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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 11/6 - 11/10
Monday, November 6
Elementary Math Parent Night - CMS
8:00a Student Council
Tuesday, November 7
NO SCHOOL - Election Day
Wednesday, November 8
Audubon - Gr 4
8:00a Adv. Orchestra - Gr 5 only
8:50a Ropes Photos
9:00a PTA Exec Meeting
Thursday, November 9
Picture Retake Day
Suny Purchase - Gr 1
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS: Dress Rehearsal
Friday, November 10
RED SHIRT DAY
1st Marking period Closes
8:00a Advanced Band
8:45a Veterans Day Celebration
WEEK OF 11/13 - 11/17
Tuesday, November 14
Book Fair
GSO - Gr 4 & 5
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, November 15
Book Fair
8:00a Adv. Orchestra - Gr 5 Only
Thursday, November 16
Care For Self And Others - wear
RED
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
3:30p ESOL Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 17
8:00a Advanced Band
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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
NEW! Online Directory
here
Volunteer for the PTA
here
See the latest Wellness Newsletter
here.
More information on the district's food services changes and survey results can be found
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
For RTM news and calendar, click here. For BOE News click
Make It! at the Perrot Library, Wednesdays in November at 4pm.
Nov. 1: Walking Sticks
Nov. 8: Rock Painting
Nov. 15: Mosaic Trivet
Nov. 5, 2pm, Perrot Library's Annual Storytelling Concert featuring Grammy Award-winning singer/storyteller Bill Harley. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Seating is first come, first served.
Nov. 25, 7th Annual Alliance for Education Turkey Trot 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk. The Greenwich school with the greatest participation wins a $500 gift card for PE equipment, so be sure to indicate your school when you register! More information
here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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We hope you are having a great start to November and had a happy Halloween! We are hosting a very special Veteran's Day ceremony at Riverside School on Friday, November 10th at 8:45am. We invite everyone to attend and thank our dedicated veterans. If you are a veteran or have a family member who served in the military and would like to join our ceremony please email Angela Kilcullen (
[email protected]) their name, rank & branch of service by Wednesday November 8th.
Also, children are encouraged to wear red shirts on Friday, November 10th in support of Veteran's Day.
Have a great weekend!
Jenn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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CALLING ALL VETERANS!
Please join us for the 13th
annual Veteran's Day Ceremony where we will honor those who served in the armed forces, particularly those who gave their lives protecting our freedom.
Please invite any veterans: grandparents, parents, friends, aunts or uncles who served in any aspect of the military. If you know a veteran who plans on joining us, please email [email protected]
so that we can properly recognize and thank them.
The ceremony will take place on Friday, November 10th
, 8:45am
on the front lawn (in the gym if it rains).
Hope to see you all there!
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VOTER INFORMATION
Elections are coming up NEXT WEEK on November 7th! It's important for everyone to vote!!
A flyer from PTA Council with information about the elections can be fou
nd
here
.
Click here for information about the BoE candidates. And finally, click here to see a video taken at the BoE Candidate Forum to learn more about the candidates and their opinions on different topics.
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AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE AT RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
Riverside School is partnering with the OGRCC to start offering after school childcare beginning on Tuesday, January 2nd 2018. Hours of operation are from 3pm-6pm Monday to Friday.
Click Here f
or program details including fees & payment schedules.
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PHOTO RETAKES
Photo Retake Day
will be held on November 9th for students who missed Picture Day and for those students whose parents are dissatisfied with their student's portrait. You must
return the
entire, undamaged portrait package
(except the class photo, you should keep this) on Retake Day. No retake pictures will be given to parents until the originals have been returned.
1st grade student pictures will be taken first as they are off to a field trip this day. Please remember to send them dressed for their photos.
If you should have any photo related questions, please direct them to Coffee Pond Customer Service at 800-632-2323 or [email protected]. Other questions may be directed to Wayne at [email protected].
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BOOK FAIR
Save the date for this year's Riverside Book Fair on
Nov 14th and 15th from 9:00am - 3:00pm each day.
For class visitation schedule, volunteer sign ups and information on
Book Fair Bucks, please visit
www.rivpta.org.
Parents are invited to come during their child's class visit.
If you are unable to attend, you have the option to purchase Book Fair Bucks for your children so that they may purchase books independently. There will be volunteers present to assist anyone who needs help. To purchase Book Fair Bucks, please visit www.rivpta.org.
Also join us for an Ice Cream Social on
Nov 14th from 5:30 - 7:00pm
which will include a fun raffle for each grade starting at 6:30pm.
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MATH MARATHON
The math marathon is nearing its end! It has been a great race.
Congratulations to all students for their math work.
The contest ends Friday, November 3rd.
First place and runner up will be announced Monday, November 6th.
Results can be seen on the front bulletin board Monday morning.
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AFTERS PROGRAM
N
ext week is the last week for all Afters classes with the exception of Tuesday's
classes and a makeup for Paint Like the Masters. Dodgeball has ended. We hope you've enjoyed the Fall session.
NEW THIS YEAR- We are offering a 3 week Sports Only Mini Afters session. Registration opens on
Monday, November 6th at noon. The dates for these classes are as follows:
Tuesdays (3 weeks): Nov 28, Dec 5,
Dec 19
Wednesday (3 weeks): Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 20
Thursdays (3 weeks):
Nov 30, Dec 14, Dec 21
Stay tuned for a Constant Contact on Monday!
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
November 15th - Save the Date for America Recycles Day! Students are encouraged to wear blue to promote awareness and the Green Committee has fun activities planned during lunch that day. If you are interested in helping out, please click here to signup!
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AFRICAN AMERICAN STORIES
T
his morning all students were treated to a performance of African American stories, "Stories For A Harvest Moon", by Riverside favorite Rochel Coleman.
The students thoroughly enjoyed this historically accurate "edutainment" experience.
This program was organized by the Arts in Education committee and made possible by
your generous donations to the Riverside School PTA.
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HIGH TOUCH HIGH TECH
T
his week, the fifth grade took part in the High Touch High Tech program "Vibes" where they found out all the amazing facts about sound. They discovered what sounds are, had a chance to "see" sounds, and they had fun as they made sound moving things around. They also got to make their own ear drums to find out more about hearing and learned all about wave motion.
This is a Science in Education/PTA funded program.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Riverside Rhythms "Skunk Rockets" All Grades on Nov 28
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to your generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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ELEMENTARY MATH PARENT NIGHT
Please save the date!
Greg Tang will facilitate an Elementary Math Parent Night on November 6th, at 6:30pm in the auditorium at Central Middle School. The presentation will be an hour long with a question and answer period following.
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HEARING SCREENING TEST
State required Hearing Screenings will start the week of November 13th. Hearing screenings are done in grades 1, 4 & 5.
If you have any questions or concern about the screenings please contact Ruth Holz, School Nurse.
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SCHOOL DISMISSAL MANAGER
 Please remember to c
reate a login for School Dismissal Manager to manage your child(ren)'s attendance and dismissal information by clicking
here
. Also, there is a School Dismissal Manager (SDM) App available so you can make updates on the go!
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