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, May 16, -34567
 PARCC Testing-Please arrive to school by 8:05 a.m.
Tuesday, May 17, -12345
 PARCC Testing- Please arrive to school by 8:05 a.m.
 Flag Football-Upper Fields-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Homestretch Club-Room 278-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Spring Choral Concert- (7:00-9:00 p.m. Clarksburg HS)
Wednesday, May 18, -67123
 PARCC Testing- Please arrive to school by 8:05 a.m.
 Green Team-Room 266-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 SGA Meeting-Room 167-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Robotics 1-Room 149-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Board Games Club-Room 259-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Flag Football-Upper Fields-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 National Junior Honor Society Meeting- Portable 10-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
Thursday, May 19,-45671 NOTE: This is the last day for after school activities 2015-2016.
 PARCC Testing- Please arrive to school by 8:05 a.m.
 Robotics 2-Room 149-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Homestretch Club-Room 278-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Science Club-Room 266 - (3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
 Flag Football-Upper Fields-(3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.)
Friday, May 20, -23456
 National Junior Honor Society –Relay for Life-(Clarksburg HS @12:00 p.m.)
 NO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
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May -RHMS Highlights Section:
PARCC Testing Schedule –May 16th through 20th
(See Link Below)
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rockyhillms/news/PARCC_Sched
ule_May16.pdf
Yearbook- Deadline Information:
Yearbooks are still on sale! Flyers are in the main office. Each regular hard cover yearbook
costs $25.00. 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 until we run out of books. At this time there are about 50 books available.
You can no longer pay on line or order customized yearbooks.
RHMS Volunteers -Volunteer Recognition Brunch -June 7, 2016
RHMS Volunteers- YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! The Rocky Hill staff and administration would
like to say THANK YOU to all of you for everything you have done for the school this past
year. All volunteers (including, but not limited to, Front Office, Outdoor Ed, Concert Crew,
Media Center Assistants, Field Trip Chaperones, Book Fair Crew, PTA Officers and
Board, Staff Appreciation Committee, Junior Achievement Financial Coaches, Drama
Production Crew, and classroom helpers) are invited to stop by RHMS on Tuesday morning,
June 7, 2016 between 9:00am and 10:30am for a wonderful brunch buffet to honor YOUR
service to RHMS. So that we may plan accordingly, please RSVP
to: [email protected] or [email protected]. We hope to see
you there-and again THANK YOU!
(See Link for Flyer)
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rockyhillms/news/news.aspx?id=480819
Summer School Enrollment Opened May 9th:
Information and enrollment forms are available under the summer school tab on the left side of
the RHMS homepage. Forms and information letters are also available in the main
office. Contact Lisabeth Belman at [email protected] or 301-353-8282 if you
have questions.
Media Center Information: Media Center Maker space-Items needed for next near: The media
center is looking for old or broken equipment that students can take apart and explore. This
includes old electronics, toys, and small appliances. Please do not include anything that contains
chemicals. These items will not be returned.
We are also looking for tool donations such as: Flat Head and Phillips Head Screw Drivers of
various sizes, safety goggles, pliers, wrenches and a hammer.
Other maker spacer donations that would be greatly appreciated are: Little Bits kits
(http://littlebits.cc/), Snap Circuit kits (http://www.snapcircuits.net/), and Paper Circuits kits
(http://tinkering.exploratorium.edu/paper-circuits). These URLS are explanations of the products
listed and most of these can be purchased through Amazon.
If you have a donation, please bring it to the main office labeled Media Center Donation. Thank
you to all who have supported our program this year!
The Hearing and Vision screening is scheduled for June 1, 2, and 3 at Rocky Hill MS. All 8th
grade students, students who are new to Maryland, and teacher referrals will be screened. Please
remind each student to bring his/her glasses with them to the screening. Letters will be mailed to
parents/guardians whose children do not pass the screening. If your child is referred to a vision
professional, please take the form with you and have it completed. The form should be returned
to your child’s school after the evaluation in an envelope addressed to the School Nurse. If you
do not wish your child to participate in the vision/hearing please notify the health room in
writing before May 27. Please call the health room at 301-601-3188 if you have any questions.
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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
Greetings Wildcat families and staff!
This serves as a brief introduction to our newly elected Rocky Hill Middle School PTA
Executive Board. We look forward to continuing the many successes that were achieved through
service and building community by the 2015 - 2016 Executive Board. Thank you to all PTA
members who cast votes during the election.
Rocky Hill Middle School PTA Executive Board 2016 - 2017
 President - -Christie Worthman
 Vice President of Admin and Education - Paulette Forrest
 Vice President of Fundraising - OPEN
 Treasurer - Adam Katzenell
 Secretary - Amy Flannery