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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 5/27- 5/31
Monday, May 27
NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 28
7:50a Chorus Mandatory Dress Rehearsal - PT. 1 & 2
7:00p Spring Concert -Band/Chorus/ Gr 4 & 5 Orchestra
Wednesday, May 29
1:00p EMS Visit - Gr 5
2:00p PTA General meeting
2:00p A Midsummer Night's Dream - ALP Mozer
3:15p ESOL International Dinner
Thursday, May 30
Bronx Zoo - Gr 1
Summer Book Fair
8:30a Shakespeare Festival - Gr 5 ALP
3:15p Riverside Rhapsody Rehearsal
Friday, May 31
3rd Marking Period Closes
AFTERS Ends
WEEK OF 6/3 - 6/7
Monday, June 3
Bush Holley House - Gr 3
7:45a 3rd Grade Strings Rehearsal
8:00a Rangers Meeting
9:30a Perrot Library Visit - 1C
3:15p
Riverside Rhapsody Rehearsal
6:30p Spring Concert - Orchestra Gr 3
Tuesday, June 4
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1 & 2
9:00a Volunteer Tea
9:30a Perrot Library Visit - 1S
Wednesday, June 5
8:45a ROPES PHOTOS
9:30a Perrot Library Visit - 1M
10:20a Learning Presentation - 1C
1:00p EOY Presentation - 3M
1:00p Writing Celebration - 3F
6:30p Art Show
Thursday, June 6
Bush Holley House - Gr 3
7:50a Chorus Rehearsals - PT. 1 & 2
9:00a Learning Presentations - 1M
9:30a Perrot Library Visit - 1D
10:00a EOY Showcase - 3C
10:20a Learning Presentations - 1S
1:00p EOY Presentation - 3G
2:00p EOY Presentation - Gr 5`
2:20p Learning Presentations - 1D
3:15p
Riverside Rhapsody Rehearsals
Friday, June 7
FIELD DAY
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SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
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COMMUNITY NEWS
June 1, 4-6pm, Daddy Daughter Dance at St. Paul's Church.$20 per family. Girls 3-12 years old. Questions contact [email protected].
Jun 8, 10am - 4pm, All Abilities Day, Bruce Museum. There will be family-friend activities, including performances by the Travelling Lantern Theater Company and much more. Free. For more information contact Corine Flax, Manager of School and Community Partnerships at 203-413-6742 or [email protected].
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Dear Parents,
Congratulations to the Riverside school community for
raising over $9,000 for Pediatric Brain Cancer Research! Thank you to everyone who participated for this great cause.
Please join us next week for our Spring
PTA Meeting on Wednesday, May 29th at 2pm in the Media Center at School for a presentation and discussion with Dr. Alina Boie on the topics of building resilience and dealing with anxiety in kids. We will also present next year's budget and executive board.
Summer is around the corner and we are excited to announce the suggested school wide summer reading book,
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl. This book will be featured at our Summer Book Fair next week on Thursday, May 30th.
Important Upcoming Dates & Events
- Wed, May 29th: Spring PTA Meeting
- Thurs, May 30th: Summer Reading Book Fair
- Fri, May 31st: Deadline for ordering school supplies
- Mon, June 3rd: 3rd Grade Orchestra Concert (evening event)
- Tues, June 4th: PTA Volunteer & Parent Recognition Tea
- Wed, June 5th: Schoolwide Art Show (evening event)
- Fri, June 7th: Field Day and Spirit Week Kick-Off
- Mon-Tues, June 10-11: Cardboard Challenge
- Wed-Thurs, June 12-13: Spirit Days (details below)
- Fri, June 14: Spirit Day & Flag Day Assembly (details below)
Also please continue to check the school calendar on the left hand side bar of this Peek newsletter for other detailed happens at school that are grade or student group specific.
