Art Week '23:

Let there be sculpture!

October 16-20

'Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it'. - Michelangelo

This year for ArtWeek we will be working in 6 small groups with 6 different materials to create 6 Riley sculptures! We are drawing inspiration from local artists such as Jay Sawyer, Jason Hurst, Bo Atkinson, Bernard Langlais, Alexis Iammarino, Pamela Mouton, Eric Darling and Tara Morin. This fully hands on, emergent, cross-programmatic and child focused curriculum will excite and challenge the children and faculty. We would love your help! This is no small project, together we can accomplish something amazing!

Do you love to create and want to spend time with your child? We’d love your help on campus! Monday and Tuesday will focused on research, design, and field trips, Wednesday and Thursday will be focused on building and Friday will be about finishing up. Let Anna know what you’re interested in and we’ll figure out when and how you can help! Yes, these hours count towards your volunteer hours! 

Want to know more? Monday, October 9th, at 7pm Anna will be doing a Zoom Meeting to answer any and all questions! 

Here is how you can help:

Join us on campus at ANY POINT for as long as you'd like to help in the process!

• Be a sculpture facilitator (work with a facilitator to guide the children in their creation)
• Be a driver to one of our studio tours (Monday and Tuesday afternoon)
• After (school) hours to help build the base structures.
• Donation/sourcing materials!! We need (more specifics to come:
• Wood (Drift, root, commercial)
• Nails
• Rope
• Full(ish) cans of exterior paint
• Cement (cement mixer)
• Scrap Metal (old pitchforks, shovels, rakes, saw-blades etc). 
• Welding set

We'd also like to invite you to join us for the Riley Sculpture Walk on Friday, October 20th at 1:30pm. The children will be presenting their creations and sharing their process/learning with our community - we’ll have snacks!

We would love (and need) your help to make this week of art a success. How are you going to be a part of it? 

Let Anna know your ideas and how you can help - all are welcome! 

Email anna.goodale@rileyschool.org for the zoom link

School Pictures

Wednesday October 11th

Dear Parents,

It's that time again! School Portraits will be Wednesday, October 11th in the morning. Please fill out the bottom of the School Portrait Order Form that you received by email earlier this week (your child should have also received this form from their reflections leader) and drop off to the faculty member that is greeting in the morning. You may also drop it off at the office.

There is a rain/makeup date

Friday, October 14th.

Lindsay Harlow 

Riley Fireside Talk:

Wade Acres and Lower School

Thursday October 12th, 4-5 pm

This past week we enjoyed our third Fireside Talk and we're so grateful to all of you who showed up to engage with our facilitators and Riley programming.

We look forward to more families joining us for the next Fireside Talk on Thursday October 12th where the focus will be on Wade Acres and the Lower School !

While each Fireside Talk has its own unique focus we welcome and encourage attendance to all families regardless of their child's age. We look forward to growing a deeper understanding of "The Riley Way" as we continue to discuss the Riley learning environment through the lens of traditional vs progressive education in upcoming Fireside Talks.

Childcare provided by Riley Facilitators!

Please let us know if you can come.

Bring Home New Books While Supporting Riley!

Hey there, families!

Every dollar you spend allows us to get more books and resources for our classrooms!

Place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout) to add to your reader's TBR pile!

Invite relatives and friends to help your child discover the pure joy of reading when you share our Class Page link. Every order benefits our classroom, helping us earn FREE books and resources that every child can enjoy.

Thanks for your support!

Family Order Due Date: 10/11/23

 If you have any questions please reach out directly to Tam at info@rileyschool.org

Women's Art Night: Blockprinting, Take Two!

Tuesday October 10th, 4:30 PM*

Join Anna in the Art room on Tuesday for an evening of community and craft! Last week we started working on our designs; this week we'll print! If you didn't join us last week, NO WORRIES! Not only will there be time to carve a quick design, you are also welcome to use one of the already carved stamps.

Join us Tuesday! There will be plenty of fabric, plenty of ink, and plenty of great company!

*The Art room will "open" at 4:30 for Art Night but feel free to trickle in as your schedule allows.

Optional: BYOB & snacks to share!

Big Field Day

Every Wednesday After School

Riley families are invited and encouraged to enjoy the BIG FIELDS on our gorgeous campus after school on Wednesdays. 

Children can teach you their recess Big Games, families can use the volley ball net or the soccer goals, play Ultimate Frisbee, or simply enjoy the fields together. 

This will be an entirely parent supervised time for families as faculty will be in afternoon meeting. Children cannot be left without a designated, responsible adult. 

We would love to identify a parent coordinator to field questions and ideas and communicate any special plans that may emerge. Thank you to Wes and John who are getting us started with Dodge Ball and Ultimate Frisbee.

If you are interested or able to participate or coordinate, please contact Lindsay,

Parent Community Coordinator, 

at pcc@rileyschool.org.