Parents Mark your Calendars Now for our SBA Testing! 

The test dates are: March 30, April 7, April 8, April 13, April 14, and April 15.  We are planning a big event, the Eagle Ridge SBA Dance, on the afternoon of Friday, April 16.   To receive a free ticket, one of the criteria will be that the student must have taken each and every assessment test on the day and time it was scheduled.   Please do not schedule medical, dental, or other appointments on these days. 

Click here for an explanation of this test coming up in March.

Mark Your Calendars!

March 15-19-Spring Break March 22-April 15th-SBA testing dates April 1-2-Credentialing Conferences-No School for students April 16th-SBA Dance April 16th-Spring BBQ April 19-Spring NWEA Testing Begins

U. S. Census Information-
Help Rio Rancho Get Its Fair Share!

Sometime during spring break, a big envelope from the U.S. Census Bureau should arrive in your mailbox. Please take 10 minutes (or less!) to open it, answer 10 simple questions, pop it back into the postage-prepaid return envelope, and send it in. What’s in it for you? Money for your local schools and your community! Billions of dollars are allocated on the basis of the census count – and Rio Rancho currently isn’t getting its fair share.
Currently, federal funds are being allocated on the basis of 2000 census information – about
25,000 Rio Rancho residents and 6,500 Rio Rancho public school students ago. If eveyone in Rio
Rancho is counted in this census, it will most likely mean millions more in federal money for our city
and our schools – without any increase in your taxes!
An accurate census count of every Rio Rancho resident will also give all of us a bigger voice in
government policymaking, since legislative and congressional districts are drawn on the basis of
census data.
Census data is confidential and individuals’ answers are not shared with any other agencies,
including law enforcement, the Internal Revenue Service, and immigration. In fact, it’s against
federal law for individuals’ census data to be shared.
For more information on the census, visit www.2010census.gov. Ten questions – ten minutes –
a fair share for Rio Rancho! It’s in YOUR hands!

For more information on the census, visit www.2010census.gov.

Attention 6th and 7th Grade Parents:

If you are interested in having your child attend S.A.F.E. (Students Achieving for Excellence) before and/or after-school program for the 2010-2011 school year, please contact the Director of Student Services’ Secretary, Dawn Jones, at 505-896-0667 Ext. 237 or email request to djones@rrps.net.  The creation of this program will be determined according to interest shown by you, the parent.  The program will be fee based.  Visit the program page for more information.

 

Help Needed for Pork and Brew

I NEED A TEAM W/SPOUSES or  A GROUP WITH 10 ADULTS TO WORK @ THE PORK AND BREW MARCH 27TH

    Have fun with it...do it as a team for a bus or just fun money to use for your team!  The check will be made out to ERMS PTO - you can get the money ASAP in one lump sum from the PTO -  as long as it is used for students and/or school needs  (supplies, field trip/buses, gift cards. awards etc.) Sorry, Not for personal use.

PORK AND BREW

March 27th 12-4pm

Passes given for parking and entrance fee

Community Service help for Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful

City of RR will supply all gloves, and supplies needed to keep the trash in the cans - I did it last year...it's fun, lots of good food, easy day!

Please contact Nikki Santino.

3rd Annual RRPS Benefit Pow Wow

The 3rd Annual RRPS Benefit Pow Wow is scheduled for April 10th at Cleveland High School.

Address: 4800 Laban Rd. NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144
Phone: (505) 938-0300

You are invited to participate on the Powwow Planning Committee. 

The next planning meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 23rd at 5:30pm in the Rio Rancho District Office Board Room

Click here for more information

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

	Rio Rancho Youth Football Camp-click here for flyer Rio Rancho Softball Metro League-click here for more information
	ERMS Athletic schedules please visit our activities page. Rio Rancho-Cleveland Juniors Volleyball for 6th and 7th graders.
	Any 8th graders interested in becoming a part of the 8th Grade Celebration Committee should see Miss Olmon or Mrs. Romero in the library. You must be proficient in all classes to be a part of the committee.
	2010 Yearbooks are $35! Get yours now before the price goes up again and before they are all sold out. Turn in your order form to the front office with cash, check, or money order. Starting this year you may also pay with a debit or credit card by going online to www.jostensyearbooks.com.
	Coursewhere for Parents-We are now offering courses for Parents!  Click here to find out more information. New Class Offered:  English as a Foreign Language Session: 1255 This will be a workshop for people who want to improve reading, writing and speaking skills in English. The class will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 PM.
	Internet Safety for Kids- Play games online to learn about Internet safety & cell phone safety http://www.webwisekids.org/

 

ERMS Information:

School Hours: 8:10am-3:15pm

Wednesdays: 8:10am-2:35pm

Phone: 505-892-6630 

 

Lunch Times at ERMS:

Teams 6A and 6B- 10:55-11:25

Teams 7B and 8A- 11:30-12:00

Teams 7A and 8B-12:30-1:00

Power School Parent Portal - Parents can pick up their logins/passwords in the ERMS Student Services Office. Please bring a picture ID-Click here for details

Power School Gradebook-press release

RRPS Announcement about 2009-10 Budget Situation-click here

Important Links:

• ERMS Student Agenda-click here
• Principal Newsletter-click here
• NWEA Parent Toolkit-click here

• ERMS Sports Schedule
• ERMS Music Schedule

ABBREVIATED DAY SCHEDULE

An abbreviated day begins two hours later than the regular schedule.   Bus schedules are also delayed two hours.  Listen to radio stations KOB AM, KOB FM, KRST, BIG-I or watch TV Channels 4, 7, or 13 for the most up-to-date information.  You may also visit our website for details. Notification is usually made by 6:00 a.m.  Should the complete cancellation of school be necessary, notification is usually given by 9:00 a.m.  Please avoid calling the school or the district office for this information.  It is recommended that families plan for such emergency closures.

 

AVID is a 7th – 12th grade program that students must request in order to enroll.  We are looking for students who are capable of better work than they are doing - - in classes that are more rigorous than they are used to.  Acceptance into the program is determined through an application process.  The curriculum consists of learning reading and writing strategies that work, inquiry, team building, collaboration techniques, and organization skills.  Weekly tutoring and additional support is provided to assist students in advanced classes along with motivational activities to encourage college aspirations.

Does it work?  You bet it does!  At Capital High School in Santa Fe, the high school graduation rate for AVID Seniors is 100%!  Being enrolled in AVID is like having a personal trainer at your side throughout middle and high school.  We offer both 7th and 8th grade AVID at Eagle Ridge and have openings in January and again in August.  Have your student contact Captain Bruce Gustin for more information – they know how to find me.  bgustin@rrps.net

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