Monthly Archives: November 2022

November 27, 2022

We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving!  We have three weeks of school until Winter Break!  

Character Theme

We are focusing on ‘Initiative’ from here to Winter Break. Here are some ideas for practicing initiative at home: K-5 Family Newsletter: K-5 Initiative Newsletter.pdf 

PTO News: 

Rapid Fired Pizza night is Tuesday November 29th from 10:30am-10pm at 1645 Veterans Pkwy in Jeffersonville where 25% of your total purchase will be donated back to Riverside Elementary PTO. All you have to do is mention that you’re there for Riverside night. 

The Otis Spunkmeyer Fall Fundraiser product pick up night will be Thursday December 1st from 5pm-7pm at the school. PTO asks that everyone who ordered make an effort to pick up this night as some items are refrigerated & we can’t keep refrigerated for them for a prolonged period of time. If unable to pick up on this date & time please reach out to the PTO at resroadrunnerpto@gmail.com to set up another time to pick up.  

Breakfast with Santa will be on Saturday December 10th from 9am-12pm. Flyers went home last week with the option to purchase pre-sale tickets at a discounted rate of $4 per person as opposed to $7 per person at the door the day of. The LAST day we can accept pre-sale ticket purchases is Friday December 2nd. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA.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/. 

GCCS Weather Plan

Inclement-Weather Plan – 2022-2023 School Year.pdf 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, Nov. 28- 3rd gr Kindness club til 4:30

Tues., Nov. 29- Robotics til 4:45; PTO Rapid Fired Pizza Night

Wed., Nov. 30- Robotics til 4:45

Thurs, Dec. 1- 3rd gr. Kindness club til 4:30; Fundraiser pick-up 5-7PM 

Fri., Dec. 2- Student Council til 5:00

November 20, 2022

Thank you for helping your students achieve their reading goal for the past week.  Please be sure they have turned in their orange pledge sheet for their prize on Monday.  Hopefully, your child is well on the way to establishing the habit of reading on a regular basis.  We hope each student spends some time reading to you over the Thanksgiving break. We are continuing our character theme of Gratitude this week.  Here are some ideas for exercising gratitude at home over the Thanksgiving break: Gratitude ideas.pdf

Title I

Riverside is a Title I school.  Here is more information regarding what Title I means. 

Title 1 Parent Information Presentation 2022-2023

Kidsmart Safety and Abuse Prevention Program

Schools are required to deliver curriculum on child abuse awareness each year. These lessons will be conducted at RES this coming week.   Parents can learn more about this requirement and view the lessons on this link from GCCS

Child Abuse/Child Sexual Abuse Education Parent Letter

Wrestling Announcement 

TEAM JEFF WRESTLING CLUB  

PTO News: 

Our PTO is preparing for a Breakfast with Santa event on Dec. 10 in the morning.  Mark your calendars!  Flyers will be sent home soon. 

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/. 

GCCS Weather Plan

Inclement-Weather Plan – 2022-2023 School Year.pdf 

Upcoming Events:

Monday, Nov. 21:  3rd grade Kindness Club til 4:30

Wed. Nov. 23-25:  Thanksgiving Break- No School

November 13, 2022

This week is National Young Readers Week.  We will be doing several activities planned to highlight reading:  voting for our favorite books, guest readers AND a reading goal challenge.  Mrs. Kimmel is challenging ALL our students and staff to fulfill the goal of reading 20 min per night Monday through Friday this week.  Each student and staff will fill out a goal sheet listing the books/materials read each day.  There’s a bonus line for students to list the book they catch their teacher or parent reading.  Each goal sheet filled out completely will receive a prize.  Goal sheets will be collected on Monday, Nov. 21.  We hope 100% of our students and staff will participate and make the goal of reading 20 minutes per night this week (and hopefully every week after this week!)  The more you read the better reader you become!  Check out the statistics on why reading LOTS is so important: Benefits of 20 min of reading .pdf

Midterms

Quarter 2 Midterms for students in grades 3-5 will go out this week. All parents can check grades on Powerschool at any time!  Powerschool is a great way to stay up to date on grades and assignments turned in to the teacher.  If you need help setting up your child’s Powerschool account, please call the office. 

