The Riverbender
Parent Newsletter
Week of January 2, 2024
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Upcoming Events:
January 2nd: Teacher Workday - No School for Students
January 5th: Honor's Day at 8:15 in the gym
Report Cards go Home
January 10th: Hall County Spelling Bee
January 15th: MLK Day - No School!
January 23rd: Family Math Night at 6:00 p.m.
Please review the following link to our Riverbend Elementary Parent Student Handbook. We will send a Parent Signature Form home with each student to be signed and returned to your child's teacher.
RES Student Handbook- Spanish
I look forward to serving each RES family this year. Please do not hesitate to contact me if needed keri.smith@hallco.org
Message from Mrs. Smith:
Happy New Year! I hope that all of our families enjoyed a well- deserved winter break! As we begin a "New Year" and our Second Semester of school, it will be important for our students to work really hard to build their reading and math skills. They need to be reading every night and practicing their fluency skills. Our teachers will be working hard to use our latest MAP data to adjust and inform instruction that will meet the needs of our students. If you have questions about your child's academic progress, please reach out to your child's teacher. I would like to thank PTO for the wonderful breakfast and gift that they provided for our teachers. I appreciate all of the effort of this team!
ALL Car Riders must have a 2023-2024 Car Rider Number. For safety purposes, each family will be issued a new car rider number for the 2023-2024 school year. If you need additional car rider tags, you may purchase them in the Front Office for $5.00.
Parents, please do not try to enter the building through the Car Rider doors. Please see a staff member if your child forgot an item. If you need to enter the building, please come to the Front Office with a Photo ID. Thank you.
Transportation Changes: ALL transportation changes need to be sent to RESfrontoffice@hallco.org BEFORE 2:00 each day.
We still have Riverbend T- Shirts for sale in the Front Office. Please send an order form and $12.00 to the front office.
Lunch Visitors:
All visitors must present a photo ID and get a visitor badge in the Front Office. Visitors must be on the approved list in IC to come visit. Lunch visitors will report to the lunchroom and wait for their child's class at the top of the ramp. Visitors will need to sit on the stage with their child only. We do not allow any outside food or drinks in the cafeteria. Once your child's lunch period is over, visitors will need to exit the building though the Front Office.
Star Rock Café / T-shirt Guidelines: English Spanish
Here are the guidelines on how students earn Star Rock Cafe each nine weeks as well as goals for earning t-shirts in reading and math. We look forward to celebrating student accomplishments throughout the year.
Updates from Mrs. York:
MAP Testing:
We had a successful Winter administration of MAP testing.
Teachers will be sending home a family report with report cards to share your child's performance on this assessment. Please review over this information and let your child's teacher know if you have any questions.
Report Cards go Home - January 5th
ACCESS Testing:
ACCESS testing is for our English Language (EL) learners. We will begin at the end of the month and test throughout a three week period. Students will be tested in four areas: listening, reading, speaking & writing. Mrs. Hucks and Mrs. Noffsinger will be working with students this month in preparation for ACCESS testing.
Parents, please encourage your child to get a good night sleep, eat a healthy breakfast (at home or school) and try their best during testing.
Upcoming Events:
Family Math Night: January 23rd from 6pm-7pm
Coffee and Chat: February 12th @ 7:30am
Title I Input Meeting: March 5th @ 5pm
Family Science Night: March 5th @ 6pm
Media Center
Contact Mrs. Nichols, Media Specialist:
emily.nichols@hallco.org
770-534-4141 ext. 7102
Launchpoint Direct Address: go.hallco.org
READ ALOUD TOGETHER FOR 15 MINUTES A DAY
MAKE IT YOUR FAMILY'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION!
SPELLING SUCCESS!
Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade spelling bee participants! Woodrow Brown is the winner of this year's bee, and he will represent Riverbend at the county spelling bee. Fourth grader Dakota Tran is our runner up.
First meeting is Monday, January 22nd!
¡FELIZ AÑO NUEVO 2024!
Información importante y próximos eventos de la Sra. Minerva:
📅 Anote en su calendario:
Enero 2: Día de trabajo para maestros- No hay clases para estudiantes
Enero 5: Día de Honores a las 8:15 en el gimnasio / Se envían a casa las boletas de calificaciones
Enero 10: Concurso de Ortografía de Hall County
Enero 15: Día de MLK Day - ¡No hay clases!
Enero 23: Noche de Matemáticas Familiar a las 6:00 p.m.
