Riverside School PTA Newsletter


Friday,  June  8th , 2018
CALENDAR


WEEK OF 6/11 - 6/15

Monday, June 11
Cardboard Challenge
8:00a Rangers Meeting

Tuesday, June 12
Cardboard Challenge
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
9:00a PTA Exec Meeting
10:30a PTA Budget meeting

Wednesday, June 13
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
8:45a FINAL - ROPES Photos
9:00a PTA & EMS Parent Meeting
12:00p Recognition Practice - Gr 5
2:10p EOY Learning Celebration - 1D

Thursday, June 14
Flag Day Celebration
Fiesta - Gr 2
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
9:15a EOY Celebration - 1S
10:15a EOY Celebration - 1M & 1C
12:00p Greek Myth Play - Mozer
2:00p EOY Class Play - 5H

Friday, June 15
12:00p Greek Myth Play - Mozer
2:15p Interdisc Share - Mozer



WEEK OF 6/18 - 6/21

Monday, June 18
Bubbles & Beachballs


Tuesday, June 19
12:00p EOY Showcase - Gr 4
3:15p Art Show - Gr 5

Wednesday, June 20
Bubbles & Beachballs - Raindate

Thursday, June 21
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
11:00a  Recognition Ceremony - Gr 5


LOST AND FOUND

Each week items will be featured from the lost & found here to aide in your search.  Be sure to check often if you or your child is missing something!

Please remember to check the lost and found before June 21st for any missing items. Any items left will be donated.
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
 
Join the PTA  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

PEEK AT THE WEEK

MISSED AN ISSUE?
Access our Peek Archive for past issues

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
here.

June 9, Connecticut Open House Day.  Free or discounted admission to many museums and attractions. Click here for more information.  

June 9, 4-6pm, Daddy Daughter Dance, St. Paul's Church, 200 Riverside Ave. Click here.

Click  here   to view the community calendar.

PTA Highlights
Dear Parents,

We are in the final weeks of the school year and there are alot of fun acitivities during these last days of school! Monday, June 11th - Tuesday, June 12th is Riverside School's 2nd Annual Cardboard Challenge. Parents are invited on Tuesday afternoon to see what your children created (K-2nd grade parents are invited to attend from 2-2:30 and 3rd-5th grade parents can come from 2:30-3). Please see the information below for more specifics.

Next up is Spirit Week running from Wednesday, June 13th- Friday, June 15th! More detailed information is provided below but in summary Wednesday is Jersey Day, Thursday is School Spirit Day and Friday is Sunglasses or glasses day.

Last but not least, we are having our final PTA meeting on Tuesday, June 12th at 10:30am in the media center. We will be sharing a few highlights from the year as well as approve our PTA Budget for the 2018-2019 school year. We hope to see you there!

Have a great weekend,

Je nn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
 PTA News
FINAL PTA MEETING
The PTA will be hosting a final PTA meeting of the year where we will vote to  approve the 2018-2019 Budget. The meeting will be on Tuesday, June 12 at 10:30am in the Media Center.
PLANT SALE: MONDAY, JUNE 11
The "milk carton green houses" that students planted seeds in over a month ago have produced so many seedlings!  We have so much bounty that we need to have another plant sale!  Please stop by at school pick up on Monday, June 11  to purchase seedlings ($3-5 each/cash only please!) that you can plant at home in your own garden (or large pots).  Also, we will have some bags of wood chips that are free for the taking if you want to use them as mulch in your pots or gardens!

OUR GROWING GARDEN
garden-ball.jpg The Garden Committee has been very busy.  Please stop by and see our beautiful garden.  A special thank you to Jack at Sunrise Tree Care for donating all the wood chips you see on the garden floor. 
2018 SUMMER BOOK READ: PETER PAN
For the first time, Riverside Elementary School has chosen a classic story for students to all read independently or with their parents across all grades as a suggested shared summer reading experience.  This will culminate in back to school activities in the Fall of 2018.

