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Principal, Lydia Crain
879-3204
[email protected]
Assistant Principal,
Thomas Webb
879-3212
[email protected]
Office: (520) 879-3200
Fax: (520) 879-3201
Safe Schools: (520) 879-1111
Website:
http://rvms.vail.k12.az.us
Rincon Vista Office Hours
7:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.
Site Based Council
Barbara Elliott, Support Staff
Danielle Hart, Parent/Community
Megan Lotti, Certified Staff
Mark Morris, Parent/Community
Ron Pelham, Parent/Community
Lisa Scott, Parent/Community
Melissa Scott, Certified Staff
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May
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AzMerit ELA/Math ~ Team Stars ~ Advisory Classes ~ 8:15 a.m.
6th and 7th Science Benchmark #3 in Science Classes
Softball and Baseball B vs. OVMS @ RVMS ~ 3:45 p.m.
Talent Show Rehearsal ~ MPR
Talent Show Rehearsal ~ MPR
Track and Field @ EHS ~ 3:45 p.m. Softball and Baseball A @ OVMS ~ 3:45 p.m.
Incoming Student Information Night ~ Gym ~ 6:00 p.m.
Team Requests Accepted
Talent Show ~ Gym @ 1:30 p.m.
Softball and Baseball B vs. DSMS @ RVMS ~ 3:45 p.m.
8th Grade SS to Pima Air and Space Museum ~
Team Silver 8:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Team Stars 11:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Site Council Meeting ~ RVMS Conference Room @ 4:30 p.m.
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Musical Instrument Concert ~ Gym ~ 6:30 p.m.
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Relay for Life School Event ~ 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Softball and Baseball @ DSMS ~ 3:45 p.m.
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Track and Field @ EHS ~ 3:45 p.m.
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NJHS Induction Ceremony ~ RVMS Gym ~ 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Q4 PRIDE Reward Activity ~ 6th Grade and 1/2 of 7th Grade
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Q4 PRIDE Reward Activity ~ 1/2 of 7th Grade and 8th Grade
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Library and Textbooks Due
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8th Grade Dance ~ RVMS Gym ~ 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
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Track and Field DVL Championship @ EHS ~ 9:00 a.m.
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Baseball and Softball League Tournaments @ OVMS ~ 9:00 a.m.
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Yearbook Signing Party ~ RVMS Gym ~ 2:50 - 4:15 p.m.
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Q4 Awards Assemblies ~ MPR ~ 8th @ 8:15 a.m.
7th @ 9:15 a.m.
6th @ 1:00 p.m.
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8th Grade Trip ~ 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Eighth Grade Breakfast ~ MPR ~ 8:30 - 9:30 a.m.
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Promotion Rehearsal ~ 9:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.
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8th Grade Promotion ~ Gym ~ Ceremony Begins @ 10:30 a.m.
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Last Day of School ~ Noon Dismissal
26-29 Language Arts Summer School 6th, 7th, 8th ~ 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Math Summer School 6th, 7th, 8th ~ 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
June
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Social Studies Summer School 6th, 7th, 8th ~ 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Science Summer School 6th, 7th, 8th ~ 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have a safe and happy summer!
From the Principal
Rincon Vista Middle School Teacher Requests for 2015-2016
Dear RVMS Families,
Rincon Vista will be accepting parental requests for teaching teams for the 2015- 2016
school year during the period of May 7 - 13. Please read through this information
carefully.
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Requests must be made in writing to Assistant Principal Thomas Webb. This can be
done via email at [email protected] or by dropping off a written request in the
Rincon Vista front office.
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Requests will be accepted beginning at 7:00 am on Thursday, May 7. Phone calls,
voicemail messages, and verbal requests will not be accepted.
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Requests are granted on a first-come, first-serve basis where possible, up to 60
requests per team. Please be aware that we will do our best to accommodate all
requests. However, we also believe that it is best practice to balance our classrooms
and teams.
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As our state and district school budgets have not been finalized, staffing assignments
may change.
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Advanced Math is offered for all teaching teams. Placement is determined by
student’s Benchmark percentile scores, teacher recommendation, and grades during
the previous year of math (all A’s and B’s).
We look forward to working with you and your student next year!
Go Roadrunners!
Lydia Crain
RVMS Principal
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Rincon Vista Middle School
Incoming Student Information Night
2015-2016
Future 6th grade students, all new students and parents are encouraged to
attend our Incoming Student Information Night on Wednesday, May 6,
2015 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Rincon Vista Gym. During this event,
students and parents will have the opportunity to meet our 6th grade teaching
teams. Teachers will present information about many of Rincon Vista’s
policies/procedures, clubs, activities and academics.
We are looking forward to visiting with our future students and their parents at
this time.
Important Roadrunner Information
8TH GRADE PROMOTION
The 8th grade promotion
ceremony will be held on
Thursday, May 21st at
10:30 a.m. in the Rincon
Vista Gymnasium.
We look forward to seeing you in attendance to
help honor our promoting 8th graders! We ask
families to limit promotion attendees to only 4
family members in order to keep the event safe.
