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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 9/11 - 9/15
Tuesday, September 12
NO SCHOOL - Primary Day
Wednesday, September 13
Open House - GHS 9 & 12
Thursday, September 14
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
9:00a ESOL Parent Coffee
WEEK OF 9/18 - 9/22
Monday, September 18
Afters Begin
Tuesday,September 19
Picture Day
Open House - Middle Schools
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, September 20
2:00p PTA General Meeting
Thursday, September 21
NO SCHOOL - Rosh Hashanah
Friday, September 22
PTA 5th Grade Coffee
WEEK OF 9/25 - 9/29
Tuesday, September 26
Open House - Elementary
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, September 27
EARLY RELEASE
Thursday, September 28
Open House - GHS 10 & 11
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Friday, September 29
8:00a Advanced Band Begins
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QUICK LINKS
To purchase Riverside gear, click
here
Click
here to view the lunch menu
Sign up for lunch duty
here
Sign up for safety duty
here
NEW! Online Directory
here
Volunteer for the PTA
here
View the Rules of the Road
here
Click
here for the Early Morning Program information
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
For RTM news and calendar click here. For BOE News click
Sept. 9, St. Paul's Riverside will show the movie "Sing" in the meadow. Bring a picnic to enjoy at 6pm. Movie will start at dusk. Click
here to see the flyer.
Sept. 12/13, Greenwich Odyssey of the Mind informational meetings at the YWCA. Click
here for more information.
Sept 15/16, Bio Blitz Greenwich Point. Click
here for more information.
Oct 7, Greenwich Color Challenge. For more information and to register click
here.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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Dear Parents,
I wanted to share one staffing update for parents. One of our special education teachers, Mrs. Trisha Cheney, has accepted a position as a Special Education Coach for the district. All of us would like to thank Mrs. Cheney for her many years of dedicated service to our school and to our students and families. A high quality candidate has been identified to take over as a special education teacher here at the school. That candidate will be starting soon and a transition period will be provided when both Mrs. Cheney and the new teacher will be working together here with the students to provide a smooth transition. More information about the transition will be shared soon.
Sincerely,
Christopher D. Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
Back to School Night will be Tuesday, September 26.
Classroom visits will be as follows:
Parents of grade K-2 students 6:30-7:15 PM
Parents of grade 3-5 students 7:45-8:30 PM
Specialists (Music, Art, PE, FLES, ESOL, Reading, Media, etc.) will be available to meet with any interested parents from 7:15 pm-8 pm.
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SCHOOL DISMISSAL MANAGER
Please remember to c
reate a login for School Dismissal Manager to manage your child(ren)'s attendance and dismissal information by clicking
here
. Also, there is a School Dismissal Manager (SDM) App available so you can make updates on the go!
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STRIKE UP THE BAND!
 Band lessons for 5th grade students who are scheduled to continue their musical studies will began today. 4th grade students who signed up last June and any new students will start on Thursday, Sept. 14th. If you haven't already done so, please make rental arrangements at the music venue of your choice before the above dates. Advanced students (5th graders) and students who already signed up in the spring do not need to resubmit a form this fall.
Enrollment forms will be available for any new 4th or 5th grade students, so please feel free to contact Mr. Arezzini at [email protected]. There are still openings in several band sections!
Band rehearsals for advanced students only will begin on Friday, Sept. 29th at 8am on the gym stage. All students who were members of the band last year are encouraged to attend these Friday morning rehearsals in preparation for our winter concert.
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ORCHESTRA REHEARSALS!
 Orchestra rehearsals start next week. Please look for an email from Barry Hoffman for more details on your child's string schedule.
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FLUORIDE RINSE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please consider volunteering for fluoride rinse. If interested contact Susan at [email protected].
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JOIN THE PTA!
 Membership forms will be in today's Friday Folders, or join online here. Your membership helps to support all of the exciting programs that the PTA brings to our school each year. Only PTA members will have access to the new online directory.
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JOIN THE ONLINE PTA DIRECTORY
Please check out RIVPTA.ORG, our new PTA website for our online directory, membership and apparel.
For detailed instructions, please click
here
.
Please make sure you log in and complete your contact information by September 30th.
We hope you enjoy this new website!
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR AFTERS
Afters registration closes on September 10 at 5pm. Click
here to see the Fall Afters offerings and to set up your account.
The Fall Afters session will start on Monday, September 18. Any questions, please email [email protected].
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HURRICANE HARVEY SUPPORT EFFORTS
We are working on identifying a partner school in the areas hardest hit by Harvey so stay tuned for ways to help. In the meantime here's a great opportunity to help Harvey Victims.
TAGS + TREATS FOR TEXAS
Shop on Saturday, September 9, from 9am - 1pm at
15 Owenoke Way in Riverside. This sale includes household items, toys, children's and adult clothing, furniture, books, sport equipment and more. You can also stock up on delicious home baked goodies. 100% of all proceeds will go directly to a school community devastated by Hurricane Harvey. The need is enormous and we want to lend a hand. Any questions or looking for ways to help? Email Paige Shockley at
[email protected] or Angela Kilcullen at
[email protected].
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PICTURE DAY
Picture Day is
Tuesday, September 19th
. Class photos will be taken outside, weather permitting, and all others will be taken inside. Order forms should be in your child's
Friday
Folder today. Please fill out the order form and return it to the "school photos" basket near the PTA birdhouse at school, or order online at Coffeepond.com. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Wayne Zabel at [email protected].
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FALL FUNDRAISER - SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for Riverside School's Annual Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, October 21st at 7pm. This year's theme will be "Rock N Raise". Watch for more information and volunteer opportunities!
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DON'T FORGET TO VOLUNTEER!
In case you weren't able to make it to the Volunteer Fair, you can still show your interest by filling in this online form. Take a look and see what the PTA is working on this year!
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PLAY IN A DAY
This week professional storytellers from CT Storytelling Center visited our 3rd grade classes to craft a play out of an old fable in a single day. The storytellers guide the students through the process of producing a play which includes: brainstorming a storyline, developing the accompanying dialogue, movement, music and drama! This production is a tremendous exercise in promoting teamwork, friendships and most of all respect for each other - skills the students refer back to throughout the year.
The Play in A Day program is sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Science in Education "Senses": Kindergarten on 9/25
Arts in Education
Government Assembly: 3rd grade on 9/27
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to your generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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