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RisingStarrMiddleSchoolEmbracingLearning

PRINCIPAL’SMESSAGE June29,2016Wearebusilycleaningtheschoolandpreparingexperiencesfortheupcomingyear.Thefirstmonthofsummervacationisover.Asthenoveltyofvacationbeginstowearoff,youmightconsiderencouragingyourstudentstospendasometimeexploringtopicsofinteresttothemorworkingabittomaintainorimproveskills.Wehavecompiledsomeonlineresourcesonthesecondpageofthenewsletter.Enjoytherestofyoursummer!NBLighthouseSchoolstoWatchCeremonyJune22-25,2016,Mrs.BlairandMrs.RivardrepresentedRisingStarrMiddleSchoolinWashington,D.C.attheNationalForumtoAccelerateMiddleGradesReformconferencetoaccept,onbehalfoftheschool,theawardforthe4thre-designationasaLighthouseSchooltoWatch.Veryfewschoolsnationallyhavereceivedtheawardfourtimesaftertheirinitialdesignationasaschoolthatcontinuallystrivestoimproveintheareasofacademicexcellence,developmentalresponsiveness,socialequitability,andorganizationalstructures.

MeettheTeacherProcessDuetoconflictswitheventsatPeeplesElementarySchoolandStarr’sMillHighSchoolthatresultintrafficandparkingissues,RisingStarr’sMeettheTeachereventswillbeheldFriday,August5th.TheseopportunitiesareNOTdrop-inevents.Ifyouwanttomeetyourchild’steamofteachers,pleaseplantoattendoneofthesessionsshownbelow;ifyouonlywanttochecktheteamassignment,youcanstopbyanddashintoseethelist.Eachteamwillmeetwithgroupsincentrallocationsthroughouttheschoolfora20-30minuteintroductionandoverviewoftheteamexpectations.Theteamlistsandlocationsofmeetingswillbeprominentlydisplayedthatday.

AttendONEofthesessionsbelowfortheMeettheTeacherevent.6thGrade 7thGrade 8thGrade9:30a.m. 1:00p.m. 2:30p.m.10a.m. 1:30p.m. 3p.m.

10:30a.m. SocialMediaandChildrenSocialmediauseispervasiveinoursociety,andsomestudentshavebecomeverysavvyathidingtheirusefromparents.Sadly,itissometimesnecessarytobalanceprivacyconcernswithsafetyconcerns.Belowaresomeonlineresourcestohelpyou:

• www.staysafeonline.org • www.onlinesafety411.com • www.parenting.com • www.cellphonetrackerx.net

NancyBlair DebbieRasnake RonRineerPrincipal AssistantPrincipal/ILT AssistantPrincipal/AD

DidYouKnow…HERE’STHESECRETTORAISINGASAFE,SMARTKIDCommonSenseMediaofferssomeexcellentadvicetoparentsregardingappropriateuseofmedia.ItalsoincludesalinktotheCommonSenseCensus:MediaUsebyTweensandTeensreporthttp://bit.ly/RSMSMediaTips

TOPTENSKILLSMIDDLESCHOOLSTUDENTSNEEDTOTHRIVEAnarticlefromtheWashingtonPostsharesthetop“softskills”middleschoolstudentsneedandofferssuggestionstoparentsondevelopingtheseskills.Asthearticlestates,“Asparents,ourquesttoprotectourchildrencanbeatoddswiththeirpersonalgrowth.”Takealookandseewhatyouthink.http://wapo.st/298dd5r

SCHOOLSUPPLYLISTGradelevelgeneralsupplylistsarepostedonlineatwww.rsms.org.Althougheachteammayhavespecificrequestsafterstudentsreturntoschool,theselistswillhelpyougetstartedacquiringthesupplies.

UPCOMINGEVENTSAugust5MeettheTeacher(seearticlefordetails)August81stdayofschool–8:10a.m.–3:10p.m.August17FallPicturesChecktheschool’swebsite(rsms.org)foramorecomprehensivecalendarinformation.

RisingStarrMiddleSchoolinspiresandpreparesstudentstosucceed.183PantherPath•Fayetteville,GA30215•770-486-2721•rsms.org

Source:http://lowesclass.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Stop-the-Summer-Slide-3.pngStudentsarefamiliarwithmanyofthewebsitesbelow.Pleaseencouragethemtocontinuehoningtheiracademicskillsthroughpracticeorencouragetheiruseofskillsthroughindividualexplorationofatopicofinterest.OnlineResources

• MathExplorationsviaDreamBoxhttp://www.dreambox.com/• ContentPracticeviaMobyMax:http://www.mobymax.com/• MultipleTopicsviaKhanAcademy:https://www.khanacademy.org/• ReadingResources:http://www.getgeorgiareading.org/myon2016--Over10,000freebooks

delivereddirectlytothereader'scomputerand/ormobiledevice(s)April15-Aug.31.• ReadingLists:https://successinthemiddle.org/reading-lists• FreeandFunSummerLearningOpportunities–listcompiledbyEdutopia:

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-learning-resources-matt-davisOtherOptions

• IntriguingQuestionstoPromptConversations:http://minds-in-bloom.com/2010/01/20-question-to-ask-kids.html

• ReadingIncentivePrograms:Severalorganizationsrunreadingincentiveprograms.SomechoicesincludetheBraves,theHawks,PizzaHut,andpubliclibraries.

• Kid-FriendlyEventsinAtlanta:http://365atlantafamily.com/52-things-to-do-in-atlanta-this-summer/#.V3PONDkrLZs