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June 11th
Good evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family,
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, calling with activities for Monday and Tuesday June 11th and 12th.
On Monday, we will hold make up final exams and students are reminded to turn in all textbooks and media center items. At the end of the day, students will participate in a final locker clean out. On Monday evening, our 8th graders will participate in a 8th Grade Formal on the Spirit Cruise and parents are reminded that students must attend school or have an excused absence in order to attend the Spirit Cruise.
On Tuesday, the 6th and 7th grade students will participate in varied End of Year celebrations that will begin at approximately 9:00a.m. Students will be dismissed from school at 12:10p.m. and should be sure to take all personal belongings home for the summer break.
Summer school registration will close at 3:00 on Monday, June 11th and we still have openings for students who would like to get a jump start on next year's curriculum. Contact Mr. Moore for further information.
It has been a pleasure work ing with each and every one of you and I bid farewell to the Class of 2016 and say hello to our incoming 6th grade students.
Thank you for listening and have a great summer.
May 21st
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Family
This is your proud Principal, Mrs. Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, May 21st through Friday, May 25th. Before I begin, I would like to implore all of our Algebra students to be certain to adequately prepare for the upcoming Algebra HSA on May 23rd.
On Monday we will have student spring photographs during physical education and health classes in the gymnasium and a media center fundraiser at the McDonald’s on Great Seneca Highway.
On Tuesday we will host instructional council after school.
On Wednesday we will host the final parent and staff study circles in the evening at 7:00 in the media center.
On Thursday, the 8th grade students will participate in a poetry slam after school and we will host our spring choral concert in the evening.
Parents please do not forget to support the PTSA’s direct appeal for monetary support. Each family is asked to give $21.00 to fund our end of year activities.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
May 7th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Family,
This is your proud Principal, Mrs. Barkley calling with activities for Monday, May 7th through Friday, May 11th. Before I begin, I would like to congratulate Clemente Music Rocks for a wonderfully successful Rock-In-School benefit concert on this past Saturday and the entire 6th grade team for three successful sessions at Outdoor Education last week. In addition, we will celebrate Staff Appreciation Week, so if there is a staff member that has helped your child in any way, this is the time to show your appreciation.
On Monday we will have a rolling faculty meeting during the school day and there will be a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame field trip chaperone meeting in the evening.
On Tuesday we will host instructional council after school.
On Wednesday we will host parent and staff study circles in the evening at 7:00 in the media center.
On Thursday, the 8th grade class will take their panoramic photograph and we will host Family Fun and Fitness Night in the evening.
Students, please don’t forget to recognize our hard working staff during the week this week and all of our Mothers for Mother’s Day next weekend.
Thank you for listening and have a great evening.
April 30th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Family,
This is your proud Principal, Mrs. Barkley, calling with activities for Monday, April 30th though Friday, May 4th. Before I begin, I would like to ask for your support of the Clemente Music Rocks, Rock-in-Schools Benefit concert at the Fillmore Theatre in Silver Spring from 10:00 a.m. until noon this Saturday May 5th . Please check our website for more information. In addition, the PTSA is about three quarters the way to their goal of raising $3,000.00 in honor of our namesake, Roberto Clemente’s home run count. For more information about our direct appeal, please see our website or contact our PTSA President, Patrick Dunn.
On Monday we will continue MAP-R Testing during the school day. Ms. Markowitz’s 6th grade team will depart for Outdoor Education at approximately 10:00a.m. The RCMS staff will participate in department meetings for staff development after school.
On Tuesday we will begin the first day of the science MSA testing for the 8th grade and we will host instructional council after school.
On Wednesday, we will begin the second day of the science MSA testing for the 8th grade, Ms. Carraway and Ms. Gibson’s teams will depart for Outdoor Education in the morning and Ms. Markowitz’s team will return at approximately 1:00p.m. We will host the third session of parent and staff study circles and the NAACP, Elks Lodge mentoring program will meet in the evening.
