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March 5, 2023

Please have your child make sure Elearning assignments from Friday are completed and ready to turn in on Monday.  This week our 2nd and 3rd graders will take the IREAD assessment.  Please make sure your child is well rested, on time to school and ready to perform his/her best!

Class pictures and the Basketball/Cheer pics will be rescheduled since we missed them on Friday.

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!

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

PTO News

PTO will be hosting a “Spring Fever Dance Party” on 3/16/23. There is a pre-sale ticket slip for purchase to be turned in by 3/9/23.

Upcoming Dates:

3/6:  Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Choir til 4:30; Wrestling Practice til 4:45

3/7:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Wrestling Practice til 4:45

3/8:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30; Spanish Club TWO  til 4:30;  Choir til 4:30; Wrestling til 4:45

3/9:  Wrestling Meet at 6pm JHS Gym (arrive 5:20); Choir til 4:30

3/10:  Rube Goldberg til 4:30

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

January 29, 2023

Students in grades 3-5 will be receiving midterms this week.

Car Rider Parents

Please refrain from being on your phone in the car rider line.  We need all drivers to be paying full attention to driving to keep our students safe.  Please remember that students cannot unload in the morning until 8:40.  Our staff will be out when it is time to unload.

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

Reminder from our Handbook

Pokemon and other trading cards are becoming an issue here at school.  Please remind your students to keep these items at home to prevent trading and selling. Review the following with your student at home.

RESTRICTED ITEMS

All objects other than required school materials must be approved by the classroom teachers before bringing them to school- e.g., iPods, tape recorders, CD players, video games, playground equipment toys, etc.  These items are prohibited to be used in the school building during the school day and will be confiscated if any disruption occurs.

Occasionally children bring potentially dangerous toys and other items to school. Certain items are forbidden and will be confiscated. These include all toy guns, knives, matches, cigarette lighters, clackers, and pointed objects. This includes any toy that resembles the previously mentioned items.  Certain toys may be brought to school only after special permission is granted by the teacher. Naturally, parents may reclaim any confiscated object. No trading or selling will be allowed during school hours. The school is not responsible for the loss or damage of these items. No items that could create a distraction to the learning environment or cause safety concerns will be allowed.

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/.

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

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.  Our PTO will host a restaurant night at Zaxby’s  01/30/2023 from 5pm-9pm. 10% of your sales will be donated back to the PTO. You must mention you are there for Riverside night.Zaxby’s 01-30-2023.pdf

Upcoming Dates:

1/30:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Home Basketball Game against JJ at 4:45pm; PTO Zaxby’s night 5-9PM

1/31:  B’ball practice til 5:30; Spanish Club til 4:30

2/1:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Away Basketball Game against Clarksville at 4:45pm; Midterms sent home

2/2:  B’ball practice til 5:30

2/3   Student Council til 4:30

January 22, 2023

Congratulations Robotics Team

Our robotics team participated in the district competition this past Saturday. There were 4 teams that competed against other schools. The team of Davis Smallwood, Dani Land and Thomas Norris placed third!  All of the teams did a great job of representing Riverside with their effort and determination. There will be an ‘end of season’ celebration for all team members after school Wednesday, 1/25 until 4:45.

Congratulations Chess Team

Our Chess Team took 2nd place overall in the Jeff High Invitational on Saturday. The players who played in the competition were: Gideon Daugherty, Jackson Carson, Iris Stewart, Lennon Foster, Sophie Carson, Jackson Salesman, and Ruby Stewart.  All players contributed to the team’s success, and some players placed in the top 10 as individuals.  Placing in the top 10 were Iris Stewart and Lennon Foster. Winning 1st place overall was Jackson Carson.

Good Neighbor Traffic Reminder

Please remember as you are traveling through our neighborhood to adhere to the 20MPH speed limit.  Be sure to stop at all the stop signs.  Refrain from turning around in our neighbor’s driveways by approaching the car rider line from the Riverside subdivision.  We want to keep our students and families safe AND be good neighbors!

