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1. Important Dates
February 13 - Valentine's Party, 2:30 - 4:30 PM, see details on the attached flyer
February 14 - No After-School Program, all students depart at 2:15 PM
February 17 - No School (Presidents' Day Holiday)
February 18, 19, 21 - 8th Graders at Finance Park (attending one day with their team)
February 20 - PTA Meeting, 6:30 PM, Library
2. A Note from the Principal
Dear Rocky Run Community-
We had another amazing week at Rocky Run! I enjoyed popping into many classes and exploring concepts with students. Some highlights include studying the causes of World War I with 7th grade History classes, and coming in last place in a European geography quiz. I thought my time of 51 seconds was respectable, but many students easily beat it. I also enjoyed spending time in the Innovation Lab with our 7th grade science classes building 3-D models of cells.
Classroom visits are always fun, but the best part of my week was spending time with the Principal's Advisory Council (PAC) on Wednesday. This week the PAC met to provide feedback on a classroom reflection form that we hope to debut in the second semester, and de-brief on last week’s team parties. The students provided numerous suggestions that will definitely enhance the experience for all Rams. Engaging the student voice in school issues is important and this year’s group does an awesome job representing their peers and advocating for issues that are important to students.
Thank you for your continued support and please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Peter Kownacki
Principal
Rocky Run Middle School
@pakownacki
3. Action Items for Families
Have you ordered your Yearbook? Don’t wait until the last minute – order now!
Don’t miss a memory!
Order yours here: https://yearbookordercenter.com/
School Code: 5333
Parents, Family, and Friends: Career Day volunteers are needed!
Rocky Run's Career Day will take place on Friday March 28, 2025. Please use this form to sign-up to share your career or job with Rocky Run students. The event will run from 8:00am-2:00pm, but volunteers do not need to commit for the entire day. We will be in touch closer to the date to confirm your available times. Presentations may be to small groups, large groups, on a panel, or in a career cluster fair. At this time please let us know if you are willing and available to present and save the date on your calendar!
Please reach out to Halissa Jacobson at hdjacobson@fcps.edu or Anna Slevin agslevin@fcps.edu if you have questions or would like more information. Thank you!
4. Student Celebrations
RAISE the Ram Card Winners
Congratulations to this week's Ram card winners:
Evan Storch (Engaged)
Shoshi Taraday (Respectful and Accountable)
Sophia Chung (Respectful, Accountable, and Engaged)
Charlie Gurson (Respectful and Accountable)
Vanessa Wang (Engaged)
David Chang (Engaged)
Great job Raising the Ram!
Punctual on Purpose Student Winners
Each week, our Punctual on Purpose (POP!) drawing recognizes students who are on-time to all classes during the prior week. Each week, students have a fresh chance to be entered into the POP drawing. POP winners are announced every Monday, and students can select from a variety of rewards. Please encourage your child to be on time to all classes, including 1st and 2nd period. This week's POP winners are Lucy Cho, Ram Verma, Nathan O'Neill, Sihyun Lee, Rayaan Abdullahi, and Darren Ganzy. Congratulations and thank you for Raising the Ram by getting to class on time!
Spelling Bee
On Wednesday, February 5, 14 students participated in the speaking part of the Rocky Run Spelling Bee! These students advanced from the written part that took place on January 23. After 19 rounds of intense competition, Nikita R. became Champion for the second year in a row. The winning word was emanation. The 2nd place runner up was Aadhya V. Congratulations to our winners and all participants! Nikita will represent Rocky Run at the Fairfax County Spelling Bee on March 23. Special thanks to Mrs. Grover for organizing and leading the bee, our judges, Mrs. Barnhart, Mrs. Legendre, and Mrs. Kroes, and our PTA for graciously providing cookies for our participants!
5. Student Services Updates
Second Semester Schedule Change Request
If your student wants to change their semester electives, please remind them to complete the Elective Change Request form. This form is posted in the Rocky Run MS Student Schoology page with instructions.
Students will be required to sit in their currently assigned courses through February 7. At that time, counselors will review the requests and make changes if possible. Please be aware that many classes are at full capacity, and we do not change core classes or PE periods to make elective changes. If we can accommodate a change request, that change is final, and students will be in that elective for the remainder of the year.
8th Grade Academic Advising
Counselors are wrapping up one-on-one advising conversations with 8th graders. Parents, please check your child's course selections by logging into SIS and clicking "Course Requests".
Please check our Academic Advising website for more detailed information. You can also find the recording of our 8th grade parent coffee on our website under "Rising 9th Grade Information". Thank you for your participation!
7th Grade Academic Advising
Monday 2/10 - Friday 2/28 - Academic Advising
Rocky Run counselors will meet with each 7th grader individually to discuss courses and confirm all classes have been entered in SIS correctly. Students will be bringing home course selection forms. Please review course selections with your child and make sure they enter selections in SIS.
6. Instructional Updates
Coming Soon: Author Visit!
Rocky Run is partnering with our PTA to sponsor our annual author visit coming up on April 9. This year, the author visiting Rocky Run is New York Times Bestselling Author, Jennifer Nielsen! During her time here, Ms. Nielsen will deliver engaging presentations to all students as well as have a signing time and special lunch event.
Also, we will be offering presale orders of several of her titles coming soon. Stay tuned for more details!
7. After-School Program Information
- After-School Schedule: Week of 2/10
- Mark your calendars: there will be no after-school programs on these upcoming dates - 2/14, 3/28, 4/11, 5/23
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NEW CLUB OPPORTUNITIES: Paper Quilling, Creativity Club, News Show. Sign-up forms are posted in the materials section in the After-School Schoology Course. Students need to be logged into their fcpsschools account to access these forms.
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Spring Track and Field Student Interest Meeting was held during lunch periods on Thursday, 1/16. Click here to review the interest meeting slides. All required forms are linked in those slides. Forms are due by 3 PM on 3/28 for students to begin practicing on 4/2.
- Late buses will depart Monday - Thursday between 4:45 - 5:00 PM. Routes differ from regular AM/PM buses as there are fewer late buses and fewer stops. Routes are posted on the After-School Schoology Course. Please make sure your student knows their late bus number prior to staying after.
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Late Bus Runs were updated on 10/2 - the updated route sheet is pinned on Schoology with the impacted buses highlighted in yellow
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Registration form is required for ALL RRMS students (regardless of intent to participate). Your student will not be able to stay after for any clubs, activities, or events if this form is not completed.
- Program updates, announcements, and schedules are posted on the After-School Schoology Course - all families have been added.
- Check out our Program Preview for information on program times, pick-up, etc.
After-School Program Questions? Contact Shannon Campbell, After-School Program Specialist, at SLCampbell@fcps.edu
8. Community Corner
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