5th grader Lila Yerkes presented and displayed all that she'd learned about Joy Adamson at Biography Fair on Friday, to a wonderful audience of classmates, parents, friends, and 8th graders. |
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Greetings!
What fun we had on Friday and Saturday! Thanks to everyone who joined the audience for Biography Fair, joined the spirit of the Recess Relay, and joined in giving to the Super Raffle. We appreciate you!
There's lots of detail below about overnight field trips, which we put all the way at the bottom so that you wouldn't be distracted for the other important items, 4-5th grade in green,
6-8th grade in blue.
Happy Monday,
Nelia
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We continue to spend as much time as we can outdoors, and encourage our K-8 students to apply sunscreen at midday, and/or before an outdoor activity. Students can bring their own or use supplies we have at school. If this is important to you, please make that expectation clear with your children. If you do not want us to use the variety of products we have at school, please let your child's teacher know directly. Preschool has a different set of parameters around topical applications, if you have any questions about that, please reach out to McKenna.
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As we approach the end of the year we would like to collect and re-organize all of Riverside's library books as well as each teacher's classroom library. Please search your homes for any texts that might belong to us and return them. |
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RELAY FUNDS FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY |
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Riverside Against Cancer Relay on Friday afternoon. The weather was beautiful, the energy was inspiring and a great time was had by all. We would like to send out a special thank you to The Lyndonville Redemption Center for donating water and ice to help keep all of us hydrated and to DJ Rousseau for the great music we enjoyed throughout the event. Remember to finish your fundraising campaign and bring your collection envelopes in to Caroline or Krystal by Tuesday of this week -- tomorrow!. Stay healthy and strong.
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I hope you received my email message yesterday regarding the rise in local COVID cases and the implications on our overnight field trip plans.
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SPRING DAY TRIPS on FRIDAY |
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3-5th grade: Vermont Historical Society Museum and State House, Friday, May 20-- We will be departing from school by bus and returning for regular pick up. Students will be explore museum exhibits will participate in a program where they Investigate an 1880s Vermont Farm Family. They will also visit the state house. We have already confirmed with the few chaperones we need for this trip, thank you! Students should wear shoes that are comfortable for walking and pack: sweatshirt/fleece, raincoat, lunch, water bottle, sunscreen, up to $10 for gelato
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K-2nd grade: Montshire Museum, Friday, May 20-- We will be departing from school by bus and returning for regular pick up. Please let teachers know directly if your child will be going to the Extended Day Program so they can organize the students as they arrive back at school. Students will be exploring most all of the museum in small groups, including the outdoor water features, and have a picnic snack and lunch all together. Students should pack: a swimsuit and towel, snack and lunch (no warm-ups), water bottle, sunscreen, comfortable walking shoes. They will not be going to the gift shop, so please do not send money with your child.
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TEACHER APPRECIATION MEALS |
Twice a year, the parents organize an opportunity to give back to the teachers and staff at The Riverside School. These meals are to replace end of the year gifts and to celebrate! We are feeding 20 people from May 24-June 3, so it takes a village! If you like to cook, feel free to sign up for that, if you would rather spend some time setting up or cleaning up and chatting with everyone, that is another option. This year we also have the option of donating containers for the staff to take home leftovers in as well. Thank you so much for helping do this - Riverside staff looks forward to this every year. Sign Up at this link.
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STUDENT COUNCIL SUMMER PARTY & DANCE |
Student Council is hosting a whole school party on Friday the 27th. We are hoping to have lots of grilled food, but for this to work we will need grills and people who can grill. If you are willing to donate your grilling time and/or your grill, please email Student Council President Camryn.
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Our 41st graduation ceremony will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 4. This is an event to honor the hard work and achievements of all our Preschool-8th grade students, as well as the culture of our kind and generous community that makes their success possible. The ceremony, which includes students processing through the cedars, choral performances from the porch of the house, a guest speaker, 8th grade speakers, awards for students of all ages, and a presentation of diplomas to the Class of 2022 is meaningful to all of us. That day is counted as school day and we hope that every student will attend with some members of their family.
The ceremony will be surrounded by student artwork on display and followed by a potluck lunch. We ask all families to bring a salad or main course dish to share. Please remember a serving utensil and mark all your personal items with your name. Please also plan to list the ingredients, we will have markers and cards available if necessary. Riverside will be providing drinks and a cake. Thank you to the 7th grade parents who will be setting up the potluck, so you can simply hand your dish to one of them in the barn when you arrive for the ceremony.
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An earlier version of the calendar had the wrong dates for April vacation, please be sure you are referencing this final version. A printed color copy will be mailed directly to you in June and again in August.
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There will be no chess club this week since we'll be on our trip to Cape Cod. Stay tuned for information about final meeting(s) of Chess Club. |
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This week because of Spring Field Trips, MTB club for Middle School/Advanced riders will meet on Tuesday at 4:00 pm at VSS Trailside (on Darling Hill). We will plan to ride for an hour and half. The beginner/easier ride will still be on Thursday, led by Marie, and will meet at the Dashny Nordic Center parking lot at 3:45. They will ride for around an hour. |
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Darling Crest Stables: full- and half-day horse camps with flexible scheduling, contact Anne Marie Bickford at 802-535-8256
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Pet Parade: Saturday, June 4th. There will be food, games, contests, music and more - a fun event for the whole hairy, furry, feathery, scaly family!
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Northeast Kingdom Youth Services puts together a full brochure of summer opportunities for youth, check it out here!
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Harvey's Lake Water Ski Camp - for ages 5+, July 11-13
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4-5th GR TRIP TO THE FAIRBANKS |
4-5th graders are going on their Spring Field Trip to an overnight at The Fairbanks Museum. Students should be dropped off at the museum on Wednesday morning at 8:00 am and be picked up there on Thursday at 3:00 pm. There is no option for Extended Day Program Thursday.
