Riverside School PTA Newsletter


Friday, May 26 th, 2017
CALENDAR

WEEK OF 5/29-6/2

SPIRIT WEEK

Monday, May 29
NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 30
Be Your Favorite Character
8:00a Riverside Reporters
8:00a String Rehearsal - Gr. 3
12:30p Orientation to EMS - Gr. 5

Wednesday, May 31
Wacky Hair/Hat Day
8:50a ALP Audubon Center - Gr. 3
6:00p Family Math Game Night

Thursday, June 1
Throwback Thursday
11:20a ALP Shakespeare Festival - Gr. 5
3:15p Honor Choir Auditions

Friday, June 2
Team Jersey Day
3rd MARKING PERIOD CLOSES
10:00a Writing Celebration - 3MA
2:30p Bubbles & Beachballs
3:15p Honor Choir Auditions


WEEK OF 6/5- 6/9

Monday, June 5
8:00a Student Council
9:00a Volunteer Tea
10:00a Sarah Bush Visit - Gr. 3
3:15p Honor Choir Auditions
6:30p Spring Concert-Orchestra - Gr. 3
7:30p Spring Concert-Orchestra - Gr. 4 & 5

Tuesday, June 6
Perrot Library Visit - Gr. 1
9:00a Bush Holley House - Gr. 3
10:00a EOY Celebration - 3H
11:00a EOY Celebration - All Gr. K
12:00p EARLY RELEASE FOR KINDERGARTEN ONLY - Due to Incoming Kindergarten Visitation

Wednesday, June 7
Field Day
8:50a ROPES Photos

Thursday, June 8
3:15p Honor Choir Auditions

Friday, June 9
Field Day (Rain Date)
QUICK LINKS

A NEW edition of the wellness newsletter can be found here

To purchase Riverside gear, click  here

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Sign up for safety duty  here

Join the PTA  here

Volunteer for the PTA here

View the Rules of the Road  here

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PEEK AT THE WEEK

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SUBMISSIONS
Have something to add? Email us at: peekweekriv@gmail.com

Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
COMMUNITY NEWS

For RTM news and calendar click here. For BOE News click
Mrs. Mozer at Barnes and Noble in Stamford on Sunday, June 4th 1-3pm.   For more information, click  here

June 10 4-6pm, Daddy/daughter dance at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Riverside.  For more information and to RSVP, click here.

July 10-21, YMCA and Greenwich Free Press Summer Journalism Camp.  Coordinated by Riverside teacher Jayne Hirshfield.  More information can be found here.

Click  here   to view the community calendar.


 From the Office
Dear Parents,

This Wednesday is our Family Math Night at Riverside School. Families can come either at 6 pm or 7 pm. See below for information about the event. We all look forward to seeing you then.
 
Next week is Spirit Week at Riverside School! Please see the information below to see what the special days are Tuesday-Friday. Tuesday is "dress as your favorite character" day.
 
You are invited - this Friday will be the Bubbles & Beach Balls Event (weather permitting) on our back field (parents should go directly there) from 2:30-3 pm. Students and teachers will gather with their buddy classes. Students should bring a small beach towel and EITHER one item to blow bubbles OR a regular size beach ball for the event. Please note: no electric bubble making equipment (or anything resembling a water gun etc. should be sent in)
 
We have 3 Innovation Space Open Lab dates (for Riverside students with a parent), 3:15-4:15 pm (on June 1, 8, and 12) still available. You can sign up here
 
Congratulations to Mrs. Miserocchi, our full time ALP teacher who has received a special grant for this summer. You can read about it here:  Teacher to help refugees heal through music.
 
The last day of school for all students will be Tuesday, June 20th. It will also be a 1:15 early release day.  The 5th grade recognition ceremony will take place that day (June 20) at Eastern Middle School at 11:00 am (Good News - the EMS Auditorium now has A/C). More information on tickets and procedures will follow in June. 
 
Wishing everyone an enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend!
 
Sincerely,
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
 School News
COME TO MATH NIGHT!
On Wednesday, May 31st, join the Riverside teachers as we travel the globe, exploring the wonderful world of math!  Enjoy an exciting evening of hands on learning activities, appropriate for the whole family and organized by Common Core Math Standards.  For more information, click here

Suggested attendance time are below, but  please come at any time that works best for your family schedule:
  • Families with last names beginning A-L are suggested to come from 6-7pm
  • Families with last names beginning M-Z are suggested to come from 7-8pm
Click here to volunteer as a greeter or photographer for the evening.
SPIRIT WEEK
Next week, Tuesday, May 30th-Friday, June 2nd is Riverside Spirit Week!

Tuesday: Be your favorite character
Wednesday: Wacky hair/hat day
Thursday: Throwback Thursday
Friday: Team Jersey day
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
Share your opinion on family engagement in our school!  We will use feedback from the 2017 Family Engagement Survey to enhance our efforts to engage families in support of our students and our school.

