PIZZA BINGO IS BACK: MARCH 20, 2026
Tickets on Sale Next Week
 

We hope that you will join us for an exciting evening filled with Bingo, Raffle Prizes, Pizza, and
fun for the whole family. Pizza Bingo is one of Riverside School PTA’s most important fundraisers of the year. Take a chance at winning one of our amazing baskets, ice cream/treat gift cards and many
more prizes.

 

Tickets go on sale next week!

 

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Doors Open: 6:30pm

Bingo:   7:00-8:00pm

Greenwich High School Student Center | 10 Hillside Road

 

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Pizza Bingo needs YOU to make it happen. Please sign up for a volunteer shift HERE [link TK].
You will hear from your class parents about basket donations to make this FUNdraiser a
success.

Stay Cheesy!


If you have any questions, please contact Kim Halperin or Abby Finkel

 

RIVERSIDE'S MULTICULTURAL WEEK
 MARCH 2-6

 

 

While we are bringing Pizza Bingo back this March (we will alternate years between Pizza Bingo and Multicultural Night), we are excited to announce this year's  Multicultural Week at Riverside from March 2-6. The week will be dedicated to raising awareness of the many rich cultures that make up our community and celebrating the heritage of every student! Your students will hear daily announcements in different languages, enjoy music and art from around the globe, and watch a breathtaking slideshow of images from places that are special to the Riverside community. 

 

Here are some ways you can participate:

  • World Map: Help us visualize our roots! Click here to register your country or state for the world map. The map will be displayed on a bulletin board at school during Multicultural Week.
  • Multicultural Bake Sale: We will be hosting a "sweet" fundraiser to benefit UNICEF after school on Wednesday, March 4. We invite families to contribute a favorite cultural treat or family recipe to help us reach our goal. Click here to sign up and share a treat (or get excited about what you might be able to purchase and sample).

Also please mark your calendars to come see the Dragon Dance - a special performance outside before school on Wednesday, March 4 from 8:30-8:45am! 

 

Please reach out to Anne Mette Kalstrup or Marianna Palocci with any questions. 

 

MATH MARATHON 
 MARCH 10 - 15

  

The PTA is excited for Riverside School’s 2026 Math Marathon! iIt is a week-long event where we celebrate the study of math in our school community. This year’s Marathon will run from Tuesday, March 10th through Sunday, March 15th and include:

  • At-home Math Marathon Game Board Challenge with pencil and paper game boards (available for download from the PTA Math Marathon website on March 6) where each fun math activity students complete earns them a chance to win fun prizes! 
  • Math Games with the Riverside Math Team - Tuesday through Friday - before the start of school!  Each day, we will host 3 separate tables - for K - 1, Grades 2 - 3 and Grades 4 - 5.  Students at each table will have the chance to win a different prize each day!

Last year we had over 200 game board submissions – we hope you will join us for Math Marathon 2026!  All students, Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, are encouraged to participate.   

For any questions, please look for updates and announcements on the Math Marathon website or email our Math Marathon PTA volunteers at riversideschooleducation@gmail.com.

 

TICKETS NOW ONSALE FOR THE FAMILY OUTING
MARCH 28

 

 

Calling all Riverside families and staff to come together to cheer on the Westchester Knicks! In prior years, Riverside students have enjoyed an annual family outing to see a local team play - including a Bridgeport Islanders hockey game and a NY Mets baseball game. This year we have scored an opportunity to see the Westchester Knicks (the NY Knicks' G League team) for some great basketball in a fun local arena. Tickets will go on sale next Wednesday, February 4, 2026.    

  • WHAT: Westchester Knicks Game, this year's Riverside Family Outing 
  • WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 3:00pm (Doors open at 2:00pm)
  • WHERE: Westchester County Center, White Plains

Please reach out to Katie Rollins or Kristiana Wilson with any questions.

 

RIVERSIDE MATH TEAM:
PREP SESSIONS HAVE STARTED

 

 

Spring Contest: Register by Friday, March 6

  • Contest Date: Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30am (Note this is FREE for all students thanks to your generous support of the Riverside PTA)

Morning Noetic Prep Sessions: Register today on myPage! (See page for dates and details - please look carefully at the dates if your 4th/5th grader is also participating in before-school WordMasters with Mrs. Ciafone)

  • Mondays 7:45am for 4th and 5th graders
  • Tuesdays 7:45am for 2nd and 3rd graders

Questions? Email Math Team Co-Chairs Betsy McIntyre and Sandy Yong at riversideschoolpta@gmail.com.

 

WORDMASTERS SPRING SESSION:
REGISTRATION COMING SOON

 

 

ALP ELA Teacher Mrs. Ciafone is leading an early-morning WordMasters Spring session for 4th and 5th graders. 

  • WHAT: WordMasters Spring Session for Grades 4-5
  • WHEN: The next session will take place on the following Monday mornings: February 23, March 2, 16, 23, and 30, April 13 and 20 (challenge test day). 
  • COST: $175 for the session

Reach out to Jimena Castro with any questions.  Stay tuned for further information on registration!

