Important Dates
June 12 - Last Day of School, 2-Hour Early Dismissal
RAISE the Ram Card Winners
Congratulations to this week's Ram card winners:
Sophia Park (Engaged)
Suhas Devarakonda (Engaged)
Luke Perriello (Engaged)
Preetisha Ghimire Kshetri (Engaged)
Arushi Dasgupta (Engaged)
Finn Reilly (Respectful)
Great job Raising the Ram!
A Note from the Principal
Dear Rocky Run Community-
We're in the home stretch! It’s hard to believe that next week is the last week of school. What a ride this year has been! On Monday and Tuesday each team will honor and celebrate the accomplishments of their students at team assemblies. All students will also participate in field day activities (when NOT at their team assemblies). Families of students that are receiving recognition or awards were individually notified about the events. Our week wraps up with a two-hour early (12:15) release on Wednesday, June 12. Students will attend each of their academic classes for a shortened period of time that day in order to say goodbye to friends and teachers before summer break.
Rocky Run Middle School will remain open for the summer with reduced hours of 9am to 2pm. Please reach out to the main office to schedule appointments as needed. Also, frequently check your emails for updates throughout the summer of various events, including Jump Start, VIP Camp and Rams Rally.
As always, thank you for your continued partnership and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions. I look forward to seeing you at RRMS soon.
Sincerely,
Peter Kownacki
Principal
Rocky Run Middle School
@pakownacki
May Rams on a Roll
Congratulations to the following students who were selected by their teams as Rams on a Roll for May. Great work! Way to Raise the Ram!
Emerald: Haleema Fraz and Madison Kraft
Meteors: Meera Hamed and Sunny Moring
Platinum: Morgan Andersonand David Charters
Kryptonite: Kendall Gray and Abigail Thompson
Sapphire:Zairah Kunwar and Diella Shala
Tiger's Eye: Jake Bustamante and Matthew Seraphin
RRMS Summer Transition Events
Mark your calendars now for our summer transition events for the 24-25 academic year!
Rising Rams: August 2, 9:00-12:00 OR August 5, 12:00-3:00
Optional transition program for rising 7th grade and new 8th grade students.
Rams Rally: Thursday, August 15, 3:00-5:00pm
All students and families are welcome to walk the building, drop off forms, and meet peers and staff.
Student Orientation: Friday, August 16, 8:30am-11:00am
This event is for students only! Bus transportation will be provided from feeder elementary schools. Students will walk their schedule and meet their teachers.
Library Updates
This week, all seventh grade students came to the library for summer checkout! Some students checked out one book, others checked out up to 6! These books will be due on August 23 – the Friday of the first week of school. If your student is done with their books earlier, feel free to return the books to the blue and yellow mailbox outside the Rocky Run main entrance.
Thank you for a fantastic year! See below for our year-end library data.
Lost and Found
LAST CALL for students to claim their items in the lost and found, which is overflowing with coats, sweatshirts, water bottles, etc. If your student is missing any items, they should check the lost and found by Monday as all items will be donated or discarded on Monday afternoon.
Sports Physicals
Athletic physicals are required for all middle and high school student-athletes. This is for rising 7th and rising 8th graders who are interested in participating in our Cross Country and/or Track & Field teams next year OR rising 9th graders who will be participating in a high school sport next year. For the 2024-2025 school year, all physicals must be dated after May 1, 2024.
Form for Rising 7th and Rising 8th Grade Students to participate in Cross Country and/or Track & Field next school year. Please note: A physical is NOT required for general participation in the Middle School After-School Program - this is only for Cross Country and/or Track & Field participants. FCPS Middle School Sports Athletic Participation/Parental Consent/Physical Examination Form (PPE)
Form for Rising 9th Grade Students to participate in any high school sport next year: https://www.fcps.edu/activities/student-athletics
Questions about middle school forms? Contact Shannon Campbell at SLCampbell@fcps.edu. Questions about high school forms? Contact your high school's athletics office.
Summer Camps and Learning Programs
Have you made summer plans for your child yet? Are you looking for a camp for your child with special needs?
The Family Resource Center has compiled information on summer camps including local options, camps for students with special needs (sorted by need), and camps for students experiencing grief or who have parents in the military.
FCPS Summer Camp Offerings
Registration is now open for many summer camps and learning opportunities offered by FCPS for all students.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) camps and Institute for the Arts (IFTA) camps will be held in July at Lake Braddock Secondary School from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free bus transportation will be available from select FCPS middle and high schools. Visit these sites for more information:
- Tech Adventures (elementary)
- CTE Summer Academy (middle and high school)
- E-IFTA (elementary)
- IFTA (middle and high school)
- Economics and Personal Finance course (high school)
- Online Campus Program (middle and high school)
- Credit Recovery Academy (middle and high school)
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (middle and high school)
Find session dates and registration links and deadlines on the FCPS summer programs webpage.
After-School Program Information
- The After-School Program has finished for the school year. Here are some stats from our program:
- Over 85% of our students attended our program after the 2:15 dismissal
- We recorded over 21,000 occurrences of students attending
- We offered more than 60 different clubs/activities
- We need responses on the Parent/Guardian After-School Survey. This is a county-wide survey and the data is critical for program evaluation and future funding. Whether your student participated or not, your feedback is important! Please complete this survey before it closes on Friday, June 7th. This survey has been approved by FCPS (approval #24234).
- Rising 9th Grade Families - A "High School Sports" button has been added to the top of the After-School Schoology Course. You will find information there about summer camps, student/family interest meetings, etc. We will post opportunities as the high schools share the information.
Questions? Contact Shannon Campbell, After-School Program Specialist, at SLCampbell@fcps.edu
