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CALENDAR
WEEK OF 1/27 - 1/31
Monday, January 27
Gymnastics Begin
4:00p District Wide Sectional Rehearsal For Festival Orchestra
Tuesday, January 28
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 1
Wednesday, January 29
8:30a Fluoride Rinse
8:45a ROPES Photos
Thursday, January 30
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
9:00a AVID Presentation for Gr 4 & 5 Parents
WEEK OF 2/3 - 2/7
Monday, February 3
Lunch Swap Gr K & 1
Stepping Stones - Gr 1
8:00a Rangers Meeting
Tuesday, February 4
Maritime Aquarium - Gr K
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal PT. 1
9:00a PTA Board of Directors
Wednesday, February 5
8:30a Fluoride Rinse
9:00a Parent presentation - NGSS/Panorama
Thursday, February 6
7:50a Chorus Rehearsal - PT. 2
9:00a 100th Day Celebration - KC & KK
Friday, February 7
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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
If you are not receiving an issue every Friday please email
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Jan 27 & 29, 4pm
Perrot Memorial Library.
Stuff & Nonsense - Mon at 4pm, Jan 27 - April 6 - Stories and Crafts for Children K and 1st grade.
Spotlight on Magic - Wed at 4pm, January 29 and Feb 5, 19, and 26 - Stories, Non-Fiction, and Craft with a focus on magic for 2 and 3 grade.
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Dear Riverside Parents,
Congratulations again to the outstanding performances by 4th and 5th graders who participated in our school musical Frozen last weekend. An enormous thank you goes out to our entire PTA play committee for all their time, work and energy with the kids.
And another congratulations is in order to our 5th grade Battle of the Books team, who competed against five other schools last night and... WON! Go Riverside!
Our 4th grade Student Leadership Council is helping to support the mission of finding a cure for childhood cancer by asking everyone to participate in "Pennies for Patients." Please look out for collection boxes in your children's backpacks as we encourage all students to bring them in with donations by January 31st. Next week, Student Council has created a fun theme for each day of the week to create more awareness and excite students to join their efforts so please see the blurb below under School News for more information.
We have a few other upcoming events to put on your calendars:
- Sun, Jan 26: Open House at Greenwich Skating Club
- Mon, Jan 27: Winter Afters Begins
- Thurs, Jan 30: AVID Western Middle School Presentation for 4th and 5th Grade Parents
- Wed, Feb 5: NGSS Assessment and Panorama Survey Results Presentation by Mr. Weiss
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kristin Duda and Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co- Presidents
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RIVERSIDE FAMILY ROLLER SKATE NIGHT - FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28!
Wear your Riverside Red and join us for a night of roller skating fun!
Skating is open to Riverside families only from
6-7:30pm. Siblings are welcome!
BYO skates if you have them, otherwise rentals are available.
Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd, Old Greenwich
Admission: $12 per skater (paid at door, includes skate rental)
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TURN YOUR KEY - BE IDLE FREE
P
lease keep our students safe and help create an
Idle Free Riverside School!
Anti-Idling signs were installed around school last spring and we just wanted to kindly remind you not to leave your car running while parked at school. Extra layers can be worn during colder period and consider sharing or carpooling to reduce the number of cars at school during drop off and pick up.
Please help reduce the amount of harmful pollution surrounding our school and turn your car off if standing for more than 3 minutes. It's
The Law
!
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TREX CHALLENGE! - UPDATE
Riverside is making great progress in the
Trex Challenge
to recycle the most plastic bags, film and wrap in the Northeast! Since November we've collected over
115
pounds of plastic, which will be recycled into composite decking and other products. Remember - we can only collect (clean and dry) plastic bags, film and wrap according to these
guidelines
.
Please NO food (cheese, salad mix or frozen food bags) or snack packaging
, except for bread or cereal bags. Keep up the great work!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
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ROCHEL COLEMAN - STORYTELLING 
On Wednesday January 22nd, African American storyteller Rochel Coleman returned to Riverside. This year, Mr. Coleman performed
I, Nat Love
, a story of an African American cowboy and his journey from enslavement to freedom. For grades K-2, Mr. Coleman focused on the determination and hard work Nat used to achieve his goals. For grades 3-5, the emphasis was on the many changes Nat made during his adventures on the frontier. The students were thoroughly engaged in this historical storytelling experience. This program was organized by the PTA Arts Enrichment Committee thanks to your generous donations to the PTA.
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UPCOMING PTA ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS 2020 
Feb 5: Riverside Rhythms - The Perfect Fifths
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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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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PENNIES FOR PATIENTS CALLING ALL RIVERSIDE HEROES! 
Pennies for Patients is calling all Riverside heroes to join our squad of student helpers!
Riverside Student Leadership Council and our entire student body are on a mission to help find a cure for childhood cancer.
We encourage your child to participate in this rewarding event that emphasizes social-emotional learning, empathy, and action.
Collection boxes are due by January 31st. Please join our Hero Squad and participate in activities each day next week:
- Monday 27th is Neon Nickle Day - wear something bright!
- Tuesday 28th is Doggy Dime Day - bring in a picture of your dog (or other pet if you have one) and lots of Dimes! Student Council will collect the photos and make a poster!
- Wednesday 29th is Quirky Quarter Day -- bring in quarters and wear a quirky funny winter hat.
- Thursday 30th is Dollar Day - bring a Dollar and get a Good Luck Fortune Coin!
