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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 4/10 - 4/14
SPRING BREAK
WEEK OF 4/17-4/21
Monday, April 17
8:00a Student Council
Tuesday, April 18
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal -All Members
Wednesday, April 19
12:15p GSO Trip - Gr. 2 & 3
2:00p PTA General Meeting
Thursday, April 20
Orienteering - Gr. 5
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
Friday, April 21
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 4 & 5
9:00a Todd's Point Beach Clean Up - Gr. 4
2:05p Earth Day Celebration
WEEK OF 4/24 - 4/28
Tuesday, April 25
Orienteering Rain Date - Gr 5
8:00a Riverside Reporters
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
Wednesday, April 26
EARLY RELEASE
8:50a Ropes Photos
Thursday, April 27
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
Friday, April 28
RED SHIRT DAY
Boston Trip - Gr 5
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr 4 & 5
9:00a Maritime Aquarium - Gr 2
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QUICK LINKS
To purchase Riverside gear, click
here
Click
here to view the lunch menu
Sign up for lunch duty
here
Sign up for safety duty
here
Volunteer for the PTA
here
View the Rules of the Road
here
Click
here for the Early Morning Program information
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Please click here and here for relevant flyers from the GPD regarding recent local burglaries.
Register for Town of Greenwich's Spring Youth Programs here.
April 22, 10am-4pm, Julian Curtiss Spring Fling Gift Boutique. Admission is free and open to the public.
May 18, 19, and 20, GHS Theater Arts presents
Annie
in the GHS Performing Arts Center. For tickets, call 203-863-8808.
Overtime Athletics Summer Camp at Sono Field House camp information can be found here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Dear Parents,
We have a number of Innovation Space Open Lab dates (for Riverside students with a parent), 3:15-4:15pm in April-June, available now, with some Monday and Wednesday sessions added. You can sign up
here.
You are invited! We will hold our annual Earth Day event in front of the school (in the gym if it rains) from 2:05-2:35pm on Friday, April 21. By Monday after vacation, we will share some ways you can help the Earth in preparation for our Earth Day celebration. We will follow the event with students getting to read with buddy classes. Students can bring a favorite book and a beach towel.
Save the Date -- Wednesday, May 31 we will hold a Family Math Night here at the school with lots of fun and engaging math activities for the whole family to enjoy. We are asking families with a last name starting with A-L to attend from 6-7pm and for families with a last name starting with M-Z to attend from 7-8pm. We hope you can join us. More information to follow.
Have a wonderful vacation week and holiday. Wishing you a special time with your family!
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR GPS
Following a comprehensive national search, the Board of Education (BOE) appointed Dr. Jill M. Gildea as the Superintendent of the Greenwich Public Schools (GPS), effective July 1, 2017. See below for more information. Click here for the press release. Click here
for the bio brief.
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PTA GENERAL MEETING
Please join us for our next general PTA meeting on Wednesday, April 19th, 2:00-3:15pm in the Media Center. Thomas McQuillan, Director of Food Service Sales and Sustainability at Baldor Specialty Foods and Riverside resident, will be joining us to discuss "Food Waste: An American Epidemic." Explore how you can put more of the food you buy to good use, waste less, help the environment, and create delicious and nutritious meals all at the same time! Refreshments will be served.
Open to all Riverside PTA members.
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ARE YOU GOOD WITH NUMBERS?
The PTA is looking for an assistant treasurer to join our team for the 2017/2018 school year. If you are organized, good with numbers, and want to be an important part of the PTA, please consider volunteering for this position!
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PTAC ESSENCE AWARD 2017
The PTAC Essence Award recognizes an outstanding PTA member of the Greenwich Public School system who, through exemplary achievement, has inspired others, demonstrated selfless spirit and made a significant difference in our school community (individual school or district wide). Parents, teachers, staff, students, principals, administrators or members of the Greenwich community may submit nominations. There are so many amazing volunteers in our school system and we hope you will take the time to nominate them so they can be recognized for their contributions. The application consists of an essay of no more than 500 words. Click
here
The award ceremony will take place on May 31st and 10am
at the Board of Education Building.
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RIVERSIDE RUN -- REGISTER NOW!
Calling all runners! Don't forget to sign up for the Riverside Run! The temperature is rising and it's a perfect time to get outside and enjoy it. Race Day is Saturday, May 13th at 8:30am
with a Kids Fun Run at 9:30am.
Kids K-5 can participate in the Grade Level Challenge with a prize for the grade with the highest percentage of runners registered. Register before April 21st
to have your name printed on your race bib.
Register
here
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EARTH DAY CELEBRATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Riverside will celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 21st. The Green Committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with fun, hands-on activities during recess! Please sign up here.
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DITAROD AT RIVERSIDE
The Iditarod Race of 2017 is over, but our second graders couldn't get enough of it! This week, they had a chance to meet with Alaskan Iditarod Musher, Ken Anderson, of Windy Creek Kennels in rural Alaska through a cyber visit. Mr. Anderson shared his passion for mushing through photos, video, and a question and answer session. The students enjoyed this special experience and were excited to meet and talk to a real musher who they had followed throughout the Iditarod. This program was made possible by your generous donations to the PTA.
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SCIENCE IN EDUCATION
This week, Animal Embassy came to Riverside and did a Reptiles Workshop for the second grade. Each class got a 45-minute workshop where they learned about reptiles and their adaptations, and the students were provided a hands-on experience all around.
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AFTERS -- NO FLOOR HOCKEY
Please be reminded that there will be no Floor Hockey (K-12) Afters on Thursday, April 20th, due to the set up for the BOE meeting. Q
uestions? Please email [email protected].
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
Time for spring cleaning! Instead of using all those harsh chemicals in your home, create your own cleaners. Try one of these simple yet effective DIY recipes. And if you do buy from a store, be sure to check out the EWG's Guide to Healthy Cleaning to see what's safest for your family and the Earth.
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