September 2018

Principal Tanner Fitch

Main Office 303.387.2300

Fax 303-387-2301

Attendance 303-387-2302

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7 Arctic Wolves

7 Grey Wolves

7 Tundra Wolves

8 Arctic Wolves

8 Grey Wolves

8 Tundra Wolves

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Dear Ranch View Families, Thank you all for an amazing start to our school year! There was so much energy and excitement as our wonderful wolves came back into our halls and classrooms! I want to thank all of our parents for their amazing support! We couldn't do the things we do without you! That being said, our fall sports have started up and are going very well. I encourage you to have dialogue with your child about getting involved in an extra-curricular activity of their interest if they aren't already. We had a great Back to School Night on August 22nd. Huge thanks to all of the families who were able to attend! We look forward to our fall Parent/Teacher Conferences coming up on September 19th and 20th. Please note the structure for these conferences below... September 19th, Students with the last name A-L September 20th, Students with the last name M-Z Go Wolves!!! Tanner Fitch Principal

Principal’s Message

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Student Wellness and Prevention Framework:

Ensuring ALL Students Know When and Where to Get Help!

Safe2Tell and Text-a-Tip are forms of anonymous reporting that we encourage our students to use to help themselves or their friends through difficult times. If a student does not feel comfortable approaching a trusted adult with an issue, they can use these resources to report the problem. Concerns that can be reported to Safe2Tell or Text-a-Tip can include bullying, cyberbullying, substance misuse, self-harm, threats, violence, suicide concerns, or any unsafe situations. RVMS students will review resources such as Safe2Tell and Text-A-Tip which are available 24/7 so that they always have an anonymous way to report concerns.

https://safe2tell.org/

http://www.dcsheriff.net/school-safety/text-a-tip/

To set the tone for a safe and healthy school year, we will be implementing the Student Wellness & Prevention Framework this year. Ranch View values the safety and well-being of each student. In fact, we know before we can create an environment conducive to learning, our students must feel safe, secure and supported. Each month our school staff will focus on a new topic and/or set of skills. This month we are introducing the purpose of the Student Wellness & Prevention Framework and Anonymous Reporting to our students. We are ensuring that students and parents have access to a wide range of supports and resources in the community. These resources are the first step in teaching students “when they need help and where to get help” and how to anonymously report should they see or hear something that might jeopardize a student’s individual safety or the safety of others. We hope to build our students’ toolbox so they can easily recognize when they or a friend need help and they know just where to go to get the help they seek.

Anonymous Reporting: Safe2Tell & Text-A-Tip

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Ranch View Middle School Theatre Presents: Hoodie and Box - Two One Act Plays by Lindsay September 27 at 7pm and September 28 at 3:30pm and 7pm

Hoodie by Lindsay Price Middle schoolers face a tornado of questions every day. What do I wear? What if I wear the wrong thing? What is she wearing? What do I look like? Stop looking at me! Hoodie examines image and appearance in the vignette style and poses what may be the most difficult question of all – Do I stay in the clump or do I stand alone?

Box by Lindsay Price Sometimes we choose the way the world sees us. Black box - indestructible. Jewelry box - plain on the outside, shiny on the inside. Sometimes our box is defined by others - our parents, our friends, our enemies. A box built by others can feel small, confined, impossible. How do we handle the boxes imposed upon us because of our gender? Our race? From peer pressure? From parent pressure? Do we have to live with our box for the rest of our lives? Can we change?

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RVMS Scholastic Book Fair

Sept. 17 - 20 Hours: mornings before school, Lunch and Parent /Teacher Conferences.

The 8th Grade Science team is excited to announce that we will be hosting the science fair again this year! However, we will be holding the fair a little early. SAVE THE DATE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH We are having the fair early in order to help our winners attend the Denver Metro Regional Fair at CU - Denver! As before, we are very excited to support our 8th graders as they design, conduct, and display their experiments! They create some amazing projects, and we hope that all families will be able to attend to help celebrate their achievements! **Please note - If you haven't already, 8th grade families will soon be receiving information about the fair and the projects. Please contact your student's science teacher if you have any questions.**

RVMS Second Annual Science Fair!

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Career Connect 8th Grade Expo

Attention 8th grade parents. All 8th grade students at Ranch View will complete a career lesson to explore career options and to prepare for attending the 8th Grade Career Expo. Below is information about the Career Fair and a link for more information. In the next couple of weeks, your student should be bringing home a permission form for the 8th Grade Career Expo. Please return the permission slip to the counseling office as soon as you can so that your student can attend.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Each fall, the Douglas County and Metro Denver business community in collaboration with the Foundation hosts the Career Connect 8th Grade Expo at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Eighth grade students from across the district will meet industry professionals to develop an understanding of the cross-section of high demand jobs available to them in the future. More than 70 businesses will engage in interactive conversations with students as they transition into high school. For more information, please visit https://www.foundationdcs.org/programs-events.

Come and join the UKE SQUAD!

Learn how to play the ukulele!! We meet on Wednesday mornings at 7am in Ms. Pratt’s room. That’s room 127 in the 8 Tundra pod. Let’s make some music together!

For more info, email Ms. Pratt at janet.pratt@dcsdk12.org

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September 19 & 20 P/T Conferences

September 21 No School

September 27 Picture Re-Take

September 27 & 28 Fall Play

October 8th—12th Fall Break

Quick Links

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Questions? Contact: RVMSPITCREW@gmail.com

Get involved from the planning stages up to the event date.

You can volunteer as much or as little as you would like! Our mission is to raise money to support teachers and staff through classroom grants and appreciation activities!

Tell us about yourself! Please fill out this quick form:

We are looking for volunteers to help with our BOO Grams fundraiser, coordinating Spirit Nights, and

Staff Appreciation.

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