Let's make some noise for our teachers on #NationalTeachersDay!!!
Teachers don't just teach the students of JCPS, they inspire, motivate, mentor, and coach them. Our teachers pour their hearts and souls into their students each and every day. Teaching is a calling, and we are forever grateful to those who have answered that call, and have chosen JCPS to fulfill their purpose!
THANK YOU TEACHERS!!!💝👏
Happy Custodian Appreciation day to our amazing Custodians
Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families! This is your principal Mrs. White. We are excited for our first PTA Spirit Night of the year this Wednesday, September 27th at the Subway across from the school on Pritchard Road. Head over to the Subway on Wednesday from 4-10 pm and grab dinner for the family. A portion of the sales will go back to our PTA. 1st Quarter Progress Reports will go home for 1st-5th graders this Thursday, September 28th. Fall Pictures are scheduled for Friday, October 6th. Details will be coming home soon. Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week!
There is no school for students on the JCPS traditional calendar on Friday, September 22, 2023. This is a teacher workday.
There is no school for students on the JCPS traditional calendar on Friday, September 22, 2023. This is a teacher workday.
📣 📣 SAVE THE DATE!
Please join us at Subway for our first SPIRIT NIGHT of the school year!
🗓 September 27th from 4-10 PM!
Thanks for your support!
Good evening Riverwood Elementary families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. Our Fall Book Fair is open online and students can shop in person beginning tomorrow. We are excited for our Fall Open House this Thursday, September 21st with Book Fair Family Night from 4-7 pm. Also for Fall Open House on Thursday, teachers will be hosting Open House in their classrooms from 4:30-5:30 pm. This time will be floating so I hope you and your student stop by their classroom so you can see all the great things that are going on in your child's classroom. We will also have Red Neck B'que Lab and Louie and Company Ice Cream Food Trucks on site from 4-7 pm. We look forward to an exciting evening! As a reminder, Friday, September 22nd is a Teacher Workday. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening.
Important information about our Fall Open House
Good evening Riverwood Elementary Kindergarten Families! This is your principal Mrs. White. Due to the school closure for tomorrow, Thursday, August 31st, we have to cancel the Kindergarten Orientation for tomorrow evening. The Kindergarten Orientation has been rescheduled for Friday, September 1st with the option of 8:00 am or 1:00 pm. You should be receiving an email from your child's Kindergarten teacher with details. Please let your child's Kindergarten teacher know if either of those times do not work for you and they will schedule a different time for you to come in. We apologize for this inconvenience but we are super excited to see all of our Kindergarteners and their families. Thank you and have a great evening!
JCPS CLOSED FOR ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
Due to the impending inclement weather conditions caused by Hurricane Idalia, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students, staff, and visitors tomorrow, Thursday, August 31. This includes all after school activities on Thursday. The district will operate under Condition 1 of our Inclement Weather Procedures. Weather Conditions can be found online by visiting www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions.
This decision has been made out of an abundance of caution and per the guidance of local and state emergency service officials.
We hope that all of our students, staff, and families stay safe, and we thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate this severe weather event.
We had a wonderful first day back to school and want to thank all of our students, staff, and families for working together to make today a success. We want to share a few reminders to keep things running smoothly in the days and weeks ahead.
In the first few weeks of school, it’s typical for our bus routes and carpool lanes to run a bit slower than normal. Our drivers are getting used to new routes, there are more drivers on the road, our students are getting into a routine, and most importantly - we are focused on keeping everyone safe at all times. We ask that you keep these things in mind if our arrival and departure procedures are moving more slowly than we anticipate. If your student is a bus rider, we encourage you to download the EduLog Parent Portal App, for real time information on where your student's bus is on their route.
We also want to remind our families that the majority of our schools are offering free breakfast and lunch this school year. All schools, with the exception of Clayton High, Cleveland Elementary, Cleveland High, Corinth Holders High, and Powhatan Elementary, will offer free breakfast and lunch through the Community Eligibility Provision. Families with students attending non-qualifying schools are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced meal application to receive benefits for this school year. This form, which can be found on the district website, assists our schools in many other services throughout the year, and can be beneficial for our families and students.
