Rosa Parks Middle School PTA

The 8th grade dance will be held on June 5, 2010 from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the school cafeteria. This dance is for the 8th grade only. A few reminders:

Price per ticket is $8.00.
The tickets will go on sale during the 8th grade lunch on Tuesday June 1, 2010, Wednesday June 2, 2010 and Thursday June 3, 2010.

Please have your child dress appropriately.
No sneakers, shorts, jeans etc…
It is not a school day, it is a semi-formal dance.

All food and other goodies are included in the price of the ticket.

If you have any questions or concerns, pls. contact me at 301-774-1123.

Thank you
Anne Nagelvoort

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PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED AT 8th GRADE DANCE -

We are in need of one (two would be best) parent volunteers, or any High School student that is interested in earning SSL hours, to take individual pictures at the 8th grade dance June 5, 2010. We will set up a photo Op so that each couple or group can have their picture taken.

If we do not get any volunteers, there will be no photo Op.

If you are interested, pls. call me for more information.

Thank you
Anne Nagelvoort
301-774-1123

Dear Eighth Grade Students and Parents:

The end of the year trip to Hershey Park is this Friday, June 4, 2010. This trip is a reward for students’ appropriate behavior, hard work during the school year, and to celebrate promotion to the 9th grade. The trip will take place from 7:45 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. and the cost of the trip includes bus transportation from Bill Rohrbaugh’s Charter Service, Inc., lunch and a pass to the park.

Students will need transportation home since we will not be returning to the school until approximately 6:00 P.M.

Students will need to bring money for snacks and souvenirs. Lunch will be provided and organized by parent and teacher volunteers. The trip will take place rain or shine. Students should pay close attention to the weather forecast and dress appropriately for the weather. In addition, this trip includes a good bit of walking. Students should wear comfortable footwear on the day of the trip.

The itinerary for the trip is as follows:

A.M.

P.M.

* Please Wear Rosa Parks Shirts and colors on the day of the trip.

Contacts:

Gary J. Spinella, 8A Team Leader

Mary Ellen Sturm, 8B Team Leader

SSL hours are due and must be turned in by June 4, 2010.
Drop your completed forms off with Mrs. Fellows.

All SSL hours must be turned in to Mrs. Fellows *IN PERSON*. You may not send, mail or drop off SSL forms. Don’t wait to the last day.

The SSL form available on the MCPS website:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ssl/.

SSL Hours from the Yahoo Group Post:

Once the 2010-2011 school year starts, you may immediately start turning the summer forms in to me. Please do not wait until the September deadline.

Please let me know if you have any questions! The website is extremely useful. Please make sure you realize that there are a lot of organizations that are NOT approved. If you are unsure if something is definitely approved, please check on the website or double check with me using the pre-approval form from the website listed below.

I do not want anyone to work the hours and find out they are not approved after the fact!

Thank you!!!
Ellen Fellows, 8th Grade Counselor
Rosa Parks Middle School
301) 924-3190

— In rpmspta@yahoogroups.com, Matathi@… wrote:
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> It’s Summertime…..and the SSL Hours are Easy!!
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> Summertime is a great opportunity to address a real need in the community and earn student service learning (SSL) hours toward the graduation requirement. All SSL opportunities must be secular in nature, performed in a public space and supervised by an adult representing a nonprofit tax exempt organization. Parents and relatives cannot serve as supervisors for their own. Beginning with the class of 2011, students need 75 hours of SSL in order to graduate from high school.
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> Come speak with Mrs. Fellows in her Rosa Parks’ office for ideas for SSL opportunities, or go check out organizations and opportunities that are posted as MCPS SSL approved at the website www.mcpsssl.org.
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> If an opportunity does not specifically state “SSL-Approved”, students must have it approved by the SSL COORDINATOR (Mrs. Fellows) before school ends, or by Pam Meador over the summer at the County SSL office. It’s a simple form, but it must be approved BEFORE SSL hours can be awarded from an organization. Approval is good for one year, for that student only. That means if you have done the activity before, or you know someone who has done the activity, you still need to have it pre-approved for yourself. If you have an activity in mind but are not sure if it is already pre-approved, check the web site or ask Mrs. Fellows or Ms. Meador. Many students earn SSL hours volunteering at non-profit summer camps or clinics, but they often require pre-approval, even if they’re run by an MCPS coach or teacher.
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> Please hold on to your completed SSL verification forms and then turn them in to Mrs. Fellows by the last Friday in September.
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> Mrs. Fellows at Rosa Parks can be reached at Ellen_P_Fellows@mcpsmd.org
> After school ends, Ms. Meador at the county SSL office can be reached at 301-279-3454 or Pamela_A_Meador@mcpsmd.org.
>

Greetings families!

Here is the link to my May newsletter. You can also access it from the RPMS website or the PTA yahoo listserv. 

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/rosaparksms/news/Dolphin%20Digest-%20May.pdf

We had a phenomenal Career Expo.  I want to thank all of the parent volunteers and presenters who made the day such a special one for students.

Any students currently enrolled in Algebra 1 will take the High School Assessment (HSA) on Tuesday, May 18th. Students must earn a passing score on this test for graduation! Please remind your children to bring pencils and calculators on Tuesday. 

Interim reports were mailed out yesterday.  Please encourage your children to continue putting forth the full effort in their classes–turning in all of their homework and class work so that they can have a strong finish.

Have a great day!

Donna Redmond Jones,  Principal