News and Announcements

Yearbook Cover Entries
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GoCPS Deadline is December 13, 2019!
follow link for more information
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Science Week see more photos by going to this link 

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After School Programs for the New Year
Richardson will be offering the following programs starting in January 2020:

• Basketball
• Volleyball (6-8th grade)
• Empowered Chicas (Girls Only)
• Beginners Music Band
• Richardson Rock Ensemble (Music Class)
• Advanced Music Band 
• Junior Chefs (Cooking Class)
• Forensic Science
• Coding with Drones (Science)
• Drama & Theatre
• Girls in the Game (5th grade only)
• Yearbook Club
• Chess

Students will be able to pick up applications and more details on the following dates from Ms. Idrovo in the cafeteria:

• Monday, December 9 3:30-4:30PM 
• Wednesday, December 11 3:30-4:30PM

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Please contact the school for more information

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Upcoming Events

• December
• January

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Tuesday December 2nd: Field trip to Lindblom Math and Science Academy
Bac Meeting@8:45am
Wednesday December 4th: Curie HS-8th grade Presentation

Thursday December 5th: Healthy Relationships Workshop for 5th grade
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Student Voice Meeting@3;45pm

​December 12: Picture Re-takes (Grades 5,6,7)
Diciembre 12: Re-toma de fotos(5,6,7 grados)
Dec 13: Progress Reports Distributed for 2nd quarter
Dic 13: Distribucion de reportes de progreso para el segundo quarto.
Dec-19: LSC Meeting at 4:00 pm
Dic. 19: Junata de LSC alas 4:00 pm

Winter Break December 23 to January 1st

Vacaciones de fin de año, 23 de diciembre al primero de enero



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Classes Resume on January 2nd
Clases se resumen el 2 de enero

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Cook County State's Attorney's 2019 Poster Contest Winners
6th and 8th Graders Win First Place.
Click to see art work

National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony May 2019
See Ceremony Photos

Science Night

Social Studies Night and Wax Museum     click to see more photos

------------------------------ Vision Statement ------------------------------​
Richardson Middle School is a neighborhood school striving to support ALL students on the pathway to college and career readiness. We aim to inspire and enable students to excel both academically and socially in a safe and nurturing environment. 

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The Richardson Middle School community will work as a unified team to empower and inspire all students to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become creative problem solvers, to achieve personal success and to contribute responsibly to our diverse and dynamic world. We will accomplish this through providing a safe and nurturing environment for all students, curricula aligned to the State Standards, daily instruction meeting individual student needs, programs and activities enhancing each student's academic, social and emotional growth and achievement. 

Education must be oriented not towards the yesterday of a child's development, but towards its tomorrow.       ​- Lev Vygotsky​
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ART & MUSIC    AVID          LIBRARY         MATH        PHYSICAL EDUCATION   READING         SCIENCE       STEM        SOCIAL STUDIES          TECHNOLOGY         WRITING    COUNSELOR DEPT.        DIVERSE LEARNERS     LOCAL SCHOOL COUNCIL (LSC)
​NJHS  National Junior Honor Society   Clouston's Corner

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