Courtney Daffinrud's DI team had a great time at this weekend's competition, showing off the musical that they designed and wrote entirely: Micah, Oden, Macy, Lennon, Anders, Lyric, and Sawyer.
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Greetings!
Here is this week's Memo.
It was a busy weekend for Riverside's dynamic program that asks students to collaborate and perform. Read about that success below!
Happy Monday,
Nelia
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PARENT-TEACHER-STUDENT CONFERENCES
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Please remember that Riverside will be closed for Prek- 8th grades this Wednesday for Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences for grades K-8.
Please call Krystal to schedule your conference time that day.
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Our
Destination Imagination
teams from K-4th grade enjoyed an impressive competition in Burlington this past weekend! One group
(Conall, Rylie, Adrienne, Seda, Isla, Julia)
engaged in an Improv competition and won first place! Their trophy is in Krystal's office.
The drama team (Lennon, Sawyer, Anders, Lyric, Micah, Oden and Macy) performed their musical (after writing the script, lyrics and music and designing the set - including a technical set change element which they choose to use a pulley and curtain system) and did very well against impressive competition. Both teams also worked really well together in their Instant Challenges as well.
Thank you so much to Alison Kennedy and Courtney Daffinrud for leading this effort, donating so much of their afternoon time this winter.
Our middle schoolers produced an extraordinary version of
Willy Wonka, Jr
for both evening a matinee performances to an audience not only of parents and grandparents, but a number of local families who chose it as a form of family entertainment.
Thank you to the parent volunteers who gave time during Play Week and the performances, and kudos to the cast and crew for the active learning, patient leadership, engaged citizenship, and support they gave each other to make the show, and the process of production electives, so successful.
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OPEN HOUSE FOR INTERESTED FAMILIES
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Please help us to spread the word to friends and neighbors who might be interested in Riverside for their children next year. We will be hosting an Open House event with tours and presentations about our program on April 5 at 6:00 pm.
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Contracts for returning students were mailed home last week,
please sign and return them before April 15
. Note that this deadline is important because we have numerous applications for new students and need to know where we have space in each grade level.
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Students in grades 3-8 will be engaged with computer-based standardized testing beginning this week. Students who have not experienced the SBAC test as often in the past will have time to practice working with the online testing interface and to discuss that experience today and tomorrow.
Each student then will have about 5-6 hours of testing over two weeks, using as much time as they want/need to take it. If students are absent during that time, they may miss class time later on in order to make up missed testing sessions.
If you have any questions about this, please contact Nelia. Please help ensure that they are well rested and have snacks and water to keep them energized and focused.
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There will be Science Club today from 3:45-5:00.
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Crazy 8s Math Club will meet Tuesday from 4:15-5:00.
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There will be no Chess Club this week.
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There will be Karate on Thursday for beginners, from 3:45-5:00.
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Latin Club will meet on Thursday this week, from 3:45-4:45.
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Film Making Club will meet two more times:
Thursday, March 29, and Tuesday, April 3
(contrary to last week's Memo). Stay tuned for details about the film screenings in an assembly later this spring!
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K-3rd graders will be swimming again this week.
Mark your calendars: pick up for K-3 students is at 3:15 at the back door of the SJA pool on March 30, April 6, 27, and May 4, 11.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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