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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 11/21 - 11/25
Monday, November 21
8:00a Student Council
Tuesday, November 22
Audubon Field Trip - 4R
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Wednesday, November 23
EARLY RELEASE
RED
Shirt Day
WEEK OF 11/28 - 12/2
Tuesday, November 29
Bush Holley House Trip - 1D & 1M
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Wednesday, November 30
Bush Holley House Trip - 1H & 1S
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, December 1
EARLY RELEASE - Conferences
8:00a Chorus Rehearsal - ALL MEMBERS
Friday, December 2
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 5 ONLY
3:15p Holiday Sing
WEEK OF 12/5 - 12/9
Monday, December 5
8:00a Student Council
7:00p Winter Concert
Tuesday, December 6
EARLY RELEASE
- Conferences
8:00a Riverside Reporters
Wednesday, December 7
9:00a PTA Executive Board Meeting
Thursday, December 8
Evening Conferences
Friday, December 9
8:00a Advanced Band - Gr. 5 ONLY
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QUICK LINKS
Sign up for lunch duty
here
Sign up for safety duty
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
Abilis Gifts is offering a 15% discount to shoppers who bring in a non-perishable food item during October and November. See the
flyer
for more information.
The Greenwich Alliance for Education Turkey Trot will be Saturday, November 26th. The school with the greatest percentage participation wins a $500 gift card towards new PE equipment. For more information, click
here
. To register, click
here
.
ISD Holiday Boutique and Silent Auction, Thursday Dec. 1, 1:30-7pm. Proceeds go to the ISD 5th grade class fund.
New Lebanon Elementary School Holiday Boutique Fundraiser, December 3rd 10am to 4pm. Vendor tables are still available at $75 each. Please email Shannon Bocchino at NewLebBoutique@gmail.com.
Click
here
to view the community calendar.
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D
ear Parents,
Since we will not be publishing a Peek next week, we would like to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
As a school, we are so very thankful for the wonderful support each of us receives from the parent, neighborhood, and town community, and from our PTA. We are honored to work in partnership with each of you to give each student a top quality educational experience here at Riverside.
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.
Christopher Weiss
Riverside School Principal
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SAFETY DUTY NEEDS VOLUNTEERS
The days are getting colder and more kids are being driven to school. Jackets, hats and gloves are getting more numerous! They really need our help at drop-off to manage it all. Please click
here to sign up and help.
The commitment is just 15 minutes as often as your schedule allows (once a week, once a month...whatever you can give). The payoff is big! Lots of heartfelt smiles and thank yous from kids and parents to start your day.
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HUMANITIES CURRICULUM WORKSHOP
Please join us to learn more about the GPS Humanities Curriculum and specific programs put in place to improve academic achievement at all levels on November 22 from 10am-12pm in the Havemeyer Building, 290 Greenwich Avenue. The workshop is open to the public and all parents are encouraged to attend. Please see the
flyer for more information. A parking pass for parking at Town Hall can be found
here.
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NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR FOOD DRIVE
This is the last week of the Neighbor to Neighbor non-perishable food drive! Monday, November 21 will be the last day for donations. Please make sure to check expiration dates on any canned or packaged foods. We have filled up over 30 crates already. Thanks to everyone in the Riverside community who has already brought in donations!
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APPLE WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS
Do you want to learn more about using an iPad so that you can keep up with your child? GPS has arranged four upcoming workshops at the Greenwich Avenue Apple Store with you in mind! Dates, topics and registration information is available
here. Bring an iPad if you are able. These workshops are led by Apple store staff. GPS DLE workshops on topics relating to how devices are used in the schools are in the works and will be shared as soon as they are announced.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ADVANCED STUDIES
Parents of 5th, 6th and 7th graders interested in learning about Middle School Advanced Course Options in Math, Science and ALP Language Arts are welcome to attend an information session on Monday, December 5th in the Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room on the 1st floor either 9-10:30am or 6:30-8pm. For more information, click
here. To see this information in Spanish, click
here.
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PTAC DLE COMMITTEE TIPS AND INFO
Our children are naturally curious, often asking "Why?" and "How?" as they go about their day. Instead of providing answers for them, try encouraging them to find the answer themselves to help build on the research skills they are learning in school The GPS Digital Literacy staff has compiled an excellent list of age-appropriate research tools for your child to explore and feed their curiosity. The list can be found on the GPS website
here.
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Thank you to all the teachers and parents who joined the Garden Committee to plant spring bulbs around the school last week. Fourteen classes participated on a gorgeous fall day to plant over 800 daffodil and hyacinth bulbs. We look forward to seeing these treasures bloom in the spring!
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TURKEY TALK: BUYING A BETTER BIRD
This Thanksgiving, get your turkey from a small local farm! Buying a pasture raised turkey means you get a delicious, healthy, antibiotic and hormone free bird and help support our local farmers. This year Riverside School PTA is offering the option to order sustainably raised turkeys and prepared side dishes and pies from Mike's Organic Delivery. Click here to learn more. 10% of school orders back to Riverside PTA. Type "RIVERSIDE" in coupon code when ordering.
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On Monday, November 7, our lunchtime music program, Riverside Rhythms, welcomed Duo Yumeno, with Hikaru Tamaki playing the cello and Yoko Reikanu Kimora playing the koto, a Japanese instrument. The children were mesmerized by the
combination of these instruments and the variety of music played, which was a perfect backdrop for a calm lunch. The performers kindly answered the children's many questions about the instruments and the music. Some students even asked for autographs!
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This week, the 4th Grade participated in writing workshops lead by Donato D'Albis. "Mr. D" is a Yale lecturer who teaches the craft of writing and has been working with Riverside students for over 20 years. This week, he worked with the 4th graders on Literary Essay and Fictional Narrative writing. This program was sponsored by the Arts in Education Committee as a result of your generous contributions to the PTA.
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FROM THE GREEN COMMITTEE: BE THANKFUL FOR THE EARTH!
Go green this holiday season by following these tips:
1) Use the good dishes and cloth napkins. Disposable dishes and plastic utensils create a ton of waste.
2) Buy local and organic. Where your food comes from matters!
3) Portion control. At least 28 billion pounds of edible food is wasted each year. Cook a smaller bird and skip some of the less-popular sides to reduce food waste.
4) Reuse. Always use reusable leftover containers and cookware.
5) Save energy. If you are travelling for the holiday, turn down the thermostat and turn off the lights to save energy while you are away.
6) Decorate with nature. Forget the plastic and synthetic decorations. Fill clear vases with pinecones, acorns and colorful leaves. Let the kids get involved!
7) Compost your kitchen scraps. Composting kitchen scraps can have a big impact. 24% of the waste Americans send to landfills is organic waste.
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Our Fall Afters session is winding down. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday classes have ended. Monday and Tuesday Afters classes will run on 11/21 and 11/22.
To check the remaining class schedule, please click here.
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