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PEEK AT THE WEEK
MISSED AN ISSUE?
If you are not receiving an issue every Friday please email
constantcontactriv@gmail.com
SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submissions is 3pm
on Wednesday of the school week
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Perrot Library
Mon, April 13- June 1st In honor of National Poetry Month, Perrot is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest open to students in grades 3 and up, as well as adults. We are seeking original haikus (3-line, 17-syllable poems) describing your experience with COVID-19-- the pandemic, the closures, and their impact on your daily life.
Poems will be accepted beginning
Monday, April 13th, through Monday, June 1. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 15th.
Get more info on the contest and how to enter
here
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Dear Riverside Parents,
It's hard to believe we are approaching our final week of distance learning and finishing the academic school year. Thank you for all of you who joined us this past Wednesday for our end of year PTA meeting as we voted in our new PTA board members and approved the PTA budget for next year. We recognized our incredible PTA volunteers and received a wonderful thank you video from teachers which we encourage you all to watch and share with your children.
We thank Lisa Berluti and Alexa Brennan for their presentation on "Guiding Students During Uncertain Times" for tips on supporting the social/emotional well-being of students and will have this posted on RIVPTA.org.
There is much to reflect upon from the year, and equally, much to keep pushing forward with as we enter summer. With the pandemic ongoing and conversations about race and inequality also at the forefront today, we have many opportunities to grow and learn. As a PTA, we will continue to work closely together with Principal Chris Weiss, our teachers, parents, and the Greenwich Public School District in the quest to support the Riverside school community through it all.
We are grateful for our engaged Riverside community!
Kristin Duda and Heeyoon Slater
PTA Co-Presidents
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VOLUNTEER FOR THE RIVERSIDE PTA NEXT YEAR!
Please consider filling an open PTA position for the 2020-2021 school year!
Some Open Positions Include:
- Communications
- Green and Wellness
- RIVTPTA.org support
- Riverside Rhythms
- Pizza Bingo
- Riverside Run
- Arts Enrichment
- School Photos
The Riverside PTA is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting the education of our students and supporting the needs of our staff, teachers and school community.
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THE 6TH ANNUAL STEM FAIR IS LIVE! 
Check out the innovative STEM projects students created at home, from homemade geodes to a study of backyard animals!
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END OF YEAR APPAREL SALE! 
S
how your Riverside Spirit and shop at amazing prices!
EVERYTHING JUST $10!
Hoodies, PJ's, Red Shirts....
Great gifts for graduating 5th graders, show your spirit for current students, or stock up for B-day gifts!
Next Tuesday 12-3pm, 31 Terrace Ave, Riverside.
All inventory will be out, sizes are limited. First come first serve!
Credit cards only.
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SUMMER READ 2020-2021 
Looking for a summer full of adventure, travel and toys? Join us in Riverside Elementary's Summer Read program "Adventure in Toyland!" Read any or all of these four adventure tales with your family and friends:
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The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
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Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins
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Doll People by Brian Selznick and Ann M. Martin
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Support local and buy at Diane's Books in Greenwich. Call ahead for curbside pickup (203) 869-1515.
Check out RIVPTA.org for links to discussion questions and fun activities!
Questions? Suggestions needed? Email gilliangeiger@yahoo.com or Lindsay.snedeker@gmail.com
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - END OF YEAR PTA MEETING
Thanks to everyone who was able to join our End of Year PTA Meeting & Volunteer Recognition via Zoom this past Wednesday! In case you missed it:
- We thanked all volunteers and gave special recognition to
- Volunteer of the Year - Ruchita Chhajed
- Citizen of the Year - Heather Sahrbeck
- Safety Award - Claire Kiger & Sophie Pelletier-Martinelli
- Cupola Award - Diane Ainson
- Watched a charming video from Riverside School Staff
- And we were joined by our School Psychologist, Alexa Brennan, and District Learning Coach, Lisa Berluti, who presented on "Guiding Students Through Uncertain Times." A copy of the presentation will be posted on our website early next week.
As always, we thank all our volunteers for their time and efforts in carrying out our PTA mission at Riverside School throughout the year!
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DISTANCE LEARNING RESOURCES
GPS is offering a hub of resources and information for Distance Learning. You can view the information on the
GPS Distance Learning Website. There is also a
support team in place you can contact should you have any issues accessing content.
Students can reach out directly to teachers for assignment and content questions.
Check out
RIVPTA.org for more ideas on implementing distance learning at home and for fun ideas to keep our kids occupied. Let us know what's working for you!
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SIGN UP TO CARE FOR OUR RIVERSIDE GARDEN
Calling all Riverside Garden Lovers! We're inviting families to sign up to care for our beautiful vegetable garden for one week (or more) this summer. This means that your family will have the responsibility of watering, weeding and harvesting for a week. If you'd like, please use the Google Sheet to sign up. If you include your email, we'll send you a guide to common weeds and a care sheet for the crops we're growing this year. Happy Growing!!
