Monthly Archives: September 2022

September 25, 2022

We are in the last week of Quarter 1!  Please check your student’s Powerschool account for any missing grades or assignments.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. We will be on fall break from October 1-16. Report cards will be sent home after break, but you may view your child’s grades on their Powerschool account over break.  Let’s finish strong Roadrunners!

Picture Day

Picture day is this FRIDAY! Order forms have been sent home and are due on Friday.

Jeff Library Tutoring Resource

If you opted into the partnership with the Jeffersonville Township Public Library when you registered your child, there’s a great resource for you! HelpNow at https://landing.brainfuse.com/authenticate.asp?u=main.jeffersonvillelibrary.in.brainfuse.com offers live tutoring from 2-11 pm Monday-Friday to help with homework! There are grade-level specific skill-building tutorials for many topics. There’s a writing lab for feedback on pieces of writing and more! Just have your child log in with his or her 6-digit school ID number. If you cannot get logged in, contact kkarnes@gccschools.com. 

Student Council Representatives 

Congratulations to Luke Skeens, David Bishop, Harmoni Staton, Maddux Geary, Victoria Molina, Sophie Carson, Carter Schwieman, Gracie Greenfield, Anthony West, Cameron Green, Jasper Lopez, RES student Council reps for 22-23

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. During the May-Aug quarter with only 134 households signed up, Kroger donated $693.12 back to support student activities. 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.

PTO

Thank you to everyone who came to the Fall Festival and thank you to PTO for putting it on!  A great time was had by all! PTO is sponsoring a restaurant day with Papa John’s on Sept. 28.  Use the promo code RES20 when ordering on the app, by phone or online for the school to receive credit for 20% of your order!  Flyers have been sent home. 

PTO is sponsoring a spirit wear drive.  It will run from Friday, Sept 16-Oct. 2 at 6PM. There will be a new t-shirt design this year.  Flyers have been sent home.   5th grade shirts will also be sold during the fall spirit wear drive only (not available in the spring).  Online order website: https://323ink.chipply.com/RES47130/

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 26- Girls’ bball clinic til 4:30

Sept. 27- Cheer try-outs til 4:30; Girls’ bball til 4:30

Sept. 28- Bball try-outs til 4:30; PTO Papa John’s Day

Sept. 29- 1st grade FT; Bball til 4:30

Sept. 30- End of Quarter 1; Picture day; Cheer practice til 4:30; Bball team posted 4:30

Oct. 1-16- Fall Break

September 18, 2022

We have two weeks left in Quarter 1!  Please check your student’s Powerschool account for any missing grades or assignments.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.  Let’s finish strong Roadrunners!

Girls’ Basketball

Girls’ Basketball season is starting soon.  Basketball is open to any girl in grades 3-5 interested in playing.  Permission slips must be turned in to the office by Tuesday, Sept. 20.  Permission slips are available in the office and are on this link: Basketball Clinic Permission Forms

Cheerleading Try-outs

Permission slips for cheer must be turned in by Monday, Sept. 19 to Mrs. Newkirk.  The first date for try-outs is Friday, Sept. 23 until 4:30. Only students who have turned in their permission slips on Monday will be allowed to stay. 

Chess Club

Those students in grades 3, 4,5 who are interested in Chess, please fill out the permission form (also paper copies being sent home this week).  It is due back to Mrs. Newkirk by Thurs, Sept. 22.  Enrollment in this club is limited to the first 20 who turn in their permission slips. 22-23 Chess Club

Lunch Selections Change

For the next two weeks leading up to Fall Break, we will not be offering the alternative lunches. The PBJ and Deli Sandwich selections will not be available.  The menu is available on the GCCS website. 

Cross Country

Congratulations to our Cross Country team and Coach Wallace for a great season and their performance at the district meet.  Both our girls and boys teams placed 5th overall.  Placing in the top 10 for the girls was Lorelei Bingham at 6th place.  In the top 10 for the boys was Carter Schwieman who came in 2nd place. All of our runners did a great job at showing persistence and representing Riverside well. 

PTO

Thank you for all the items donated for the auction baskets for the Fall Festival.  We hope you will be able to join us this Thursday night from 5:30-7:30 for lots of fun!

PTO is sponsoring a spirit wear drive.  It will run from Friday, Sept 16- Oct 2 at 6PM.  There will be a new t-shirt design this year for all to purchase. Flyers went home Friday. 5th grade shirts will also be sold during the fall spirit wear drive only (not available in the spring).
https://323ink.chipply.com/RES47130/

Picture Day!

