Greetings John Rolfe Family,

This communication is to inform you about changes to end-of-year final exams for the 2020-2021 school year.  Middle school students taking high school credit courses will use an alternative approach to the end-of-year/final course assessment to improve their grades. Students who opt to use the alternative approach will do so the week of June 10th – June 15th.  Information about the specific alternative approach options will come directly from your child’s teacher.  In addition, students who have outstanding work are encouraged to continue to work with teachers to submit missing assignments.

The decision to make this change was due to the pandemic taking a significant toll on our students and families, creating increased feelings of stress and anxiety.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher or our testing coordinator, Mrs. Woodle at lkwoodle@henricol12.va.us.

Greetings Rolfe Family,

This is Mrs. George, proud principal of John Rolfe Middle School, with a few reminders and important notices for the week!

Parents and guardians: Return to Learn Health forms/COVID Screening forms are due prior to any student returning to the building.  You may complete it online or contact the school for a copy of the forms.

• May 3^rd– May 7^th is Teacher Appreciation Week!   Take a moment to thank your child’s teachers with a note, kind word, expression, or token of appreciation!  Join us in celebrating our teachers this week!   We are excited that the following teachers are recognized across the county:
  • Mr. A. Young, John Rolfe Middle School New Teacher of the Year
  • Mrs. S. Little, John Rolfe Middle School Christie Award Winner
  • Mrs. A. Hastings, John Rolfe Middle Gilman’s Teacher of the Year
• May 6^th – May 12^th is National Nurses Week 2021. Along with thousands of health care workers across the state, we celebrate our own Nurse Rosenbaum and Clinic Attendant Mrs. A. Winston for ensuring the safety of our students, staff, and visitors.  We are fortunate to have them caring for us!  Please don’t hesitate to send them a card, kind sentiments, or tokens of appreciation during this time.
• May 6^th – Parent Engagement Connection – JRMS Hosts Family Game Night.  Do you miss the good ole days before texting, web-browsing and facetiming? When families got together and played board games. Well, John Rolfe would like to bring that back! Please join us for our Family Engagement Night on 5/6 where we will show you how to link your child’s curriculum with current board games. A flyer containing a sign-up link will be forthcoming and we hope to see you there!
• We are launching our School Spirit Store! We are excited to present to you our Spirit store for Spring 2021!  This is a great way to show your spirit and support our school at the same time. We have taken the time to create a brand-new logo for the spring season. There are wonderful new items on the store surrounding our “Rolfe Strong” theme. What better way to stay connected with us by wearing some incredible apparel representing the school.

Simply click our store link to shop: https://whalehook.mycommercio.com/jrms2021

We will keep the store open for the next two weeks. Feel free to email and share the store link with your friends and family on social media.

• New for Wellness Wednesdays –Wellness Wednesdays just got even better with the addition of our Enrichment Board in the Advisory folder.  Students should check out this great way to learn on their independently.
  • Click here for the Watch Me First! –  Enrichment Sessions Intro with intro videos and directions for students.
  • Click here for the Student Enrichment Activity Board with the overall links that will be advertised and adjusted each week.
• May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. This is an opportunity to promote mental wellness, fight the stigma of mental illnesses and increase access to care. Falling during Resilience Week Virginia, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day will be observed on May 9, 2021, to highlight the resilience of children fighting mental illnesses and the importance of mental health to a child’s development. As Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in the midst of a global pandemic, prioritizing mental health is more crucial than ever.
• Mental Health America developed this year’s toolkit by building on its 2020 theme of #Tools2Thrive.  The goal of this theme is to provide practical tools that everyone can use to improve their mental health and increase resiliency.
• Please click on the linked resources above.
• Save the date: Independent living students’ sewing kit pick up will ONLY be Two days in May: Monday, May 10th, 9:00-10:00 AM and Tuesday, May 11th, 2:15-4:15 PM. Classes will begin sewing projects and using kits in June.                  ~ Mrs. Preston, FACS Lead

Below are a few reminders:

• Click here to see our  Daily Bell Schedule.
• All students are required to complete the  HCPS-COVID-19-Health-Screening-Acknowledgement-for-Students.   Please fill out both pages. Page 2 is for you to keep at home, page 1 should be turned into the office prior to the student’s arrival.
• Testing is on the horizon.  Our Testing Coordinator and teachers are preparing for End-of -Course Assessments including SOLs. We need your assistance in planning for our student scholars.   If you have not provided your child’s intent to take the SOLs, please contact the school.  You can call the school and speak with our testing coordinator, Mrs. Woodle.
•  Use this link to access all Health Forms    Questions for the Nurse? Click Here!

