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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 10/15 - 10/20
Tuesday, October 16
Stamford Nature Center - Gr K
Van Cortlandt Manor - Gr 5
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, October
17
Stamford Nature Center - Gr K
ALP Shakespeare - Gr 5
Thursday, October 18
LOCKDOWN DRILL
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Saturday, October 20
PTA Fall Fundraiser
WEEK OF 10/22 - 10/26
Monday, October 22
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, October 23
Greenwich Audubon - Gr 2
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
3:15p ESOL
Pumpkin Carving
Wednesday, October 24
Greenwich Audubon - Gr 2
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, October 25
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Friday, October 26
Boo Bash
1
2:15p GSO - Gr 4 & 5
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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
Oct 13th, 11-4pm, OGS Pumpkin Patch, Old Greenwich School. Games for all ages, bounce houses, the famous "spook-tacular" hanted house, hay maze,crafts, a magician, karaoke, a live raffle with fabulous prizes and loads of pumpkins and great food.
Oct 14, 10-12pm, Sheep Shearing at Mike's Organic Warehouse Market, 377 Fairfield Ave, Building 1, Stamford.
Hot cho
colate and apple cider available.
Oct 14, 2-5pm,
OGRCC's 75th Anniversary Celebration - Set Sail, Binney Park, Old Greenwich. Sailboat regatta, food, drinks, crafts & more. For more information call (203) 637-3659.
Oct 20, 12pm-4pm,
Harvest Festival, Glenville Elementary school. A family-friendly event, wristband can be purchased at the door for $25/child, children 2 & under and adults are FREE!.
Nov 5, 7pm, Cub Scout Pack 3, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center. Open to ALL BOYS AND GIRLS - kindergarten to fifth.
Contact Bill Bogardus
[email protected]
for additional information or to register.
Nov 24, Greenwich Alliance for Education's 8th Annual Turkey Trot 5k and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Support your school by registering to help us win $500 gift card for having the greatest participation (make sure to indicate your school in the pull down menu). Register by Nov 14th - www.greenwichalliance.org
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Dear Parents,
We hope everyone had a great evening last night visiting the classrooms and hearing from our teachers at Open House. We want to thank the teachers for all their time in making it a meaningful evening for parents and all the staff that stayed late to make the night possible.
Our
"Riverside Round Up" Fall Fundraiser is just over a week away on
Saturday, October 20th (adults only) so don't forget to buy tickets! This is always such a great event to connect with friends for a fun night out and to raise money for our many PTA initiatives that support the teachers, the kids, the learning and the school community. Our silent auction will go live next week.
Please note the following date reminders for the next two weeks:
- Tuesday, October 16 - Grade level coffee for 1st and 2nd Grade parents hosted by Mr. Weiss and Ms. Key
- Tuesday, October 16 - Costumes available right after school dismissal (collected as part of the Halloween Costume Swap)
- Saturday, October 20 - Riverside Round Up Fall Fundraiser
- Monday, October 22 - Math Marathon begins (More information coming in next week's Peek at the Week!)
- Thursday, October 25 - Grade level coffee for 3rd & 4th Grade parents hosted by Mr. Weiss and Ms. Key
- Friday, October 26 - Boo Bash
And finally, if you come in to school for one of the upcoming coffees, take a look at the beautiful and colorful artwork up on the walls in our cafe - courtesy of the great work of our kids and our art teacher, Ms. Roth.
Have a great weekend!
Sarah Morris & Kristin Duda
PTA Co- Presidents
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FALL FU
NDRAISER PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
This year's annual Riverside School Fall Fundraiser, "Riversid
e Round Up", will be on Saturday, October 20th at the Arch Street Teen Cen
ter from 7-10pm. Purchase your tickets now - ticket prices will increase on the day of the event. Our silent auction will be live early next week. There's an opportunity to bid on items or donate even if you can't attend. For questions about the event, to volunteer or to pay for tickets with a check, please contact [email protected] or al[email protected]
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BOO BASH TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
We hope everyone is getting into the Halloween spirit and excited for the Boo Bash! This year's event is going to be filled with spook, fun, arts and crafts, games, food, treats, music and SO much more! Tickets are still available for the LATE PARTY.
