We need volunteers to help us install our new playground!  We will have a professional installer on site to help guide us but it is up to us to provide the able bodied help.

This will be an all day event however we welcome volunteers for any part of the day.  We have been told that 20 volunteers can get the job done.

Chef June will be in the kitchen preparing a hot lunch of chili and cornbread for everyone.  Coffee, hot chocolate, juice, and water will also be available.  Maybe even some pineapple cake!

If you can help, please let us know by sending an email or calling Brittany Marietta (563) 359-1366 or

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4
COME HELP US BUILD!  

甘老師，慢走！  Gan1 lao3 shi1, man4 zou3!

Teacher Gan, take care, safe journey!

Festival of Trees

Rivermont student-musicians will be performing at the Festival of Trees on Monday, November 22nd.  Rivermont's performance block is from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  The Festival of Trees is held at the River Center, located at 136 East 3rd Street in Davenport.  Student-musicians will be transported to and from the River Center via bus from Rivermont.  There is no admission fee for performing students to attend the Festival of Trees.

Parents and family members are encouraged to attend the performances!  There is an admission fee for visitors to the Festival of Trees, but you will receive a hand stamp valid for the entire day and may return to hear additional performances that evening.

Choir members should wear a white shirt and black pants or long skirt.  Band members should dress in festive holiday colors (no jeans, please!).  Strings will wear their normal concert attire.

Student Groups Performing:

Choir: Middle School, Upper School

Strings: 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Middle School, Upper School

Band: 5th Grade, Middle School, Upper School

Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day

On Wednesday, November 24th, Rivermont will be hosting our annual Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day!  Because it is the day before Thanksgiving, it is our hope that relatives will be gathering in the Quad Cities and, therefore, will be able to attend.  This special event is open not only to grandparents, but also to parents and all family members and friends who would like to join us! 

Schedule

8:20 a.m. - Guests join students to visit in classrooms

10:00 a.m. - Guests gather in Central Hall for Headmaster's Reception

10:30 a.m. - Music program in Auditorium

11:30 a.m. - Dismissal for Thanksgiving Break 

Announcing Candy-Cane-Grams!

Attention parents and grandparents!  Don't miss out!  Be sure to purchase Candy-Cane-Grams for your child or grandchild at Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day (Wednesday, November 24th)!  Candy-Cane-Grams are only $1 - include your encouraging message and the Candy-Cane-Gram will be delivered to your child or grandchild at school on December 14th.  Proceeds benefit Rivermont students attending the French and Spanish camps at Concordia Language Villages in April. 

Look for the Candy-Cane-Gram table in Becherer Hall at Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day!

Don't Miss the Alumni Basketball Game!

Don't miss the action at the Alumni Basketball Game on Tuesday, November 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in the Rivermont gym.  Join us to watch Alumni basketball players and cheerleaders in action! 

Alumni are invited to re-connect with classmates, meet our Varsity Basketball Team and Varsity Cheerleaders, and enjoy a great evening.  Alumni Imp-Tiger competitions will also be taking place!  Those alumni that plan on attending should RSVP to Ed Knupp at  knupp@rvmt.org

The entire Rivermont community is invited to join us for this unique and exciting game!  Don't miss it! 

Alum Kevin Ferris and his dad former Assistant Headmaster Ken Ferris

will be officiating the game!

Bed, Bath, and  Beyond for Bethany

The National Junior Honor Society is hosting "Bed, Bath, and Beyond for Bethany" month.  Through December 10th, NJHS members will be collecting donations for the THY program.  This program gives homeless youth in the Quad Cities housing, food, and an opportunity to work.  There are about 850 homeless youth in Davenport and Rock Island combined.  Donation boxes are located around the school for supplies such as clothes and household products (cleaning supplies, kitchen supplies, personal hygiene supplies, boxed food, linens, etc.).  Lists of recommended items to donate are posted around school as well. 

NJHS will also host a Pajama Day and after school party for Middle and Upper School (grades 6-12) on Friday, November 19th.  Students are invited to wear pajamas to school for a donation of $5 and to attend a movie party from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the auditorium.  Cost for refreshments at the movie party will be $2 for any students who didn't participate in pajama day (and already donated $5).  Proceeds benefit the Homeless Youth project. 

