We are so proud of you!
Who's the Classified Employee of the Month for March❓
👏It's Midalys Albornoz‼👏
As the receptionist at Riverwood Elementary, Mrs. Albornoz greets everyone with a smile and a "How can I help you?" attitude. Her calming presence provides immediate relief to parents, students, and staff when coming into the office. She takes time to learn the details about the students, families, school, and community.
Congratulations, Mrs. Albornoz!💐
Learn more about this amazing individual here: https://bit.ly/3XLHoYe
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Yearbooks have arrived!! If you preordered a copy for your child, it will come home this week. If you would still like to purchase one, we have a very limited supply of softcover yearbooks you can purchase for $20. Please send cash or check made payable to Strawbridge and they can purchase a yearbook from the office.
Our 2025 Flame For Learning Semifinalists have been announced!!!📣
If you know one of them, say thank you for carrying the torch for learning and for educating the next generation.
The winner will be announced on April 22, so stay tuned!
Congratulations to all 20 of these exceptional teachers, and every educator that was nominated for this prestigious award! 👏👏👏
To view the webpage, click here: https://bit.ly/4iKeVtW
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Good evening Riverwood Elementary families. This is your principal Mrs. White. We are excited for our Spirit Night at Pelicans of Riverwood this Thursday, March 13 from 4-8pm. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Congratulations to Greyson Hey who was recognized by the Johnston County Staff Board of Education today. He exemplifies Dependability every day and we are super proud of him!
A huge shout out to Mrs. Albornoz who was recognized at the JOCO Board of Education Meeting today. She is the Johnston County’s Staff of the month! She is an incredible asset to RES and the smiling face of our school!
We are excited to announce that Superintendent Dr. Eric C. Bracy will announce the 20 semifinalists for the 2025 Flame for Learning Award during the March 11 Johnston County Board of Education meeting!
Please tune in via livestream on the district's YouTube page and help us celebrate our amazing educators!!!🍎📚
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Good evening Riverwood Elementary families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. Today was the end of the 3rd quarter and as a reminder tomorrow, March 11 and Wednesday, March 12 are Teacher Workdays. This Friday, March 14th is Spirit Day so we encourage students to wear RES apparel or green. The JCPS Spring Survey window will open next week, March 17-March 28. You will be receiving an email from your child's teacher regarding survey details. For students, only 3rd-5th grade students are eligible to take the survey and parents have to opt your student in to take it. A permission form came home today so please send that back on Thursday whether you opt for your child to take the survey or not. In the email from teachers, there will be directions on how you can complete the Parent Survey as well starting next Monday, March 17th. Also next Monday, March 17, is Spring Picture Day. Flyers have gone home with students with details. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening.
We are so proud of our RES Chorus who had an amazing performance Saturday at the Showcase of the Stars. Thank you Mrs Miller for all you do to support our students.
Johnston County Public Schools values your feedback! 💻
We will be surveying JCPS families in order to gain insight into your perception of our schools and district's effectiveness. To ensure we continue to provide high-quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback.
You may complete the survey online between March 17th - March 28th using a computer, tablet, or smartphone by clicking the following link: https://bit.ly/4i1CG0x
We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please contact your child’s school.
We are so proud of our battle of the books team took first place at the district competition yesterday. Thank you to Mrs. West and Mrs. McGuire for their hard work and support of our students.
🥳📚Congratulations to Riverwood Elementary School, our 2025 Battle of the Books Elementary Champions!!!📚🥳
The runner-up was the Pine Level Elementary School team, with Selma Elementary School taking home third place!
Battle of the Books is an annual competitive academic endeavor in which students read 16 books from the NCSLMA Elementary Battle of the Books list. Then, students are asked questions on key details and events from each novel.
Teams from 23 elementary schools tested their knowledge, and after several rounds and a few tiebreakers, Riverwood Elementary was announced the winner. They move on to the regional competition on April 5, 2025, at Corinth-Holders Elementary.
Congratulations to ALL of the teams!!!👏👏 Keep reading!!!📖
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Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. Food Lion Family Math night for 3rd-5th graders is this Thursday, February 27th from 5:30-7:30 pm at Food Lion. Food Lion Family Math night for Kindergarten-2nd graders has been rescheduled for next Thursday, March 6th.
