Panther Tales

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Dear Parents,

As we conclude the semester and prepare to dismiss for winter break on Friday, December 19, I would like to take a moment to thank you for your continued support, partnership, and commitment to our school community.

This semester has been filled with meaningful learning experiences, student achievements, and moments that reflect the strength of our school. Our students have worked hard academically, demonstrated resilience, and shown growth both inside and outside the classroom. These accomplishments would not be possible without the encouragement and involvement of our families and community partners.

We are also grateful for your ongoing support of our extracurricular programs, school events, and initiatives that help foster a safe, positive, and inclusive environment for all students. Together, we continue to build a school culture centered on excellence, respect, and collaboration.

As winter break begins, we hope this time allows you and your family to rest, recharge, and enjoy time together. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 6, and we look forward to welcoming students back refreshed and ready to begin the new semester.

Thank you for being an essential part of our school’s success. Wishing you a joyful, safe, and restful winter break and a happy holiday season.

Warm regards,

Principal Thomas Garrett

Our school is required to meet a participation threshold for the Georgia School Climate Survey, and we need your help! Please note that the survey should be completed once per family. Your feedback is important and helps us remain in compliance while improving our school community. The survey is open now through January 23. Thank you for taking a few minutes to participate.

Survey Link:

https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=1B571FA0

Any students interested in participating in spring ports must have a physical on file with Coach Dixon by 1/9 to participate in tryouts. No exceptions will be made. Spring sports include baseball, soccer (girls) and track & field (7th/8th only). Click HERE for more information on the physical paperwork.

As usual, tryout Schedules will be posted on the school Athletics Website.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the PTA's collection for staff gift cards, who has volunteered their time, or who supported the PTA at any point this year. Your generosity has made festivities possible for our staff this week! Chili bar lunch, hot chocolate spread and MORE!

Thank you RCMS Foundation Members for your continued support of our music programs! We had so many amazing concerts these last two weeks with our chorus, band and orchestra programs. We hope you enjoyed seeing the older students perform at Riverwood with their music ensembles and our Winter concerts at Ridgeview this week! We love making music for you!!

Mark your Calendar for Sandy Springs Arts Foundation ArtBeat showcasing our incredible musicians and students!

The Panther Store is open on campus T/TH 8:30-9:05.

Or shop online & ship to your home anytime at https://stores.inksoft.com/Ridgeview_Panthers/shop/home

We see you parents and families! It is time for winter break and you could use a little extra treat. Well, complete this Pop Quiz, get all the questions correct (hope you have been studying) and you might just win a Starbucks Gift card (sent to your email address).

Thank you for taking the time to read Panther Tales and for staying informed about all things Ridgeview!

Got Pics of our Panthers doing anything RCMS Related? Submit them to PanthertalesRCMS@gmail.com and you might just see them here!

Fun Friday (On a Thursday)- students enjoyed snacks, popcorn, games and activity rooms. Monopoly, dominos, bingo, chess and more! What did your student choose?

The Jewish Heritage Club met and discussed the holiday of Chanukah. Students ate sufganiot (donuts) and answered questions about the holiday.

Congratulations to our science fair partipants! Moving on to the regional fair are Michaela Atkins, Nathan Joelson, Mirabelle Pink and Julia Suggs, Eli Gitter, and Renzo Chiarelli! We are so proud of our Panthers and their science exploration!

Japanese 6th-grade students had a special guest - Trenton served our country and now works for the federal government as a business analyst. He still speaks Japanese and is an active member of the Japanese community here in Georgia! Our 6th-grade Japanese students made origami cranes wishing for world peace after learning about the story of Sadako.

Panther Basketball teams have been busy!

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Thank you to these partners in our community who have chosen to support RCMS!