May 21 Bulldog Blast

Redland Middle School
Bulldog Blast May 21, 2012

Welcome to this week's Bulldog Blast! What a great weekend! 16 days left in the school year and we have a ton to do!

Redland's Got Talent
This past Friday evening we hosted our annual Redland's Got Talent Variety Show and Dinner. It was a huge success featuring some amazing talent and our largest crowd yet! Congrats to all of the students who performed, they were fantastic.

Canned Food Drive
The 8 th grade would like to thank the entire student body, parents and staff at Redland for the most successful Food Drive we ever had. A total of 1859 food products were collected. Manna Food Center weighed our donation and we donated 1650 pounds of food. They said most schools donate around 150 pounds. This is the most food they have received this year. Awesome job!!!

DEAR Reading Support
Just a reminder that we are collecting books for our Drop Everything And Read program for the 2012 - 2013 school year. We are looking for support in building our classroom libraries for students to use when needed for DEAR time. Please contact Mrs. Brandt, Mrs. Young (Media Specialist), or Mrs. Roberge with any questions. Thank you so much to our generous community for the fantastic donations so far.

Stay in Touch
We have several ways of staying up to date at Redland
Principal's Bulldog Blog- http://www.MrSinclairBulldogBlog.us
Follow us on Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/RedlandMS
RedlandMS Daily Announcements- http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/rmsdaily
Website:http://www.RedlandMS.org
Phone: 301-840-4680

Bulldog Dates
May 22: Chorus Concert
May 23: Algebra High School Assessment
May 23: Orchestra Concert
May 24: Band Concert
May 25: In-School Concert
May 28- Memorial Day, No School
May 29- Magruder HS Graduation, Congrats Class of 2012
June 1- 6th and 7th Grade Awards
June 4- Exam Review Day
June 5 - 8 - Exam Days
June 11- Yearbooks Distributed
June 11- 8th Grade Lunch Cruise
June 11- 7th Grade Trip to Smokey Glenn
June 12- Early Release Day
June 12- 8th Grade Orientation at Magruder (Information is coming home this Wednesday)
June 12- 8th Grade Awards and Promotion, 7pm, Magruder HS

Have a great week.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your children’s teacher(s), team leader, counselor, or administrator as soon as possible so we can work together to solve the problem.

Respectfully,

Mr. Sinclair, Principal
Redland Middle School
Teaching Every Student Every Day

Summer Math and Reading Work

Students should have receievd, or are in the process of receiving, their summer math and reading assignments for the 2012 - 2013 school year.  This includes all current 5th graders attending Redland next year as well as all current Redland 6th and 7th grade students. 

To assist students and parents throughout the summer we have also posted these items on the Redland Middle School website.  They are located at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/redlandms/ in the middle of the page towards the bottom in the "News" section.  This information will remain posted until after summer work is collected next school year.

If you have questions regarding the mathematics summer work please contact Mrs. Pencek, Mathmatics Resource Teacher

If you have questions regarding the reading summer work please contact Mrs. Brandt, English Resource Teacher.

Grade 8 End of Year Trip and Promotion Information

On Wednesday, May 8, 2012 8th grade students received the information below regarding the 8th grade lunch cruise (June 11) and the promotion ceremony (June 12).  This presentaton includes the expectations for appropriate behavior and attire for the field trip.  Questions about the 8th grade trip should be directed to Mrs. Pencek or Mrs. Goncher and questions about the promotion ceremony should be directed to Mrs. Martin.

To view the 8th grade end of year trip and promotion infomation click here http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/redlandms/admin/8th%20Grade%20Cruise%20and%20Awards.pdf

Have a great day!

May 14 Bulldog Blast

The Bulldog Blast is our weekly email that is sent to all Redland Middle School parents who have an email listed with the Redland MS main office.  If you are a current parent and you are not receiving this email please contact the RMS main office to upate your contact information.  We will be posting this weekly email on the Bulldog Blog as well to help parents stay up to date!

