River Forest Middle School

RFCSC is hiring Bus Drivers. Please see the flyer for additional information. INTERESTED? Contact: Tracy Paradise 219-962-2909 Ext 2001

Next week is Finals Week for Middle and High School Students. A couple of very important reminders about next week: 1. Wednesday, January 12 is a regular start day. We will NOT have a delayed start at the middle or high schools on 1/12/22 2. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week week, the Middle and High Schools will dismiss at 2:01. Monday and Tuesday still dismiss at 2:41. 3. Students will take their 5th period final exam on Tuesday, January 11th. 4. Students will take their 1st and 7th period finals on Wednesday, January 12th. 5. Students will take their 2nd and 6th period finals on Thursday, January 13th. 6. Finally, students will take their 3rd and 4th period finals exams on Friday, January 14th. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us... ------------------------------------------------- Buenos días RF, La próxima semana es la semana de finales para estudiantes de secundaria y preparatoria. Un par de recordatorios muy importantes sobre la próxima semana: 1. El miércoles 12 de enero es un día normal de inicio. NO tendremos un comienzo retrasado en las escuelas intermedias o secundarias el 1/12/22 2. El miércoles, jueves y viernes de la próxima semana, las escuelas intermedias y secundarias saldrán a las 2:01. Los lunes y martes todavía se despiden a las 2:41. 3. Los estudiantes tomarán su examen final del quinto período el martes 11 de enero. 4. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales del 1er y 7mo período el miércoles 12 de enero. 5. Los estudiantes tomarán sus finales de segundo y sexto período el jueves 13 de enero. 6. Finalmente, los estudiantes tomarán sus exámenes finales del tercer y cuarto período el viernes 14 de enero. Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nosotros ...

12/20 The River Forest Community School Corporation will be on e-Learning tomorrow, Monday, December 20th. We apologize for the inconvenience, but Covid-19 has impacted our transportation department and made providing transportation services an impossibility. Knowing the hardship this creates for everyone, all schools will remain open during their normal school hours with our faculty and staff present for any parent wanting to provide transportation for their student(s) and needing adult supervision. Assignments will be posted and available for students via google classroom at 9:00 a.m. La Corporación Escolar Comunitaria de River Forest estará en e-Learning mañana, lunes 20 de diciembre. Nos disculpamos por las molestias, pero Covid-19 ha afectado a nuestro departamento de transporte y ha hecho imposible proveer servicios de transporte. Sabiendo las dificultades que esto crea para todos, todas las escuelas permanecerán abiertas durante el horario escolar normal con nuestra facultad y personal presente para cualquier padre que desee proveer transporte para sus estudiantes y que necesite la supervisión de un adulto. Las tareas se publicarán y estarán disponibles para los estudiantes a través de Google Classroom a las 9:00 de la mañana.

Good morning River Forest, This is Randy Horka on behalf of the River Forest Community Schools, The Lake County Sheriff’s Department was contacted regarding a Tik Tok posting that is now being circulated around the United States. The LCPD Intelligence Unit has researched the origin of this post and the status of its content. The original Internet posting as a “Tik Tok Challenge, ” was for students to skip school on December 17. At some point, the challenge was changed to a school shooting threat. This posting is spreading on the internet across the USA – we are now seeing posts about it from Nevada, Georgia, Pennsylvania, etc. Police Agencies from those States have posted saying they are investigating but at this time there is no credible threat. The river forest schools will have an added police presence tomorrow, Friday, December 17th during arrival and dismissal times. Further, I have been in contact with the Lake Station and New Chicago Police Departments and they will have added patrols around Meister, Evans, and Central Campus. As always, our school resource officers will be onsite at our buildings from bell to bell. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls basketball tryouts will take place Thursday and Friday from 6-8 in the middle school gym. Girls MUST have a physical on file in order to participate.

