Our preschool class is establishing a bee-friendly garden as part of their study of bees this fall. This morning students like Cora, Carson, Zoe, Vivian, and Addyson worked in small groups to plant bulbs with Miss Heidi and Suzanne. The sign in the background has bees painted on it, which are made from each student's thumbprint.
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Greetings!
We are well into the routines at school and learning is coming alive with engaging activities in so many classrooms, please click on the lesson plan notes at the end to stay connected!
Happy Monday!
Nelia
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Thank you for sending in so many more water bottles, now we just need to help the students keep track of them by making sure they're labeled with names.
Please make sending a water bottle to school part of your daily routine
.
We have Riverside water bottles for sale in the school store for $10.
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Thank you to all the families who came to take part in both parades this fall. We had a great group in East Burke on Saturday that showed its Riverside pride really well!
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Please drop off all donations before 3:00 pm on Friday.
You'll note that there are some signs with yellow stars that help us presort some items in advance, which saves our volunteers a lot of time on Friday.
Please, do not donate
electronics, VHS and cassettes, particle board furniture, encyclopedias and magazines, outdated baby gear, or car seats. Items should be in usable condition. If possible, we'd ask that you
save furniture donations for later
this week,
when the tent is up in the cedar circle and we have more space to store them for the sale.
Thank you to the parents and students who came to school on Sunday to help set up our donation tent, we are really glad to have it housing everything this week!
We are suddenly in need of a 20'x40' tent to put in the middle of the cedar circle (the one that's been kindly donated for more than 10 years is no longer available), if you know anyone who could lend us theirs, please
email Nelia
.
The organizational committee will be meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1 at 8:00 am in the kitchen. Anyone who's interested in helping is welcome to attend.
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If any of these belong to your family, ask your child to find them in the microwave room drawer marked "plastic containers."
Please mark containers your child uses for lunch with a name.
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Thank you the Bickford, Deyhle/Orozco, and Shackleton families for bringing snacks to this week's games!
Please remember that once students go to an activity like soccer after school, they are not allowed to then enter the extended day program in the kitchen. It's simply too hard for those staff to keep track of the numbers of students they have.
Please pick up 3-5th grade soccer players at 4:00 pm, or make specific arrangements with Jamie and Sean.
Jamie will have substitute coaches at Tuesday's practice due to scheduling conflicts. Please email him if you can lend an extra hand.
Game Schedule:
Note the cancelled games last week have been rescheduled.
Thursday, Oct. 3:
- 3-4th grade vs Stevens 5:00 pm
- 5-6th grade @ Barnet 5:00 pm
- 7-8th grade vs Stevens 4:00 pm
Thursday, Oct. 10:
- 5-6th grade vs Waterford 4:00 pm
- 7-8th grade @ Barnet 5:00 pm
Tuesday, Oct 15:
- 3-5th grade @ Concord 4:00 pm
- 6-8th grade vs Concord 4:15 pm
Wednesday, Oct 16:
- 3-4th grade vs Stevens, 4:00 pm
- 7-8th grade vs Stevens, 4:00 pm
Thursday, Oct 17:
- 3-5th grade @ LTS 4:00 pm
- 6-8th grade @ LTS 5:00 pm
Tuesday, Oct. 22:
- 3-5th grade vs Concord 4:15 pm
- 6-8th grade @ Concord 4:00 pm
Thursday, Oct. 24:
- 5-6th grade vs Barnet 3:45 pm
- 7-8th grade vs Barnet 4:45 pm
Tuesday, Oct 29:
- 6-8th grade vs Good Shepherd 4:30 pm
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The 5th-6th grade students will be swimming this Friday, please remember to pick up students at the college pool at 3:15. (4th graders will be on a Vermont history field trip with Laryssa.) We will swim again on
October 18 and November 1.
Please remember to pick up at the college pool at 3:15.
It's hard to remember changing pick up routines one day a week, please consider setting a reminder on your phone in advance.
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Extended Day Program Director Sean Fortier is gathering information about student interests and parent volunteers for different kinds of afternoon Clubs. Is there an after-school club you would like to make happen at Riverside? Film Making? Chess? Yoga? Origami? Please
contact Sean
to discuss goals, students involved, time of year, resources needed, etc. We hope to share a list of club offerings within the next few weeks.
Since posting this last week, we have two club ideas that have come forward where leaders are wondering,
how much interest is there, before going forward with planning? Please
email Sean
if you have interest in one of these clubs
:
- Pokemon Club with parent Simone Lessac-Chenen (1st grader Ben), Tuesdays or Wednesdays in November
- First Aid Club (with a certificate of completion) with alumni parent and professional instructor Andrea Kane, weekly in November and December
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All friends and families in the Riverside community are invited to attend our Oktoberfest event on Friday, October 11 from 6-9 pm in our barn. This event is for adults, it is not meant for students. Complimentary craft beers, non-alcoholic drinks, and heavy appetizers will be provided by our generous Board of Trustees.
Please RSVP to Riverside at 626-8552.
We look forward to celebrating the start of our 39th year with you!
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THE FAR COUNTRY, THE FIDDLER & THE FATHER
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Former 5th grade teacher Joy Sanders is working with youth from Sutton to put on a play as part of a fall festival the Sheffield Town Hall on Saturday, October 12 at 1:00 pm. After the show there will be a soccer game, corn eating contest, cider pressing, and pie auction.
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Remember that student tickets are free for the impressive shows that KCP brings to the Northeast Kingdom!
Upcoming shows are below,with links to ticket information. Riverside Parent and Exective Director of Catamount Arts Jody Friend (8th grader Eliza) reminds us: "T
hese concerts will be featuring the best contemporary musicians in the world and offer our rural youth a rare aspirational opportunity usually only afforded to the those luck few living is urban hot-spots. Experiences like these can light sparks and change lives forever.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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