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Welcome Back!!!
Welcome to the first edition of our 2010-2011 Roadrunner Xpress. This newsletter will be issued monthly to keep you informed about all the happenings at Riverfield School. Please continually check the calendar as new dates and events are constantly being added. Also, the Communication Link (see below) is one of your most valuable tools. This link will also appear in our weekly “Sneak Peek at the Week” emails. You should check this link every week to keep up-to-date on events in school and our community. Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!
COMMUNICATIONS & FLYERS
This essential link (also found in upcoming weekly Sneak Peeks) is your primary source for all flyers being distributed by the PTA. Please download pertinent flyers, fill them out, attach payment (if needed) and return them to school.
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September
2010
6 (M), Labor Day – NO SCHOOL
9 (TH), Rosh Hashanah – NO SCHOOL
14 (T), Walk & Bike to School Day
14 (T), Committee Chair Meeting @ 2:45pm
16 (TH), Open House @7:00pm
21 (T), Nutmeg Book Club @ 7:00pm
23 (TH), PTA Meeting @ 7:30 pm
24 (F), Summer Reading Celebration Day
25 (Sa), Run for Rocky Family Fun Run & Picnic, 10:30-2:00pm
30 (TH), Gift Wrap Fundraiser Begins
October
2010
2 (Sa), Family Fun Run & Picnic Rain Date
5 (T), Early Dismissal, 1:40pm (Professional Dev. Day)
7 (TH), Coat Drive Begins
14 (TH), General PTA Meeting in LMC (Speaker Dr.Title), 9:00am
18 (M), School Picture Day
19 (T), Early Dismissal, 1:40pm (Afternoon Conferences)
21 (TH), Early Dismissal, 1:40pm (Evening Conferences)
21 (TH), Coat Drive Ends
26 (T), Nutmeg Book Club in LMC @ 7:00pm
27 (W), Early Dismissal, 1:40pm (Evening Conferences)
29 (F), Halloween Parade– Kindergarten 9:30am/
Grades 1-5 2:00pm
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NOTES & NEWS FROM ROCKY
Are you the parent of a Kindergartener or 1st Grader? Do you love photography? We are looking for a new co-chair for the Riverfield Memory Book (yearbook). Must be available during the day throughout the year to take photos at school events. For more information…please contact Nora Fanning at norafanning@optonline.net
Run for Rocky Family Fun Run & Picnic!
September 25th 10:30-2:00pm
By an overwhelming demand, Riverfield PTA is incorporating fitness into fundraising! Don't miss out on the fun. Run times start at 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00 so plan for stopping by for an hour or so between your soccer, football and baseball games, run with your friends and have some lunch! Family members of all ages are invited to join us and all participants receive a t-shirt and chances at raffle baskets.
Registration forms are due by September 20th and extra forms are available in the main office. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help with this event, please contact Maureen Sawyer at ssawyer1@optonline.net.
River-Lab – General Information
To All 3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Parents,
Your child's science unit this year will be River-Lab, a hands-on, award-winning, environmental education program. It makes up one-third of the Fairfield school system's science curriculum and meets CMT requirements. The concepts presented in the classroom are brought to life for the students during Study-Trips to Mill River. Each study-trip is led by trained parent volunteers guiding a small group of children! And the kids really ENJOY it...
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