Lastly, please be reminded that all of our school campuses now have a weapons detection system in place at the entrances of our school. All students, staff, and guests will be expected to pass through the system upon arrival to our campuses.
This first week of school is a busy time, with a lot of excitement for our students. Please be reminded that attendance will be taken daily. However attendance calls for students who are marked tardy or absent will not resume until next week.
We thank you in advance for your help in making this a great school year.
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
Just one more sleep until we welcome our students back to school!! We hope all of our students get a good night's rest and are excited to take on the day tomorrow! We can't wait to see you in the morning! ❤️📚🍎
Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families. This is your principal Mrs. White. We are super excited for the first day of school tomorrow, August 28th for our 1st-5th graders. As a reminder, students can enter the building at 8:25 am and the tardy bell will ring at 8:55 am. The dismissal bell is at 3:55 pm. As a reminder, if your child is a car rider, please enter Riverwood by using Athletic Club Boulevard and follow the traffic pattern by going down and around the fountain in the neighborhood. Please refrain from using the Memory Lane entrance in the back of the school during car rider time. Also, be patient with car riders and walkers the first few days of school as we need to ensure we are following all safety protocols to keep our students and staff safe. For walkers, we will be using a different dismissal procedure this year. We will still dismiss two large groups of students in the afternoon. However, the first group of students that will dismiss will be students that are going across to Collinsworth. The second group of students that we will dismiss will be the remainder of students going down into the neighborhood using Athletic Club Boulevard. There may be delays with this new process the first couple of days so I thank you in advance for your patience. If you walk your child into school for the first day of school tomorrow, please expect there to be delays as all students and visitors are required to be screened via the weapons detection system. I look forward to our best year yet and can't wait to see everyone tomorrow morning! Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening!
Attention Parents of 3rd grade students. The BOG test date will be September 11th. Hard copies of information letters will be sent home during the first week of school. They can also be found on our webpage at the Parent Documents section.
We're just FIVE days from the first day of school! Can you believe it?! Be sure to check the Johnston County Public Schools mobile app off of your school supplies list! Parents, teachers, and students will use the mobile app for our two-way communication tool this school year! Download it in the Apple or Google Play store today so you're ready for the first day!
All students enrolled in a qualifying Johnston County Public School (with the exception of 5 non-qualifying schools) will receive a healthy Breakfast and lunch at no cost to the household this upcoming school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Households of students that attend a qualifying CEP school will no longer need to submit a Free and Reduced Meal Benefit Application for the upcoming school year. Students that attend a non-qualifying school will still have the opportunity to submit a meal benefits application in order to qualify for free, reduced, or paid eligibility status. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year will be accepted starting July 10, 2023.
For more information, click here: https://bit.ly/3P10t3J
Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families! This is your principal, Mrs. White. We are very excited that the 2023-2024 school year is quickly approaching. 1st-5th Grade Postcards with teacher names have been sent to families so students should receive them in the mail soon. 1st-5th Grade teachers will reach out via email by tomorrow afternoon to introduce themselves and to give details regarding 1st-5th Grade Orientation. Please call the school Monday morning if you have not heard from your child's teacher. 1st-5th Grade Orientation is scheduled for next Thursday, August 24th. Parents will sign up for either 4-5 pm or 5:30-6:30 pm. Please plan to arrive at the start time as Orientation isn't floating and our teachers have lots of great information to share with families. The first day of school is Monday, August 28th. Kindergarten Assessments are scheduled for Monday, August 28 and Tuesday, August 29th. Kindergarten Orientation is scheduled for Thursday, August 31st. Thank you for your continued support and I hope you have a great evening.
Our families seemed to like the one-stop-shop format for Orientation Information on our website - so we thought we'd make school supply lists just as convenient! Supply lists for our elementary and middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year are available now at: www.johnston.k12.nc.us/schoolsupplies
We hope this makes you getting ready for the first day of school - August 28th - a little bit easier!
Welcoming our new Kindergarten teacher, Ms Laura Davis to RES!
