All posts by Amy Pinsky

Articulation

Articulation: MOVING UP

February 4, 2019 Amy Pinsky

Current 6th & 7th grade Articulation Timeline

~~Wed 2/20~~ Thu 2/21: Registration in cafeteria:
- 2^nd hr: 6^th grade
- 3^rd hr: 7^th grade
Mon 2/25: Parent Course Card Presentation @ Community Connections
Wed 2/27: ALL DUE: Course card, applications for Infinity & AVID

Current 8th grade Articulation Timeline

Wed 1/30: √ Field trip to WCHS for zoned students (Ms. Lessem)
Thur 1/31: √ WCHS Curriculum Fair for students and families
Wed 2/6: ZHS course card presentation to 8^th grade 1^st hr

Current 5th grade Articulation Timeline

√ Wed 1/30: ES admin/counselors at RBSMS for planning meeting
Fri 02/15: ES accept/decline Pasco Pathways school choice (Infinity)
Monday 3/4-Friday 3/7: Elementary Articulation Week
Mon 3/04 10am Pinsky/Band/AVID presentation at WZES
- 2:15pm Pinsky /Band/AVID presentation at CWTES
Tues 3/05 10am Pinsky /Band/AVID presentation at Woodland ES
- 2:30pm Pinsky /Band/AVID presentation at NRES
Thu 3/07 10am Pep Rally in Gym for WZES/WES/CWTES/NRES students
- 5:30pm Parent University evening for students & families
Thur 3/14: ES Course Cards due to ES (do NOT courier)
Fri. 03/15: Pinsky goes to ES to collect cards (3/16-3/24 Spring Break)

Middle School

Q3 Progress Reports

January 29, 2019 Amy Pinsky

This week is the last chance to turn in work or retake quizzes before grades are pulled for Quarter 3 Progress Reports.

Go to myStudent to check your grades .
Talk to your teachers about what you can turn in for credit and the last day to turn it in.
Be sure to use your ACT time to ask questions for anything you don’t understand.

Celebration, Middle School, Uncategorized

Q2 Honor Roll

January 19, 2019 Amy Pinsky

On Thursday, January 31st, RBSMS will celebrate its students who earned Honor Roll during Quarter 2 in the gymnasium at 9:00am. Parent invitations were sent home with Quarter 2 report cards.

Lessons, Middle School

Classroom Counselor Lessons: Safer Smarter Teens

January 9, 2019 Amy Pinsky

Counselors will present safety lessons to all students using the Safer Smarter Teens curriculum. Below is more information on the curriculum. Contact your child’s counselor if you have any questions or any information you would like to share.

Middle School

Welcome Back to Q3!

January 1, 2019 Amy Pinsky

Welcome back to Quarter 3! Students will receive Semester 2 schedules in their first hour (2nd period) classes Tuesday 01/08.

Some upcoming dates:

01/10: Town Hall meetings for 2nd semester’s expectations (teacher escort students to cafeteria at appointed times)
01/15: Report cards go home for Q2
01/21: Holiday — no school for students/staff
01/31: Honor Roll for Q2

Join Remind for updates and school information on upcoming dates!

http://www.actionforhappiness.org/media/752003/january_2019.pdf

Articulation, Registration

Infinity & AVID Applications

November 8, 2018 Amy Pinsky

2/6/19 Update for Infinity Academy applicants:

Students who received acceptance emails for Infinity: district will update the myStudent account to reflect acceptance.
Students who were accepted but didn’t yet respond must respond by 2/15.
Students who applied but didn’t receive an acceptance email will still be considered for open seats.

Mrs. Pinsky will present at our feeder elementary schools information about our school’s curriculum, Infinity Academy and AVID elective.

Day	10 AM Presentation	PM Presentation
Monday 11/26	Woodland ES	New River ES (12:15)
Tuesday 11/27	West Zephyrhills ES	Chester Taylor ES (2:00)

Students and parents can apply for Infinity at this link until the application window closes ~~12/14~~ 3/15: http://tinyurl.com/rbsmsInfinity6 .
Students and parents can apply for AVID at this link
Teachers will be contacted for references, the student’s academic, assessment, attendance, and behavioral history will be compiled, and all factors including the student’s essay on the application form will be reviewed in ~~January~~ March 2019.
Notifications about application status will occur late ~~January~~ April via the parent-provided email from the application.
Please contact Mrs. Pinsky via email or phone (813 794 6500) if there are any questions about the application process, course cards, electives, or the Infinity Academy program.

Celebration, Middle School, School-wide

Red Ribbon Week 2018

Aside October 12, 2018 Amy Pinsky

Monday 10/22 starts Red Ribbon Week, a nationwide week celebrating healthy, drug- free choices. Each day we dress to support the fun theme and promote a healthy, chemical-free life.