Rio Minders

Hi Rio Families,

Thanks for another wonderful week with your children. We had our first whole school monthly assembly on Friday, which was a huge success. Be sure to follow the Rio Instagram account to see a precious clip of our students speaking about the FRIENDS Club.

In terms of Inspire Diagnostics Covid Testing on campus, please fill out this google form so we know if you consent, or not, to exposure testing and/or surveillance testing. We will not be testing students who do not respond to this survey. Also, if you are calling or emailing to report an illness, please give details so that we know if our nurse needs to follow up or if it is more of a mental health day. This will help out our office staff and the health and safety of our students on campus.

In Partnership,

Meghan

We're excited to announce that we'll be screening the smash hit, Sing 2 at Movie Night on Friday 16 September. The movie starts at dusk, but come earlier with blankets and picnic to settle in for an evening of fun with your Rio family. Plus, enjoy free popcorn!

We are still in need of volunteers to help out at the event. Please contact Coresta Angelo at coresta@gmail.com to get involved. She would love to hear from you!

Thank you so much to everyone who has already volunteered to be a Room Parent this year. We have a few more classrooms that are looking for help:

• Allen (1st)
• Maraldo (2nd)
• Scalisi/Ursino (3rd)
• Saxton (4th)
• Sweet (6th)

If you are interested in helping out in your child's classroom please contact your teacher, or you can email our Room Parent Coordinator Jaime Comilang at jaime@pajarosa.com. More information about what's involved can be found here.

Our first meeting of the year covered updates on our upcoming plans, budget and how the start of the year is going in school. We also had a presentation from Defined Learning. Read the minutes from the meeting here.

The next RDMPA Meeting is Thursday 15 September. Mark it in your diaries now!

It's coming back! Friday October 21, Rio's Harvest Festival will be returning. Plans are underway, and we need your help to make it an event that students and families will remember forever.

If anyone has services to provide or donate please let us know. We are specifically looking for help to find:

• DJ
• Catering (eg. burritos, BBQ)
• Photo booth
• Professional face painting

We also need lots of volunteers for this event to make it a success. Please email us at rio.pa.president@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved.

Please remember that 7:20 is the absolute earliest students can be dropped off at campus. There is no supervision before this time.

Please remind ALL students arriving before 7:40 to go to the top playground on arrival.

The Rio Del Mar Site Council is a committee of parents and school staff members that meet throughout the year to review current happenings and determine school goals. Suggested topics for this year’s Site Council include reviving the school garden space, reintroducing field trips for all grades, revamping the little blue playground, and introducing safe bike lanes.

Site Council is currently recruiting a new president and members. Please email the outgoing president, Lauren Wall, for more information, and join us on September 27th for the first meeting of the school year. More information is available here.

Email: rio.pa.president@gmail.com
Website: www.rdmpa.org
Location: 819 Pinehurst Drive, Aptos, CA, USA
Phone: (831)728-7838