Kindergarten Tour  Information 

We will hold tours for incoming 23-24 Kindergarten students on Tuesday, January 24.  Please see the flier below for more information and help us spread the word.  Students must be 5 by August 1, 2023 to enter Kindergarten.

GCCS-KMailer 2023 Page 2 (1).pdf

Family Night Information

Our Family Literacy night will be held this Thursday, Jan. 26 from 6-7:30.  Come enjoy some literacy activities with your students.  It will be a great informative night for parents on some ways to help your child with literacy skills.

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

PTO News

The PTO spirit wear drive will run 01/23/2023-02/05/2023. Flyers will go home Monday with the spirit wear store website where orders can be placed.  Our PTO will host a restaurant night at Zaxby’s  01/30/2023 from 5pm-9pm. 10% of your sales will be donated back to the PTO. You must mention you are there for Riverside night.Zaxby’s 01-30-2023.pdf

Upcoming Dates:

1/23:  B’ball practice til 5:30; Spanish Club  til 4:30; 5th grade PVMS night 6-7:30

1/24:  B’ball practice til 5:30; Spanish Club til 4:30; Cheer Practice til 4:30; Kindergarten Tour  5-7pm

1/25:  B’ball practice til 5:30; Spanish Club til 4:30; Cheer Practice til 4:30; Robotics til 4:45

1/26:  B’ball practice til 5:00;  Family Night 6-7:30

1/30:  Spanish Club til 4:30; Home Basketball Game against JJ at 4:45pm; PTO Zaxby’s night 5-9PM

January 15, 2023

There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Boys’ Basketball

This year’s boy’s basketball team will be:  Nehemiah Beaty, Isaiah Lacey, Keilen Townsend, Kareem Norwood, Roman Willis, Kandyn Truesdale, Noah Sparks, Isaiah Payne, Leland Abapo, Noah Longest, Jace Owens, Deion Bishop, Chaston Lucas, Xavier Williams and Cameron Greene.  The managers will be David Bishop, Isaac Valois and Jailen Taylor.  The team will be coached by Annette Mode.  Good luck to our team this season.  Our first game will be Monday, Jan. 30 against JJ at Riverside at 4:45.

Robotics Team

Our robotics team will compete in the corporation robotics competition on Saturday, Jan. 21 at River Valley Middle School.  The competition event is from 11:30-12:45.  The competition is open to spectators for $2 at the door. Good luck to Coach Wallace and the team: Peyton Yates, Olivia Bronson, Addison Berkley, Thomas North, Dani Land, Hadlee Eubank, Christian Semien, Carter Schwieman, Noah Daily, Ian McCormick, Iris Stewart, Stella Martin, Jackson Carson, Nixon Lang, David Bishop, Davis Smallwood and Ryan McKinley.

Chess Club

Students in chess club interested in the chess tournament this Saturday, Jan. 21 at JHS, should register online.  A paper was sent home on Friday with directions.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Newkirk.

Family Literacy Night

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, January 26.  We will be having a family literacy night from 6-7:30.  More information will be coming home soon.

Camp Kindergarten Information 

We will hold tours for incoming 23-24 Kindergarten students on Tuesday, January 24.  Please see the flier below for more information and help us spread the word.  Students must be 5 by August 1, 2023 to enter Kindergarten.

GCCS-KMailer 2023 Page 2 (1).pdf

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

PTO News

Our next PTO meeting will be this Thursday, January 19 at 6:00 in the library.

Upcoming Dates:

1/16:  No School

1/17: B’ball practice til 5:30; Robotics til 4:45

1/18: B’ball practice til 5:30; Robotics til 4:45; Cheer Practice til 4:30

1/19: B’ball practice til 5:30; Cheer Practice til 4:30; 6:00 PTO

1/20: Chess til 4:30; Robotics til 4:45

1/21:  Robotics Competition at RVMS; Chess Competition at JHS

1/23: 5th grade PVMS night 6-7:30

1/24: Kindergarten Tour  5-7pm

1/26: Family Night 6-7:30