Nurse Contact info:

804-226-8730 *press 2 for clinic

Fax number 804-236-5764 attn school nurse

ctrosenbaum@henrico.k12.va.us

• As a team and family, our focus is to develop life-ready thinkers. We believe honoring our legacy provides a future of success.  We will continue to celebrate students for positive behaviors as we continue our campus-wide expectations. Our JRMS Team will…*be Respectful *be Responsible *Ready and *be Safe. We are excited to recognize our students for exhibiting the positives!
  • Student Scholars…
    • #ShowUp!
      • You Matter! You are the only “you” created!  Be the best “you” possible!
      •  Never stop dreaming!  Your dream is the beginning of you moving forward.  Put your energy in your dream and plan to make that dream become reality.  Your dreams are special because they come from your heart and express who you are.  Never stop dreaming!
      • The Choice is yours!  Make it a great day!  We are “Rolfe Strong!”

I invite you to visit our website for important notices and updates. Navigate through our links to student resources, teachers’ blogs and webpages, as well as additional details and notices of upcoming events.  Please do not hesitate to contact me at 804.226.8730 or dngeorge@henrico.k12.va.us) if I can be of assistance. I consider it a privilege to have your child at John Rolfe.

John Rolfe Middle School will continue our pursuit of educational excellence and rise to our full potential for success. Students please have a restful evening and remember tomorrow, “We” continue our quest for success as one team, one voice, and one family.

We are Rolfe Strong!

The harder they pull us back, the further we rise!

Next week and Beyond:

• Schedule Reminders (Please mark your calendars)
  • Asynchronous Wellness Wednesdays – Students should report to Advisory and schedule time with teachers during office hours.
  • May 13^th – Student Holiday
  • May 31^st – Memorial Day Holiday
  • June 8^th – Is a Primary Day for Voting in Virginian.  John Rolfe is a voting precinct and therefore no in-person classes on Tuesday, June 8^th.

Resilience Week 2021! – Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) is joining the Virginia Trauma-Informed Community Networks (TICNs) to celebrate the 2nd Annual Resilience Week Virginia from May2-8, 2021. At a time when building students’ resilience is more important than ever, our communities will celebrate by focusing on seven themes: Connection; Gratitude and Kindness; Grief and Loss; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Happiness and Play; COVID-19 Pandemic; and Mind, Body, and Spirit. The Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) provides details on the Resilience Week VA 2021 website.

SOL testing is right around the corner.  We need students to make sure their computers are ready for the testing season before it starts. Please check for the following items below. If you are missing the programs, then click the link for more directions on how to install the programs needed for testing.

Click the image below for more information and to sign up!

Save the Date! May 6th, 2021 5:30-7:00 pm for Family Engagement Night.

Register at this link or click the Flyer link below.

Family Engagement Flyer

Greetings Rolfe Family,

This is Mrs. George, proud principal of John Rolfe Middle School, with a few reminders and important notices for the week!

Parents and guardians: Return to Learn Health forms/COVID Screening forms are due prior to any student returning to the building.  You may complete it online or contact the school for a copy of the forms.

• April 26^th – Virtual Report Card Distribution (Marking period 3 final grades will be finalized and available on PowerSchool).  Please contact your child’s teacher or school counselor regarding promotion requirements for each specific course.
• We are launching our School Spirit Store! We are excited to present to you our Spirit store for Spring 2021!  This is a great way to show your spirit and support our school at the same time. We have taken the time to create a brand new logo for the spring season. There are wonderful new items in the store surrounding our “Rolfe Strong” theme. What better way to stay connected with us by wearing some incredible apparel representing the school.

