May/June 2012 Volume 10 Issue 9

Contents Raven’s Roost: A Message from the Principal ... 1

Administrative Assistance .................................. 2

RBMS Administration ......................................... 2

RBMS Contact Information ................................ 2

School Hours ...................................................... 2

Visitor, Volunteer, and Late Student Sign in

Procedure ........................................................... 2

Student Drop off Procedure ............................... 2

Early Dismissals .................................................. 3

Students Tardy to School ................................... 3

Attendance ......................................................... 3

Address and Phone Changes .............................. 3

Counselor’s Corner............................................. 3

Clinic Tips ........................................................... 6

Parent Link ......................................................... 7

Summer 2012 Activity Ideas for Your Teen ....... 8

Continental Math League Final Results For

2011-2012 and the Winners Are... ................... 10

Odyssey of the Mind ........................................ 10

Latin.................................................................. 11

Library .............................................................. 11

2012-13 Student Supply List ............................ 11

Grade Reporting Dates ..................................... 14

RBMS Mathcounts ........................................... 14

May SOL Testing Schedule ............................... 15

Science Olympiad ............................................. 15

School Menu .................................................... 15

Guiding Hand ................................................... 16

Comcast ........................................................... 17

Parent Resource Center ................................... 19

Better Hearing and Speech Month .................. 20

Art Show .......................................................... 21

2012-2013 School Calendar ............................. 22

May Calendar ................................................... 23

June Calendar .................................................. 24

Raven’s Roost: A Message from

the Principal As we enter the month of May, students and

teachers are making final preparations for the

Standards of Learning Tests. This is a very

stressful time for everyone as online testing,

including make-ups, span several weeks.

Students will be assisted by providing a quiet

testing environment and accommodations for

those who need them. Help your student by

encouraging them to go to bed early, eat

breakfast each day and do their very best.

The culminating activities for the music

department begin with an eighth grade music

field trip to Hersey Park on Saturday May 12,

2012. This is followed by final concerts on all

levels (consult the calendar).

The PTA will hold its annual 8th grade lock-in on

Saturday June 2, 2012. Stay tuned for more

details. The eighth grade promotion ceremony

will be held on Monday June 4 at 7 p.m. in the

Potomac Falls High School gym. Exams for all

high school level classes begin on Tuesday June

5–8.

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Administrative Assistance If, due to a disability, you need assistance to enable you to participate meaningfully in a meeting or conference, etc., please contact Mr. Robert Phillips at 571-434-3220 at least five working days prior to the meeting. Servicios Especiales - Si por alguna razón de salud usted necesitara asistencia (silla de ruedas, alguien que maneje hasta el colegio, etc.) para poder atender una de las actividades, sea una conferencia, reunión, evento, etc. por favor contacte al Sr. Robert Phillips al 571-434-3220 con por lo menos 5 días anteriores al evento. Si fuera necesario los servicios de un intérprete para participar de actividades, conferencias, reuniones, eventos o algún programa, por favor contacte a la escuela con la misma anticipación.

RBMS Administration Principal ..........................................Bennett Lacy Asst. Principal ...........................LaShanté Knight Asst. Principal ...............................Robert Phillips Attendance Secretary.......................Truus Foard Secretary.....................................Dawn Mahoney Bookkeeper..............................Stephanie Napert Parent Liaison.............................Tricia Anderson .

House A (8th Grade) Dean ...........................................Kathryn Clark Lead Counselor…………………….....Sherri Robinson Counselor ……………………........Veronica Williams Secretary....................................Tamara Baldwin

House B (7th Grade) Dean ..........................................Melissa Dober Counselor..................................Janae Gwizdala Secretary.........................................Robin Byrd

House C (6th Grade) Dean......................................Deborah Agunsday Counselor………………………………….Andrew Tafaro Secretary.........................................Julie Bahun

RBMS Contact Information Main office: 571-434-3220

Absentee Line: 571-434-3222

Website: www.lcps.org/rbms

Address: 46240 Algonkian Parkway, Sterling, VA 20165

School Hours School hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:18 p.m. The

building will be open for students at 8:00 a.m.

