Monthly Archives: August 2022

August 28, 2022

We are now almost halfway through Quarter 1!  For students in grades 3-5, midterms will be sent home this week.  You can also check your student’s Powerschool account to see grades.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.

Dyslexia screening for student in Grades K-2-

For the 2022-23 school year, Indiana’s public and charter schools must meet added requirements to identify, as early as possible, struggling readers who show risk factors for dyslexia and then provide systematic, sequential, and multisensory instruction to meet their needs. All students in grades kindergarten through second grade are given a universal screener to check their skills in six different areas.  Students in grades 1-2 have completed the required dyslexia screening.  By the end of this week all grade 1-2 students will have received a letter. Kindergarten screenings will be conducted at the end of next month. Please be watching for your child’s letter and contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. 

Synchronous Elearning Sept. 6–  eLearning Parent Announcement

GCCS will be having a scheduled Elearning day on Tuesday, Sept. 6.  All chromebooks will be sent home this Friday, Sept. 2.  Students in grades K-2 will be bringing a chromebook home for the first time.  Chromebooks will be CHARGED.  Chromebook chargers will not be sent home.  Chromebooks have enough charge to last through the school day.  Please put your child’s chromebook up so that the battery is fresh for elearning on Tuesday.  Students must log on and attendance will be taken.  Your teacher will send home specific instructions particular to his or her class later this week.  Here is a video to assist in getting your child logged on to google classroom.  If you have any questions regarding elearning, please contact your child’s teacher. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyFlRxqzh34 

5th grade Penny Competition-  

5th graders can vote for their 5th grade shirt by contributing coins (and bills!) to the jars in the 5th grade hall.  The voting ends this Friday, Sept 2.  The money collected will go towards paying for the 5th grade shirts. Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this contest.

Traffic Reminders-

Please remember to be good neighbors as you are waiting in the car rider line.  Please do not use our neighbors driveways to turn around.  Approaching from the Riverside neighborhood will help you get into the car rider line without having to turn around.  Also, please refrain from blocking our neighbors’ driveways.  If you do find yourself in the position of blocking a drive, please be kind and move if needed.  The speed limit is 20 MPH in the neighborhoods.  Please keep our children safe by adhering to the speed limits. 

PTO News-

The PTO will be hosting a Fall Festival on Sept. 22.  They are asking for donations for auction basket items.  Please contribute if you are able.

FF Silent Auction Flyer 2022.pdf

Student Handbook–RES – APPROVED Version 22-23.pdf

Paper copies of our student handbook will not be distributed this year.  It is also posted on our website: https://riversideeleme.wpenginepowered.com/.  

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 22-Sept 2- 5th grade penny wars to vote for the 5th grade shirt

Aug 30- 4th grade Cross Country til 4:30

Aug 31- 5th grade CC til 4:30; Midterms sent home for students in grades 3-5

Sept. 1- 5th grade CC til 4:30

Sept. 2- 5th grade CC til 4:30 

Sept. 5- No School- Labor Day

Sept. 6- GCCS Synchronous Elearning day

Sept. 7- Cross Country Regional meet at Northaven Elementary at 4:30

August 21, 2022

Cross Country- 

Practice begins this week for students who have the permission slip filled out and Final Forms filled out with the $5 turned in to the office.  Boys and girls must have these things in place before staying for practice. Each grade level has their own practice days.  These will be listed on the Sunday newsletter each week.  There is one Regional Meet that all students will run in which will take place between Sept 7-9 at Northaven (exact date TBD). The Greater Clark Championship Meet will be Sept 14 at Utica Elementary. (Only the top 7 boys and the top 7 girls from each school participate in this Meet).  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Wallace. 

Records Request- 

All students are required by law to have a copy of their birth certificate and shot records in their school records. We are currently reviewing all students’ permanent records to ensure we are in compliance. If the office does not have these on file for your student, please get this to us ASAP. All students missing birth certificates are supposed to be reported to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Students missing shot record documentation are not supposed to attend school.

Meals at School-

Breakfast is $1.50 a day, $7.50 for the week. Reduced is $.30 a day and $.1.50 a week. Lunch is $3.00 a day., $15.00 a week. Reduced is $.40 a day and $2.00 a week. Money can be added to student’s lunch accounts through myschoolbucks.com. The app is free and allows you to view your student’s accounts and schedule automatic payments, or money can be sent in a marked envelope with the student’s name and teacher.  You can access the app through the GCCS website. Please remember breakfast is open from 8:40-8:55 only.  Students entering the building after 8:55 will need to go straight to class. 

Student Handbook–RES – APPROVED Version 22-23.pdf

Paper copies of our student handbook will not be distributed this year.  It is also posted on our website: https://riversideeleme.wpenginepowered.com/.  

