The RMS Newsletter  

 

May  2016  

   

Dear Parents and Students: Spring Has Sprung as we enter the final weeks of this school year. As delineated in our Student/Parent Handbook, the Radnor Middle School Code of Conduct provides guidelines for student behavior that emphasizes treating everyone with dignity and respect, cooperating with others, being truthful, and conducting oneself in a safe and responsible manner. Our students are expected to uphold their responsibility to keep the learning environment safe and free from distractions, affording all other students the opportunity to learn in an environment that is conducive to educational success. As this year draws to a close, I am optimistic that we can continue to work together to encourage our students to do their very best until the very end of the school year arrives. As our middle school parents, we know you understand, appreciate and support our end-of-year expectations as you work with us to promote positive and lasting choices for our students to build upon! Thank you for your continued support and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely,

Esther M. Purnell, Principal Radnor Middle School

RMS  STUDENT  DRESS  CODE          

Students  are  expected  to  attend  school  dressed  for  the  business  of  learning.  While  school  officials  hesitate  to  establish  specific  rules,  it  is  expected  that  students  dress  in  good  taste  considering  their  age,  the  weather,  community  norms,  the  need  for  safety,  and  the  need  to  take  the  process  of  education  seriously.  Traditional  standards  of  good  taste  and  modesty  are  expected.  Parents  are  requested  to  assist  the  school  by  monitoring  clothing  for  appropriateness.  The  school  reserves  the  right  to  determine  standards  of  dress  in  an  educational  setting.      It  is  suggested  that  students  should  not  wear  to  school:        •  Hats,  hoods,  bandanas,  and  scarves,  once  inside  the  building.      •   Clothing   that   makes   reference   to   alcohol,   drugs,   violent   behavior,   or   offensive  language.      •  Items  that  communicate  vulgarity,  sexual  or  mixed  messages,  or  messages  that  tend  to  agitate  others  (especially  ethnic,  religious,  or  cultural  groups).      •  Clothing  that  does  not  cover  all  undergarments.      •  Halter  tops,  spaghetti  straps,  loosely  fitting  tank  tops,  or  clothing  exposing  midriffs,    waists,  or  chests.      •  Shirts  cut  off  at  the  shoulders  or  waist.      •  Shorts  or  skirts  of  an  inappropriate  length.  The  bottom  of  the  shorts/skirts  should  extend  further  than  the  longest  extended  finger  while  arms  are  resting  at  one’s  side.      •  Shoes  that  cause  imbalance  or  inability  to  maneuver  quickly  and  safely.        

 

8th grade Transition to High School The 8th graders will be visiting Radnor High school on the morning of May 28th. They will leave RMS around 8:45 and return for our 8th grade lunch. The students will be touring the building as well hearing important information from a high school student panel.  

Keystones  

This is a reminder that all students currently enrolled in the last part of Algebra 1 will be sitting for the Keystone exam on May 13th & 14th. Make up days will run from May 15-20th as needed.  

5th grade visits to RMS!  

Wayne, Ithan and Radnor 5th grade elementary classes will be visiting the middle school this week. On May 6th (Radnor), May 7 (Wayne) and May 11th (Ithan) students will travel to RMS for the beginning of their transition process to middle school. The students will be given a tour, hear from a 6th grade “survivor panel” and participate in a Q & A session with administrators and counselors.  

RMS ACADEMIC REINFORCEMENT CLASSES:  

In 2015-16, RMS will continue to provide courses to students who demonstrate a need to strengthen skills in reading, writing, and mathematics. We take seriously the fact that a small minority of students do not perform at the Proficient level on the PSSA tests. Teachers and counselors have begun reviewing student achievement data and are making recommendations for classes titled READING FOR UNDERSTANDING, WRITING ESSENTIALS, MATH ESSENTIALS AND MATH ENRICHMENT. Courses are offered mainly during morning advisory. However, READING is scheduled in place of world language during one of a child's elective periods. Final determination of placement in these classes will be made once PSSA results are available this summer.  

 

Integrated Program Student Selection Process

Update: The selection process for next year's integrated programs is well underway, and students and parents must submit the preliminary interest forms by Tuesday, May 12th (Friday, May 8th for 5th graders going to 6th). Teachers are finishing their informational presentations to students this week. Parents, if you are not yet familiar with the program options for your child, please click here to learn more: http://www.rtsd.org/Page/14874.  