On Thursday, we will host student and staff study circles during the day and we will have the RCMS inaugural National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony from 7:00 until 8:30 in the cafeteria.
On Friday, Ms. Gibson and Ms. Carraway’s teams will return from Outdoor Education.
On Saturday, the RCMS Rock-in-Schools Benefit Concert will be held at the Fillmore Concert hall in Downtown Silver Spring from 10:00 until Noon.
Thank you for listening and have a great evening.
April 23rd
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Family,
This is your proud Principal, Mrs. Barkley writing with activities for Monday, April 23rd though Friday, April 27th. Before I begin, I would like to ask for your support of the Clemente Music Rocks, Rock in Schools Benefit concert at the Fillmore Theatre in Silver Spring on Saturday, May 5th. Please check our website for more information.
On Monday we will have department meetings after school in various locations and we will host a Parent Academy meeting entitled Math 101 in the media center from 7:00p.m. until 8:30p.m.
On Tuesday we will host instructional council after school.
On Wednesday we will host student and staff study circles during the school day and parent and staff study circles in the evening. We will also celebrate Administrative "Secretaries" Day.
On Thursday, We will celebrate “Take you Child to Work Day.” Those students that turned in signed permission slips and the reflection documentation that were sent home last week will receive an excused absence. Additional forms are located in the main office.
On Friday the 7th grade team will host the 7th grade team town hall meetings.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
March 26th
Good evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family,
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley calling with activities for the last week of third quarter, Monday, March 26th through Friday, March 30th. Before I begin, I would like to remind our 6th grade parents to send in the Outdoor Education registration and fee to be sure that your child is participating in this exciting part of the 6th grade curriculum.
On Monday, we will have make-up MSA testing during the day and co-teaching staff development training after school. The media center is also hosting a fundraiser at Panera Bread in the Kentlands.
On Tuesday we will have the final day of MSA make up testing and Instructional Council after school in the media center. 7th grade Humanities and Math\Science\Computer Science parents are invited to an information night for the New York and Boston trips.
On Wednesday we will have the staff student basketball games in the gymnasium during the school day.
On Thursday we will have the final day of the third quarter.
On Friday there will be no school for students while staff finalize third quarter grades and plan for 4th quarter.
Thank you for listening and have a relaxing Spring Break and I will see our students return on Tuesday, April 10th.
March 19th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, calling with activities for Monday, March 19th through Friday, March 23rd. Congratulations to the RCMS Math team for placing second in the State Math Counts competition on Saturday! Please remember to have our students get a good night of rest each evening in preparation for the second week of MSA testing. In addition, as the weather continues to get warm, please be sure that your children dress appropriately for school.
On Monday, the 6th grade students will take the second and final session of the math MSA.
On Tuesday, our 7th and 8th grade students will take the first session of the math MSA and we will conduct Instructional Council after school in the media center.
On Wednesday, our 7th and 8th grade students will take the second session of the math MSA. In the evening at 7:00, parents interested in participating in Study Circles should attend the informational meeting in the cafeteria.
On Thursday, Mr. Nelson will host the Coordinators Coffee in the morning.
On Friday, we will have performance of Twelve Angry Men in the cafeteria in the evening.
Lastly, please be sure to mark your calendars for the media center fundraiser at Panera Bread in the Kentlands on Monday, March 26th!
Thank you for listening and have a great evening!
March 12th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, calling with activities for Monday, March 12th – Friday, March 16th. This week will begin Maryland State Assessment testing. All tests will be given in the morning and end before lunches. Grade levels that are not testing will be in regular classes with an altered schedule. Those families interested in having their child participate in the final session of our comprehensive after school program, Success Beyond the Bell, should consult the RCMS website for registration forms. Congratulations to our 6th grade for winning the spirit award last week!
On Monday the 6th grade will complete the first day of the reading MSA.
On Tuesday the 6th grade will complete the second day of the reading MSA. We will also host a very important PTSA meeting in the media center at 7:00p.m.
On Wednesday the 7th and 8th grade will complete the first day of the reading MSA.
