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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 10/3 - 10/7
Monday, October 3
SCHOOL CLOSED - Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, October 4
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, October 5
Fluoride - Gr. 1 ONLY
Thursday, October 6
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
Friday, October 7
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 5 ONLY
9:00a SBA Parent Meeting - Cafe
WEEK OF 10/10 - 10/15
Tuesday, October 11
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
9:00a PTA Exec Meeting
Wednesday, October 12
SCHOOL CLOSED - Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 13
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
6:30p Open House - K-2
7:30p Open House - 3-5
Friday, October 14
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 5 ONLY
Saturday, October 15
7:30p Fall Fundraiser- J House
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QUICK LINKS
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
Autumn Songbird Walk, Saturday, October 1, 8am-12pm, Audubon Center. Click
here for more information.
Glenville School Harvest Party is Saturday, Oct. 1st, 12-4pm on the school field at 33 Riversville Road.
Fall Open House and Dazzling Dahlias Show at the Garden Education Center. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2. Click
here for more information.
"Birds of Prey, Live!" Sunday, Oct. 2, 1:30-4pm at Innis Arden Cottage, Greenwich Point. Click
here for more information.
Old Greenwich School's Pumpkin Patch, Saturday, Oct. 15th, 11am-4pm.
Click
here
to view the community calendar
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D
ear Parents,
A great family opportunity to experience "Making" and Innovative Learning is this weekend at the World Maker Faire, held at the New York Hall of Science on October 1-2. I have attended the past two years with my family and it is a wonderful experience, especially for children in grades 2-8. To learn more about it click here.
On Friday, October 7th at 9am, I will be sharing about Riverside's SBA English-Language Arts and Math results and the Grade 5 CMT Science results with any interested parents. The presentation will then be provided for all to view. Grade 4-5 parents will be receiving their child's SBA scores from last spring in the U.S. Mail this weekend.
An important note about dogs on the school property. Dogs are only allowed at dismissal and arrival across from the drop-off car lane. Due to allergy and other concerns, dogs are not allowed next to the school (except on the public sidewalk on Hendrie) during school hours (including an hour before and an hour after school). Dogs are not allowed on the back field or playground/blacktop areas during those hours.
Please help us keep our children safe. At dismissal, cars should NEVER back up. Please wait until there is space to move forward. Also, students and parents/caregivers should ONLY cross the pick-up lane at the two crosswalk areas.
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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RANGERS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
This week 5th grade students participating in the Rangers leadership program spent time with consultant Mr. Bart Crawford to learn about community and caring, their upcoming responsibilities as rangers, and developing leadership skills with an emphasis on our school norms - Be Here, Be Safe, and Care for Self and Others. Mr. Crawford worked with Mrs. Miserocchi and Ms. Carroll-Marino as they trained the Rangers together for their upcoming responsibilities.
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STUDENT COUNCIL'S "BUCK$ FOR BOOK$" FUNDRAISER
Buck$ for Book$ will run through the end of next week, Friday, October 7th. We are collecting dollars to send to schools in flooded communities in Louisiana. Donation boxes are in the classrooms as well as
the front hallway.
Thank you to everyone who has given generously so far! Together we can make a difference!
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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT- SAVE THE DATE!
Elementary Back-to-School night will be Thursday, October 13th.
Grades K-2 6:30-7:15 PM in the classrooms
Grades 3-5 7:30-8:15 PM in the classrooms
Specialists (Music, Art, PE, ESOL, ALP, Reading, Media, etc.) will be available to meet with any interested parents from 7pm-7:45pm.
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The fluoride rinse program will begin on Wednesday, October 19th. Please remember to submit the fluoride rinse permission forms if you have not already done so. Students who have returned their permission forms can come to the cafeteria at 8:30am. Volunteers will be there to assist them. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jeannie Schnakenberg, RDH, at 203-622-3779. Thank you and Happy Swishing!
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Cold weather is around the corner! Take advantage of this weather before it gets too cold and encourage your kids to ride bikes or walk to school!
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This year's annual Riverside School Fall Fundraiser, "Paint the Town Red" will be on October 15th at the J House from 7:30-9:30pm.
Kindergarten parents and new families are invited for early cocktails starting at 6:30pm. All proceeds will benefit the incredible Arts & Science programs at Riverside School. Tickets can be purchased here! Tickets can also be purchased at the door for an additional $15 per person.
Please consider supporting our event with a donation to our
auction, which can be sent to Harriet Gilmer at [email protected].
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BOO BASH - FRIDAY OCTOBER 28TH
Boo Bash Flyers will be in today's Friday Folders. Tickets will be sold online only (the link will be on the Riverside School website), starting Wednesday, October 5th at 9am.
Grades K-2 are encouraged to attend the Early Party (younger siblings welcome) and grades 3-5 can attend the late party, which is for Riverside students only. There is a limit of two adult tickets per family due to capacity restraints per fire code.
For questions or if you prefer not to purchase your tickets online please contact Lauren Cuneo 917-543-2008 or Bea Lattuada 646-244-0683.
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Riverside School will be hosting its annual Math Marathon from Monday, October 10th to Friday, November 4th.
Classes will go head-to-head to complete as many grade-level problems on IXL as possible (outside of school time). Students must log in to their school account for problems to count in the class.
Results will be shown by grade on the front bulletin board every Monday until we announce the winner. The winning class will get to "run" around during an
extra recess on Monday November 7th, as well as other surprises. Get ready to divide (or add, subtract or multiply) and conquer math!
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This past Monday, Henry Jones of Infinite Roots led our first graders in a session on African Drums. Mr. Jones played the drums for the children while they tapped and clapped to the beat. A variety of West and North African drums were played as the children learned about rhythms, improvisation, singing, dancing and g
eography.
This program was organized by the Arts in Education Committee as a result of your generous contributions to the Riverside School PTA.
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This week 3rd graders participated in writing workshops led by Donato D'Albis, a Yale lecturer who teaches the craft of writing. Mr. D has worked with 4th Grade and 5th Grade students in the past and for the first time, spent a week with 3rd graders and taught them narrative writing, which is the first unit in their writer's workshop for this year. The students worked on developing personal narratives focusing on small moments.
This program was organized by the Arts in Education Committee as a result of your generous contributions to the Riverside School PTA.
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We hope everyone enjoyed their first week of Afters classes.
Absent from Afters but not school? Please either send in a note to your homeroom teacher or notify the front office.
If you are the parent of a kindergartener, it is no longer necessary to walk your child to his/her Afters class.
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PTAC VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Wonderful volunteer positions available for parents in our community to work on district-wide initiatives. Learn more about these exciting committees and opportunities:
- ALP (Advanced Learning Placement)
- Digital Learning Environment
- 2E (Twice Exceptional Learners)
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