The Winter Wonderland dance is this Friday, February 28th. Kindergarten & 1st Grade time is 5:00pm-6:30pm. 2nd & 3rd Grade time is 6:45pm-8:15pm. 4th & 5th Grade time is 8:30pm-10:00pm. Students will line up outside on the sidewalk of the bus lot and wait for their time to enter. This is a drop and go dance so parents please enter from Pritchard Road, on to Memory Lane and drop your student off in the bus/cafeteria lot, there will be NO parking in the bus lot due to limited space. For pick up after the dance, please line up in the afternoon carpool line in the front of the school to pick up your student, we will operate this just like afternoon carline. All items in the concession will be priced at $1.00. We will have pizza by the slice, can drinks, bottle water, chips, candy bars and candy. Please make sure you send something with your child to keep their money in as last year we had several students dropping money bc they didn’t have pockets or a bag or purse. The dance is for RES students only and students can only attend for their grade level. We look forward and are very excited for both of these upcoming events!
The end of year MAP assessment window has changed. The MAP window is March 3rd-10.
Read Across America is also next week so look for the flyers coming home for that. Lots of excitement happening at the school house! Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful evening!
Due to the inclement weather and the forecast for hazardous conditions, Johnston County Public Schools will remain closed for all students and staff on Friday, February 21, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available, particularly regarding weekend facility usage and extracurricular activities for Saturday.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Due to the inclement weather conditions, Johnston County Public Schools will remain closed for all students and staff on Thursday, February 20, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students and staff on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, and all extracurricular activities have been canceled. The district will operate under Condition 4 of the inclement weather plan.
Condition 4 is the Remote Learning Day option. Please visit the JCPS website at www.johnston.k12.nc.us/weatherconditions for full details. As a reminder: All assignments offered during remote learning days will be enhancement/enrichment type activities. No assignments will receive a grade, but will be reviewed. Parents who have questions should contact their child’s teacher via email.
As always, safety is our top priority as we follow the guidance of local safety and emergency officials. We will continue to monitor the conditions and provide updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
🥳Let's celebrate Lauren Scales, our 2024-2025 School Counselor of the Year!🥳
A school counselor for 13 years, she is the counselor for Riverwood Elementary School. Her love of children is her driving force. When asked about being in the profession for 13 years and former students, Mrs. Scales’ humble response was, “The best part is that they (the students) still recognize me and they feel as though I genuinely care for them and their wellbeing many years later!”
As part of National School Counseling Week, JCPS Students Services hosted a celebration that included brunch, guest speakers, and lots of fellowship.
Congratulations to Lauren Scales and all of our JCPS School Counselors for their amazing work!!!
Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/4127ecx
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Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families! This is your principal Mrs. White. As a reminder, we have a scheduled Early Release day this Wednesday, January 29th and we will dismiss at 1:50 pm. Class pictures are scheduled for next Tuesday, February 4th. Envelopes to purchase should be coming home. We have rescheduled the 2nd quarter Principal Book Club Pizza party for tomorrow afternoon. We are looking forward to enjoying this time with those students who participated in the 2nd quarter Principal Book Club. Also, we have rescheduled the Winter Dance for Friday, February 28th. We are looking forward to this fun event for our students. Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful evening.
Due to the hazardous road conditions caused by the recent winter weather event, Johnston County Public Schools will be closed for all students tomorrow, Friday, January 24, 2025, as well as all extracurricular activities. The district will operate under Condition 3 of the inclement weather plan.
For JCPS staff, this day will become an optional teacher workday. Schools and county offices will open at 10 AM.
As always, safety is our primary concern and after driving our roadways and receiving guidance from local safety officials and NCDOT, we have been advised that though the main roads within high-traffic areas may be clear, many secondary roads within the rural areas of the county are expected to still have hazardous conditions through Friday, making them unsafe for JCPS transportation use. In addition, many of our campuses have shaded walkways, parking lots, and areas that must continue to be assessed by our operational staff before students may safely return.
Extracurricular activities and community facility use will resume on Saturday morning, however, we still encourage site visitors to travel safely and be cautious while on campus, particularly in shaded areas.
Have a great weekend everyone and make the most of what is left of the snow!
