Riverwood Elementary School

Good evening Riverwood Elementary families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. As a reminder, we have our PTA Spirit Night at Culvers this Wednesday, May 15th from 5-8 pm. We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday night. Also, as we near the end of the school year, we are coming upon many very important dates. We will be sending a letter home this week that includes all of the end of year dates. Please take a look at the Field Day sign ups on the PTA Facebook page. We are still in need of donations and volunteers for our Field Days. Volunteers are busy planning for the 5th Grade EOY Celebration scheduled for June 6th. The sign-ups for donations and volunteers for the 5th Grade Celebration are open, so please check them out and sign up where you can. As we near the end of the school year, I ask that parents remember and adhere to carpool expectations while in our carpool line. We ask for your patience and that you are paying careful attention so that we can ensure that our students, staff, and pedestrians are safe at all times. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening.

Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families! This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. We are very excited for Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week this week. I feel so blessed each and every day to work with such an exceptional group of teachers and support staff at our great school. We will be celebrating our wonderful teachers and staff all week from Monday, May 6th to Friday, May 10th. Please reference the flyer that was sent to parents for all of the fun and exciting things taking place this week. Also, Quarter 4 progress reports will go home on Tuesday, May 7th. We have just two and a half weeks before our 3rd-5th graders begin their end of grade testing. 3rd-5th EOG Reading is Thursday, May 23rd, 3rd-5th EOG Math is Friday, May 24th and 5th Grade EOG Science is Wednesday, May 29th. I am so proud of how hard our students are working so they can show what they know! Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening!

Attention Parents! Another Book Fair Shipment Just Arrived! We now have more copies of some of our students' favorite books including: 1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2) No Such Thing As Perfect 3) Uprising 4) Wings of Fire 5) Running in Flip Flops from the End of the World 6) Find Your Porpoise 7) Dog Man The Scarlet Shedder 8) Survivors: Inspiring True Stories of Survival 9) Waddle I Do Without You 10) Liars Society Our Book Fair will be Closing at NOON on Friday, April 26th! Thank you to all parents, volunteers, shoppers and staff for making our Spring Fair a Success!!

Congratulations to our March Character of the Month students recognized for their Integrity.

We are so very proud of Ms Medlin, Ms Newhart and Ms Trombley who were recognized at last nights top 20 finalists for Flame of Learning/Teacher of the Year for Johnston County Public Schools

We are excited to announce that Mr. Nick Rotenberry of Polenta Elementary has been named the 2024 Flame for Learning Award recipient and the 2024 JCPS Teacher of the Year! During the event Katie Collingwood (Innovation Academy), Jenny Irvine (Cleveland High), and Karen Newhart (Riverwood Elementary) were recognized as award finalists. Congratulations to our winner, finalists, and semifinalists!!!

We are excited to announce that Mr. Nick Rotenberry of Polenta Elementary has been named the 2024 Flame for Learning Award recipient and the 2024 JCPS Teacher of the Year! During the event Katie Collingwood (Innovation Academy), Jenny Irvine (Cleveland High), and Karen Newhart (Riverwood Elementary) were recognized as award finalists. Congratulations to our winner, finalists, and semifinalists!!

📚🌷 Calling All Parents! 🌷📚 Get ready for an exciting event - the 2024 Spring Book Fair is finally here! Our students and staff are buzzing with anticipation, and we have an amazing fair lined up for you this year. If you'd like to ensure your child doesn't miss out on the fun, why not set up their e-wallet today? Just click the link below to get started! And here's the best part - even if you can't make it to the fair in person, you can still join in the literary excitement by shopping online! Every purchase made will contribute to our school's total, so let's work together to make this the most spectacular book fair yet. Your support means the world to us - thank you! 📚💫 https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/riverwoodelementaryschool4

