2026 SUMMER READ - AMERICA 250

• WHAT: This year’s Summer Read Initiative will take students on a journey through America’s history! Below are the Summer Read Books and suggested grade levels:
  • The 4th of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh (K-2)
  • George Washington’s Teeth by Deborah Chandra (K-2)
  • Revolutionary War on Wednesday by Mary Pope Osborne (1-5)
  • I Survived the American Revolution,1776 by Lauren Tarshis (3-5)
  • The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare (4-5)
  • Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy by Nathan Hale (4-5)
    
    
• WHERE: You can find detailed descriptions of each book as well as further reading ideas on the Summer Read webpage
• WHEN: Read over the Summer Recess

If your child is interested in participating in a Book Club when we return in the Fall, please sign up by August 25th.

Please contact Riverside PTA Summer Read Co-Chairs Stirling Eads and Ariel Ramchandani with any questions.

RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SUMMER GARDEN

Would you like to add delicious, locally grown produce to your family's plates this summer? Click this link to sign up to care for our beautiful, bountiful vegetable garden for a week this summer! 

Responsibilities include: watering, weeding, and harvesting. Be sure to include your email so we can keep you posted with garden updates and news.  If you are interested, but feel uncertain because of lack of gardening experience, no problem! One of our more experienced gardeners can work with you at the beginning of your week to answer any questions and get you started! 

Questions? Email Lindsay Koenig or Liz Shaw.

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