 

The "lottery" will be run on May 13th, and students/parents will be informed of their status shortly thereafter. All students selected into a program will be invited, along with their parents, to an informational meeting on the evening of Wednesday May 27th, beginning at 6:30. All students must make their final decision about their program participation by May 29th. Alternates who are selected into a program after May 29th will be notified via mail.  

News from the Music Department…

Spring Music Concerts

Along with blossoming trees, plants and shrubs, May unfolds with Spring Concert Season at Radnor Middle School. Students in our music ensembles are working diligently at preparing music to be performed in their respective spring concerts.

Our first concert event is the annual District Jazz Night concert on Friday, May 6, beginning at 7 pm in the RMS Auditorium. Come hear the swinging sounds of the jazz bands from Radnor Middle School and Radnor High School! Always a fun night of toe-tapping and be-bopping – this concert also allows our younger players to hear the older, advancing players in high school, and also gives the high school students chance to revisit their roots where they once played in middle school jazz band.

The 7th & 8th Grade Concert Bands Spring Concert will take place Monday, May 9 beginning at 7:30 pm. Each band will perform four selections and then combine for two rousing selections to finish the concert.  

On Thursday, May 19, the Seventh Grade Spring Concert will feature the 7th Grade Orchestra and Chorus.

The Eighth Grade Concert will take place Thursday, May 26 and will feature the 8th Grade Orchestra, Distaffs (select girl’s choir), 8th Grade Chorus, and the 7th & 8th Grade Jazz Band.

Our final concert is the Sixth Grade Concert taking place on Thursday, June 2 which will feature the 6th Grade Orchestra, Chorus, Concert Band, and the 3 O’clock Jazz Band.

All grade-level concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Parents, please refer to the Concert Dress information found on the Music Department webpage (www.rtsd.org/Page/3950).

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European  Tour  2016  

"There will be an informational meeting on Wednesday, May 11th at 5:30pm for our 3rd European cultural tour. In June 2017, RMS tour participants will travel for 9 days, following a packed itinerary of sightseeing and cultural adventure. This meeting will share our itinerary and basic information. Meet in room 111. E-mail carolyn.popovic@rtsd.org with questions."

 

Attention,  Future  Leaders  of  RMS!!    Student   Council   officer   elections   will   occur   in   May.     The   7th   graders   may   run   for  President,   Secretary,   or   Treasurer,   while   6th   graders   will   elect   a   President   and  Secretary-­‐Treasurer   for   next   year.     The   present   eighth   grade   officers   will   explain  their  positions  to  seventh  graders  and  the  present  Seventh  grade  officers  will  explain  their   positions   to   sixth   graders   in   May.     Students   may   see   Ms.  Kampes   or   Ms.  Reece    with   any   questions.   Stay   tuned   to   the   morning   announcements   for   more  information  and  important  dates!  

   

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Schools  To  Watch  Our  STW  Committee  wants  to  “Thank  You”  once  again  for  encouraging  OUR  STUDENTS  to  attend  school  regularly.  

For  the  third  marking  period  we  had  132  students  with  perfect  attendance.        

57  6th  graders  -­‐  42  7th  graders  -­‐  33  8th  graders    

Al Mamari, Noor Alhuda 06 Al Manji, Thuraiya Salim Hamed 06 Armstrong, Deborah Lauren 06 Ball, Charles Thomas 06 Barker, Olivia Grace 06 Botticelli, Nicholas Guido JR 06 Boujoukos, Kathryn Grace 06 Breck, Preston Michael 06 Brumfield, Gavin Michael 06 Budziak, Elize Monica 06 Castro, Vera Kyung Sun 06 Choi, Noah Kim 06