On Thursday the 7th and 8th grade will complete the second day of the reading MSA.
On Friday, the 6th grade will complete the first day of the math MSA.
Please be sure to check our website for the MSA testing schedule and be sure to have our students get a good night’s rest and eat a healthy breakfast in preparation for testing.
Thank you for listening and have a great evening.
March 5th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, March 5th – Friday, March 9th. This week will be a busy week for RCMS as each grade level will be competing to see who has the greatest level of MSA School Spirit. Before I begin with this week’s events, I would like to remind our 8th grade families that the deadline to pay for the 8th grade field trip to The Museum of American Art is this Friday, March 9th. Also, those families interested in having their child participate in the final session of our comprehensive after school program, Success Beyond the Bell, should consult the RCMS website for registration forms.
On Monday the entire school community should dress in blue to show your commitment to ADVANCED PERFORMANCE on the MSA.
On Tuesday the entire school community should wear school appropriate pajamas to show that a GOOD NIGHT’S REST = MSA SUCCESS.
On Wednesday our 6th grade students will participate in a town hall meeting to learn about the Outdoor Education Program and we will wear college gear to show that IT IS COOL TO BE SMART!
On Thursday evening our 6th grade parents are invited to attend a parent meeting about Outdoor Education and we will show our spirit through THE POWER OF NUMBERS by wearing clothing with numbers.
On Friday, the entire school community will show CLEMENTE PRIDE be wearing our black and gold school colors. Although each grade level is in competition, I believe our staff will win the overall SPIRIT award, so students, let’s see who has the most MSA spirit! Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
February 6th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente family
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, calling with activities for Monday, February 6th through Friday, February 10th. Thank you to those families that participated in the Parent focus group series of meetings. I look forward to sharing the outcomes with all families this Wednesday evening at our State of the School parent meeting.
On Monday, we will have a faculty meeting after school in the media center.
On Tuesday we will host the American Math Competition in the cafeteria.
On Wednesday, we will celebrate academic excellence with Honor Roll Assemblies for all grade levels. In the evening, I will share the outcomes of the Parent focus group meetings at a State of the School Parent meeting at 7:00p.m. in the media center.
On Thursday, we will have basketball contests against Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School.
On Friday, the 6th Grade will host the ACES celebration and the SGA will host a Valentine’s Dance from 3:00 until 5:00 in the cafeteria.
Thank you for listening and have a great evening.
December 12th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, calling with activities for Monday, December 12th – Friday, December 16th. Parents please be sure to have your children dress appropriately for the weather each day. If you are in need of a winter coat, please let the counseling services department know as we do have a limited number of winter coats available.
On Monday the staff will have department meetings after school and will participate in checking for understanding staff development.
On Tuesday we will have Instructional Council after school and a PTSA meeting at 7:00 in the media center.
On Wednesday Clemente Music Rocks will perform for the County Administrators, Supervisors and superintendent at the monthly A & S meeting and our math team we will participate in the County math meet.
On Thursday we will host the instrumental music concert in the cafeteria.
On Friday, the staff will participate in the holiday party.
Thank you for listening and have a great evening.
December 5th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, December 5th – Friday, December 9th. Before I begin, I would like to remind our 8th grade families that permission slips and fees will be collected each day at lunch for the Smithsonian field trip.
On Monday the faculty and staff will be attending a faculty meetings during team time.
On Tuesday we will have make-up pictures during the school day, our monthly Achievement Steering Committee meeting from three to five and the Winter Choral Concert in the evening.
On Thursday the Humanities Program will host the Utopian Visions Museum.
We are still collecting items for the SOAR Holiday Store.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening!
November 28th
Good evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, November 28th – Friday, December 2nd. Before I begin, I would like to remind our entire school community that there are approximately 14 weeks until the March administration of the reading and math MSA. Each day, our goal is to prepare students for proficiency on these assessments while teaching students to think critically for success in high school, college and beyond. Please be sure to check your child’s binders each evening to discuss academic progress toward meeting and exceeding daily indicators for success across the curriculum.