Any student arriving before 8:00 a.m. may wait

in the cafeteria. Breakfast is served from 8:00

a.m. until 8:20 a.m. Students that are not

eating breakfast and all other students arriving

after 8:00 a.m. are to go to their appropriate

grade level House. All students will report to

their first block classroom at the 8:15 a.m. bell.

Visitor, Volunteer, and Late

Student Sign in Procedure All visitors need to stop by the main office upon

arrival. Each visitor, volunteer, and all late

students will log into the computer located on

the table to your left as you enter the Main

Office. A pass or name tag will automatically

print out. While at RBMS you will be required

to wear a visitor’s name tag. Students will take

their late pass to their House office and sign in

there as well. Please be prepared to show a

valid ID.

Student Drop off Procedure We have signs to direct traffic through our

parking lot. The school’s front parking

lots should not to be used as a morning drop off

area. Please follow the “ravens” to the area

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designated for student drop off located on the

side of River Bend. This area was created for

the safety of our students. In order to maintain

a continuous flow of traffic, pull up as far as

possible and allow your student to exit the

vehicle at any point on the sidewalk. Be

considerate of others and move on once your

child disembarks. If you would like to wait with

your child until the doors open at 8 o’clock,

please move to a parking space. Please do not

park in the designated student drop off area.

Early Dismissals If at all possible, please send a note in with your

child the morning of an appointment. The

student’s house secretary will write a pass to

excuse the student at the appropriate time.

This will alleviate the need to disrupt the

classroom and your child will be waiting in the

front office when you arrive.

Students Tardy to School All students must be in their classroom by the

8:30 a.m. bell. Any student arriving to class

after the 8:30 a.m. bell will be considered

“tardy” and must sign in at the main office to

receive a “tardy” pass. A parent/guardian

should accompany their student to the office or

send a note with the student when arriving late

to school.

Attendance River Bend parents: we need your help! When

your child is absent, please call the attendance

line at (571) 434-3222 to notify the school. For

your convenience, this is a 24-hour answering

machine. An absence will be unexcused if the

school does not receive a note or a phone

message from the parent or guardian.

Address and Phone Changes Moving? New phone number? We need your address and telephone updates. If you are moving and your child will be attending another school for 2012-13, please notify your child’s counselor as soon as possible. If you have moved and are still within our attendance zone, please remember to stop by the school to fill out a change of address form. We will need to see proof of your new residence. This proof can be a lease, deed, settlement papers or mortgage statement. To change a work or home telephone number,

parents/guardians need to contact the

attendance secretary at 571-434-3220 or on

line at www.loudoun.k12.va.us.

Counselor’s Corner Sherri Robinson, Lead Counselor, Special Services, AOS, and TJ Andrew Tafaro, 6th Grade Counselor The Guidance Department would like to take this opportunity to let the students know how proud we are of them. We have seen much growth occur in many aspects -- physically, intellectually, and emotionally. This is very gratifying to all of us at River Bend Middle School. Parents, please be aware that we mailed letters to the homes of children who are failing two or more of their academic classes - Math, History, Language Arts, Science (and Health and PE/full year elective for 8th graders) at the close of the 3rd quarter grading period. Please consider these letters seriously. Your child must pass three out of four academic classes to be promoted to the next grade level. This means

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that if they fail two classes, they must go to summer school in order to be promoted. If you receive one of these letters regarding your child, and you feel your child is in jeopardy of failing, please contact your child’s counselor.

Middle School Summer Information Virtual Summer School Education 2020 is the ONLY online provider

Cost is $695 (payable by check or credit

card)

RE: Middle School Students – only rising 9th

graders may apply and only for Alg. I or

Geometry

Information will be posted online 4/15/12

and can be found with the other summer

school information

Students may begin the course as early as

5/14/12 but must complete the course by

8/3/12 (NO EXTENSIONS!!)

