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Princeton Review Future Finder website link can be found under the college 
and career tab.  Student's usernames are  051-lastname-firstinitial-last 3 
digits of their School ID #.  Their passwords were all set by the students.

For those interested in the RRISD Mentoring program, there will be a district-
wide training held on December 4, 2009 at 2pm at the RRISD Administration 
Bldg.  The training will last approximately one hour.

Each month we will post a new parenting article under our informational 
flyers tab from Connect With Kids. We hope you find these articles useful and 
informative!

Open Nominations for TAG begin November 16th.Nomination packets will be 
available in the counseling office beginning November 16th at 8am, completed 
referral paperwork and permission to test must be received by 4pm on Friday 
December 4th. Nominations may be completed by teachers, parents or by the 
student but parent permission must be obtained for the evaluation process. Go 
to Informational Flyers for detailed instructions on how to access the 
nomination packet online beginning Monday November 16th.

Check out the world's largest online College Fair from November 4th-7th by 
clicking on the link at the bottom of our Career page.

Last month 8th grade students explored career options through the OSCAR 
program. I encourage students and parents to continue visiting OSCAR to 
explore all of the resources provided by this informational program.  OSCAR 
can be accessed through the career tab on this site.

Students who were absent can do the interest inventory by going to the OSCAR 
website via the career tab and selecting I want to take the full flight--
Assessment--I want to do the interest profiler--Go to the profiler and follow 
the directions.  At the end of the profiler an interest score will be shown 
along with a list of jobs that might be of interest.

In continuing with career and college exploration, 8th graders will have the 
opportunity to explore the Princeton Review Future Finder program during the 
week of November 2-6.  This program allows students to view information about 
hundreds of universities around the country.  There is also scholarship 
information and interest inventories that they can explore.  As freshman next 
year, they will be able to communicate with their H.S. counselor and exchange 
their college search information via the future finder program.

Another informational site is Cappex.com.  It has information on college and 
scholarship searches.

Parent program at Blackland Prairie Elem on Tues., Nov.3 at 6:30pm..."Raising 
Responsible Children (without homework hassles)".

Red Ribbon Week is the week of Oct. 26-30.

Parent Education Night on Wed. Oct. 28 @ 6:30pm...Topic: Drug/alcohol 
awareness

Mark your calendar for Explore UT: the Biggest Open House in Texas
 
What: "Explore UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas!"
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: The University of Texas at Austin
Who's invited: Students K-12, teachers, and families. Everyone is welcome
Cost: Free, no sign-up for activities. Lunch is not included
Web site: www.utexas.edu/events/exploreut 
 
Students choose from more than 400 learning and enrichment activities. 
Here are some of the most popular activities every year: 
-          watch robot dogs play soccer,
-          participate in a trial of “Gold E. Locks” with a real judge 
presiding,
-          assemble a miniature solar-powered car, 
-          deliver the TV news in a real TV studio, 
-          build a bridge with engineering software, 
-          march with the Longhorn Band, 
-          see some of the world’s finest Latin American art in the Blanton 
Art Museum.

Education  Go Get it Week is almost here!

EGGI Week ( October 5-9)

Who do I contact regarding different situations with my student?
Attendance Issues	424-8403	Dora Guerrero
Health Concerns	        424-8421	 Joanne Johnson and Becky Madsen
Student Records/HAC	424-8416	Tonne Williamson
General Information	424-8400	Bettye Bean
Textbook/Lockers	424-8402	Nancy Kelly
Classroom/Grade Concerns		Classroom Teachers
Safety/School-wide Issues	424-8400
	424-8405
	424-8461
	424-8407	Grade Level Administrator
		6th Grade Kit B'Smith
		7th Grade Lesley Roberts
		8th Grade Travis Mutscher
Counseling and Schedules	424-8416
	424-8420
	424-8419
	424-8417	Grade Level Counselor
		6th Grade Ken Damron
		7th Carrie Proctor
		8th Melissa Leverette

Round Rock ISD Department of Gifted and Advanced Academic Services is pleased 
to present:
Program Potpourri 2009 
September 24, 2009
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Old Hopewell Meeting Room
(on 620 in front of RRISD Administration)

Ridgeview Parents are invited to attend this important session on preparing 
for college:
Tuesday, Oct 6 			6:30
Blackland Prairie Elementary Library

Prepare Your Child Now for Higher Education:
Helping your child find their calling and financing their education

with Camille Walker, Consultant and Maria Escobar, CPA

Education Go Get It Week will be October 5th-9th, look for more information 
to come soon, including requests for speakers on Career Day!

Back to School Night for our parents!! 6th grade August 31st, 7th grade Sept. 
1st and 8th Grade Sept. 2nd. A great chance to walk your students schedule 
and put faces to the names of your child's teachers!

***Panther Camp (for incoming 6th graders) will be on Wed., Aug 12 from 9am 
until 1pm at Ridgeview.***

Examination for Acceleration forms are due to your grade level counselor by 
August 27, 2009.  Exams will be administered September 8-9, 2009 at 
Ridgeview.  Students wishing to participate in Examination for Acceleration 
through the district at the district's expense must take the exams during the 
above window.  If a student is unable to participate during this time, they 
may make arrangements with the University of Texas Learning Education Center 
and take the exams at their expense ($30.00 per exam).

There will be a second chance to take these exams next summer with 
registration beginning in May 2010.

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