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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 5/28 - 6/1
Monday, May 28
NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 29
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
3:30p Coding Course
Wednesday, May 30
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
9:00a ALP Play -Mozer
3:20p ESOL International Dinner
Thursday, May 31
8:20a ALP Shakespeare Field Trip
Friday, June 1
3rd Marking Period Closes
WEEK OF 6/4 - 6/8
Monday, June 4
Bush Holley House - Gr 3
Perrot Library Visit - Gr 1
6:30p Spring Concert - Gr 3
7:30p Spring Concert - Gr 4 & 5
Tuesday, June 5
Bush Holley House - Gr 3
Perrot Library Visit - Gr 1
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
2:00p Non - Fiction Museum - Gr K
2:30p Summer Reading Mini Book Fair
3:30p Coding Course
Wednesday, June 6
Perrot Library Visit - Gr 1
Tod's Point - Gr 4
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
8:45a ROPES Photos
9:00a Volunteer Tea
Thursday, June 7
Perrot Library Visit - Gr 1
Friday, June 8
Field Day
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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!
(1) A black Patagonia jacket boys size small
(2) A gold glitter bangle bracelet
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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
May 28, 9-10:30am, Sound Beach Fire Department Memorial Day Parade, Sound Beach Avenue from Laddins Rock Road to Shore Road.
May 31, 7pm, Migraines in Adolescents at YWCA in Greenwich. For more information 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.
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Dear Parents,
Great job Riverside School for raising nearly $6,000 in the Run for Life fundraiser supporting HERNS disease!! Thank you to everyone who participated for this great cause!
Summer is around the corner and we are excited to announce a school wide summer reading book, Peter Pan. Riverside Elementary School has chosen this classic tale for all students to read across all grades as a suggested shared summer reading experience. A selection of Peter Pan books (with a wide variety of reading levels) will be available at the Summer Reading Book Fair on June 5th.
We hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!
Je
nn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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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!
A selection of Peter Pan books for all reading levels will be available at the Summer Reading Book Fair on June 5th. Details below.
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SUMMER READING BOOK FAIR
Get Hooked on Reading this Summer!
Please join us for our first
Summer
Reading
book
fair
on
Tuesday, June 5th from 2:30-7:30pm
in the School Gym
.
The PTA Book Fair Committee has worked together with our Media Specialist Fionnuala Browning and Riverside Teachers to provide a selection of summer reading books students are sure to love.
I
n addition to book titles for our students K-5, we will offer some great adult summer reads as well as fun
summer/
camp activity
books
and journals. An allergy free summer treat will be offered at the fair to our book worms!
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help please email Laurel Fine (
[email protected])
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RUN FOR LIFE RESULTS
The Wellness Committee is thrilled to announce that through the Run for Life campaign, Riverside School raised nearly $6,000 for
HERNS
disease. Children who participated ran and/or walked over 15,600 laps in total to raise these funds. Some children even gave up their recess time last Friday to support this cause. We are so proud of their efforts! Well done, Riverside!!!
All donations will be going directly to Mt. Sinai for research and treatment of
HERNS disease. Thank you again for supporting Riverside students' hard work and this great cause.
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FUNDRAISER FOR MS. GOODBODY
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VOLUNTEER TEA
The PTA's Annual Volunteer Tea will be held on Wednesday, June 6th at 9am in the cafe. Please join us as we will be presenting some special awards to outstanding volunteers and honoring graduating parents. You don't want to miss this!
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ORDER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2018-2019!
The PTA is again sponsoring a school supply fundraiser for the upcoming school year. Order now and your child's box of supplies will be delivered directly to the classroom by the first day of school!
Please visit
www.shopttkits.com and enter account number
83285
. All orders must be received by Sunday, June 3rd.
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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 role and responsibilities of a class parent, please review the
Class Parent Job Description
. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Jones at 917-273-2853 or
laureno[email protected]
. Class parents will be chosen in August by lottery after class lists are sent out and notified via email the week before school starts. The deadline to sign up is August 1st.
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MINDFULNESS PARENTING WORKSHOP
All parents of elementary-aged children are invited to attend a workshop entitled Building Better Brains Through Social Emotional Learning, presented by school psychologists Dr. Fabian and Alina A. Boie. The workshop will be held on June 5 from 7-8:30pm at Central Middle School. Please see the
flyer for more information.
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CURRENT PARENTS OF FOURTH GRADERS: READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Next year, in fifth grade, your child has the opportunity to apply to be a Riverside Reporter. Becoming a "Reporter" is an opportunity for your child to develop their investigation skills, and nurture their ability to write reports for the school community.
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RIVERSIDE RHYTHMS
On Tuesday, May 15th, Riverside Rhythms presented the final lunchtime concert of the school year. We hosted four opera singers (including Riverside parent Brett Kroeger) who performed a variety of opera and musical theater numbers. The children were impressed with the singers' vocal range and power, as well as their ability to convey the meaning of a song even when the audience doesn't speak the language in which it is performed.
The Riverside Rhythms program is funded by the PTA. Thank you for your support of Riverside Rhythms this year!
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ARTS IN EDUCATION
This Tuesday, our Third Graders were treated to a visit from the CT Historical Society. In the hands-on program History Detectives: Exploring Native American Life, our students became historians and investigated the pre-contact lifestyle of Native American people in Connecticut. They learned about different kinds of natural resources, discovered the importance of oral tradition, and played a traditional Native American game.
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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SAME CLEATS/NEW FEET
 Last Call! Riverside School will continue to collect cleats next week, so check your closets and bring in any cleats that you can no longer use. They will be put to good use by kids in Venezuela! The cleat drive will end on June 1.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
June 1: Poetry Picnic
June 5: Summer Reading Book Fair
June 6: Volunteer Tea
June 6: Arts in Ed "Global Village's Program on Mexico" (2nd Grade)
June 8: Field Day
June 11-12: Cardboard Challenge
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)
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FIELD DAY LUNCH
Field Day is coming up on Friday, June 8th! For your convenience, the Riverside Cafe is offering bag lunches for students and adults. The cost is the same as regular lunch, $3.45. Please use the attached
form to order your bag lunch by
Tuesday, June 5th.
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MESSAGE TO ALL PARENTS
Please be on the lookout for an email from
Panorama Education
and please complete this
2018 GPS Survey
. Thank you
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CARDBOARD CHALLENGE - START SAVING NOW!
The Cardboard Challenge will be held this year on
June 11th and 12th. Please start saving a variety of household objects, especially those you might otherwise recycle or discard. Suggestions include:
- Clean cardboard - shipping boxes, cereal boxes, paper towel rolls, ribbon spools
- Lightweight balls - foam balls, ping pong balls
- Bean bags
- Ribbons
- Bottle caps
- Rubber bands
- String
- Cupcake holders
- Popsicle sticks
NOTE: No glitter this year!
Please DO NOT send anything to school at this time. We will provide more information closer to the event with specific dates to send in materials as well as additional items the class may need. Thanks for your help!
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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.
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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 [email protected].
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EDS WORKSHOP
Special Presentation, all parents are welcomed.
EDS Workshop, Thursday, May 31st
at 9:30am
Location: Town Hall - Cone meeting room
Topic: "Emotional Boot Camp: Giving Teens the Skills They Need to Stay on Top of Teenage Anxiety and Depression."
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