This summer's selection is "Peter Pan," originally by J.M. Barrie.    This classic tale of a free-spirited and adventurous young boy who can fly and never grows up will certainly captivate the minds of our students this summer!

VOLUNTEER TO BE A CLASS PARENT
If you would like to be a Class Parent for the 2018-2019 school year, please sign up via our online form   HERE.   For more information about the responsibilities of a class parent, please review the  Class Parent Job Description .   The deadline to sign up is August 1st.
ARTS IN EDUCATION
mexican fiesta This week all second graders were treated to a program on Mexico by Global Village.  The students learned about Mexican culture and made projects such as rainforest dioramas, Mayan Temples, Cinco de Mayo dolls and Dia de los Muertos shrines.  This program was funded by the Arts in Education Committee with your generous donations to the Riverside School PTA.
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 11- Garden Sale
June 11-12: Cardboard Challenge
June 12: Final PTA Meeting at 10:30am
June 12-15: Spirit Week
June 14: Arts in Ed "Mariachi Band Fiesta" (2nd Grade) - All parents invited (11:30-12:30pm in the back field)
 School News
RIVERSIDE GLOBAL CARDBOARD CHALLENGE
Riverside School is holding its Global Cardboard Challenge on Monday and Tuesday, June 11-12.   The Global Cardboard Challenge is inspired by the story of Caine's Arcade.   Students will work in groups to design and build arcade-style games and other projects out of cardboard and recycled materials.  Parents are invited to their child's classroom to see the completed projects.  
Parent viewing times are: 
Grade K-2 classes - 2:00-2:30pm
Grade 3-5 classes - 2:30-3:00pm

Teachers are reaching out to parents for help in the classrooms and to send in materials, so please look for these communications.  Also, this year, student groups will determine which child takes the completed project home. Parents are asked to take their student's projects with them to their car (K-2 classes) and return for dismissal at 3:10/3:15. Please DO NOT take your child out of school early at this time. Grade 3-5 parents, please take your child's project with you after cleanup at dismissal.

Class parents will be reaching out for volunteers to help with classroom cleanup after parent viewing times.  Thanks in advance for all your help!

STUDENT COUNCIL SPIRIT WEEK
Wednesday June 13th - Friday June 15th is Riverside School's SPIRIT WEEK!!

Wednesday, June 13
We are Team Players!
Wear team or sport jerseys: soccer team, baseball, football, lacrosse,  dance, boy scouts, student council, chorus, Hamlet, Lion King, Field Day  or any other shirt/jersey to share the many ways we are team players!   Maybe you'll even find someone who shares the same interest as you!

Thursday, June 14, FLAG Day
We are Riverside!
Show your pride and "Be Here" by wearing your Riverside clothes, Red T-shirt
OR  Red, White and Blue. 

Friday, June 15
We have Empathy!
Show empathy by spending the day looking through a new perspective. 
Wear sunglasses or glasses to school! 

AFTER SCHOOL CHILDCARE PROGRAM
We are offering the opportunity for you to sign up for  After  School Childcare at Riverside for the 2018-2019  School Year.  
 
Registration and more information can be found on the OGRCC website:  https://www.myogrcc. org/childcare
 
To secure the program for Riverside we need a minimum of 12 children registered for each day.  The registration deadline for Riverside is Friday June 15.

If we do not move forward with this program because of not meeting the minimum number of children registered for each day, the OGRCC will refund families for any payments made.
FROM THE NURSE
All medications must be picked up by a parent or caregiver by June 21st at noon.  Any medication left in the Health Office after that time will be destroyed.  New med forms will be available then to be completed over the summer.  The Nurse will be available on August 27th to accept the new med forms and medication for school year 2018-19.
DENTAL REFERRAL FORMS
If you received a dental referral form for your child, please remember to submit the completed form to the dental hygienist via the school's main office or by emailing it to Jeannie.Schnakenberg@greenwichct.org.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at riversideschoolpta@gmail.com.

Sincerely,
Jenn Wolfe and Sarah Morris
Co-Presidents Riverside School PTA

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