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A Message from Mr. Ross…Spring, the most exciting; yet challenging time of the school year for students, teachers, and parents. Thirty-six weeks of school is now down to only six weeks. Six weeks to stay the course, six weeks to improve, and six weeks to learn as much as you can before entering into summer hibernation.
With a number of end of the year field trips and our 8th grade recognition program on the horizon, students at Riley Street Middle School have a lot to look forward to. Too often with young teens and tweens looking ahead can often lead to being forgetful about the present. Students are encouraged to stay the course and display the same study habits they have all year. Parental expectations play a large role in helping our students achieve at the highest level. Please encourage your student(s) to stay laser-focused on the academic tasks in front of them as they gleefully await the “fun” stuff taking place around school to wrap up the year.
Behavioral expectations remain the same for our students regardless of what month the calendar reads. It remains customary for students at Riley Street Middle School to Do What’s Right, Treat Others Well, and to Do Their Personal Best. Lately, we’ve seen a spike in student behaviors and poor decisions that can have a negative impact on our school culture. Below I listed a few areas that I’d appreciate all parents taking the opportunity to discuss with their children:
• Peer Conflict ~ Assist your student in developing an appropriate response or strategy to use when they disagree with someone, feel hurt or wronged by someone.
• Dress Requirements / Hygiene ~ Assist your student in choosing modest clothing to wear that is in compliance with our dress requirements and appropriate for current weather conditions. The warm days ahead will also require even the most reluctant student to stay mindful of cleanliness and daily use of deodorant.
• Social Media / Technology ~ Assist your student and provide clear expectations for online behavior if you allow them to partake. Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Brady and I have been addressing a number of social immaturity issues lately tied directly to texting and snapchat. Consider moving your child offline or begin using many of the parental control features to stay involved in your child’s digital world.
Thanks for your partnership and entrusting us with your children. The staff and I consider it a privilege to work alongside the students and parents of Riley Street Middle School.
Riley Street ReminderRiley Street Middle School
2745 Riley Street, Hudsonville, MI 49426Phone: 616-896-1920
Parents of 6th/7th Graders ~ Monday begins a new term, which means schedule changes for 6th and 7th grade students. Seventh grade students that are currently in Physical Education will be switching to Computers. Sixth grade students that currently have Computers will be changing to Physical Education. Sixth grade students DO NEED GYM CLOTHES on Monday, April 30.
Sports Physicals offered at HHS for the 2018-2019 school year ~ The Hudsonville High School will be providing an opportunity for students to get their Sports Physical for the 2018-2019 school year. June 4, 2018 - Boys at 6:00 pm - Girls at 8:00 pm. Cost is $15
Fall Sport Sign-ups and Information Sheets ~ will be available beginning May 14th for Football (club sport), Girls Volleyball, Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis and Co-Ed Cross Country teams. Questions, please contact George Murphy [email protected] or Karen Hill [email protected] Sideline Cheer Meeting ~ There will be a parent/athlete meeting for incoming Freshman interested in trying out for sideline cheer for the 2018-2019 School year. The meeting will be held on May 7 at the Early Childhood Center at 7:00pm. Important information will be provided regarding the upcoming season.
April 27, 2018
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FROM RILEY STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL
As the weather gets warmer, please review the RMS Appearance Policy ~
Students are expected to attend school appropriately groomed and dressed modestly as an expression of pride in themselves, their family, and their school. HPS’s appearance policy is not an issue of morality or decency, but is to promote a safe and orderly learning environment. Any attire/displays that are not conducive to an educational setting or are contrary to the goals of the Hudsonville School District are not permitted. Listed below are the guidelines to clarify appearance expectations:
Shirts • Spaghetti strap tops, halter tops, tube tops, or any visible straps are not
allowed unless shoulders are covered by another top or unless it is over a tank top with 1 1/2” straps or another appropriate shirt.
• Neckline must be not be lower than armpit level and must cover one’s back and midriff.
• Cutoff t-shirts are not allowed. Skirts/Shorts/Pants
• Shorts/skorts/skirts must be appropriate for the classroom environment. Shorts/skorts/skirts must be a minimum of fingertip length.
• Pants with rips or holes above the tip of the middle finger when arms are hanging naturally at your side are not allowed.
