Back to School
2025-2026

 

We hope you had a wonderful summer.
We are excited to kick off the 2025-2026 school year!

 

 Back to School Checklist 

 

☐  Welcome Back to School!

  • Kindergarten & New Families: Attend the Welcome Reception and Orientation at 10:30am-11:30am on Thursday, August 28th
  • First Day of School: Join us at 8:30am for the Parade of Learners on Friday, August 29th (K enters at 9:00am)
  • All parents: attend the PTA Volunteer Fair from 9:00am-10:00am in the Cafe on August 29th after dropping off your child(ren)!  

☐  Join the PTA and Update Your Directory Information. Create or update your RIVPTA.org account with your family contact information, including your child’s 2025-26 teacher.

 

☐  Complete and Return Required School Forms.

 

☐ The Fall 2025 Afters schedule goes live soon and will include a new Wednesday option. Registration will begin on Wednesday, September 3rd at 7:00am.

☐ Register for the Early Morning Program; the Early Morning Program starts on Tuesday, September 2nd and is offered every morning thereafter.

☐ Save the Date for Riverside's party of the year - the 2025 Fall Fundraiser on Friday, November 7th from 7:00-10:00pm at The Loading Dock (375 Fairfield Ave. in Stamford).

☐ Add money to your child's Lunch Account via MySchoolBucks. If you are setting up the account for the first time, you will need your child’s school identifier, which can be found on Aspen.

☐ Get a Riverside Red Shirt and other school Spirit Wear! Items will be available to browse and purchase in-person at the PTA’s Welcome Reception on Thursday, August 28th and the Volunteer Fair on Friday, August 29th. The online Spirit Store will open shortly on RIVPTA.org!

 

☐ Label all of your children’s belongings to make it easier to get lost items back!

 

☐ Review the “Rules of the Road”. You can also sign up for daily Safety Duty volunteer shifts to help during drop-off.


☐ Add these upcoming dates to your calendar:

  • Friday, August 29 – PTA Volunteer Fair in the cafe from 9:00-10:00am
  • Thursday, September 16 (evening) – School Open House (parents only)
  • Monday, September 22 – School Photo Day
  • Friday, October 24 - Boo Bash (evening)
  • Friday, November 7 – School Fundraiser at The Loading Dock (parents only)
  • See RIVPTA.org or the Membership Toolkit app for dates of all PTA events
  • View the GPS District Calendar and note important school dates and holidays

 

  

 The Riverside PTA uses this website to communicate key information.

Once you create a RIVPTA.org account, you can: 

  • Receive important communications via email and/or Membership Toolkit app notifications (which can be retrieved at any time by going to My Account > My Messages)
  • Sign up to volunteer, and get reminders sent automatically
  • Be in the know with full access to the Riverside PTA Calendar
  • Become a Riverside PTA member by joining the PTA (separate from volunteering for the PTA)
  • Complete your directory information
  • Access the directory online or on the Membership Toolkit app (for PTA members only)
  • Access My Page, your personal dashboard for everything linked to your RIVPTA.org account - Ticket purchases, volunteer signups, enrollment forms, etc.

My Page: Parent Dashboard

Create or update your login today and access My Page, your personal dashboard to buy tickets, volunteer and much more!

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