May

1-4 Team Requests Accepted (see details in Principal’s letter) 2 Incoming Student Information Night ~ Gym ~ 6:00 p.m. 4 Career Day 8 Site Council Meeting ~ RVMS Conference Room @ 4:30 p.m. 9 NJHS Induction Ceremony ~ RVMS Gym ~ 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 11 Talent Show ~ Gym @ 1:30 p.m. 13 Library and Textbooks Due 17 Last Day to Serve Remediation Hours 18 6th & 7th Grade Dance ~ RVMS Gym ~ 2:50 - 4:15 p.m. 18 8th Grade Dance ~ RVMS Gym ~ 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. 21 Yearbook Signing Party ~ RVMS Gym ~ 2:50 - 4:15 p.m. 22 Q4 Awards Assemblies ~ MPR ~ 8th @ 8:10 a.m. 7th @ 9:30 a.m. 6th @ 1:30 p.m. 22 8th Grade Trip to Golf ’N Stuff ~ 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 23 Eighth Grade Breakfast ~ MPR ~ 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. 23 Promotion Rehearsal ~ 9:30 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. 24 8th Grade Promotion ~ Gym ~ Ceremony Begins @ 9:30 a.m. 25 Last Day of School ~ Noon Dismissal

Have a safe and happy summer!

July

13 6th Grade Orientation in the Gym ~ 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 16 First Day of School ~ School Hours 8:00 a.m. - 2:50 p.m.

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Principal, Cristela Cardenas 879-3204

cardenasc@vailschooldistrict.org

Assistant Principal, Kim Valdez

879-3212 valdezk@vailschooldistrict.org

Office: (520) 879-3200 Fax: (520) 879-3201

Safe Schools: (520) 879-1111

Website: http://rvms.vail.k12.az.us

Rincon Vista Office Hours 7:30 a.m - 3:30 p.m.

Site Based Council

Kerri Castell Certified Staff Jessica Castillo, Certified Staff Kadee Hughes, Parent/Community Tara Keen, Parent/Community Jayme Morris, Parent/Community Chuck Stopani, Support Staff Andy Vigue, Parent/Community

From the PrincipalDear Parents,

The 17/18 school year has been a great success! As the school year comes to a close and summer vacation plans and preparations begin, it is important to look back and reflect on the year that we’ve had. Teachers continue to utilize instructional practices that ensure the success of every student. High expectations and standards have created a climate of excellence. Go Team Awesome!

As you already know, the ending of the school year is just as busy as its beginning in July. Students, teachers, and staff are working hard to complete learning activities and projects, meet IEP goals, and finish projects and benchmark/State testing. This is also the time of year that teaching placements for the 2018-2019 school year are tentatively assigned. I am very pleased with the tentative teacher list and feel confident that all of our teachers will provide quality instruction in the classroom.

We strongly believe that classrooms should be balanced, not only with boys and girls, but also with academic abilities. We also respect the fact that parents may have specific requests for a teaching team who they believe may be a good match for their child. Please read carefully as we have made some changes to how team requests will be accepted. Team requests must be written and emailed to Mrs. Valdez at valdezk@vailschooldistrict.org or hand delivered between May 1st through May 4th. Note that no request will be accepted after midnight on May 4th. Only written requests submitted during this time frame will be accepted. Twenty(20) requests will be accepted for teaching teams consisting of 4 teachers. For teams that receive more requests then the capped amount (20 requests for four teacher teams), we will randomly select students until the cap is reached. Please know that we work hard to honor requests and most requests are accommodated. Per Governing Board policy, administration makes the final decisions regarding class assignments. Conversations about specific teams at a grade level should be directed to administration. Also, please keep in mind that the teacher list is tentative and not guaranteed. Teachers might move or take other positions prior to the start of school. The tentative teacher list is included in this newsletter. It is important to have a conversation with your child explaining that a team request is not a guarantee. It is a request.

Be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming dates. WEB Orientation for all incoming 6th graders will be on July 13th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Advisory Teacher lists/Team assignments will be posted outside of the Rincon Vista office at 12:30 on Friday, July 13th. Stop by that afternoon to be notified of your child’s advisory teacher and feel free to drop by classrooms to informally meet your child’s teachers. Teachers will be available until 3:30 p.m. that day. Your child will receive their full schedule on the first day of school. The first day of school is July 16th. All re-enrollment documents for the 2018-2019 school year (emergency cards, updated contact information, etc.) will be online registration only this year. You must have a Parent PowerSchool account to log in. The district technology department will send out an email to parents in June. We are anticipating that the site will be open for online returning student registration on June 15, 2018. This includes our 6th graders who attended a Vail school in 5th grade. If you have questions, please contact our school office.

