The Tiger Tea

It's hard to believe we are almost halfway through the first nine weeks. Interim grades and exceptional education progress reports will go home with scholars the first week in October.

All scholars should have lockers by September 30th. Scholars will be given a lock and assigned a locker. Scholars should not give the combination of their lock to any other scholars. If scholars need assistance opening a lock, please have them see the nearest teacher. All locks must be returned at the end of the school year. Scholars who do not return locks will be charged a replacement fee. If your scholar prefers not to use a locker, they should return their assigned lock to their Homeroom teacher.

Highlights of the Week:

• Back to School Night- Thank you to all of our families, teachers, staff, and community members for a TIGERRIFFIC event. We had over 150 families attend.
• Our scholars enjoyed element meetings!
• Thank you to Dr. Stephen Day from VCU and the volunteers from Wells Fargo for hosting Family Financial Fun Night in conjunction with Back to School Night!
• Thank you to Mrs. Karen Kelly, Mr. Bill Rider, and volunteers for removing the large abelia shrub to make room for the new sassafras and other plants in our native garden and for installing the split rail fencing along the sidewalk!
• Thank you to our PTA for making Back to School Night a success. A special shoutout to our PTA president Mrs. Becky Sirpis and spirit night chair, Ms. Emma Johnson!
• Congratulations to all of our scholars who made the soccer and girls basketball teams!
• Thank you to Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Longwood University for collecting and donating school supplies to our students!

September 27

7th Grade Math Virginia Growth Assessment

September 28

6th Grade Math Virginia Growth Assessment

September 30

Papa Johns Theater Fundraiser

Support the Albert Hill Theatre program with your Papa John's order! Order online from Papa John's on Friday, Sept 30, enter the promo code AHMSTHEATRE, and our Theatre program will get 10% of each order!

October 1

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Begins

Bullying Prevention Month Begins

October 2

National Custodian Day

October 3

Next Up Fall Session Begins

1st Soccer Game vs. Binford @ Hill

1st Girls Basketball Game vs. Binford @ Binford

Cheerleading Tryouts Begin

October 4

Fall Play Auditions

October 5

RPS Closed: Yom Kippur

World Teachers Day

October 7

Flex Bell Schedule: Element Meeting

Pink Out Friday

Interim and Progress Reports Distributed to Students (1st Period Odd)

October 10

Tigers Serve Kick-Off Week

October 11

Track Practice Begins

October 13

7:00 p.m. PTA Board Meeting

October 14

Pink Out Friday

October 15

Tigers Serve Event

October 20

Earthquake Drill

History Night

October 21

Pink Out Friday

Picture Day (Sports too!)

October 24

RPS Closed

Red Ribbon Week Begins

October 25

AHMS Fall Spirit Week Begins

October 26

Fall Spirit Week Day 2

PTA Pumpkin Carving Contest

8th Grade Mission Tomorrow Trip

October 27

Fall Spirit Week Day 3

October 28

Fall Spirit Week Day 4

Pink Out Friday

October 31st

Fall Spirit Week Day 5

Report Card Window Opens

Students are encouraged to use the Tigers T.A.L.K. QR code if they need mental health support or if they would like to report instances of bullying or unkind acts anonymously. The QR code is monitored by one of our school counselors.

Our athletic director is Mr. Kyle Kimbrell. If you have any questions regarding middle school athletics, please email him kkimbrel@rvaschools.net

All scholars must have a VHSL Physical to tryout or participate in sports.

Scholars must have their own transportation for tryouts. After-school buses will not begin until October 3rd. If a scholar desires to tryout but does not have transportation, please email Mr. Kimbrell so that we can make other arrangements.

Girls Basketball

Head Coach: Mr. Brouder (gbrouder@rvaschools.net)

Assistant Coach: Ms. Gabbert (egabbert@rvaschools.net)

Fall Soccer (co-ed)

Head Coach: Mr. Kimbrell (kkimbrel@rvaschools.net)

Assistant Coach: Ms. Ross (cross@rvaschools.net)

Fall Outdoor Track (co-ed)

Begins- October 11th. Interested students attend to begin training for the track meet.

Head Coach- Ms. West (twest@rvaschools.net)

Track Meet- November 16th

Cheerleading

Tryouts: Cheerleading tryouts will be October 3rd, 4th, and 6th.

