Riverside Updates

Monday 1/13- Kick Off for Read with Malcom Reading Bowl...Wear your favorite jersey or team colors!

Friday 1/17- Early Dismissal at Noon

Monday and Tuesday 1/20-1/21- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and No School for Students

Friday 1/31- 1st Semester Merit and Honor Roll Awards Assembly for Upper Grades

• 5th Grade 8 am
• 4th Grade 9 am
• 3rd Grade 10 am

At RES, we are family. As a family we keep our community safe and protect our learning.

9 Family Values

Kindness: being generous, considerate, and friendly

Integrity: doing the right thing no matter what

Growth Mindset: belief that you can get better at something by dedicating

time, effort, and energy

Initiative: doing what needs to be done without being asked

Self-Advocacy: being able to voice your needs, thoughts, and feelings

Awareness: being aware of what is going on around you and responding

appropriately

Accountability: accepting responsibility for your actions

Responsibility: doing what you are expected to do

Work Ethic: believing that hard work matters and helps you grow

Perseverance: not giving up when something is hard

Breakfast and lunch will be provided at NO COST to families this year.

We will not be able to accept Door Dash or Uber Eats food deliveries. You may bring food to your child, but for safety reasons we cannot accept deliveries.

• Monday, January 13

  • Chicken Tenders, PBJ

  Tuesday, January 14

  • Beef Nachos, Turkey and Cheese Sandwich, Pizza Lunchables

  Wednesday, January 15

  • Cheesy Bites, Chicken Filet Sandwich, PBJ

  Thursday, January 16

  • Chicken Filet Sandwich, Chicken Noodles, PBJ

  Friday, January 17

  • Cheese Pizza, Grilled Cheese, PBJ

What is the 3rd Grade Read to Succeed Law? How will it affect my child? What can we do at home to prepare? If you are looking for answers to any of these questions, join us on Thursday 1/16 from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm for a parent workshop and a goodie bag with sight word flashcards, comprehension questions, and a snack to enjoy while reading with your child at home. Please be on the lookout for an RSVP flyer so that we can plan for how many goodie bags to make.

Reading is a key part of each child's day at Riverside Elementary. In order to reinforce reading skills at home, please ensure that your child is reading nightly. Whether they read with you or are able to read on their own, taking the time to read for enjoyment and then discuss what they read is a great way to show your child that reading is important!

Here is a link to the Department of Education's Website "Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home." It gives support by age level that includes activities and videos.

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/southeast/Resource/100679

This article "7 Important Questions to Ask Your Child During Story Time," is a great resource to support thinking as a reader and writer for our younger students.

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/story-time-questions.html

This article from Lexile.com entitled "21 Questions to Ask Your Child About a Book" has a variety of before, while and after reading questions for fictional text.

https://lexile.com/parents-students/tools-to-support-reading-at-home/21-questions-ask-child-book/#:~:text=What%20was%20the%20most%20interesting,way%20you%20thought%20it%20would%3F

If non-fiction is more of your child's style, "Questions to Ask Your Child While Reading Non-Fiction," from the Florida Department of Education, may be for you!

https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/16290/urlt/K2QNF.pdf

This was distributed at the beginning of the year and includes information related to:

Welcome, Our Vision, Mission and Mantra

Visiting The School/Volunteering

Family Values

Student Behavior

General Policies

Student Services

Transportation

Safety Plans

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JVvrcTeu3i_pt-ostlYfLioc8tgl0KNB/view

Transportation changes will only be accepted with a note signed by the parent or guardian. Notes can be sent in with your child or emailed to REStransportation@horrycountyschools.net. The email must come from the parent email on file. All changes must be made in writing prior to 1:30 p.m. Changes may not be honored after this tine.

Please visit the HCS website linked HERE for more information regarding attendance and tardy policies.

Excused Absences

· An absence is considered excused if a valid medical doctor's written note (with the date & time the student was seen) is provided within 3 school days after the absence. Online Medical visits with medical notes and/or screenshots that contain the student's name, date of birth, and results of the online visit (prescription, number of days out before the student's return to school, etc.)

· An absence for bereavement, due to a death in the student's immediate family, may be excused if an obituary or program of service verifying the death is provided to the attendance clerk within 3 school days after the student returns to school.

· An absence for a nationally recognized religious holiday of the student's faith may be excused if a request is made in writing to the principal and written approval is received prior to the absence.

A parent may request approval of an absence for a hardship, in writing, utilizing the Request for Approval form. This form may be obtained from the school's attendance office. The form must be completed and submitted prior to the absence (if the parent has prior knowledge), or within 3 days following the absence.

Students with greater than 10 unexcused absences in a school year may be up for retention as per South Carolina state law.

Students who have appointments after school and need to leave early should be signed out prior to 2 p.m. Remember that signing your child out early counts as an early dismissal for that day, unless you send in a doctor’s excuse. Students may not be signed out between 2:00—2:30 p.m. Students will not be dismissed from the front office, car riders should be picked up in the car line.

If you need to make a PowerSchool change throughout the year, please do so using the following directions:

The Year Round Update link has been added to the Parent Portal.

• There are three links (English, Spanish and Portuguese).
• Login to PowerSchool through www.horrycountyschools.net
• On the bottom left hand side, you will find the "year round update" option
• Once you click it, you will be redirected to the info snap registration link which will allow you to make changes
• Any changes to residence will require a proof of residence (This should be either a utility bill, lease agreement, or your deed to your purchased property.)

While academics and a positive school culture are focuses at RES, ultimately your child's safety is our top priority. We practice a variety of drills monthly (see more details about our drills below) and our faculty participates in additional "what if" scenarios during our faculty meetings in order to more extensively prepare for situations that we pray never happen.

Thank you for reassuring your child(ren) that they are safe at RES! Your positivity and reassurance helps them to continue to focus on their academics while at school. Please continue to remind your child that if they see something, then they need to say something to an adult as soon as possible so that we can work with law enforcement to find the source of the threat. Thank you all again.

We will hold our next Tile I/SIC Planning Meeting at the end of the month. Date and time TBD soon.

The school continually monitors the implementation of the Title I plan and welcomes input from parents, school staff, and community members regarding its current and future Title I plans. If you would like to make comments on the plan, please contact the principal, Melissa Wolfe.

We would love to have your feedback. You may complete our Title I Survey electronically by clicking HERE. Paper copies will be sent out at the beginning of September.

*All staff emails can be found on our website under the directory.

Riverside Elementary School Website

If you have a specific questions about assignments, grades, or

in-class concerns, please contact the classroom teacher.

Website: https://www.horrycountyschools.net/Riverside_Elementary_School

Location: 1283 Highway 57 South, Little River, SC, USA
Phone: (843) 399-8800
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