 

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE RIVERSIDE SCHOOL SPELLING BEE 
FRIDAY, APRIL 17

  

This year, Riverside will join several other GPS elementary schools in hosting its very own Scripps Spelling Bee.

  • WHAT: Spelling Bee for Grades 3-5. Winners and their homerooms will receive prizes!
  • WHEN: Students will receive grade-level word lists in the coming weeks. After February break, written spelling tests will be administered in homerooms to participating students. Top scorers from each homeroom will compete in the Spelling Bee on Friday, April 17. 
  • WHERE: Riverside School
  • CONTACT: Reach out to Ariel Ramchandani or the Riverside School PTA with any questions or ideas. 

RENOVATION ROUND-UP 
BET DIGS INTO CONSTRUCTION FUNDING

 

 

As the town’s annual budget & capital planning process continues, the BET had an opportunity to dig into the proposed schools operating & capital budgets on February 5 with Dr. Jones, other district officials, and BOE representatives to answer questions. 

The Riverside renovation was discussed during this meeting, with the conversation focusing on: 

  • Whether the BET will earmark (and eventually appropriate) Riverside’s construction funding for FY '26-27 or '27-28. There will be more clarity as the building committee begins its work in earnest and the pace of the project comes into view.

  • Whether estimated construction costs are reliable. The current $43mm estimate is considered the best figure as it was developed by a professional cost estimator in accordance with the project’s ed specs. However, it would need to be adjusted for inflation if appropriated in a later year.

  • Getting a cost estimate to build an entirely new Riverside School. It doesn’t mean that option is necessarily on the table, but learnings from the Old Greenwich renovation suggest it would be a helpful data point to frame the (anticipated) cost savings of a renovation vs. new build.

If you have any feedback in response to these comments & inquiries, or anything else regarding the Riverside renovation project, you can email the BET at any time. For more information about the renovation, see the GPS project page and PTA webpage.

 

HELP US FILL OPEN PTA ROLES!

The Riverside School PTA is looking for volunteers for this year!  Volunteering is a great way to engage with the school and community. If any of these roles sound interesting, please email riversideschoolpta@gmail.com to learn more!

  • Arts Field Day Co-Chair – Coordinate an afternoon "Arts Field Day" to be held on May 20, 2026 offering hands-on workshops in crafts, drama, dance, visual arts, writing and music to students in Grades 3-5.
  • Communications Team: Website Manager – Maintain and update content on RIVPTA.org.
  • Communications Team: MTK & Technology Lead – Primary point of contact for parent technology related queries to Membership Toolkit (MTK). 
  • Safety Duty - Assist children as they exit their vehicles in the front driveway during morning drop-off (8.30am - 8.45am daily) Sign-up Here 

 SUPPORT THE RIVERSIDE PTA BY JOINING TODAY!

Our school community counts on the PTA to deliver an array of events, programs and initiatives that enrich classroom curriculum, support teachers and staff, enhance the school campus, and strengthen the community.

To do this, we rely on the generosity of Riverside School families via our annual Membership Drive, one of the PTA’s most important fundraisers. While your participation is voluntary, we do aim for 100% participation in our Membership Drive.  The PTA does a lot – and we couldn’t do it without your support!

Join the PTA

 INTERESTED IN THE EARLY MORNING PROGRAM?
Sign-up Now!

The Early Morning Program (EMP) at Riverside School is a before school enrichment program that provides a fun, familiar place for Riverside students before the start of the school day and is staffed by a Riverside teacher.

The program runs every Monday through Friday from 7:15-8:30am, and students could be dropped off at any point during that timeframe. Visit the Early Morning Program page for more details.

 

PARENTING WORKSHOP WITH DR. BOGART

Follow-up Resources from October 8, 2025

 

At our Fall PTA General Meeting, Dr. Chris Bogart from the Sasco River Center spoke to us about "Raising Confident and Resilient Kids." He reminded us that stress is inevitable, normal, and even important for development; the hard part for parents is how to model healthy management of stress and struggle.  

Please refer to the following resources from the session:

If you have ideas for speakers or topics for future PTA parent enrichment sessions, please email us at riversideschoolpta@gmail.com.

THE NEW GPS REPORT CARD

Follow-up Note (session held on October 21, 2025)

 

On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Principal Martín and Assistant Principal Collette provided parents with an overview of the new GPS Elementary School Report Cards. You can find the explanation for making the changes in this GPS District Video.

Although details are still being finalized, rather than assessing students' skills on a scale of 1-5, teachers will now assess students' skills as either ES (Emerging Skill), DS (Developing Skill) or SS (Secure Skill). 

The skills being assessed remain the same as in prior years for the applicable grade level, as they are tied to the CT Common Core standards. 

Please note that the first marking period will end at the end of November.

 

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