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Hello incoming Rippowam families,
As the principal of Rippowam, I am so excited to welcome you and your child(ren) into our school community. I am fortunate to have already met many of you at the spring orientations. Middle school is such an important developmental experience for our young people and I am honored to be part of your child’s educational journey. Thank you for trusting us with your child!
Please read the important information below in order to prepare for the upcoming year. Student schedules will be visible on PowerSchool Parent Portal towards the end of August so please ensure your account is active in order to fill out important paperwork and see their schedule and bus route when posted in August. Bus routes are usually visible through the parent portal about a week before school starts.
At Rippowam, we have a team model for all grades. Students in 6th grade will either be in the red team or the orange team. Please note, we do our best to balance teams with students from all feeder schools and take a lot of time and care into scheduling students. While we want your child to be happy and successful in middle school, we do not schedule students based on friend groups or teacher preferences.
We are working on creating more elective classes based on student interest! Please fill out THIS FORM with your child to see what they are interested in.
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th. Please see below for important information about the upcoming school year and we will share more information throughout the summer.
Welcome Packets
In lieu of mailing a welcome packet we are sharing documents electronically. Important links and/or documents are as follows:
Outstanding Physicals/Immunizations
You will receive a letter or phone call from our school nurse this summer indicating that your child has an outstanding physical assessment and/or immunizations, those must be completed prior to returning to school or your child will be excluded until they are in compliance. If you have any questions, you can contact our school nurse - Edyta Zalewska - at 203-977-4338 or ezalewska@stamfordct.gov by email.
6th Grade Student Orientation is Tuesday, August 27th
For all incoming 6th grade students, we will be hosting an in-person student orientation on Tuesday, August 27th. This usually lasts for a couple of hours in the morning. We will provide more information about this event as it gets closer.
If you have additional questions or concerns, you can reach out to the main office at 203-977-5255 during the summer weekdays between 7-3.
Best,
Kristina Colmenares
Principal, Rippowam Middle School
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