• Sagging pants, which expose any undergarment, are not allowed. Undergarments are not to be visible at any time.
Riley Street Middle School Band News
• Congratulations to the Riley Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Band students who performed at the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association Solo & Ensemble Festival on April 21st at Northpointe Christian School in Grand Rapids. It was especially great to see the number of 7th Graders performing at Solo & Ensemble Festival for their first time.
Receiving a 1st Division Rating:
Receiving a 2nd Division Rating:
Receiving a 3rd Division Rating:
Amaya Morren Kaitlyn Orefice Josie Weber
• Come join us for our Spring Band Concert on May 3rd at the Freshmen Campus Auditorium at 7pm. Our concert is titled “A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” with the Riley MS Band.
• The Riley 8th Grade Band students are prepping for their upcoming performance at Cedar Point on May 18th. What a great way to welcome spring!
Thank You for supporting the Riley MS Band Students! James Sheckler
Alyse Abbring Emilia Zielinski Emma Wiersma Bryce Laning Ethan Holwerda
Caden Smith Jaeden Voss Ray Byerly Josie Weber Cooper Randall
Madisyn Leyendecker Reagan Hall Lilli Frikken Lydia Poortenga Gavin Roberts
Jaeden Voss Ben Harris Gavin Van Zee Kyle King Cooper Randall
Attention, Bridge Card holders ~ Double Up Food Bucks will be back at your area’s farmers’ markets starting in June. When you use your Bridge Card at a participating farmers’ market, the Double Up Food Bucks program will match you dollar for dollar with bonus funds – up to $20 – that you can use in the market to buy more fresh, Michigan-grown fruits and vegetables. It’s that simple – spend up to $20 on your Bridge Card at the market, and you’ll get up to $20 more, free, to spend on healthy, local foods. Most farmers’ markets and some on-farm produce stands in Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties are participating. Visit www.doubleupfoodbucks.org or call toll-free 1-866- 586-2796 for market locations and more information, or just visit your favorite market starting in June!
Choir Solo & Ensemble: The choir Solo & Ensemble Festival is on Saturday, April 28. Individual performance times and other details have been emailed to participants/parents. Please let Mrs. McClure know if you have any questions.
State Choir Festival (7th & 8th Grade Choirs): Will be on Friday, May 4, at Hope College. The bus will depart at 9:30 am and will return to school by 2:00 pm. Students should wear their black and white formal uniforms and bring a change of clothes for later in the day as well as money for lunch at a fast food restaurant. Parent chaperones are still needed. Please contact Mrs. McClure if you are willing to help.
Spring Choir Concert (6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Choirs): Will be on Monday, May 21, at 6:30 pm, at the Hudsonville Fine Arts Auditorium. Students should wear their casual uniforms ("Hudsonville Choir" polo shirt and jeans) and enter Door C to report to the high school orchestra room by 5:50 pm. Parents who would like to be a chaperone, please contact Mrs. McClure.
The Hudsonville Band Boosters is happy to announce that Marco’s Pizza will once again be sponsoring our band
program as our “Restaurant of the Month” offering a 20% donation to the band program. Please show your support at
Marco’s Pizza on Wednesday, May 9 anytime between 11am and 10pm and mention the Hudsonville Band Program to be a
part of this great fundraiser.
The money raised will assist the booster program in providing the finances, manpower and awareness needed to present our young musicians with exceptional music education and performance
opportunities.
This fundraiser is not limited to band families. Please share with family, friends and co-workers. Just be sure to mention the
Hudsonville Band Program when ordering.
7th grade End of Year Field Trip ~ Our 7th graders will have the opportunity to attend a fun and exciting end of year field trip to 3 Mile Project in Grand Rapids on Friday, May 25. The 3 Mile Project is a youth community center that features activities such as: basketball, volleyball, foosball, pool tables, movie theatre, video game stations, gagaball and reball.
While it's our hope that all of our 7th graders attend the field trip, it would not be in good conscience for us as educators to allow failing students to attend this school function. Please note that any 7th grade student who has missing work or is failing a class as of Friday, May 18 will not be allowed to attend the end of year field trip to 3 Mile Project. They will attend school that day for work time and academic support. Look for additional information and permission slips early May.