2012 Summer School Information for Middle School Students Location, Dates, and Time: Tuscarora High School June 25 – July 27, 2012 (July 4th is a holiday) 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Middle School Repeat Courses Enrollment Criteria for Repeat Courses Students who are eligible to attend Middle

School Summer School for repeat courses:

Have received D’s/F’s in two academic

courses in the previous school year, or

Have received special permission from their

middle school principal.

Students missing more than the equivalent of

two days of summer school will be removed

from the program. Courses may be combined

or canceled due to insufficient enrollment.

Middle School Repeat Courses Available

Math 6 Language Arts/Reading 6

Math 7 Language Arts/Reading 7

Math 8 English/Reading 8

ELL Math ELL Reading

Science 6 Social Sciences 6

Science 7 Social Sciences 7

Science 8 Civics 8

Math 6 - Full Day*

Math 7 - Full Day*

Math 8 - Full Day* *The length of a full day course is 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Middle School New Courses Enrollment Criteria for New Courses Students who are eligible to attend Middle

School Summer School for new courses must:

Score Pass Advanced on the Math 6

Standards of Learning Assessment

Have special permission from the Principal

and Counselor

This course is only offered to rising 7th grade

students Middle School New Courses

Available - Math 7

Tuition Reduced tuition is available based on the Free

and Reduced Lunch scale.

Full Tuition Reduced Tuition Free Tuition

$500.00 $120.00 $100.00

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High School Summer School Middle school students are permitted to take

one full session high school credit math course.

Middle school students may take one repeat

math class in Algebra I or Geometry. For more

information, visit the High School Summer

School Page.

If a student is repeating Alg. 1 or Geometry, or

if they take the course “New”, for the first

time, they will attend summer school at

Potomac Falls High. Please visit the web-site

below for any additional fees:

http://www.lcps.org//site/Default.aspx?PageID

=82114

Transportation Bus transportation will be provided from central

pick-up points throughout the county.

Schedules and routes will be available closer to

the start of summer school.

Registration and Payment Summer school registration is not complete

until guidance has approved the course

selection and verified payment. Refunds will

not be made after June 19, 2012, except for

cancelled classes. Contact your guidance

counselor for additional information.

On-line registration opens at noon on April

23, 2012. Registration closes on June 19,

2012 at 3:00 p.m.

Rising 6th Graders Elementary School Transitions are underway.

Mrs. Veronica Williams (next year's 6th grade

counselor), visited all of our feeder elementary

schools to share information about the middle

school environment.

In May and early June, 5th grade students will

be touring River Bend. The dates for these

tours are currently scheduled for:

May 25 Algonkian May 29 Horizon and Sterling May 31 Countryside June 1 Potowmack

Peer Ambassadors 2012-13 Our peer ambassadors will be selected and

trained in the month of June for the upcoming

school year. We thank our current 7th and 8th

grade peers for their hard work in helping Mrs.

Gwizdala and Mrs. Williams with open house,

back to school nights, new student reception,

and the transition of the rising 6th graders.

Congratulations!!!! Congratulations to the following students who

have been accepted to Thomas Jefferson

School of Science and Technology:

William Bao Thomas Cherukuri Alison Hau Aditya Ravipati Vinay Simlot We are proud of the following students who

have been accepted at the Academy of Science:

William Bao Alison Hau Andrea Mares Zarate Wyatt Pontius Vinay Simlot

Academy of Science The first information session for current

seventh grade students and parents who are

interested in learning more about the

application process for the Academy of Science

for 2012-13 (for admission as ninth grade

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students in 2012-13) will be held on Thursday,

May 3rd at 7:00 pm in the auditorium at

Dominion High School. The information session

will include an overview of the AOS program

and the admission process.

If you have questions please call 571- 434-

4470.

