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May 21, 2023

This is our last week of school for the 22-23 school year.  Our last student day is Thursday.  Please check powerschool for any missing grade assignments and contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions. ALL library books are due back to Mrs. Harrington for the end of the year inventory. 18 books still need to be returned. Mrs. Harrington would like to give a shout out to the following grade levels: Kindergarten, 4^th and 5^th all of their books are turned in.  The Jeffersonville Library has a summer reading program every year.  Please sign your child up and keep them reading throughout the summer.  The more they read the better reader they become.  Even a nightly routine of reading to your child will help build reading vocabulary.

Final grades will be reported in Powerschool and available to parents the first week of June.  We will also be sending final paper copies to all.

This will be the last parent message for this year.  Our next parent message will come out the weekend before school starts, Sunday, July 23. Have a GREAT summer!

Chromebook Collection is TUESDAY!

All chromebooks need to be turned in on Tuesday this week along with chargers.  Please make sure if your child has his/hers at home that it is sent to school on Tuesday.  If there is something wrong with your child’s chromebook, they will be required to report what happened.

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

We still have more students that need to register for next school year. All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868.  Please let our office know if your student will not be returning for the 23-24 school year.

PTO News – Thank you so much to all the parents who helped make our field day GREAT! The kids LOVED it!  Thank you also to PTO for purchasing the orange and blue Gaga pit for our gym.  We are hoping to have the screening for the front windows completed this summer. Thank you for all your support of PTO activities this school year.  They have done an amazing job of supporting our students and staff this year.

Basketball Clinic- Basketball Clinic.pdf

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

Upcoming Dates:

May 23- Chromebook collection

May 25- Last Student Day; 12:30 5th Grade Graduation

June 7- Last school office day

July 11- First office day for 23-24 school year

July 17- Camp Kdg for Riverside incoming K

July 24- 1st teacher day; Elementary Back to School Night

July 26- First day of school

May 14, 2023

Happy Mother’s Day!

Academic Team

Congratulations to our Academic Team for representing Riverside in the GCCS Academic Team Competition last week.   Our team members were Lorelei Bingham, Jackson Carson, Sophie Carson, Gideon Daugherty, Hunter Dimmitt, Lily Eaves, Hadlee Eubank, Alice Farish, Nixon Lang, Stella Martin, Ryan McKinley, Serenity Roddey, Rebekah Stewart, and Audrey Taylor. They were coached by Susan Harrington.

Library books are DUE!  Please return all library books back to school for the end of the year inventory.

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

Enrollment for next school year is now open!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868.  Please let our office know if your student will not be returning for the 23-24 school year.

PTO News – Our PTO will have their last meeting of the year on Thursday, May 18 at 6:00 in the library.

Field Day Reminders: We will have our field day this coming Friday, May 19.  Students are encouraged to bring a towel, and an extra set of clothes (socks included) and Tennis Shoes and put sun screen on before school. There will be a lot of movement required at the stations and some may involve getting wet.  Please keep that in mind when considering your child’s dressing apparel.

Basketball Clinic- Basketball Clinic.pdf

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

Upcoming Dates:

May 15- Volleyball Group 1 til 5:30

May 16- Volleyball Group 2 til 5:30

May 17- Volleyball Group 3 til 5:30

May 18- 3rd grade field trip, Volleyball til 5:30 all groups

May 19- Field Day, Volleyball til 5:30 all groups

May 20- Volleyball Jamboree at Charlestown High School Gym

May 23- Chromebook collection

May 25- Last Student Day; 12:30 5th Grade Graduation

May 7, 2023

We continue ILEARN testing this week. Fourth grade will test on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.On the grade level testing day, students will receive free breakfast.  Students will need to go through the breakfast line to receive free breakfast. Please be sure your student gets a good night’s sleep and comes to school with their chromebook fully charged.  Students must be on time for school.  Students will not be allowed to enter their classroom late once testing has started.  We appreciate your assistance in helping students perform to the very best of their ability!

Library Books are Due!

The last check out day for library books was Friday, May 5.  All books are due back in the library by May 12th.  Please return all overdue books as soon as possible.

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

Enrollment for next school year is now open!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868. We are now at 54%.  We need many more to register! Please let our office know if your student will not be returning for the 23-24 school year.

