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Dear Riverside Parents,
TGIF, everyone! We hope distance learning is becoming a bit easier now that we have week 3 under our belts. We continue to applaud our amazing students, parents, teachers, and staff for making this huge shift with open minds and hearts. These extraordinary circumstances are allowing our resilience as a community to shine through.
We have a few updates this week, namely that we are finalizing plans to move
STEM Fair to a digital format. If you've been working on your projects, keep it up! If you haven't had a chance to focus on STEM, but feel now that there is room in your new routine, great--the deadline has been extended! The
TREX Challenge continues, as well. See below for details on how to log your collection.
We'll be sending updates as we work through plans for other PTA events, so keep an eye out for messages from us. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this flex day and the weekend ahead. If you have ideas for how the PTA can support you, your children, or our community, please email us. We'd love to hear from you.
Kristin Duda and Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co-Presidents
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THE 6TH ANNUAL STEM FAIR IS GOING DIGITAL!
Students can develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges from home.
Feel free to keep your group if possible via video, but no worries if you decide to work alone or with a sibling! Digital boards will be made available next week, along with instructions for uploading.
The new deadline for digital submissions will be on Tuesday, May 5th.
Details will be sent out next week.
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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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SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
Please consider supporting local organizations in need during this time:
- Riverside 1st Grade Daisies Girl Scout Troop is selling Girl Scout Cookies and helping our community! With the money they've raised, the troop delivered treats last week to Stamford Hospital's Emergency Room graveyard shift. To support the Troop's continued good work, buy Girl Scout Cookies! For GS Cookie home delivery order, please email troop leader Jennie Stehli. Thin Mints and Tagalongs available.
- Neighbor to Neighbor, which provides basic supplies to the neediest in our community.
- MacInspires, an educational partner of Riverside PTA, is making face shields for Westchester and Fairfield County hospitals, including Greenwich Hospital. MacInspires is accepting donations of Amazon gift cards for supplies. Gift cards can be sent directly to Travis@MacInspires.com.
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PTAC ESSENCE AWARDS 2020 - APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 29
The PTAC Essence Awards recognize up to two outstanding PTA members of the Greenwich Public Schools PTA communities, who through exemplary achievement, have inspired others, demonstrated selfless spirit and made a significant difference in our school community (individual school or district wide).
Parents, teachers, staff, students, principals, administrators or members of the Greenwich community may submit nominations.
There are so many amazing volunteers in our school system and we hope you will take the time to nominate them so they can be recognized for their contributions. The application must be submitted through this
online form.
More information. The awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday, May 26th at 10am at the Havemeyer Building, 290 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT. Contact:
essence@greenwichptac.org
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TREX CHALLENGE IS STILL GOING ON UNTIL APRIL 15TH!
If you are interested in participating, please weigh the plastic you have collected and input the total amount by April 15th in the
Riverside Trex Challenge Log
. Please be aware that:
Trex is not encouraging people to leave their homes to recycle plastic bags!
The amount intended to be recycled can be included in the final total." Unfortunately most drop-off locations (Stop&Shop - bottle redemption room, Whole Foods, Target and Kohl's) are currently either closed or not accepting donations at this time.
If you have a scale at home, have your child weigh themselves and then weigh themselves holding the bag of Trex plastic. They can then calculate the weight of the Trex. Keep a record of what you collect and then input your total into
Riverside Trex Challenge Log by noon, April 15th.
Thank you for your support!
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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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5TH GRADE YEARBOOK -
Our Yearbook Committee is busy reviewing, editing and finalizing our Yearbook Pages. Watch for information coming next week on any final inputs needed as well as details for ordering a yearbook.
Please contact Sarah Morris with any questions.
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UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION AND BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND TAXATION (BET) MEETINGS
The March 26 Board of Education special meeting can be viewed online. Here are the updated dates for some of the upcoming BOE and BET meetings. BET meetings will be held virtually. Please visit BET and BOE websites for updates on meeting dates and how to attend:
- Apr 21: BET Budget Public Hearing, 7pm
- Apr 23: BET Budget Workshop, 7pm
- Apr 23: BOE Business Meeting, 6:30pm, Riverside
- Apr 27: BET Decision Day, 9 am
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May 21: BOE Business Meeting, 7pm, Glenville
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Jun 18
: BOE Business Meeting, 6:30pm North Mianus
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