Important Information for All Rising 9th Graders - Expunging Grades The parent of any student, who while in middle school, took a high school credit course (Algebra, Geometry, or a Foreign Language) may elect to have the grade (and credit) omitted (removed) from the student’s transcript. If a parent elects to have such a grade omitted, written notice must be given by the parent to the guidance department of the high school their student will attend, on or before August 15 of the year in which the student finishes the eighth grade. Parents of students eligible to make this election will be provided within notice when the student receives the final report from the middle school. Strong consideration should be given for expunging low grades in credit-bearing courses. (Please see the Middle School Program of Studies to read the complete LCPS policy on expunging grades.)

Clinic Tips Paula Bailey, RN All I can say is hopefully, spring showers will

bring beautiful May flowers. I want to remind

everyone that even though we are getting

toward the end of the school year, it is

important to keep the clinic and school updated

on any home/work/cell phone changes. This

information is vital if we need to contact you

during the day.

Remember if your child needs medication

during the remainder of the school year the

parents must transport the medication to the

school. Any prescription medication must have

a signed form from the physician. Forms can be

obtained from the clinic or the River Bend

Middle School (RBMS) website.

Rising 9th Grade Parents Congratulations to our 8th grade students as

they begin their adventure into high school. Is

your student going to participate in VHSL

athletics in high school? If so, a physical

examination is required. In order to play sports

next fall, the physical must not have been done

prior to May 1, 2012. Anything prior to this

date is not considered current and will not be

accepted for athletic eligibility. VHSL forms

needed to participate in athletics will be

available in the main office of Potomac Falls

High School (PFHS) toward the end May or on

their school web page. Tryout information will

be posted on the PFHS Athletic website. Fall

sports tryout will begin July 30, 2012. PFHS

Sports Physical Night for 2012-2013 is

scheduled for Thursday May 31st, 2012 from 6-8

pm @ Park View High School, cost - $35. Please

check the PFHS athletic webpage for updates

throughout the summer.

Parents of rising 6th graders: Check your child’s immunization record Parents, if you have a rising 6th grader,

remember that they must have a current

Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)

vaccination on file by August 27, 2012. If your

child is missing this shot they will not be

allowed to enter school, unless they have a

written note from the physician explaining why

the shot is deferred. If your child will not be old

enough to receive the vaccination, a note from

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the doctor must be on file at RBMS. Please have

this documentation to RBMS before the cutoff

date. There will be no grace period for those

lacking the shot. They will be excluded from

school the first day of school.

Information for school year 2012-2013: The process of closing down the clinic for the

summer has begun. If your child presently has

medication at school (inhaler, nebulizer, daily

medications, Epi-pens, diabetes medication,

etc.) and will be required to take these

medications next year, please be aware that

new doctors orders are required for each school

year.

Information Regarding Medication Forms

for 2012-2013 School Year:

Physician order forms for medication,

severe allergy, asthma, diabetes, and

seizures will be sent home at the end of

this year for students who require

medication at school. The forms will be

in the student’s final report card

envelope. These forms are also

accessible to you or your physician on

the Loudoun County Public Schools

Student Health Services Web site:

http://www.lcps.org/site/Default.aspx?

PageID=2014.

Please return the new form to the school so

your child's medical needs will be in place for

the start of the new school year. I will be

returning to RBMS toward the end of August.

You may begin dropping off medication at this

time.

Remember a new form for medication is

required each new school year. Also, the

medication must be brought to school by an

adult and must be in the prescription bottle

from the pharmacy or in the original packaging.

Students are not allowed to transport any

medication, prescription or over-the-counter,

to school.

End of year medication pick-up: Parents if you have medication in the clinic

please pick-up the medication by June 8th at

3:18 PM. LCPS medication policy requires we

destroy any medication not picked up. No

medication will be held for the next school

term.

If you have any questions please feel free to

contact the clinic.

Paula Bailey, RN 571-434-3223 paula.bailey@lcps.org

Parent Link Tricia Anderson, Parent Liaison Take a few minutes to check out “Middle School

Parents Still Make A Difference” on the school

website if you haven’t read it in awhile. It is

published monthly in both English and Spanish,

and has some great articles. Go to the River

Bend web page under Parents to find the link or

check on our Parent Info board across from

Main Office. We always keep a copy there

along with the newsletter and lots of other

good info.