Good evening Riverwood Elementary families! This is your principal Mrs. White. We are excited for our Spring Family Book Fair and Arts Night this Tuesday, April 23rd. Book Fair Family Night will be open from 4 pm-7 pm. The PreK through 5th Grade Art Exhibit is floating from 4:30-6:30 pm and the Chorus Performance is at 6 pm in the Cafeteria. We will have food trucks on site. We are excited to see everyone Tuesday evening. Also, teachers have shared the flyer for the Mudcats game this Friday, April 26th at 6:30 pm. Attending this game is a fundraiser for our PTA and we are super excited that our very own Chorus will be singing the National Anthem at the game. Our 3rd quarter Principal Book Club Pizza Party is coming up this Friday. We look forward to enjoying the celebration with those students who participated. Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful evening.

Come see our student art work and visit the Book Fair

Make some noise for Riverwood Elementary teacher Karen Newhart, a 2024 Teacher of the Year semifinalist!🥳 Find out who wins the honor on the evening of Tuesday, April 23rd. We will post here immediately following the reveal! #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

Here's to Riverwood Elementary 2024 Teacher of the Year nominee is Valorie Trombley! Next Tuesday evening, April 23, the winner will be announced. Their name will be posted here as soon as it's revealed, so stay tuned! #GreatThingsAreHappeningInJCPS

JCPS is looking for Reading Buddy volunteers to help our students this summer! We need parents, grandparents, community members, and high school students to join our Summer Reading Camp participants during morning arrival. Volunteers will listen to and encourage students as they develop their reading skills. No experience is required, but you will need to register and be a volunteer with JCPS before you begin. To sign up: Complete the Reading Buddy Volunteer Form by visiting: https://bit.ly/JCPSbuddy Register to Volunteer with JCPS by visiting https://myvolunteer.com/jcps/volunteer/login Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening Riverwood Elementary Families. This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. JCPS spring survey information went home to parents. Spring surveys will be open from April 15-26th. We ask that you take the time to complete the survey so that we can continue to grow and improve. Third quarter report cards will go home on Monday. Please sign and send the envelope back to school. Spring pictures will be coming home next week. Please send in the money by Friday, April 26th if you are going to purchase spring pictures. We are super excited for the Glow Dance next Friday, April 19th. The Glow Dance is free admission for all students and there will be concessions available for purchase. Teachers will be sending the flyer with details to parents electronically and the flyer is posted on the RES PTA Facebook page. Thank you PTA for hosting the school dance! Students need to be dropped off for the dance in the back bus parking lot and student pick up from the dance will be in the front parking lot. Thank you for your continued support and have a great evening!

Congratulations RES Bronze Medalists in the Regional Battle of the Books competition!

We are beyond proud to have Mrs. Sue Ann Hallinger representing Riverwood Elementary School at tonight’s Beginning Teacher of the Year Banquet. ❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations to Riverwood Elementary! They won the JCPS Elementary Battle of the Books, and will represent JCPS at the regional competition on April 13th at Corinth-Holders Elementary School. River Dell Elementary and Wilson's Mills Elementary took home second and third respectively. Good luck and we're rooting for you!🥇

We are so proud. RES Battle of the Books team just won 1st Place in the District Competition. Congratulations to all students and thank you to Mrs. Angela West for her support and dedication

We are looking for Volunteers to Proctor EOG tests on May 23-24th. Please sign up if you are interested https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDvdTKbT6639Chj6hU9SCEgllNsOeWC_xN0keD5HdAM9u1Hw/viewform

Good evening Riverwood Elementary families! This is your principal Mrs. White with a few updates. We are excited for the RES Spirit Night tomorrow, March 25th at Pelicans Snoballs from 3-9 pm. It's the Pelicans that is in the neighborhood. Spring pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, March 26th. 3rd quarter Principal Book Club reading logs are due Thursday, March 28th. Also, Spring Break is March 29th-April 8th. Students will return to school on Tuesday, April 9th. We hope everyone has a relaxing and safe Spring Break. Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week!