Monthly Archives: February 2023

February 26, 2023

This week is Read Across America week.  We will have buddy class reading and some other fun activities highlighting the importance of reading.  Something you can do at home to strengthen reading skills is the 21 Day Read Aloud Challenge.  Reading aloud helps your child by helping them be exposed to vocabulary they might not otherwise use or hear.  Check out this website for more information and reasons to read aloud to your child every day.  We hope you’ll consider taking part in the 21 day Read Aloud Challenge and get started today!   https://www.readaloud.org/importance.html

Yearbooks- ORDERS DUE THIS WEEK!

Yearbook fliers have been sent home.  Yearbooks must be pre-ordered. The deadline for all orders is Wednesday, March 01, 2023. To order visit: https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/74010Z

Wrestling Clinic pre-k-2nd Grade:

Class picture Day is 3/3/23.

Charlestown Multicultural Fair:

resource fair immunization info sign up Charlestown HS 3.7.23.pdf 2023 Charlestown Multicultural Resource Fair English flyer.pdf

Girl Scouts: Unicorn Event Charlestown February 28.pdf Unicorn Event Park Memorial Church March 7.pdf Daisy Troop Leaders Flyer.pdf

Pre K :  PKApplicationFlyer2023.pdf

If you or someone you know has a student that will be 4 by August 1, please consider enrolling them in preschool for a great early start to their education!

PTO News

Thank you to our PTO who provided breakfast to our bus drivers for Bus Driver Appreciation day this past week!

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

Upcoming Dates:

2/27:  Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Wrestling Practice til 4:45

2/28:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Wrestling Practice til 4:45

3/1:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Wrestling Practice til 4:45

3/2:  Wrestling Practice til 4:45

3/3:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Chess til 4:30; Student Council til 5:00

Superintendent Mark Laughner discusses the development of 2 new GCCS Elementary Schools, Jeffersonville High School’s Natatorium, and classroom additions to Riverside Elementary, Utica Elementary, and Northhaven Elementary.

School Talk replays throughout the week on TV Cable 184, radio 98.5 FM, and streaming audio on WJHI.com.

Youtube Show Link: https://youtu.be/K1AW-NbnlI0

Facebook Show Link: https://fb.watch/iG4lZEhmnA/

Can skip to the 4:40 mark to hear when he begins talking about classroom additions

February 12, 2023

This week we will have our Valentine celebrations on Tuesday, February 14 at the end of the day.  Your child’s teacher will send home more information for your child’s classroom. Our Student Council and Riverside Cheer committee are sponsoring a Spirit week for Random Acts of Kindness week this week.  Click on the link to see how we will celebrate each day.

Riverside Kindness Spirit Week 2023

Congratulations Staff of the year

Our support staff member of the year is Mrs. Church our Office Clerk.  Our Teacher of the year is Mrs. Rice in second grade!  Staff are nominated and chosen by their peers.  We have a lot of wonderful teachers and staff here at Riverside!  We are so proud of all of them!

An Olympic Style introductory wrestling league – feeding to your 2x State Wrestling Club of the year!

WHO: 3rd-5th Grade   (boys and girls – they will wrestle separate tourneys)

WHAT: 7 days of wrestling instruction, plus the Regional and “MAIN EVENT” tourney’s

Feb 27 to March 13th is our league – our “OLYMPIC TRAVEL TEAM” starts following the league

Practices are After school Mon-Thursday until 4:45 – pick up at 4:50

COST: FREE  – UNLESS YOU WANT A T-SHIRT – (know the proceeds of the shirt is how we afford doing this)

T-shirt Cost is $ 20 https://stores.inksoft.com/jeffersonville_elementary_leagu/shop/home

FLIER WITH ALL THE DETAILS

: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14yIj-dhdHmUTZNq7FcbMctWhxEJEHeKj-1yBC0-6b04/edit?usp=sharing

Yearbooks

Yearbook fliers have been sent home.  Yearbooks must be pre-ordered. The deadline for all orders is Wednesday, March 01, 2023. To order visit: https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/74010Z

The more you READ the Better Reader (and learner) you become! 

importance_of_reading_.pdf

Boys Basketball

The boys will play in the First round of the tournament at Wilson Elementary on 2/15/23 at 4:45 pm. If we win, we will play the Second Round at Clarksville Elementary on 2/16/23 at 4:45pm.  The Semi finals will be at Charlestown High School on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 and 11:45.  The finals will be played at Jeffersonville High School on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 5:15.

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

PTO News

The next PTO meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6PM.

Upcoming Dates:

2/13:  Spanish Club ONE til 4:30; Cheer practice til 4:30; Boys Basketball practice til 5:30pm

2/14:  Chess Club til 4:30; Rube Goldberg til 4:30;Boys Basketball practice til 5:30pm

2/15:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Boys Basketball Tournament Game at Wilson at 4:45 pm

2/16:  Possible Basketball Tournament Game at 4:45 at Clarksville

2/17:  Chess Club til 4:30; Rube Goldberg til 4:30

February 5, 2023

Walker Parents

Students who are walking will be walked to the edge of the property to walk home.  If you are picking your student up via car, please make sure your student is changed to a car rider.  Please do not pick up your child from the walker line via car.

Car Rider Parents

Please remember that students may not be let out of cars until 8:40 in the morning.

Student Council

Our Student Council is sponsoring a fundraiser for their community project for Riley Hospital. Riley Grams are also a great way to send love to others here at school.  See the attached flier for more details: Riley Gram Note 2023

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/.  Please review the following section with your student regarding cell phones:

Students may bring their cell phones to school but cannot have them out. Cell phones should be turned off and kept in their

backpacks. Cell phones will be permitted for emergency use only. If a student has his/her cell phone out while in school, it

will be confiscated by an adult staff member. The cell phone will not be released back to the student. A parent/guardian

will be called to pick the cell phone up in the school office. The school or its staff is not responsible for lost, damaged or

stolen cell phones. Failure to comply with these rules may result in disciplinary action. (p. 9)

Yearbooks

Yearbook fliers have been sent home.  Yearbooks must be pre-ordered. The deadline for all orders is Wednesday, March 01, 2023. To order visit: https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/74010Z

GCCS Weather Plan

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

PTO News

The PTO spirit wear drive will run 01/23/2023-02/05/2023. Flyers were sent home last week with the spirit wear store website where orders can be placed until 6PM tonight!   https://323ink.chipply.com/res47130/store.  The next PTO meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 16 at 6PM.

Upcoming Dates:

2/6:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Chess Club til 4:30; Home Basketball Game against TJ at 4:45pm

2/7:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Home Basketball Game against Wilson at 4:45pm

2/8:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Rube Goldberg til 4:30; B’ball practice til 5:30

2/9:  5th Grade Field Trip to Parkview Middle School ;Chess Club til 4:30; Away Basketball Game against Franklin Square at 4:45

2/10:  Chess Club til 4:30