Attendance Matters! Stay Engaged and Reap the Rewards!
Consistent school attendance is essential for promoting student achievement. Research shows that regular attendance is linked to higher success rates in math and language arts, and students with lower chronic absence rates are more likely to excel.
Attendance Reminders:
1. Call-In Requirement: Parents/guardians must notify the school by 10:00 AM if a student will be absent or arriving late. A 24-hour voicemail is available for your convenience.
2. Excused Absences: A maximum of ten (10) absences per school year will be excused. Beyond this, absences require a doctor’s note to avoid being marked unexcused.
3. Half-Day Credit: Students must attend for at least 3 hours to be credited for a half day, which is necessary to participate in extracurricular activities.
Reward Opportunity: Students who maintain an attendance rate above 97% will soon be eligible for a special reward, so keep aiming for great attendance! Let’s work together to make this a successful year!
PTO Board Members 2024-2025
President - Christina Stenske
Vice President - Christine Gilchrist
Treasurer - Jenny Shoemaker
Secretary - Teresa Hunckler
Member at Large - Leslie Halcomb
Member at Large - Marissa Deckert
For any questions regarding PTO events, please email riversideintpto@gmail.com
The school social worker at RSI is offering a support group for students geared toward improving healthy relationships. This support group will go over how to recognize unhealthy relationships and implement skills to improve communication with others. If you think your student would benefit from this support group, please fill out this form. Once a student has been selected for a group, we require PARENT/GUARDIAN PERMISSION. A link will be sent out via email and must be returned in order for the student to participate in the group. This group will run for 8 weeks and will take place during RTI or TE time depending on the grade of the student. I am hoping to begin this group the week of Oct. 28th.
Holiday Help
With the holidays quickly approaching, RSI wants to show care and support for our Riverside families. This year, we are organizing Holiday Help to provide aid to some of our students’ families by providing gift cards to purchase things they need for the holiday season. This will be done on a first-come, first-served basis as there may be a limited supply of donations. Please fill out the attached form HERE by Wednesday, December 11th if you would like help this holiday season. You can also find the form on the Counseling Canvas page from your student’s account. You will be notified on December 13th if your family will be provided holiday help this year. We will have the gift cards ready to be mailed/picked up/sent home with students on December 16th. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s counselor, Mrs. Anton (6th grade) or Mrs. Satterly (5th grade).
We are also reaching out simultaneously to those who find themselves able to give. If you would like to donate to support Riverside families, please send in $25 gift cards (gas, grocery, or superstore, such as Walmart, Meijer, Amazon) to the counseling office at RSI by Wednesday, December 11th. Please refrain from donating super specific gift cards such as Xbox, Roblox, restaurants, etc. We want to be sure that families who receive the funds can use them in the ways they need it most. Thank you for your consideration in offering a helping hand to our Riverside students and families!
Snack Attack
RSI Families,
Riverside Intermediate is pleased to announce the return of the Snack Attack program for those students in need. This program, supported by the Fishers Youth Assistance Program, is designed to provide students a little extra nourishment for the weekend until they can receive a hot meal at school on Monday.
Here's how the program works. Your student will pick up a small sack of food to be taken home over the weekend. The sack is filled with individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, fruit cups, pop tarts, peanut butter/crackers, Goldfish crackers, etc. The type of snacks will vary each week. Please let us know if your child has a peanut allergy as he/she will receive a special bag of peanut-free snacks.
There is no cost to you or the school. To be part of this free program, you must sign up your family online. https://forms.gle/qQ2GgbD32C66Dhfg7 or have questions, please contact FYAPFood@gmail.com
You can also reach out to Brenna Anton, the 6th grade school counselor, if you have questions.
Social Emotional Learning
5th Grade
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child learned how recalling happy memories can help them regulate their emotions and maintain a positive mind-set.
Try This at Home:
Share with your child a happy memory that you have and how that memory can help you remain positive. Ask your child to share a happy memory they have with you.
6th Grade
Summary:
In this week’s lesson, your child explored what it means to be optimistic and pessimistic. Then they studied how these two attitudes can affect our relationships and our ability to learn.
Try This at Home:
Ask your child what it means to be optimistic and what it means to be pessimistic. Discuss ways that those attitudes can affect them in different situations they encounter, such as before a test or a sporting event.
Your child’s class will be participating in the Creating Positive Relationships curriculum. Please review the curricula summary and place a check mark in the box to OPT-IN or OPT-OUT. If the form is not returned, your child will automatically be opted in. (Parents have the option to opt-out at any time during the school year, before lessons are taught.)
6th grade curriculum-Building Healthy Futures
During the month of January, students are taught what to expect as they progress through puberty: physical, emotional, social and mental changes. They learn about the reproductive system anatomy, the steps of physical affection, delaying gratification, and the importance of choosing friends that encourage good decision making. Students also learn how STIs are spread and any myths they may believe are dispelled. Students are shown how HIV effects the immune system. Students receive a booklet for note taking and they are encouraged to share each day’s lesson with their parent/guardians.
Parents have the right to review the material before lessons are taught at school.
More detailed information is available in a Parent Webinar at: cpr4teens.org/parents/webinar-info/
If you do not wish your child to participate in these lessons, please speak with the teacher before you exclude your child. These lessons provide great discussion starters for the parent/guardian and child about relationships. Please see attached form.
HSE Schools have collected broken/unwanted holiday lights for the past several years, and it has been very successful. This event has prevented over 7.5 tons of e-waste from entering landfills. Starting on November 25 and going until January 15, I am asking that each school collect unwanted/unusable holiday lights in a central location in your building (front office, media center, science classroom, environment/eco club). As your school’s collection bins fill, we will transport the material to a central location.
Mudsock Youth Esports Free Preview Day - December 7th
Open to gamers in grades 3-9, whether you’ve already registered for the winter season or you’re still in the lobby! Sign up here for a timeslot at YES Gaming to test out our equipment and enjoy play before the season begins. Information about the new league will be available as well as giveaways for equipment and gaming-related gift cards. Sign up for the preview day here.
HSE COMMUNITY INSIDER
This webpage below is intended to spotlight school and community activities of interest to students, staff, parents and those residing within the boundaries of HSE Schools.
