Star Date April 17-21 | news-and-notes

Star Date: April 17-21

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellent then, is not an act, but a habit."

- Aristotle

Riverview staff,

Happy Spring! The warm weather and sunshine have been welcome elements to the week! I hope everyone enjoys a relaxing long weekend. Happy Birthday to Amber Gleason today!!!! We're so happy you made it to school so we could tell you in person! :-)

Amber's last day is tomorrow (Thursday). Please welcome her long-term sub Tina Bendure if you see her in the building starting next week!

News & Notes April 17-21

Monday, April 17 - NO STUDENTS -- Professional Development Day at DHS.

** I have put information from T & L at the bottom of this email.

Grade-level teachers, here is a snapshot of the day:

8:00-10:15—Grade level collaboration

10:30-11:25—BA Training

11:25-1:00—Lunch (Enjoy!)

1:00-3:20—BA Training

3:30-4:00—Guest Speaker

BA training materials will be in your grade level collaboration room as they will be used during collaboration time. Please take your box of training materials with you when you move to the training room. You will also want to bring your laptop.

Tuesday, April 18 - **Happy Birthday, Abbie Spencer!

Last day for students to turn in Walkathon money to be eligible for prizes!
11:00-1:00 pm - Volunteer Luncheon. All staff are asked to help provide food for this event as a way to say THANK YOU to our wonderful parent volunteers! Please reference Jill's sign up genius if you were wondering what you are in charge of.
2:30-3:30 pm - Kindest Kansas Citian reception. Please reference Toni's email for details if you were nominated.

Wednesday, April 19

SIT/IEP/504 Meeting Day

Thursday, April 20

PLCs K-5

Friday, April 21

Walkathon!!!! Please include the following information (with your grade-level time only) in your weekly parent communication:

This year’s PTA Walkathon is scheduled for Friday, April 21st. If every student donates $10-15, we will reach our school goal and we can ALSO earn the GLOW party April 28!!!

*To be eligible for raffle prizes, turn in your money by April 18th.

Our school goal is to raise $5,000! 100% of proceeds stay with the PTA, and grade level teachers get 25% of the funds raised for immediate use in their classrooms!

Volunteers are needed to help make this day a success. We need help assisting teachers, counting laps, distributing wristbands, and handing out treats and water. All parents are invited to attend as spectators as well! If you have any questions, please contact RE PTA at refalconspta@gmail.com. Thank you for volunteering your time!!

Walk-A-Thon Schedule for Friday, April 21.

9:05-9:45 1st Grade

9:55:10:35 2nd Grade

10:45 – 11:15 A.M. & Full-Day Kindergarten

11:15 – 12:30 LUNCH

12:30 – 1:10 3RD Grade

1:15 – 1:45 P.M. Kindergarten

1:50 – 2:30 – 4th Grade

2:40 – 3:20 5th Grade

Celestial Celebrations

Shout out to Amber Gleason for all you have done for your students while growing a baby! We are so excited for you to meet your new bundle of joy!!

Thank you to everyone who has helped with Variety Show screenings, and for Elaine's coordination and review of all acts materials and costumes!

Shout out to our wonderful custodial team who work so hard to keep our building operating so smoothly!!

April 17 PD Day

Dear USD 232 Licensed Educators,

Monday, April 17th (the day before the Federal Income Tax filing deadline) we’ll come together for a full day of professional development at De Soto High School. The format will be that of a conference. No need to register in advance for sessions. Simply make your selections and report to the designated rooms throughout the day. If the room for the session you have chosen is at capacity, move to another choice/location. Most sessions are offered twice during the day.

The link below provides access to the full schedule for the day, a map of DHS, and a list of Tech Vendors who will display their “wares” in the cafeteria throughout the day. Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page to view all of the offerings. To assist you in choosing your sessions, the title of each session is hyperlinked. Click on the title and it will take you to a brief description of the session, the presenter’s name and the intended audience. We hope sending this information in advance will allow you sufficient time to plan your day. Posters of the session schedule will be displayed throughout the school and session titles will be posted outside of classrooms.

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Details…

BYOD: Many offerings are technology related topics and many presentations will require the use of technology devices.
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sign in sheets, arranged by school, will be inside the 4 main entrances to DHS. The sign in sheets will be used for recordkeeping and the entry of 6 Professional Development points into My Learning Plan for attendees. Be sure to arrive early enough to park, sign in, and arrive at your first session on time.
Lunch break beginning at 11:25 a.m.
A closing session will be held in the gym at 3:30 p.m. for all staff in attendance.
You will note several sessions are delineated for specific groups or identified as collaboration. If you are expected to attend one of those sessions, you will receive a separate email from someone in T & L to provide additional information.