Gratitude Focus

Our character focus this week and next will be on gratitude.  Here are some ideas to reinforce the character trait of gratitude at home. 

K-2 Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LRX9i043n5TCPj03IM17ZxyXD_61sBNx/view?usp=sharing

3-5 Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1owkjB0bX4QF_eC8CEiEunr_ltvBCWxzy/view?usp=sharing

Girls’ Bball Tournament

Our girls basketball team has had a GREAT season.  They are undefeated so far.  We would like to wish them luck in the first round of tournament play this Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 4:45 at Riverside against Jonathan Jennings Blue team.  We would like everyone to wear their orange and blue on Wednesday to root on the Roadrunners! 

PTO News: 

The Riverside staff would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to all those that sent in crock-pot meals and other goodies to feed the staff on Parent Teacher Conference night!  PTO will be meeting this Thursday, Nov. 17 in the library at 6:00. 

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/. 

GCCS Weather Plan

Inclement-Weather Plan – 2022-2023 School Year.pdf 

Upcoming Events:

Mon. Nov. 14- 4:45 Girls’ Bball game at RES

Tues. Nov. 15- Girls’ Bball practice until 4:30

Wed. Nov. 16- 1st round tournament game at 4:45 at RES (against JJ) (ball practice after Wednesday TBA)

Thurs. Nov. 17-  6:00 PTO mtg

Fri. Nov. 18- Student Council mtg til 5:00

Nov. 23-25- Thanksgiving Break

November 6, 2022

We are looking forward to our parent teacher conferences on Tuesday, Nov. 8.  There is no school for students.  Parents who still need to schedule a conference, please contact your child’s teacher.  

Circle the State

Choir members interested in the Circle the State activity, please see the flyer below.  If you have any questions, please contact our music teacher Mrs. Wilkerson. 

Circle the State Letter and Enrollment Form

PTO

Our next PTO meeting will be Thursday, Nov 17 at 6:00. 

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:

Nov. 7- 4:45 B’ball game at TJ

Nov. 8- No School- P/T conferences

Nov. 9- 4:45 B’ball game at Wilson

Nov. 10- B’ball practice til 4:30

Nov. 11- B’ball practice til 4:30

ESS 

ESS is hiring substitute teachers:

October 30, 2022

Parent Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 8.  There is no school for students that day.  Please be sure you make contact with your child’s teacher to go over your student’s progress. We look forward to meeting with you! 

GCCS Weather Plan

Inclement-Weather Plan – 2022-2023 School Year.pdf 

Wrestling Announcement 

TEAM JEFF WRESTLING CLUB  

Girl Scouts Announcement

Troop 4387 Flyer.pdf

Picture Retakes, Friday, Nov. 4

If you would like to have your child’s picture re-taken, please send the package of pictures back to school on Friday with your child and we will have the pictures retaken. 

PTO

Our PTO is sponsoring a fall fundraiser with Otis Spunkmeyer.  The fundraiser will run from 10/17-10/31.  Money and orders are due back to school on MONDAY 10/31.  In addition, PTO is sponsoring a restaurant night at Chick-fil-A in Jeffersonville from 5-8 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 2.  Mention that you are from Riverside Elementary! Thank you for your support with these projects.  PTO is working towards safety screens for the front windows of the school, supporting our PRIDE projects within the school AND getting some new playground equipment.  

Upcoming Events:

Nov. 1- Girls’ bball game at JJ at 4:45

Nov. 2-Girls’ bball game at RES at 4:45 against Clarksville; Chick-fil-A restaurant night 5-8PM

Nov. 3- Girls’ bball practice til 4:30

Nov. 4- Picture Retakes; Girls’ bball practice til 4:30; Student Council til 5:00