Hello Riverbend Families
Welcome to our first full week of school! It was great to meet students and families last week. We gathered for our Welcome Back assembly on Thursday afternoon to introduce staff, talk about our expectations and sing our school song and the energy in the gym was fantastic. It is going to be a great school year!
Each week we will send home this school update, which will schedule to arrive in your email Sunday mornings so you have the information you need before the school week starts. I will try to include important upcoming dates and school-wide information. Teachers will also send messages every two weeks that are specific to their classroom or grade team.
The Week Ahead
Monday September 2 | Labour Day holiday – No School | |
Tuesday September 3 | Indoor day – construction equipment on site | |
Wednesday September 4 | Indoor day – construction equipment on site | |
Thursday September 5 | ||
Friday September 6 | PM Kindergarten attends | |
Updates and Information
Modular Removal / Construction
We will have quite a bit of construction activity this week as our modular classrooms move to their new home. Our staff parking lot will be unavailable for anyone on Tuesday and Wednesday, all day. Please leave extra time to find safe parking for drop off and pick up.
Once students are inside on Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be remaining indoors for the day for safety as there will be heavy equipment working on site. We have planned alternate indoor activities for recess and lunch breaks that allow for movement and socialization, similar to when we need to stay indoors during inclement weather.
Kindergarten families, please line up on the right side of our front door rather than along the small fence for these days. We will bring you in the front doors, as usual.
Note - I have scheduled an email to go out with the same information as above on Monday evening as a friendly reminder.
Entry Procedure
Door monitors will open doors at 7:58. Students may enter once the doors open and proceed to their classrooms where teachers will receive them. The bell will ring at 8:00 to signal that all students should have arrived and learning may begin. If you arrive after 8:00 and the doors are closed (it happens, but hopefully not too often!), please proceed to the front doors and stop at the office for a Welcome slip so that teacher knows you have checked in and attendance can be updated accordingly.
Safety
We love to see students riding bikes or scooters to school! Just a reminder to walk your wheels once you get onto school property.
Lunch Supervision
All grade 1-6 students who stay for lunch are required to register for lunch supervision service. This can be done through your parent MyCBE account.
School Council Meeting
The first meeting is set for September 18. Keep an eye on future Weeklies for more information.
Meet the Teacher
September 26 (evening) and 27 (morning). Booking details to come closer to the date. Please ensure you have a MyCBE parent account created in advance in order to book. This is the same account you use to view report cards, pay fees and register for noon supervision.
Have a great long weekend everyone!
Dawn, Shaida & Riverbend Staff