School-wide SOL testing takes place at River

Bend this month (see the calendar for the

detailed schedule), so I thought I would remind

you of some helpful hints to get you and your

child through the testing period.

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Make sure your child eats a nutritious breakfast

every day, but especially during SOL testing

time. Studies show hungry kids don't

concentrate as well as kids who've had a good

breakfast. Some protein – yoghurt, eggs,

cheese, meat – with the meal will last them

through testing and until lunch time.

Sleep! Make sure your child is getting at least

eight hours of sleep each night. Find a routine

and stick with it, especially the night before a

test. Again, focus suffers when a child doesn't

get enough sleep.

Have a discussion with your child about the SOL

tests. Explain how important it is to read

through the directions before starting the test.

Also encourage your child to look over the test

before taking it. This will give him/her the

opportunity to become familiar with the format

and type of questions being asked. Stress to

your child that it never hurts to have a general

overview of the test before beginning.

For online practice tests and further

information on testing, please click on this link:

http://www.lcps.org/domain/3978 or go to the

Parents Page on the River Bend website and

look up SOL resources.

Remember, if you are thinking about having

your child participate in a summer camp, now is

the time to do your research and register. I’ve

included our list of summer activities for your

teen in this newsletter and it will be posted on

the school web page.

Summer 2012 Activity Ideas for

Your Teen A Class Act – Acting for Young People Summer

Arts Camp (GMU):

http://afyp.org/Camp/CampMain.html

Adventure Links Summer Camps (Northern

VA): www.AdventureLinks.net

Camp Horizons (Sleepover Camp -

Harrisonburg, VA):

www.CampHorizonsVA.com

Champion Debate Camp (Fairfax):

www.championdebate.com

Concordia Language Villages (Minnesota):

http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/n

ewsite/about1.php

Cookology (Dulles Town Center):

http://cookologyonline.blogspot.com/2011/0

2/summer-cooking-camp-details.html

C3 Cyberclubs:

http://www.c3cyberclub.com/summer_camp

_2012.php

Digital Media Academy:

http://www.digitalmediaacademy.org/

Duke University Youth Programs:

http://learnmore.duke.edu/youth/

Fairfax Collegiate Summer Programs

(Northern VA): www.FairfaxCollegiate.com

Ferrum College Summer Enrichment

Camp(Sleepover Camp – Ferrum, VA):

http://www2.ferrum.edu/fcsec/

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Fitwize 4 Kids:

http://www.fitwize4kids.com/locations/ashb

urn/summer_camps_schedule.php

Game Camp USA (Computer Camp – Fairfax,

VA): www.gamecamp.com

Global Youth Village(International Sleepover

Camp - Bedford, VA):

http://www.globalyouthvillage.org

Great Books (3 sites: Amherst, Stanford,

William and Mary):

www.GreatBooksSummer.com

iD Tech Camp (Computer Camp, various

colleges): www.internalDrive.com

Ida Lee Recreation Center: www.idalee.org

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth:

http://cty.jhu.edu

LCPS Extreme Journey Summer Camp (under

“Announcements”): http://www.lcps.org

LCPS LYCEUM (formerly Summer in the Arts -

under “Fine Arts”):

http://www.lcps.org/Page/78249

LCPS Monroe Technology Center Summer

Career Camp: www.lcps.org/mtc

Learn by Doing (Yale University, Wellesley

College, St. Mark's School): www.explo.org

Loudoun County 4-H Camps:

http://loudoun4h.pbworks.com/w/page/1918

7805/Camps

Loudoun County Parks & Recreation:

www.loudoun.gov/prcs/camps

Loudoun County Public Libraries:

www.LCPL.lib.va.us

National Building Museum(DC):

http://www.nbm.org/families-kids/teens-

young-adults/iwwl-program.html

Space Camp and Aviation Challenge

(Alabama): www.spacecamp.com/

Sportrock Rock Climbing Camp (Sterling):

www.sportrock.com

Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG), (grades

K-12; various locations):