Simply click our store link to shop: https://whalehook.mycommercio.com/jrms2021

We will keep the store open for the next two weeks. Feel free to email and share the store link with your friends and family on social media.

• New for Wellness Wednesdays –Wellness Wednesdays just got even better with the addition of our Enrichment Board in the Advisory folder.  Students should check out this great way to learn on their independently.
  • Click here for the Watch Me First! –  Enrichment Sessions Intro with intro videos and directions for students.
  • Click here for the Student Enrichment Activity Board with the overall links that will be advertised and adjusted each week.
• Save the Date: May 6^th – Parent Engagement Connection – JRMS Hosts Family Game Night.  Do you miss the good ole days before texting, web-browsing, and facetiming? When families got together and played board games. Well, John Rolfe would like to bring that back! Please join us for our Family Engagement Night on 5/6 where we will show you how to link your child’s curriculum with current board games. A flyer containing a sign-up link will be forthcoming and we hope to see you there!

Below are a few reminders:

• Click here to see our  Daily Bell Schedule.
• All students are required to complete the  HCPS-COVID-19-Health-Screening-Acknowledgement-for-Students.   Please fill out both pages. Page 2 is for you to keep at home, page 1 should be turned into the office prior to the student’s arrival.
• Testing is on the horizon.  Our Testing Coordinator and teachers are preparing for End of Course Assessments including SOLs. We need your assistance in planning for our student scholars.   If you have not provided your child’s intent to take the SOLs, please contact the school.  You can call the school and speak with our testing coordinator, Mrs. Woodle.
•  Use this link to access all Health Forms    Questions for the Nurse? Click Here!

Nurse Contact info:

804-226-8730 *press 2 for clinic

Fax number 804-236-5764 attn school nurse

ctrosenbaum@henrico.k12.va.us

• As a team and family, our focus is to develop life-ready thinkers. We believe honoring our legacy provides a future of success.  We will continue to celebrate students for positive behaviors as we continue our campus-wide expectations. Our JRMS Team will…*be Respectful *be Responsible *Ready and *be Safe. We are excited to recognize our students for exhibiting the positives!
  • Student Scholars…
    • #ShowUp!
      • You Matter!  Never stop dreaming!  Your dream is the beginning of you moving forward.  Put your energy in your dream and plan to make that dream become reality.  Your dreams are special because they come from your heart and express who you are.  Never stop dreaming!
      • The Choice is yours!  Make it a great day!  We are “Rolfe Strong!”

I invite you to visit our website for important notices and updates. Navigate through our links to student resources, teachers’ blogs and webpages, as well as additional details and notices of upcoming events.  Please do not hesitate to contact me at 804.226.8730 or dngeorge@henrico.k12.va.us) if I can be of assistance. I consider it a privilege to have your child at John Rolfe.

John Rolfe Middle School will continue our pursuit of educational excellence and rise to our full potential for success. Students please have a restful evening and remember tomorrow, “We” continue our quest for success as one team, one voice, and one family.

                                                                                            We are Rolfe Strong!

The harder they pull us back, the further we rise!

Next week and Beyond:

• Schedule Reminders (Please mark your calendars)
  • Asynchronous Wellness Wednesdays – Students should report to Advisory and schedule time with teachers during office hours.
  • May 13^th – Student Holiday
  • May 31^st – Memorial Day Holiday
  • June 8^th – Is a Primary Day for Voting in Virginian.  John Rolfe is a voting precinct and therefore no in-person classes on Tuesday, June 8^th.

Resilience Week 2021! – Henrico County Public Schools (HCPS) is joining the Virginia Trauma-Informed Community Networks (TICNs) to celebrate the 2nd Annual Resilience Week Virginia from May2-8, 2021. At a time when building students’ resilience is more important than ever, our communities will celebrate by focusing on seven themes: Connection; Gratitude and Kindness; Grief and Loss; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Happiness and Play; COVID-19 Pandemic; and Mind, Body, and Spirit. The Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) provides details on the Resilience Week VA 2021 website.

