Important Dates
Events on RRMS Website
February 18: No After-School Activities (all students should depart at the 2:15 dismissal)
February 21: Holiday (George Washington's birthday and Presidents' Day)
March 3: 2-hour Early Release
March 4: Student Holiday (Professional Development Day)
March 31: End of Third Quarter - 2-hour Early Release
Note from Dr. Goodloe:
Dear Rocky Run Families and Students,
This week we celebrated the accomplishments of several students and recognized our amazing school counselors for their suppport for our school community.
Recent Student Successes:
- Congratulations to 2022 Spelling Bee Champion - Xavier Lewandowski and Runner Up - Ollie Gurson. The Spelling Bee went 22 rounds and the winning word was porpoise.
- Ella Hartman was awarded an honorable mention for her flash fiction piece, “All My Fault” from the Scholastic Arts and Writing Contest
- It was a pleasure to recognize our January Students of the Month from each team. We love to highlight how so many students consistently Raise the Ram! (pictured below)
- Bookmark Contest Winners - see annoucement and picture below!
National School Counseling Week: February 7-11
It is not too late! We are so proud of our amazing School Counselors: Ms. Esther Bae, Ms. Caitlin Ivey, Ms. Ariana Larson and Mr. Zishan Mohammed. We appreciate their support of all of our students and programs. Reach out and share a note of thanks using this form.
Gaming on Student Laptops
Recently we have seen an uptick in the number of students downloading unauthorized apps and gaming on their FCPS issued laptops, which are violations of the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) all families sign annually. Unauthorized programs and add ons can interfere with the function of FCPS instructional applications.
Please ask your students to review the update in the student Schoology course as well as the AUP guidelines. While we are working on solutions for limiting access to unauthorized downloads and gaming platforms, it is important to remind students that violations of the AUP may result in disciplinary actions which could include loss of access to an FCPS device. Families can sign up to monitor student computer usage:
https://www.fcps.edu/resources/technology/lightspeed-parent-report
As always, I welcome your feedback, questions and suggestions. Please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
Amy T. Goodloe, Ed.D.
Principal
atgoodloe@fcps.edu
@DrGoodloe
Together WE...Reconnect, Reflect, Rise
January Students of the Month
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Meteors
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Evan Yun
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Julissa Rosales
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Ishaan Shukla
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Rachana Aryal
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Sapphire
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Maab Mohamed
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Cal Coughlin
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Timothy Yi
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Lily Maison
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Platinum
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Alesha Nguyen
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Sarah Park
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Edward Paz
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Audrey Lee
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Tigers Eye
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Benjamin Reece
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Julie Kim
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Deewa Stanizai
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Debdarsh Jana
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Emerald
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Ryan Perez
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Leor Feil
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Srikar Akundi
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Sydney Mercadante
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Obsidian
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Tyler Ramirez
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Tejas Kasi
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Bethany Eyob
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Kate Keiser
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Kryptonite
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Amelia Florentine
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Aayush Tendulkar
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Halen Nowicki
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Haden Robertson
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December:
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Julia Pollard
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Bookmark Contest Winners!
The Library recently held a bookmark contest for students to create original art about reading and Rocky Run. Students and staff voted for their favorites out of 19 entries! Congratulations to Christina Truong - 1st place, Lucy Ivy – 2nd place, and Ahmet Niyazmuradov – 3rd place. Their entries will be reproduced and available in the library for our school community. Congratulations and thank you to all of our participants!
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Celebrations in Our Community: February is Black History Month
February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.
At Rocky Run we started this month off with a schoolwide Rock Time lesson on “The Danger of a Single Story.” Students had the opportunity to watch a portion of this video featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian writer, and then had time for discussion and reflection. We encourage you to continue these important conversations at home, perhaps by watching this video as a family and then sharing your own experiences and connections to Adichie’s message.
If you are interested in learning more, here are a few additional resources to get you started, shared from the Center for Racial Justice in Education:
7th Grade (Rising 8th) Academic Advising
7th grade students received a presentation from counselors during Rock Time on Wednesday, Feb 9. They also received a copy of the course selection sheet between Thursday and Friday. All students will have a chance to meet with their school counselor individually next week (2/14-2/18) through science class. Please help your child get ready for their one-on-one conversation with his/her counselor by reviewing the following information. Contact your child's counselor with any questions.
R8 Academic Advising Video
Course Selection Sheet
Processing Guide
RRMS Academic Advising Website
Understanding ESSER III Funding’s Impact on Student Success
Understanding ESSER III Funding’s Impact on Student Success
Last fall, FCPS received $188.6 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER III) funding. These funds have helped us safely reopen our schools and to keep them open. We have also been able to address the impacts of COVID-19 on students. If you are not familiar with ESSER III, here are a few things you should know about how it impacts student success. ESSER III focus areas include:
- Prevention and mitigation strategies to help keep schools open and safe for students and staff.
- Academic intervention services, such as tutoring, after-school programs, and summer learning programs.
- Professional development to ensure our schools are welcoming and culturally responsive to all students and families.
- Multilingual engagement to ensure information is accessible to all families.
- Additional support for students’ social emotional needs.
There will be two opportunities for you to tell us how well FCPS is meeting ESSER III requirements around a safe return to in-person instruction and continuity of learning. Please stay tuned for details! Visit the ESSER III webpage for more information.
Book Swap Coming Soon!
We are excited to bring back the annual Book Swap! Students are invited to bring in gently used middle school books that other students might enjoy. Bring the books you are donating to the Library between February 21-25 to get up to 3 swap tickets for new-to-you books.
The Book Swap will take place during Rock Time on February 28. Please do not buy new books for this event. Any questions? Contact school Librarian, Stephanie Crochet (secrochet@fcps.edu).
After-School Program
Click here to see the after-school schedule for next week.
Mark your calendars - There will be no after-school activities on Friday, February 18th. All students should depart at the 2:15 dismissal.
Upcoming Meetings/Events - more details about each event are posted on the After-School Group on Schoology
*AMC 8 and 10 Pizza Party will take place on Thursday, 2/17, during 1st session in the cafeteria. If your student participated in the AMC 8 and or 10, make sure they RSVP using the form that Mrs. Campbell sent to their fcpsschools email.
*Chantilly HS Field Hockey Clinic will take place on Mondays during 2nd session (3:20-4:05 pm) in March (7th, 14th, 21st, 28th). Sign up information is coming soon!
*Chantilly HS Cheer Interest Meetings on 3/10 and 4/20 during 2nd session (3:20-4:05 pm) - sign up form is posted here
*Good luck to our Science Olympiad team with their tournament this weekend!
*Good luck to our Math Counts team with their competition next week!
Program Announcements - all announcements are posted on the After-School group on Schoology. It's not too late to start attending our clubs! Any club on the schedule that is not marked with an asterick * is open enrollment, so students are welcome to attend as they are interested and available!
Questions? Contact Shannon Campbell, our After-School Specialist, at SLCampbell@fcps.edu.
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