Track Team 

Congratulations tour Final track meet runners: Cameron Greene, Carson Knight, Carter Schwieman, David Bishop, Deion Bishop, Gavin Burk, Graham Griffin, Isaiah Lacey, Kandyn Truesdale, Kareem Norwood, Nehemiah Beatty, Josh Toomer, Akiya Flynn, Armani Flowers, Brooke Roman, Brooklyn Benton, Camille Coriell, Harper Schneider, Jade Perez, Jaselynn Flores-Matin, Kaprina Mayo, Naiana Frost, Natalia Martinez, ZaRyah Pittman, and Violet Norwood. Our girls’ team placed 3rd overall and our boys team placed 2nd in the meet at Charlestown on May 1.  The runners above will have a last meeting with Coach Mode on Monday, May 8 after school until 4:30.

Academic Team Competition

Good luck to our Academic Team who will compete in the GCCS Elementary Competition on Thursday, May 11 at 5:30 at Jeffersonville High School gym.  The team should arrive at 5:00 to meet up with Mrs. Harrington.

PTO News – PTO is sponsoring a restaurant night on Wednesday, May 10 from 4-8 at the new Qdoba on East 10th street. 25% of sales will return to Riverside PTO to help support student activities and PTO projects.  Flyers were sent home last week.  The coupon code for online orders is QDOBAGIVES.

Basketball Clinic- Basketball Clinic.pdf

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

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, May 8- Final track Team Practice til 4:30 pm, Volleyball Group 1 til 5:30 pm

Tuesday, May 9- Academic Team til 4:30 pm,Volleyball Group 2 til 5:30 pm

Wednesday, May 10- volleyball group 3 till 5:30 pm; PTO Qdoba restaurant night

Thursday, May 11- 5th grade field trip to BizTown, Academic team competition at Jeff High Gym at 5pm

May 18- 3rd grade field trip to Derby Museum

May 19- Field Day

May 25- Last Student Day; 12:30 5th Grade Graduation

April 30, 2023

We will have an Elearning day on Tuesday, May 2.  This day will be Synchronous.  This means that all students will log on to Exact Path at 9:00 and be online with their teachers in google meet at 9:30.  Your student will be counted present by being online with their teachers in the morning.  Students will work on independent assignments in the afternoon.  Teachers will be involved in professional development in the afternoon and will be available intermittently via email/dojo for questions.  More information will be sent by your child’s teacher as needed.

We continue ILEARN testing this week.  Grade 3 will test Wed, Thurs, Friday and Grade 5 will test Wed. and Thursday.  Mrs. Koch’s class will test Monday instead of Thursday. The testing window will continue for two more weeks. On the grade level testing day, students will receive free breakfast.  Students will need to go through the breakfast line to receive free breakfast. Please be sure your student gets a good night’s sleep and comes to school with their chromebook fully charged.  Students must be on time for school.  Students will not be allowed to enter their classroom late once testing has started.  We appreciate your assistance in helping students perform to the very best of their ability!

This is Teacher Appreciation Week!  This is the week to write a little note just to say thank you for all they do for our students. Let’s show our appreciation for all the great teachers we have here at Riverside!

Friday this week we will have Derby Day.  Students may wear their Derby hats to school.

Creativity Theme

Our Character theme for May will be showing our PRIDE with creativity.  Here is information for families on creativity.

K-2 Creativity Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1el2T42CvaHsAZBRNOQ9DthakLD7gm0LR/view?usp=sharing

3-5 Creativity Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzyV9OZbhRq2AW65ncI7XnwP6JAmfYnr/view?usp=sharing

Volleyball

Volleyball is open to all boys and girls interested in grades 4-5.  Permission slips and final forms are due to Mr. Eddy by Tuesday, May 2 to participate.  Practices begin this week.  Parents please watch your email on Tuesday evening for your child’s practice schedule.

Student Council Domino Cards

Riverside Elementary Student Council would like to help make the school a beautiful place.  The goal is to purchase Roadrunner rugs.  We are selling Domino’s pizza cards as a fundraiser this year! Please support us by purchasing a card on our online store: http://stpcards.com/39587

The cards sell for $15 and will provide you with Buy 1 Pizza, Get 1 Pizza FREE until 12/31/23! You can also use the cards for parties (buy 10, get 10 free)! You can purchase cards until May 1, 2023 online only.  Thank you for your support!