We have had a very successful year at Rincon Vista Middle School and we could not have had done it without your partnership. Thank you for your continued involvement and support as we finish another successful year!

Sincerely, Cristela Cardenas, Principal

6th Grade

Rincon Math/ Lisa ScottScience/ Kathy BenziLanguage Arts/ Tara FinnSocial Studies/ Allie Crosby

Vista Math/ Denise RileyScience/ Jennifer KincannonLanguage Arts/ Brianna FonsecaSocial Studies/ Kevin Abbott-Spitzer

7th Grade

Team Navy Math/ Tanyce EdwardsScience/ Robinson, JamesLanguage Arts/ April Jordan*Social Studies/ Elizabeth Shaw

Team Spirit *Math/ Kelyn BaechlerScience/ Kerri CastellLanguage Arts// Stephanie AbeytaSocial Studies/ James Jaeger

8th Grade

Team Silver Math/ Hope SaenzScience/ Donald Reese*Language Arts/ Mari Katherine ScruggsSocial Studies/ April Hale

Team Stars Math/ Todd CannadyScience/ Lorraine Faoro *Language Arts/ Caitlin VelascoSocial Studies/ Karen Bettenhausen

Special Education

6th Resource/ Lisa LaMantia7th Resource/ Jessica Kaston8th Resource/ Claudia James*Inclusion Specialist/ Jennifer NealStudent Services/ Marina PalmerSAT/ Suzanne LogsdonSpeech/ Susan Scherer (M/W only)ELL/ Jennifer NealPsychologist/ Allie Brandt (M/W/F only)Behavior Specialist/ Jennifer Heinecke

Specialists

Algebra & Geometry/ Michael Hall*Art/ Carla Dominice-NewtonMusic/ Jared HughesPhysical Education/ Lydia CrainPhysical Education/ Lamar HunterSTEM/ Arcy DittigerSite Technology Coordinator/ Jennifer Porter

RVMS Team Roster 2018-2019

TENTATIVE TEACHER LIST, MAY CHANGE AS NEEDED.

Rincon Vista Middle School

Incoming Student Information Night

2018-2019

Future 6th grade students, all new students and parents are encouraged to attend our Incoming Student Information Night on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Rincon Vista Gym. During this event, students and parents will have the opportunity to meet our 6th grade teaching teams. Teachers will present information about many of Rincon Vista’s policies, procedures, clubs, activities and academics.

We are looking forward to visiting with our future students and their parents at this time.

RINCON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL 10770 E. Bilby Road ~ Tucson, AZ 85747 520-879-3200 ~ 520-879-3201 fax

March 26, 2018 Dear 8th Grade Students and Parents, Our 8th grade promotion is about two months away! Today, we reviewed expectations and guidelines for this important event with your student. Please take a moment to read this information and contact me if you have any questions. Academics:

● The Vail School District has high expectations for student achievement. These expectations are documented in the attached “Raising Expectations” Policy. Our promotion/retention practices are based upon the Raising Expectations policy.

● Students must have all of their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Quarter remediation hours served in order to participate in any promotion activities. Any hours owed for 4th Quarter due to excessive absences (9+ in a semester), must be completed during summer school in order to be promoted to 9th grade.

● Students must pass all of their 4th Quarter classes to be eligible for promotion activities, including the 8th grade dance. An “F” in any class during 4th quarter will prevent a student from being able to participate in any promotion activities. Students will also be required to attend Summer School in order to promote to high school.

● Please review your child’s grades and attendance on PowerSchool or on their weekly PASS pages to keep informed of his/her academic progress.

Personal Responsibility and Student Conduct Students are expected to be respectful and appropriate towards all other students and adults on campus at all times. As of today, March 26, 2018, -any student receiving an out of school

suspension OR serving 2 days or more of in-school suspension, will be excluded from all

promotion activities.

Promotion Practice RVMS students will rehearse for the promotion ceremony on Wednesday, May 23. Rehearsal begins after the 8th Grade Breakfast and generally lasts for the rest of the day. Students must participate in rehearsal in order to participate in our promotion ceremony.

8th Grade Dance and Promotion Dress Code These are fun and special celebrations!

