Mid - Month check in

March 2022 Whims | 2nd Edition

We need VOLUNTEERS for Maine Maple Sunday

THIS SUNDAY!!!!

Click HERE for a complete list of ways you can help!!

Reminders

DROPOFF from is 8:30 - 8:45

…. people getting late!!!

TICKS - send bug spray - check at home

SICKNESS

NOTE: There are many colds and bugs beginning to appear.

Please continue to self monitor and keep your children home when any symptoms of contagious illness appear.

Even with a negative covid test, our policy remains that before returning a child must be:

fever free for 24 ( unmedicated) hours,

show marked improvement in symptoms.

have minimal nasal discharge, sneeze or cough

AND be able to remain fully masked with a dry, clean mask

A negative rapid day of return

The Riley School Official Merchandise Site

And so much more! Check it out HERE.

Comic Workshops

with artist/ educator

Jay Piscopo

enthralled our Middle School last week.

Discovery Week Presentations

March

at a Glance

March 26th

Scholastic Book Fair

10-2

March 27th

Maine Maple Sunday

& Scholastic Book Fair

10-2

March 28th

No School

Faculty Workshop

April 1st

Campus Projects Day

Families are welcome to join Campus Clean-Up AT 1:30PM

Important Notes About Parking & Late Drop Off

Late Arrivals must check in at the office. Children may go directly to class but a parent MUST come sign off on our morning check list.

Additionally, there is no parking/ drop off available by the office. Children are playing and sledding nearby- no cars please. Instead please park out front or by dumpsters and then walk to the office. Thank you for helping keep our campus safe!

If you are going to be late you MUST call the office to let us know!

Can't reach the office? CALL OR TEXT

207-691-4005

Riley Requests

We get by with a little help from our friends..

Can you lend a hand?

~Big pillows/ Bean bags for Library

~Please bring us your collection of Mason jars for Maple Syrup Season~

~We are asking for sewing help for costumes for the Wizard of OZ~

~We are hoping to

find a BIG carpet

for the theater~

Riley Recognitions

It takes a village and Riley would be lost without ours!

Big thanks to...

Tam and Becky for cleaning

out the Green shed!

to E.L. Spear for

donating the pallets!

Peter Clapp for shovelling

all our walkways!

John Peterson and William Kinnane for setting up our super fun online store!

Tiffany Whitehouse for beginning to work on

Alumni events and energizing our social media presence.

Be sure to stop by the gallery

to see the Founders Day

exhibit while it is still up!

Craig Letowski for organizing us and making this the smoothest ski season!

Cancellations and Delays

Closures and delays may be posted on Facebook or sent out via email or group text, however Riley always follows RSU13 protocols, which can be found on News Center 6's website and TV Scroll, also through the link below.

School Closures

Power Outages

In the case of a power outage, Wade Acres children must be sent home. The Day School children can remain in session but we will encourage early pick up.

If there are outages but no cancellation notice you can check by calling 596-6405. If the answering machine does not pick up, we do not have power and have NO SCHOOL.

Riley Wishlists

The sap is rising and so are our spirits for the many spring endeavors ahead. Campus is buzzing with seasonal projects like sugaring, and exciting new friends like Rosie the Russian tortoise who is making a home in the Juniper classroom. And while it may seem hard to believe, before long we'll even be setting our attention towards seeds and hatching eggs!

With so much to get into and explore this time of year there's always a way for the Riley community to offer a helping hand. Did you know that Riley has wishlists that you (or grandparents!) can support anytime you want to help bring a little more magic to campus?

This is a wonderful way to offer support that follows after your own heart. Whether you're a bibliophile looking to expand the library or a pragmatist who's all about the proper tools- there's something small but meaningful on Riley's wishlists to perfectly suit your inclinations. Thank you for supporting Riley and its mission to support our children!

Click on the links below to bring you to these wish lists:

Spring Wish List

Rosie the Tortoise Wishlist

Email Us with Your Summer Camp Questions & Ideas Today!

Did you know that YOU can use the Whims to announce events (a child's performance!), plans (a sledding party!), or ideas (a solo trip across the Atlantic in a hollowed out gourd!) to the whole school? Whether it's a new business venture or a family walk, if you want to share it we want to hear it. Send all announcements for the next Whims to Andi or Julie:

maxwellblood77@gmail.com // julieletowski@gmail.com

Missed a recent Whim? Catch up with the links below!

March Whims, First Edition

February Whims, First Edition

January Whims, Second Edition

January Whims, First Edition

December Whims, Second Edition

December Whims, First Edition

The Riley School

www.rileyschool.org

207-596-6405

RILEY MISSION STATEMENT

The Riley School guides children to become independent, lifelong learners and innovative thinkers.

Founded as an intentionally small, Progressive, ungraded elementary school in 1972, Riley recognizes each child’s unique learning style. The innovative and personalized curriculum challenges children to express themselves and develop their own intellectual and creative capabilities through discovery, questioning and active engagement.

We foster a sense of responsibility towards our natural world, our community, and each other. We value cooperation and collaboration, while balancing the individual development of social, emotional and physical and academic growth.

At Riley we trust in children as learners. We honor and respect the uniqueness of the individual. We cherish and protect childhood.

March

﻿at a Glance

at a Glance