Riverside Monday Memo

MONDAY MEMO

8th graders Ethan and Harper shared the life and legacy of two modern reformers at Biography Fair: Roberto Clemente and Cesar Chavez.

Greetings!

There are just three weeks left of school, and the Memo is full of info about end-of-year events and expectations. We hope you'll bring your good luck and join us on Saturday to socialize and celebrate the year.

Happy Monday,

Nelia

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SPRING FIELD TRIPS

This week older students will embark on guideline-safe versions of our Spring Field Trip traditions:

1st graders

Friday (off campus): Weiss Family Pond (specific details in the 1st grade lesson plan)

2-3rd graders (specific details are in the 2nd grade and 3rd grade lesson plan documents)

Friday: evening campfire and campout (3rd grade only)

4-5th graders (all specific details are in 4th grade and 5th grade lesson plan documents)

Wednesday (on campus): Fairbanks Museum educator and Birch Buddies time
Thursday (off campus): bus to Old Stone House Museum
Thursday evening (on campus): overnight camping experience
Friday (off campus): carpools to East Burke for Watershed study culmination and biking

6-8th graders

Thursday (off campus by bus): Choice of trips by bus to Montshire Museum or Clyde River

Clyde River Group - please pack masks, water shoes or boots, sunscreen, hat, raincoat, lunch, water bottle

Montshire Museum Group - please pack masks, raincoat, lunch, water bottle, sunscreen

Friday (on campus): choice of morning projects (rocket building or archaeological dig), games, bridge breaking, and choice of afternoon projects (trail building, bat house building, bridge challenge)

K-3rd graders

Wednesday, June 2 (off campus): Fairbanks Museum, details in next week's Monday Memo

SUPER CASH RAFFLE

We welcome all those who purchased tickets to join us for the raffle drawing this Saturday, May 22 at 4:00 pm on the soccer field. There will be snacks, games, and live music! Please bring your own chairs, blankets, and/or beverages of choice (alcohol is permitted). You are welcome to bring your children, but we ask that you supervise them and keep them with you. We expect the event to wrap up around 6:30 pm.

Volunteer help: We need 2-3 more people to arrive at 2:30 and help pre-package snacks. Please email Krystal if you could help with this.

YEARBOOKS

We are going to order yearbooks for all students this week, they will have time to enjoy looking at them and writing notes in each others books on the last day of school. Your school store account will be charged $15 for each copy. If you don't want your child to get one, or you want siblings to share one, please email Krystal today to let her know.

KINDERGARTEN BOTTLE DRIVE

Thank you so much to those who have brought returnables to the Carriage House! We are well stocked up and our last day for collecting will be tomorrow, Tuesday.

MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB

Mountain Bike Club will now divide into two groups on two different days:

K-5th graders will ride on Thursday, from 3:45-5:00
6-8th graders will ride on Wednesday, from 4:00-6:00.

All ages and abilities are still welcome as long as they have bikes. Meet at the parking lot near the Village Sport Shop on Darling Hill. Email Sean if you have any questions.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Friday, June 4, our last day of school, will be a fun day full of celebration of a successful year. It is a full day, with regular dismissal times at 3:00/3:30, and the Afterschool/Extended Day programs will run. More details will be in future MMs.

GRADUATION 2021

As the state lifts COVID requirements between now and the end of the school year, we anticipate being able to host a graduation ceremony that is as close to normal as possible, though we have had to make some decisions for spacing that will limit attendance. Typically, Riverside's graduation is a PreK-8th community event that culminates the school year with traditions that have been practiced since 1981. With the audience appropriately spaced, this year we will only be able to host faculty, trustees, 8th-graders, and approximately 5 guests or family members per graduate. We’ll be sending an email to families of graduates soon with further details. As an 8th-grade family, if you need more information right away, please reach out to Roy.

GROW RIVERSIDE OUTSIDE

If you appreciate Riverside's teachers and an effort to increase active learning and community gathering, then please make a donation to our pavilion project. So far, we've had 22% of our current families participate!

Donate to the Teachers Pavilion

VACCINE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

Vermont students ages 12+ are now eligible to register for COVID vaccination appointments. This short information sheet from the VT Department of Health and this fact sheet from the FDA may answer any questions you have about the vaccine. If you'd like to have your child vaccinated, use this link to set up an account to register for one of the Department of Health's community clinics.