Head Coach: Ms. Lloyd (clloyd@rvaschools.net)

Assistant Coach: Ms. West (twest@rvaschools.net)

Please join our PTA. The cost is $7.00. We are aiming for 100% family participation. Our PTA supports monthly programming, helps to keep our school and grounds beautiful, supports families who experience hardships, supports our teachers through monthly displays of appreciation, sponsors students for school events, field trips, and materials, and ensures our teachers have everything they need in the classroom. Your membership and generous donations help to support all of these things and more!

PTA Membership Electronic Form (scroll to bottom of page)

Please see the PTA's weekly newsletter TigerEye ParentLink to vote to adopt the PTA audit and budget.

Please help us encourage all of our scholars to learn and recite the Hill Way! Give scholars a pop-quiz!

P: Prepared- I will be in school on time ready to learn.

R: Respectful- I will conduct myself in a way that honors myself, my school, and my community.

I: Integrity- I will do the right thing and make positive choices.

D: Determination- I will not give up in the face of adversity. I am resilient.

E: Exceeding Expectations with Excellence- I will do my personal best everyday.

Every Tiger, Every Day!

Albert Hill is a Title 1 School. Our fantastic Title 1 coaches, Ms. Greenhill (Reading) and Ms. Newkirk (Math) are always available to answer your literacy and mathematics questions. We thank them for sharing information regarding our Title 1 status at Back to School Night Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Title I, Part A provides financial assistance through state educational agencies to school divisions and public schools with high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic content and achievement standards.

School divisions target the Title I funds they receive to public schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. RPS Title I funded schools are school-wide programs that are designed to upgrade their entire educational programs for all students, particularly the lowest-achieving students.

Please view this schoolwide Title 1 Presentation to learn more! This information can also be found on our school website.

Every Tiger, Every Day! Every Day Counts!

School attendance is vital to scholar academic success at all levels.

The Virginia Department of Education defines “chronic absenteeism” as missing ten percent or more of the academic year for any reason (18 days). Truancy is the act of accruing one or more unexcused absences. Though the definition of absenteeism may differ from truancy, the National Center for School Engagement asserts that the outcomes of a student missing class remain constant regardless of how truancy or absenteeism is classified. Several studies suggest that chronic absences frequently lead to notable academic problems.

• Parent/guardians are encouraged to call the school on the day of their child’s absence, but MUST send a written note requesting absences be considered excused upon returning to school. All written notes MUST be submitted to the school within five (5) days of the last absence.

• Excused absences are typically those that have resulted from conditions beyond the control of the students or parents/guardians. The only excuses for absences that shall be deemed acceptable for consideration are:

• Personal illness (if over three days, the school shall require a note from the doctor)

• Personal court appearance (student)

• Death in the family (mother, father, spouse, son, daughter, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, nephew or niece)

• Religious holidays regularly observed by the student

• Extenuating circumstances as approved by the school administration

Scholars are asked to voluntarily accept the #distractionfreechallenge and turn in cell phones to a secured cell phone bin in each class. Scholars are rewarded for their participation and receive cell phones back at the end of each class. The RPS cell phone policy is referenced in the student and caregiver handbook and Student Code of Responsible Ethics. #offandaway #Tigersdistractionfree

The Downtown YMCA is looking for teens in 6th-12th grade to join the leaders club. Leaders’ Club is a program where the YMCA recruits teens in the community to strengthen their leadership potential. The YMCA believes a Leader should be strong mentally, physically, and spiritually! The Leaders’ Club works toward this goal by focusing on leadership, character, fitness, and service. The program is driven and led by the teen LEADERS! Each meeting will have a focus based off the traits above.

Junior Leaders club - 6th-8th

NextUp RVA, our after school program provider will begin programming October 3rd. Some of the after school programs offered last year include Cooking, Spin Academy (DJing), Hair Braiding, Chess, STEAMulate Laser Tag, Business of Art (Airbushing), Basketball, Empowered to Jump, and many more high quality program offerings. Block 1 of programming will be from 3:15 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. and Block 2 of programming will be from 5:00 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Students will have the option to be dismissed at 5:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Transportation is provided for in-zone students.

We have over 90 scholars signed up for the fall session!