Riverside Middle School

Good evening Riverside families! This is Mrs. Brantley, your proud principal at Riverside Middle! 🎉

Wow—what an amazing Open House! I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed meeting so many of you. Your excitement and energy filled our halls, and it makes me even more thrilled about the incredible year ahead. I cannot wait to partner with you to make this year unforgettable for our students.

Here’s what you need to know:
- The tardy bell rings at 7:55 AM—let’s start every day on time and ready to shine!
- Car riders may enter at 7:35 AM and head straight to the cafeteria to kick off their morning.
- Dismissal is at 2:55 PM! Parents, please make sure you are utilizing our pick up line rather than parking in the parking lot. This is for the safety of all students and staff.
-Please let’s show love and patience to our bus drivers. They’re working hard to get our students to and from school safely, and they deserve our understanding.

Families, together we are unstoppable. This year at Riverside we are going to Dream Big, Work Hard, and Take Flight! I believe in our students, I believe in our staff, and I believe in YOU—our Riverside families. Let’s do this, Riverside!

MCS CTE Teachers were back at it today, collaborating on ideas, cooperating in activities, and facilitating a positive professional atmosphere. Here's to a great school year for CTE - Continuing the Excellence in Career & Technical Education.

Open House just got tastier! We’re bringing food trucks to campus for Open House night! Families can purchase dinner or a sweet treat—either take it to go OR bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic on the lawn. It’s a delicious way to support local businesses while celebrating the start of a great school year. 💙 We can’t wait to see you there!

Happy Summer Time! The MCS Ag Department/FFA has picnic tables for sale! Enjoy the summer with a table under a shade tree or for family picnics. Contact Carli Patterson, FFA Advisor, at 252-792-8812. $100 and it will help support your local FFA Chapter!

Riverside celebrated Mrs. Rushing's retirement today. We are sad to see her leave us but happy she's able to start a new chapter in her life. She has truly been the best principal EVER!!

MIMS students had A.J. Drake from Historic Bath, a site of the DNCR(Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources) come and speak with them about piracy. Students learned about piracy around the world, and local piracy. This presentation was part of their prep for their Ocracoke field trip which will focus on Blackbeard 🏴‍☠️

MIMS students had the opportunity to attend a Ken Burns Q & A and have an early screening of his new documentary, The American Revolution. Students were able to hear from Ken Burns directly about the importance of keeping history alive for younger generations. Students took advantage of being in Raleigh. They explored the Governors Mansion, the Legislative Building, a visit to the new Freedom Park, and the NC Capital.

Ms. Deaton's seventh grade science classes used Jenga blocks to prove Newtons 1st law. They slid a single block at a tower of five blocks and tried to dislodge the bottom block without toppling the tower. Some were able to prove the law of Inertia while others weren't so lucky.

Ms. Deaton's seventh grade science classes spent time on Friday proving Newton's Laws of Motion. They took turns hitting a tennis ball, ping pong ball and golf ball to see which object went the furthest when struck with the same amount of force. Newton's 1st law says that an object in motion will stay in motion, Newton's 2nd law says that the more force you use to strike an object the further it will go. Newton's 3rd law says that for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. They proved all of these laws with the tennis ball, ping pong ball, and golf ball.

And more pictures... (I'm sorry that some are blurry.) The cake was made by our Ms. Beckford. It was delicious.

As promised: Here are more pictures from the dance last night.

If you didn't come to the dance last night you missed a lot of fun. Everyone looked so nice all dressed up. We will certainly miss our eighth graders next school year. More pictures are coming.

Tank warfare in the hallway? YES! 7th grade social studies students wrapped up their World War II unit with an exciting project. Students designed a tank that was then "driven" by a sphero robot. What fun!!

Underwater archaeology in middle school? We think so! MIMS students spent Monday morning exploring the artifacts from Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's pirate ship. Students were given a behind the scenes tour of the artifacts and the scientific process that goes into their restoration. Follow the project on Facebook: Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Shipwreck Project: An initiative of the NC Office of State Archaeolgy under the Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources. Monday afternoon was spent on ECU's campus in the Isley's Innovative Hub. #nclearninghappenshere

The hero's behind all the adventures. Thank you so much to our bus drivers that make sure our kids get to all their activities!

The Martin County High School Seniors did their walk today through our school. Congratulations to each one of them. We are so proud of them all.

The Dental Van is coming next week!