Reminders

Good afternoon Riverside Families,

We hope you had a great weekend! Staff worked on report cards on Friday and they will be sent home electronically along with learning binders that week as well. Spring Conferences are also coming up this Wednesday, March 6 in the evening. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you wish to schedule a conference.

We have two special things going on this week that we are excited about! Our 5th Graders have their DARE Graduation on Friday at 2:15 p.m. in the gymnasium. We hope to see you there to support them. In addition it is our annual Penny Wars for our Riverside Alumni Scholarship Drive for Seniors - please see below. Friday will be College Colors Day so students should wear the colors of their classroom college while 5th graders should wear their DARE shirts. It will be a fun week ahead!

If you need anything, please feel free to reach out to me.

Respectfully,

Scott Walter

We Declare a Penny War!

Help Riverside Alumni fulfill their dreams by contributing to the Riverside Alumni Scholarship Fund. Graduating seniors who attended Riverside are eligible to apply and we have been giving away scholarships for the last 20 years. Last year, we were able to give away six $500 Scholarships!

Our 5th Grade Admirals will lead the Penny War and each classroom will have a jar for collecting money in the office. Bills and pennies add to each classroom's total. Silver coins subtract so you can strategically place silver coins in other classroom's jars. The class with the most points wins a pajama/movie/ice cream party!

Pennies = 1 point

$1 Bill = +100 points

$5 Bill = +500 points

$10 Bill = +1000 points

$20 Bill = +2000 points

Nickels = -5 points

Dimes = -10 points

Quarters = -25 points

Headphones Needed

Sometimes at this point in the year, headphones begin to break down :( With state testing coming up at the end of March, please check with your child if he or she still has working headphones as they can use them on the test. Thank you!

If Picking Up Early...

Please arrive 5 minutes earlier than you need to as students will be called to the office when you arrive. We do not have students wait in the office before you arrive as sometimes parents run behind and then students miss class time. Thanks for your cooperation!