September 19 - September 25:

September 22: Football vs Liberty MS (North Forsyth HS; 6:30 PM)
September 24: Last Day to Claim Items from Lost and Found
September 24: Orchestra Concert (FoCAL Center; 7:00 PM)

September 26 - October 2:

September 28 - October 2: Fall Break

October 3 - October 9:

October 6: National Coach Appreciation Day
October 6: Football vs Hendricks MS (Lambert HS; 6:30 PM)
October 7: Fall Picture Day
October 7: Coffee with Counselors (RMS Cafeteria; 9:15 AM)
October 8 - 15: RMS Book Fair

October 10 - October 16:

October 8 - 15: RMS Book Fair
October 13: HOSA Blood Drive
October 15: 6th Grade Band Fall Concert (RMS; 6:00 PM)
October 16: Online Learning Day

Unlocking Reading Success with "Morphology Minute Mondays"

At Riverwatch, expanding student literacy is a core focus of our Continuous Improvement Plan. To directly increase reading comprehension across all subjects, we are excited to share a key initiative aligned with our school goal: Morphology Minute Mondays.

As students progress through school, the textbooks and articles they read become increasingly complex. Over 60% of multisyllabic words in academic texts are made up of Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Research shows that teaching morphology—the study of these meaningful word parts—gives students a "decoder key" for unfamiliar vocabulary. Instead of memorizing isolated word lists, students learn transferable skills that help them make sense of complex text in science, social studies, math, and English.

How It Works at Riverwatch

School-Wide Launch: Every Monday morning, teachers across all content areas kick off the week by introducing a brief 10 minute lesson of a new morpheme. This week, we started with the root MORPH (meaning shape or form).
Visible Learning: To reinforce the lesson, the weekly root is displayed on screens throughout the building—in the front entrance, rotunda, media center, gym, and cafeteria.
"Morphemes in the Wild" Challenge: Students are challenged to spot the weekly root in their daily reading. When they find a target word (like metamorphosis or amorphous), they can submit their discovery at the Media Center to enter a weekly prize drawing!

How You Can Support at Home

Ask About the Word of the Week: Start a quick conversation at dinner or in the car: "What morpheme did you learn this Monday, and what does it mean?"
Spot Words Together: Point out words containing the weekly root when reading the news, watching a show, or browsing a magazine together.
Encourage Participation: Remind your student to register any "in the wild" word finds at the Media Center for a chance to win!

Thank you for partnering with us as we work toward continuous improvement and help every student build the tools for long-term reading confidence.

What do I do if I get a late notice for my student’s library book?

Every Monday at 8 AM, an email is sent out of books that are overdue or are lost. If a book is turned in at the end of the week, there is a chance it will not be checked into the system until Monday morning after the email has run. A couple of things to remember with these emails:

It’s a great opportunity to encourage your student’s reading and going to the library.
Your student is welcome to bring their book by to renew it. The only time we may have issues renewing is if other students are waiting on that book.
We do NOT charge any late fees. We send the emails only as a reminder so that the book is returned.
The only time a fee is charged is if a book is lost so that we can replace the book. Those fines can be paid on SchoolPay.

Please only pay this IF the book is truly lost. If a student has the book, they can return it and the fee will go away. If a book is paid for and then returned, a refund will be issued minus the SchoolPay fee.

Basketball Intramurals and Tryout Information:

Basketball Tryout Information:

Basketball tryouts will take place in the middle of October. Any 7th or 8th grade student interested in trying out MUST upload all forms and a current physical to DragonFly (see flyer for specific due dates). If your 7th or 8th grade student is interested in trying out for basketball, please fill out the tryout interest form:

Girls Basketball: https://tinyurl.com/463cykd5
Boys Basketball: https://tinyurl.com/mrmwpe75

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Using Panther Time Wisely

Students and teachers can request sessions in our Student Support Time App on your student's Classlink. Help them to sign up for remediation and enrichment with teachers.

Please see the weekly forecasting sheet that can help your student manage 7 classes. Executive functioning and planning ahead are important life skills for our students. This is a great tool for planning out your week and getting help from your teachers daily from 3:40 -4:15.

Weekly Forecasting Sheet

P3 Campus - See Something, Say Something

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office and Forsyth County Schools work together to provide P3 Campus Reporting, which provides an avenue for all members of the community to submit anonymous tips about non-urgent illegal activities such as unsolved cases, vandalism, theft, the sale and distribution of drugs, possession of weapons or information about crimes that are being planned on their schools' campus.

Students are encouraged to report information about dangerous or harmful situations to the principal, an assistant principal, a teacher, or another trusted adult. Anonymous TIPS can also be reported to the Forsyth County Schools P3 Campus Anonymous Reporting in one of three ways.

1. Download the App on App Store or Google Play

2. ANONYMOUS Web tip at https://www.p3campus.com

3. Call the ANONYMOUS tip line at 770-888-3466 ext. 1 or 3.

Anonymous reports can also be made by calling the State of Georgia School Safety Hotline Number, 1-877-SAY-STOP (1-877-729-7867).

*Callers will not be asked to reveal their identity.