On Wednesday the fundraiser items will be ready for pick up.
On Thursday the NAACP will host the mentoring program in the evening.
Lastly, the SOAR school store is looking for donations of holiday items for students to purchase with Clemente bucks. If you have items you would like to donate, please bring them to the main office any time this week. Items can be new or gently used. This opportunity was a huge success last year and students were excited about the opportunity to be able to purchase items for loved ones. Please consider supporting this effort. If you have questions, please contact Ms. Nero our SOAR Coordinator.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
November 21st
Good Evening Roberto Clemente families!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley writing with activities for Monday, November 21st through Wednesday, November 23rd. As you know, this week is an abbreviated week as we observe the Thanksgiving holiday.
In saddens me to have to report that in the last two weeks we have experienced three incidents of students attempting to solve conflicts with physical aggression. This is a significant disruption to the learning environment and we all need to work together to be sure that we are treating one another with respect and dignity at all times. One of our core values include having respectful interactions. This is very important and I ask for support from parents and students to be sure to make adults aware of any situation that may adversely effect our learning environment. We cannot do this alone, and we need all stakeholders to come together and protect the learning environment each and every day. I thank you for your continued commitment to having a safe and secure school community.
On Monday we will celebrate our honor roll students with honor roll assemblies.
On Tuesday we will have our monthly Achievement Steering Committee Meeting from 3-5 in the media center.
On Wednesday, students will be dismissed from school at 12:10 and the school offices will close promptly thereafter.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
November 14th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, November 14th – Friday, November 18th. Before I begin, I would like to thank the staff, students and families that came out to our first attempt at arena style parent conferences. Overall, most parents and staff appreciated the new format. If you did not fill out the feedback form, please share your feedback via email to Cheryl Schecter in the main office.
On Monday the Humanities 6 student will visit the National Gallery of Art. All 8th grade students will participate in the annual high school fair to receive information about their high school's home school programs.
On Tuesday students will participate in the American Mathematics Competition and our instructional leaders will visit Seneca Valley High School to discuss vertical articulation.
On Thursday our 7th grade students will go on a field trip the Medieval Times during school. In the evening, our parents are invited to an information session about the Spring Break Trip to Costa Rica and the NAACP will continue the mentoring program. We will also celebrate Thanksgiving during all three lunches with a traditional meal.
On Friday students will be presenting their work during the Gyotoku Art Show.
Lastly, we are hosting a family portrait FUNdraiser through our school photographer on Saturday November 19th from 8-4 in the multipurpose room. The $10 sitting fee will go toward RCMS. Packages are reasonably priced. Please go to our website for more information.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening and I look forward to seeing our students tomorrow morning.
November 7th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, November 7th – Friday, November 11th. Before I begin, I would like to thank the staff, students and families that came out to celebrate our diversity for International Night last week. This week marks the second week of the second quarter. We will be distributing first quarter grade reports this week and are planning our honor roll assemblies for the next week.
On Monday Ms. Nero will take her students on a field trip to the Newseum and our staff will participate in a faculty meeting that includes staff development on explicit vocabulary instruction after school.
On Tuesday we will have instructional council after school and our monthly PTSA meeting will have a special presentation from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Come out and be informed!
On Thursday students will be dismissed at 12:10. We will distribute first quarter grades and host parent conferences from 12:45 until 6:30p.m. Beginning at 3:00 all parents are invited to come speak to teachers in an arena style conference setting in the gymnasium and cafeteria. No appointments are necessary after 3:00p.m. More information will come home with students this week.
On Friday students will be dismissed from school at 12:10.
Thank you for reading, have a great evening and I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday and Thursday of this week!
October 24th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, October 24th – Friday, October 28th. This week marks the final week of the first marking period and we will celebrate with an SGA sponsored SPIRIT WEEK. As we celebrate the final week of the quarter let’s remember that our core values of safety, organization, always being respectful and being responsible are always first on our agenda. Please be sure to finalize any outstanding assignments or assessments this week as teachers will be computing first quarter grades on Monday, October 31st.
