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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 11/04 - 11/08
Monday, November 4
Mini Fall Afters Begin
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, November 5
NO SCHOOL - Election Day
Wednesday, November 6
Bulb Planting
7:45a Adv. Orchestra Rehearsal - Gr 5
8:30a Fluoride Rinse
9:00a Parent Coffee - Gr 5
Thursday, November 7
GSO - Gr 4 & 5
Lunch Swap - Gr 1,2 & 4
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal -
All Members
Friday, November 8
1st Marking Period Ends
7:50a Band Rehearsal - Gr 4 & 5
9:00a EDS Coffee - By Invitation
WEEK OF 11/11- 11/15
Monday, November 11
8:45a Veterans Day Celebration
Tuesday, November 12
Picture Retake Day
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
2:00p PTA General Meeting
Wednesday, November 13
Winter Boot Drive
7:45a Adv. Orchestra Rehearsal - Gr 5
8:45a ROPES Photos
8:30a Fluoride Rinse
9:00a PTA Board of Directors
Thursday, November 14
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal -
All Members
Friday, November 15
Holidays for Haiti
7:50a Band Rehearsal - Gr 4 & 5
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Nov 16 & 17 The Nutcracker at Greenwich High School Performing Art Center. Kate S. and Noa L. are two students from Riverside School that will be performing in it. Buy your tickets early for best seating.
Dec 4, 5 &6
Auditions for Mary Poppins Jr. at YMCA of Greenwich. Performances will take place on April 24, 25, and 26, 2020 at the Western Middle School Auditorium. Children 8 to 18 years old are encouraged to audition and registration can be completed at
www.OpenArtsAlliance.com or call
(203) 869-1630 Ext. 304.
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Dear Riverside Parents,
We hope you had a happy Halloween! A big thank you to our Boo Bash Chair and Committee for a great event last Friday.
We have a lot planned in November and want to remind you that we
are hosting our Fall PTA meeting on Tuesday, November 12th with Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones at 2pm
in the Media Center at School. Please join us!
Our design contest for a Riverside Logo with our new Red Hawk Mascot has been an incredible success. The talent and creativity among students is outstanding! We want thank all students for participating and will be recognizing everyone and our finalists soon so please stay tuned for more information.
Today is the last day to submit names of relatives that have served in our country to include in our Veterans Day slideshow. Please see details below.
Please note the following date reminders for the next two weeks (details below):
- Tues, Nov. 5 - No School for Election Day - Go Vote!
- Wed, Nov. 6 - Last Day to Donate Unwanted Halloween Candy
- Wed, Nov. 6 - Bulb Planting at School
- Fri, Nov. 8 - Math Marathon Ends
- Mon, Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Assembly
- Tues, Nov.12 - PTA Fall Meeting with Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones
- Tues, Nov.12 - Photo Retake Day
- Wed, Nov.13 - Winter Boot Drive
- Fri, Nov. 15 - Community Service Event: Holidays for Haiti
Lastly, don't forget to turn your clocks back this weekend...enjoy the extra hour!
Kristin Duda & Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co- Presidents
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MATH MARATHON COMPETITION - WEEK 3!
The Math Marathon is underway and we have completed the third week! Students can check out the results on the bulletin board in the front hallway. Remember to turn in your Week 3 worksheets on Monday and look in your Friday folder for next week's math worksheet.
Please contact Justine Pearson (
[email protected]
) or Lizzie Parker ([email protected]) for any questions.
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DONATE UNWANTED HALLOWEEN CANDY!!
A reminder that the Wellness Committee is collecting any unwanted Halloween candy. All types of wrapped candy are acceptable. No loose or unwrapped candy. Please leave your donations in the marked
orange
collection box by the school office TODAY
through Wednesday, November 6th.
Local pediatric dentist, Dr. Stacy Zarakiotis, will take in our candy and make a matching donation to support children in need of corrective dental surgeries via Operation Smile (
www.operationsmile.org
). Thank you in advance for supporting this good cause!
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On the morning of Wednesday, November 6, classes will be planting daffodil bulbs behind the school to add to the beautiful daffodil border we started last year. We'll work in collaboration with the Greenwich Parks and Recreation department and the Riverside Garden Club on this project. Be sure to keep an eye out for lots of gorgeous flowers in spring 2020!
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SAVE THE DATE - GENERAL PTA MEETING NOVEMBER 12TH
Please join us for our Fall PTA Meeting with our featured speaker, Superintendent of Schools Dr.
Toni
Jones, for a discussion on her strategic vision for the Greenwich Public Schools.
Tuesday,
November 12th from 2pm-3pm
Media Center at Riverside School
We welcome questions in advance to help tailor the topics that Dr. Jones will address to be sure they are relevant and important to our community. Please email us at [email protected].
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PICTURE RETAKE
Picture retake day will take place on Tuesday, November 12th, starting at 9:00 am.
