October 28, 2024

Dear students, parents and guardians:

The use of handheld metal detectors and walkthrough metal detectors will begin on or before Wednesday, October 30th. Please visit RMS or DCPS Facebook page for information on what students should and should not bring to school.

Below are a few of the upcoming events:

Ridgeview Middle School will have a Halloween Literacy Day on Thursday, October 31st. Each grade level is focusing on reading events with a Halloween theme. Some of the grade level students will rotate through classrooms on their floor to get a different reading experience in each class. Students will be allowed to wear Halloween costumes that are within the dress code, but no Halloween masks or look-a-like weapons are allowed.

The first home middle school basketball game will be tomorrow, October 29th, against Central. Home basketball games are also scheduled for Tuesday, November 5th, against Union. Monday, November 11th, against Rye Cove, Tuesday, November 12th, against Eastside and Tuesday, November 19th, against Burton.

Schools are closed Monday and Tuesday, November 4th and 5th, for Election Day.

A RMS Fall Fling Dance is scheduled on Friday, November 8th, from 3:00—5:00 in the cafeteria after school. Permission forms need to be signed. The cost is $2.00 per student. Students can bring extra money if they want to purchase concessions.

The RMS PTO is sponsoring Ridgeview Middle School’s annual Hollyberry Bazaar in the Ridgeview cafeteria on Saturday, November 16th, from 10:00 to 4:00. Anyone interested in being a vendor can contact the PTO president at ridgeviewmiddlepto@gmail.com or send a message to the PTO Facebook account. The event will be open to the public on that day.

A Veteran’s Day program is scheduled at 9:15 on Monday, November 11th.

The seventh-grade students will be attending the annual Career Expo in Abingdon on Tuesday, November 13th.

Our next PTO meeting is Thursday, November 21st, at 4:30. We encourage everyone to attend.

Schools are closed from November 23rd through December 1st for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Schools will resume on Monday, December 1st .

Again, we appreciate your support. If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at 835-1601.

Thank you,

John R. Whitner