School News | Rolling Hills Middle School (2024)

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Welcome Letter

New CUSD Cell Phone Policy

Obtaining Student Schedules

PTA Annual Giving Report

Parent Orientation

Dear RHMS Families,

Welcome to the 2024-25 RHMS After School Athletics!

We are looking forward to our student athletes getting to be a part of their RHMS community through sports. Also, having the opportunity to make great memories with their teammates working together to achieve a common goal. I have a feeling it is going to be a fantastic year at RHMS.

Below you will find all the information you and your athlete will need for the upcoming athletic season. Please feel free to email at any time if you have any questions, callen [at] campbellusd.org

2024-25 RHMS After School Sport Seasons – link to schedule

2024-25 Athletic Physical Form– link to form

2024-25 Athletic Packet – form is attached at bottom of this post

Walk-In Clinics for athletic physicals - link to form

General Information

Upcoming Athletic Season Information

Boys Basketball

• Information Meeting: Thursday, August 22nd during lunch in the gym
• First Day of Tryouts: Monday, August 26th
• 2024 Boys Basketball Schedule – link

* Reminder athletes must have physical and athletic packet on file before tryouts.

Cross Country

• Information Meeting: Tuesday, August 27th during lunch in the gym
• First Day of practice: Tuesday, September 3rd, 3:15 – 4:30 on the blacktop behind the school
• 2024 Cross Country Schedule - link

* Reminder athletes must have physical and athletic packet on file before practice

Cheer Team

Thank you for your time and if you have any clarifying questions, please feel free to email me at callen [at] campbellusd.org.

Sincerely

Carmon Allen

RHMS Athletic Director

7th Grade Physical Education Teacher

1. Good morning, from your RHMS PTA. While the Annual Giving Campaign update is attached, adirect link to RHMS PTA is here. There is also a QR code on the flyer below.

2. Back to School is right around the corner, so Sports Basem*nt is setting Rolling Hills Middle School up with an exclusive discount week to stock up on all of your back to school needs! And,Sports Basem*nt has a program that directly benefits the school of your choice, potentially RHMS.

If you are a "Basem*nteer," you receive a 20% discount at Sports Basem*nt, or 11% off if you are not in the free program. By being a "Basem*nteer," a portion of your sale goes towards our school.

• Your Basem*nteer supporters all get 20% off everything* at Sports Basem*nt(Yes, this stacks with our Endless Summer Sale!).
• Discount runs from Friday, August 9 through Sunday, August 18.
• Valid in-store (at all locations) and online.
• Coupon details are all on this flier.
• Some exclusions apply - details are all on the flyer as well.

If your Basem*nteer account is currently supporting another school, and you want to update it to Rolling Hills Middle, you can use this link here to update your beneficiary.

Sent on behalf of RHMS PTA.

Dear RHMS Families,

Welcome from the 2024-25 Physical Education Department! We are looking forward to a great year.

Below, you will find PE uniform expectations, an RHMS PE uniform order form, and dates we will be selling RHMS Physical Education uniforms.

7thand 8thgradersare expected to come to class with the following:

• Gray athletic shirt

• Green athletic shorts

• Athletic Shoes (Croc’s are not considered athletic shoes)

6thgradersare not required to change into athletic gear for their physical education class time, but they are to arrive during their PE week with appropriate clothes and athletic shoes so that they can stay safe and perform at their best.

If you would like to purchase RHMS athletic gear regardless of grade, here is a link to the order form that you may print and provide to simplify the process.

2024-25 RHMS Athletic Gear Order Form

We will be selling the athletic gear in the RHMS gym on the following dates and times.

Tuesday, August 20th1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the RHMS gym

Thursday, August 22nd3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the RHMS gym

7/8thgraders will be required to have their Physical Education uniform by Monday, August 26th.

7/8thgraders will be issued a locker with a lock for the school year on Thursday, August 22ndduring their Physical Education class time. (Please send them with deodorant -No Spray)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Carmon Allen atcallen [at] campbellusd.org ()

Thank you for your time,

RHMS Physical Education Department

Good morning, RHMS families.

Piggybacking the message Campbell Union School District sent yesterday, middle schools will support a new cell phone policy this year.

Focused on teen and pre-teen wellness, increased student engagement, and improved student online behaviors, details unique to RHMS follow at this link and in the attached PDF.

Students will be well versed in expectations over the course of the first few days of school.

Kindly,
Ted Cribari III

Contributions to the RHMS PTA support our 800 students and our greater community. We arevery thankful for the noted increase in donations of money and time.

Please take a moment to read the attached Annual Giving Report so that you may have a clearer picture of all that our RHMS PTA supported last year! Beyond just finances, PTA lent hands at our Sport-A-Thon, Career Day, and schoolwide BBQs.

We are eager to foster a greater sense of community, and we encourage you to take a look at the attached flyer with a simple QR code.

Good morning, RHMS Families!

We are excited to welcome your child to a new school year on August 21st!

Schedules will be sent via Parent Square on Monday, August 19th in the late morning. PowerSchool will also open that day for students to check their schedules. Unless there is an actual error in a schedule, we will hold off on considering any schedule change requests until after the first week of school.

Please be aware that class placements are considered temporary for the first two weeks of school as actual enrollment settles, and we balance class sizes.

