Riverside School PTA Newsletter


Friday, October 16, 2015
CALENDAR

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
9:00a Stamford Nature Center - KC & KK

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

WEEK OF 10/26 - 10/30

Tuesday, October 27
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 1
3:20p ESOL Pumpkin Carving

Wednesday, October 28
7:45a Advanced Orchestra - Gr. 5
8:45a Ropes Photos

Thursday, October 29
7:45a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 2
9:15a Halloween Parade - Gr. K
1:45p Halloween Field Day - Gr. K
3:00p Odyssey of the Mind

Friday, October 30
7:45a Advanced Band Rehearsal
5:00p Boo Bash - Early Party
6:45p Boo Bash - Late Party
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COMMUNITY EVENTS

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

11/28 Turkey Trot at Arch Street Teen. Click here for more information.

Click here to view the community calendar
 From the Office
Dear Parents, 
 
The presentation and resources I shared with parents at last Monday's SBA meeting have been posted to our school's main webpage. If you have additional questions, please let me know.
This Monday from 9-10 am, we will hold 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.
The K-2 Hendrie Ave. playground construction is done but required the wood chips to be added by the Parks Department. This is scheduled for Tuesday (the earliest possible day) 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.
A reminder as you prepare child and adult costumes for the Boo Bash: No weapons of any kind, real or fake, including martial arts type weapons (or any types of swords) are allowed at school events, including the Boo Bash. Also, an early reminder that scary costumes, masks that cover the face, and/or simulated blood, etc. on a child or adult costume are not permitted at any time.
Please remember that all parents need to stop at the front desk (or stop in the office if no one is at the front desk) if they are dropping something off or need to pick up a child. Parents cannot go to the classroom in these situations. We will have the item brought to the classroom, or if picking up, have the child sent to the office. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Christopher Weiss
Principal
 School News
MATH MARATHON
First weeks results are in and 3rd grade has taken the lead! 2nd grade is in second place, followed by 5th grade, 4th grade,1st grade and Kindergarten. Continue to watch results every Monday morning on the entry bulletin board to see who will be this years Math Marathon winner! The winning class will get their own extra recess on Monday November 2nd as well as other surprises. Good luck and keep logging in to IXL!
FAMILY FUN NIGHT - SIGN UP TODAY!
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
FALL FUNDRAISER
The Riverside School Fall Fundraiser is tomorrow night!
If you didn't purchase tickets it is not too late!  You can still buy them at the door. Don't miss out on this fun night!
The event will take place at the JHouse from 7-9pm. For anyone who wants to stay past 9pm, the JHouse will donate 10% of food sales to Riverside School. 

We hope to see you there!
RIVERSIDE BOO BASH- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! halloween
Boo Bash is Friday Oct. 30th, and we need your help! Please volunteer if you can and help us make this a great night. Sign up for a shift here or email Kelly Phillips at [email protected] or Beth Aslansan at [email protected] for questions.

Limited tickets are still available for the late party only.
GREEN COMMITTEE
Thank you to our Green Volunteers!  This week, the Green Committee taught our children how to reduce, reuse and recycle materials from their lunches. Please help encourage the habit by recycling at home, and during lunch duty please read the posted materials on recycling to help the children decide how to dispose of their lunch items.  Small changes can make a big difference!
RIVERSIDE GARDEN - WATCH IT GROW!
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Thank you to all who turned out for our first ever garden sale! It was a great success. Several of our classrooms spent time harvesting many herbs and vegetables earlier this week.  At our garden sale, we had samplings of carrots, basil, oregano, green beans, sage, and more. Many more herbs and vegetables are still growing and we look forward to presenting our next batch very soon. All proceeds from the garden sale go back into maintaining the Riverside Garden. 

Thank you for your support!
RIVERSIDE RYTHMS
On Friday, October 9th the Riverside Rhythms program welcomed singer, guitarist Rick Reyes. Rick played Hispanic songs to celebrate Hispanic heritage month, as well as other familiar favorites during all lunch sessions. The children loved his performance, with many students dancing and singing along. 

This program is made possible due to your generous support of the PTA.
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This week the 5th Grade participated in writing workshops led by Donato D'Albis, a Yale lecturer who teaches the craft of writing. The students wrote short stories about a memorable moment in their life. Mr. D guided the 5th graders to use their five senses in the short story, as well as use a dynamic and descriptive vocabulary, and build a strong conclusion to connect with the reader. 

This program is sponsored by the Riverside PTA
JOIN THE PTA!
It's not too late to join the Riverside PTA! Join and support the PTA's many worthwhile projects and enrichment programs and get your Riverside Directory!  Our goal is 100% family and teacher participation so 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