Sarah Morris & Kristin Duda
PTA Co- Presidents
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RUN FOR LIFE
Through the Run for Life campaign, Riverside raised over
$9,000.00 for Pediatric Brain Cancer research. Students and staff who participated completed over 27,000 laps, and about 3500 miles in total, to raise these funds. All money raised by this event will be going directly to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.
Great job Riverside and
THANK YOU!!!!
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PTA MEETING - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th
Please join us at our spring PTA meeting on Wednesday, May 29th at 2pm in the Media Center with special guest speaker Dr. Alina Boie, a School Psychologist at GPS on the topics of resilience and anxiety in our children. We will also cover a brief PTA update on highlights from this year as well as plans and budget for the 2019-2020 year.
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SUMMER READING BOOK FAIR 
Get Hooked on Reading this Summer!
Please join us for our second
Summer
Reading
B
ook
F
air
on Thursday, May 30th, from 2:30-7:30pm
in the School Gym
.
The PTA Book Fair Committee has worked together with our Media Specialist Fionnuala Browning and Riverside Teachers to provide a selection of summer reading books students are sure to love.
I
n addition to book titles for our K-5students, we will offer some great adult summer reads as well as fun summer/ camp activity books and journals. An allergy free summer treat will be offered at the fair to our book worms!
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help please email Elisabeth Miranowski ([email protected]).
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2019 SUMMER BOOK READ: James and the Giant Peach
Riverside Elementary School has chosen James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl as our 2019 Summer Read. Students can read independently or with their parents across all grades to have a shared summer reading experience. This will culminate in back to school activities in the Fall of 2019.
This imaginative tale of adventure, excitement and friendship will certainly captivate the minds of our students this summer!
Copies of James and the Giant Peach, as well as a selection of other Roald Dahl books - plus books on insects! - will be available at the Summer Reading Book Fair on May 30th. Details below.
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ORDER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2019-2020! 
The PTA is once again sponsoring a school supply fundraiser for the upcoming school year. Order now and your child's box of supplies will be delivered to the classroom by the first day of school! Please visit
www.shopttkits.com and enter account number
83285. The site is now live and all orders must be received by
May 31st. Any questions please email Jane Leonard at
[email protected].
NEW FOR 2019-2020!
All children now need their own headphones or earphones. These must be regular audio jack (not USB) and have microphones. They are available to purchase as an optional extra from Schoolkidz or you can choose to buy your own/bring in a suitable pair from home.
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CLEATS DONATION
Last Call:
Riverside School will continue to collect
cleats
next week as part of the
Same
Cleats
/New Feet project. So check your closets and bring in any
cleats
that you no longer use. They will be put to good use by kids in Venezuela!
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PARENT RECOGNITION - VOLUNTEER TEA SAVE THE DATE! 
The PTA's Annual Volunteer Tea will be held on Tuesday, June, 4th at 9am in the cafe. Please join us as we recognize all our wonderful PTA volunteers from the 2018-2019 school year. We will also be presenting some special awards to outstanding volunteers and honoring graduating parents.
You don't want to miss this special event!
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL ART SHOW AND ICE CREAM - JUNE 5TH 
We would like to invite the Riverside Community to join us on
Wednesday June 5th from 6:30 to 8:00pm for our first ever school wide art show. With over 1,000 pieces of art displayed, all students will have their moment to shine. Much thanks to the for PTA adding some yummy sweetness to the occasion!
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VOLUNTEER TO BE A CLASS PARENT
If you would like to be a Class Parent for the 2019-2020 school year, please
sign up.
The deadline to sign up is August 1st.
For more information about the role and responsibilities of a class parent, please review the
Class Parent Job Description.
If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Jones at
917-273-2853
or
[email protected]
.
Class parents will be chosen in August by lottery after class lists are sent out and notified via email the week before school starts.
