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October 16, 2022

We hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break!  Quarter 2 begins tomorrow!  Report cards will be sent home this week.  Grades are available for your viewing in your child’s Powerschool account.  

PRIDE focus

Our new PRIDE focus for the next month or so is RESPECT.  Here are some ideas for reinforcing respect at home: 

K-2 Respect Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JPbzJR20ZRauonQ1Q8Co3bPXMCNIyQm6/view?usp=sharing

3-5 Respect Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o1HmJnV8t2uTzZ5dzQsH5QgOFLYovl6z/view?usp=sharing

Chess Club

Chess club will start on 10/17/22 chess club participants are Iris Stewart, Hadlee Eubank, Cameron Greene, Bryan Bower, Ryan McKinley, Michael Smallwood, Jeremiah Biven, Luke Skeens, Parker Clapp, Jackson Carson, Sophie Carson, Kay Shirley, Gideon Daugherty, Noah Longest, Ava Lindemann, Thomas Norris, Lennon Foster, Noah Dailey, Jackson Salesman, and Addison Berkley.

Girls Basketball Players

Congratulations to Peyton Yates, Nyomi Ward, Jaselynn Flores-Martin, Charli Sparkman, Sloane Yates, Ashleigh Eaton, Jade Perez, Akiya Flynn, Lorelei Bingham, Abriella Hettinger, Gem’maica Hunter-Lawrence, and Adisen Plummer. 

Managers:  Nadia Griffin, and Audrey Taylor.

Girls Cheerleaders 

Congratulations to Skylar Crow, Ryan McKinley, Sophie Carson, Brinlee Conner, Shaniya Carter, Sophia Lindell, Jihan El Ayachi, and Rylie McKinley for the girls Cheerleading Squad. Congratulations also to Speedy who will be  Jackson Carson, Nixon Lang, and Olivia Lindell.

Boys Cheerleaders 

Congratulations to Gemmaica Hunter-Lawrence, Natalia Martinez, Nadia Diaz, Kaprina Mayo, Camille Corriell, Lily Eaves, Stella Martin, Jade Perez, for the Boys Cheerleading Squad. Congratulations also to Speedy who will be Caliyah Franks, Lylaa Taylor, and Isabella Bobo. 

PTO

Our PTO is sponsoring a fall fundraiser with Otis Spunkmeyer.  Information will be coming home Monday this week.  The fundraiser will run from 10/17-10/31.  PTO is also sponsoring a restaurant night at Chuck E Cheese in Clarksville this Friday, October 21 from 3:00-9:00 PM.  A portion of what you spend will be donated back to our Riverside PTO.  The next PTO meeting will be this Thursday, October 20 at 6:00PM in the library. 

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 17- Chess til 4:30

Oct. 18- Girls’ bball practice til 4:30; Chess til 4:30

Oct. 19-Girls’ bball practice til 4:30; Chess til 4:30

Oct. 20- Girls’ bball practice til 4:30; Chess til 4:30; 6:00 PTO meeting

Oct. 21- Girls’ bball practice til 4:30; Cheer practice til 4:30;Student Council til 5:00; PTO Chuck E Cheese night

Oct. 22- Chess Team Tournament at JHS

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)

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

July 31, 2022

We had an excellent start to our school year last week!  Students are in the routine of coming into the school and going straight to the gym.  We will continue this routine on Mondays only.  Beginning this week, on Tuesday through Friday, students will be asked to go straight to class rather than stopping in the gym.  Every day of the week if students want breakfast they must stop in the cafeteria before going to class. It will help if you remind your students, however, we have lots of staff right inside the doors to be sure everyone gets safely to their classroom. 

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- red, Tues.- blue, Wed.- green, Thurs.- yellow, Fri. orange. 

Kindergarten Lanyards

Kindergarten parents, please continue to have your child wear their lanyard.  This really helps to identify your student quickly and get them to their class. 

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 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/

Powerschool

We will be sending home powerschool letters on how to access or set up your child’s powerschool account later this week. This is a great way for you to keep up to date with your child’s grades. Please be watching for the letter to come home in the orange folder. If you have any questions once you receive it, please call the office. 

Car Rider Reminders:

Thank you for your patience as everyone gets into the routines of the car rider line.  We ask that everyone please pull all the way down to the next car or to the yellow line.  Morning drop off is all along the perimeter of the sidewalk from the start of the wide yellow line down by the primary doors back to the end of the sidewalk past the flag pole.  There is a sign indicating the drop off zone. We can be unloading LOTS of cars at once that way and the morning line will be more efficient.  In the afternoon also, please continue pulling down.  We are instructing the students not to cross the yellow line until the car has stopped.  If you need to speak to your child’s teacher, please call back to school or pull all the way down so that the afternoon line can be more efficient. 

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).  

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. 8-12- Color days- M-White, T-Brown, W- Purple, Thurs- Black, F- Pink