Accommodations: They will sleep on the floor of the museum, in the main hall (far from the large taxidermy exhibits) and in the classroom, with adults in both places.
Emergencies: In case of emergency, parents at home may get in touch via 5th grade teacher Hanna at 207-975-7177 or parent and museum staff member Karina Weiss at 914-588-5759.
About Phones and other Digital Devices: Students are not permitted to bring cell phones on the Field Trip. We want to encourage students to interact with each other in person, in large and small groups, and within ear- and eye-shot of adults. We will take plenty of pictures and share them. Should a student need to make a call, a chaperone will help them do so on their phone.
Schedule: Students should be dropped off at the museum on Wednesday morning at 8:00 am and be picked up there on Thursday at 3:00 pm.
- Wednesday AM: arrive and explore; participate in programming with museum staff; lunch and recess at the playground
- Wednesday PM: siesta time in the butterfly house, participate in programming with museum staff; walk to dinner and bowling at Gold Crown Lanes
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Thursday AM: pack up; explore the museum, walk to St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center to participate in workshop and tour the historic home
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Thursday PM: engage in a quest in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery; picnic lunch; hike to The Knob
Fees: No money is needed for this trip. We request that parents don’t send children with more than $20 of extra spending money for souvenirs or snacks; no one needs any extra money, and when some students have lots to spend it can be very uncomfortable for others.
Packing List: As ever, students should be prepared for a variety of terrain and temperatures. Please encourage your child to pack lightly and to label personal items with his/her name (especially those outer layers and carried items that tend to be dropped like bags, bottles, warm layers, rain coats), both efforts will make life on the trip easier for all of us. In addition to what they wear on Wednesday, the following should be packed:
- sleeping bag and pillow
- flashlight
- toiletries and pajamas
- clothes for Thursday
- extra shoes that are comfortable for walking
- quiet time activity: book, game, coloring, or journal
- day bag packed with: sweatshirt/fleece, raincoat, lunch, water bottle, sunscreen
- optional: stuffy or comfort item, yoga mat or thin air mattress that a student can inflate with their own lungs, up to $20
Chaperones: Thank you to those chaperones who signed up to help and have already confirmed with us. We are preparing the final version of your Chaperone Info which will include general expectations, detailed schedule, and more.
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6-8th GR SPRING FIELD TRIP to CAPE COD |
6-8th graders are going on their Spring Field Trip to Cape Cod and Boston. We will be departing from Riverside on Wednesday morning after assembly, and 6-7th graders* will be returning Friday at approximately 4:00 pm.
Accommodations: We will be staying at Camp Farley in Mashpee, MA (we are not doing any of their programming, just using their cabins, kitchen, dining hall, and rec hall as gathering spaces.
Emergencies: In case of emergency, parents at home may get in touch via Nelia’s cell 802-535-1915.
About Phones and other Digital Devices: Students are not permitted to bring cell phones on the Field Trip. We want to encourage students to interact with each other in person, in large and small groups, and within ear- and eye-shot of adults. We will take plenty of pictures and share them. Should a student need to make a call, a chaperone will help them do so on their phone.
Schedule: Students should be at Riverside by 8:00 am on Wednesday morning. We aim to return by 4:00pm on Friday.
- Wednesday AM: travel
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Wednesday PM: visiting Plimoth Patuxet Museums and participating in a workshop about citizenship and the Mayflower Compact
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Thursday AM: students have expressed preferences for which one of the following excursions on the National Seashore: the Marconi Trail with lessons about the history of communication technology; the Nauset Marsh Trail with lessons about the evolution of the salt marsh there; the Fort Hill Trail with a museum about the historic home of a whaler and that industry
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Thursday PM: time to explore Provincetown in small groups; then visiting the Center for Coastal Studies and participating in a workshop about a particular whale skeleton that suffered from entanglement and how it supports marine research; then free time and dinners out with their classes
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Friday AM: travel to Boston to visit the Museum of Fine Arts with a customized tour of the classical antiquities by Roy*
- Friday PM: travel to VT*
Fees: Students must bring $25 to spend on their class’s dinner out on Thursday evening. We request that parents don’t send children with more than $10 of extra spending money for souvenirs or snacks; no one needs any extra money, and when some students have lots to spend it can be very uncomfortable for others.
Packing List: As ever, students should be prepared for a variety of terrain and temperatures. Please encourage your child to pack lightly and to label personal items with his/her name (especially those outer layers and carried items that tend to be dropped like bags, bottles, warm layers, rain coats), both efforts will make life on the trip easier for all of us. In addition to what they wear on Wednesday, the following should be packed:
- Two shirts
- Shorts
- Long pants
- Two pairs of socks, underwear,
- Sweatshirt or fleece and raincoat
- Pajamas and toiletries
- Shoes that are comfortable for exploring
- Backpack
- Water bottle
- Lunch for Wednesday in reusable container
- $25 for Thursday’s dinner out
- Optional: book for bedtime; game for car ride; $0-10 extra spending money, please not more
Chaperones: We are preparing the final version of your Chaperone Packet and plan to hand it out before Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. It’ll have everything you need to know, including general expectations, detailed schedule, addresses and directions, phone numbers, cabin-, experience group- and carpool assignments. We encourage you to browse the locations and research directions in your preferred method in advance, so that you’re not stressed when we’re departing from one venue to another.
*The 8th grade extended weekend on Cape Cod is organized separately by families, please direct any questions about that trip to Peter. 8th graders will not be part of the museum experience in Boston on Friday.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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