4th and 5th graders Devin, JB, and Emmett played volleyball with a giant beach ball in the sun during PE class today. |
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Hello Riverside,
Clear skies are extra special today!
Happy Monday,
Nelia
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Remember that pick up today is at 1:30 at school with no afterschool or extended day programs. We hope everyone has the chance to fully and safely experience today's unique, cosmic event. Thank you to Caroline and the faculty eclipse committee for the energy and flexibility they put into making today be a special learning experience, while adjusting to the needs of the community and the suggestions from the state. We encourage you to collect and return all eclipse glasses to Riverside so that we can recycle and pass them on to future eclipse locations through Astronomers Without Borders.
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3-5th grade students are taking standardized tests in ELA and mathematics each morning this week, from about 8:30-10:00. They are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring snacks and a water bottle with them to their test sessions. Getting a good night’s sleep and having a healthy breakfast will help prepare their bodies and minds for this assessment.
Students can have all the time they need to complete the test sessions, and we hope to finish them this week. For those who were absent or need additional time, we will find it next week. All tests must be completed before April 19, the state-issued deadline.
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Contracts for current students to re-enroll are due today. With a number of community-connected and well qualified applicants, including a wait list, it's essential that we know if your family plans to be at Riverside next year. Please communicate directly with Krystal if your contract is not in today.
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The parent-led Super Raffle is one of our top-two fundraisers of the year, with a goal to raise $10,000. Those funds, in addition to what's been earned through other, wonderful parent-led events this year, will mean the parent community has reached its fundraising goal for this year. We need everyone's help!
- Parents who have talents, business, or connections, please consider donating an item or service as a raffle prize. Some ideas: hand crafted items, gift certificates for professional services, baked goods, travel or homestay credits.
- Parents who can prepare a tray of finger foods to be shared at the event. Some ideas: stuffed mushrooms, meat skewers, mini quiches, cheese biscuits, cookies or brownies.
- Remember our wish that each Riverside family sell three tickets. Please return the stubs of sold tickets, or complete unsold tickets, by this Friday.
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Student Council is hosting a Middle School Dance on Friday, April 12th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The dance is Spring themed. Middle schoolers are encouraged to wear spring colors. Refreshments will be available. If any Riverside bakers want to bring something, email Beatrice Garvin.
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As one of many culminating efforts, 8th graders are challenged to present to the school on a topic about which they are passionate, and can apply their individual skills and passions to community improvement in that area. We encourage Riverside parents and mentors to attend these assembly presentations and to be a part of the supportive audience that celebrates their efforts.
- Wednesday, April 11: Firefighting by Savannah Loder
- Monday, April 15: World Cup Mountain Biking by Sitota Larocque
- Tuesday, April 16: Hip Hop Dance by Maya Holderby
- Wednesday, April 17: Building Personal Computers by Henry Jolliffe
- Wednesday, May 1: The Social Emotional Side of Baking by Beatrice Garvin
- Monday, May 6: The Evolution of Music by Sawyer Daffinrud
- Wednesday, May 8: College Football by Quinn Amidon
We will continue the updated schedule in future Monday Memos.
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8th grade Beatrice Garvin's poem, "It Starts with Us," is featured this week in VT Digger's Young Writer's Project column: "It is an irrefutable truth that the choices the aging members of today’s Congress and Supreme Court carry on making will have the greatest impact on our younger generations . . . In a call to action, this week’s featured poet, Beatrice Garvin of Peacham, prepares her peers for the fight they will soon have to take up as they come of age."
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On Friday, April 12 6-8th graders will go by bus to LI from 9:00-10:30 to participate in a special presentation and workshop for area students by Sweethearts and Heroes, an organization focused on developing healthy, positive social connections and relationships while fostering a sense of community and emotional resilience. Parents are welcome to join us. |
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We will be having a campus evacuation drill on Monday, April 29 for all students PK-8th. If you have any questions about it, please email Roy.
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SAVE THE DATE! Riverside Against Cancer Recess Relay |
Remember to clear your calendars on Friday, May 10th, from 12 - 2:30. We have 33 days left until we relay! We hope you’ll make plans to join us on the soccer field to kick off this event. Bring a brown bag lunch and share a picnic with your children, and their friends and teachers, as we come together in the fight against cancer. The relay will start directly after lunch, so have your walking shoes ready and rest up for lap after lap of music, crazy themes, dancing, and just plain family fun. You can expect fundraising envelopes to come home on April 19th. The fundraising campaign to benefit The American Cancer Society will run for 1 month from April 19th to May 20th.
Special Theme Lap Schedule:
- 12-12:15 Picnic Lunch on the Soccer field
- 12:15-12:30 2024 Drone photo of the whole Riverside Family (Wear your house colors)
- 12:30-12:45 Kick off with the first lap for Survivors and Caregivers
- 12:45-1 Team photo laps with banners
- 1-1:15 Party laps: Relay with your friends (3 legged, wheelbarrow, conga line…)
- 1:15-1:30 Scavenger Hunt (Find all sorts of ACS give-aways hidden on the field)
- 1:30-1:45 Backwards laps (Reverse direction and walk the other way)
- 1:45-2 Silly Hat laps (Provided by Riverside’s Costume Closet)
- 2-2:15 Animal laps (Wear animal ears and tails: A tribute to all of our beloved pets who are always by our side)
- 2:15-2:30 Obstacle Course laps (Relay participants will have to overcome obstacles while closing out their 2024 Relay experience.)
Thank you to Caroline's 6-8th grade Service Elective for planning this exciting and meaningful event!
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6-8th Math Counts Club will meet next Monday, 3:45-4:30.
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4-5th Homework Club will not meet this week, but will continue next Monday and Wednesday, 3:00-3:30.
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4-8th MTG Club will meet next Monday, 3:40-4:30.
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7-8th+ Adults Pound Class is no longer happening at Riverside because of low participation. You can find other classes here.
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5-8th D&D Club will meet Tuesday, 3:30-5:00. April 16 will be this club's last date.
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6-8th Indoor Soccer Club will meet Tuesday, 3:45-5:00. April 16 will be this club's last date.
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7-8th+ Adults Shine Dance will meet for the last time next Thursday, April 18, 4:00-5:00.
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K-8 Chess Club will meet this week, 3:45-4:30/5:00. April 18 will be this club's last date.
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30 Lily Pond Road, Lyndonville, VT 05851
phone: 802.626.8552
fax: 802.626.4156
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