Dear Riffenburgh Families,
I hope that you and your child(ren) are soaking up the last few days of summer! Our staff is starting to slip back into the building preparing for a great year ahead. This school year is going to be filled with fun events, lots of learning, and making connections within our school community. If you are a returning family, welcome back! If you are a new family, we can’t wait to meet you and fold you into our community!
Staff officially is on contract at the end of next week and will be attending professional development for our new literacy program. In the spring, PSD adopted a new elementary literacy program for all schools. This program is called Imagine Learning EL Education and you can read more about it here:
An emphasis on literacy has always been a focus for our school, and we look forward to continuing to engage with our students in fostering a love of reading and communicating through writing.
As staff comes back on contract, we will be updating our staff profiles, but wanted you to have all the names and positions at the beginning of our year together. Please reach out to the office for anything you need or contact information. Please see the list of our 23-24 staff members in this Friday Newsletter.
We hope to see you at our Open House and Back to School Events!
Please read carefully through ALL the information in this newsletter - so you do not miss anything!
~Principal Melanie Mierzwa
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News from the Front Office:
We are so excited to welcome everyone back to school!
Important Upcoming Dates
Teacher Assignments will be viewable on ParentVue after 4pm on August 9th
Kindergarten Round Up and Back to School Information
Tuesday, August 8th - sign up below:
5th Grade ONLY
- 5th Grade ONLY School Supply Drop Off - Friday, August 11, 2023 - 3:30-4:00pm in classroom
- 5th Grade ONLY Back to School/Eco Week Info - Friday, August 11, 2023 - 4:00- 5:00pm in GYM
- 3:00-4:00pm - School Supply Drop Off in Homerooms (K-4th Grades only)
- 3:00-3:30pm - New Family meet and greet at PTO Tent
- 3:30-4:30pm - Ice Cream Social at PTO Tent
Back to School Night - Grades 1-4
Monday, August 21, 2023
- 1st Session: 4:45 - 5:15pm
- Transition 5:15-5:20pm
- 2nd Session: 5:20-5:50pm
First Day of School for 1st through 5th Grade is Thursday, August 17, 2023.
Kindergarten will be a Staggered Start:
- Last name A-H Start Date - Thursday, August 17, 2023. (No school August 18th)
- Last name I-Z Start Date- Friday, August 18, 2023 (No School August 17th)
- All Kindergarteners will attend School on Monday, August 21, 2023
Riffenburgh School Supply Lists
Riffenburgh Start Times
The following are important times to note...
- 7:40am Cafeteria opens for Breakfast (Please do not send students to school prior to 7:40am)
- 7:45am Supervision on Campus Starts (If student is not eating breakfast, this is when drop off begins)
- 8:00am Classroom Doors Open
- 8:05am Official Start Time, Learning for the Day Officially Begins
*If you arrive after 8:05am, please come to the front office entry to sign in and drop off your student.
Riffenburgh Dismissal Time
- 2:48 pm School Dismissal Bell
Riffenburgh Staff List 2023 - 2024
News from PTO
We are excited for a great school year, Roadrunners! To stay up-to-date on all of the fun events we have planned for the school year, please sign up for the Riffenburgh PTO Newsletter:
Also, please visit our website, www.RiffenburghPTO.com, to learn more.
We can't wait to celebrate with you on August 15th at the Ice Cream Social!
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News from Child Nutrition
We are excited to share that all students will receive one free breakfast and lunch daily starting in 2023-24 through the Healthy School Meals for All program! This new statewide program, approved by Colorado voters, is helping Colorado children and teens have access to nutritious food at our school.
Calendar for the 2023-24 School Year