!
Camp Preparation help needed: We need parents to help prior to camp here at school.
1) Donations for supplies - check out our Sign Up Genius Link @
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0a49a4ab29a1ff2-outdoor
2) We need 5 or more parents to help collate the OE journals. If you are available to
help collate during these times, please contact Ms. Stroup for details @
[email protected]
April 6th - 9 am – 12 pm
April 7th - 9am – 12 pm
April 8th - 9 am – 12 pm
Outdoor Education Fundraiser: 6th Grade Outdoor Education will be here before we know
it! T-shirts are selling out fast! We still have Youth XL and Adult XL available as well as
plenty of Rocky Hill water bottles. Please help support our Outdoor Education Program by
buying a t-shirt and/or water bottle today! See the attached flyer for more information.
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/2015OETshirtF
lyer.pdf
Yearbooks are on sale! Flyers were distributed with report cards and extras are in the main
office. Each regular hard cover yearbook costs $25. You can pay by a check written to RHMS
or cash turned into the main office. Be sure your name is on the order form!!! The deadline to
pay by cash or check for a regular yearbook is June 1st. Or you can pay online following the
directions on the flyer and on our website. The deadline for buying online or with special
modifications like personalized cover or sticker and autograph pages is April 18th. We have
over 475 books available. Order early!
Media Center Volunteers Needed on Thursday Mornings: We are in need of parent
volunteers on Thursday mornings from 7:45 to 8:10 AM to help out with crowd control-just
having an additional adult presence to circulate in the Media Center is a great help to us. The
new sign up link can be found at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49aea729a5fb6parent
Mrs. Gramatges and Mrs., Heidary in the Media Center greatly appreciate the help our
community has given us this year! Having volunteers in the media center in the mornings allow
us to continue to have our (100 or more) students visit us each morning.
RHMS Summer School July 2016
Pending MCPS budget approval, Rocky Hill is planning to offer summer school classes to
incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders. We are planning on offering Enrichment and Support classes in
math and reading. Specific course offerings and detailed information will be available in late
April. At this time, please be aware that classes are usually held for 3 or 4 weeks in July.
If you have questions, you may contact Lisabeth Belman, RHMS Summer School Coordinator,
at 301-353-8282 or [email protected].
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RHMS PTA Highlights Section:
RHMS PTA Notes: Stay connected with the PTA and sign up to receive updates, events, and all
things PTA! To subscribe to our email updates, click here: http://eepurl.com/brnEVD
ROCK YOUR WILDCAT PRIDE
There are many ways to support Rocky Hill and the PTA this year! We could not do all we do
without your support! Take a look at the following links for more ways to rock your Wildcat
Pride!
*Spirit Night - 2016
*Non-Event Fundraiser
Executive Board Opportunities for the
2016 ~ 2017 School Year:
Changing Lives One Roar at a Time!
The Rocky Hill PTA is looking for a fabulous group of volunteers to continue the mission of the
PTA. Members from our Executive Board are either moving on to High School or to the new
Middle School.
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President - (close working relationship w/ RHMS administration, helps guide PTA
committee chairs, and conducts 5 PTA meetings per year with the VPs, liaison between
student’s/parent’s/school, and community. In addition, the President work to support
Wildcats Care, and focuses on service to the community). For additional information,
please contact Alicia Wilson @ [email protected]
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Vice President - Fund raising (organize Spirit Night, oversee the Color Fun Run
committee, and create new ways of raising money to support the student’s at RHMS). For
additional information, please contact Robin Turner Gray
@ [email protected]
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Treasurer (bookkeeping of income/expenses for PTA, deposit money, disperse payment
or reimbursement to PTA chairs). For additional information please, contact Rowland
Dennie @ [email protected]
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Secretary (attends 5 PTA meetings a year to keep record of the minutes, renews the
Bylaws - but this was just done so need for another 3 years) For additional information,
please contact Michele Tregoning @ [email protected]
New leadership is needed. Next year we will have approximately 1,100 students, certainly there
are dads, moms or grandparents among us to serve on our Executive Board during the 2016 ~
2017 school year.
In addition to the Executive Board positions, the following opportunities are open as well:
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Chair ~ Membership: for additional information, please contact Diana Encinas @
[email protected]
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Co-Chair ~ Book Fair: for additional information, please contact Michelle Rasmussen
@ [email protected]
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Chair - Color Fun Run: for additional information, please contact Robin Turner Gray
@ [email protected]
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Chair ~ EScrip & Rewards Programs: for additional information, please contact Chase
Jackson @ [email protected]
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Chair ~ 8th Grade & Promotion Activities: for additional information, please
contact Dana Walker @ [email protected]
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Chair ~ International Night: for additional information, please contact Sherene Maitland
@ [email protected]
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Chair - Staff Appreciation: for additional information, please contact Paulette Forrest
@ [email protected]
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Chair ~ Spirit Wear: for additional information, please contact Norine James
@ [email protected]
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Chair ~ PTA Newsletter: for additional information, please contact Naana Cleland
@ [email protected]
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Chair ~ Student & Family Directory: for additional information, please contact Paulette
Forrest @ [email protected]
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Chair ~ Pride-A-Palooza Day: for additional information, please contact Cheryl
Shalgian @ [email protected]
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Sign Up Genius Coordinator: for additional information, please contact Sherene
Maitland @ [email protected]
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NAACP Parent Representative: for additional information, please contact Pam
Wise @ [email protected]
#Connected:
Communication is key!
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Please visit the RHMS PTA @ https://sites.google.com/a/mcpsmd.net/rhms-pta/home
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Stay connected with the PTA and sign up to receive updates and events and all things
PTA! To subscribe to our email updates, please visit: http://eepurl.com/brnEV
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 – (April 6th & 20th -May 4th & 11th) (See link for more information)
http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/announcements/The
MOREProgramsAdditionalInformation.pdf
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