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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 11/12 - 11/16
Tuesday, November 13
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, November 14
Thursday, November 15
Book Fair
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
3:15p ESOL Thanksgiving Feast
Friday, November 16
7:50a Adv. Band - Gr. 5
1:30p Riverside Community Project
Monday, November 19
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, November 20
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, November 21
EARLY RELEASE
Thursday, November 22
SCHOOL CLOSED - Thanksgiving
Friday, November 23
SCHOOL CLOSED - Thanksgiving
WEEK OF 11/26 - 11/30
Tuesday, November 26
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Thursday, November 29
Picture Retakes
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Friday, November 30
7:50a Adv. Band - Gr 5
9:00a Feeling Safe Parent Presentation
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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
Dec 12,13,14, 7pm, Auditions for upcoming Spring 2019 production,
Annie, Jr.
, Open Arts Alliance at the YMCA of Greenwich at Hound Hill Community Center, 395 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Children ages 8-18. Registration can be completed at
www.OpenArtsAlliance.com.
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Dear Parents,
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Veteran's Day Celebration today! It was great to see so many families and Veterans in attendance. We were pleased to honor our former crossing guard Mr. Nick Mecca by presenting his wife Nancy with a plaque that will be placed on the Memorial Bench near the crosswalk.
Next week is our
Book Fair and the
Holiday's for Haiti Community Service Event. You can find more information about both events below and on our website
WWW.RIVPTA.ORG. ***Please note that the Book Fair Ice Cream Social will now take place on Tuesday evening, November 13th (not Wednesday).
And finally, we will be running two collection drives next week (Nov 12-16): a
Supplies Drive for a school in need in Nairobi, Kenya and a
Boot Drive to help stay green this Fall and Winter. Details below.
Please note the following date reminders for the next two weeks (details below):
- Sun, Nov 11 - Sound Tigers Family Day (Game at 3pm)
- Tues, Nov 13 - Teacher Preview (3:15pm) & Ice Cream Social (5:30pm)
- Wed, Nov 14 & Thurs, Nov 15 - Book Fair
- Thurs, Nov 15 - Digital Citizenship Session with Mrs. Browning (2pm)
- Thurs, Nov 15 - America Recycles Day
- Fri, Nov 16 - Community Service Event: Holidays for Haiti (3:15pm)
- Fri, Nov 16 - Math Marathon Ends
- Mon, Nov 19 - Boot Swap (3:15pm)
- Wed, Nov 21 - Early Release for Thanksgiving Recess (1:15pm)
- Thurs, Nov 22 - Fri, Nov 23 - No School
Sarah Morris & Kristin Duda
PTA Co- Presidents
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FAMILY FUN DAY AT THE BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS
This Sunday
November 11th,
the Bridgeport Sound Tigers take on the Charlotte Checkers at 3:00 pm. So find your ticket confirmation details. The Riverside Chorus will be performing God Bless America at this game on Veteran's Day in the 1st intermission!
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL BOOK FAIR
This year's Riverside Book Fair "NEVERLAND OF BOOKS" is coming this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 13th-15th!
We will kick off everyone's favorite Book Fair with the ICE CREAM SOCIAL on
Tuesday, November 13th*. The Social runs 5:30pm to 7pm and will feature allergy friendly ice cream, raffles, and teasers from some of Mrs. Browning's favorite books. (Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult at the Ice Cream Social.)
The Book Fair will continue during the day on Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00am - 4:00pm each day. Stop in at drop off, pick up, or anytime in between.
For class visitation schedule, volunteer sign ups and information on Book Fair Bucks, please visit
www.rivpta.org
.
* Please note this is a date change from Wednesday.
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MATH MARATHON - ONE MORE WEEK TO GO!
The Math Marathon is underway and Riverside students have completed over 127,000 problems! Students can check out the results on the bulletin board in the front hallway. It runs until Friday, November 16th. Good luck and keep logging in to IXL!
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES FUNDRAISER FOR BRITON COMMUNITY SCHOOL IN NAIROBI - WEEK OF NOV 12th
Greenwich High School 11th grader Hannah Viney is looking for some support from the Riverside School Community for her community service project. She is organizing a fundraiser to collect school supplies for a school in need in Kenya. Over Thanksgiving she will be traveling to Africa with the school supplies for the Briton Community School which is located in a slum called Mkuru wa Njenga in Nairobi. The school would like pens, writing pads (notebooks), erasers, sharpeners, dusters, play and learn games, chalk and crayons. Any donations welcome - totally voluntary of course! A plastic bin will be placed in the front entrance of the school from Monday, November 12 - Friday, November 16.