Independent Living students need to pick up their sewing kids on Monday, May 10th from 9-10 am or  Tuesday, May 11th from 2:15-4:15 pm. Mrs. Preston is the point of contact on this project if you have any questions. Email mmpreston@henrico.k12.va.us

Greetings Rolfe Family,

This is Mrs. George, proud principal of John Rolfe Middle School, with a few mid-week notices.

Parents and guardians: Return to Learn Health forms/COVID Screening forms are due prior to any student returning to the building.  You may complete it online or contact the school for a copy of the forms.

• Schoology & Technology Update (5:30 pm)- We appreciate your patience and flexibility today.  Our most recent update indicates that all technology systems are operational for Schoology.
• Wednesday, April 21^st – is Wellness Asynchronous Wednesday Asynchronous (Wellness Wednesdays) 
  • Attendance:  Must attend Advisory (or must submit an Advisory Assignment) to be marked present.
  • Students- Are expected to use this time to complete any missing assignments, makeup work, projects, or extension/enrichment assignments.
  • Students- Should make it a point to reach out to their teachers for any questions or guidance on incomplete assignments during office hours.
  • Teachers – While teachers will be involved in Professional Development and School-wide Instructional Planning, students are still encouraged to request supports from teachers during available times of that independent learning day.
  • Wellness Wednesdays are not vacation days, but days to work independently on areas of need.
• New for Wellness Wednesdays –Wellness Wednesdays just got even better with the addition of our Enrichment Board in the Advisory folder.  Students should check out this great way to learn on their independently.
  • Click here for the Watch Me First! –  Enrichment Sessions Intro with intro videos and directions for students.
  • Click here for the Student Enrichment Activity Board with the overall links that will be advertised and adjusted each week.
• Thursday, April 22^nd – JRMS Picture Day – As a part of our safety measures, we are hosting Student School Picture Sessions a little differently this year. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, our Fall Pictures sessions are happening in the Spring!  Please use the link to schedule a time to take school pictures this Thursday, April 22, 2021.    
  • Picture Flyer (Sign-up Genius Link) – Click on Signup Genius first!
    • Picture Day Order Form
    • Updates Request Form

Below are a few reminders:

• Testing is on the horizon.  Our Testing Coordinator and teachers are preparing for End-of-Course Assessments including SOLs. We need your assistance in planning for our student scholars.   If you have not provided your child’s intent to take the SOLs, please contact the school.  You can call the school and speak with our testing coordinator, Mrs. Woodle.

We are Rolfe Strong!

The harder they pull us back, the further we rise!

Next week and Beyond:

Schedule Reminders (Please mark your calendars)

• Asynchronous Wellness Wednesdays – Students should report to Advisory and schedule time with teachers during office hours.
• May 13^th – Student Holiday
• May 31^st – Memorial Day Holiday

 June 8^th – Is a Primary Day for Voting in Virginian.  John Rolfe is a voting precinct and therefore no in-person classes on Tuesday, June 8^th.

SOLs are around the corner. Mark your calendars with the appropriate dates for your student. If you have questions or need to discuss this year’s SOL process, please contact Laura Woodle, Coordinator of Assessment & Remediation, at lkwoodle@henrico.k12.va.us or call the school.

The link below will contain the most accurate dates in case of changes.

JRMS SOL Mark Your Calendar

Greetings Rolfe Family,

This is Mrs. George, proud principal of John Rolfe Middle School, with a few reminders and important notices for the week!

Parents and guardians: Return to Learn Health forms/COVID Screening forms are due prior to any student returning to the building.  You may complete it online or contact the school for a copy of the forms.

