For Your Calendar
Friday, May 3 – Founder’s Day Reception (follow the event on Facebook Live), 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 3 – Chick-fil-A Lunch
Friday, May 3 – 2:15 p.m. Dismissal for Students
Friday, May 3 – Soccer Practice, 2:15-3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7 – North Building and Ticer Hall Homeroom Presentations, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8 – Student Council Meeting, 7:40 a.m.
Wednesday, May 8 – Parents Association Meeting, 8:15 a.m.
Wednesday, May 8 – ‘Purposeful Play and Tinker Trays’ Art Club,
3:15-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 9 – Soccer Match: Riverside vs. Sabot ‘2,’ 3:30 p.m.
Friday, May 10 – Pizza Hut Lunch
Friday, May 10 – 2:15 p.m. Dismissal for Students
Friday, May 10 – Soccer Practice, 2:15-3:30 p.m.
News and Notes
Thank You, Dr. Harris!
Riverside joins in extending heartfelt gratitude to board member and philanthropist Dr. Louis S. Harris, who recently presented a $10,000 gift to the school. The grant will be used to enhance technological resources in Riverside’s Language Fundamentals (LF) department, as well as to facilitate the progress of Riverside’s students in overcoming dyslexia.
The gift, on behalf of Dr. Harris and his widow, Ruth Harris, honors longtime Riverside LF instructor Carolyn Webb, who owns the distinction of being one of the few Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) Fellows in the country.
Click here to learn more
(Pictured above right, l-r: Cynthia Davis, Riverside’s O-G Coordinator and an AOGPE Fellow, Riverside board member Dr. Louis S. Harris and Hal Waller, Riverside’s Head of School)
May Schedule of Events
Please click here for the school’s schedule of events for the month of May.
Last Call for Tickets to Riverside Day at the
Flying Squirrels Game This Sunday, May 5
Riverside’s Day at The Diamond is this Sunday, May 5. The Richmond Flying Squirrels will play the Altoona Curve at 1:05 p.m. This is a fundraising event for Riverside’s Parents’ Association.
Please click here for more information and click here for details and to purchase your tickets.
Note: If we sell 100 tickets, Riverside gets to throw out one of the pregame pitches!
Mark Your Calendar: North Building and Ticer Hall
Homeroom Presentations are Tuesday, May 7
Riverside’s homerooms in the North building and Ticer Hall (Mrs. Bushhouse, Mrs. Hague, Mrs. Sculthorpe and Mrs. Estes) are looking forward to presenting to their families on Tuesday, May 7
at 7 p.m. The program should last approximately one hour.
Siblings and extended family are welcome.
Come Join Us: Bon Air Victorian Day Parade is
Next Saturday, May 11
Next Saturday, a contingent from Riverside will be marching in the Bon Air Victorian Day Parade. Please RSVP to Riverside Director of Development Leo Rohr if your family plans to march in the parade (10 a.m. line-up and the parade is from 11-11:45 a.m.).
Riverside Seeking Interested Candidates for
Substitute Teacher Roles
Want to be a part of a flourishing independent day school, complete with supportive and engaging students, faculty, staff
and administrators?
From time to time, Riverside relies on substitute teachers to fill instructional and other roles. The school is currently seeking substitutes primarily for the 2019-20 school year, though there
might be a need for the remainder of the current school year.
In order to apply, please send a cover letter and résumé to: info@riversideschool.org.
Click here to learn more and apply
Listen to a Podcast About Riverside
A must-listen: There is an insightful new podcast featuring Riverside’s own acclaimed instructor Cynthia Davis, Fellow,
AOGPE and Riverside’s O-G Coordinator, talking truth about dyslexia and incredible voices from Riverside’s kids’ panel. This wonderful podcast was produced by author Gary Karton and
Safe Kids Worldwide. This will ‘wow’ you!
Mark Your Calendars for Thursday, May 30!
YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS Riverside’s New Parent Testing Workshop on Thursday, May 30 from 6-7 p.m.
Debra Mitchell, Associate Head of School, and Cynthia Davis, O-G Coordinator, will share information about your child’s testing results, which you will receive at the end-of-year conference. You’ll learn what each assessment measures and exactly why we give it. You’ll discover what you can learn from our curriculum based assessments and how that compares to standardized testing results. We’ll also analyze some real testing (from former students) to make it all come to life.
–FOR RETURNING PARENTS–
You don’t have to miss out! You’re invited to come to our Returning Parent Testing Workshop on the same night from 7:15-8 p.m.
Questions? Please contact Riverside at (804) 320-3465.
See you soon!
Parents’ Association News
Shopping Boutique Bonanza—for a Worthwhile Cause
Please join us for a Ladies’ Shopping Night at Scout & Molly’s Boutique on Tuesday, May 21 from 6-p.m. A portion of the evening’s proceeds
will benefit Riverside School’s Parents’ Association.
More information to follow!
We still need help distributing lunches this month. Please clickPlease note that there will be no lunches offered in June.
Don’t Toss Your Box Tops
Please send in any box tops that you have collected no later than Thursday, May 23. Although they will not be submitted until October, we will have a final collection for the school year.
Click here for a box top worksheet that can be used to collect them.
Calling All Parents…
The Parents’ Association is looking for new leadership for the 2019-20 school year. Please let us know if you are interested or have any questions about this opportunity.
Show Off Your Riverside School Spirit
Riverside School car magnets are available for purchase for $5. Please see Anne Kunkle in the front office if you are interested.
Development Update
FOUNDER’S DAY IS TOMORROW and the Development Office is abuzz with preparations and excitement!
Please read Mr. Waller’s letter to learn how you can live-stream Morning Assembly and Mrs. DeOrio’s talk with students!
If you can make it to the reception at 2:30 p.m. honoring Becky Hollingsworth, Diane Garofalo, and Christine Bachmann, please join us. Kids are welcome, and
Riverside’s own Linda Paige will be catering the event
with snacks.
Finally, if you have been waiting to make your Annual Fund gift, there has never been a better time. Four challenge grants totaling $14,000 are attainable tomorrow.
- – Reach 10 donations during the Day of Giving = $1,000
- – Reach 30 donations during the Day of Giving = $3,000
- – Reach 25 alumni donors for the year (10 to go) = $5,000
- – Reach 100% current parent participation for the year (49% to go) = $5,000
A donation made in honor of Pat DeOrio, Christine Bachmann, Diane Garofalo, Becky Hollingsworth, or any past Riverside staff member can help show your appreciation for their many years of service to the school and the impact on the lives of so many students. You can also honor a current Riverside teacher with a gift (it is ‘Teacher Appreciation Week’ after all). Please note who you are honoring in the ‘comments’ section of the donation form.
Thanks, and Happy Founder’s Day!
— Leo Rohr
Director of Development
from the desk of…
the Head of School
WE HAVE BEEN BUSY THIS WEEK preparing for Founder’s Day, including a Day of Giving, which takes place tomorrow, Friday, May 3.
Please tune in for live events throughout the day on Facebook Live.
Below, please find the schedule of events that we will ‘live stream:’
8 a.m.: Morning Assembly
12:20 p.m.: Riverside founder Pat DeOrio meets with students in the school’s library.
2:45 p.m.: Riverside honors longtime teachers and staff members Christine Bachmann, Diane Garofalo and Becky Hollingsworth (remarks by Riverside founder Pat DeOrio).
In Their Own Words
“After lunch, we get to play a little game. I like science because we are learning about outer space and planets. And it’s nice that we have P.E. each day.”
— Henry, student at Riverside School
Last Friday’s Corny Joke
