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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 2/26 - 3/2
Monday, February 26
8:00a Student Council
Tuesday, February 27
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, February 28
8:00a Innovation Club
8:45a ROPES Photos
9:00a Pizza Bingo Committee meeting
Thursday, March 1
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal PT 2
2:00p Interdisc Museum - Gr 4 ALP -Mozer
3:15p Cast Party
3:30p STEM Fair Display Boards Available After School
Friday, March 2
2nd Marking period Closes
8:00 Band Rehearsals
8:00a Student Council - Movie
3:30p STEM Fair Display Boards Available After School
WEEK OF 3/5- 3/9
Monday, March 5
CT Historical Society - Gr 4
Tuesday, March 6
Stamford Nature Center - Gr 1
Chelsea Piers - Gr K
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal PT 1
9:00a PTA Exec meeting
2:00p Students Digital Life Parent Meeting
Wednesday, March 7
Stamford Nature Center - Gr 1
8:00a Innovation Club
Thursday, March 8
BE HONEST - Wear WHITE
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal PT 2
Friday, March 9
8:00a Band Rehearsals
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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
Feb. 25,1-3pm, Science Sundays at the Bruce Museum: "Patriotic Plane Design".
Feb. 28, 7-8pm - "Wait Until 8th", a panel discussion about giving a Smartphone to your kids. North Mianus School. FREE. For more information click
here
.
Mar. 2, 6pm - 'Wasted!", documentary screening and panel discussion, Performing Arts Center at GHS. Suggestion donation $5.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Dear Parents,
We encourage everyone interested in participating in the Stem Fair to sign up now as the deadline is today. Also, we love to see our great teachers here at Riverside nominated for Distinguished Teacher of the year. If you are interested in nominating a special teacher, the deadline for applications is Thursday, March 1st at 5pm.
Have a good weekend,
Je
nn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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NOMINATE A DISTINGUISHED TEACHER
The Distinguished Teachers Awards Committee (DTAC) has launched the 2018 Distinguished Teachers Awards nomination process. Please visit the GPS website at
www.greenwichschools.org/dta
to download the Nomination Instruction packet or visit your school's main office. The deadline for all nominations is March 1, 2018, by 5 p.m.
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STEM FAIR DEADLINE IS TODAY!
Last chance to sign up for Riverside's fourth annual STEM Fair! Don't miss your chance to be a part of this fun community event.
Click
here to register by the end of the day
TODAY, Friday, February 23rd
.
Any questions, please email Rachael LeMasters at [email protected].
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FRUIT AND VEGGIE CHALLENGE NEEDS YOUR HELP!
The Riverside Wellness committee is preparing for the Fruit & Veggie Challenge and needs your help on March 5-9th during school lunch periods. The goal of this week is to expose our children to colorful fruits and vegetables and promote healthy eating in a fun and positive way. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please sign up
here! More information on the Challenge to come next week...
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PIZZA BINGO-
VOLUNTEER NOW!
Riverside's annual family fundraiser, Pizza Bingo, will be on
Friday, March 23rd! Planning is underway! If you would like to join the committee and help out, contact one of the co-chairs, Jenny McCauley at [email protected] or Jenn Conte at [email protected]. Looking forward to another great event!
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DONATE A BASKET FOR PIZZA BINGO!
We rely on the generosity of our Riverside families for the raffle portion of Pizza Bingo night. We are collecting baskets of all kinds for this event. Kids love items such as Legos, iPods,
outdoors games, arts & crafts, sports gear, tech gadgets & gift cards or create an idea around a theme! To donate a basket please contact Jenn Conte (
[email protected]
)
or Jenny McCauley at (
[email protected]
).
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ST. BALDRICK'S EVENT AT WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL
 Help support the fight against childhood cancer through St. Baldrick's! Western Middle School is proud to host St. Baldrick's on Thursday, March 15th, 6:30-8:30, in the gym! The St. Baldrick's Foundation is the top private funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S. and around the world. In this community-building WESTERN CARES event, "shavees" ask for monetary pledges from family and friends, then choose to either shave their heads or donate 8 inches of hair. This event is open to the whole district. Please spread the word and sign up today! Anyone wishing to participate must turn in the Participant Agreement (night of the event) and may sign up by clicking the "JOIN US" button here.
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SHOE DONATIONS
Please help the Greenwich United Way Sole Sisters as they collect new and gently used shoes for Neighbor to Neighbor. Donations can be left in the box located in the school lobby.
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
Globally, it is estimated that 100 million trees are harvested to produce junk mail each year! Click here for six easy steps to help you save the trees and declutter your mailbox!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 9th: Storyteller Laconia Therrio visits Kindergarten classes. This event is sponsored by the PTA's Arts in Education Committee.
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FAMILY FUN NIGHT POSTPONED
Unfortunately, due to a number of
factors, it will not be possible to hold a Family Fun Night at a Sound Tigers game this year. We are exploring other possibilities and will keep everyone posted as things develop.
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YOUR CHILD'S DIGITAL LIFE
Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming sessions led by Mrs. Browning:
- Tuesday, March 6th -- Getting to Know Schoology and Google Drive
- Tuesday, April 3rd -- Power Apps Used in School
These sessions will run from 2-3pm in the Media Center. An additional evening session from 7-8pm is currently under consideration, depending on demand. The night session will run if there is enough interest.
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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
. Our goal is to have all families at Riverside using this system. Also, there is a School Dismissal Manager (SDM) App available so you can make updates on the go! Please contact the front office if you no longer have the details for login.
This is especially important as the cold weather approaches as we may leverage this technology to help with our Emergency Early Release process.
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