On Monday we will show our spirit with PAJAMA DAY and staff will participate in staff development department meetings after school from 3-4.
On Tuesday we will show our spirit with TWIN DAY.
On Wednesday we will show our spirit with WACKY TACKY DAY.
On Thursday, we will show our spirit with JERSEY DAY.
On Friday, we will show our spirit with CLASS COLORS DAY where our 6th graders should wear green, our 7th graders should wear red and our 8th graders should wear blue. We will end the week with an SGA sponsored Costume Dance from 3-5 in the cafeteria.
Ticket sales for the dance will be conducted each day during lunch and first period teachers will be taking tallies to see which grade has the MOST SPIRIT. I believe it will be the OUTSTANDING staff! I guess we will see.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
October 9th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente family!
This is your Proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, reading with activities for Monday, October 10th – Friday, October 14th. We would like to welcome our 8th grade math, science, computer science students back from the Boston trip.
On Monday parents are welcome to visit classrooms from 8:00 until 2:30 to see our instructional program in action. During team time, you can visit the teacher’s lounge to meet and greet the teachers. Parents, please check in at the main entrance and pick up a capture sheet so that you can share your comments as you depart.
On Tuesday we will have an evening open house from 5:00 until 8:30. There will be five 25 minute presentations by content areas and a Principal/PTSA President presentation at 7:00p.m. Please join us for another opportunity to learn about our instructional program.
On Wednesday students will take pictures during PE classes. We have contracted with a company that is committed to customer service, so please let us know your thoughts about the new price structure. We are hoping that everyone will select a package of photographs to capture the 2011-2012 smile.
On Thursday and Friday, we will have a regular bell schedule.
I look forward to meeting and greeting our parents this week.
Thank you for writing and have a great evening.
October 2nd
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud Principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, October 3rd through Friday, October 7th. Before I list the activities, I would like to remind all families that the after school activities booklets were sent home by students Friday afternoon. All after school activities will begin on Monday, October 3rd. If you would like your child to attend, please send your child to school with the signed form tomorrow morning. The first session will occur from October 3rd through December 15th.
On Monday, we will have our rolling faculty meeting during team time. Matsunaga Elementary School will host the NWHS Cluster PTSA meeting at 7:00p.m. and our after school activities will begin.
On Tuesday, we will have Instructional Council after school in the media center.
On Wednesday, all parents with active Edline accounts will be able to view their child’s interim reports. Those families that have not activated their Edline accounts will be receiving interims in the mail.
On Thursday, and Friday we will have regular bell schedules.
Finally, Picture Day has been changed to October 12th and we have two open houses for parents the second week of October, so I look forward to welcoming our families on October 10th for Columbus Day during the school day or on October 11th in the evening. More specific information will be coming home this week.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening.
September 26th
Good Evening Roberto Clemente Middle School family!
This is your proud principal, Khadija Barkley, writing with activities for Monday, September 26th through Friday, September 30th. Before I list the activities, I would like to remind our school community that the PTSA will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair this week. Students will attend the book fair during their English classes.
On Monday, we will have department meetings after school from 3-4.
On Tuesday, we will host the second annual Back To School Picnic from 5:30 until 7:30 in the back yard. If there is rain, we will move the event indoors.
On Wednesday, we will have an early release day for teachers to complete first quarter interim grades. Students will be released from school at 12:10. In addition, the Assistant State’s Attorney, Steven Chailken will be here to present Cyber Bullying information to our students. The assemblies will occur at 8:10, 9:10 and 11:10. Parents are welcome to join us.
On Thursday, schools will be closed in recognition of Rosh Hashana.
On Friday we will have the last day of the book fair through English classes.
Finally, Picture Day is coming October 7th and we have two open houses the second week of October, so I look forward to welcoming our families on Tuesday evening for the picnic or on October 10th or 11th.
Thank you for reading and have a great evening!