Any minors must be accompanied by an adult
SPRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
CONCERT
Mark your calendars for our Spring Musical
Instrument Concert at 6:30 P.M., Tuesday, May
12, 2015, in the Rincon Vista MPR.
Students are expected to arrive at 5:45 P.M. in
order to warm up and tune. Doors will open to
the audience at 6:15 P.M.
We look forward to seeing you!
Luan Mueller
Rincon Vista Middle School
Music Specialist
879-3229
FROM THE REGISTRAR
We would like to extend our best wishes to the
families of our 8th graders as you begin your
exciting high school journey. If your student will
not be attending a high school in the Vail School
District next year, please contact me so I can
assist you in your transition. Before the last day
of school, a withdrawal form will need to be
signed. For your convenience, I will prepare a
copy of the withdrawal form, final grades, etc. for
you to take to your new school to assist in the
registration process.
If you will be moving to a new neighborhood in
the Rincon Vista Middle School boundaries,
please complete a change of address form so we
can update the information in Powerschool.
Please be aware that when a change of address is
done, the Vail School District Policy requires two
proofs of residency (eg., AZ drivers license with
new address and utility bill with new address).
Please see me for a complete list of acceptable
Proofs of Residency. If you will be moving to
another Vail school or out of district, please
contact me to withdraw your student prior to the
last day of school.
Thank you for your assistance to ensure a smooth
transition for your child’s next school year. If you
have any questions, please give me a call.
Tina Hilkemeyer, Registrar
[email protected]
520-879-3213
Important Roadrunner Information
FROM THE HEALTH OFFICE
Attention parents/guardians:
If your student(s) have medication in the health
office, it MUST be picked up NO LATER than
Wednesday May 20th by 3:30 P.M. The health
office does not hold medications over the summer.
This includes inhalers, EpiPens, prescription and
all OTC medications. If medication is not picked
up by this date, it will be destroyed. A letter will
be mailed out the first week of May as a reminder.
If your student will be attending summer session,
and will need to take medication during that time,
please contact me BEFORE May 21st to make
arrangements. As a reminder, there is not a health
aide on campus during summer session.
Maria Riopel, RVMS Health Aide
(520) 879-3210 or by e-mail
[email protected]
ATTENTION INCOMING 6TH
GRADE PARENTS
You may have received, or will receive a letter
from your student’s elementary school regarding
required immunizations for the upcoming school
year. Don’t panic! This letter goes out to all 5th
graders in the district even if we have received
your student’s current immunizations.
Below is the information you will need to know
for your student(s) to be current for the 2015-2016
school year:
• Any student who is 11 years of age and in
the 6th grade or higher, MUST have 1
Meningococcal vaccine (some physician’s
will give this vaccine at age 10, and that is
okay).
• Any student who has not received a DTaP,
TD, or DT vaccine in the past 5 years must
have a Tdap Booster.
• If your student has NOT had the Chicken
Pox disease OR the Varicella vaccine, they
must have at least one Varicella vaccine on
record.
If your student has received these immunizations,
please send me a copy of your student’s current
immunization record the first week of school. My
best advice is to get these immunizations done
over the summer and out of the way. Starting in
August 2015, I will be checking all students for
missing immunizations. If we do not have record
of the above immunizations or any others that
may be missing, I will send a notice in the mail.
Please keep in mind that these immunizations are
a state requirement. Failure to provide proof by
the given agreed deadline could result in your
child being sent home until proof is received.
Please feel free to contact me at 879-3210 or by
email at [email protected] if you have any
questions.
Maria Riopel
RVMS Health Aide
For further information about Arizona
I m m u n i z a t i o n re q u i re m e n t s a n d l o c a l
immunization clinics in your area, visit
www.pimahealth.org.
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RVMS Relay for Life will take place on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 from 8:00 am - 10:00 am. To participate,
students will work with their Advisory class to raise a minimum of $115. The deadline to reach the Advisory
goal is Friday, May 8, 2015. When Advisory classes reach the $115 goal, all students in the class will be able
to participate in Relay for Life. If an Advisory class doesnʼt reach the goal of $115, those students that have
raised a minimum of $5 each will be able to participate. While Advisory classes are not required to raise
additional money, we highly encourage it as all money goes to the American Cancer Society. The Advisory
class AND individual students who raise the most money will receive a prize!
Each Advisory must create a team name. There will be t-shirts available to purchase for $10 with the red
design above (buy during lunches) or you may choose to dress to match your team name. For example, “The
Ballers” might all wear basketball jerseys during the event or the “Pink Ladies” might all wear a pink shirt. Tshirts or special dress are not required to participate, but they do add to the fun! We also encourage each
Advisory to create a special banner with their team name. Banners can be any size and made out of poster
board, cardboard, or butcher paper. All Advisory banners will be hung along the relay course.
During the event, at least 1 member of your team must be on the relay course at all times to symbolize that
cancer never stops so neither will we. Participants will also be provided with a punch card. While team
members are not on the relay track, you are encouraged to complete the activities on the punch card. During
closing ceremonies, you can turn in completed punch cards and be placed in a drawing for special prizes!
