CJ, Gus, Cliona, Josie, Ethan and the rest of the 7th grade class worked on communication skills last week as they tried to guide their "blind" classmates through a field of pingpong balls.
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Greetings!
It's the week of Elementary Play Day!
Happy Monday,
Nelia
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SEAN FORTIER: NEW FACULTY
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In an email to the parents earlier this spring Michelle introduced Sean Fortier, who will be our After School Program Director and PreK-8 Wellness teacher next year, implementing curriculum for all our students on physical, social-emotional, and health education.
Sean will be on campus on Friday, May 24, and available to meet parents after drop off and before pick up. Please plan to park and say hello.
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The 2019-2020 Riverside School calendar is available for download!
7th grade parents
: Please note the dates of the 8th grade summer adventure are August 24-25, and that 8th grade day is listed on the calendar for September 3, the day before school starts.
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We have cancelled the Paint and Sip fundraiser due to lack of participation.
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This week will include the following presentations, we hope you can join us!
- Kaelen will present on Tuesday morning about the Black Lives Matter movement
- Liam will present on Thursday morning about food marketing
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PREK-5 ELEMENTARY PLAY DAY
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Tuesday, May 7 is Elementary Play Day, with the performance at Lyndon Institute Auditorium that evening at 6:00 pm.
Daytime Schedule (all for K-5 except as noted):
- 8:15: finale rehearsal in the barn
- 8:45: project stations (music, costumes, rehearsal, props)
- 9:40: break; PreK rehearsal in classroom with Lydia
- 10:00: full run through rehearsal
- 12:10: lunch
- 12:45: K-5 depart for LI by bus
- 1:20: dress rehearsal
- 3:00: dismissal at LI
Performance Logistics and Schedule:
- 5:00 pm K-5th graders arrive at LI
- 5:45 Preschoolers arrive at LI
- After the end of the performance, students should return all borrowed costumes immediately to Lydia and find their parents.
- All hands to help clean up, sweep, and load cars of materials that need to go back to school would be most appreciated. Please plan to ask Lydia how you can help, even if only for a few minutes.
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This Thursday, May 9 Student Council is hosting a Cabaret: dinner with live entertainment, open to all grades from 5:30-7:00 pm. Tickets cost $3 to cover the cost of dinner. There will be a dessert competition. Use the sign up sheet in the microwave room to prepare a dessert or to prepare an act. The winning ticket for the garden cart raffle will also happen this night.
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K-3rd graders will be swimming for the last time this Friday, please remember to pick up behind the SJA pool at 3:15.
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6-8th graders are going on their Spring Field Trip to eastern Massachusetts May 15-17.
We will be departing from Riverside on Wednesday morning after assembly, and returning Friday by 3:30 pm.
The primary reason for separating this trip from the 4-5th grade was to focus more intentionally on curriculum connections and make this an even richer learning opportunity for this developmental age of students. We are excited to have plans that include:
- visiting the de Cordova Sculpture Park in connection with their study of pop art this year with Suzanne
- 6th grade doing an engineering workshop at MIT in connection with their physical science curriculum with Mr. G.
- 7-8th grade visiting the Harvard Museum of Natural History in connection with their study of climate change and earth science curriculum with Mr. G.
- visiting the USS Constitution and Longfellow's Wayside Inn in connection with 7th grade studies of American History and 6-8th grade studies of poetry with Peter.
These are 3 full school days on the Riverside calendar. We expect that all the students are planning to attend, unless parents have communicated otherwise with us directly.
Please let us know if your family has planned otherwise as soon as possible, as it impacts payment and other logistics.
Next week’s Monday Memo will contain a packing list, contact info, etc. Students will need to have $25 for one dinner meal in a restaurant with their class, and no more than $10 in additional spending money.
Thank you to the parents who signed up to join us on the trip,
we are grateful for the space in your cars, your willingness to drive, contributions you may make toward parking or snacks, and your time supervising small groups of students for three days. Nelia will have details for you next Monday and Tuesday.
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4-5th graders are going on their Spring Field Trip to Maine May 20-22.
Thank you to the parents who have signed up to drive and chaperone. The primary reason for separating this trip from the 6-8th grade was to focus more intentionally on curriculum connections and make this an even richer learning opportunity for this developmental age of students. These are 3 full school days on the Riverside calendar. We expect that all the chaperones who signed up in the fall and all of the students are planning to attend, unless parents have communicated otherwise with us directly.
Please let us know if your family has planned otherwise as soon as possible, as it impacts payment and other logistics.
Laryssa and Hanna have shared a packing list and forms for the Ecology School directly in the boomerangs. Please let them know if you need another copy, and return the ES forms directly to the classroom before this Friday, May 10.
Laryssa and Hanna will be communicating directly with chaperones about other details this week and next.
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We ask that each Riverside family please choose the one that best fits your schedule and interests, and plan to attend.
As ever, Riverside both strengthens and depends on our supportive community when we work to care for our historic campus in this way each year.
- Saturday, June 1, 9:00am-12:00pm: gardening and cleaning projects
- Tuesday, June 11, 5:30pm: cleaning, painting, and hauling materials out of the basement and the attic so that insulating work can be done.
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8th grader Liam Markey and 7th grader Maaike Dam, as well as several Riverside alumni and parents, are playing in the NEK Community Orchestra concert this weekend. The concert is Sunday, May 12 at 4:00 pm at the Alexander Twilight Theater at NVU-Lyndon.
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Information is gathering in Krystal's office about various summer opportunities for area youth. We will try to share them here as well, with links to more information.
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Magic Club will not be meeting this week because of the Elementary Play Day. The last meeting will be May 14.
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5-8th grade Wednesday, 3:45-5:00
K-4th grade Thursday, 3:45-4:45
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There will not be Latin Club this week or next, its final two meetings will be on May 23 and 30.
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Mountain Bike Club will meet again this Friday. Since the trails are open and the group will be riding,
pick up time is 5:30 pm.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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