Falcon Family Updates

Hello Falcon Families!
Check here for fun Falcon Team updates and RGMS news! 

 

 

• Giving back to the community!
  • Falcon Food Drive now through Nov 25th!
  • Be on the lookout for more information throughout November about our "adopted" holiday family and what you can donate for your child's homeroom
    • Wednesday, December 17th gift wrapping party for our "adopted" holiday family 
      • Hot cocoa and cookie donations will be welcome :) 

 

• Cross-Curricular Research Project  
  • Thursday, December 18th Family Event- We need volunteers! Have you lived outside of the US? Interested in sharing your experience with the students? We'd love to have you join us! Email Miss Strieby at striebyca@svsd.net 
  • Monday, December 22nd Presentations - students will present their final projects 
  • Tuesday, December 23rd Team Celebration - bring in a food from the country you researched! 

Check out the cool things going on in our classes and on our team! 

Falcon Team Day - This day made us so proud! Our own JROTC high school students, many of whom were Falcons themselves, planned and executed an amazing day for our students to learn about team building and honor Ryan Gloyer.

Falcon Games - Congratulations to District 12 and Trent for being our Victors! Ask your Falcon at home what challenge they participated in! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Mrs. Vagias' Reading Class - Ask your Falcon what they are thinking of The Hunger Games! Are they team Peeta? team Gale? How do they feel about the Capitol rules? How are the notes in their packet coming? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Mr. Bell's History Class - Ask your Falcon about their Unit 1 Timeline - Settlements and Colonies. Ask your Falcon what event they presented! 

In Mrs. Belt's Math Class - Ask your Math 8 Falcon about exponents and algebraic expressions. Ask your Algebra Falcon about their inequalities unit. Have your Falcon write a practice problem for you! 

In Miss Strieby's English Class - Ask your English 8 Falcon about "The Wife's Story." What crazy twist happened at the end? Ask your Honors English 8 Falcon about Frankenstein. Who do they sympathize with more? Frankenstein or the Creature? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Mr. Sutkowski's Science Class - Ask your Falcon about the Pirates impact on the Metric and Imperial system! Which do they think is a better system? 

In Miss Lambert's Class - Ask your Falcon about their NFL letters. Some students even got responses like the one pictured! Ask who they wrote to!

Falcon Chain - the Falcons worked together to link together their similarities and differences with new and old friends! Take a look at our chain when you come visit us at Open House on September 18th!

Tug of War - the Falcons enjoyed their first game of team-tug-of-war! Congrats to Mr. Bell's homeroom on the win! 

Career Posters - Ask your Falcon at home what career poster they created in Mrs. Belt's math class!

Creating Characters - Ask your Falcon at home what character they created in Ms. Strieby's English class! 

Bio Poems - Ask your Falcon at home to show you the digital copy of their Bio Poem they turned into Mrs. Vagias' reading class! 

Scientific Method - Ask your Falcon at home to share with you the digital copy of their Scientific Method assignment that explains how they learned to apply the Scientific Method to their daily life in Mr. Sutkowski's class! 

Native American Tribes Maps - Ask your Falcon at home to show you their map of the Native American Tribes of North America from Mr. Bell's class! 

Gloyer Golds - Congrats to Aiza Razik, Max Ross, Dante Desanzo, Parker Knapik, Dean Frey, Konner Martin, Dylon Gilmore, Lucy Phelps, Tracy Mauser, Alivia Duffield, Ruby Bui, Jade Broerman, Ty Dingeldein, and Maggie Lucas on getting Gloyer Golds! 

Grade-Sheets in Flex - Ask your Falcon if they have been keeping up with their grade-sheet. If they fill it out correctly, they could earn 2 bonus points at the end of the first quarter!

During the School Day Events: 

• November 17 – Toys for Tots Kickoff 

• November 17-21 Book Fair 

• November 25 – ZumbaThon in the afternoon

• December 2 – Door/Hallway Decorating Kickoff during Flex

 

After School Events: 

• November 6, 7,8 - RGMS Musical 

• November 13 – Band Concert (I.H.S. Auditorium) 

• November 20 – Chorus Winter Concert (I.H.S. Auditorium) 

• December 4 – Orchestra Winter Concert (I.H.S. Auditorium) 

• December 22 – Winter Showcase from 5:00-7:00 

 

• Order your child's school pictures at the link here
  • Picture Retakes are on Tuesday, October 21st

 

 

• Order your child's yearbook here
  • Prices go up throughout the year! Ordering sooner is better! 

 

• Career Day Opportunity: The RGMS Guidance Department is looking for parents and community members who would like to share information and personal experiences regarding their career.  If you are interested in presenting to RGMS students on Career Day, please complete the Microsoft Form and we will send you the details.  RGMS Career Day will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 8am-10am. Thank you so much for your consideration in helping to build excitement about future opportunities for our students. Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/r/7pLakGmyAR

Head to the Homework Page, here on our website, for daily updates on what hw/assignments everyone is working on in their classes. You can also look at Portal Announcements to see a snapshot of your child's week!

If your Falcon is struggling with work throughout the year, reach out to the team about Homework Hub tutoring and the After School Program. RGMS is lucky to offer free tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday after school with opportunities for kids to work together afterwards and make friends!