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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
If you are not receiving an issue every Friday please email
constantcontactriv@gmail.com
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Greenwich Girl Scouts
Tues, May 26 - Fri, May 29
Greenwich Girl Scouts (Troop 50681) are working towards their Bronze Award and will be collecting new and gently used books to distribute to our community. We ask you to see if you have any new or gently used books that you can donate to our book drive. All reading levels are needed, preschool to adults. These books can be dropped off in the lobby of the Board of Education Building at 290 Greenwich Avenue between the hours of
10am - 3pm.
You can also contact
troop50681@gmail.com for after hours drop off locations. Books will be cleaned and separated by reading levels and distributed to our Greenwich Public School families.
Perrot Library
Mon, April 13- June 1st In honor of National Poetry Month, Perrot is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest open to students in grades 3 and up, as well as adults. We are seeking original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing your experience with COVID-19-- the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on your daily life.
Poems will be accepted beginning
Monday, April 13th, through Monday, June 1. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 15th.
Get more info on the contest and how to enter
here
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Dear Riverside Parents,
We made it to Memorial Day weekend! Hooray!
Just a few quick reminders today:
- The optional Class Placement Request Form is due today at 5:00 p.m.
- STEM Fair digital boards are due by the end of today, too.
- School Supply Kits for the 2020-21 school year are available for purchase (see below). If you have not yet purchased, you have until May 31.
- Please consider volunteering for a PTA role next year! We have no idea what the year will bring, but we know we will need your support!
And most importantly, please enjoy a safe, fun, and happy Memorial Day weekend.
There is no school on Monday. And as heads up, Friday, May 29 will still be a Flex Friday.
Kristin Duda and Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co-Presidents
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STEM FAIR - DUE TODAY
Digital submissions are due today, Friday, May 22nd.
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PLAY & PLAY IT FORWARD FOR 1 MORE WEEK!
 We are extending this virtual fundraiser for 1 more week...keep playing and donating until Friday, May 29th.
In light of current events within our state and community, Riverside School is going to PLAY AND PAY IT FORWARD in support of the Connecticut Alliance of Foster & Adoptive Families (CAFAF). All proceeds from the Play and Pay It Forward initiative will
go directly to CAFAF families who are struggling to care for their fostered or adopted children because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sign up on RIVPTA.org and buy a $10 game card full of activities that you can do at home.
- Complete the activities - can you complete a whole row in a day? The whole board in a week?
- Share a photo of yourself participating to RiversideSchoolPTA@gmail.com!
BONUS!
Every game card you buy enters you into a raffle that supports local businesses!
- One winner PER GRADE will get a $50 gift card to Ada's, Garden Catering, Rosie's or Chilly Bear!
- One youth participant not attending Riverside wins a $50 gift card to Ada's, Garden Catering, Rosie's or Chilly Bear!
- Three Parent participants will win a $100 gift card to Fred, Lily or Back 40!
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VOLUNTEER FOR THE RIVERSIDE PTA NEXT YEAR!
Please consider filling an open PTA position for the 2020-2021 school year!
Some Open Positions Include:
- RIVTPTA.org support
- Riverside Rhythms
- Pizza Bingo
The Riverside PTA is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the education of our students and supporting the needs of our staff, teachers and school community.
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ORDER YOUR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 2020-2021
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 directly to the classroom by the first day of school.
Everyone will have the chance at some point to collect headphones/earbuds from the school to use again next year.
Please visit the
www.shopttkits.com online site
and enter account number
83285. The site will close on
May 31st. Once again earbuds and headphones will available to purchase separately if new ones are required. Please email Jane Leonard at
janieleonard@me.com with any questions.
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SAVE THE DATE - SPRING PTA GENERAL MEETING
Please save the date of
Wednesday, June 3rd at 3:00pm for our bi-annual PTA General Meeting, which will be held via Zoom. All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
The agenda will include usual business items, plus elements of our Volunteer Tea, and a guest speaker(s) who will address the topic of elementary-specific behaviors during social distancing and distance learning.
Look for more information coming soon!