Riverside Elementary’s Fall Picture Day will be held on Friday, September 30th.  Here is the link to order your pictures!  Be sure to use the Riverside Order Code: 68903FA  Link: INTER-STATE.COM/ORDER

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 20- Girls’ bball clinic til 4:30

Sept. 21- Girls’ bball clinic til 4:30

Sept. 22- Girls’ bball clinic til 4:30; 5:30-7:30 Fall Festival

Sept. 23- Girls’ bball clinic til 4:30; Cheer try-outs til 4:30

Oct. 1-16- Fall Break

September 11, 2022

Each month or so we will be focusing on different character themes.  PRIDE stands for:  Persistence, Respectfulness, Initiative, Dependability and Efficiency. This month we will be focused on Persistence.  Here are some ideas for focusing on Persistence at home. 

K-2 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CE2kxj4VBDMFFGWTfLVMN8ordM5gYptP/view?usp=sharing 

3-5 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPAtERXJ9SZVBwqpacNCZ5QoPHCowxpR/view?usp=sharing 

DOT DAY

Thursday, September 15 will be International Dot day.  Mrs. Povey, our Art teacher, will be heading up an activity for students to contribute dots.  We invite all our students and staff to wear their poke-a-dots on Thursday to celebrate Dot Day! Here’s a little bit about Dot Day!

International Dot Day is staged to encourage people of all ages to harness their creativity. The inspiration behind the event is the children’s book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. The story behind this book relates the tale of a teacher who challenges one of his female pupils, Vashti (who thinks she cannot draw), to take courage in her abilities. As the story progresses, from a simple dot on a page, the youngster goes on to make her mark. Published in 2003 by Candlewick Press in the United States, The Dot has now been translated into at least twenty languages and read by delighted children and adults in various countries all over the world. Real-life teacher Terry Shay brought this book to his class in the late 2000s and it was this small gesture that sparked Dot Day to life. Since then, this day has grown from just one classroom to become a worldwide celebration each year. This is just one example that shows how a simple act can be like a spark that spreads joy and delight to people everywhere! So get ready to celebrate Dot Day!

Cross Country

Congratulations to all our cross country team members!  Both the boys and girls teams came in 2nd place at the Northaven Regional meet. Our top 7 boys and girls will run at the Utica Corporation meet on Wednesday, Sept. 14.  Runners arrive at Utica no later than 4:45.  The races will begin at 5:00 sharp. The following boys will continue on to the meet next week at Utica:  Carter Schweiman, Josh Toomer, Phoenix Ringer, Lucas Veras, Aedan O’Brian, Hunter Dimmitt, and Adam Zaboni. The following girls will continue on to the meet next week at Utica:  Jade Perez, Lorelei Bingham, Brooke Roman, Serenity Robinson, Zaryah Pitman, Nadia Diaz,  and Ashlynn Emling.  These runners will also have practice on Tuesday, Sept 13 until 4:30. 

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.  Some of our grade level baskets are very bare!  The deadline to send in basket contributions has been extended to this coming Thursday, Sept. 15.  The next PTO meeting will be 6:00 PM on Sept. 15 in the library. 

. Fall Festival.pdf

Blessings in a Backpack

We are excited to announce that Riverside will again be participating in the ‘Blessings in a Backpack’ program. First Christian Church will be filling bags with non- perishable food items for students to take home on Fridays. This program is open to students who qualify for free/reduced lunch.   If you would like to participate, please contact Mrs. Terri Stone at the Riverside office at 812-288-4868 ext 25110.

Shoe Drive

Clark County Service Clubs are sponsoring a shoe drive Sept 11-17.  Community clubs are collecting gently used shoes, glasses and hearing aids.  If you have a donation, please send it in and your student can deposit in the collection box in the lobby. 

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:

Sept. 13- Top 7 CC practice til 4:30

Sept. 14- Student Ambassador training field trip; 5PM GCCS CC meet at Utica Elementary

Sept. 15- 6:00 PTO meeting

September 4, 2022

There will be no school, Monday, Sept. 5  in observance of  Labor Day.

Synchronous Elearning Sept. 6-  eLearning Parent Announcement

GCCS will be having a scheduled Elearning day on Tuesday, Sept. 6.  All chromebooks and other materials needed were sent home Friday. Chromebooks for K-2 will be CHARGED.  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.  We suggest that you log on with your student prior to Tuesday to be sure that connectivity is working.   Students must log on and attendance will be taken.  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

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.  The PTO would like to announce the 5th grade winner of the shirt contest was Nadia Diaz. She will receive a gift card sponsored by the PTO. Thank you for all your donations to the 5th grade shirt contest. The money donated helps support purchasing class t-shirts for all our 5th grade students.

Basketball Clinic- 

Jeff High is sponsoring a basketball clinic for girls grades 3-8.  Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Clinic Form.pdf

Cub Scouts- 

The Cub Scouts are holding a recruiting event.  Please see the attached flyer if interested.

Riverside Recruitment Event Graphic.jpg

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:

Sept. 5- No School- Labor Day

Sept. 6- GCCS Synchronous Elearning day

Sept. 7- Cross Country Regional meet at Northaven Elementary at 4:30 (arrive 4:15)