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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 5/8 - 5/13
Monday, May 8
8:00a Student Council
9:00a Puberty Parent Meeting - Gr. 5
Tuesday, May 9
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
9:00a PTA Executive Meeting
9:00a Maritime Aquarium - Gr. K
Wednesday, May 10
BE HONEST DAY - Wear
Blue
8:50a Ropes Photos
Thursday, May 11
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
Friday, May12
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 4 & 5
Saturday, May 13
8:00a Riverside Run
WEEK OF 5/1-5/5
Monday, May 15
8:00a Rangers Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, May 16
SoundWaters - Gr 4
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
Wednesday, May 17
EARLY RELEASE
Thursday, May 18
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - All Members
8:00a String Rehearsal - Gr 3
Friday, May 19
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 4 & 5
9:00a Todd's Point Beach Clean Up - Gr 4
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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
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 NEWS
Please click here and here for relevant flyers from the GPD regarding recent local burglaries.
Register for Town of Greenwich's Spring Youth Programs here.
North Mianus Pow Wow **updated times. May 6 noon to 10pm and May 7 noon to 6pm. Come together as a community and enjoy games, rides, lunch and dinner.
May 6 5:30 - 10pm St. Paul's Episcopal Church Riverside will host its biennial fundraiser. Click
here to buy tickets and/or bid on auction items.
May 14 8:30 - 11am at OG School is the Mother's Day bike ride. For more information, click
here.
May 18, 19, and 20, GHS Theater Arts presents
Annie
in the GHS Performing Arts Center. For more information, click here.
Overtime Athletics Summer Camp at Sono Field House camp information can be found here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Dear Parents,
You are invited! The rescheduled Poetry Picnic will be held this Monday during your child's lunch shift on the front lawn. Students are encouraged to bring in a short poem (either of their own or a favorite of another poet) to share at the microphone during the picnic. Students can bring a small beach towel to sit on during the picnic time. They can bring their lunch from home or buy their lunch in the cafe before joining the picnic.
Tuesday will be the final day of regular Grade 5 SBA testing.
Grades 3-5 SBA Make-ups will be given as needed
Tuesday
-
Friday
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We have a number of Innovation Space Open Lab dates (
for Riverside students with a parent),
3:15-4:15 pm in May and June, available now, with some
Monday and
Wednesday sessions added. You can sign up
here.
Class placement process and requests -
By this Monday I will send out by email a message to K-4 parents
about the class placement process. At that time,
if parents wish to share information about their child to help inform our work, they will be able to do so. To help improve the efficiency of this effort I will NOT be requesting letters this year but will be providing a Google Form link to you by email where (if you choose to) you can fill out information in a specific format that will be directly transmitted to us. The window to submit that class placement information will be exactly two weeks. No class placement submissions will be accepted after that and no letters will be accepted for that purpose.
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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MATH AROUND THE WORLD
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.
Families with last names beginning A-L 6-7pm
Families with last names beginning M-Z 7-8pm
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BE HONEST DAY
On Wednesday, May 10th, GPS and Riverside School will be celebrating the norm event for the year,
BE HONEST-Character Matters. The BE HONEST-Character Matters event is a common initiative across grade levels to teach students how to be honest, truthful and take responsibility for their actions.
On this day, students will learn about the norm and participate in activities in their classrooms during morning meeting.
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tudents, teachers and staff members are encouraged to wear BLUE.
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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.
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STARelief AND PET ASSISTANCE
Ms. Sturman's first grade class along with student council will be collaborating to help with an animal relief organization called STARelief and Pet Assistance, based in Stamford, CT. The organization provides funding and supplies to help pet owners who are struggling financially and cannot maintain optimal pet care. They are looking for the following wish list of donations:
- Flea and tick control -- all weights (Advantage, Frontline)
- Friskies, Purina cat food
- Scoop-able cat litter (any kind)
- New or gently used towels
- Gift cards: Walgreens, CVS, Stop-n-Shop, Shoprite, Amazon, PetSmart, Petco, Pet Valu
Each classroom will be collecting any of the above items, and Ms. Sturman's class is putting out a cash collection box in the front of the school through
Monday, May 8th. Please help if you can!
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CALLING ALL 3RD GRADE ORCHESTRA MEMBERS
Orchestra rehearsals will be held Tuesday, May 9th at 8am in the gym, Tuesday, May 16th at 8am in the gym and Tuesday, May 30th at 8am in the gym.
Please have your child arrive on those dates with their instruments 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.
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MRS. MOZER'S NEW BOOK
Come and see our very own Mrs. Mozer at Barnes and Noble in Stamford Sunday, June 4th 1-3pm.
Have her sign your copy of The Sweet Spot and The Perfect Trip. For more information, click here.
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THE FITNESS CHALLENGE STARTS THIS WEEKEND!
**Forms are due back to school Friday, May 12th**
The Fitness Challenge starts tomorrow! Forms went home in today's Friday Folder (or can be found here.). Children can use the form to record their daily physical activity.
The Challenge runs for 6 days starting Saturday, May 6th through Thursday, May 11th. Students should return their form back to the teachers by Friday, May 12th, and they will be entered into a raffle for a prize. The top 3 classes with the most submitted forms will also win extra recess!
To get everyone in the fitness mood, there will be a mini "warm-up" activity each morning next week led by Bill Bogardus. Additionally, on Friday, May 12th, the Wellness Committee will be hosting some special activities during children's outdoor recess. If you would like your child to opt-out of these activities, please complete the opt out form here.
You only need to complete this form if do NOT want your child to participate.
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RIVERSIDE GARDEN PLANT SALE
Did you miss the Riverside Garden's plant sale yesterday? There are still a few peas, green beans and sugar snap peas available for $5 per container. Please email Sharla Webster ([email protected]) or Jenn Alves ([email protected]) if you are interested in purchasing one for your garden. Hurry, they won't last!
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RIVERSIDE RUN -- REGISTER NOW!
SECOND GRADE IS IN THE LEAD....with 43% of students registered to run! Kindergarten, Third and First Grades are right behind them so the winner is still up for grabs! Each child in the winning grade gets a $5 gift card to Ada's....talk about motivation!
register here
and encourage your friends to join!
We encourage everyone to register online, but we will also offer registration in person from 2:30-4 pm on Friday, May 12th and on the morning of the Run from 7-8am.
After registering for the race, please consider volunteering to help on the day of.
You can sign up for a shift
here
. Thank you in advance!
BIB AND T-SHIRT PICK UP
Friday, May 12th 2:30 - 4:00pm (Avoid the lines and come Friday!)
Saturday, May 13th 7:00-8:00am
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ARTS IN ED
This week the students celebrated Poetry Week! Arts in Education brought poetry-related programs to the school all week.
As a class, the Kindergarteners wrote a poem with Aly Sunshine who set the poems to music. Look for the finished product from your child(ren)'s teacher.
First, Second, Third, and Fourth Graders honed their poetry writing skills with perennial favorite Ted Scheu, "The Poetry Guy."
The entire school will culminate the week of poetry-related activities with The Poetry Picnic on Monday during your child(ren)'s regular lunch time.
Please ask your child(ren) about the program they participated in. These programs are made possible by your generous support of the PTA, thank you.
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
With this beautiful spring weather, there is no need to idle in the pickup line! Idling increases the amount of vehicle exhaust in our air which is harmful to our children's health and the environment. Turn your engine off while you wait, or better yet, walk or bike!
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AFTERS UPDATE
Our Spring session has now concluded. We hope you enjoyed the classes!
Thank you for your support of the Afters program.
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