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PLANTING INSPIRATION AND TIPS FROM MRS. BARRETTE
Start your vegetable garden! Watch Mrs. Barrette planting her organic vegetable garden, get inspired and get great tips.
Hopefully it inspires some Riverside families to get out and plant their own garden.
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POSTURE AWARENESS 
Stiff neck and shoulders? Back pains? Tight all over? Ask yourself, what's your posture like when using your digital device? With everyone working from home for the foreseeable future, we need to be more aware than ever of the right posture while using these devices.
PTAC Health and Wellness has created a tip sheet to help students, parents and teachers use the correct posture at home. There are some easy and helpful tips to help you and the family stay healthy while working.
Click here for the Tip Sheet
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SUBMIT HEALTH FORMS
BY EMAIL 
Please submit Health form for incoming K, 3rd graders or 3rd graders going to 4th that have not been submitted yet. Health Assessments should include Dental/HCT/HBG.
All Vaccinations are to be up to date/completed or they WILL NOT be allowed to attend - No Exceptions.
The CDC recommendations are children to continue receiving vaccinations during this time and to not miss. If you have them "already" please submit with vaccinations to Melissa Luiso melissa_luiso@greenwich.k12.ct.us
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SCHOOL SUPPORT
For any questions regarding distance learning, please reach out to your classroom teacher, Chris Weiss, or Safiya Key.
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EMS APPAREL SUMMER FLASH SALE
Hoodies, Flannel PJ's, T- Shirts and Shorts!
Tuesday, June 9th
10:00am -12:00pm.
42 Winthrop Drive,
Riverside
Social distancing will be practiced. Please wear a mask.
Cash, checks and credit cards accepted
***There are limited supplies. There will be online opportunities to shop in the fall. This sale is of current inventory just received from our vendor.***
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YEARBOOKS
We are looking forward to receiving our Yearbooks on or around June 9th and will aim to distribute them ASAP so that everyone has them before the last day of school.
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SUPPORT FOR BOE BUDGET
It is very important that our parents support the SOMR (Sense of the Meeting Resolution) to reduce the BOE budget cut mandated by the Town BET for the 2020-21 school year. Speak up by writing to or calling RTM members, especially local district representatives. Our District 5 representatives are:
- Allison C. "Icy" Frantz, icy@icyfrantz.com
- Allison W. Rogers, allisonrogersrtm5@gmail.com
- Ashley M. B. Smith,
- Bruce P. Pflug, pflug.bruce@gmail.com
- Catherine L. Whitaker, clwhitct@gmail.com
- Christopher "Skip" Parker, Jr., rtmd5parker@gmail.com
- Danyal Ozizmir, danoz@optonline.net
- Edward T. Broadhurst, III, tombroadhurstrtm@gmail.com
- Hale H. McSharry, hhmcsharry@gmail.com
- Jennifer L. Baird, jenniebairdrtm@gmail.com
- Joan B. Thakor, joanthakorrtm@gmail.com
- Joseph H. Benoit, Jr., dcfm@aol.com
- Lucy B. Krasnor, lucykrasnorrtm@gmail.com
- Nancy E. Cooper, nancycooperrtm@gmail.com
- Patricia H. "Patty" Roberts, pattyrobertsrtm@gmail.com
- Paul A. Olmsted, paulolmstedrtm@gmail.com
- Peter G. Van Duyne, pgvanduyne@gmail.com
- Stephen F. Dolan, stephendolanrtm@gmail.com
Here is a form letter you can use to personalize and send to our RTM members.
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GREENWICH LIBRARY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS 
The
Greenwich Library would like to remind you, even though our buildings are closed, the Library is still open for business. Library staff are responding to phone calls and emails Monday-Friday from 9:00 am-9:00 pm. For Borrowing call 203-625-6524, for Reference call 203-622-7920, or
Ask a Virtual Librarian. We have put together a comprehensive "The Library at Home" page of
digital resources to support distance learning, including library card applications so both students and staff can begin exploring our vast Digital Library.
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GEA COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND
Consider donating to Greenwich Education Association's COVID-19 Response Fund. It's a
safe way for GEA members to support our GPS families with food, school supplies, and special circumstances during the pandemic.
GEA will
donate proceeds to
keep food on the shelves of our students' families,
purchase school supplies to keep our students productive, and
send gift and greeting cards to our colleagues and paras who need our support in uncertain times.
Donate through PayPal on the GEA website
greenwicheducationassociation.org.
If you become aware of a colleague or paraprofessional who could use GEA's support, please email brief details to GEA at
gea.president@gmail.com
and include your phone number.
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UPCOMING BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
Here are the updated dates for some of the upcoming BOE meetings. For additional information, visit the BOE website for updates on meeting dates and how to attend virtually:
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GPS WEEKLY DISTRICT DIGEST
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directly to your email inbox.
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