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COMMUNITY NEWS
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Dear Riverside Parents,
Happy Summer!
We did it! 2020 will be remembered for so many reasons but as a community we stayed strong and are so thankful to our amazing teachers, staff, parents and students.
We'd like to say a special congratulations all the 5th grade students and families that are graduating today from Riverside School!! We are so proud of all of you and wish you the best in middle school.
We have our summer reading information below and hope everyone enjoys reading our "Adventures in Toyland" themed books. Otherwise, please relax and w
e hope everyone has a summer full of laughter and sunshine!
We've enjoyed being your PTA Co-Presidents this past school year and thank everyone for always being supportive.
Cheers to Summer!
Kristin Duda and Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co-Presidents
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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:
- Communications
- RIVPTA.org support
- Riverside Rhythms
- Pizza Bingo
- Riverside Run
- Arts Enrichment
- School Photos
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.
Questions? Email
[email protected]
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SUMMER READ 2020-2021 
Looking for a summer full of adventure, travel and toys? Join us in Riverside Elementary's Summer Read program "Adventure in Toyland!" Read any or all of these four adventure tales with your family and friends:
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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
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Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
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Doll People by Brian Selznick and Ann M. Martin
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Support local and buy at Diane's Books in Greenwich. Call ahead for curbside pickup (203) 869-1515.
Check out RIVPTA.org for links to discussion questions and fun activities!
Questions? Suggestions needed? Email [email protected] or [email protected]
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VOLUNTEER TO BE A CLASS PARENT FOR NEXT YEAR
The deadline to sign up is August 15th.
Class parents will be chosen in August BY LOTTERY after class lists are distributed and notified VIA EMAIL before school starts.
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PRESENTATION "GUIDING STUDENTS THROUGH UNCERTAIN TIMES"
In case you missed our end of year PTA meeting, w
e were joined by our School Psychologist, Alexa Brennan, and District Learning Coach, Lisa Berluti, who presented on "Guiding Students Through Uncertain Times." A copy of the presentation is available on rivpta.org.
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SIGN UP TO CARE FOR OUR RIVERSIDE GARDEN
Calling all Riverside Garden Lovers! We're inviting families to sign up to care for our beautiful vegetable garden for one week (or more) this summer. This means that your family will have the responsibility of watering, weeding and harvesting for a week. If you'd like, please use the Google Sheet to sign up. If you include your email, we'll send you a guide to common weeds and a care sheet for the crops we're growing this year. Happy Growing!!
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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 [email protected]
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SEAMLESS SUMMER
The Greenwich Public School district has put together
K-8 Seamless Summer Learning Playlists,
designed specifically to promote choice and anytime-anywhere access for all students
throughout the summer months. Learners can choose from the extensive lists of self-directed activities focused on practicing and deepening students' knowledge of reading, writing, languages, social studies, science, math, and the arts. You can even access the GPS Summer Reading Challenge!
Whether your child has a school-issued device or is accessing the resources from any web-enabled device,
all students will be able to participate in the programming available for summer learning.
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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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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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