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BOOT DRIVE - WEEK OF NOV 12th
Need to buy winter boots for your kids? AGAIN? We have a solution. This year we are holding a Winter Boot Drive!
We will be collecting gently used boots in kids sizes the week of
November 12th. Just drop off any outgrown winter boots at school, under the "Oops" Table.
All families and staff will then be able to "shop" for boots free of charge
Monday, November 19th in the cafeteria. Any unclaimed items will be donated to Kids in Crisis. REDUCE, REUSE & RECYCLE!!!
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GREEN NEWS
Thursday, November 15th, is America Recycles Day! Students are encouraged to wear blue to show their pledge to recycle and will participate in fun activities during lunchtime (click here if you want to help). Keep the conversation going by discussing ways you recycle at home. Here is the complete updated List of Recyclables for the town of Greenwich.
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HOLIDAYS FOR HAITI - NEXT FRIDAY, NOV 16th
Help give a child in Haiti a reason to smile this holiday season. Mark your calendar to join the Community Service Committee after school
on Friday, November 16th
, in the Riverside School Gym. Students will select a Haitian child to support at our partner school and decorate a holiday card to send them with a polaroid photo taken at the event.. All you need is $20 per card; all other
materials will be in the gym ready for you!
If you have any questions please email Angela Kilcullen (
[email protected])
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PHOTO RETAKES
 Photo Retake Day will be held on Thursday, November 29th for students who missed Picture Day and for those students whose parents are dissatisfied with their student's portrait. You must return the entire, undamaged portrait package (except the class photo, you should keep this) on Retake Day. No retake pictures will be given to parents until the originals have been returned. Pictures have not yet arrived but keep a look out in next week's Friday Folders.
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TRADING CANDY FOR A CHILD'S SMILE
The Wellness Committee would like to thank all Riverside School families and children who donated unwanted Halloween candy.
We collected even more this year - in fewer days - for a
total
of 480 L
BS
!!! Local pediatric dentist, Dr. Stacy Zarakiotis, is matching $2 for every pound of candy collected and will in turn be donating the $960 to
Operation Smile
(operationsmile.org). Because of our school's enormous donation, we will fund 4
pediatric cleft lip surgeries for children in need!
This year, Dr. Zarakiotis' team is packaging the candy up and delivering it to local heroes - the brave men and women of our fire departments and police stations.
Thank you again for your support of this wonderful initiative!
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ARE YOU PLANNING TO SEND HOLIDAY CARDS? 
Consider using this promotion code (
FUNDRAISERVSCT)
for Minted Holiday Cards to support Riverside school! During the month of November, you'll receive 15% off Holiday card and gift purchases - and 15% will be donated back to our
Riverside
School PTA.
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
Nov 20: Bash the Trash (2nd Grade)
This program is 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 NOVEMBER 12TH
Mon, Nov 12 -
D
Tues, Nov 13 - E
Wed, Nov 14 -
A
Thurs, Nov 15 -
B
Fri, Nov 16 - C
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YOUR CHILD'S DIGITAL LIFE
Starting in November, Mrs. Browning will lead again a series of sessions for parents about digital citizenship, research tools, and the key apps used in school. This is a terrific opportunity for parents with kids in all grade levels to see how their children and their teachers use digital tools at Riverside School. The series will focus on the same key components as the presentation did last year. However, as technology and the digital world changes year to year so will any presentation about it! Please mark your calendars and plan on attending any or all of the following sessions:
The first session will focus on the procedures and expectations for school use, as well as topics covered in the Digital Citizenship Unit.
All sessions will be held from 2:00-3:00pm in the Media Center.
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Greenwich Public School News
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KINDERGARTEN 2019-2020 - SAVE THE DATE!
Are you considering your Kindergarten options for school year 2019-2020? SAVE-THE-DATE for Greenwich Public Schools
Kindergarten Spotlight
on November 13, 2018, 6:00 p.m. at the Town Hall Meeting Room to learn more about the GPS Kindergarten program.
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GREENWICH ALLIANCE TURKEY TROT
Saturday, November 24, Greenwich Alliance for Education's 8th Annual Turkey Trot 5k and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk. Support your school by registering to help us win $500 gift card for having the greatest participation (make sure to indicate your school in the pull down menu). Sign up by Nov. 14th to guarantee your t
-shirt! (
www.greenwichalliance.org
).
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