Clarke, Erica Graham 06 Cloonan, Mason Matthew 06 Dell'Orco, Malie 06 Deputy, Isabelle Buwon 06 Elgar, Isabella Rachel 06 Eun, Caleb Joo-Young 06 Feinberg, Lindsay Taylor 06 Gaidash, Tymofiy 06 Goldstein, Ryan Hennessey 06 Guillen-Valle, Angela Maritza 06 Haas, Molly Catherine 06 Hillman, Reese Nields 06 Hoffman, Cooper Dale 06 Horchler, Luke Stephen 06 Horwitz, Jonah Katsusuke 06 Izzetoglu, Duru Biriz 06 Khan, Uzma Sharmila 06 Kim, Hyeonjin 06 Klimowicz, Tessa Rana 06 Lamontagne, Jessica Jane 06 Leonard, Aidan Elliott 06 Long, Daniel Owen 06 Madden, Minnie Elizabeth 06 Mameniskis, Karis Elizabeth 06 Mannix, Patrick James 06 Marinakos, Ainsley Drew 06 Matsuoka, Manato 06 Maz, Cynthia Lynn 06 Moore, Ariana Harumi 06 Odorisio, Joseph Robert 06 Pergolis, Nicholas Paul 06 Romani, Nicholas Anthony 06 Rupesh, Shreya 06 Ryder, Aaron Thompson 06 Sanchez, Yllona Gilbertine Aviles 06 Senturk, Nurah Ilkim 06 Shim, Solhwi 06 Teehan, Jack Ryan 06 Wallin, Jude Alexander 06 Wang, Kiichiro 06 Wickramasinghe, Amasha Jayamanna 06 Williams, Gaven Cole 06 Wills, Sarah Jane 06 Witmer, Zoriana Kasandra 06 Zhao, Benjamin C 06

Aviles, Alexander David 07 Bauer, Alison Grace 07 Chan, Anya Sood 07 Chauhan, Aanchalika 07 De Vlieghere, Matthew Remy Quan 07 Dickson, Joshua Maclean 07 Egger, Edouard 07 Ganesan, Rai 07 Gibbons, Emma Grace 07 Girod, Abby Jean 07 Hattersley, Katherine Ann 07 Hawkins, Ava Simone 07 Hollero, Rafael Emilio Castillon 07 Hughes, Heather Maria 07 Jung, Sumi 07 Kang, Emma Meng-Mei 07 Kim, Hajin 07 Kirsch, Emma Grace 07 Kuklani, Richa Mahesh 07 Li, Dingmohen 07 Lian, Schuyler Faith 07 Lorine, Katherine Grace 07 Lovenguth, Patrick Graham 07 McNamara, John Francis 07 Metzger, Samuel Louis 07 Norman, Bailey Caroline Bostwick 07 Parente, Andrew Joseph 07 Park, Jaimin 07 Park, Seojun 07 Pratt, James Marshall 07 Rosin, Andrew Jacob 07 Sakowski, Chloe Elizabeth 07 South, Florence Peggy 07 Tavipatana, Purividh 07 Vazquez, Brando Emmanuel 07 Walker, Kenji Christopher 07 Waltman, Madeline Grace 07 Wang, Victor 07 Ward, John Brendan 07 Williams, Camille Louise 07 Wu, Jeffrey 07 Yasue, Hirobumi 07 Young, Carter Joseph 07

Alrubaey, Said Rabia 08 Brotman, Harris Elliot 08 Castilleja, Kataryna Vivian 08 Choi, Andrew 08 Clarke, David Charles 08 Cuff, David Robert 08 Dabral, Antara 08 DiLella, Sam 08 Dustin, John Peter 08 Frishman, Jacob Starbuck 08 Gallagher, Courtney Qinglu 08 Herbert, Rhys William 08 Holtz, Daniel Jacob 08 Ittner, Kyle Alexander 08 Kim, June Yong 08 Kim, Seongeun 08 Kim, Uijin 08 Lin, Aimee Jiahong 08 Matsuoka, Yuma 08 McKee, Colin Michael 08 Moore, Aidan Hall 08 Moscol, Erik Gabriel 08 Nasir, Bisher 08 Noye, Regal Aaron 08 O'Sullivan, Leighton Rose 08 Philardeau-Planche, Louise Marie 08 Rigolizzo, Julia Rose 08 Ryan, Edgar Cornelius 08 Saeed, Muhammad Ahsan 08 Samaha, Alexander Quan 08 Speranza, Grace Catherine 08 Speranza, Nicholas Anthony 08 Stearns, Garrett Bushnell 08 Williams, Cameron Harrison 08  

   

Yearbooks!!!!

2016 RMS Yearbooks will be distributed the Week of June 13th. If you did not pre-order, it's not too late to grab your copy. They can be purchased for $35 cash or via check made payable to "Josten's". All payments should be give to Mr. Achenbach in Room 308. To see a complete pre-order list, check out Mr. Achenbach's website or contact him at andrew.achenbach@rtsd.org.