http://www.giftedstudy.org/

Thomas Jefferson HS Summer Technology

Institute (Fairfax): www.tjhsst.edu

Traveling Players Ensemble (MS and HS; travel

through VA): www.travelingplayers.org

Virginia Space Flight Academy:

www.VaSpaceFlightAcademy.org

West Virginia Wesleyan Summer Gifted

Program: www.wvwc.edu/summergifted/

William and Mary Summer Enrichment

Program:

http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/preco

llegiate/sep/index.php

YMCA of Loudoun County: HYPERLINK

"http://www.ymcadc.org/branch/?bid=10"htt

p://www.ymcadc.org/branc

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Continental Math League Final

Results For 2011-2012 and the

Winners Are... Continental Math League is a national competition that lasts for five months. Each month, students compete by solving detailed, high level reading/math problems. The top six scores for each grade are submitted as River Bend's team scores for that grade level. The final contest, Meet 5, of the Continental Math League, coordinated by Dr. Talbot, took place in March.

The final standings are: 8th grade 1st place - Alison Hau 2nd place - William Bao 3rd place - Sara Derby 4th place - Wyatt Pontius 5th place - Mark Mogensen 6th place - Frank Mazzola 7th place - Vinay Simlot 7th Grade 1st place - Hamsa Mani 2nd place - Christian Tessman 3rd place - Alexandra Soccio-Mallon

4th place - Sherlyn Chuang

5th place - Naquia Zaveri 6th place - Antonio Pareja-Lecaros, Saloni Mittal, and Jennifer Baily

6th Grade 1st place - Natacha Normand 2nd place - Angela Bao, Isha Liu, and Joe Shangraw 3rd place - Kevin Chiang

4th place - Andrew Linza and Kevin Cox Team Totals First Place Tie: 8th Grade and 6th Grade= 139

Third Place: 7th Grade= 135

Alison Hau Wins Prestigious Continental Math

League Regional Award

A VERY special congratulations to Angela Hau who only missed one problem during the entire contest and Hamsa Mani who only missed 3. Way to go!!!! Awesome problem solving! RBMS heartily congratulates Alison Hau. She is the first student in River Bend's history to win the Regional Continental Math League award for the Pythagorean Division grade 8. Congratulations to all these Mathematician Problem Solvers for their current high standings in the CML contest.

Odyssey of the Mind RBMS Odyssey of the Mind Team Wins 1st Place

at the Regional Competition

1st Place! "To Be or Not To Be" Devina Thapa

Lauren Csont

London Mason Ruchi Kakkad

Julia Kitcoff Jaclyn Kitcoff

Nathalie Groot

Thanks to Mrs. Diane O'Neill-Mason, the team's coach!

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Latin Our River Bend students did a great job on the National Latin Exam - including one PERFECT score (which is a very big deal indeed!).

Latin I Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude Amanda Geyer Alexandra Soccio-Mallon Silver Medal/Maxima Cum Laude Mackenzie Dorsey Douglas Bradley Christian Tessman Katrina Schmid Aditya Jayanti Magna Cum Laude Kiersten Margulies Anna Wang David Hansberger John Thai Saloni Mittal Cum Laude Kevin Roll Joshua Blair Ruchi Kakkad Nathalie Groot Trent Koerner

LEVEL II PERFECT SCORE! - Jack Shangraw Gold Medal/Summa Cum Laude Alison Hau Chantal Groot Wyatt Pontius Devin Macgoy Meg Helein Michael XU Silver/Maxima Cum Laude Ryan Wells Logan Rice

Magna Cum Laude Matthew Schultheis Daniel Kim Marisa Lemma Cum Laude Mela Coffey Arthur Wang Thanks for your support of the Latin program! Andrea Weiskopf

Library

Do you have an OVER due book or

books?

Overdue notices will have

gone home in report cards.

Please check for overdue

books at home, in cars,

under the bed and lockers.