It is that time of year---River Forest Middle/High School Book Fair!!! It is here just in time in order to check some people off your Christmas list!! Every item that is purchased, helps us grow our library book/ebook collection, so your support means a great deal to us. PS--If you would like to purchase a book for your student's teacher, please contact Amber Piesyk: apiesyk@rfcsc.k12.in.us There are 3 ways to purchase: 1. Send in money with your student or set up an eWallet for them (see link below.) Dec. 3 thru Dec. 10 --school hours 2. Come in and browse during Parent Book Fair hours. Dec. 6-10 8:00-3:00---go to the main office for entry. 3. Shop online (see link below.) Online shop open from Dec. 3 thru Dec. 16. River Forest Book Fair https://www.scholastic.com/bf/riverforestmiddleschool

Fans planning on attending tonight’s 7th and 8th grade boys basketball game at Bowman must purchase online tickets using this link: https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=5751&p=12438

RIVER FOREST MS/HS FALL SPORTS AWARDS ARE TONIGHT AT 6PM.

Congratulations to Mrs. Pugh and the River Forest Middle School Spell Bowl Team for advancing to the State Competition again this year!

The Coats for Kids and Families Organization will be having our annual giveaway Saturday, November 6th from 9am-12pm. Our organization gives away winter coats to those of all ages in need. The giveaway will be held at the River Forest High School Cafeteria. Masks will be required to enter and must continue to be worn until you exit the building. This is an annual event and we are extremely lucky to continue during these unprecedented times. If numbers are large you may need to wait outside until numbers permit you to enter. All those in your party in need of a coat should be present to make sure you are able to get a coat that fits.

Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences for the middle and high schools will be held Thursday, October 28, 2021. Please call the main office to schedule a 10 minute slot with your child’s teacher. Conference times are either 3-6 or 3:30-6:30 depending on the teacher. Conferences can be held over the phone or via Google Meet using your child’s chromebook.

Early Reminder: Tuesday, November 2nd is a planned e-Learning Day for all RF schools. E-Learning means assignments are posted and teachers will be available from 9-2 for assistance, but no live teaching.

Picture RETAKE Day is: Nov 09, 2021 Order Code is: 60473R Your link to order is: https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/60473R MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL

Angel Tree and Food Basket assistance requests forms are below: Angel Tree- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpEHagQJa07JuOOBALz-qyI0mYtGlNcpqOxG6UgH1ZaSOIkg/viewform?usp=sf_link Food Basket- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekLwi2VcQHHTv_DmAhsGSH8_KdtTPLygqMJPkBA-hgAwtVMw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Hello Ingots! The Coats for Kids and Families Organization are collecting new and gently used clean WINTER coats. Winter is cold and our hope is to make sure that all students and adults have a winter coat to help them stay warm throughout all the cold weather. Please help us meet our community's needs and donate a winter coat. Coat collection will go until October 29th. Coats can be dropped off at one of the elementary schools and/or Middle/High School. Thank you for your help.

Parents & Family of current 6th-7th graders, Please join me via Livestream for a 25-minute parent informational meeting on Monday, October 11th at 7:00 pm! A tour director will give you all the details about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Washington, D.C. and Mount Vernon during the summer of 2023. To join the meeting, simply click this link: schooltrip.us/RiverForestIN23 Also, please RSVP for the meeting if you haven't already. Your student will bring home an RSVP slip today. You can either have your student return the slip to me, or click here to RSVP digitally: https://forms.gle/Bd2XGKnUL5v1VvXE6 I sincerely hope you will take advantage of this special opportunity to invest in your student’s future, and that you will consider joining me on this journey as well! Regards, James Witt

Tonight’s middle school football game vs Edison has been postponed due to Covid issues at Edison. Boys will report to practice instead.

Spirit Week Monday, Oct. 4th- Friday, Oct. 8th Movie Monday- Dress up like your favorite character from any movie Team Spirit Tuesday- Support our Ingots. Wear our school colors (red, gold, white)! Couch Potato Wednesday- Dress in your comfy lounge wear Twinning Thursday- Match a friend! Formal/Fancy Friday- Dress in your nicest/fanciest clothing

Families of current 6th-7th graders, I am very excited to announce that I will be leading a group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C. and Mt. Vernon on June 14th-17th, 2023. Please join us on Monday, October 11th at 7:00 pm via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will be eligible for an Early Bird Scholarship of $300! To join the meeting, simply click this link: schooltrip.us/RiverForestIN23 For any other questions, feel free to contact Mr. Witt at jwitt@rfcsc.k12.in.us Don't miss out! https://www.facebook.com/worldclassrooms/videos/2373814996201746/

The RFCSC will have an elearning day on Friday. All classes will post assignments by 9am via their Google classrooms.