The Riverbender
Parent Newsletter
Week of April 29, 2024
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Upcoming Events:
April 29th: Career Day at Riverbend
May 1st: 1st grade Field Trip to Gardens on Green
May 2nd: K-2 Enrichment Performance of EIEI Oops, 6:00 p.m. in the RES Gym - $2.00 per ticket
May 3rd: Star Rock Café
Yearbook Distribution Day
PTO Sponsored Riverbend's "End of an Era" Celebration - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
May 6th - May 13th: Georgia Milestones Testing in grades 3rd - 5th
May 6th - 10th: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9th: K-2 ASA Showcase, 6:00 p.m.
May 10th: 1st grade Field Trip to the North GA Zoo
May 14th: 3-5 Enrichment Performance of Pirates, 6:00 p.m. in the RES Gym - $2.00 per ticket
May 16th: 3-5 ASA Showcase, 6:00 p.m.
May 17th: Field Day
May 20th: 5th grade Graduation at 9:00 a.m. in RES gym
NHHS Senior Walk and Reception at 1:00
May 21st: Kindergarten Graduation at 9:00 a.m. in RES gym
May 24th: Last Day of School!
Report Cards go home
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:
Our students have been working HARD this week to begin MAP testing and to continue Milestones preparation. Thank you to our PTO for providing King of Pops to all of our students last Friday. We had a fun PEP-RALLY to get excited about doing our BEST on the TEST at RES! Thank you to Mrs. York for providing a Coffee and Chat on Monday 4/15. Thank you to our parents that joined us to learn more about Milestones Testing. We are excited that we are doing a BLUE POP Fundraiser this week. Students may bring $2.00 to their teacher by Thursday April 18, 2024 and get their Blue Pop on Friday April 19, 2024. Thank you for supporting our school in this way! Have a wonderful week.
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.
Please share with our Hornets you know who are graduating!
3rd- 5th grade Parents:
Please review over the Ga Milestones Parent information in the flyers linked below.
Updates from Mrs. York:
Spring MAP Testing:
Spring MAP testing is complete. We look forward to sharing your child's growth and progress. Be looking for a family report with your child's Tuesday folder sharing performance and growth from this assessment. Please review over this information and let your child's teacher know if you have any questions.
GMAS:
The Georgia Milestones will be administered next week for all 3rd - 5th grade students. Please mark your calendars with the dates below.
Monday, May 6th - ELA Section 1
Tuesday, May 7th - ELA Section 2
Wednesday, May 8th - ELA Section 3
Thursday, May 9th - Math Section 1
Friday, May 10th - Math Section 2
Monday, May 13th - Science Sections 1 & 2 (5th grade only)
Please help ensure your child's gets a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast (either home or school) each day during testing. Encourage your child to do their best on the test each and every day. Testing will begin each day at 8:15, so please make sure your child is on time for school. We are proud of them all and know they will shine during testing!
HallCo EOG Parent Notice Spring 2024.pdfHallCo EOG Parent Notice Spring 2024_Spanish.pdfGeorgia_Milestones_Parent_QA.pdfGeorgia_Milestones_Parent_QA_Span.pdf
Flyer English.pdfFlyer Spanish.pdf
Media Center
Contact Mrs. Nichols, Media Specialist:
emily.nichols@hallco.org
770-534-4141 ext. 7102
Launchpoint Direct Address: go.hallco.org
Summer Reading Bingo .docx.pdfLook for Summer Reading resources in a few weeks, and don't forget to visit our Reading Rocket Bookmobile (schedule listed above)!
Preparen a sus hijos para los exámenes de fin de año Georgia Milestones
Información importante y próximos eventos de la Sra. Minerva:
📅 Anoten en su calendarios:
Mayo 1o: Paseo de 1er grado a los jardines "Gardens on Green"
Mayo 2: K-2 Actuación de enriquecimiento de EIEI Oops, 6:00 p.m. en el gimnasio de RES - $2.00 por boleto
Mayo 3: Star Rock Café / Día de distribución del anuario / Celebración del "Fin de una Era" de Riverbend patrocinada por el PTO - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Mayo 6 - Mayo 13: Exámenes finales "Georgia Milestones" para los grados de 3ro - 5to
Mayo 6 - Mayo 10: Semana de Apreciación a los Maestros
Mayo 9: Exposición de ASA de K-2 , 6:00 p.m.
Mayo 10: Paseo de 1er grado al Zoológicvo del Norte de GA
Mayo 14: 3-5 Actuación de Enriquecimiento "Piratas", 6:00 p.m. en el gimnasio de RES - $2.00 por boleto
Mayo 16: Exposición de ASA de 3-5, 6:00 p.m.
Mayo 17: Día de Campo
Mayo 20: Graduación de 5to grad a las 9:00 a.m. en el gimnasio de RES / NHHS Caminata y Recepción de alumnos del 12o grado a la 1:00
Mayo 21: Graduación de Kindergarten a la 9:00 a.m. en el gimnasio de RES
Mayo 24: ¡ÚltimoDía de Clases! / Se envían las boletas de calificaciones a casa
✍️ ¿Que puedo hacer para ayudar a mi estudiante a prepararse para los exámenes finales?
Los estudiantes que estan preparados, tranquilos y descansados obtienen mejores resultados en los examenes. Estas son algunas de las muchas maneras de ayudar a su estudiante a tornar las examenes Georgia Milestones de una manera relajada y positiva.
Anime a su estudiante a usar buenas tácticas para estudiar y tomar el examen. Estas tácticas incluyen: seguir las instrucciones cuidadosamente, evitar errores de descuido y revisar su trabajo.
Explique el propósito de los exámenes. Las evaluaciones dan a los estudiantes una oportunidad para demostrar lo que han aprendido en la escuela. También dan a los maestros información que los ayuda a planificar sus clases.
Enfatice que algunas preguntas pueden ser mas difíciles que otras.
Asegúrese que su estudiante duerma lo suficiente y tome alimentos sanos en el desayuno y el almuerzo. Tomar examenes es un trabajo arduo para muches estudiantes y puede requerir mucha energía.
Asegúrese que su estudiante llegue a la escuela a tiempo. Apresurarse y preocuparse de llegar tarde podría afectar el desempeño de su hijo(a) en los exámenes.
Recuerde preguntarle a su estudiante cómo le fue en el examen al final de cada día.
¿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
RES Volunteer Information
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Thank you to our College and Career Day Representatives. You made our Career Fair so exciting for our students!
Sosebee and Brit-UNG- UGA- Shane Seymour-Lindsey Rogers-Savage Farms- WDUN-BGW Dental- SRO Buffington- Hall County Farms-Gainesville Fire Department- Turbo
Also a big thank you to our NHHS education interns for delivering classroom lessons! And Syfan Logistics for breakfast!
Looking for tutoring? Here is information about a FREE tutoring resource!
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.