HOW TO SEE WHICH TEACHER YOUR CHILD WILL HAVE:

1. Activate your ParentSquare account.If you have not already registered for ParentSquare, please do so inone of the following ways: open the invitation sent to your email,ORdownload the free app,
   ORgo to parentsquare.com and choose the “sign in” link.

NOTE: Be sure to use the same email address that is on file with the school your child attends.

1. Watch the short “Getting Started” videoto become acquainted with the ParentSquare features.

ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED:

1. Log into ParentSquareto see all students associated with your ParentSquare account, even if they attend different schools or districtsas long as they also use ParentSquare.

   • From your web browser, the child/children appear in the upper left corner of the screen.

   • From your phone’s mobile app, the children appear near the top of the screen.

If you have any questions about accessing your child’s schedule or using ParentSquare, please reach out to the office via ParentSquare or call us at 408-364-4235.

Kindly,

Ted Cribari III

Principal

Hello Rolling Hills Families!

Please take a few minutes to complete the digital back-to-school agreement packet for the upcoming school year.

If this is not an option for you, hard copies will be available in our office. For the safety of your children,all aspectsof the packetare to be completedpriorto the first day of school.

As always if you have any questions feel free to reach out to our office!

August 2, 2024

Dear RHMS Families,

Hello and welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. On behalf of our Rolling Hills staff, we are eager to hear your children’s voices and see their faces return here in just a few weeks! Your children are who create energy and excitement that our buildings need!

School administration returned to school on Monday, July 29th, while the office staff arrived the following day. We are working hard to coordinate the newness that a given school year presents, while improving upon has been in place for a few years now.

• We welcome several new staff members, from those in our office to those in our Counseling Department to teachers and instructional associates in classrooms. We are excited to have these new perspectives add to our collective experience, as we work with approximately 800 students.

• So that staff and students continue to experience 30 minutes together, RHMS will maintain its single lunch scenario. To facilitate this, lunch will be staggered to some degree. The ten-minute overlay will facilitate food distribution for half of our student body before the second half of our student body joins. Students will alternate “early” lunch weekly.

• To support building a strong student connection to school and each other, we are piloting a mentor/leadership elective this year. Peer coaching, tutoring, and coordinating lunchtime activities are the goals.

• We will continue to strive to host a vibrant Club Program that is segmented into two sessions. Staff and community members who have a passion for supporting a collection of students after school facilitate approximately 8-week sessions. We will promote clubs and seek club hosts in the early part of September.

• Shortened Wednesdays will enable us to continue to focus on data and academic achievementanddialogue within and between grade levels. We will continue to add targeted times to simply discuss the well-being of our students.

• As research continues to demonstrate the harm of social media, CUSD is continuing to strengthen its middle school cell phone policy. Details will follow directly from CUSD and later RHMS.

We know there are several questions about upcoming dates, and while we are still ironing out details, you may wish to place a few on your calendars:

• Monday, August 5th Official CUSD Back to School Packet

  • RHMS will send an email via ParentSquare with the CUSD Back to School Packet to be completed digitally. If this is not an option for you, hard copies will be available in our office. For the safety of your children,all aspectsof the packetare to be completedpriorto the first day of school.

• Tuesday, August 13thNew Student Orientation

  • Geared for only students, any new sixth, seventh, or eighth grade student to us will receive schedules, tour campus, meet staff and peers, and prepare them for a successful year. So that we may better message appropriate use and care of learning tools, Chromebooks will not be distributed to any new students until the second week of school.

  • A follow up email to ournewfamilies will confirm student attendance at the event. It is scheduled for 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be an optional parent component in the gym as well from approximately 1:00 to 2:00.

• Monday, August 19thAccess to PowerSchool

  • Digital schedules will be available on PowerSchool for allreturningstudents. Should returning students be unsuccessful at logging into PowerSchool, hard copies will be available at noon on that same day.

• Wednesday, August 21stFirst Day of School

  • Our first day is a minimum day, 8:30 to 2:03.

• Connectedness

  • We encourage families to sign up for PowerSchool access. This provides families the opportunities to access student progress and attendance.

  • Parent Square is our primary method of communication. It is important that you read it as messages are sent.

  • Our new PTA Board has had several planning meetings with its board members and school administration over the summer. There is palpable excitement. We encourage you to participate and visit our PTA website athttps://www.ptarhms.org/.

• Bell Schedule and Testing Schedules

  • Minutes that are in line with state mandates and contractual expectations arehere.

• Parent Input

  • Fulfilling your children’s needs and desires inspires our Rolling Hills Middle School staff daily. So that we may have a better understanding of what you seek, please take a momentto fill out this short form.

• Wednesday, September 11that 6:00 pm Back to School Night

  • Parents will have the opportunity to experience campus and hear from teachers as they follow their child’s schedule. A specific schedule will follow as that evening approaches. Please plan to spend approximately ten minutes in each class. This event is exclusively geared for parents.

We are excited to usher in a terrific year and look forward to seeing everyone in the coming weeks.

Please make it a point to enjoy the remaining weeks of summer.

Respectfully,

Ted Cribari III Jeni Marty

Principal Assistant Principal

[Friday, Aug 2 at 5:04 PM]
TUESDAY, August 13th is our New Student Orientation...