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

Enrollment for next school year is now open!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868. If you have any requests for placement next year, they must be in writing to Ms. Kimmel and must be received no later than May 5. Only requests to address specific student needs will be considered.

GCCS Art Fair:

Congratulations to the following students who shared their art in the art fair: Alice Farrish, Mya Stoddard, Camilla Smith, Peyton Yates, Cooper Hong, Sloane Yates,Kandyn Truesdale, Parker Truesdale, Parker Turner, Adalyn Goldsberry, Vivian Sanders, Jaselynn Flores-Martin, Kyler Kelley, Miracle VanDyke, Milayna Schreiner, Bentley Davey, Gabriel Vasquez, Bristol Lynn, Lyric Lipford, Jack Avery, Spencer Brading, Zoie Nicholson, Winston Trotter, Sadie Stotridge, Stella Miracle-Hall, Josephine Richmer, Alex McElroy, Joy Williams, Deion Bishop, Jasper Lopez Salazar, Brynn Bamforth, Davis Smallwood, Sadie McCoskey, Gem’maica Hunter-Lawrence, Breanna Hills, Tristan Young, Brooklyn Seay, Evelyn Bower, Lilly Ann Ferree, Kaidence Gurley, Elia Flores, Giovanna Cooper, Zaria Maddox, Grace Dimmitt, Tucker Pavan, Kinley Mason, Ruby Stewart, Andrew Rivera, Adisen Plummer, Golston Gamez, Evangeline Hertwick, Hunter Dimmitt, Isaac Valois, Sophia Lindell, Brinlee Conner, Jolene Ludwig, Damian Perez-Estevez, Lennon Foster, Carson Knight, Caiden Flores, Charli Sparkman, Thomas, Norris, Oberyn McElroy, Harper Vance, Quinn Bitler, Olivia Bronson, Willow Bean, Natalle Cato, Brookelynn Kruer, Ella Ventura, Harmoni Stanton, Nathan Ottinger, Lorelei Bingham, Jade Perez, Trinity McDaniel

PTO News – We have a great PTO here at Riverside.  We need more volunteers to help. If you are interested in volunteering to help, please email with your availability on how you can help this year or next at resroadrunnerpto@gmail.com.

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

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, May 1- 5 pm Track Meet at CHS (runners arrive 4:45)

Tuesday, May 2- Election Day- Synchronous Elearning day

Wednesday, May 3- Midterms home

Thursday, May 4- Academic Team until 4:30

Friday, May 5- No Prek classes

April 23, 2023

We continue ILEARN testing this week.  Grade 5 will test Monday through Wednesday. Grade 4 will test Thursday and Friday. The testing window will continue for several weeks.  On the grade level testing day, students will receive free breakfast.  Students will need to go through the breakfast line to receive free breakfast. Please be sure your student gets a good night’s sleep and comes to school with their chromebook fully charged.  Students must be on time for school.  Students will not be allowed to enter their classroom late once testing has started.  We appreciate your assistance in helping students perform to the very best of their ability!

All for Books Final from the library

Thank you for participating in the ‘All for Books’ part of the Book Fair.  This was a great way to show ‘Empathy’ to others that don’t have books.  Our fundraiser final winners were 3rd place Ms. Klink’s class with $67.72, and 2nd and 1st place were a tie between Mrs. Cooper’s class and Mrs. Sharpe’s class both contributing $216.65.

Art Show

The GCCS Elementary Art Show will be at the NOCO Center, 628 Michigan Avenue, Jeffersonville this week.  Hours are Thursday 5-8PM, Friday 8-4PM and Saturday 1-4PM.  Riverside artists who will be featured were given information by Mrs. Povey last week.  There is a reception Thursday from 5-8 for students with entries.

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

Enrollment for next school year is now open!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868. If you have any requests for placement next year, they must be in writing to Ms. Kimmel and must be received no later than May 5. Only requests to address specific student needs will be considered.