This is a reminder that books

need to be returned to the

library in a timely manner or stop by the library

to renew your book. With the end of the school

getting closer all books are due back to the

library by or on May 25th, 2012. Lost books

will need to be paid for; refunds are issued if

the book gets returned before the end of the

school year.

2012-13 Student Supply List 6th Grade History 2 - 8½” x 11” spiral notebooks (must be 100 pages each and must be 8½ x11 inches) 1 pocket folder with prongs 1 set of colored pencils 1 erasable pen 2 pencils with erasers

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Several glue sticks (as they are used or lost, they must be replenished) 1 ultra fine point sharpie Highlighter(s)

6th Grade Language Arts 1 composition notebook or spiral notebook Glue sticks Colored pencils Pens Pencils Pencil sharpener Paper Scissors 5 dividers 3-ring binder (2 inches) 6th Grade Math For school: 3-ring Binder (2 inch) One package of dividers At least 6 dozen pencils Loose-leaf paper Several red pens At least one dry-erase marker At home: Simple 4-function calculator Ruler: inch and cm Optional but recommended: A pencil case stocked with scissors, pencil sharpener, and extra pencils to carry to all classes

6th Grade Science 3-ring binder (1½ inch) 5 tabbed dividers 70 page spiral notebook 12 Pencils with erasers 6 Red pens 2 High lighter Loose leaf paper 1 bottle of glue or 12 glue sticks One box of tissues

7th Grade History Pencils Pens (two colors) Colored Pencils Highlighters Glue Sticks 3-ring binder (1-inch) Loose-leaf paper 1-Subject Spiral Notebook (8 1/2 X 11 size) Tabbed Dividers One box of Tissues

7th Grade Science 3-ringed binder (1 inch) Loose leaf paper #2 pencils Colored pencils Non adhesive book cover Box tissue for class (optional) You will be given notice if other supplies are needed.

7th Grade Accelerating Literacy Skills: Pencils Black or blue pens Highlighters A folder with plenty of loose leaf paper Colored pencils A spiral notebook (5 subject separated one would be best)

7th Grade Communications Pencils Black or blue pens Highlighters Colored pencils 3-ring binder (1 inch) 4 dividers labeled warm-up, notes, activities/brainstorming, and quizzes/tests Plenty of loose leaf paper

7th Grade Math 3-ring binder (1 inch) Dividers Pencils

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At least one dry erase marker

7th Grade Language Arts For school: 3-Ring binder 5 indexed tab dividers Lined paper Composition book Pencils Pens Highlighters One box of tissues At home: Markers Colored pencils Crayons Scissors Glue Poster board Construction paper

8th Grade Math In school: 3-ring binder (3 inch) Loose leaf paper 5 dividers One or two dry erase markers 1 box tissues 2 dozen pencils Erasers 1 marble composition notebook At home: Geometry - compass and ruler Geometry and algebra - TI-83/Ti-84+ calculator (optional)

Eighth Grade English 3-ring binder with loose leaf paper (at least 2”) 6 tabbed dividers (pockets are helpful) 3 Pocket folders with prongs Pencils and pens (more than one color) 2 composition and/or spiral notebooks Index cards (3”x5”) Post-it notes Highlighters

Colored pencils/markers *Additional items may be needed during the course of the year.

8th Grade Civics 3-ring binder (1 or 1½ inch) 5 dividers Loose leaf notebook paper Pencils and a good eraser Composition book or 1 subject notebook Colored pencils Glue stick Pens - black or blue

8th Grade Science 3-ring binder (1 inch) Loose-leaf paper 5 dividers Blue or black pens Pencils (with erasers) Agenda Highlighter Colored pencils Scissors

French 1 and 2 3-subject spiral notebook 8/11 4-color pen (red, black, blue, green) Dry erase pen.

