All School Cooking

Tuesday November 21st

We are excited for our all school cooking day for St Peter's Church's annual Thanksgiving  community meal! With this annual tradition Riley children, from our very youngest to the oldest, are given the opportunity to share their generosity with the greater community. This year we will be making pies, squash, and mashed potatoes.

The volunteer opportunities list (linked below) has precisely all the things we need - no more, no less! Please help us by sticking to the items and quantities requested on the volunteer sheet.

To sign up, just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do.

Thank you for donating, it is a gift we are giving to the community!

If you have not signed up and plan to do so, please bring your items tomorrow, Monday November 20th. Thank you!

Thanksgiving in the Woods

Monday November 20th, 4 PM

If you would like to attend and have not purchased your tickets, you can still do so in the office with Tammy.

Dress warmly, wear boots, and don't forget your dish to share!

Parent Back to School Night

November 30th, 3:30-6

Parents are encouraged to come explore the classrooms and their children's work. Your children will lead you through the classrooms to introduce you to the work and the routines in each space. Ask them to share

~something that they are proud of having learned, or completed

~something that was hard or that they know they could have done better with

~something new they are working on

Facilitators will be in the rooms to help answer questions, but please remember this is a child led evening. You are encouraged to set up a personal conference meeting for any more specific communications if desired. Plan to spend no more than 10 minutes in a classroom if you are to make it through all spaces.

AND THEN join us for afternoon tea and a chance to connect with other families and enjoy Tea & Mini Crafters Market which  we're thrilled to be adding to this special evening!

This is a call to crafters/makers/artists who would like to participate in this fundraiser by sharing their talents and donating a portion of their sales.

Thanks to Mary Nelson and Adriana Diioro for spearheading.

Reach out to Becky or Lindsay for more information or to reserve your table .

Christmas by the Sea Parade

December 1st, 6 pm

Let’s celebrate the Holiday season together!

This year we are not going to be walking as a group in the parade but we would like to invite you to join our Riley community to watch the parade together! To spread the cheer we are encouraging you to wear twinkly lights, make colorful lanterns (we’ll have battery operated tea lights on hand), and bring your bells!

We'll meet at 6 PM at the Camden Library Upper Lawn to enjoy the parade together!

Need some lantern making inspiration? Check out the below tutorials!

Holiday Toy Drive for

Connections Across Cultures

Riley is thrilled to again be working with Connections Across Cultures this holiday season. CAC  works to welcome and help new immigrants who move to Maine. We are helping to collect gifts for the 125 children of families from Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Tanzania, and Ukraine who are currently in temporary hotel housing in South Portland.

childnre and families who are willing to participate will be given a specific aged child and asked to bring a new, wrapped gift ( value $10-$25) Toys will be distributed at an afternoon party at the hotel shelter the week of December 18. We will also be providing $20.00 gift cards for youth between the ages of 13 and 19. We need all gifts by December 15.

More information coming soon!