• April 22^nd – JRMS Picture Day – As a part of our safety measures, we are hosting Student School Picture Sessions a little differently this year. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, our Fall Pictures sessions are happening in the Spring!  Please use the link to schedule a time to take school pictures this Thursday, April 22, 2021.    Picture Flyer Link
  • Picture Day Order Form
  • Updates Request Form
• Rolfe Middle School 4/22/2021 Picture Day (click on the link or review the flyer on our website).
• April 26^th – Virtual Report Card Distribution (Marking period 3 final grades will be finalized and available on PowerSchool).  Please contact your child’s teacher or school counselor regarding promotion requirements for each specific course.
• Save the Date: May 6^th – Parent Engagement Connection – JRMS Hosts Family Engagement Night.  Do you miss the good ole days before texting, web-browsing, and face-timing? When families got together and played board games. Well, John Rolfe would like to bring that back! Please join us for our Family Engagement Night on 5/6 where we will show you how to link your child’s curriculum with current board games. A flyer containing a sign-up link will be forthcoming and we hope to see you there!  Family Engagement Flyer
• All students are required to complete the  HCPS-COVID-19-Health-Screening-Acknowledgement-for-Students.   Please fill out both pages. Page 2 is for you to keep at home, page 1 should be turned into the office prior to the student’s arrival.
• JRMS-Full Parallel Hybrid Day Schedule – Click here to see our   Daily Bell Schedule.
• Asynchronous (Wellness Wednesdays) –
  • Attendance:  Accounted for the day! Students must attend Advisory (or must submit an assignment) to be marked present.
  • Students- are expected to complete any missing assignments, makeup work, projects, or extension/enrichment assignments.
  • Students- should make it a point to reach out to their teachers for any questions or guidance on incomplete assignments during office hours.
  • Teachers – While teachers will be involved in Professional Development and School-wide Instructional Planning, students are still encouraged to request supports from teachers during available times of that independent learning day.
  • Wellness Wednesdays are not vacation days, but days to work independently on areas of need.  

Below are a few reminders:

• Testing is on the horizon.  Our Testing Coordinator and teachers are preparing for End-of-Course Assessments including SOLs. We need your assistance in planning for our student scholars.   If you have not provided your child’s intent to take the SOLs, please contact the school.  You can call the school and speak with our testing coordinator, Mrs. Woodle.
•  Use this link to access all Health Forms    Questions for the Nurse? Click Here!

Nurse Contact info:

804-226-8730 *press 2 for clinic

Fax number 804-236-5764 attn school nurse

ctrosenbaum@henrico.k12.va.us

• Positions Available: We are still looking to hire a Classroom Monitor, an additional Clinic Attendant, Instructional Assistant, and Part-time Custodian.   If you are interested in either position or highly recommend someone, please go to the HCPS website to apply online.   All applicants must meet the criteria list online by our HR department to be considered.
• As a team and family, our focus is to develop life-ready thinkers. We believe honoring our legacy provides a future of success.  We will continue to celebrate students for positive behaviors as we continue our campus-wide expectations. Our JRMS Team will…*be Respectful *be Responsible *Ready and *be Safe. We are excited to recognize our students for exhibiting the positives!
  • Student Scholars…
    • #ShowUp!
      • You Matter!  Mistakes are just an opportunity to try another approach.  We all grow and learn from our mistakes.  If you were not able to accomplish a task, goal, or complete an assignment as you planned.  Seek another opportunity to grow. Enhance from the mistake. Learn from the loss. Remember you are destined for greatness.
      • The Choice is yours!  Make it a great day!  Keep rising to the occasion!

I invite you to visit our website for important notices and updates. Navigate through our links to student resources, teachers’ blogs and webpages, as well as additional details and notices of upcoming events.  Please do not hesitate to contact me at 804.226.8730 or dngeorge@henrico.k12.va.us) if I can be of assistance. I consider it a privilege to have your child at John Rolfe.

John Rolfe Middle School will continue our pursuit of educational excellence and rise to our full potential for success. Students please have a restful evening and remember tomorrow, “We” continue our quest for success as one team, one voice, and one family.

We are Rolfe Strong!

The harder they pull us back, the further we rise!

Next week and Beyond:

Schedule Reminders (Please mark your calendars)

• Asynchronous Wellness Wednesdays – Students should report to Advisory and schedule time with teachers during office hours.
• May 13^th – Student Holiday
• May 31^st – Memorial Day Holiday

 June 8^th – Is a Primary Day for Voting in Virginian.  John Rolfe is a voting precinct and therefore no in-person classes on Tuesday, June 8^th