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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 3/18 - 3/22
Monday, March 18
9:00a A Capella Concert at EMS
- Gr. 4 & 5
Tuesday, March 19
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
3:20p Coding Class
Wednesday, March 20
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, March 21
7:50a Chorus Rehearsals - PT. 2
Friday, March 22
7:50a Band Rehearsal
Monday, March 25
Kindergarten Registration
Be Honest: Honor The Code - Wear
Blue
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, March 26
Kindergarten Registration
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
2:00p Digital Life Parent Presentation
3:20p Coding Class
Wednesday, March 27
Kindergarten Registration
Thursday, March 28
Kindergarten Registration
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
Friday, March 29
Gymnastics Ends
Report Cards Distributed
7:50a Band Rehearsal
6:00p Pizza Bingo
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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
Mar 20 (Decorate Your Initial), Mar 27 (Build a Catapult) and April 3 (Pom-Pom Aliens),
Make It! at Perrot Library at 4pm. Drop-in (for grades 1 & up (max of 20).
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Dear Parents,
Last call for STEM Fair board pick up is today! For anyone who was not able to get your board yesterday, we will have them available at pick up today in front of the gym entrance.
Pizza Bingo is coming up on Friday, March 29th and tickets are now on sale - details are below.
We have also started our PTA nominating process for next year. We need volunteers to meet our goals of enriching the overall experience of our children at Riverside School. We have many opportunities to help - both big and small. Details are below.
And finally, just a quick reminder of the current
donation drive happening at school to collect
used youth sport equipment (details below).
Sarah Morris & Kristin Duda
PTA Co- Presidents
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PIZZA BINGO TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Pizza Bingo is taking place on Friday, March 29th. Go to RIVPTA.ORG to purchase tickets, additional pizza slices & pre-order your raffle tickets (get 5 bonus raffle tickets with pre-orders!).
Along with great bingo prizes, the raffle baskets are awesome!
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VOLUNTEER FOR THE PTA NEXT YEAR!
The Riverside PTA is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the  education of our students and supporting the needs of our school community. We are currently recruiting for various PTA positions for next year. Whether you have a lot of time or a little or whether you are interested in fundraising, enrichment programs, health and wellness, community/ family events, afters programs, or communications and website roles, there is something for everyone.
Please submit nominations by Monday, March 25th.
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THE FRUIT & VEGGIE CHALLENGE 
Thank you to all of the parents, volunteers, students and teachers for helping make the FRUIT & VEGGIE CHALLENGE week a big success!
First grade
won the lunch room competition for best participating grade last week and earned extra recess! Fourth grade and second grade were tied for second place.
We would also like to congratulate the following 10 students who participated in the Challenge and submitted their completed forms to win a raffle prize: Leila Garcia, Hank Kilcullen, Lilly Picket, Grace Kintner, Kobi Bonner, Will Maus, Linus Grabowski, Claire Fugelsang, Ainsley Sahrbeck, Jayden Zych.
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YOUTH EQUIPMENT DONATIONS NEEDED
We are currently supporting Greenwich High School's Youth Equipment Sharing Club (Y.E.S.) in their
annual used sport equipment collection drive. They are collecting all types of equipment including balls, soccer shin pads and goalkeeper gloves, baseball mitts and bats, lacrosse and hockey pads, cleats, etc.
The equipment is donated to programs that allow underprivileged athletes to compete. Examples of past donation recipients include Harlem RBI Baseball and Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse - as well as the occasional international donation (children in rural communities in Guatemala received donated soccer balls a couple years ago).
Deadline to donate is Friday, March 22. There is a marked bin at the front of school to collect donations.
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PTAC ESSENCE AWARD 2019 - APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 29TH.
The
PTAC Essence Awards recognizes up to two outstanding PTA members of the Greenwich Public Schools, who through exemplary achievement, have inspired others, demonstrated selfless spirit and made a significant difference in our school community (individual school or district wide).
The Essence Award Committee will award one traditional Essence Award and may also award a Lifetime Essence Award. The Lifetime Essence Award was created in 2017 to specifically honor an active, long-standing impactful PTA volunteer who has contributed over the course of many years through a variety of positions and schools. Parents, teachers, staff, students, principals, administrators or members of the Greenwich community may submit nominations.
It would be great to receive at least one nomination from every school! The application consists of an essay of no more than 500 words, and must be submitted through this
online form
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The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 29th. at 10am at the Havemeyer Building,
290 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT
. Contact:
[email protected]
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AFTERS REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED
Registration is now closed for the Spring Afters session. Classes start on Monday, April 1.
We look forward to seeing you then!
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Mar 18: Princeton A Cappella Group Performance (4th & 5th Grades)
Mar 22:
Lot Therrio - Storyteller (Kindergarten)
Apr 1-5: Dance Residency (All Grades)
Apr 2: Science Enrichment - Life Under the Surface (2nd Grade)
These programs are 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 MARCH 18th
Mon, Mar 18 - B
Tues, Mar 19 -
C
Wed, Mar 20 -
D
Thurs, Mar 21 - E
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YOUR CHILD'S DIGITAL LIFE
Mrs. Browning will continue leading her series of sessions for parents about digital citizenship, research tools, and the key apps used in school. Please mark your calendars for the final session:
- Tuesday, March 26th - Getting to Know Schoology and Google Drive
Session will be held from 2:00pm-3:00pm in the Media Center.
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MINDFULNESS RETREATS K-5th
Free Mindfulness Family Retreat for K-5th grade students
- Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 to 12:00 at Hamilton Avenue Elementary School. RSVP required by March 8th Click Here to RSVP!
- Saturday, April 6 from 9:00 to 12:00 at Parkway Elementary School. RSVP required by March 22nd Click Here to RSVP!
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TWICE EXCEPTIONAL PARENT ROUNTABLE
The PTAC 2E Committee has one more Parent Round table discussions scheduled for this school year!
- Tuesday May 2nd from 9:30am to 11am - Guest Speaker Bonnie O'Regan , ALP Facilitator, GPS.
- Topic: working with the Greenwich Public School System.
The PTAC 2E Committee Roundtable provides an opportunity for parents/guardians to share information and resources to help each child realize his/her fullest potential.
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BUS DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY ON FOOD ALLERGIES 
The State of Connecticut has adopted NEW Regulations to protect students on buses. Beginning July 2019 school bus drivers will be trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and trained in the administration of Epi-Pens. With parent permission the district will provide the bus company the names of students with known allergies. Parents will insure that the appropriate epi-pens are carried on their child in a safe, secure and clearly marked container that includes an emergency action plan.
If you have further questions please contact the district Nursing Supervisor, Mary Keller, RN at 203-625-7494
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