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 22-Sept 2- 5th grade penny wars to vote for the 5th grade shirt

Aug. 22, 23, 24- 3rd grade CC practice til 4:30

Aug. 25, 26- 4th grade CC practice til 4:30

Aug. 31- Midterms sent home for students in grades 3-5

August 14, 2022

We will be working on NWEA testing this week and next to get baseline data for this school year.  Please encourage your students to do their best! 

Breakfast-

Just a reminder, breakfast is served from 8:40-8:55.  Students arriving after 8:55 will need to head straight to class.  Students arriving to school after 9:00 AM are considered tardy.  If arriving after 9:00, a parent will have to walk the student to the door to sign in and receive a tardy slip. 

Birthday Reminders-

In compliance with the GCCS Wellness Policy, cookies, cupcakes and other sweets are NOT ALLOWED to be brought in for Birthday celebrations.  You may bring in any type of healthy food such as fruit, low fat muffins, cheese or vegetable items or trinket/birthday goody bags for each student in the class to recognize their special day.  In addition, birthday invitations are not allowed to be distributed at school. 

Cross Country-

It is almost time for cross country season to begin. Cross country is for students interested in running in grades 3-5.  Mrs. Wallace will be the coach this year.  Information will be coming home later this week.  

Kroger Rewards-

Thanks to those who have signed up for the Kroger Rewards program to give back to Riverside.  With the Kroger rewards program, Kroger gives a percentage of what you spend back to Riverside. Here is how to Link your Kroger Card to Riverside Elementary School. Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Kroger Community Rewards selection on your digital account.

1. Sign in to your digital account.

2. Search for your organization here.

3. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization you wish to support.

4. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save”.

Your selected organization will also display in the Kroger Community Rewards section of your account. If you need to review or revisit your organization, you can always do so under your Account details.

JHS Red Devil Community Pep Rally-

This Wednesday, Aug 17 from 7-9PM there will be a pep rally for the community and Elementary/Middle School students to meet the athletes and coaches of Jeffersonville High School.  Entry is free with the donation of a school supply (ie pack of pencils/pens, 4 pack box of tissue, pack of dry erase markers, pack of folders).  There will be performances of athletes and activities for the students.

Student Handbook–RES – APPROVED Version 22-23.pdf

Paper copies of our student handbook will not be distributed this year.  It is also posted on our website: https://riversideeleme.wpenginepowered.com/.  

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 18- 6:00 PTO mtg

Aug. 31- Midterms sent home for students in grades 3-5

August 7, 2022

We had a great first full week of school!  

Kindergarten Colors

For the first two full weeks of school we will be helping our Kindergarten students learn their colors by having color days.  We invite all our students to participate.  This week we are wearing:  Monday- white, Tues.- brown, Wed.- purple, Thurs.- black, Fri. -pink. 

Kindergarten Lanyards

Kindergarten parents, please continue to have your child wear their lanyard.  This really helps to identify your student quickly, as well as helping during lunch time and dismissal. 

Food Service

Just a reminder that parents must apply for free or reduced lunch this year online.  Also, if you want to deposit money in your child’s account, you can do so online by setting up a lunch account.  You can even have it send you email reminders for when your child’s account is getting low.  The full price breakfast is $1.50 (.30 reduced) and full price lunch is $3.00 (.40 reduced). Food service sends out robo calls when the charges add up so please be sure to either send in cash or deposit online. https://www.gccschools.com/home/our-district/departments/food-services/

Transportation Changes:

Any transportation changes need to be communicated to the front office.  You may send in a note or call the front office at 812-288-4868. Please indicate whether this is a permanent change or just for the day.  Please notify the front office of any changes by NO LATER than 2:00. 

Attendance:

If your child must be absent, please call the school first thing in the morning and leave us a message with your child’s name, teacher’s name and reason for the absence.  If your child tests positive for Covid, please know that the child must complete a 5 day quarantine beginning with day 1 being the day after the positive test with return to school on day 6.  Upon return, your student will be asked to wear a mask on day 6-10 and will be socially distanced at lunch (since they would have to take their mask off to eat).  

Powerschool: 

We sent home letters to set up your parent account for powerschool.  If you do not have an account already, this is a great way to see your child’s grades and keep track of progress.  If you need help or have any questions about setting up the account, please contact the front office for assistance. 

Student Handbook–RES – APPROVED Version 22-23.pdf

Paper copies of our student handbook will not be distributed this year.  It is also posted on our website: https://riversideeleme.wpenginepowered.com/.  

Upcoming Events:

Aug. 12- 5th grade T-shirt design deadline (submit entries to PTO mailbox) 

Aug. 18- 6:00 PTO mtg