October 3, 2021

• Our next PTA meeting is this Wednesday, October 6th @ 6:30pm. We will be meeting virtually again this month. We will be joined by special guest speaker (and RMS Parent) Katheryn Haines, Midlothian Representative to the Chesterfield County School Board. Please sent your questions for Mrs. Haines in advance to RobiousMiddlePTA@gmail.com.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcOygqz0oGdeDjzr_H1OxB6aBJPdxjNOl

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

• The RMS Counseling Department is hoping to host Career Day again on Friday, November 12! All careers are welcome. We hope to have a diverse group to reflect many different careers and pathways to those careers. Interested individuals can sign up on this google form. See more details here.

Thank you so much for your support!

• Congratulations to all 6th and 7th grade chorus students who auditioned for this year's All County Chorus event! Mrs. Longo is incredibly proud of all of you! The following students will be representing Robious at the October event:

Temple Barrett

George Homiller

Taegan Judge

Owen Lin

Kirsten Middleton

Laila Moeller

Maggie Osterhout

Abigail Papcun

Madison Redfern

Sadie Reynolds

• Specialty Center information should be posted to the county website by Monday, October 11. Open houses will begin (in-person) in mid-October. Applications will be due through SchoolMint on December 1. Please check the county website and the RMS counseling page for more information about deadlines and help sessions.

• The PTSA currently has 453 members on a goal of 500. We’re sooooo close to being back to our 2019 membership levels! If you haven’t yet joined the PTSA, please take a minute this week to help us reach out goal. As a reminder, students can also join the PTSA this year so don’t forget to add a student membership to your cart. You can join on our website: www.robiousmiddleschool.memberhub.com

• This Friday, October 8th will be the kick-off to our RMS First Friday Spirt Days! The RMS PTSA together with the faculty Sunshine Committee, will be sponsoring spirit days and weeks throughout the year with different themes. This Friday will be Robious Spirit Day- Wear your RMS spirit wear or school colors to school to show your Raider Pride.

• The RMS Coding Club is meeting on Wednesday, October 6 from 2:15 - 3:15 in room 230. If you weren’t able to come to our meeting in September, don’t worry! You are welcome to join us now! Please make sure your ride is here to pick you up no later than 3:20.

• Calling all Robious Middle School artists!

Are you a painter? A composer? A photographer? Or perhaps a filmmaker or choreographer? Do you love to write? The national PTA Reflections Art Contest is underway and needs your entries! This year's theme is "I Will Change the World By..." All entries are due Friday, October 29th. See Ms. Martin in room 252 for more information and the official entry packet!

• 8th grade boys at Robious Middle School can play tennis for JRHS. The Boys Tennis team will be doing fall conditioning/hitting and two indoor clinics during the winter. Team tryouts are held in mid February. If you are interested, join the Remind group - 8e7e22 - to stay in the loop. You can also email Coach Calfee - christopher_calfee@ccpsnet.net with questions.

• Gifted testing will occur in November-December 2021 for current Robious MS students. Parents and teachers interested in having their students tested for gifted program/services should complete the Gifted Testing Online Referral Form prior to October 27. If you cannot complete the online form, please call Melanie Smith at ext. 6226.

You put the US in RobioUS!

Derek Wasnock, Ed.D.

Principal

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