● Boys usually wear slacks and dress shirts or collared polos. ● Girls usually wear dresses or dress slacks with blouses. The RVMS Dress Code is still

in effect for the ceremony. ● Students will be standing and walking A LOT — please consider this when choosing

shoes. ● We highly encourage students being modest and comfortable with their dress wear. ● I encourage you to ask if you have questions. We are happy to look at a photo of an

outfit and answer questions before you make a purchase. Feel free to email me at cardenasc@vailschooldistrict.org or bring your outfit to school for approval.

● Administration has final determination regarding the appropriateness of student

wear and may require a student to find a cover-up or change altogether an outfit

that is not appropriate for this ceremony.

Promotion Ceremony Information: The promotion ceremony begins promptly at 9:30 AM. We are asking families to limit their number of guests to four (4) people per student and will be giving each family four tickets. If you do not need all your tickets, please turn them into the office. Each family will be able to request up to two additional tickets, that will be handed out on a first come, first serve basis. There will be a waiting list in the front office for families requesting additional tickets. The waiting list is no guarantee of additional tickets. High school students may only attend if accompanied by an adult. We look forward to sharing this special occasion with each of you! Sincerely, Cristela Cardenas Principal, RVMS 879-3204 cardenasc@vailschooldistrict.org ——————————————————————————————————————— Important Promotion Dates 2018 Monday, May 13 Library and Textbooks DUE Thursday, May 17 Last day to serve Remediation Hours owed Quarter 1-3 Friday, May 18 8th grade dance in the gym 5:00-7:00 PM Tuesday, May 22 4th Quarter Awards Assembly @ 8:10 AM

8th Grade Trip to Golf n Stuff Wednesday, May 23 8th Grade Breakfast (students only) @ 8 AM

Promotion Rehearsal following breakfast Thursday, May 24 8th Grade Promotion 9:30 AM RVMS Gym

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VAIL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20 “Where Education is a Community Effort”

RAISING EXPECTATIONS

The following policies were enacted to focus attention on the value of academic achievement and to increase accountability.

REWARDS 1. Students who are Proficient on each section of

the AzMERIT will receive a ribbon. 2. Students who are Proficient on all sections of

the AzMERIT and Highly Proficient on one or more sections will receive a plaque.

3. Students who are Highly Proficient on all

sections of the AzMERIT will receive a trophy.

REQUIRED INTERVENTIONS 1. A District Assessment will be given to all

students for math and reading prior to the end of the first three quarters. • Any 3rd - 5th grade student who does not

meet the district assessment standard will be required to complete 12 hours of remediation for each deficient area.

• Any 6th - 8th grade student who falls far below the district assessment standard will be required to complete 12 hours of remediation for each deficient area.

2. If at the end of the1st, 2nd, or the 3rd grading

period a student has an F in a core course (math, language arts, reading, science or social studies), the student will be required to successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours of remediation for each failing grade.

3. If at the end of the 4th grading period a student

has an F in a core course, the student will be required to successfully complete12 hours of remediation for each failing grade during the summer break. Eighth grade students who fail a core course in the 4th quarter will not be permitted to participate in promotion ceremonies.

Remediation may include one or more of the following:

1. Tutoring 2. Intersession courses 3. Summer school 4. Saturday school 5. Additional academic courses in lieu

of Specials or Electives 6. Private or Commercial Tutoring pre-

approved by the principal

CONSEQUENCES Students who fail to successfully complete required remediation will be retained. High School AIMS results will be posted on student’s permanent transcripts.

GRADES 3 THROUGH 8

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES Regular school attendance promotes learning and achievement; therefore, students who have nine or more days of excused or unexcused absences in a semester will be required to complete 12 hours of remediation.

ATTENTION 8TH GRADE PARENTS

Dear 8th grade families,

Each year, we honor our promoting 8th grade class with breakfast on the day of promotion rehearsal. It is a fun morning where students sign yearbooks, see a slide show of their years at RVMS, and enjoy time with their teachers and friends. We need your help to make the breakfast a success!

We are looking for volunteers to help set up, prepare food, and donate items for the breakfast.

T h a n k y o u f o r h e l p i n g u s m a k e t h i s year's promotion breakfast a success!

Sincerely, RVMS 8th Grade Teachers

Please click on the link below to access the sign up: w w w . S i g n U p G e n i u s . c o m / g o /60B0B49AEAB2BA4FB6-rvms

Contact Volunteer Coordinator Cindy Kunnemann at 879-3203 with any questions.

LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE A YEARBOOK

It’s not too late to order a yearbook! You can still place orders through the RVMS front office. These beautiful books are only $30.00. Payment can be made by cash or check to Interstate Studios. Don’t miss out on these great memories!

FROM THE REGISTRAR

We would like to extend our best wishes to the families of our 8th graders as you begin your exciting high school journey. If your student will not be attending a high school in the Vail School District next year, please contact me so I can assist you in your transition. Before the last day of school, a withdrawal form will need to be signed. For your convenience, I will prepare a copy of the withdrawal form, final grades, etc. for you to take to your new school to assist in the registration process.

If you will be moving to a new neighborhood in the Rincon Vista Middle School boundaries, please complete a change of address form so we can update the information in Powerschool. Please be aware that when a change of address is done, the Vail School District Policy requires two proofs of residency (eg., AZ drivers license with new address and utility bill with new address). Please see me for a complete list of acceptable Proofs of Residency. If you will be moving to another Vail school or out of district, please contact me to withdraw your student prior to the last day of school.

Thank you for your assistance to ensure a smooth transition for your child’s next school year. If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Maria Riopel, Registrar riopelma@vailschooldistrict.org 520-879-3213

Important Roadrunner Information

Important Roadrunner InformationFROM THE HEALTH OFFICE

Attention parents/guardians:

If your student(s) have medication in the health office, it MUST be picked up NO LATER than Thursday, May 24th by 3:30 P.M. The health office does not hold medications over the summer. This includes inhalers, EpiPens, prescription and all OTC medications. If medication is not picked up by this date, it will be destroyed. A letter will be mailed out the first week of May as a reminder.

If your student will be attending summer session, and will need to take medication during that time, please contact me BEFORE May 24th to make arrangements. As a reminder, there is not a health aide on campus during summer session.

Donna Carbajal, RVMS Health Aide (520) 879-3210 carbajald@vailschooldistrict.org

ATTENTION INCOMING 6TH GRADE PARENTS

You may have received, or will receive a letter from your student’s elementary school regarding required immunizations for the upcoming school year. Don’t panic! This letter goes out to all 5th graders in the district even if we have received your student’s current immunizations.

Below is the information you will need to know for your student(s) to be current for the 2018-2019 school year:

• Any student who is 11 years of age and in the 6th grade or higher, MUST have 1 Meningococcal vaccine (some physician’s will give this vaccine at age 10, and that is okay).

• Any student who has not received a DTaP, TD, or DT vaccine in the past 5 years must have a Tdap Booster.

• If your student has NOT had the Chicken Pox disease OR the Varicella vaccine, they must have at least one Varicella vaccine on record.

If your student has received these immunizations, please send me a copy of your student’s current immunization record the first week of school. My best advice is to get these immunizations done over the summer and out of the way. Starting in August 2018, I will be checking all students for missing immunizations. If we do not have record of the above immunizations or any others that may be missing, I will send a notice in the mail. Please keep in mind that these immunizations are a state requirement. Failure to provide proof by the given agreed deadline could result in your child being sent home until proof is received.

Please feel free to contact me at 879-3210 or by email at carbajald@vailschooldistrict.org if you have any questions.

Donna Carbajal RVMS Health Aide

For fur ther in format ion about Ar izona I m m u n i z a t i o n re q u i re m e n t s a n d l o c a l immunization clinics in your area, visit http://webcms.pima.gov/health/preventive_health/immunizations/.

PTA PostcardDear fellow RVMS parents,

Believe it or not, the school year is coming to an end! I truly appreciate all of your contributions, donations, and the countless time that you give to PTA and RVMS.

Thank you to all the kids and parents that participated in the World’s finest Chocolate fundraiser. We raised over $7000.00. Ice cream party TBD.

Monday, May 7th through Friday May 11th is National Teacher Appreciation Week. Every day something will be done to show our teachers and staff the tremendous love that we have for them. PTA funds this.

Our next PTA meeting will be Thursday May 3rd, at 6 pm in the RVMS community room. This will be an exciting meeting as we finish up business from this school year and begin to look forward to the next year. Do you have what it takes to be a PTA officer? I bet you do! There are vacancies that need to be filled! If you would love to be a part of our awesome team, as an officer or member, we would enjoy your presence. If you have any questions about what the positions entail, feel free to contact me.

Again, Thank you very much for all of your support this year. Have fun, take care, and have a great summer!

Anissa Hayes PTA President rvmspat@vailschooldistrict.org

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