Hello! Today is Tuesday, September 11th and this is Ms. McGrath calling with the weekly announcements for Raiders and their families.
Our annual Open House and Meet the Teacher evening is scheduled for this week, Thursday, September 13th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We will all meet in the Theatre for brief introductions, a short video and some information about our Parent/School Support Committee (PSSC). Families are then free to enjoy a corn boil at our outdoor classroom, tour the school with their child and chat with teachers. The teachers do not have any formal meetings scheduled at this time but will be available throughout the building for “meet and greet”
We do have a few openings on our PSSC this school year. If you are interested, please send me an e-mail with your name, your child’s name and your contact information. If we have many responses, we will have an election booth set up near the front door on Thursday evening, if we have only a few, an election will not be necessary and we will simply add your name to the committee.
Our first round of ASAP activities has begun. The schedule is posted on our website under the “About Us” tab on the black navigation bar near the top of the page. There may be a few changes to the soccer activities once we receive the District game schedule and I will post an updated version then.
We continue to work through the “kinks” in the new Cashless Schools Payment program and with our Safe Arrivals automated calling system. We thank you for your patience with these new items. There is more information on the school website if needed.
Chef Frank’s cafeteria service is up and running. His service is “a la carte” and changes from day to day. He continues to add to his menu to meet the new Nutrition policy. Generally each day sees a homemade pasta entrée, salads, wraps, water and milk with no item more than $5.
We also have four microwaves available for student use but families are reminded that students need to bring their own utensils if they are bringing packed lunches. I have suggested to several students that they may want to buy a package of plastic spoons or forks and keep those in their locker to use when needed. I know it sounds like a small thing but with over 300 students, it is just not possible to provide those items to all students.
We are happy to have the Grand Bay-Westfield Annual Terry Fox Walk on our school track this Sunday from 1:00-3:00 pm. All are welcome to drop in and participate at any time during the walk.
I wanted to include a list of upcoming important dates:
Sept 13 Open House (6:00-7:30)
Sept 16 Grand Bay Terry Fox Walk at River Valley Middle School Track (1:00-3:00)
Sept 20 School Bus Safety at RVMS
Sept 24 School Picture Day
Oct 2 Custodian Appreciation Day
Oct 8 Thanksgiving (No School)
Oct 11 Picture Retake Day (only for absentees or by parent request on original picture form)
Oct 12 Gr. 7 Immunization
As always, if you have any pressing questions or concerns, please feel free to call me on my direct line at 738-6511 or at trudy.mcgrath@nbed.nb.ca. Other questions can be directed to the main line at 738-6500. There is also lots of information on our website at rvms.nbed.nb.ca
Thank you and good evening!