5 pasos simples para tener una dieta saludable de medios de comunicación y pasar más tiempo en familia
Si equilibran lo que comen sus hijos, entonces ¿por qué no equilibrar su uso de los medios de comunicación? Aprenda estos consejos para pasar más tiempo en familia.
El siguiente artículo fue publicado originalmente en Common Sense Latino y está siendo publicado en el sitio de Colorin Colorado con permiso. Vaya al sitio y lea este artículo que es de mucha ayuda: https://www.colorincolorado.org/es/articulo/5-pasos-simples-para-tener-una-dieta-saludable-de-medios-de-comunicaci%C3%B3n-y-pasar-m%C3%A1s-tiempo
¿Quiere aprender sobre otros temas este año?
No dude en llamarme y dejarme saber. A continuación se encuentra mi información.
Para comunicarse cualquier pregunta o preocupación:
770-534-4141 ext. 7119 ó minerva.albernas@hallco.org
CLINIC NEWS
MEDICATION GUIDELINES:
*Must be brought in by the parent/guardian to the school nurse.
*Appropriate forms need to be signed allowing medication to be given.
*Should be a new, unopened container.
Any unauthorized medication found with a student will be locked in the clinic until picked up by a parent/guardian.
Send Home Sick Guidelines: Hall County school guidelines state the following;
*All students/employees must be 24 hours fever-free without fever-reducing medications and
symptoms must improve before they may return.
Counselor's Corner
Tara King
Tara.King@hallco.org
RES Counselor's website
https://sites.google.com/hallco.org/rescounselingsite/home
Parents of 5th Grade Students:
Interested in your child applying to the E2 program at NHMS for the 24-25 school year? Below are informational flyers for the program.
Volunteer information
At RES we are so grateful for a "Horneteers"!
Riverbend Elementary values and appreciates parents who take time to volunteer at our school!
All volunteers must complete the compliance modules, fill out a google form (link to google form) indicating you have competed the modules (link to directions) with a screen shot of your confirmation email. The keyword for the module website is HallVolunteers and you make your own password.
In January, I will begin teaching our Safer, Smarter Kids curriculum. If you do not want your child to participate in the lessons, please fill out the decline google document and email Mrs. King (Tara.King@hallco.org)
Looking for tutoring? Here is information about a FREE tutoring resource!
Important Information
Parents who wish to have their child opt out of one or more programs listed in the Student Services
Acknowledgement form must select DECLINE on the signature page within the Parent Portal. By
declining this form, you are acknowledging that you are responsible for letting your child’s School
Counselor know that you do not give permission for your child to participate in one or more of the
programs listed for the 2023-2024 school year.
Next week, your student’s School Counselor will begin delivering the following programs/lessons below. At the start of
the school year, all parents were asked to complete the Student Services Acknowledgement form within the Parent Portal. If
you completed all back-to-school forms, then you have already done so.
Please note, if you have not already completed the Student Services Acknowledgement form within the Parent Portal, it is imperative that you do so now. Directions for setting up your Parent Portal can be found HERE.
If it is your desire that your student NOT participate in the upcoming programs/lessons, it is your responsibility to communicate
with your child’s School Counselor directly at the following email address: Tara.King@hallco.org. If you have already completed an opt out form, no further action is needed.
* (K-5th) Safer, Smarter Kids
* (3rd-5th) GA Dept. of Education Student Health Survey
If you wish for your student NOT to participate in one or more of the programs listed for the 2023-2024
school year, please use the QR code to fill out an Decline to participate form or complete the following google form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6SKbNxpAY0WQZ1woP72hovfFWIwb3_5WI0w8wvVP0vCP1GA/viewform
2023-24 YEARBOOKS ON SALE
Price: $40
Add-ons available:
Picture and name on the cover for $10
Name on the cover for $7
Advertisement Page Options: 1/8 pg $15
1/4 pg $20
1/2 pg $30
Full pg $50
Questions: lindsey.rogers@hallco.org or 770-534-4141 ext. 7110
Please help raise funds for our school with these community partners! Please fill out this FORM to help volunteer at Riverbend!
Sign up for a Publix.com account and choose Riverbend as your partner school. Then enter your phone number every time you check out.
Click HERE for more details!
The Kroger Community Rewards program donates to Riverbend based on the shopping you do every day. Once you link your Card to RES, all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Shopper’s Card.
Click HERE for more details!
All you need is your phone! Download the Box Tops for Education app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan your store receipt within 14 days of purchase.
Click HERE for more details!
Please note: All information listed above could change.