We are working hard on moving children and adults off the waitlist for the early party and trying to ensure every child that attends Riverside has a ticket to attend the Boo Bash. Thank you for your patience during this process.
We are still in need of volunteers especially for the EARLY PARTY and for SET UP BEFORE THE PARTY - 3:00-5:00pm. The set up before the party is a crucial time as that is when we will need the most help with the last minute details as we are limited to what we can do when the children are in school. We appreciate your help and couldn't do it without our amazing volunteers! To sign up please click directly on the link
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f44aeab2fa4fd0-boobash
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BOO BASH 5th GRADE BAKE SALE!
Please support the 5th grade BAKE SALE - you can wow the students with your creative treats or buy delicious cookies/cupcakes at the store, please just make sure they are nut free. These funds go directly to supporting the 5th grade play. Sign up at
WWW.RIVPTA.ORG
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CALLING ALL VETERANS!
Please join us for the 14th Annual Riverside School Veteran's Day Ceremony on Friday, November 9th at 9:00 am in the Gym where will will honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces. This year we will recognize the family members of our Riverside School community in a slideshow.
Please email
riversideschoolfamily@gmail.com
with the names of relatives who have served, their branch and/or rank and the student/s or teacher related to them. We will accept responses until November 2nd. If you know a veteran who will join us that day, please email
[email protected]
so we can properly recognize and thank them at the ceremony.
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GREEN NEWS:
On Wednesday, we were excited to see so many Riverside students walk or bike to school, joining children around the world for International Walk/Bike to school day. Many green stars were drawn on happy little hands. Thank you for participating! Remember to walk to school as often as you can.
We still have many Halloween costumes left, so please come and get that special costume on Tuesday, October 16th after school (3:15-4:00 pm) in the cafeteria. Reduce, reuse & recycle!
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RIVERSIDE RHYTHMS
On Wednesday, Oct. 10th, Riverside Rhythms hosted the Skunk Rockets, a classic rock band, for our first lunchtime performance of the 2018/19 school year. The four-member band performed a wide range of songs from some of the greatest rock artists in history, including
The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones and
Tom Petty.
Riverside Rhythms is made possible by donations to the PTA.
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Oct 15
: Government Assembly (3rd Grade)
Oct 15 & 16
: High Touch-High Tech's Force of Habit (1st grade)
Oct 22 & 22: High Touch-High Tech Vibes (5th Grade)
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to the generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA. Check out the full PTA calendar on RIVPTA.ORG.
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UPCOMING ROTATION SCHEDULE
WEEK OF OCTOBER 8th
Mon, Oct 15 -
E
Tues, Oct 16 -
A
Wed, Oct 17 -
B
Thurs, Oct 18 - C
Fri, Oct 19 -
D
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PARENT COFFEES WITH MR. WEISS AND MS. KEY
We hope many of you will be able to join us for some sharing about the school, the school's leadership team, and some time for Q&A.
For parents of students in:
1st & 2nd grade - October 16 at 9 am
3rd & 4th grade - October 25 at 9 am
5th grade - November 1st at 9 am
Thank you to the Kindergarten parents that could come yesterday, October 11th. We enjoyed meeting with you!
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Greenwich Public School News
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SAVE THE DATE - MATH NIGHT FOR PARENTS
Greg Tang will facilitate a Math Night for Parents on
Tuesday,
October 16th
at
North Mianus from 6:00p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
one
hou
r followed by a question and answer period.
Next Parent Night will be on March 12, 2019 at Glenville.
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VACANCY IN D5 RTM - JOB OPPORTUNITY
The vacancy will be filled at the D5 RTM meeting to be held at Riverside School at 8pm on October 18th. Anyone interested in running should attend the meeting. For more information please go to the
RTM Website. Anyone interested should contact Tom Broadhurst, District Chair at [email protected] or 2035610269
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KINDERGARTEN 2019-2020 - SAVE THE DATE!
Are you considering your Kindergarten options for school year 2019-2020? SAVE-THE-DATE for Greenwich Public Schools
Kindergarten Spotlight
on November 13, 2018, 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Meeting Room to learn more about the GPS Kindergarten program.
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