Principal's Note
Dear Rocky Run Families:
What a
wonderful week filled with so many good things. Congratulations to all of our musicians, actors, theater techs, and crew! Kudos to Mr.
Raecke and Mr. Hill for an outstanding band concert, Mr. Stephen Matthie
and Ms. Wilcox for a fantastic orchestra concert, and Mrs. Christman for an amazing choral concert this week. I am looking forward to the student performances of Stuart Little this weekend as well and we wish the best of luck to Ms. Weiss and her crew. We are so lucky to have so
many talented students AND staff members at Rocky Run MS.
We know we could not do many of the great things that happen here without the support of wonderful parent volunteers. Thank you on behalf of the 7th grade History team for your help in bringing their simulation of immigrants arriving to Ellis Island to
life this week. The Science 7 team appreciates the support they are
receiving from volunteers who will give feedback on student presentations on the preservation of the Black Footed Ferret habitat. Thank you for your ongoing support of student learning and engagement.
I welcome your feedback, questions and suggestions. Please feel free to reach out to me. I hope to see you at Rocky Run MS very soon.
Sincerely,
-Amy Goodloe
Principal
atgoodloe@fcps.edu
@DrGoodloe
School Hours and Arrival Reminders
We appreciate your help ensuring Rocky
Run is a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff.
-
Student Arrival: No earlier than 7 AM. The main building is
open at 7 AM for student arrival. Do not arrive
prior to then as staff supervision is not available.
- Students arriving prior
to 7:10 must report to the cafeteria.
- Classrooms and trailers
in Ramsville open for student arrival at 7:20.
- Once dismissed for the
day, either at 2:15 or from the After School Program, students may not
return to school for any reason.
- Please follow all traffic procedures to enter and exit the school parking lot and Kiss and Ride. Thank you!
Upcoming Dates
December 1st-2nd: Winter Play
December 6th: Ugly Holiday Sweater or Festive Outfits Day
December 18th-January 1: Winter Break, Office Closed
January 10th, 7-8:30 PM: PTA and Renovation Information Meeting
Please plan to attend a presentation on the upcoming renovation of RRMS to the community and staff. FCPS Design and Construction staff and the architects assigned to the project will share the timeline for the project and will be available to answer questions.
January 15: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday - Student Holiday
January 25: Second Grading Period Ends - 2-hour Early Release
January 26, 29: Student Holiday
 Ugly Holiday Sweater or Festive Outfits Day: December 6th
Deadline
for AAP Level IV Referrals for 7th Grade Students
Parents or guardians of
seventh grade students may initiate the full-time AAP Level IV screening
process by completing and submitting an Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form to your child’s school
counselor no later than January 12, 2018. No late
referrals will be accepted. AAP Level IV services are available to students
in grades 3-8. Students may be found eligible for full-time placement in
AAP Level IV Center classes through a central selection process and receive a
highly challenging instructional program in Science, Social Studies and
English. Multiple criteria are reviewed by a central selection committee
to determine eligibility for all FCPS AAP services. Information about AAP services available at the middle school level may be
found on the FCPS AAP website. If you have any
questions, please contact your child's counselor.
Attendance Monitoring and Intervention
New VDOE attendance reporting requires certain actions when
students have accrued five, six, or seven full-day unexcused
absences. Beginning November 8, 2017, weekly attendance calls will be made
to parents whose students have accrued five or more unexcused absences,
requesting that parents contact the school to develop an attendance
plan.
Parents should fill out the Request for
Prearranged Absence Form (available in the main office and on the Rocky Run Website) prior to absences of 5 or more days. Based on FCPS Regulation 2234.7, absences
for "family and/or other vacations, child care situation, missed school bus,
non-school-related activity, or other reasons unacceptable to the principal or
his or her designee", are unexcused. FCPS encourages family trips
during scheduled school vacations and strongly discourages such trips during
the school year because these absences interrupt the continuity of learning. Student
absences for chronic or long-term illness may require medical
documentation.
Students with a prearranged absence will be responsible for assignments, homework and tests. If the absence is not approved and the student
does not attend school, the absence will be unexcused. Teachers are not
obligated to provide make-up work or to administer missed tests.
According to state law, any student absent from
school for 15 consecutive days regardless of reason will be withdrawn from
school. Parents will need to reenroll their students on their own.
Please contact your child's counselor or an
administrator if you have any questions.
California STEM Field Trip
Please read this note from Rick Wadsworth:
We
had a great meeting about the California
STEM trip. Here is a summary of WorldStrides' Parent Presentation. I wanted to send along a couple of important reminders
about the meeting:
- The deadline to sign up for the trip
is December 1st.
- It’s only $99 to sign up.
-
Use Trip ID 156540 to sign up
through one of the easy ways: online at worldstrides.com/signup
- By phone at 800-468-5899,
or by mail by completing the registration form included in your student
invitation.
WorldStrides
provides many helpful options to help you pay for your trip. Check these
out:
- FLAG financial assistance where over
$2 million in assistance is given out each year to qualifying families.
-
Gift of Education Fundraising program which includes E-Cards and shareable
Facebook Links.
- Payment plans may also be
available. Call WorldStrides Customer Service to learn more.
Please
let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to leading a fun
and educational program for your child!
All
the best,
Rick
Wadsworth
rswadsworth@fcps.edu
Positivity Project - Humility / Modesty
You do not seek the spotlight. You let your actions speak for themselves.
Check out the character card for this trait!
A Message from the Positivity Project:
Humble people have
an accurate, not underestimated, sense of their abilities and achievements.
They hold the capacity to acknowledge their mistakes and limitations, and are
open to advice and new ideas. They do not show off their possessions or
accomplishments. Humility and modesty are often characterized as synonymous
with shy or meek. This is false.
Developing humility is associated with positive developmental
outcomes in individuals. It allows a person to honestly reflect on their
abilities and acknowledge how and where they can improve. Humility opens them
up to new ideas, advice, and (consequently) abilities that pride, arrogance,
or pretentiousness often block. Therefore, humility makes them desired
members of a team.
Who is the most humble
person you know?
Yearbook Photos Needed
Students: Do you want your picture in the yearbook?
The yearbook staff is looking for pictures of Rocky Run
students enjoying their weekend activities. Sports, Shopping, hanging
with friends, we want it all!
Use this link to upload your pictures: http://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=rockyrun
Please make sure to include the students name and grade in
the description of the photo. Submit photos by Dec. 6th.
Weekly Progress Reports
All parents who have registered for a SIS Parent Account will receive Weekly Progress Reports. For questions about a specific progress report or grade, you can login to your SIS Parent Account to find detailed gradebook information. Additionally, your student’s teacher is always the best resource to answer any gradebook questions that you may have.
The same login credentials will be used to access both the SIS and FCPS 24-7 systems. More information about SIS Parent Account is available HERE. If you need a new activation code, please contact our Student Services Assistant, Ms. Chavez at CACoreasChav@fcps.edu.
SY 2017-18 SIS Weekly Progress Reports will not be sent during certain weeks and you can find the dates HERE.
Navigating your account instructional video:
Arabic | English | Korean | Spanish | Vietnamese
 Rocky Run students at our Winter Orchestra Concert
 Rocky Run students at our Winter Band Concert
 Some of our staff members who participated in "No Shave November" to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
View more images on our Flickr page.
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