Administration

We will continue with our normal school day hours with classes starting at 8:00 am and school will be released at 2:15 pm. However, our doors will not open until 7:45 for parent drop off.  We will also continue using PikMyKid for parent pick-up. Please contact the office if you need help setting this program up on your phones. 

Start of school schedule 1^st-5^th grade

For our 1st through 5th grade families, our start of school will look different than in the past.   It will be similar to our historical kindergarten start up. Our goal is to have an intentional start of school with small class sizes, build positive relationships, create a positive transition back to school, and get to know our students and families better. Teachers will be scheduling family meetings and students will be on a half day schedule for the first week

• Monday August 29th though Friday September 2nd, all students will attend half day 8:00-11:00. 

Start of school schedule Kindergarten:

Week 1: Monday August 29-Thursday September 1
Half day for half a class M/W & T/TH – Kids will only attend M/W or T/Th from 8:00-11:00.  

• Any particular student would attend M/W or T/TH, with smaller class sizes for their first days of school. 
• Student will not have assigned classes, instead it will be a rotation model with ALL teachers working with ALL students.
• Teachers will be with students for lunch and then students go home at 11:00. 
• Individual parent meetings will be scheduled from 12:15-2:30. 

Friday September 2, 8:00-11:00

• Half day with all kids, same schedule as above

 

Week 2: Tuesday September 6 – Friday September 9

• Half day with all kids, 8:00-11:00
• Individual parent meetings scheduled from 12:15 to 2:30

Week 3: Monday September 12 – Friday September 16, 8:00-11:00

• Same schedule as week 2 but in unofficial assigned classrooms, no rotation, staff will adjust student placement as needed. 
• Individual parent meetings M-W from 12:15 to 2:30. 
• Wednesday we will confirm class placements. 
• Thursday or Friday afternoon open house. 

Students can’t be in the building prior to 7:45 for parent drop-off

All students that are parent drop-off or walk will be required to come through the lobby doors by the office. Students that ride the bus will be greeted as they exit the bus.  Parents will not be allowed in the building at student drop off.   (Kindergarten parents will be allowed in the building for drop off on the first day of school only). 

School will be released at 2:15 this year

We will be requesting that all families use an application called PikMyKid.  This has worked well and eliminated the congestion we had at parent pick up with students in lines at the front of the school waiting for families.  Kids will stay in their classrooms, parents will be required to STAY in their vehicle, use the app to announce they are here (we will have staff out with devices for families that do not have a smart phone) and students will be released from the classroom in the order parents arrive in our turn around.  All change of going home plans will also need to be made in the app.

Students will only need to provide a backpack and a water bottle daily.  We will provide all other required school supplies on the first days of school. Please send students with a water bottle, they will be able to use the filling station when needed.

Our district transitioned to a product called ParentSquare to keep families better informed. ParentSquare will be used for district, school and teacher communications, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generated an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number. Please log into ParentSquare and ensure you are getting our messages. ParentSquare is a simple-to-use platform that provides a safe way for everyone at a school to connect and we encourage you to download the app. We will transition away from all other forms of electronic communication.

On Campus Kids will be returning to Riverside for after school care. Please contact On Campus Kids at www.oncampuskidsenrichment.com if you are in need of after school care at Riverside.  We will also bus students to the YMCA, Club Northwest, and the Boys and Girls Club if needed. 

Every student continues to be eligible for free breakfast and lunch.  We will have breakfast in the classroom again this year and will eat lunch in the cafeteria or outside picnic tables. Students are always welcome to pack lunches from home and if they want to purchase milk they can for $0.50 (milk is free if you get a complete school breakfast or lunch). 

Volunteers will be allowed again this year. However, it could be on a limited basis. All volunteers will be required to have a background check potentially including being fingerprinted at the expense of the volunteer. Click here for more information on volunteering.

We are finalizing our class lists and student placements. We are waiting on a few final registrations before we can get that complete. If you have not registered yet, please get that done ASAP. We will be posting class lists very soon so watch ParentSquare for that announcement.