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CALENDAR
Tuesday, September 24
GHS Open House Gr 9 & 12
Picture Day
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, September 25
EARLY RELEASE
8:45a Parent Fluoride Volunteer Meeting
Thursday, September 26
Middle School Open House - Gr 6
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Friday, September 27
School Spirit Day
9:00a PTA Gr 5 Class Coffee
WEEK OF 9/30 - 10/4
Monday, September 30
SCHOOL CLOSED - Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, October 1
Audubon - Gr 2
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
Wednesday, October 2
Audubon - Gr 2
8:30a Fluoride Rinse - Gr 1 Only
8:45a Play Committee Meeting
Thursday, October 3
GHS Open House - Gr 10 & 11
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
Monday, October 7
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, October 8
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 1
9:00a PTA Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday,October 9
SCHOOL CLOSED - Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 10
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT 2
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
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SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Sept 24,
National Voter Registration Day.
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he League of Women Voters Greenwich will host a voter registration drive at Greenwich High School,
Boys & Girls Club Greenwich,
Neighbor-to-Neighbor,
YWCA.
Oct 5, 9am The Greenwich Color Challenge
is a wonderful celebration of color, family, friends and fun
that includes a 1.5 mile run/walk,10+ obstacle stations, 6 color powder stations where participants are dusted with color, foam, music, and much more.
Register using the code SCHOOLNEWS for
$5 off
Oct 19, 4-7pm Greenwich Botanical Center "
Ghouls in the Garden",
SPOOK-tacular Evening of Frightful Family Fun! O
ur annual Halloween-themed celebration in Greenwich's own spooky forest, the Montgomery Pinetum.
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Dear Riverside Parents,
With fall upon us, we are looking forward to many upcoming PTA sponsored events. Tickets for our Fall Fundraiser -- themed "Riverside U" and taking place on October 19th -- are on sale today so please join us for a great night socializing with friends and raising funds for our school. More information is detailed below and on
RIVPTA.org
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We are also thrilled to announce
RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS
for the 2019-2020 school year. We encourage students to wear any and all Riverside apparel to show school spirit! From our signature Riverside red t-shirt, Riverside branded shorts and hoodies, past field day t-shirts, and Riverside Run shirts, we can't wait for kids to show their pride for Riverside School. We will be kicking off our first
spirit day next Friday, September 27th and ending with Field Day in June. Please mark these dates in your calendar and watch out for reminders and more details!
Riverside School Spirit Days:
- Friday, September 27
- Friday, October 25 (Boo Bash!)
- Wednesday, November 27
- Friday, December 20
- Friday, January 24
- Friday, February 28
- Friday, March 20 (Pizza Bingo!)
- Friday, April 24
- Friday, May 22
- Friday, June 5 (Field Day)
We hope everyone enjoys the last weekend before welcoming the official start to fall on September 23rd. Please note we have Picture Day on Tuesday, September 24th and an early release day on Wednesday, September 25th so pick-up is at 1:15pm (1:10pm for Kindergarten).
Stay safe and have fun!
Kristin Duda & Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co-Presidents
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ANNUAL FALL FUNDRAISER - OCTOBER 19TH 
Get ready to relive your college days while raising money for your child's future! Tickets are on sale now for the annual Fall Fundraiser on
Saturday, October 19th at Innis Arden Golf Club from 7-10pm.
Thank you so much to all the volunteers who signed up to help with the Fall Fundraiser. We are looking for exciting and meaningful auction items, and would welcome additional input and support! If you would like to donate to the auction, please contact Caroline Higginbotham at
[email protected]
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PICTURE DAY ORDERS 
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL'S HALLOWEEN COSTUME DRIVE 
Get in the Halloween spirit and start sorting through your boxes and bags of costumes from past years. Riverside School's Halloween costume swap is coming up! In an effort to reduce, reuse and recycle, let's give your old costumes a new happy owner. Please drop off what you can and then come Friday, October 4th and pick up what you need for FREE!
Collecting: clean, gently used and complete/partly complete costumes of all sizes. Accessories are welcome whether accompanied by a costume or not.
Drop Off: anytime until Friday, October 4th under the "Oops" table in the entrance of school.
Pick Up: Friday, October 4th
9:00 to 10:15am in the Cafe.
3:15 to 4:30pm in the Media Center.
It is a great time of year to walk or bike to school. Save the date for National Walk to School Day - Wednesday, October 2nd!
Check out other Green Committee initiative on our
webpage!