Important Dates for our 8th Grade Students As we enter into Spring and schedules become more hectic, the 8th grade staff encourages you to place the following activities or events on your home calendar to avoid scheduling conflicts, when possible. (Please note that dates in red indicate a change from the date originally set)
M-STEP DATES ~ PLEASE READ ~Please keep in mind when you are making Orthodontist, Dentist or Doctor appointments for your child that our
M-STEP testing window is from 4/10 - 5/25. Please avoid making appointments on your student’s testing dates. It is important that students are in school during
their M-STEP testing window.8th Grade has finished M-Step Testing
Listed are the testing dates for 6th and 7th Grade:
6th Grade ~5/8 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/9 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/10 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/15 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes5/16 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes5/17 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes
May 9 - Civil War Showcase Rehearsal during 6th hour May 9 - Civil War Showcase (7 - 8 pm) in the RMS gym May 10 - Rocket Day (all day) May 7 - Capstone Kick Off (12:30 - 2:30 pm)
May 30 - 8th grade Exit Interviews (all day) June 1 - 8th grade Class Trip (all day) June 7 - 8th grade Recognition (7 pm at HHS)
7th Grade ~5/8 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/9 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/10 ~ ELA testing - will take place during ELA classes5/15 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes5/16 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes5/17 ~ Math testing - will take place during Math classes
Letter from the President
Back in October, students in the 8th grade wrote argument letters to local, state, or federal government officials discussing a topic and why their opinion was valid and fair. Many students chose to write to their local officials in hopes that they were more likely to get a response. One student, Brianna Chando, in Mrs. Biondo's class, decided to write to the top government official: the President. Much to her (and her teacher's) surprise she received a response! In her letter, she argued that oil and gas
pipeline government inspections need to be executed with stricter federal policies. In the response from the President, he thanked her for sharing her views and provided other informational documents stamped with the official seal. We love to have an authentic audience for our writing, and it sure doesn't get much more authentic than that!
After School Homework Help ~ After school homework help is available as follows: MONDAYS - 6th Grade - Room 209 TUESDAYS - 7th Grade - Room 116
WEDNESDAYS - All Grades - Media Center THURSDAYS - 8th Grade - Room 105
It will begin right after school and will end at 3:30pm. Students must have their own transportation home.
Lunch Money ~ This is just a reminder to keep enough money in your student’s lunch account. Send a check or cash with your student and we will deposit it in his or her account. Remember to put your student’s first and last name on the check so it can be applied to the correct lunch account. Deposits can be made in the mail slot on the cafeteria door or at sendmoneytoschool.com. There are applications for free and reduced lunches available in the office or at lunchapp.com throughout the year.
BOX TOP CONTEST ~ OUR NEXT BOX TOP COMPETITION IS UNDERWAY AND GOES THROUGH JUNE 1st. Please turn in trimmed box tops (NOT expired) in bags or envelopes of 25 to be entered in to the contest. There is a
collection box in the office. Remember……WRITE your name on the bag or envelope. There will be 3 winners drawn on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018. EACH winner will receive 2 movie tickets.
Thanks for supporting Riley Street Middle School!
ICHALLENGEUth is a one-w e e k s u m m e r c a m p experience offered at no cost to current 6th - 7th grade students in Ottawa County. The camp, taking place July 30th - August 3rd, will afford you the opportunity to work with a group of peers and a local business to solve real-world problems.
To the right is a flyer with more detail.
This link will take you to the registration page.
Do you feel like your kids are obsessed with their electronic devices? Do you worry about their safety online? Do you feel like you need to set some rules… but you’re not sure where to even start?
You are not alone! Come join us for a special showing of the documentary “Screenagers.” This groundbreaking movie explores the difficult topic of kids and technology. Filled with valuable insight from a variety of experts, parents, and kids themselves, this movie is a MUST SEE for all parents! Children (ages 10 and above) are encouraged to join their parents at this event.
This event will be held on Monday, April 30 at the Hudsonville Fine Arts Auditorium (Freshman Building). The movie will begin at 7:00 and lasts just over an hour. Following the movie, we will have an optional Q&A/ discussion for those who are interested.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids and can be purchased via this link: Screenagers Tickets or at the door (starting at 6:00) the night of the event.
