APRIL NEWS & UPDATES

The Riley School presents

The Wizard of Oz!

When

June 2nd, 6:00 pm

(Rain date June 3rd)

What

The Riley School's performance of

The Wizard of Oz, with a potluck beforehand

How You Can Help

-More info re: costume help will be forthcoming. In the meantime if you are interested in helping with sewing, please contact me via email, even if you have already done so, so I can make sure I have the most up-to-date list of willing helpers. 

-Please look for bright colored shirts (preferably not tee-shirts), and leggings or socks with any sort of pattern for all of the children.

-All Middle School and Upper school children should have slim fitting shorts and tee-shirt for UNDER their costume for quick changes (many of them have quick changes!).

-Deb

Practicing for the Yellow Brick Road...

We are excited to announce:

Tori Marsh to be with

Wade Acres 4 full days a week!

Tori Marsh holds a BFA from Maine College of Art and an MAT from the School of Visual Arts in NYC. She found the midcoast area on her way to an artist residency in Canada, immediately fell in love, and knew it was where she needed to be as an artist and mother.

Tori believes art offers pure, uncontainable, exploration. To quote Helen Frankenthaler, “There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about”.  This is how Tori approaches working in her own artistic practice, and how she plans to foster children’s art making.  Her hope for facilitating art with the Wade children is to simply give them time and space to explore all kinds of materials and techniques, and see the magic they create.

She is an embroidery artist, avid gardener and mother of fellow Riley student, Otto. Tori hopes her love and enthusiasm for art, nature and exploration will help her guide children at Riley for years to come.

And so much more! Check it out HERE.

Maine Extends Project ACT with New Supply of 50,000 Additional At-Home Covid-19 Tests

Read more here.

On Sickness 

There are many colds and bugs beginning to appear. 

Please continue to self monitor and keep your children home when any symptoms of contagious illness appear. 

Even with a negative covid test, our policy remains that before returning a child must be:

 -fever free for 24 (unmedicated) hours, 

 -show marked improvement in symptoms,

 -have minimal nasal discharge, sneeze or cough, 

  -AND be able to remain fully masked with a dry, clean mask.

You must also provide a negative rapid test on the day of your child's return. Thank you for helping maintain the health of our community! 

Riley Art News

We welcome you to campus to view our Love/Not Love exhibit. You can also visit Zoot in Camden, where Riley alumna Isabel Crane can often be found as barista, to get yummy drinks and see the Riley designed coffee sleeves!