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Get Us 100% Charged! 
We've reached 75% participation to date - we need your help to get to 100%!!
Joining the PTA is essential to funding and supporting the many programs we bring to Riverside School each year. It also provides you with access to the Online Family Directory! We hope for 100% participation by families in the PTA membership and directory, so join now and help us power up our school together! Membership not only supports all the amazing programs our PTA brings into the school, but also gives you unlimited access to the online and app directory.
Visit the website for more information.
And thank you to everyone who has contributed a donation to join the PTA so far - this is an important fundraiser to help us get up and running for the year.
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SIGN UP FOR SAFETY DUTY
We encourage you to sign up for Safety Duty, which is the coverage to help kids get out of cars safely in the drop-off lane in front of school from 8:30-8:45am (only 15 minutes). You can sign-up through this safety duty link on the Riverside School PTA Volunteer Homepage.
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RIVERSIDE EARLY MORNING PROGRAM
The
Early Morning Program at Riverside School provides a childcare option for Riverside students prior to the start of the regular school day. The program runs Monday through Friday from 7:15am until school opens at 8:30am. Any questions, contact Kristine Redlien at
[email protected]
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PLAY IN A DAY
This week professional storytellers from the Connecticut Storytelling Center worked with our third graders to craft a play in a single day. This year's plays were inspired by our school summer read James and the Giant Peach. The storytellers guided the students through the process of producing a play which includes brainstorming a storyline, developing the script, and arranging movement, music and drama. The production is a valuable exercise in promoting teamwork, friendships and respect for each other - important skills that the students use throughout this school year and beyond. The program also aims to teach skills such as speaking clearly, taking risks and being creative. We hope the parents enjoyed the finished productions as much as the kids enjoyed putting the shows together and performing them! The Play in A Day program is organized by the PTA Arts Enrichment committee thanks to your generous donations to the PTA.
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UPCOMING PTA PROGRAMS - 2019
Sept 24: High Tough High Tech - "Lets Make Sense" (K)
Oct 2: Henry Jones Drumming (1st)
Oct 4: Riverside Rhythms (All grades)
Ask your children about what they learned! These programs are all run thanks to the generous donations and sponsored by the Riverside School PTA.
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SPECIALIST PROGRAMS AT RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
The Specialist Teachers prepared an amazing presentation that was shared with the parents at the Open House last week. If you missed the Open House, want to see it again or learn more about each program feel free to see the
Specialist Presentation.
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FLUORIDE RINSE - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Please
sign up to help with the Fluoride Rinse Program. The volunteer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
September 25th at 8:45 AM in the school cafeteria. If you have signed up as a volunteer and can't attend, please contact Jeannie Schnakenberg, RDH, at 203-622-3779.
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DENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
The dental health program will begin the week of September 23. This program is led by Jeannie Schnakenberg (RDH, BS) at the Town of Greenwich Department of Health. The program includes both an educational portion as well as a dental screening for all the students at Riverside Elementary School. This program is beneficial in continuing to maintain the health and well being of the students. Thank you for promoting good dental health. Parents can also help by providing good, nutritious snacks and lunches for their children. It has to be a team effort from us all to combat decay and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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DOWNLOAD THE SCHOOL DISMISSAL MANAGER APP 
We are using School Dismissal Manager again this year. It is an excellent online tool that will notify the school when anything needs to be changed in your child's dismissal plan for a particular day.
Please create a login to manage your child(ren)'s attendance and dismissal information (please refer to the email sent from Principal Weiss on Monday, Aug 26th with more details).
If you used School Dismissal Manager last year, you can log in with your existing credentials.
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SAVE THE DATE - ALL 5TH GRADE CLASS COFFEE 
Friday, September 27th, 9:00am in the Riverside School Cafe.
Catch up and volunteer for all of the different special 5th Grade activities!
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THE VISION OF THE GRADUATE
The Academic Excellence Committee of PTA Council would like to invite all parents to our first workshop of 2019-2020, featuring speakers:
Dr. E. Ann Carabillo - GPS Deputy Superintendent
Irene Parisi - GPS Chief Academic Officer
Tuesday, September 24th from11am-12pm
Greenwich Board of Education Building
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GPS WEEKLY DISTRICT DIGEST
Greenwich Public School will be issuing a weekly
newsletter
"District Digest," an e-
newsletter
to share news, updates, announcements and more to parents, students, community members, and all others who are interested in staying up-to-date on Greenwich Public Schools. Subscribe
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