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2011-2012 RIVERFIELD PTA WEBSITE

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Welcome to the Riverfield PTA Website. The PTA's mission is to enhance our children's education. The Riverfield PTA has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Parent Participation...thank you for joining the PTA and making a difference in our children's lives. We hope this website is a useful source for all parents and guardians. Please visit this site regularly for important information and to keep up-to-date on upcoming events.

COMMUNICATIONS


Sneak Peek

Sign Up PTA Communications

K12 Alerts

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PTA PROGRAMS

After School Adventures (ASA)

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PTA FUNDRAISERS

Stop & Shop A+

Box Tops

Got Books?

Target REDcard

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SCHOOL INFORMATION

Kids Care

Drop Off Procedures

Tools for Schools (Coming Soon)


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FOOD SERVICES


School Lunch Menu

Meal Pay Plus

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OTHER LINKS

Riverfield
Entrepreneurs

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mba online program
executive mba

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

JANUARY 2012
 
FEBRUARY 2012
2 NO SCHOOL: New Year's Observed   7 EARLY DISMISSAL: Professional Developement Day
10 Nutmeg Book Club in LMC @ 7:00pm   9 PTA General Meeting in LMC @ 7:30pm Topics: Budget & School Expansion
10 2nd Grade Night at Colony Pizza & Pinkberry @ 5:00-8:00pm   12 Family Ice Skating at Longshore @ 5:00-6:00pm
13 NO SCHOOL: Professional Development Day   15 3rd Grade Night at Colony Pizza & Pinkberry @ 5:00-8:00pm
16 NO SCHOOL: Martin Luther King Day   16 5th Grade Band Into to Middle School (tentative)
17 MLK Storyteller - School Assembly   17 School Spirit Day
17 Reflections Submissions Due (New Deadline)   20-24 NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
17 BOE Mtg @7:30pm Discussion on 2012-2013 Education Budget      
19 5th Grade Winter Concer (Riverfield APR)      
19 BOE Mtg @7:30pm Discussion on 2012-2013 Education Budget      
20 Coffee & Conversation w/Principal - Topic: New Gifted Program      
21 Family Ice Skating at Longshore @ 5:00-6:00pm      
24 BOE Mtg @7:30pm Discussion on 2012-2013 Education Budget Public Comment      
25 Spirit Wear Orders Due Today for Valentine's Delivery      
27 School Spirit Day      

ALL PARENTS: REGISTER (OR CHECK YOUR INFO) ON FAIRFIELD K12 SITE

K12 SITES OFFERS BENEFITS TO PARENTS

The Fairfield Schools K12 Alert System is the main database for the Fairfield Public Schools. Filling out your family information is required of all parents in our district. It is also important that you make updates to your family information on this site as it is needed (ie. change of address or emergency contact information). The benefit of this site that is most useful to parents that you can register to receive school closing updates, early dismissal updates and delayed opening updates. By filling out the appropriate fields - you can sign up for text alerts, emails and phone calls - or any combination of the three (warning...phone calls come very early). All you need to do is visit...https://www.k12alerts.com/emergencycards/login/fairfield/. Please Note: To sign on to the K12 site you will need your Family ID# and your Password. This information has been mailed to you by central office - if you no longer have it you can either email Dawn Olson at dolson@fairfieldschools.org or call the main office at 203.255.8328.


MEMORY BOOK INFORMATION

ORDERING INFORMATION - QUANTITY IS LIMITED - ORDER TODAY

Cost: $18.00 each. $1.00 credit card processing fee if ordering online (per order not per book). This is not a fundraiser.

Online Ordering: Go to.... http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01035025. If you are ordering multiple books you must enter each child separately in your cart. Ordering online is safe and easy. It is the same system used at Roger Ludlowe Middle School, as well as at many other schools in Fairfield and across the nation.

Check/Cash Ordering: If you prefer not to order online you may download the Memory Book Order Form and send it into school with your payment.

If you have any questions about the ordering or about the Memory Book in general please feel free to contact Nora Fanning at norafanning@gmail.com

PHOTO SUBMISSIONS

Do you have some great photos of your child and his/her friends? Please feel free to submit photos before March 1st. Thank you.

Upload Directly to Josten's: https://images.jostens.com/login?user=400113823&pw=Riverfield

Email to Committee Chairperson: Email your best shots to norafanning@gmail.com.


SEPTA NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SEPTA MEMBERS

SEPTA ICE SKATING PARTY
Join us On Sunday, February 12th @ 2:00-3:30pm for a fun family day of skating, hot chocolate and play.   
Fairfield Ice Academy (Sportsplex of Fairfield)
85 Mill Plain Road
Free to all SEPTA members!!!
Please RSVP to: Patty Donohue brendanandpatty@gmail.com or Denise Leverty denisefleverty@yahoo.com


FUEL FOR LEARNING PARTNERSHIP/WELLNESS COMMITTEE NEWS

UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS

The January Veggie of the Month is CABBAGE! The Fuel for Learning Partnership has teamed up with OHS mom and cooking instructor, Tracy Holleran Mattus to create a new, kid-friendly recipe featuring the selected vegetable each month. For this month's recipe, Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta, go to Tracy's blog at the Connecticut Post at http://blog.ctnews.com/holleran/. The Veggie of the Month recipe will be posted the first Thursday of each month. Up for February--mushrooms! For more info about The Veggie Pledge, go to www.veggiepledge.org.


EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY NEWS

To find out what is going on in Fairfield and surrounding communities please go to Quick Links at the top of this page. Under "Community" you will find links to YMCA, Wakeman, Fairfield Parks & Recreation, Audobon and much more.


NEWS FROM THE LMC & MRS. FAIELLA

CELEBRATION BOOKS!

Why not celebrate your child’s birthday, any other special occasion or achievement by donating a book in their name to the Riverfield Library Media Center! You can choose a book from our “Celebration Collection” Box in the LMC or donate one of your favorites. The LMC will celebrate your generosity with a bookplate in the front of the book dedicated to your child. The LMC will also have a Celebration Book bulletin board to display donation titles. This way everyone at Riverfield can share in your family’s celebration. Any Questions? Please email Diane Faiella at dfaiella@fairfieldschools.org.

NEW LIBRARY CATALOG IS ONLINE!

Now the Library Catalog is online! The link to access the catalog from home is now located on the Riverfield School Edline website (http://www.edline.net/pages/RIVERFIELD_ES). Under the LINKS section you will see the option to "Look for Books From Home." You can check what books we have at the Riverfield LMC and even what books are available. Parents can use this to give students advice about book selection on days that they visit the LMC!



Riverfield PTA does not promote or endorse any business. We will only post information that relates to Riverfield, other Fairfield schools or not-for-profit organizations.

Submissions: via email to riverfieldpta@gmail.com            Questions: VP Communications at riverfieldpta@gmail.com
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