Redland Middle School

Bulldog Blast

May 14, 2012

Welcome to this week's Bulldog Blast! We hope you had a great weekend and spent time thanking all of the wonderful Redland Moms!

Course Registration Confirmation Forms
Last week students received copies of their course registration verfication forms. Please review these forms very closely and contact school counseling with any questions or concerns. This is our last check to make sure that your child is registered for the courses they requested.

End of Year Activities
As we approach the end of the year we have quite a bit going on with culminating activities. Here are some key dates to keep in mind:

• June 1- 6th and 7th grade awards assemblies during the day. Information on exact times will be coming home
• June 11- 8th grade boat trip
• June 11- 7th grade trip to Smokey Glenn (watch for information coming out)
• June 12- 8th grade promotion and awards at 7pm at Magruder HS

Stay in Touch
We have several ways of staying up to date at Redland

• Principal's Bulldog Blog- http://www.mrsinclairbulldogblog.us/
• Follow us on Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/RedlandMS  
• RedlandMS Daily Announcements- http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/rmsdaily
• Website: http://www.redlandms.org/   
• Phone: 301-840-4680 

Bulldog Dates

• May 15: Soccer vs. Lakelands Park (Girls Away, Boys Home)
• May 17: Interims Available Online/Mailed Home
• May 17: 8th Grade Class Picture
• May 18: Variety Show Dinner
• May 22: Chorus Concert
• May 23: Algebra High School Assessment
• May 23: Orchestra Concert
• May 24: Band Concert
• May 25: In-School Concert
• May 28- Memorial Day, No School

Have a great week.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact your children’s teacher(s), team leader, counselor, or administrator as soon as possible so we can work together to solve the problem.

Respectfully,

Mr. Sinclair, Principal

Redland Middle School

Teaching Every Student Every Day

Middle School Transition Visits

This past week was a fantastic week for Redland Middle School and our future Bulldogs! 

This year Redland Middle School tried a new approach to helping students transition from elementary school to middle school.  As we have worked with parents and students on the transition to middle school we continuously hear about how nervous they are (students & parents), how they are not sure what to expect, and of course about the concerns over what middle school is all about in general.  In talking with students, parents, and colleagues, Redland Middle School decided to host a half-day visit for our incoming Bulldogs.  The idea was to give 5th graders some insight into how middle school runs, let them experience middle school (and the Redland culture) and get the opportunity to ask current students any questions they may have about middle school life, through this opportunity we are hoping that students see just how great middle school is and turn their nervousness into excitement.

Over the span of three days this week Redland Middle School hosted about 175 future Bulldogs.  As the students arrived and they were greeted by administration, student leaders, and the yet to be named Redland Bulldog.  Incoming students were then treated to fantastic musical performances by our 6th grade band and strings classes as we got ready to kick off our program (Our musicians are amazing). 

Students were then welcomed to the school by Mr. Sinclair and Kristina (SGA president) and were told about the plans and goals for the day.  Following the welcoming our future Bulldogs, guided by SGA members (thank you Jackie, Sammie, Sarah, Jonathan, Domenic and Bobbie) were able to spend time in current 6th grade classrooms.  Students were able to see how classes run and were able to get to know some of our 6th grade teachers and students.  After spending time in the classrooms students got to have a middle school lunch in the cafeteria.  Students learned about the differences between elementary and middle school lunches, how Redland Middle School runs lunch, and the new level of responsibility needed in middle school. 

After lunch and some time outside students went on a tour of the building with our SGA members.  Students were able to see the different parts of the building, the features of the school, and were able to learn how simple Redland is to navigate.  The day concluded with students having the opportunity to ask our SGA students and staff questions about middle school life. 

Students left with some great information including a confirmation of the courses they are registered for for next year as well as their summer math and summer reading packets.

The feedback we have received so far from the elementary schools has been positive.  We are hoping that this will help make the transition from elementary to middle school easier for our future Bulldogs and their families.  We want to thank our elementary schools for their assistance in making this happen, our staff for making the visits successful, and to our SGA students for being such amazing ambassadors for Redland.