Riverwood Elementary School

The Harvest Hootenanny is still on for tomorrow night, but due to unfavorable weather there will be some changes to activities. We will be moving activities inside and moving some things around. Unfortunately, the expected rain has caused us to cancel the dunk tank and some of our inflatables. We will still have a lot of fun, food and festivities so come out on Friday from 4:45 - 8. Although admission is free to enter, there will be some activities that will cost money. We are looking forward to a fun night with our RES students and families. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening.

Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families! This is your principal Mrs. White. The RES PTA is looking forward to hosting our Harvest Hootenany this Friday evening from 4:45-8 pm. We ask that everyone enter the front of the building and make their way to the Enhancements/Cafeteria wing for the fun & festivities. There is no charge to attend the event and most activities are free of charge. We would like to suggest attendees bring a donation for our Backpack Buddies program to help support our students in need. We would like to express our utmost appreciation to our sponsors, Towne Mortgage of the Carolinas, Noah Family Dentistry, Partners TaeKwonDo, Kids First Pediatrics, Pace Family Farms, Dance Ascension and SOS Music Entertainment who have helped us provide this event at no cost to attendees. Free activities include: inflatables, weather permitting, touch a truck, bingo, a cake walk, music, dancing, craft activities, a fortune telling booth and the ever popular dunk-a-teacher. Ms. Hogg, Mrs. Hallinger, Mr. Procaccini, and Mr. Roberson have graciously volunteered to work our dunking booth so everyone should work on their aim. We will have food trucks, various vendors, water bottle stickers and ram jibbitz for sale and back by popular demand Build a Ram. These items will require payment. A portion of the proceeds will help support our PTA. For this year's Build a Ram, we have both an 8" ram for $15 and a 16" ram for $20. If you missed out last year or want to add to your Riverwood flock, you can pre-order your ram. We will also have some available at the event while supplies last. We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday for food, fun & all the festivities! Please continue to monitor our RES PTA Facebook page for any last minute changes or announcements.

Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. Tomorrow the green flag drops on our Mario Coin Challenge Race. Each grade will have a green pipe for their donations. We are asking students to bring in pennies and bills to add positive points to your pipes; silver coins and checks made payable to RES PTA will deduct points when placed in other grade levels pipes. Donations will be tallied each day and results will be announced each afternoon on the afternoon announcements. When the checkered flag drops on Friday, the grade with the highest number of points will be announced. The winning grade will earn a pizza party and our RES Enhancements will get to purchase items from their wish lists to enhance their programs for all of our students to enjoy. You know I'm very competitive and I love a good challenge! I can't wait to see which grade level is going to win this challenge. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening.

Super proud of our students who were recognized for the September Character trait Respect and Mrs Laura Epting our staff winner

Check out our new amazing sign thanks to PTA and our amazing Parents and families who helped us fundraise to make it happen

Llamando a todos los héroes: ¡En NSLW celebramos el poder del almuerzo escolar! En la búsqueda del éxito académico, las investigaciones muestran que los almuerzos escolares saludables brindan a los niños la ayuda que necesitan para sobresalir. #NSLW23 #SubedeNivelconelAlmuerzoEscolar

Today is the first day of National School Lunch Week! This year the School Nutrition Association and JCPS are celebrating the power of school lunch! In the quest for academic success, research shows that healthy school lunches give kids the stats they need to come out on top. 🥗🍞 #NSLW23 #LevelUpWithSchoolLunch

Thank you Mrs. White for your leadership and grace

Principal Leigh White has been leading Riverwood Elementary to academic success for many years! She has a servant heart which is why her students and staff members are fortunate to be under her leadership! Riverwood Rams help us celebrate Ms. Leigh White, Principal of Riverwood Elementary! #NationalPrincipalsMonth

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.