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
May 28: Arts Enrichment - Author Visit: Jessie Janowitz (3rd Grade)
May 29: Science Enrichment - Watersheds (4th Grade)
Jun 13: Science Enrichment - Science of Magic Assemblies (All Grades)
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 MAY 27
Mon, May 27 -
NO SCHOOL
Tues, May 28 - B
Wed, May 29 - C
Thurs, May 30 -
D
Fri, May 31 - E
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FIELD DAY LUNCH
From The Café:
If your child will be buying lunch on
Field Day (June 7th) p
lease make sure they either bring money in that day or
have money in their lunch account as we've had quite a
few kids lately with empty accounts. Please Replenish.
Thank you!
Lunch Order:
For your convenience, the Riverside cafeteria will offer bag lunches for students/adults for purchase. Lunches/drinks can be paid for when picked up in the cafe or students can also use their accounts.
Please return the
form by
Tuesday, June 4th.
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FIELD DAY - COLOR WAR 2019
We would like to invite the Riverside Community to come support and cheer on our students as they participate in a friendly competition to see which color will be crowned Champion.
Friday June 7th (Raindate Friday June 14th)
8:45 K-2 Kick-Off Celebration
9:00-11:36 K-2 Stations
11:30-12:00 3-5 Lunch
12:00-12:30 K-2 Lunch
12:15 3-5 Kick-Off Celebration
12:30-2:55 3-5 Stations
3:00 Announce Color War Champion
Students should wear their colored
Field
Day shirt or any shirt their team color if they did not order a shirt. Shirts will be distributed prior to Field Day. The Fi
eld D
ay colors have been emailed home. In addition,
students should bring a lunch from home or can pre-order by June 4th from the limited lunch menu. Water will be available during the day, but students should be encouraged to bring in a reusable water bottle labeled with their name on it.
Any questions please contact Bill Bogardus or Jay D'Andrea.
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SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK
June 7-
Field Day- this will kick off Spirit week. Students will show school spirit by dressing in their Field Day colors.
June 10 & June 11-
Cardboard Challenge.
June 12-
Proud to be a part of Riverside School In alignment with the school-wide SEL Assembly (9-10), students and staff show their school spirit by wearing Riverside gear/apparel!
June 13-
Proud to be me To celebrate our unique interests and talents, children and staff are encouraged to wear items that represent themselves. This can include but is not limited to shirts from: sports teams, club or extra curricular (school play, tae kwon do, etc.), native country, a dream college.
June 14-
Proud of my country In alignment with the Flag Day Assembly, students and staff are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue or American flag clothing.
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START SAVING SUPPLIES FOR THE CARDBOARD CHALLENGE!
The Riverside Cardboard Challenge will be held this year
on Monday, June 10th
and
Tuesday, June 11th.
Please start saving your cardboard boxes, paper towel rolls, string, ribbons and other recycled objects for the Riverside Cardboard Challenge. This two-day event challenges students to work in teams to build arcade type games using cardboard, recycled materials and imagination. Please DO NOT send anything to school at this time. We will provide more information closer to the event with specific dates to send in materials. Thanks for your help!
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UPDATE ON FOAM-FREE SCHOOL LUNCH
The Board of Education (BOE) resolved last month to eliminate styrofoam trays from the school cafeteria.
Unfortunately, the BOE was not inclined to request an interim appropriation necessary to fund dishwashers and reusable trays for the district for the 2019-2020 school year until this option is piloted at New Lebanon School.
Until funding can be secured for the dishwashers and reusable trays for the district, Food Services will look into a couple of disposable options for the start of summer school and the next school year.
Green Schools Committee will gather data on the stainless-steel tray pilot at New Lebanon School since they have a dishwasher, as well as compile results on the waste reduction programs at Eastern Middle School and North Mianus Elementary School.
The committee will evaluate the possible options gathered from the data in order to present a strong case for reusable trays this fall
or another equally suitable alternative.
Thank you all for your support to date - parent advocacy was key to getting us this far! We hope we can count on your support going forward and into the 2019-2020 school year for a reusable food ware system - the most responsible solution for our children's health, our environment and the budget!
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