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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 4/30 - 5/4
Monday, April 30
Stepping Stones - Gr 1
Tuesday, May 1
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
4:30p Distinguished Teacher Awards
Wednesday, May 2
The Performing Arts Center - Gr 2
8:00a Innovation Club
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, May 3
BE SAFE - WEAR
GREEN
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Friday, May 4
8:00a Band Rehearsal Gr 4 & 5
WEEK OF 5/7 - 5/12
Monday, May 7
8:00a Student Council
9:00a Parent HIV Meeting - Gr 2
9:30a Parent Puberty Meeting - Gr 5
Tuesday, May 8
Maritime Aquarium - Gr K
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
9:00a PTA Exec Meeting
Wednesday, May 9
8:00a Innovation Lab
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
Thursday, May 10
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Friday, May 11
Soundwaters - Gr 4
8:00a Band Rehearsal - Gr 4 & 5
Saturday, May 12
8:00a Riverside Run
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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
Apr. 28, 9am-12pm: Mothers for Others drop off. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Riverside. For more information click
here.
Apr. 28, 5pm & 7:30pm - Into the Woods, The Cole Auditorium at Greenwich Library. For more information please click
here.
Apr. 29, 1-2:30pm - Spring at the Farm, Innis Arden Cottage, Greenwich Point Park. Live animal presentations at 1:15 & 2pm. All ages welcome.
Apr. 29, 1-4pm, Bruce Museum: Moon Madness. Click
here for more information.
May 4, 4-10pm (Fri) & May 5, 1-10pm (Sat), Rain date Sun (12-6pm) - The NMS Pow Wow. Food, rides, games, music, raffles. All are welcome.
May 12, 4-8pm, eat at Chipotle in Riverside (1233 E. Putnam Ave.) to help GHS's Odyssey of the Mind team travel to the World Finals in Iowa. Show
this flyer or mention it to the cashier.
May 15, 8:45-10am, Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium: Launch Event for the United Way's new Early Achievement Gap Solutions program, with keynote speaker Janice Gruendel, Ph.D, M.Ed. Click
here for more information.
May 17, 18, 19, 7pm: GHS Musical:
Hairspray. See the flyer
here, or use this
form to order tickets.
May 19, 4-6pm, Rhythmic Gymnastics Awareness Day at Eastern Civic Center. Click
here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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The 35th Annual Riverside Run is just around the corner! It's a long standing community event and we encourage everyone to come out to either run the 3 mile race, participate in the kid's fun run or just come cheer on your friends. It's always a fun time! The registration details and volunteer opportunities are in the box below.
Have a great weekend,
Je
nn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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RIVERSIDE RUN -- REGISTER NOW!
Kick off Mother's Day Weekend with the Riverside Run! There is still time to join this great community event.
Race Day is Saturday, May 12th at 8:30am, with a Kids' Fun Run at 9:30am.
Kindergarten has taken the lead with 52% and 2nd grade close behind for the class with the highest percentage participation in the Grade Level Challenge.
Help your class win -- register here today!
After registering for the race, please consider volunteering to help on the day! You can sign up for a shift here. Thank you in advance!
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AFTERS
Registration opens next Thursday, May 3rd at 7am
for our end of the year mini-session. Classes start Tuesday, May 15th
and end on Friday, June 8th
. Classes will be offered on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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EARTH DAY HIGHLIGHTS
Thank you all for participating in last week's Earth Day activities! We hope that you keep on practicing the green tips that you learned, because every day should be Earth Day. Please click here to see some pictures from our Earth Day activities.
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PTAC ESSENCE AWARD NOMINATIONS 2018
 PTAC Essence Award 2018-Application deadline is April 30th, 2018. This award is to recognize up to two outstanding PTA members of the Greenwich Public School system who through exemplary achievement have inspired others, demonstrated selfless spirit, and made a significant difference in our school community (individual school or district wide).
Please take the time to nominate one of our amazing volunteers so they can be recognized for their contributions! The application (essay under 500 words) can be found here.
The awards ceremony will take place on May 29th at 10am
at the Board of Education Building.
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AUTHOR VISITS KINDERGARTEN CLASSES
This past Monday, the award-winning author of the Biscuit series, Alyssa Capucilli, visited each of our Kindergarten classes. Ms. Capucilli shared her personal writing process including the inspiration for her stories. She discussed developing characters and settings with the children and helped them understand how using action words can make a story come to life. The children have begun working on their very own Biscuit books, so be sure to ask them about the program!
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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TWICE EXCEPTIONAL (2E)
Parent of a Twice Exceptional (2E) student? Wondering if you are? This talk is for you!
Come hear parent, school psychologist and former PTAC
2E
chair Elana Gershon share:
- How to determine if your child is 2E (testing interpretation, characteristics, etc.).
- Strategies for advocacy with both school and outside professionals.
- How to lead your child's team of professionals to ensure optimal outcomes through elementary, middle school, high school, college admission and beyond.
- Best practices for 504 plans and IEP's (design and implementation).
- Supporting healthy self esteem.
May 16th, 9:30-11am at Greenwich Town Hall in the Cone Room.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Week of April 30: Dance Residency - All Grades
May 1: Animal Embassy: Metamorphic Mystery (1st Grade)
May 5-11: Fitness Challenge
May 12: Riverside Run
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BE SAFE - BE RESPONSIBLE AT RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
On Thursday, May 3rd
, GPS and Riverside School
are celebrating the final norm event of the year,
BE SAFE - BE RESPONSIBLE.
BE SAFE - BE RESPONSIBLE is a common initiative across grade levels to teach students about the importance of taking responsibility in their daily decisions, to think about the impact of their behaviors on the safety and well being of others, their community and the planet.
Students will take this opportunity to:
- Learn and review ways to ensure their safety and the safety of others
- Discuss ways others depend on them every day and why is important to be responsible and accountable for our actions and decisions
- Discuss situations that require choices and how choices can lead to short-term and long term consequences, both positive and negative.
- Find ways to be more responsible, more involved in the community and identify ways to protect others and the environment.
All students, teachers, and staff members are encouraged to wear GREEN for the event.
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DISTRICT WIDE BE SAFE DAY
In addition to in-school activities on May 3rd, the district invites the entire community to join us in celebrating the
BE SAFE DAY.
As an extension of the BE SAFE event, the district is hosting a community event on:
Entrance from both Greenwich Ave and Mason Street
Meet the people who keep you safe:
*Firefighters
, Police Officers, and Paramedics
*Explore the fire and GEMS trucks, and police
cars
*Take a tour of the Police Station and the Fire Department
*Get your picture taken and decorate your own picture frame
*Get safety tips from the experts
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SUMMER SCHOOL REGISTRATION MEETING
Greenwich Public Schools Summer School: "Summer of Discovery" final registration help meeting will be held from 5:30-7pm on
May 2 at Western Middle School.
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