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SPRING AFTERS REFUNDS/CREDITS
If your child(ren) had been registered for Spring Afters, you can request a refund or a credit through Flex Academies. An email from Flex with a "Refund Survey" was sent out on Friday, April 17th.
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DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
GPS is offering a hub of resources and information for Distance Learning. You can view the information on the
GPS Distance Learning Website. There is also a
support team in place you can contact should you have any issues accessing content.
Students can reach out directly to teachers for assignment and content questions.
Check out
RIVPTA.org for more ideas on implementing distance learning at home and for fun ideas to keep our kids occupied. Let us know what's working for you!
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POSTURE AWARENESS 
Stiff neck and shoulders? Back pains? Tight all over? Ask yourself, what's your posture like when using your digital device? With everyone working from home for the foreseeable future, we need to be more aware than ever of the right posture while using these devices.
PTAC Health and Wellness has created a tip sheet to help students, parents and teachers use the correct posture at home. There are some easy and helpful tips to help you and the family stay healthy while working.
Click here for the Tip Sheet
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SUBMIT HEALTH FORMS
BY EMAIL 
Please submit Health form for incoming K, 3rd graders or 3rd graders going to 4th that have not been submitted yet. Health Assessments should include Dental/HCT/HBG.
All Vaccinations are to be up to date/completed or they WILL NOT be allowed to attend - No Exceptions.
The CDC recommendations are children to continue receiving vaccinations during this time and to not miss. If you have them "already" please submit with vaccinations to Melissa Luiso melissa_luiso@greenwich.k12.ct.us
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SCHOOL SUPPORT
For any questions regarding distance learning, please reach out to your classroom teacher, Chris Weiss, or Safiya Key.
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VOLUNTEER FOR EASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL NEXT YEAR!
Looking to get involved at EMS Next Year? We have a few roles still open:
- 6th Grade Social Dance Committee
- Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week Committee
- Book Fair Committee
- Hospitality Committee
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PTAC ESSENCE AWARD CEREMONY
We warmly invite you to attend the PTAC
Essence
Award ceremony on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. by Zoom, dial in details can be found clicking here for the
PTAC website
. We hope you will be able to attend this fantastic morning to honor some of our outstanding PTA volunteers!
Please see the attached invitation
for more information and a list of the honorees.
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PARENTING WORKSHOP LINK
Link to the PTAC Health & Wellness Webinar:
Parenting Workshop: Strategies to Stay Calm and Parent On During Covid-19.
For those of you who could not make this wonderful webinar, we've attached the link
here
so you can view when best for you.
Emily Trotman, M. Ed., Parent Coach, offered practical tips for parenting during this difficult time. She
covered (i) ways to manage stress and the parenting skills needed to reassure your child; (ii) tips for setting up your home for success; and (iii) ideas for empowering children and teens so that they emerge from this experience more resilient. We promise
you will come away feeling stronger in your ability to parent during these trying times.
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GREENWICH LIBRARY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS 
The
Greenwich Library would like to remind you, even though our buildings are closed, the Library is still open for business. Library staff are responding to phone calls and emails Monday-Friday from 9:00 am-9:00 pm. For Borrowing call 203-625-6524, for Reference call 203-622-7920, or
Ask a Virtual Librarian. We have put together a comprehensive "The Library at Home" page of
digital resources to support distance learning, including library card applications so both students and staff can begin exploring our vast Digital Library.
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ANNOUNCING:
GEA COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND
Consider donating to Greenwich Education Association's COVID-19 Response Fund. It's a
safe way for GEA members to support our GPS families with food, school supplies, and special circumstances during the pandemic.
GEA will
donate proceeds to
keep food on the shelves of our students' families,
purchase school supplies to keep our students productive, and
send gift and greeting cards to our colleagues and paras who need our support in uncertain times.
Donate through PayPal on the GEA website
greenwicheducationassociation.org.
If you become aware of a colleague or paraprofessional who could use GEA's support, please email brief details to GEA at
gea.president@gmail.com
and include your phone number.
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UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
Here are the updated dates for some of the upcoming BOE meetings. For additional information, visit the BOE website for updates on meeting dates and how to attend virtually:
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GPS WEEKLY DISTRICT DIGEST
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