Inside this issue:

Dates to Page 2

Remember

PTA Notes Page 2

Athletics Page 2

Game Day Kickoff Page 3

Event

Student Teacher Page 3

Science Olympiad Page 3

Counselor Corner Page 4

Safe School Helpline Page 4

College Event Page 5

Volume 4

Issue 2

August 31, 2016

Megan Rose, Principal

Jeffrey Schultz, Assistant

Principal

Heinen's Team ing Up for

Educat ion Program Attention all Heinen?s shoppers! If you shop at Heinen?s you can help Rocky River Middle School while you do your grocery shopping. Heinen?s created their Teaming Up for Education program to help local community schools raise money. Participants must re-select their school every year and have a Tasteful Rewards Preferred Card. Please visit www.heinensrewards.com to select Rocky River Middle School if you have a card. If you need to enroll go to www.heinens.com or visit the Customer Service booth. We thank you in advance for your support.

Open House/Ear ly Dism issalAll students will be dismissed early on Thursday, September 1st at 2:45 p.m due to the seventh/eighth grade parent open house. The parent open house will be from 7:00-9:00 p.m. We hope to see you here!

Sunr ise/SunsetStarts next week on Tuesday, September 6th. Sunrise and Sunset are designed to be a quiet place for students to complete homework before or after school. High school tutors will be available during sunset to help students as needed.

SUNRISE is in D101

7:35 a.m. to 8:05 a.m. Tuesday ? Friday.

SUNSET is in the Media Cent er

3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday ? Thursday

Dat es t o Rem em ber

Please use the attached link to view upcoming building events.

At hlet ics

PTA Not es

Cross-Country, Cheerleading, Football, and Volleyball are all off to great starts. You can keep up to date on the latest results and up coming games and events by visiting the RRMS athletic

and activities page.

?If your child has special considerations such as, but not limited to, medical needs, allergies, social emotional needs, cultural needs, accessibility needs, language needs, etc. please contact the building principal who will ensure these needs are accommodated for during PTA sponsored and school related events.?

"In accordance with State and Federal law, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilit ies who wish to attend and/or participate in school events. Such individuals should notify the building principal if they require a reasonable accommodation."

The Rocky River Middle School Parent Teachers Association (PTA) enriches the lives of our children by collaborating with teachers, providing social opportunities for the students and supporting the staff throughout the year. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join and support the students, staff, and teachers at the Middle School. Please consider how you can become involved in the variety of activities sponsored by our PTA. Your PTA organizes, funds, and sponsors Teacher Grants, Assemblies, Field Trips, Challenge Days, 6th grade social dance, 7th grade manners dinner, 8th grade graduation dance, Bike to School Challenge, Maroon & White Night and more!

We need YOUR suppor t !

Visit https://rockyriver.wufoo.com/forms/rwdly3w0cr6pxl/ and join us!

Annual Membership Dues: $15 individual or $25 family

Includes RRMS St udent Direct ory

Please save the date for the Community Homecoming Family Fun Night and Tailgate Party on Friday, October 7th from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Details can be found here.

St udent Teacher

Science Olym piadScience Olympiad will start the week after Labor Day, after the 2017 rules are released. Thank

you!

Gam e Day Kickof f Event

Our first middle school student event of the year will be a Game Day Kickoff Event on Friday, September 9th from 5:00-6:30 p.m. behind Rocky River Middle School. Join us for food, games and fun - along with ?school spirit? including the Marching Band and cheerleaders. Tickets for the Game Day Kickoff Event will be on-sale in the RRMS lobby each morning before school until the pre-game event. Details can be found here. Any questions, please contact Student Council Advisor Mr. O?Grady at: ogrady.frank@rrcs.org.

This week we welcome Luke Reid who will be completing his student teaching with Mr. Harris. Mr. Reid is a Bay Village High School graduate and is completing his degree at Kent State University. Mr. Reid feels privileged to work with the students of Rocky River Middle School. He is confident he will have a positive impact on our fitness education students.

The Seventh Grade Explorers team created a "What Makes Your Happy?" wall in their hallway.

Counselor Corner

The school year is off to a great start! This week, counselors are conducting a check-in with all students new to the RRMS community. We also look forward to meeting with all students grades 6-8 in small groups throughout the month of September. These meetings will take place in the Counseling Office and through the College and Career Readiness classes. As always, please feel free to contact us at any time to discuss any concerns you may have.

Julie Mor r iss                                                   Moira Baylog

A ? K                                                                 L ? Z

Morriss.julie@rrcs.org                                   Baylog.moira@rrcs.org

(440)356-6875                                                 (440)356-6875

Mark your Calendars!

8th Graders and Parents are invited to the Navigating the College Process event, taking place at

Lake Ridge Academy on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. This FREE event is a valuable

opportunity for parents and students to gather more information about college: the admissions

process, paying for college, discovering a passion, and more.

AND

Dr. Lisa Damour, author of ?Untangled? Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions

into Adulthood, will be speaking on Sept . 29 at 7 pm at t he Fairview HS Audit or ium .

Break the Silence ? Prevent the Event                                              1-800-418-6423 ext . 359                                             www.safeschoolhelpline.com

This Helpline has been developed for you, and other students, parents and staff members to help maintain your safety and the most positive school environment possible. The purpose of the Safe School Helpline is to promote school safety and report wrongdoings or illegal activity.

Please call the Safe School Helpline if you know anything that threatens our school?s safety. It?s free and confidential 24 hours/7 days a week. Please report any facts, remarks or action

that could jeopardize the safety of our children, school or staff. Examples of harmful or

threatening behavior might include: bullying, violence, theft, drug or alcohol abuse, talk of suicide, sexual harassment, weapons. The service also provides 24-hour access to a trained mental health counselor to provide support for suicide intervention, family crisis support or

other mental health issues.

                             Help Keep Our Schools Safe!

Safe School Helpline