A portion of our ticket sales will help fund Hudsonville Public Schools’ elementary and middle school LINKS Program.
More information about “Screenagers” can be found at https://www.screenagersmovie.com/
Questions? Contact Kate Randall at [email protected].
PLEASE VOTE TUESDAY, MAY 8ANNUAL OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL AND
SINKING FUND MILLAGE PROPOSAL On May 8, two ballot proposals will come before Hudsonville School parents and community members. The first is our annual Non-Homestead Millage renewal. This is an annual renewal voters have approved for the past 23 years and would generate approximately $4.4 million dollars of
operating revenue for our school district. Of note, this is not a tax on primary residences and is not a new tax. Additionally, the State of Michigan assumes all districts levy the full 18 mills. If voters reject the proposal, our district’s state aid is reduced accordingly. The second proposal is our Building and Site Sinking Fund. Effective March of 2017, Public Act 319 expanded a district’s ability to utilize Building and Site Funds for security and technology. The House passed the bill in June, 2016 with a vote of 107-1, and the Senate passed it 36-0 in October, 2016. Even though Hudsonville has had this millage for the past 25 years, because the legislature expanded the use, the ballot language identifies it as a new millage. Of note, both millages will MAINTAIN our citizens’ current millage rate and will not raise taxes. Previous improvements made as a result of this one mill levy have included additional classrooms to accommodate all day every day kindergarten, roof repairs, boiler replacements, and land acquisitions.
Click here for official ballot language.
Gold Level MembersWith May almost upon us, it’s time to announce our newest Business of the Month! DJ’s Pizza Pub will be
offering a FREE SLICE OF PIZZA AND A POP! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY! We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to DJ’s for being a proud supporter of the program and we appreciate their efforts in
honoring our Renaissance kids. It's businesses like this that make our community great!
Renaissance News
2017-2018
Riley Renaissance Students of the MonthRiley Street Middle School prides itself in having students that do what is right, do their best and treat others as they want to be treated. Last week, the staff had the opportunity to nominate four students from each grade to showcase our Riley Renaissance Students of the Month. The criteria is broad and we left it very open ended to our teachers. After considering a number of nominations, we are pleased and honored to announce the following students as April’s Students of the Month.
They are....
6th Grade: Hattie Chirco, Sydney Boelens, Holden Dodson, and Ibraheem Bandial 7th Grade: Sienna Murphy, Maggie Selvig, Nathian Koppenaal, and Gavin VanZee8th Grade: Karis Gillespie, Hannah Carr, Garron Gahan, and Henry Booker
Each student will receive a Renaissance Student of the Month T-Shirt, an Eagle lanyard, and a pizza party with the rest of the student of the month members at the end of the year as a way to recognize their efforts. Our heartfelt congratulations go out to them! We are excited to see who will be next for May.
Hattie Chirco
Sydney Boelens
Holden Dodson
Ibraheem Bandial
Sienna Murphy
Maggie Selvig
Nathian Koppenaal
Gavin VanZee
Karis Gillespie
Hannah Carr
Garron Gahan
Henry Booker
Hudsonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap, disability orlimited English proficiency in any of its programs or activities. The following office has nondiscrimination policies: Personnel Director, Hudsonville Public Schools, 3886 Van Buren, Hudsonville, MI 49426, (616) 669-7747.
UPCOMING DATES
April 9-May 25 State Assessment Window
April 27 End of Term M5
May 3 Band Concert at 7PM @ FAC
May 9 8th Grade Civil War Reunion 7PM
May 10 8th Grade Rocket Day
May 11 Early Release (Classes dismiss at 11:15)
May 21 Choir Concert 6:30PM @ FAC
May 28 Memorial Day Break
June 7 8th Grade Recognition at 7PM at HHS Gym
June 8 Last Student Day - Early Release (Classes dismiss at 11:15)
Important LinksFood Service Menu http://www.jenhudfood.org/images/Menus/May-June-2018-Secondary-Menu.pdf
Hudsonville Athletics http://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/rileystreet/athletics/index
Community Ed Information http://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/communityed/
Community Bulletin Board http://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/rileystreet/community-bulletin-board
TCB http://www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org/rileystreet/school-news
Wednesday, May 9 (11AM-10PM)
