Red Pride Weekly - Family Edition

Just a quick reminder that there is no school for students tomorrow, Monday, October 14 or Tuesday, October 15. Monday is a professional development day and Tuesday is Parent Conference day. If you have not already done so, please contact your child's teacher if you are interested in a conference.

Important Dates

• Monday, October 14 - No school for students; Teacher Workday
• Tuesday, October 15 - No school for students; Parent Conferences
• Thursday, October 17 - Report Cards distributed
• Thursday, October 18 - Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill
• Saturday, October 19 - Donuts with Deputies; 9 - 11 am, RES Cafeteria
• Monday, October 21 - 2nd Grade Program; 6:00 pm, RES Gym
• Friday, October 25 - Fall Picture Retakes
• Monday, November 4 - No School for Students; Professional Development Day
• Tuesday, November 5 - No School for Students; Election Day
• Wednesday, November 13 - PTA General Meeting; 5:30 pm
• Thursday, November 14 - Literacy Night; 5:00 to 7:00 pm

Just a quick reminder that we will have the Lost & Found rack out again on Monday, October 14 and again during parent conferences on October 15. Please make a point of stopping by and helping us get items returned to their correct owners.

As the weather changes, especially with cool mornings and warm afternoons, our Lost and Found collection grows. Please remind your child to check their cubby, the lost and found in the cafeteria, or the playground outsides, any time they don't bring a jacket, coat or sweatshirt home with them.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom.

This year's theme is "School Lunch Pirates: Find Your Treasure" and we have certainly found our treasure in Ms. Wetzel and her school lunch pirate crew. Thanks to our cafeteria staff for their dedication to making healthy lunch choices available to all of our Gladiators!

Riverheads Elementary will be participating in the Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill scheduled for this Thursday, October 17. Like many other schools in the state of Virginia, our students will be participating in the drill that morning.

You can read more about the Great Southeast Shakeout online and find additional resources for earthquake preparedness.

Please consider joining the Augusta County Sheriff's Office for Donuts with Deputies this Saturday, October 19 from 9 to 11 am in the Riverheads Elementary School Cafeteria.

You are invited to an FCCLA Trunk-or-Treating event at Riverheads High School from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, October 30. There will be opportunities for trunk-or-treating, games, face painting and snacks.

Each morning our Gladiators are asked to live up to our Red Pride Pledge by being safe, respectful, responsible, caring learners. Students who live up to our Riverheads Expectations for Success have a chance to be nominated by their teacher or another staff member for the honor of being a Good News Gladiator. Students who earn this honor are given a shout out over the announcements and are allowed to choose a book from our book vending machine.

Please join me in celebrating these Gladiators for showing their Red Pride!

We have been busy recognizing students this month, so be on the lookout for more Good News Gladiators each week.