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 Council Domino Cards

Riverside Elementary Student Council would like to help make the school a beautiful place.  The goal is to purchase Roadrunner rugs.  We are selling Domino’s pizza cards as a fundraiser this year! Please support us by purchasing a card on our online store: http://stpcards.com/39587

The cards sell for $15 and will provide you with Buy 1 Pizza, Get 1 Pizza FREE until 12/31/23! You can also use the cards for parties (buy 10, get 10 free)! You can purchase cards until May 1, 2023 online only.  Thank you for your support!

Science Camp Information

Hello! My name is Daniel Dietrich and I am excited to let you know I am coming to JEFFERSONVILLE to offer a week long science camp for students. The camp meets Monday-Friday for grades K-2 students, it will be 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. There is also an afternoon camp for grades 3-5 students that meets from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. The theme this year is “The Magic of Science”. Each student that attends will receive a T-shirt, participate in 20 hands on science experiments, many of which will be take home, 10 instructor led experiments, along with science explanations, snacks, games, and magic tricks. The cost is $40. Space is limited. Hope to see you there! Special thanks to The Greater Clark Education Foundation!
Science Camp
June 26-30
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/605345483637
Mark Fetter Center (Jeffersonville) grades k-2 ONLY

Science Camp
June 26-30
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/605351792507
Mark Fetter Center (Jeffersonville) grades 3-5 ONLY

Kids College Summer 2023

Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Friday, June 16, 2023

09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Ivy Tech Community College (Ogle Hall – Door 8)

8204 County Rd 311, Sellersburg, IN 47172, USA

Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Jeff Girls Basketball Clinic.png

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, April 24- Girls’ track til 4:30

Tuesday, April 25- Academic Team til 4:30; Boys’ track til 4:30

Wednesday, April 26- 5 pm Track Meet at JHS (runners arrive 4:45)

Thursday, April 27- Art show 5-8PM

Friday, April 28- Prek testing only-No class day

April 16, 2023

This week we will begin ILEARN state testing.  Grades 3 and 4 will test Monday through Wednesday this week.  5th grade will test Thursday. The testing window will continue for several weeks.  On the grade level testing day, students will receive free breakfast.  Students will need to go through the breakfast line to receive free breakfast. Please be sure your student gets a good night’s sleep and comes to school with their chromebook fully charged.  Students must be on time for school.  Students will not be allowed to enter their classroom late once testing has started.  Teachers will send home a more specific testing schedule for their grade level.  We appreciate your assistance in helping students perform to the very best of their ability!

Enrollment for 23-24 School Year

Enrollment for next school year is now open!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year by visiting the GCCS website at www.gccschools.com   Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868.

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!

All for Books update from the library

Thank you to all that have donated. There has been a change on the end date. Collection will now end on MONDAY, 4-17-23.

There is a difference of about $30 between 1st and 2nd place and a difference of about $20 between 3rd and 4th.

Family Night Raffle Ticket bucket winners: Orange bucket: Jackson Salesman (3rd);  Purple bucket: Grace Rector (3rd);

Black bucket: SaKura Simmons (1st); Teal bucket: Kinley Mason (2nd).  Thank you for participating in our literacy night activities!

Student Council Domino Cards

Dear Friends & Family!

Riverside Elementary Student Council would like to help the make the school a beautiful place.  The goal is to purchase Roadrunner rugs.  We are selling Domino’s pizza cards as a fundraiser this year! Please support us by purchasing a card on our online store: http://stpcards.com/39587

The cards sell for $15 and will provide you with Buy 1 Pizza, Get 1 Pizza FREE until 12/31/23! You can also use the cards for parties (buy 10, get 10 free)! You can purchase cards until May 1, 2023 online only.  Thank you for your support!

Kids College Summer 2023

Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Friday, June 16, 2023

09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Ivy Tech Community College (Ogle Hall – Door 8)

8204 County Rd 311, Sellersburg, IN 47172, USA

Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Jeff Girls Basketball Clinic.png

PTO News – PTO is sponsoring a Papa John’s restaurant day on Tuesday, April 18.  Fliers were sent home. The next PTO meeting is scheduled for April 20 at 6PM.