Look for an email from "The Panorama Education Team" with the subject "2017 GPS Family Engagement Survey" for your custom link to the survey.  The survey deadline is May 31If you can't find the email/survey link, or deleted it, please contact support+greenwich@panoramaed.com.
STUDENT COUNCIL DIAPER DRIVE
Student Council is running a diaper drive to help stock the shelves of the diaper bank at Mothers for Others. From now until June 9th, we are asking all Riverside families to help out by dropping off packs of new diapers and wipes. Please bring donations to the front hallway, where there are specially marked bins.  Thank you for helping Mothers for Others!
RIVERSIDE FIELD DAY -- COLOR WAR 2017!
kids exercise
Riverside's PE Field Day will take place on Wednesday, June 7th. Come support and cheer on our students as they participate in a friendly competition to see which color will be crowned Champion!

Grades K-2 Field Day, 9:00-11:30am
Grades K-2 Lunch Picnic, 12:00pm-12:30pm
Grades 3-5 Lunch Picnic, 11:30-12:00pm
Grades 3-5 Field Day, 12:30-3:00pm

Students should wear their colored Field Day T-shirt or any shirt in their team color if they did not order a shirt. The field day colors will be emailed home prior to the event. Also this  year, the cafeteria is offering pre-ordered bag lunches for field day To order one, please print out  this form  (also available from the office) and return it to the school office. Orders must be received by June 2nd.  Any questions, please contact Bill Bogardus or Mike Parisi.
SAME CLEATS/NEW FEET
Calling all athletes!  As your season winds down, are those cleats starting to feel a little small?  Give your old cleats a new lease on life by donating them in the box at the entry of the school.  Your cleats will be taken to Venezuela over the summer and donated to kids in need as part of the Same Cleats/New Feet project.
CALLING ALL 3RD GRADE ORCHESTRA MEMBERS
Orchestra rehearsal will be held Tuesday, May 30th at 8am in the gym. Please have your child arrive with his/her instrument and music. Students should enter the building from the outside door closest to the gym.  Mr. Hoffman will be there to greet them.  If you arrive after 8am, please have your child ring the doorbell and enter at the main door.

As a reminder, the concert dates are:  
Tuesday, May 30th, 2:30pm.  This daytime concert is for Riverside students only.
Monday, June 5th, 6:30pm. Friends and family are welcome to attend this concert.
NOTE FROM THE NURSE
All medications in the Health Office must be picked up by a parent no later than June 20th at noon.  Any meds left after that time will be discarded.  When you pick up your child's meds, the Nurse will give you new med forms to complete over the summer.  The Nurse will be available on August 28th to accept the new medications and forms.

 PTA News
COME TO THE VOLUNTEER TEA CEREMONY!
Please join us at our Volunteer Tea on Monday, June 5th, 9am in the Riverside Cafe. W e will be thanking all of  our  wonderful volunteers who helped make the school year so great. 
Highlights include:
  • Teacher and Staff tribute to parent volunteers
  • Schoolwide PTA Parent Volunteer Recognition
  • 2017 Graduating Parent Honors and Awards
  • Outgoing PTA Executive Board Recognition
  • Install action of 2017-2018 PTA Executive Board
Refreshments provided  by the Teachers and Staff.  We hope you can join us!
VOLUNTEER TO BE A CLASS PARENT
If you would like to be a Class Parent for the 2017-2018 school year, please sign up via our online form here.  For more information about the role and responsibilities of a class parent please review the Class Parent Job Description.   If you have any questions, please contact Heather St. Louis at 813-928-3636 or hstlouis@hotmail.com.  Cl ass parents will be chosen in August by lottery after class lists are sent out and notified via email the week before school starts.  The deadline to sign up is August 1st .
JOURNEY INTO AMERICAN INDIAN TERRITORY
On Tuesday, the Third Grade went on a "Journey into American Indian Territory"  Through an all-day workshop that included a presentation, a museum brought to Riverside School, clay exploration, traditional games and stories, and a government activity, the third graders learned about the Iroquois Indians.  Please ask your student(s) to share their experiences with you.  This program was funded by your generous donations to the PTA -- thank you!
GREEN COMMITTEE EVENT
Back by popular demand, the Green Committee has planned a private shopping event with Mike Geller from Mike's Organic Delivery on Friday, June 2nd at 9am .  Talk with Mike, shop local and organic foods and 10% of proceeds will go back to the school!  Email  harrietgilmer@gmail.com  if you would like to join us.  Space is limited.
ORDER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2017-2018
We apologize for the incorrect link sent out in last week's Peek. The corrected link is below.  The PTA is again sponsoring a school supply fundraiser for the upcoming school year.  Order now and your child's box of supplies will be delivered directly to the classroom by the first day of school! 

Now you can order online for even more convenience.  Please visit the online site here  and enter account number 83285.  The site is live now. Alternatively, paper forms are available in the School Supplies box in the birdhouse. Deadline for submitting paper orders is June 5th.  Online orders must be received by June 11th.  Questions?  Please email Esther Stehmann at estehmann@t-online.de.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at riversideschoolpta@gmail.com.

Sincerely,
Dina Murphy and Jenn Wolfe
Co-Presidents Riverside School PTA

 Office: 203-637-1440   -   www.greenwichschools.org/rs