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CALENDAR
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
WEEK OF 5/14 - 5/18
Monday, May 14
Bartlett Arboretum - Gr 2
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, May 15
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Wednesday, May 16
Bartlett Arboretum - Gr 2
8:40a Fluoride Rinse
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, May 17
K - Visitation
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Friday, May 18
Shelter In Place - Drill
8:00a Band Rehearsal Gr 4 & 5
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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 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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It's a busy time of year and our PTA has many events, programs and fun coming up for our children and families. The Afters Mini Session registration is now open and classes start on May 15th. Riverside School's Fitness week is next week and we are excited to sponsor a "Run for Life" fundraiser. The 35th annual Riverside Run is just around the corner on Saturday, May 12th so be sure to register if you haven't already done so. Please see the boxes below for more information about these programs and much more!
Have a great weekend,
Je
nn Wolfe & Sarah Morris
PTA Co- Presidents
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AFTERS
Registration for our end of the year Afters mini session is now open! Classes begin Tuesday, May 15th and run through Friday, June 8th.
Click
here to view class offerings and register.
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RIVERSIDE RUN
SECOND GRADE HAS TAKEN THE LEAD in number 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 receives 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 2:30-4pm on Friday, May 11th and on the morning of the Run from 7:30-8:30am.
After registering for the race, please consider volunteering to help us prepare for the race and on race day.
You can sign up for a shift
HERE. Thank you in advance!
BIB AND T-SHIRT PICK UP
Friday, May 11th 2:30 - 4:00 (Avoid the lines and come Friday!)
Saturday, May 12th 7:30 - 8:30am
Saturday, May 12th 7:30-8:30am
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FITNESS CHALLENGE STARTS THIS WEEKEND!
Join us in getting active!
Fitness Challenge forms for your child to participate and record their daily activity can be
downloaded
and printed at home. Prizes to be won, so please join the fun!
T
he Wellness Committee is also sponsoring a "Run for Life" fundraiser during this year's Fitness week.
All grades will be participating during P.E. class from May 7-11th and students will have the option to complete more laps around the school field during outdoor recess Friday 11th. If your child is unable to participate (i.e., for medical reasons), please complete this opt-out form.
The money raised by this event will be going towards Mt. Sinai's research of a rare disease called
HERNS
. The spouse
of Riverside 3rd grade teacher, Freer Goodbody, is suffering from this disease. We hope you will join us in supporting their cause by sponsoring your child for the laps he/she runs next week. GO RIVERSIDE!
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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!
You can order online from Friday 5/4 until Sunday 6/3. Please visit the online site
www.shopttkits.com and enter account number
83285.
All orders must be received by June 3rd. Any questions please email
[email protected].
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FIELD DAY & T-SHIRT ORDERS
Field Day is Friday June 8th. Riverside School Students will be divided into color groups and will compete against each other to see which color will be the 2018 Champion!
T-shirts are $7 each.
Please click here for the T-shirt order form. You must fill out one order form per child. Deadline order: Friday, May 18th, 3pm. No late orders!
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SAME CLEATS/ NEW FEET
 Riverside School will be hosting the Same Cleats/New Feet cleat drive from May 21st to June 4th this year. Collection boxes will be placed in the lobby during that period. Please take a minute to find any old cleats that you are no longer using. They will be really appreciated by the kids in Venezuela.
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TWICE EXCEPTIONAL (2E) MEETING
On May 16th, 9:30-11am at Greenwich Town Hall in the Cone Room, school psychologist and former PTAC 2E chair Elana Gershon will be giving a Twice Exceptional (2E) presentation.
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ATTENTION FLUORIDE VOLUNTEERS
A big thank you to all of the WONDERFUL fluoride volunteers for all their time and help with the fluoride rinse program. Thank you to our fluoride coordinator, Susan Hopper, who organized the schedule for the whole year. Your time and help proved invaluable to the dental program!
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DANCE WEEK AT RIVERSIDE!
During PE this week, the students were treated to a dance workshop. Under the instruction of Brian and Paul Herman from Double Up Dance Studio in Fairfield, the students learned and practiced hip-hop routines. Each grade level then performed their routine during an all-school assembly
Friday
afternoon. The students' energy and enthusiasm for dancing and performing was electric! Be sure to ask your student(s) to show you their routine!
This exciting program was funded by your generous PTA contributions.
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GREEN TIP OF THE WEEK
As the weather is getting nicer, many will start riding their bikes to school. Just don't forget your bicycle helmet. CT rules includes
anyone riding a bicycle who are 15 years old and under must wear a helmet.
The state provides practical
safety information
for bike riders of all ages.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 5-11: Fitness Challenge
May 12: Riverside Run
June 8 (rain date June 15): Field Day
June 11-12: Cardboard Challenge
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CARDBOARD CHALLENGE IS COMING BACK TO RIVERSIDE!
Back by popular demand, the Riverside Cardboard Challenge will be held this year on June 11 and 12
. Please start saving your cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, string, ribbons and other recycled objects for the Riverside Cardboard Challenge. This two-day event challenges students to work in teams to build arcade type games using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. 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.Thanks for your help!
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DISTRICT WIDE BE SAFE DAY
The district invites the entire community to join in celebrating the
BE SAFE DAY.
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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