RIPPOWAM DRAMA CLUB
Shout out to Merit Construction for
your generosity in donating gift cards
to Rippowam’s 1st quarter Merit Honor
Students!
RIPPOWAM’S 2016 SHOW!
A UDITIONS
F EBRUARY 8 TH & 9 TH
2:30 P . M . - 7:00 P . M .
R IPPOWAM A UDITORIUM
2nd Quarter
PRINCIPAL
6th Grade Administrator
Jason Martin
[email protected]
VOLUNTEER
O PPORTUNITIES:
PTO Executive Board
ANY
TEACHERS OR PARENTS INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT WITH:
DRAMA CLUB
PT O A CTIVITIES
PLEASE CONTACT
PLEASE CONTACT
MARCELLA AT
NYMARCY@ HOTMAIL. COM
JUDY KLYM AT
JUDYKLYM@ GMAIL. COM
CO-PRESIDENTS
Kathy Pia
Kelly Robb
TREASURER
Christine Tipplemann
PTO PRESENTS:
SECRETARY
March PTO meeting will be announced on the website
www.rippowammiddle.org
Doris Frattaroli
Beth St. James
VP VOLUNTEERS
Mark your Calendars!
Judy Klym
Rebecca Glynn
February 19th the PTO will be selling
RED donuts for $1 in honor of National
Heart Day! All proceeds will go to the
American Heart Association
CO-VP FUNDRAISING
Sheryl Young
Nancy Herz
VP Spiritwear
Doris Frattaroli
Maria Consentino
ADMIN INTERN
8th Grade Administrator
Charles Langworth
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Office Support Specialist
Carla Pinto
[email protected]
CO-VP COMMUNICATIONS
VP HOSPITALITY
Michael Rinaldi
[email protected]
Kathy Bennett
[email protected]
Maria Consentino
Judy Klym
Robin Wexler
ASST PRINCIPAL
7th Grade Administrator
Don’t forget to check our
Facebook page for updates!
www.facebook.com/RippowamPTO
NURSE
Pat Caldwell
[email protected]
GUIDANCE
Matthew Roberto
[email protected]
Tracey Shelley
[email protected]
IB COORDINATOR
Angela Schumann
[email protected]
February 12th-16th
Winter Recess
March 25th
Good Friday, No School
April 4th-8th
Spring Recess
Early Release Days
February 24th & March 30th
2nd Quarter
2nd Quarter
ADMINISTRATORS NOTE
S TUDENT S UPPORT S ERVICES
N URSES C ORNER:
PAT CALDWELL
Demetria McKenzie
Rippowam Parents,
As you may or may not be aware, Rippowam is naturally evolving into a BYOT (Bring Your Own
Technology) school. We pride ourselves on being a ‘mobile learning device’ friendly school that
encourages students and staff to explore the productive and creative features of their smart phones, iPads,
and Chrome books. We believe it is our responsibility as educators to not only teach our students the proper
use of technology, but also about conduct, contribution, and consciousness within the digital world.
With that in mind we are asking YOU, the parents, as a vital part of the learning community to echo the
following expectations of mobile device use within Rippowam IB Middle School.
-While in school mobile devices are to be used for educational or productive purposes only AND under
the supervision of an adult. If used otherwise, the school may apply progressive consequences
inclusive of device confiscation.
-While in school students are responsible for securing their own devices on their person or in their
lockers. The school is neither liable or required to locate lost or misplaced devices.
Social Worker
[email protected]
Laura Mase
Speech Pathologist
[email protected]
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Scholtz
School Psychologist
[email protected]
REMINDER:
Wash your hands frequently
Stay home if you feel sick
Get your flu shot
Cover your cough!
Rippowam will be celebrating Black History Month with an all school assembly
on Wednesday February 10th at 8:30 a.m. in our auditorium!
Thank you for your support as we move forward with our technology initiative.
Jason Martin
Principal
I B P RESENTS
B Y: A NGELA
SCHUMANN
What is service as action, through community service at Rippowam?
Action and service have always been shared values of the IB community.
Students take action when they apply what they are learning in the classroom and beyond. IB
learners strive to be caring members of the community who demonstrate a commitment to service
making a positive difference to the lives of others and to the environment.
Service as action is an integral part of the program, especially in the Middle Years Program at
Rippowam.
In the International Baccalaureate program at Rippowam community service means contributing to
the school, local, national or worldwide community to make life better for others. Community service
work affords students opportunities to learn about themselves and the community in which they live.
We engage students in action or service at our school and ask them to reflect on the experience.
Increased social and self-awareness, initiative, time management skills, opportunities for creative
expression, teamwork, commitment, elevated self-esteem and person integrity are just some of the
potential benefits of participation in community service work in our school.
GRADE LEVEL SHAREOUTS!
Math: Fractions - comparing and ordering, equivalent fractions, simplifying,
adding fractions with like and unlike denominators
NEXT UNIT: Bar graphs, line plots, interpreting graphs, finding mean, median,
mode, and range.
Reading: We are working on text structures, text features, and non fiction
ebooks. More information can be found using the links below.
Check Out: http://mrsapiasclassroom.com/literacy/non-fictioninformational-text-text-features/
http://mrsapiasclassroom.com/literacy/text-structures-3/
Students will have an in-house presentation of a Shakespeare play in March!
Students will begin their IB Interdisciplinary Unit on Egypt.
Students will also be dissecting frogs and mummifying them in their
classes.
7th & 8th grade will be hosting a talent show on April 21st!
Auditions are February 19th & 23rd!
Students will be starting a unit on argument writing in Language & Literature.
In Science, students have just started a unit on Solar Systems! Students should
be looking at the moon every night and recording their observations.