August
Welcome to Four Riv 2024-2025!
✅ Top 10 Things To Know
#1 Uniforms 🏫
Yay to the first day! School begins on Thursday, Aug. 22, for K-8th, so make sure your student is wearing their Thursday uniform. The uniform schedule is available in the office as well as on our website. Being in uniform is also a great way to show pride in our school. Go Falcons!! If you have questions about the uniform policy, please contact Sra. Mason at zoila.mason@4riverscs.org.
#2 Kinder 101 🔤
We’re excited to welcome our littles! Kinder 101 is happening August 12-15, 2024 from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM. During Kinder 101, Sra. Peña and Sra. Núñez-Gastelum will bring students together to get a jump start on all things school. Our program provides students with an opportunity to experience their classroom, work with their teacher, and make new friends all before the first day of school.
Just a reminder that Kindergarten at Four Rivers is taught in Spanish.
Also, there is a required Kindergarten Parent Meeting happening August 12, Monday, at 5:30 PM inside the multipurpose room.
#3 School Communications 📣
General communications from us will be sent via text messages, which will include links to letters, reminders, and our monthly newsletters. As long as you provided your cell phone number during registration, you should be receiving these text messages. If you are not receiving messages, please reach out to the front office. Additionally, please save our contact as “Four Riv” or “FRCS”; otherwise, we will appear as “675-87”.
For a quicker link to our newsletters, visit our website here.
Feeling social? Be sure to follow our official pages: Facebook, FRCS Instagram, Sr. Prep Instagram, Athletics Instagram and Athletics Facebook.
#4 Drop-off/pickup time 🚗
As we get into the rhythm of being back to school, please be patient over the first two weeks during drop-off/pickup time. One idea is to arrive at 2:50-2:55 PM (instead of 2:45 PM) for the first couple of school weeks. Drop off time for K-8 is 7:35-7:55 AM and pickup time is 2:45 PM. Drop off time for 9th-12th is 7:35 - 7:55 AM and pick up time is 3:00 PM.
Please keep in mind any changes to transportation need to be communicated to the front office by 1:45PM.We appreciate you!
#5 K-8 First Day of School Photo Opportunity at Main Campus 📸
Get featured on our First-Day-of-School recap on Aug. 22! It’s easy, share your photos with us by using #4rivschool or text them to Tanya at 541-216-3344. We invite you to take photos of your student(s) in class or at the front entrance where we will have a photo opportunity staged.
#6 Transportation Route 🚌
You can find transportation information, here.
Please keep in mind any changes to transportation need to be communicated to the front office by 1:45PM.We appreciate you!
For Sr. Prep's first day back:
On this day, there will be no transportation available, please drop off your student (s). School doors open at 7:35 AM.
#7 Bell Schedules 🔔
Curious about your child’s school schedule? Check out our website for the details.
#8 Family Friday 💚
If you’re new to Four Riv, you’ll enjoy Family Friday. It’s a time when we invite families to the main campus to have breakfast (7:35-7:50 AM) with their K-8 student(s) and enjoy pan dulce with coffee, for free! This event takes place every Friday that school is in session. That means, we have 19 Family Friday’s this year, please join us!
#9 Save the Date for the school’s Community Carnival & Silent Auction! 🎉
Join Us for the Four Rivers Community School Carnival! 🎉
Our athletes are hosting a Community Carnival on September 17, from 5:00-7:00 PM, and you're invited! Bring your family and friends for an evening of fun to support our sports programs for the upcoming school year. How else can you help? We’re in need of Silent Auction baskets or items, please consider donating. Please also help spread the word by sharing our event as much as you can!
P.s. We heard your feedback last year and made it possible… we’re pre-selling tickets and items! Visit this website to get started.
What’s in Store?
🎯 Games and Activities:
Carnival Games: Face painting, go-fishing, bounce houses, ring toss, joust stadium, bell ringer, giant bubbles, tattoo booth, photo booth, giant Connect Four, Giant Tic Tac Toe, and Dunk Tank!
Free Activities: Cornhole, chalk art, sack race, and a soccer shootout competition with a prize!
Community Partners: Check out local services and enjoy a free raffle!
🎟️ Tickets & Wristbands: Game booths range from 1-4 tickets, available at 10 for $5. Unlimited game wristbands for $15.
🍴 Food Delights:
Plates of three ground beef tacos for $5.
Snow cones, popcorn, churros, agua frescas, and esquites.
🔨 Silent Auction: Bid on fantastic items and experiences, with all proceeds benefiting our student-athletes.
#10 Need-to-know policies 📄
Here are a few quick links you may be interested in learning more about when it comes to Four Riv policies:
K-5 school uniforms
K-12 Absences
For Sr. Prep! 🌟
Reminder: First day of school is Wednesday, Aug. 21. On this day, there will be no transportation available, please drop off your student (s). School doors open at 7:35 AM.
Paradise Point is coming! Camp is Aug. 27- 29th, please read this important letter.
📆 Important Dates
- Aug. 21, First Day of School (Sr. Prep, 9-12)
- Aug. 22, First Day of School
- Aug. 23, Family Friday
- Aug. 27-29, Paradise Point for Sr. Prep
- Aug. 30, Family Friday
📣 Info and Updates!
Staff Updates
New Staff
Ariana Gastelum Núñez: Fun fact: Sra. Nuñez-Gastelum used to be a Paraprofessional at Four Riv and most recently finished her education as a teacher! She is our new Kindergarten teacher.
Rhonda Flores: Will be joining as a Paraprofessional for first grade.
- Lina Ruiz: Will be joining us as a Meals Service Cook and Custodian
Staff Changes
Daney Peña is now our first grade Spanish teacher.
Gerald Whinery is now teaching Jr. Prep students in the AM and Sr. Prep students in the PM.
💪 Athletics Update
Sr. Prep Soccer:
Games Schedule: Click here (we advise to not print the schedule as it may get updated).
Sr. Prep Cross Country:
Meet Schedule: Click here (we advise to not print the schedule as it may get updated).
Jr. Prep Cross Country:
Meet Schedule: Click here (we advise to not print the schedule as it may get updated).
Girls Soccer: Marcus Zacarias and Gisela Lopez
Boys Soccer: Sr. Osvaldo Benitez and Rafael Rodriguez Jr.
Sr. Prep Cross Country: Mrs. Elizabeth Hale
Jr. Prep Cross Country: Edith Franco
Shop like a Falcon
Bucket hats, baby bibs, Falcon shirts with your name on it… Grab your Falcon gear today! Check it out here.
Parent Resources 😃
Do you visit our Four Rivers website often?
Did you know you can find parent resources and the latest notifications there?
Check out:
Family-Student Links and Notifications
Suicide Prevention Guide & Resources
Plus, have you met Officer Gomez yet? If you want to keep your kids safe,
then you really need to follow him.
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