Important Dates
Events on RRMS Website
2/6: 2nd quarter grades viewable in SIS ParentVue
2/17: Yearbook Club Pictures, No After-School Activities
2/20: School Closed, President's Day Holiday
2/22: PTA Meeting, 6PM, Library and Zoom
3/2: 2-Hour Early Release (12:15 PM dismissal), No After-School Activities
3/3: Student Holiday
A Note from Dr. Goodloe
Dear Rocky Run Families and Students,
What a wonderful week we have had at Rocky Run MS! Students have done a fantastic job transitioning to their semester 2 schedules, as well as new break locations and for some lunches! While the snowy weather (well a dusting) and very cold temperatures have kept students inside a bit more than they'd like this week, it has been fun to see how engaged they are with their peers during the indoor sessions where puzzles, crafts, and game play has been in full swing. Be sure to ask your student about our daily break time.
Congratulations to our Rocky Run MS Spelling Bee finalists and winners:
Winner: Arnav Katragadda (7th grader)
Runner Up: Ollie Gurson (8th)
Winning Word: Wimbledon
Next week is National School Counseling Week
We are so grateful for the fantastic team of school counselors at Rocky Run MS who make a difference for students and famiies every day. We encourage you to take a moment to encourage your child to send a quick note or email to their counselor or you can recognize them by completing this form. We are so grateful to Dr. Jacobson, Ms. Ivey, Ms. Bae, Ms. Hong, Mr. Z. (pictured above from left to right).
Esther Bae: eybae@fcps.edu
Caitlin Ivey: cmivey@fcps.edu
Halissa Jacobson: hdjacobson@fcps.edu
Mohammad Zishhan: mzishhan@fcps.edu
Young Hong, DSS: yjhong@fcps.edu
January Rams on a Roll
Congratulations to our January Rams on a Roll! These students were recognized by their teams for Raising the Ram both in and out of the classroom.
Team Kryptonite: Hannah Pourhashemi, Anya Gupta, Julian Carter, & Morgan Brkic
Team Emerald: Deacon Lee, Lesly Hernandez Garcia, Lily Park, & Jayce Gaffney
Team Platinum: Cadence Florentine, Jacob Kang, Jake Bustamante, & Patrick Fisher
Team Obsidian: Liam Featheringham, Clare Colburn, Alexine Cornelio, & Athula Cheboli
Team Meteors: Arushi Dasgupta, Diella Shala, Muaad Filali, & An Nguyen
Team Tigers Eye: Hank Shih, Prisha Karna, Diana Berrios, & Matthew Exley
Team Sapphire: Janine Doan, Eric Muncia Orellana, Nathan Xavier, & Charlotte Lemonnier Vargas
Deadline Extended for Feedback on Draft School Year Calendars Thank you to the approximately 27,000 families, staff, students, and community members who completed FCPS' Calendar Feedback Form!
The School Board discussed the feedback during their January 31 work session. If you haven't had a chance to share your thoughts about the draft school year calendar options, please participate today. The form will close on Monday, February 6, at noon. The School Board is scheduled to vote on a calendar on Thursday, February 9.
Learn more about FCPS' calendar development process.
Office of the Ombuds: At Your Service! Do you have questions or concerns about Fairfax County Public Schools? The Office of the Ombuds is an independent, impartial, informal, and confidential resource for employees, parents/caregivers, students, and/or the community. Staff members in the office are eager to listen and assist with navigating the school division. They will also offer options and/or resources to help resolve challenges.
Contact the Office of the Ombuds at 571-423-4014, ombuds@fcps.edu, or via the “Submit a Question” button at www.fcps.edu/ombuds. The team looks forward to serving you!
I welcome your feedback, questions and concerns. The best way to contact me is through email and I encourage you to reach out to me at any time. (atgoodloe@fcps.edu).
Together WE are RAM STRONG!
Thank you,
Amy Goodloe, Ed.D.
atgoodloe@fcps.edu
Celebrations in our Community - February
Black History Month
Background: Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Learn more about the heritage months, celebrations, and traditions celebrated in FCPS. Learn more about Black History month.
Career and Technical Education Month
Love the Bus Month
6-10: National School Counseling Week
Newsletter: February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week, and highlights the tremendous impact school counselors have in helping students achieve academic success and planning for a career.School counselors work with students in a variety of different capacities, whether it is through classroom lessons, group sessions, or individual counseling. Learn more about the role of school counselors in FCPS.
Second Quarter Report Cards and Honor Roll Certificates
Second quarter grades will become available in SIS ParentVue and StudentVue on Monday, February 6. Paper copies of report cards and Honor Roll Certificates will be distributed on Tuesday, February 7. Please reach out to your child's subject teachers and school counselor if you have any questions.
7th Grade Academic Advising
Current 7th grade students (rising 8th) will receive academic advising lessons starting next week. You can view our Elective Videos if you are interested. We encourage you to visit our Academic Advising website and support your child to select their courses for next year.
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Feb 6-Feb 10: Counselors will provide classroom guidance lesson through Science classes
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Feb 13-Feb 24: One on one meeting with counselor and enter course selectins in SIS
Request for Donations
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Cardboard Tubes - Our Inspiration Studio (makerspace lab) is out of cardboard tubes (toilet paper/paper towel rolls). If you have any that you are willing to donate, you can drop them off in the main office or have your student bring them to the library.
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Holiday Lights - Have you organized and cleaned out your holiday decorations? If you have any white string lights that work and you are looking to donate, we would love to take them off of your hands! If you have any to donate, please drop them off in our main office. Our SCA plans on using them to decorate for upcoming events.
Yearbooks on Sale!!
Order yours at: www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code 5333.
Buy now! Don't wait!
After-School Program
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Schedule for the week of 2/3
- For your planning purposes, please note that there will be no after-school activities on these upcoming dates: 2/17, 3/31, 5/26.
- Most of our clubs will remain open enrollment throughout the whole year; however, it is really important to pay attention to the schedule and attend interest meetings because if a club does have a selection process, then the club will be closed once the participants have been selected.
- New clubs are added throughout the year - updates are posted on Schoology.
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Club Accolades -
- Our Model UN team has been to several conferences so far this year and still have a few more planned for the upcoming months. They have been working hard to prepare!
- Math Counts is preparing for their competition this weekend - good luck!
- Battle of the Books participated in their 1st competition a few weeks ago - thank you to the students and sponsors for traveling to participate!
- Science Olympiad travelled down to Charlottesville last weekend for their hands-on regional competition and they will have the written competition next weekend. Thanks for all of your hard work and good luck!
- We had almost 30 students participate in our Spelling Bee this week. Everyone was very prepared and the competition was tight, but we did end with one school winner (Arnav K.) and one runner-up (Ollie G.). Congrats and thank you to everyone who participated!
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If you have not completed the Program Registration Form, please do so ASAP. It is is required for ALL RRMS students. Students cannot stay after until this form is completed. Please note that your student will not be able to participate in upcoming after-school events (math competitions, SCA events, new clubs, etc.) if the form has not been submitted.
- Program Details
- Our primary communication tool will be the After-School Group on Schoology
- Late bus routes, schedules, announcements, club sign-up forms will all be posted on this group.
- Questions? Contact Shannon Campbell, After-School Program Specialist, at SLCampbell@fcps.edu.
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