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

Upcoming Dates:

Monday, April 17- Girls’ track til 4:30

Tuesday, April 18- Academic Team til 4:30; Boys’ track til 4:30

Wednesday, April 19- Girls’ track til 4:30; 5th grade PVMS band fitting night 4-7

Thursday, April 20- Boys’ track til 4:30; Academic team til 4:30; 6:00 PTO mtg

April 9, 2023

Registration for the 23-24 school year is NOW OPEN!  All returning students, please enroll before the end of this school year.  Our staffing is determined by the number of students enrolled. You should have received a snap code to register your student.  If you need assistance, please contact our office at 812-288-4868.

IREAD Results

3rd grade parents- IREAD results were sent via US mail earlier last week.  If you did not receive yours, please contact your child’s teacher or the front office.

Family Night this Thursday

Our spring Family Night will be this Thursday from 6-7:30.  During this time, you’ll be able to view various curriculum projects from our students including Science, Social Studies, Math, English Language Arts and of course our Art project displays.  There will be demonstrations of our Rube Goldberg projects and Robotics and the choir will be singing at 6:30.  Please come and join us for a night of fun and viewing our students’ hard work!  Family Nite.JPG

Book Fair 

The Book Fair is here!  The link below provides a virtual tour of the books available.  The letters sent home provide information for parents on how the book fair runs and the All 4 Books fundraiser contest.  Please visit our Book Fair on Thursday evening during Family Night.  The Book Fair will be open from 6-7:15.

Student letter 2023.pdf

all 4 books 2023.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!

Kids College Summer 2023

Thursday, June 15, 2023 – Friday, June 16, 2023

09:00 AM – 04:00 PM

Ivy Tech Community College (Ogle Hall – Door 8)

8204 County Rd 311, Sellersburg, IN 47172, USA

Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Jeff Girls Basketball Clinic.png

PTO News – The next PTO meeting is scheduled for April 20 at 6PM.

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

Upcoming Dates:

4/10: Girls Track til 4:30, Choir til 4:30

4/11: 4th Grade Field Trip, Boys Track til 4:30, Choir til 4:30, Academic team til 4:30

4/12: Girls Track til 4:30, Choir til 4:30

4/13: Boys Track til 4:30;  6-7:30 Family Night

April 2, 2023

Welcome Back! We hope everyone had a great Spring Break!  Report cards for Quarter 3 will come home this week.  Please review with your child.  Encourage your student to do his or her very best this quarter and finish strong!

Character Theme

We will be focusing on the character theme of Empathy during the month of April.  Here are some ideas for activities you can try at home.

K-2 Empathy Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/102GnUe7GHgTQRCpemk26sgOfVUWBHf-p/view?usp=sharing

3-5 Empathy Family Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hU7YNu3fE8GHoxd64BNHwAqL4mTNR9ZL/view?usp=sharing

Education Foundation Donation

Riverside will be participating in an auction basket  fundraising event for the GCCS Education Foundation.  The Foundation has supported Riverside with several mini-grants for classroom activities this year and in past years.   The theme of the Riverside basket is ‘Disney’.  If you are interested in donating new items to our Disney theme basket, please send those items in by April 5 this week.  If you have questions about donations, please contact the office.

Congratulations Rube Goldberg

Congratulations to the team of Hadlee Eubank, Iris Stewart, Ava Lindemann, Hunter Dimmitt and Carter Schwieman who did a great job of representing Riverside in the District competition.

Wrestling

Our wrestling season concluded with our wrestlers being the North Regional Champions in their first tournament and Riverside wrestlers placing 3rd in the overall district championship in the Main Event. Our 3rd graders took first place in their grade category.  Great job representing Riverside!

Parkview Band

5th grade families are welcome to attend ‘instrument fitting nights’ for 6th grade band, whichever night works best – it doesn’t matter if your child plans to attend Parkview or River Valley.  April 19^th, 4:00pm – 7:00pm (Parkview Middle School) April 20^th, 4:00pm – 7:00pm (River Valley Middle School)

Track– Permission slips will be coming home this week for any boy or girl in grades 3-5 interested in running track this year.

PTO News – Thank you to our PTO for putting on a great dance event before spring break.  The next PTO meeting is scheduled for April 20 at 6PM.

Jeff Girls Basketball Clinic.png

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

Upcoming Dates:

4/3:  Choir til 4:30

4/4:  Academic Team til 4:30-

4/5:  Choir til 4:30;

4/6:  Choir til 4:30;

4/7:  Student Council til 5:00

4/13: 6-7:30 Family Night

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