Welcome to Ridgeview Middle School
Home of the Wolfpack!
John R. Whitner, Principal
December 1, 2023
Dear students, parents and guardians:
Ridgeview Middle School had the highest attendance in the school system for the month of October. This is the second month in a row that RMS has won the Attendance Banner. Thanks to all of the students, parents and guardians who made sure the students came to school during that month.
Below are a few of the upcoming events:
The Virginia Growth Assessments will be given on
Tuesday, December 5th , and Wednesday, December 6th,
in math and reading for all students. VGA assessment information is at the bottom of this letter.
The PTO is sponsoring a Holly Berry Bazaar from 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, December 9th .
Vendors will be set up in the cafeteria so the community can come shop and purchase Christmas crafts and a variety of other items.
The Ridgeview High School and Middle School Band Christmas Concert will be held on Monday night, December 11 th , at 7:00 in the auditorium.
The December PTO meeting will be at 4:00 on Thursday, December 14 th . The PTO and Wolfpack Community in Schools will be sponsoring a family engagement night at 5:00 that afternoon. Everyone is invited to attend.
We will have our attendance reward trip to “The Great” in Norton on Monday, December 18 th ,for those students who have perfect attendance from Monday, October 9th , through Friday, December 8th .
The RMS PTO is providing “Cookies for Christmas” to all of the RMS students on Friday, December 15th .The sixth grade will have their
nine-week behavior reward trip on Tuesday, December 19 th .
School will dismiss at 12:30 on Wednesday, December 20th .
Schools are closed from Thursday, December 21st through Wednesday, January 3 rd . for the Christmas Holiday.
Schools will resume on Thursday, January 4th .
Reminders:
Before a student can ride home with another student, notes from both students’ parents have to be sent to the office to verify permission.
Calls from parents about bus or student pickup changes need to be made before 2:30 in the afternoon to make sure that the message gets to the children..
Again, we appreciate your support. If you have any questions, please call me at 835-1601.
From our school to your home, Happy Holidays!
John R. Whitner
Dickenson County Public Schools
P.O. Box 1127, 309Volunteer Avenue Clintwood, Virginia 24228
Phone (276) 926-4643 Fax (276) 926-6374
Haydee L. Robinson, Superintendent
November, 2023
Re: Notification of the Virginia Growth Assessments (VGA) Dear Parents/Guardians:
Virginia Growth Assessment (VGA) is required for students in grades 3-8 during the Fall and Winter. The state legislature introduced this requirement last year to measure student growth and progress within the school year in reading and mathematics.
Students enrolled in grades 3-8 will take an assessment in reading and in mathematics. Students in grade 8 and enrolled in a high school level math course will not be assessed in mathematics.
For Dickenson County Public Schools, VGA Winter assessments will be given between November 27th and December 20th• Teachers will inform students of the specific dates they will be scheduled to take these assessments.
The following points may help you and your student better understand this assessment.
- VGA is an online, computer adaptive test with SOL-like items.
- The assessment is about half as long as the SOL test.
- There is no "passing" or "failing" outcome for this assessment.
If you have questions about this state assessment for your student, please contact your school Principal, School Counselor, or the central office.
Thank you!
July 13, 2018
Dear students, parents and guardians:
I hope that everyone is having a great summer and enjoying their vacation. I just have a few items I want to share in preparation for this upcoming school year.
Report cards from this past year can still be picked up at the middle school office between the hours of 9:00 and 2:00.
The first day of school is Tuesday, August 7th. School now starts at 8:00 and ends at 3:00.
Parents of the incoming sixth grade students are reminded that their children have to have their Tdap shots and those shot records turned in to the guidance office before they can attend school this fall.
Supply lists for the 2018—2019 school year can be found under the “For Parents/Students” tab on the Ridgeview Middle School website. After clicking on that tab, scroll down to the bottom and click on the tab “Supply List 2018-19,” where you will find supply lists for each grade level. We have asked the grade level teachers to condense their lists so that the items will be the same regardless of which group of teachers a student will have. Walmart is also supposed to have a copy of the supply lists in their store in Wise.
Open Houses are scheduled during the first week in August so that parents and students can receive their schedules with their locker assignments and meet with their teachers.
On Wednesday, August 1st, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the 6th grade Open House will be held at Ridgeview Middle School. The Open House will begin with an opening program in the auditorium at 5:00. Lilly Thacker, the school nurse, plans on being here to meet with parents.
On Thursday, August 2nd, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., the 7th and 8th grade Open House will be held at Ridgeview Middle School. The Open House will also begin with an opening program in the auditorium at 5:00.
I am looking forward to seeing you at the upcoming Open House.
With sincere thanks,
John R. Whitner
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August 15, 2019
Dear students, parents and guardians:
Welcome back! Thank you for all of your help in making these first two weeks a success.
As we have done each year, we will be practicing evacuation drills and lockdown drills over the next several weeks.
Below are a few of the upcoming events:
Tomorrow, August 16th, Photogenius will be taking fall pictures of all of the students for the yearbook and for personal purchase. Packets for picture orders should be available soon.
The deadline for applications to be turned in for 7th and/or 8th grade students interested in being a member of the RMS Robotics Team Fuzion is Friday, August 30th Applications are available in the office. All completed applications are to be given to Mrs. Fields in room C219.
The sixth grade students will be attending the annual Groundwater Festival on Friday, August 30th. More information will be sent home with the students prior to that event.
The middle school volleyball team have home games scheduled for Monday, August 26th, against Twin Springs, Monday, September 16th, against Norton, Wednesday, September 25th against Central and Monday, September 30th against Union.
Three reminders: First, the two normal methods for RMS students being picked up after school are either by parents driving around the bus lane after the buses come through and meeting their children at the nearest available cone, or by parents or siblings walking across the bus lane street and escorting their children across the road to their car. Middle school students are not to cross the bus lane road or walk through the parking lot unless accompanied by an adult or high school sibling.
Second, all students coming to watch home middle school, JV or varsity ballgames have to either ride the bus home or be picked up by the parent and then brought back later to the school for those games. Supervision is not provided for student spectators after school, so students are not allowed to stay after school.
Third, due to medical concerns and health risks for students under age 16 who drink energy drinks such as Monster, Rockstar, Red Bull and NOS, and because of disruptions at school that have occurred by students who have consumed those drinks, energy drinks are not allowed at Ridgeview Middle School during the school day.
Schools will be closed on Monday, September 2nd, due to the Labor Day holiday. Students will return on Tuesday, September 3rd.
Thanks go out to everyone who participated in last year’s Food City School Bucks Program. We are asking everyone to help us again by either going online to https://foodcity.com and log in to your account to link Ridgeview Middle School with your value card, or present your Value Card at the register and ask the cashier to link your card to Ridgeview Middle School bar code 40975. Reminder: everyone has to re-register their Food City Value Card every year.
With sincere thanks,
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RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
32O Wolfpack Way
Clintwood, VA 24228
Telephone: (276) 835-1601 John R. Whitner, Principal Fax: (276) 835-1617
Laura Stanley, Assistant Principal
“Home of the Wolfpack”
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