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September:

27- No School (Staff & Students)

October:

4- 5:30-7:00 Kerby Farms

11- 5th Grade Field Trip (Ernie Miller)

• 4th Grade Field Trip (Mahaffey Farms)

14- 6:00 PTA Board Mtg.

• 7:00 General PTA Mtg.

23- Chipotle Restaurant Night

31- 2:35 Halloween Parade/Parties

Greetings Riverview families!

It is a short week at Riverview due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. We hope to see all of you for conferences at some point, as we would like to reach 100% of families. Our students are doing so well and we love to celebrate their successes!

Next week begins "Peace Week" at Riverview. There is information below about the meaning behind "Peace Week" and the spirit days that coincide with each day.

We will end next week with our annual fall festival at Kerby Farms from 5:30-7:00. We hope everyone can attend this fabulous event. Details are below.

Enjoy your long weekend. The weather is supposed to be beautiful!

Sincerely,

Lea Ann Combs

Riverview Interim Principal

Join us next Friday, October 4th from 5:30-7:30 at Kerby Farms for our annual PTA sponsored Fall Festival. This popular event includes a zip line, slides, corn maze, hayride and more! Admission is free for all Riverview Elementary School students and immediate family members (additional family members may attend as well upon paying the entry fee). We will be collecting hygiene and non-perishable food donations at the entrance for Shawnee Community Services. We look forward to seeing you there, and appreciate your help with supporting this local organization!

The month of October marks the nationwide recognition campaigns for Bullying Prevention and Drug Awareness. Our goal is to empower Riverview Falcons with the knowledge they need to stop bullying in our community and teach skills for living healthy, drug free lives. We will be holding a peace week and red ribbon week as a culmination to our month-long celebration. Our theme this year is Lights! Camera! Kindness! Peace week spirit days will be Sept.30-October4th, and red ribbon week spirit days Oct.28-Nov.4. Spirit days are below. During counselor time we will discuss ways to use kindness to prevent social isolation, practice assertive communication using our words and I-messages and learn how to recognize and report bullying. We will also learn how to be kind to ourselves by making healthy choices today and every day.

This month our character trait focus is on Kindness. We are using a movie theme for this year’s Peace Week. Lights, Camera, Kindness. We will be learning and talking about ways to show kindness to ourselves and others. Lessons will focus on being kind and bully-free. Our world needs more kindness. Our definition of kindness is acting with understanding, generosity, and care.

At home have the conversation about what kindness means to you. The following activities are ways to focus on kindness at home:

1. Kindness Jar: Create a jar where family members can add notes about kind acts they’ve done or witnessed. Read then together at the end of each month.
2. Compliment Challenge: Each family member takes turns giving genuine compliments to everyone else. It’s a great way to boost confidence and spread positivity,
3. Kindness Walk: Go for a family walk and look for opportunities to spread kindness, like picking up trash, complementing people, or helping someone with groceries.
4. Gratitude Practice: Each night at dinner, share one thing you appreciated about someone else in the family. It fosters gratitude and kindness.

November character trait is Gratitude

KC Fusion is hosting a FREE soccer clinic on October 6th from 1-2pm for pre-K and Kindergarten boys and girls. Check out the link below! :

Hosted by Mill Valley Cheer on October 4, 2024 from 4:00-6:00pm (Varsity football game to follow) at Mill Valley High School. Little Jag cheerleaders will learn jumps, cheers, chants, and techniques taught by the MVHS Cheerleaders.

Clinic Information: The clinic will be held at the Activity Center of Mill Valley High School in the Auxiliary Gym (located on the north side of the school, near the tennis courts). Following the clinic, parents will need to pick up their cheerleader and bring them to the Jaguar football stadium (located on the southwest side of the school). All Little Jags will receive free admission to the football game.

Game Information: The Varsity Football game will be held at the Jaguar stadium at 7:00pm. Little Jags will be cheering during the 1st quarter, and will conclude at the start of 2nd quarter. Little Jags must report to the field entrance on the north side of the field, near the admission gates, at 6:45pm. MVHS Cheerleaders will greet the Little Jags at the gate and escort them to the sideline just before the first quarter begins.

**Spectator tickets must be purchased separately.**

Registration Information: Registration fee is $50 which includes a T-shirt, game admission, and Chick-fil-A (meal, chips, and water). Payments must be submitted by September 27th, 2024 via Venmo (@MillValley-CheerBoosterClub) or Check payable to Mill Valley Cheer Booster Club. Late registrations will be accepted but does not guarantee a T-shirt.

Please fill out the registration form below.

Please send checks to Mill Valley Cheer Booster Club - 5900 Monticello Rd, Shawnee KS, 66226

All questions can be directed to Jennifer Ivey (Head Coach) - jennifer.ivey@usd232.org

Are you a parent that would like to come eat lunch with your child? Due to limited space in the lunchroom, we are asking that you sign up before coming so we can accommodate everyone. Please see the link below to sign up while spots are available. On another note, if your time slot is filled and it is your child's birthday (or grandma/grandpa are in town on a day not available) please let us know in the office!

Below are some important links for the year!

Connect with other parents and get to know the teachers and staff at the school! Also have the opportunity to vote on key PTA items and have your voice heard at meetings.

The Riverview PTA sponsors and coordinates:

• Classroom Subscriptions
• Student Leader
  Acknowledgments
• Curriculum Enhancements
• Fundraisers
• Book fairs
• Fall Fest, Spring Fling, Bingo Night, and other family events
• And MORE!

The small fee to join can make a big impact with enough participation. Simply click below to visit our online store.

We celebrated August and September birthdays in the library with Ms. Wisdom this month! It’s not too late to purchase a birthday book club celebration and/or shoutout display for your student through the PTA store.

Now that school is underway and everyone is hard at work, we hope you will check out your student’s classroom wish list and consider donating items needed for a great year. We have also gathered lists of all of the RE staff’s favorite things if you would like to show your appreciation throughout the year.

If you would like to support our school we would love you as a sponsor! Funds raised through sponsorships will benefit various items throughout the school year like events, field trips, and educational apps.

As a PTA, our ability to provide support for Riverview students and families comes from the generosity of those who volunteer to chair or serve on committees, as well as coordinate events and projects. We invite you to join our PTA community and volunteer, whether a contribution of time and/or talent, every bit helps build successful experiences for our school.

We would love to find more volunteers for our family night events! If you are interested in learning more or raising your hand to be involved, please send an email to the PTA mailbox at refalconspta@gmail.com to express interest. We appreciate your help and look forward to working together in support of our school and students! And THANK YOU to all of our volunteers!!!

For more information about joining the PTA, check out our PTA’s website and be sure to follow us on Facebook!