The RCMS Magnet Newsletter

Last night, Mr. Young (Science & Algebra, above) and the rest of our teachers welcomed hundreds of parents back to school and shared important details about their courses and themselves. Parents got a glimpse of their children’s experience as they navigated the hallways and worked their way through all eight classes. Many parents also took advantage of our informational meeting to learn about the myMCPS Parent Portal before BTSN officially got underway.

If you missed any or all of your children’s teachers, please feel free to use the Staff page of our school website to reach out and introduce yourself via email. You can also click here to access the brief presentation shared by administrators during Advisory (lunch). Several special guests, including representatives from our PTSA and Excel Beyond the Bell, were also available to share information and facilitate sign-ups. You can visit our main office for forms or sign up for the PTSA here. Thanks to all the parents who took time out of their busy schedules to join us last night — it’s going to be an amazing school year!

Yesterday evening, we got together with over 60 families at Black Hill Park to celebrate the start of the school year. Incoming 6th grade magnet students were greeted by our magnet teachers, two Mr. Browns (!), parent reps from our PTSA and PAC groups, returning parents and students, and even some magnet student alumni. Around mouthfuls of pizza, chips, cookies, and even some fruits & veggies, students made new friends and learned more about the magnet experience at RCMS. Parents got to meet and talk to teachers, administrators, and other parents, and kids of all ages found time to play some ball and explore the nearby playground.

This event gets better every year! Thank you to all who attended, and to everyone who signed up with our PTSA and PAC groups. Whether you were able to join us last night or not, be sure to connect to our many amazing parent groups using the info on our school’s website, or the “Parent Groups” page of this newsletter.

We want to extend a special “Thank You” to all our parent and student volunteers for helping making this event run so smoothly. Here’s to a great kickoff and a great school year! We hope to see our incoming families tonight (8/28) at the 6th & 8th Grade Parent Info Night, and our teachers can’t wait to see new students at our “Mini-Day” tomorrow morning (8/29). And, of course, we want to make sure everyone makes it to Back to School Night next Wednesday (9/4). See you soon!

Yesterday, our entire leadership team climbed aboard a big yellow bus to visit feeder elementary schools and other areas of our RCMS community. Teacher-leaders, counselors, coordinators, and administration got to meet and greet a ton of past, present, and future Golden Hawk students and families. While distributing backpacks, pens, paper, and other school supplies, we had great conversations with incoming 6th graders. Here are some of the things they had to say…

“I’m really looking forward to math — it’s my favorite subject, even though sometimes it’s a little hard.” -Lindsey

“This summer, I’m reading what I have to — but also some graphic novels, like the Bones series.” -Mya

“Having a locker is going to be a little scary…but I’m excited about having lots of teachers.” -Maalik

We are so excited that in just THREE WEEKS, we get to welcome our incoming 6th graders, and welcome back our returning students. Make the most of every moment — and remember to mark your calendars for important upcoming events, like our Magnet “Welcome Back” picnic, Back-To-School Night, and 6th/8th Grade Parent Info Night!