- Friday 31st is Be a Team player Day, wear any type of Team T-shirt such as your dance team, basketball, chorus, Student Council, Frozen, last year's Riverside Field Day shirt and bring in your collection box Day!
Your child will bring home their own small collection box.
The h
ighest donations by classroom win awards. All individuals that participate get small gifts as well throughout the week.
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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Last night Riverside School won the district-wide Battle of the Books competition. A team of five students from Mrs. Hirshfield's class represented Riverside against the other schools in town. Team Hirschfield really knew their books and came out on top! Thank you to Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Mozer and all the teachers who encouraged participation.
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HEARING TESTS
Hearing tests starts next week for grades 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Those who have already turned in your 2019/2020 physicals will not be tested again. If you have your child's updated physical please send it to the school. If you want to opt out, please email the nurse Melissa Luiso
[email protected].ct.us.
As a friendly reminder...
All updated 3rd Grade physicals are needed "Before" end of the school year. If the school nurse does not receive them before the first day of the 2020 school year in August, those students WILL NOT be allowed to attend school until received.
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PANORAMA SURVEY, NGSS ASSESSMENT RESULTS PRESENTATION
Please save the date of
Wednesday, February 5th, 9:00 - 10:00am for a
Parent Presentation on the Panorama Parent, Staff, and Student survey results for our school, as well as on the results of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) assessment taken by 5th grade students last spring.
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SAVE THE DATE- FAMILY SCIENCE NIGHT
Wednesday, February 26 from 6-7 pm. Riverside School will hold a Family Science Night with all teachers participating to help families learn more about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the type of science learning and activities their children are experiencing this year at school.
At least six science stations will be set up (one by each grade level) so that parents can participate with their children in a learning activity, directed by teachers on that grade level and others. Families can attend the grade level activity for their child(ren) and 1 or 2 more learning activities if they have time. We hope to see you there!
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RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SPIRIT NIGHT 
NY Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers
March 1, 2020 @ 12:00pm
2 tickets available for $119 each
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Please be sure to use the School
Dismissal Manager system to record all absences, tardies, early releases or changes to your child's regular dismissal plan. Please include if your child attends AFTERS or another program at school (i.e. the play) as a recurring absence with the note on which afters class or program they are attending. Also, please note that parents should not be going to the classrooms to pick up their children. If you need to pick-up your child(ren) early, you must go straight to the main office and the staff will call for your child. Parents in the building must always sign in and are to visit only when there is a planned meeting with staff or a classroom event. The office is available to assist with any other questions or concerns.
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FLU SEASON REMINDERS!
Flu Season has arrived with a vengeance and our school is getting hit hard right now.
It is imperative that anyone having symptoms be checked immediately. The State mandates that flu cases are reported. In the event your child is diagnosed, please contact the school nurse IMMEDIATELY, as well as provide written confirmation by your Medical Provider.
In order to prevent continued spread of the flu, please adhere to our district's "Five Day Rule Policy," by keeping a child diagnosed with the flu at home for five days. We recognize it's difficult to do so, but it really is necessary to prevent an outbreak.
Please do not hesitate to call or email should you have concerns or questions. We want to keep everyone healthy and it starts with You.
Thank you on behalf of the Nurse and Entire Staff at Riverside for your compliance.
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5TH GRADE YEARBOOK - DEADLINE IS NEXT FRIDAY, JANUARY 31st
Time to organize your pictures! Please upload one baby photo of your child and your best/ favorite photos from school events from Kindergarten through 5th grade. This is the first part of the yearbook process. The second part is for the children to create their individual student page and then the final step in the process is actually ordering a yearbook. More details on parts 2 and 3 will come in the next few months. For now, we are focusing on uploading photos no later than
January 31, 2020. Please review and follow these
detailed instructions for uploading photos.
Questions - please contact Sarah Morris
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PTA COUNCIL'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE COMMITTEE
WORKSHOP
All Riverside School parents are invited to attend on
January 28th at 10:30am
at the Board of Education building at 290 Greenwich Avenue.
Topics covered will include:
- What's new in Humanities at GPS?
- Taking a look at new curriculum and changes in Language Arts and Social Studies
Please submit questions in advance
to:
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WESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL AVID PROGRAM PRESENTATION
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college readiness and executive functioning program designed to help all students achieve their goals and reach their full academic potential. Come learn about what makes Western, an AVID school, a unique and a viable option for your child. All are welcome, especially families of 4th and 5th graders. Western Middle School Principal, Gordon Beinstein, will be presenting on the AVID program on
Thursday, January 30 at 9:00am in the Riverside School Cafe.
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NOMINATE A TEACHER TODAY - DISTINGUISHED TEACHERS AWARDS
Nominate your student's phenomenal teacher! Now is your chance to honor that special teacher who always goes the extra mile or makes a special contribution to you
r child's education. Please take the time to nominate a teacher - they deserve the recognition and it is an important honor in the Greenwich Public Schools.
Please review and begin the nomination process as soon as possible, as certain parts, such as recommendation letters, take time to request and complete.
Nominations are due March 12th. The awardees are selected based solely on the written information provided in each candidate's Nomination Packet.
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UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
Jan 30: Public Hearing on Budget BET Operating & Capital Budget Review with BOE (time and location TBA)
Jan 30: BOE Retreat, 6pm, Havemeyer
Feb 20: BOE Business Meeting, 7pm, Western
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