Kaelen, Oak, and Ezra explained the 2nd Amendment in Assembly this morning.
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Greetings!
Here is this week's Memo.
Our amazingly supportive community has donated
$30,000 worth of items
to our benefit Saturday night.
Pick up a catalogue in Krystal's office and plan your bidding strategies in advance!
See the note below about incentives for bringing friends to this exciting night of fun!
Happy Monday,
Nelia
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Wow! We do not expect Riverside teachers and parents to spend enough to equal the value of donations ($30,000) we'll have up for bid on Saturday night!
We need you to invite friends, family, and neighbors to attend this fun event!
$10/each or $15/couple includes plenty of food, drinks, and entertainment to make for a great night out.
Any Riverside families who bring a friend to the event will be rewarded with three basket raffle tickets!
Pick up your tickets when you introduce your friend(s) at the registration table.
The following Riverside 7th and 9th graders have offered themselves as babysitters,
if you're still in search of childcare, give them a call!
Ruby Rolfe -
802-745-7219
Katie Lyon - 802-748-3658
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RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
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Themed Basket Raffle
- Come check out the baskets and their fabulous contents in the solarium. Tickets are $1/ea or $5/6 now through the night of the auction. You do not need to be present at the drawing to win.
Head for a Day
- The chance for a 5-8th grader to be Head of School on June 1, and plan all the activities is raffled off at the auction. Tickets are $2 this week, and will be $5 each on Saturday night. You do not need to be present to win.
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Science Club will meet today from 3:45-5:00 pm.
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Each year our 8th graders are asked to plan and present to their peers on a topic of their choosing. Tomorrow during Assembly Austin Sicard will present about Hunting, please plan to attend if your schedule allows.
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Chess Club will meet Tuesday from 3:45-5:00.
We will have a guest chess master from Lyndon Institute, who’ll be playing simultaneous games with anyone who wants to attend and then talking about his strategies.
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Crazy 8s Club will meet on Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 pm.
This week we’re going to toss bouncy rubber dice to see what numbers we roll. We’ll also play War to see who’s the high roller. Finally, you’ll move onto a giant human Bingo board, where you’ll roll 2 dice and pick any number that could win!
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DI will meet Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 pm.
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Karate for purple belts and higher will meet Wednesday from 3:45-5:00. Younger intermediate and older beginner students are welcome to Thursday's class, also from 3:45-5:00. Contact Mr. G directly with questions.
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Girls Who Code will meet this Wednesday from 3:45-5:00.
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Latin Club will meet Thursday from 3:45-4:45.
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Film Making Club will meet on Thursday, from 3:45-4:45.
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SKIING & SNOWBOARDING AT BURKE MOUNTAIN
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We plan to be at Burke Mountain on Friday afternoon
as well as on the following Fridays: February 9, 16, and March 9. (We will not be skiing on February 23 because of our half day.)
Please remember to leave carseats at Riverside on Friday morning
, and to pick up students on those dates at 3:30, inside the lower entrance of the Burke Mountain base lodge.
Thank you to the
Griffin/Crytzer and Noel/Narey
families for providing snacks this week.
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CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AT KINGDOM TRAILS
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We plan to be out on the Kingdom Trails on Friday afternoon
as well as on the following Fridays: February 9, 16, and March 9. (We will not be skiing on February 23 because of our half day.)
Please remember to leave carseats at Riverside on Friday morning
, and to pick up students on those dates at 3:30, with apologies for the error in earlier information that said 3:00, which is incorrect.
If you can help with snacks for the group, please let Joel and Joy know.
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The cast has finished their read throughs and begun rehearsing our middle school play:
Willy Wonka Jr
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Note that lines are supposed to be memorized by March 8.
All 6-8
th
graders have also chosen their production elective (Sets & Props with Nathan and Mr G, Publicity with Nelia, Costumes with Rachel Gilbert) where great work is already underway.
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PARENT ADVISORY GROUP MEETING
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The next meeting of our Parent Advisory Group is on February 15 at 5:00 pm in the Library. Anyone who's interested in supporting effective communication, mentorship of other parents, and fundraising efforts is welcome to attend.
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PUBLIC FORUM: LEARNING CHALLENGES
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Michelle has invited three presenters to speak on the topic of learning challenges at our next Public Forum event on March 15. This is an important topic for us,
in light of recent State Board claims that independent schools do not meet the needs of children who have learning difficulties. We look forward to hearing from Riverside parent and psychologist Judith Markey on mindfulness and the growth mindset; co-founder of the NH Chapter of Decoding Dyslexia Michelle Stinson on writing programs that support students with dyslexia; and ECSU Special Educator Renee Davis on accommodating learning disabilities, particularly executive functioning. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us to learn from these experts.
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OPEN HOUSE FOR INTERESTED FAMILIES
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If you have friends, neighbors, or colleagues who have expressed interest in Riverside, please let them know about our first,
informal open house event: February 8 at 6:00 pm.
We will be having a more formal event with presentations about our program on April 5.
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FEBRUARY VACATION CLASSES AT CATAMOUNT ARTS
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Catamount Arts will be offering classes in painting, drawing, and printmaking/mixed media with Heidi Lyons on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the February school vacation week. Morning classes (10am-noon) are for ages 5-8 and afternoon classes (1-3pm) are for ages 9 and up.
Advance registration is strongly encouraged;
10% discount when you sign up for 3 or more classes in total. Scholarships are also available.
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The Riverside community includes a number of cancer survivors and family of those who finally lost their battle. In years prior we have organized "Team Riverside" to participate in St. Johnsbury's Relay for Life, a major fundraising event for The American Cancer Society. The Relay involves setting up a team camp at the SJA track; walking for, talking with, supporting, and remembering patients and caregivers; and enjoying food and activities as fundraising efforts. If you'd like to take part this year (June 16), please let Allee know (alice.lee@theriversideschool.org) and she'll include you in future communications.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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