We are always looking for volunteers to help! If any parents or family members can volunteer,
please contact Valerie Baird at [email protected].
The Tucson Fire Department will be here from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Students who will be participating in getting wet will be required to
bring a change of clothes.
Summer School Information
Summer school will be mandatory for any student who earns an F in the 4th quarter in
order to be promoted to the next grade, as well as any student who has 9 or more
absences in the 2nd semester.
Summer school dates are the following:
May 26th - May 29th (Tuesday - Friday)
8:00 A.M – 11:00 A.M. 6th, 7th & 8th
11:30 A.M. – 2:30 P. M. 6th, 7th & 8th
Language Arts
Math
June 1st – June 4th (Monday - Thursday)
8:00 A.M – 11:00 A.M. 6th, 7th & 8th
11:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. 6th, 7th & 8th
Social Studies
Science
Requirements:
◦ Only those students that fail a 4th quarter core class or earned hours due
to absences are eligible for summer school. Any other remediation hours
earned from quarters one through three must be served by the cutoff date
of May 16th.
◦ Students will participate in three hours of direct instruction per day in
Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, or Science.
◦ Students must successfully attend all three hours each of the four days to
receive the 12 hours of credit.
◦ Students must attend the course for the specific class(es) that was/were
failed in order to be promoted to the next grade level.
◦ Students who attend a morning and afternoon session in the same day
need to bring a sack lunch.
◦ Students must arrange their own transportation to and from school each
day.
Registration forms will go home with eligible students the last two weeks of school.
Suzanne Logsdon
Achievement Teacher
879-3209
Volunteer & PTA News
VOLUNTEER NEWS
PTA POSTCARD
May will be a very busy month with lots going
on around campus and many opportunities to
volunteer! Be sure to check your email and our
website for more info.
Thank you RVMS families for ALL your
support and participation you have shown PTA
this year! We could not have done it without
you! A special thank you to Suzanne Shoffner,
Susan Sacco, Lisa Scott and Tom Webb.
The Relay for Life School Event is Wednesday,
May 13, 2015 from 8am-10am. If you are
interested in volunteering for this event, please
contact me so I can add you to our list.
May 20th is our 8th grade breakfast celebration
and we need volunteers for this event as well. A
flyer will be sent home next week with details.
Thanks for your continued support of our
teachers, students and staff.
We always
appreciate it.
I hope you all have a safe and fun summer. See
you next year!
If you would like to volunteer at any of these
upcoming events or any other areas on campus,
we’d love to have you join our Volunteer Team!
Visit our website at
http://rvms.vail.k12.az.us and click on
‘Volunteer at RVMS’. Please contact me for
more information or if you need help getting
started.
Valerie Baird, Volunteer Coordinator
[email protected] or 879-3203
PTA Officer positions will be open for next
year! Please consider joining PTA!
If YOU are interested in being a PTA officer in
2015-2016 school year please email Angi
Murray @ [email protected]"
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May 4 – 8
2015
Monday, May 4, THUMBS UP!
Students should bring in thank you cards or thoughtful notes to support their
teachers and other school staff. Please have your child bring their notes to the PTA
basket in the school office so all cards can be delivered at the same time.
Opportunities will be given at lunch the week of April 27 – May 1 for students to fill
out a “favorite things about you” card for any RVMS staff member.
Tuesday, May 5, POPPIN’ UP!
Don’t wait! Send in your donations of packaged microwave popcorn (not popped) AS AP.
All staff will be given a “Most POPular” snack bag this day!
Wednesday, May 6, SWEETEN UP!
Appreciation Week comes only once a year, so let’s indulge our staff with some sweet
goodies. Send in donations of candy bars, boxes of candy, any tempting treats!
Donations are being accepted at the front office now through May 5.
Thursday, May 7, KEEP IT UP!
In honor of their hard work, all staff will be given a small gift from PTA just to say
thanks for the great job they are doing! Students, HANDS UP, be sure to give your
teachers a big high five on the way in to class today!
Friday, May 8, LIVE IT UP!
Please send in gift cards ($5 - $20) to Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, Target, Michaels, or
any place our fabulous RVMS staff can find a little something to treat themselves!
Donations should be marked “PTA APPRECIATION WEEK” and turned in to the school
office anytime before May 6.
Thanks for your continued enthusiasm and support!
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Pre-K - 8 STUDENT 2015-2016 CALENDAR
Vail School District No. 20
Your home is located in the Vail School District.
Senita Valley Elementary School &
Rincon Vista Middle School
If you need to register your child(ren) for school,
please stop by the school and pick up a registration packet.
Rincon Vista
Middle
Senita Valley
Elementary
• 10770 E Bilby Rd Tucson, AZ 85747
• Principal Lydia Crain
• Office Phone is 879-3202
• Office Hours: 7:30-3:30 PM
• Website: http://rvms.vail.k12.az.us
• 10750 E Bilby Rd Tucson, AZ 85747
• Principal Connie Erickson
• Office Phone is 879-3102
• Office Hours: 7:00-4:00 PM
• Website: http://sve.vail.k12.az.us
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