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CALENDAR
Monday, November 5
8:00a Student Council
2:00p PTA General Meeting
Tuesday, November 6
NO SCHOOL
- Election Day
Wednesday, November 7
9:00a PTA Exec Meeting
Thursday, November 8
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
Friday, November 9
1st Marking Period Closes
Veterans Day Celebration
7:50a Adv. Band - Gr. 5
Sunday, November 11
Sound Tigers Family Day
WEEK OF 11/12 - 11/16
Tuesday, November 13
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, November 14
Thursday, November 15
Book Fair
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
3:15p ESOL Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 16
7:50a Adv. Band - Gr. 5
1:30p Riverside Community Project
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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
Nov 4, 2pm, Perrot Library, Annual Family Storytelling Concert Honoring Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz. Ages 5 and up.
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 6, 10am,
UJA-JCC Elect to Serve event being held on Election Day for Greenwich Public School age children. It is a drop off event where elementary age children will be making care packages for veterans.
For more information visit the
UJA-JCC flyer.
Nov 7 (Paper Beads), 14 (Tissue Paper Lantern), 28 (Kaleidoscope), 4pm, Perrot Library - Make It! The program is drop-in, limited to first 20 children to sign in that afternoon. Children grades 1 and up.
Nov 7, 11am, FARE Connecticut Fall Luncheon - A benefit for Food Allergy Research & Education at Greenwich Country Club. For more information or to join the Riverside School table contact Sharla Webster ( [email protected]).
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 you are having a great start to November and had a happy Halloween! A big thank you to our Boo Bash Chair and Committee for a great event last week.
We have a lot planned in November and want to remind you that we
are hosting our
Fall PTA meeting this Monday, November 5th with Interim Superintendent Ralph Mayo at 2pm
in the Media Center at School. Please join us!
Also, next week, we are hosting a special Veteran's Day ceremony at Riverside School on Friday, November 9th at 8:45am. We invite everyone to attend and thank our dedicated veterans. ***New this year we will have a slideshow recognizing relatives who have served - whether or not they are at the ceremony. The deadline to submit information for this is TODAY, Friday, November 2 (full details below). C
hildren are encouraged to wear red shirts on Friday, November 9th in support of Veteran's Day.
Please note the following date reminders for the next two weeks (details below):
- Fri, Nov 2 - Deadline to submit information for Veteran's Day slideshow
- Mon, Nov 5 - Last Day to Donate Unwanted Halloween Candy
- Mon, Nov 5 - PTA Fall Meeting with Interim Superintendent Ralph Mayo
- Tues, Nov 6 - No School - Go Vote!
- Wed, Nov 7 - Bulb Planting at School
- Fri, Nov 9 - Veteran's Day Assembly
- Sun, Nov 11 - Sound Tigers Family Day
- Tues, Nov 13 - Digital Citizenship Session with Mrs. Browning
- Wed, Nov 14 & Thurs, Nov 15 - Book Fair
- Thurs, Nov 15 - America Recycles Day
- Fri, Nov 16 - Community Service Event: Holidays for Haiti
- Fri, Nov 16 - Math Marathon Ends
Sarah Morris & Kristin Duda
PTA Co- Presidents
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PTA MEETING - MONDAY NOVEMBER 5TH
 Please join us at our first PTA meeting of the year on Monday, November 5th at 2pm in the Media Center with special guest speaker Mr. Ralph Mayo, our Interim Superintendent. We will provide a short PTA update and then hear from Mr. Mayo.
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MATH MARATHON 
The Math Marathon is underway and we have completed the first week. Riverside students have completed over 87,000 problems! Students can check out the results on the bulletin board in the front hallway. It runs until Friday, November 16th. Good luck and keep logging in to IXL!
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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 8:45am in the Gym where we 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.
***NEW THIS YEAR***
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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FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS
Come out with Riverside School on Sunday
November 11th
when the Bridgeport Sound Tigers take on the Charlotte Checkers at 3:00 pm. The Riverside Chorus will be performing God Bless America at this game on Veteran's Day in the 1st intermission!
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
Riverside's Book Fair "NEVERLAND OF BOOKS" is around the corner, on
November 14th and 15th from 9:00am - 4:00pm each day.
For class visitation schedule, volunteer sign ups and information on Book Fair Bucks, please visit
www.rivpta.org
.
Parents are invited to come during their child's class visit. If you are unable to attend, you have the option to purchase Book Fair Bucks for your children so that they may purchase books independently. There will be volunteers present to assist anyone who needs help. To purchase Book Fair Bucks, please visit
www.rivpta.org
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Also join us for an Ice Cream Social on November 14th from 5:30 - 7:00pm which will include an allergy friendly ice cream treat and a fun raffle for each grade starting at 6:30pm.
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HOLIDAYS FOR HAITI
Help give a child in Haiti a reason to smile this holiday season. Mark your calendar to join the Community Service Committee after school
on November 16th
, in the Riverside School Gym. Select a child to help, take a photo of yourself and decorate a card to send to Haiti. All you need is $20 per card; all other
materials will be in the gym ready for you!
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PTA PROGRAM - DAVID SCHWARTS VISIT
David Schwartz, author of "How Much is a Million?" visited Riverside this past week for two energy-packed days of talking numbers. David performed all-school assemblies in addition to grade=specific workshops for the 3rd and 4th grade. Ask your kids how many thousands are in a thousand? Or how many days it might take to count to 1 million? Or how many pieces of popcorn David travels the world with!
This program was made possibly by your donations to the
PTA. Thank you!
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ARE YOU PLANNING TO SEND HOLIDAY CARDS? 
Consider using this promotion code (
FUNDRAISERVSCT)
for Minted Holiday Cards to support Riverside school! During the month of November, you'll receive 15% off Holiday card and gift purchases - and 15% will be donated back to our
Riverside
School PTA.
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Nov 22: Bash the Trash (2nd Grade)
This program is sponsored and run by the Riverside School PTA. Check out the full PTA calendar on RIVPTA.ORG.
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UPCOMING ROTATION SCHEDULE
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5TH
Mon, Nov 5 -
E
Tues, Nov 6 - NO SCHOOL - ELECTION DAY
Wed, Nov 7 -
A
Thurs, Nov 8 -
B
Fri, Nov 9 - C
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LIONS KIDSSIGHT PEDIATRIC EYE SCREENING
On Wednesday, November 7 and Thursday, November 8, we will be holding our Pediatric Eye Screening.
The Greenwich Lions KidSight community service program along with the school nurse provides a simple, non-invasive vision screening test performed on first, fourth and fifth graders. We ask that children bring their glasses or wear their contacts on the day of the test. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the school nurse, Melissa Luiso at 203-698-6096.
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YOUR CHILD'S DIGITAL LIFE
Starting in November, Mrs. Browning will lead again a series of sessions for parents about digital citizenship, research tools, and the key apps used in school. This is a terrific opportunity for parents with kids in all grade levels to see how their children and their teachers use digital tools at Riverside School. The series will focus on the same key components as the presentation did last year. However, as technology and the digital world changes year to year so will any presentation about it! Please mark your calendars and plan on attending any or all of the following sessions:
These sessions will run from 2-3pm in the Media Center.
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Greenwich Public School News
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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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