Latin Pencils Pens - blue or black Loose leaf paper A very sturdy 3-ring binder Spanish 1 and 2: 1 folder Lined paper for folder 1 composition book Highlighters Colored pencils Pencils Blue or black pens Eraser

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Pencil sharpener

German 3-ring binder Spiral notebook or composition book Something to write with for every single class

7th Grade FACS Pocket folder

8th Grade FACS Pocket folder

1-100% cotton white t-shirt for tie dying

2 yards of 100% cotton or cotton flannel for PJ pants $20.00 class fee that provides all foods used within the year and other projects

6th Grade Band "Tradition of Excellence Book 1" - should

receive letter.

7th Grade Band "Tradition of Excellence Book 2"

Art This year in art we will be assigning students

materials (paint brushes, sharpies, eraser, and a

pencil) in a plastic bag with their name and

block written on it. Students will be responsible

for their assigned supplies and will be expected

to turn these supplies in at the end of their

semester or year. If the student ruins their

assigned materials, the student will be expected

to replace the ruined supply.

Required Supplies:

6x4 Sketchbook: a sketchbook is

book with blank pages in it, not

lined!

PE T-shirt Athletic shorts Tennis shoes Uniforms are available for purchase

Spectrum Pencils Agenda (provided) Paper

Grade Reporting Dates

4th Marking

Period

Start of Marking

Period

4/10/2012

Interim Dates 5/9/2012

End of Marking

Period

6/8/2012

Report Cards 6/13/2012

Go Home (mailed

home)

RBMS Mathcounts The MATHCOUNTS club is happy to announce that our school has achieved the Gold Level Status recognition in the national MATHCOUNTS club program, yet again this year! Getting this status was a multiple step process.

The students in our club successfully completed a total of five rigorous math challenges to achieve the Silver Level Status first. Following the Silver Level Challenges, a minimum of 12 students had to take the Ultimate challenge with at least 80% accuracy to achieve the Gold

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Level Status.

Congratulations and kudos for hard work are due to our club students - Frank Mazzola, Aditya Ravipati, Tom Cherukuri, William Bao, Ruchi Kakkad, Devina Thappa, Daniel You, Sherlyn Chuang, Hamsa Mani, Kathleen Chellman, Militsa Sotirova, Medhini Rachamallu, Isha Liu, Angela Bao, Sanchali Ghosh, Ahmed Adam, Joel Sam George, Rose Lukwago, and Sona Ahmed. The club won $250 in a Silver Level Challenge Drawing held by the MATHCOUNTS organization. There will be a small celebration to reward our students using this prize!

May SOL Testing Schedule May 1st and 2nd - EOC Math SOL May 7th and 8th - Reading Grades 6 & 7 May 8th and 9th - Reading Grade 8 May 10th and 11th - History Grades 6 & 7 May 14th and 15th - Civics Grade 8 May 16th and 17th - Math 6 & 7 May 17th and 18th - Math 8 May 21st and 22nd - Science Grade 8

Science Olympiad Science Olympiad Team Takes 5th at State Competition and Wins WOW Award. River Bend Middle School's Science Olympiad teams competed at the state competition last week-end.

We want to heartily congratulate all of the members for their hard work competing. We especially want to congratulate the Storm the Castle team you see in this picture. They won 5th place for their hard work developing and presenting their trebuchet, a siege engine originally employed in the middle ages. Not only did they earn a superb 5th place, but they also achieved a WOW award for their ethics and good sportsmanship.

Thanks to Ethan and David for making River Bend proud of you!! Fantastic jobs!! Thanks to the coaches of all of the students who competed. River Bend would like to especially thank Mrs. Sanjita Sethi for starting Science Olympiad at River Bend this year and for all of her work coordinating and leading the coaches and students.

School Menu The Loudoun County Public Schools new

Secondary Lunch Menu is a three week

repeating menu. This menu may be viewed

online at www.lcps.org by selecting lunch

menus. The hot meal schedule is:

Week of April 30th Week 1

Week of May 7th Week 2

Week of May 14th Week 3

Week of May 21st Week 1

Week of May 27th Week 2

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Guiding Hand

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Comcast

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Parent Resource Center

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Better Hearing and Speech Month

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Art Show

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2012-2013 School Calendar

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May Calendar

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June Calendar