If you have any further questions, please contact Lolly Telleen or Mrs. Schroeder. 

Help support homeless youth of the Quad Cities! 

Wear A Hat To School Day!

Lower School Student Council members are giving back to our community this holiday season!  In years past, LS StuCo has "adopted" senior citizens and made their holidays brighter by providing gifts for those who can't afford the holidays or who no longer have family or friends to remember them.  To continue this tradition, LS StuCo is sponsoring Wear A Hat To School Day!  For a donation of 50 cents (Lower School) or $1 (Middle and Upper School), students are invited to wear a hat to school on Wednesday, December 1st.  All money collected will be used to purchase gifts. 

LS StuCo will be shopping for the gifts on Friday, December 3rd.  StuCo members will be leaving campus at 10:25 a.m. and traveling to Walmart, where they will shop for items on the senior citizens' wish lists.  They will then be eating lunch at Chick-Fil-A (students should bring money to purchase lunch) before returning to school. 

Thank you for your support! 

Got Shoes?

Some Don't!  Let's Help!

This week, Rivermont kicked off our second year of participation in the Shoes That Fit program.  This community-wide program provides new shoes to Quad City school children who cannot afford them.  The need for shoes continues to be high and many of the recipients are in desperate need of dry, warm shoes for the winter.

To participate, simply select a shoe tag from the display in Central Hall, log the shoe number with Tammi Burrell at the reception desk, and donate either $15 to purchase the shoe tag or use the information on the tag to purchase the needed shoes and return to Rivermont by Wednesday, November 24th.  Your name will be written on the tag and it will be displayed in the auditorium so that we can all see what great progress we are making!

Thank you in advance for helping to make Shoes That Fit a success.  We are confident that the Rivermont community will rise to the occassion, as you always do, to help fill this need in the Quad Cities.  If you have any questions, please contact Vicki Wallace at (563) 441-0253, (563) 528-0759, or vswallace@msn.com 

 Cheering the Lions on to victory has never been so comfortable!  

Basketball season is finally here!  It may be getting cold outside, but the action is hot in the gym!  Don't spend another night on the hard bleachers wishing you had a cushion.  Now you can have your very own! 

The Pride of Rivermont Collegiate is selling these VERY comfortable stadium seat cushions for the low, low price of $10.  Don't want the hassle of carrying one back and forth to each game?  Rent one!  For only $1 (and a returnable deposit) you can rent a cushion at all Rivermont home games!  All proceeds support Rivermont athletics - so you can be comfortable AND help out the team!

Parents' Council
 
SCRIP News
Hy-Vee SCRIP is sold out for the year, however, we still have SCRIP for many other vendors!  Simplify your holiday shopping with gift cards for those special people on your list - and benefit Rivermont at the same time!  Drop off orders at reception desks in either Becherer Hall or the Mansion and, in most cases, gift cards are delivered the next week!  How easy is that???

SCRIP Order Form - Click Here!

Red Wheel Fundraising
Last week, students received their Red Wheel packets!  Red Wheel food items are convenient, delicious, and provide Parents' Council with a great way to raise funds for educational trips throughout the school year.  Please consider ordering from Red Wheel!  Parents' Council will receive a $25 gift card for every 25 items sold.  Deadline for ordering is Monday, November 22nd.  Items must be picked up at Rivermont on Thursday, December 9th between 3:00-6:00 p.m.  For questions, contact Vicki Wallace at (563) 441-0253 or vswallace@msn.com.  Check out the link below for some great frozen foods - pizza, pie, cheesecake - OH, MY!

Rivermont Red Wheel Catalogue - Click Here!

Sally Foster Fundraising

Sally Foster offers a large selection of high quality gift wrap and gourmet gifts!  This year, the fundraiser will be exclusively online and will run throughout the school year.  Simply purchase your items at www.sallyfoster.com and Rivermont earns 40% of your purchase!

Contact Gillian Lederman with any questions at glederman1@mchsi.com