PTA Wants You!

The PTA is currently forming a Nominating Committee to work on the slate of officers for the PTA Executive Board for the 2012-2013 school year. Nominating Committee members are only committed to attend a few meetings and make a few phone calls. The job is short-lived, starting in mid-February and ending in April.   Serving on this committee is a great way to volunteer your time and learn more about the PTA Board and its committees without devoting a lot of time.   If you are interested in volunteering to serve on this committee, please contact Meg Schechter at (678) 472-1856 or at schechters@comcast.net. Thank you very much!  

Harlem Renaissance

In conjunction with African-American History month, Art Support, sponsored by RTMS PTA, is pleased to present the Teacher's Discovery Traveling Exhibit featuring the artists of the Harlem Renaissance. This was a pivotal time in American history when African-Americans were encouraged to embrace their culture and identity. The students and staff will enjoy the spectacular reproductions during the week of February 6^th - 10^th.

Parent to Parent Workshops   

 Parent to Parent workshop begins February 8th. Sign up for the four week Parent to Parent Spring workshops which will meet on four consecutive Wednesday mornings, from 9:00-11:00 am in the Counselor's Conference Room at RTMS. The session dates are February 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th. For more information and/or to register contact Angela Whalley at angela.whalley@yahoo.com. The workshop is a video-based series where participants view videos and then discuss strategies to deal with today's toxic culture and its effects on our children.

For families needing an evening workshop, the same program is also being offered in the evening at Northview High School @ 7-9pm on January 24^th , February 2^nd and 9^th.  For more details contact Donna Evans @ evansdmrb@comcast.net   

Volunteer of the Month 

Congratulations to the January "Volunteer of the Month" winners Purvi Charaniya and Munira Kapadia. They will each receive gift certificates to Chick-fil-A. River Trail Middle School thanks them and all volunteers for their hard work, dedication and support!