If your child was absent on school photo day, please plan to send him/her to this retake day. If you are dissatisfied with your child's portrait and would like to try again, just send your child to the retake with the
entire, undamaged portrait package (except the class photo which you can keep).
No retakes will be given to parents unless, and until, originals have been returned.
If you have any questions or concerns about your order (late, missing, refunds) please contact Customer Service at Coffeepond directly by calling
1-800-632-2323 ext "0" or via email at [email protected].
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WINTER BOOT DRIVE - COLLECTION
Please remember to bring in your outgrown, gently used, children's boots for our Winter Boot Drive!
We will be collecting donations under the "Oops Table" until
November 13th.
All families will then be able to pick up boots free of charge Wednesday November 13th from 3:00 pm at the front of school. Any unclaimed items will be donated. REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE!!!
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HOLIDAYS FOR HAITI 
Help give a child in Haiti more reasons to smile this holiday season. Mark your calendar to join the Community Service Committee after school on Friday, November 15th, in the Riverside School Gym. Select a Haitian child to write to, 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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SIGN UP FOR SAFETY DUTY
We encourage you to sign up for Safety Duty, which is the coverage to help kids get out of cars safely in the drop-off lane in front of school from 8:30-8:45am (only 15 minutes). You can sign-up through this safety duty link on the Riverside School PTA Volunteer Homepage.
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RIVERSIDE EARLY MORNING PROGRAM
The
Early Morning Program at Riverside School provides a childcare option for Riverside students prior to the start of the regular school day. The program runs Monday through Friday from 7:15am until school opens at 8:30am. Any questions, contact Kristine Redlien at
[email protected]
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - 2019
Nov 18:
Journalist Visit (5th)
Nov 22:
Riverside Rhythms - Nick Dupuy (All Grades)
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to the generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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PARENT COFFEES WITH MR. WEISS AND MS. KEY
We hope
3rd/4th grades enjoyed your coffees and we look forward to our remaining coffee for 5th grade on
November 6th at 9:00 am in the Cafe. We hope many of you will be able to join us for some sharing about the school, the school's leadership team, and some time for Q&A.
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CALLING ALL VETERANS!
Please join us for the 15th Annual Riverside School Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11th at 8:45 am in the Gym where will will honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces. We will recognize the family members of our Riverside School community in a slideshow.
Please email
[email protected]
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 through today, Friday, November 1st. 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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RIVERSIDE RHAPSODY AUDITIONS
Calling ALL 5th GRADE STUDENTS interested in auditioning for Riverside's select a cappella group, "Riverside Rhapsody"!
Auditions will be Tuesday, November 12th 3:45-4:30 pm in the Learning Center.
Call-back auditions
for select students will be Monday, November 18th after school from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Learning Center.
If your child is interested, please review and complete this form: Audition Form
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN GREENWICH: HELPING PARENTS BE PARTNERS IN LEARNING
The Academic Excellence Committee of the PTA Council is working with GPS to give every parent the information and guidance they need to help their kids thrive at school.
This year, the committee is hosting six workshops open to the public to inform the parent about the philosophy and process of creating our curriculum and what changes are being made. This information is geared to help parents understand the curriculum so they can better support the work teachers are doing in the classroom. Presentations are given by GPS administrators. There have been two workshops to date:
1.
The Vision of the Graduate
2. Parents as Partners in Learning: Teaching & Learning
and view Irene Parisi's Presentation.
Our next workshop - Personalized Learning and Purposeful Screentime (TENTATIVE TOPIC) - is scheduled for November 19th at 10:30am at the Board of Education Building. All Workshops are open to the public.
If you have questions, suggestions, concerns or want to know more, please contact Caitlin Wardell, Riverside School's Academic Excellence rep, at
[email protected]
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BOO BASH BAKE SALE - THANK YOU! 
Thank you to everyone who helped make the Boo Bash Bake Sale a great success to raise money for some of our special 5th Grade events.
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KEY UPCOMING DATE REMINDERS
Registration for the Winter Musical Frozen is now live on the PTA website. Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, November 13.
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5TH GRADE YEARBOOK
- Our Yearbook Committee will be meeting in November to begin some of the preliminary planning and preparation. Please contact Sarah Morris
[email protected]
if you are interested in volunteering to help out with this committee.
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Start reviewing and organizing your pictures now so you are ready to upload the selected pictures when the time comes! In addition to pictures from your child's K-5 experience at Riverside, we will also need a baby picture from everyone. More information to come in the next few months.
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RUN FOR YOUR SCHOOL COMPETITION 
Turkey Trot - Saturday, November 30
5K Race/1 Mile Fun Run Benefits Greenwich Public Schools.
"Run for Your School Competition" -
$500 for PE equipment to the school with the most registered runners.
$35 adults/$15 youth (14 & under).
Prices increase on Race Day.
Register by Nov. 15 for guaranteed t-shirt & goodie bag
www.greenwichalliance.org.
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