Reminders

Good afternoon Riverside Families,

We will have our Open House Night this coming Thursday from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in which you can pop in anytime in your child's homeroom classroom and visit their other teachers such as Phy Ed, Music, Library, Reading, Math, English Language, etc. We are excited because at this midpoint of the year, students certainly have a lot of learning to show off! We hope to see you Thursday night!

Friday will be a Riverside Spirit Day so wear your Rockets or Falls gear!

If you need anything, please feel free to reach out to me. It will be a great week ahead!

Respectfully,

Scott Walter

Learning Journals Coming Home

All Riverside classrooms sent home learning journals this past week because we are at the mid-year point. Students all have learning journals that they add to throughout the year to keep track of their progress on grade level learning targets and personal goals. We will be sending them home a few times this year school-wide in order to keep communicating with families about progress and keep the conversations going. Please see the attached documents for more information and also some discussion prompts that you can use with your child as you look it over with him/her and send back next week. Thank you!

Learning Journals Information Letter

Learning Journals Conversation Prompts

5th Grade Girls on the Run

Our 5^th grade spring season of Girls on the Run is starting soon!

Make new friends, get your body moving, set and achieve goals at your pace, gain new skills and have TONS of fun!

This is what our season will look like:

Meet twice a week: Mondays & Thursdays 3:45-5:15, for 8 weeks beginning March 18^th

Caring coaches that lead fun lessons, games, and activities

Complete a community impact project

Cross the finish line with your team in an exciting & joyful 5K at American Family Field on Saturday, May 18^th

Take the first step to igniting your girl’s spark by signing her up this season. You won’t regret it! Learn more:

https://www.girlsontherunsoutheasternwi.org/programs

Interested in coaching?

Do you have a passion for volunteerism, healthy habits, goal setting and female empowerment? You just might be the perfect fit for a #GOTR coach! Our coaches unlock confidence through thought-provoking conversations, an intentional curriculum and movement-based games. Ready to join us?

Contact Mrs. Araya with any questions: araykat@sdmfschools.org

Riverside Family Survey

Our school is dedicated to creating a positive experience for all we serve. We are committed to listening and responding to your experiences with Riverside to continuously improve our service to you. Our partners at Studer Education are providing an opportunity for you to provide feedback anonymously at the link below.

Please take a few minutes to complete the Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey by clicking here.

The survey will be open until Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Your feedback will be used to celebrate our successes and to create action plans for improvement. Your input is valuable; please take a few minutes to complete the survey. Our staff truly values your input and we take time to set plans around your feedback.

Thank you for your commitment to our success!

A Piece of the PIE

Facebook Page: You can always stay up to date with the latest PIE information by following the PIE Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/bfrspie
Our next restaurant night fundraiser will be at Cousins on Tuesday, 2/20. Check out the image below. 10% of all sales from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. come back to us and you don't even need to mention the flyer.
Please see the attached Box Tops Info. There are many opportunities to earn money through box tops! Please consider scanning your receipts and look watch for bonus offers!
Please join us for our next PIE meeting on 2/13, from 6-7 in the Ben Franklin Library. Childcare will be provided.

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Open House - Thursday Feb. 1

Our classrooms will be open the evening of Feb. 1 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. as students have a lot of learning to show you at this mid-point of the year. Please feel free to stop in anytime during that window.

Please consider offering your input to our Strategic Planning process as we design our next five years for the School District of Menomonee Falls by participating in a facilitated Focus Group session on January 30, 2024. All focus groups will take place at the Community Education and Recreation location in Room 123. Times are listed below for the sessions; you need only attend once:

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m for Parents & Families
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. for Parents & Families
10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. for Community Connections: Faith-Based Organizations, Government Representatives, Partner Organizations
3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. for Employees
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. for Employees

On the evening of January 30, a steering committee of representatives across our employees, leaders, and parent/family communities will work with an external consultant to analyze the input and recommend priorities based on this feedback.

Want to help?

There are many opportunities to help out at school. Whether helping in the classroom, at PTO events or chaperoning a field trip, we'd love your help.

To ensure that all adults who come in contact with your children are safe to do so, we run background checks on all volunteers. You can apply today to be a volunteer at the link below. Please note that it does take 48-96 hours for the process, so if you want to volunteer, apply early.

Volunteer application

Volunteering with the District