Riverside School PTA Newsletter


Friday, October 9, 2015
CALENDAR

WEEK OF 10/12 - 10/16

Monday, October 12
9:00a SBA Parent Meeting

Tuesday, October 13
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 1
9:00a PTA Exec Board Meeting

Wednesday, October14
8:45a Ropes Photos

Thursday, October 15
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 2
3:00p Odyssey of the Mind

Friday, October 16
7:45a Advanced Band Rehearsal

Saturday, October 17
7:00p Fall Fundraiser


WEEK OF 10/19 - 10/23

Monday, October 19
8:00a Student Council - Media Entrance
9:00a  DLE Parent Meeting

Tuesday, October 20
Audubon - Gr. 4
Van Cortlandt Manor - Gr. 5
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 1

Wednesday, October 21
EARLY RELEASE - 1:15p

Thursday, October 22
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 2
3:00p Odyssey of the Mind

Friday, October 23
Audubon - Gr. 4
7:45a Advanced Band Rehearsal
QUICK LINKS

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

10/10 Parkway Elementary School Fall Festival from 11am to 3pm. To purchase tickets click here

10/13 School Start Time Steering Committee Public Forum at Western Middle School at 7pm

10/17 Pumpkin Patch at Old Greenwich Elementary School from 11am to 4pm

10/20 BOE Candidates Forum in the Central Middle School Auditorium from 7pm - 9pm

10/21 School Start Time Steering Committee Public Forum at Eastern Middle School at 7pm

Click here to view the community calendar
 From the Office
Dear Parents, 
 
This Monday from 9-10am, I will hold an SBA (Smarter Balanced Assessment) informational session about Riverside's and the district's results in the cafe.  This is open to any parent.  The SBA will again take place in the spring in grade 3-5. Current 4th and 5th grader families recently received results in the mail from last year's SBA.  Information shared at the meeting will be provided electronically to all parents next week.  I will also share briefly about the results of the 5th grade CMT Science assessment taken in the spring.  

Please save the date, Monday, October 19th 9-10am, for a Digital Learning Environment (DLE) Overview for Parents in the media center.  Mrs. Browning and I will share about the DLE, including digital citizenship lessons being taught to students.  We will also take a look at some of the ways iPads are being used in school.  We will provide all parents an electronic summary of our meeting at the end of that week.

Please note that parents are not permitted to bring infants or children with them when volunteering for lunch/recess.  This is for all the children's safety.  Also, if a parent is dropping off a forgotten lunch, it needs to be left in the office for delivery to the child's classroom.  Thank you.

The K-2 Hendrie Ave. playground construction will take a few more days to complete.  We are anticipating that the town will finalize construction by the end of this next week and the playground will be opened soon after that.  Thank you for your patience and understanding as we install these wonderful new pieces of equipment that the students and community will enjoy using.
 
Taking photos and videos of students (outside of your own child's independent presentation in class for example) is not permitted in school, at lunch or at recess by any parents or non-staff members.  This is to protect student privacy and since some students do not have parent permission to have their photos taken during the school day.

Sincerely,
Christopher Weiss
Principal
 School News
MATH MARATHON
The Math Marathon is up and running!  As our first week comes to an end, remember to keep up the good work and push toward that finish line.  Results will be shown on the bulletin board in the entry foyer and will be updated each Monday.  The winning class will get their own extra recess on Monday, November 2nd as well as other surprises.  

Good luck and keeping logging on to IXL!

If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Panarella [email protected].
FAMILY FUN NIGHT - DON'T MISS IT!
Riverside School will be hosting it's first Family Fun night on Sunday, November 8th at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers game.  In addition to watching an action-packed hockey game, members of our 4th and 5th grade chorus will be singing the National Anthem to start the game! There will also be a raffle for some great Sound Tigers merchandise!  

Click here for ticket order forms, which are due October 23rd.  If you have any questions, please contact Bill Bogardus [email protected].
 PTA News
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RIVERSIDE BOO BASH 
Boo Bash is coming! Boo Bash will be held on Friday, October 30th.

Tickets for the Late Party (6:45pm - 8pm) are still available! All students are welcome to attend this party. Click here to purchase tickets to the late party.

The Early Party (5pm - 6pm) is sold out.
FALL FUNDRAISER - RSVP NOW!  
It is not too late to RSVP to our fall fundraiser "Starry Night" 
Please drop your response and check in the box in the front of the school or click here to RSVP online. 

A sneak peek of auction items will be sent out next week!

Questions? Contact Lauren Cuneo [email protected] or Bea Lattuada [email protected].
GREEN COMMITTEE
The PTA Green Committee needs you!  Green Committee members will be training all students on single stream recycling on Tuesday, October 13th and Wednesday, October 14th during lunch.  Extra hands are needed to help guide students.  Please contact Susan Jaffe at [email protected] or Kathy McCormack at [email protected] if you are interested.

JOIN THE PTA!
Don't miss out on supporting our PTA's many worthwhile projects and enrichment programs and getting your Riverside Directory!  Please help us reach our goal of 100% family and teacher participation and join today!

Click here to join online using a credit card or PayPal.  
PTAC WORKSHOP
Tuesday, October 20th, PTAC will be hosting a workshop "Parents, Communication and the Digital Learning Experience". Want to know how DLE will impact your ability to know what is going on in your child's classroom?  Attend this workshop noon to 2pm at 290 Greenwich Avenue in the Havemeyer Staff Development Room.  Workshop will be facilitated by Irene Parisi and Phil Dunn.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Sarah Fugelsang and Dina Murphy
Co-Presidents Riverside School PTA

 Office: 203-637-1440   -   www.greenwichschools.org/rs