Marty's Monthly Memo

January 26 , 2009

Upcoming Events
Jan 27 Tues 6 th -8 th Grades Curriculum Night for 2009-10; 5-7pm, Please RSVP for dinner and meeting
Jan 28 Wed Auction Acquisition Call-a-Thon 1-3pm
Jan 28 Wed BB at Town and Country 8B 5pm, VG 6pm, VB 7pm
Jan 29 Thurs Primary Curriculum Night for 2009-10; 5-7pm, Please RSVP for dinner and meeting
Jan 29 Thurs Diversity Committee meets 8am in Library
Jan 30 Fri BB vs. Immanuel Christian Academy 6B 5pm (home)
Jan 30 Fri BB vs. Eagle Point VG 6pm, VB 7pm (home) Senior Night – Senior players and parents recognized
Jan 31 Sat Academic Bowl Class D 5/6 Regional Tourney – RCDS is not competing but is hosting event
Jan 31 Sat Speech and Debate Tourney at Booker T. Washington
Feb 2-6 Registration information for 2009-2010 will be emailed to all current families
Feb 5 Thurs Pre-School Curriculum Night for 2009-10
Feb 5-7 Thurs- Sat Varsity Girls and Boys BB Tournament: Tri-State Shootout in St. Louis – leave after school Thurs.,play Fri and Sat, return Sat evening
Feb 8-11 Sun-W Riverfield Welcomes ISAS Visiting Committee to our campus
Feb 13 Fri Inf-3s Sleepover; 4 th -12 th Game Night
Feb 16 Mon President’s Day, Holiday for All – No School!
Mar 7 Sat RFA Auction

Curriculum Nights – very important meetings for Fall 2009 Enrollment! 6 th & 8 th Grades This Tuesday, Jan 27, 5:30. K-3 rd Grades This Thursday, Jan 29, 5:30
We invite all RCDS families to join us for the Curriculum Nights for Fall 2009 Enrollment. These meetings provide information on classes, schedules, specials/electives, etc. for the upcoming year. See schedule below. Parents should attend the meetings for the grade/age level for the 2009-10 school year. Please make reservations on the form that you receive prior to your meeting. For Kindergarten through Upper School, pizza will be served at 5pm for all who RSVP. Childcare will also be available as needed, but only with advance reservations. No drop-ins that day for dinner or childcare. Meetings will begin at 5:30pm with Division Heads and Faculty and you will have an opportunity to visit classrooms/classes for the next school year. The Pre-School meeting will follow a slightly different schedule to be announced at a later date. In conjunction with the enrollment meetings, parents are encouraged to visit the classes your child will be in next year during the regular school day. Please check with Division Heads (Jennifer or Kacey, Norma, or Toby) to make an appointment for your visit. NOTE: Enrollment packets will be out in early February and registration is due on February 25 th for Early Birds.

Curriculum Night Schedule
Middle School: January 27 th 6 th - 8 th Grades THIS WEEK – for current 5 th -7th graders
Primary School: January 29 th Kindergarten - 3 rd THIS WEEK – for current 5s-2nd graders
Pre-School: February 5 th Infants - 5s

Registration Information Emailed to All!
Next week all currently enrolled families will receive Registration Information for Summer 2009 and School Year 2009-2010. We are hopeful that it will be helpful to all to receive this information by email and then you may type it in or print and write in the information before returning it to school with signature and check.

Valentine Tradition at RCDS – Homemade!
As you’re out shopping, please don’t be tempted to buy the store’s pre-made Valentine cards for your child! At Riverfield we have a tradition of MAKING our own Valentines, so purchase red, white, and pink paper, lace hearts, and other things children can use to make their own. Magazine pictures, ribbons, fabric scraps, etc. make great supplies to get the creativity flowing. Teachers in each age group will have specific information to you soon.

Sports
Baseball signups - Riverfield boys and girls 4 years old through 5th grade are playing baseball through Jenks baseball and softball programs. Information is available at www.jenksbaseball.com and www.jenkssoftball.com . Sign-up online and email Tiffany Crowl at tcrowl@riverfield.org if you are playing.

Speech and Debate
Riverfield’s Speech and Debate students faced their toughest competition of the year at the Seminole Pow Pow Tournament. This tournament had no Novice Division, so our students competed in the Championship Division, meaning all entries had previously qualified for Regional competition. We were also the smallest school represented, competing against 6A, 5A and 4A schools. Riverfield students performed admirably, with several students competing in final rounds of competition. At the end of the day, Lauren Hayes placed Second in Prose Reading in the Champs Division! The Raven squad competes this Saturday at the T Forum Tournament at Booker T. Washington in Tulsa.

Academic Bowl
The Riverfield 5 th /6 th grade Academic Bowl teams played well at the tournament held at Riverfield this weekend. Riverfield A took second place and will be competing at the State competition on March 28 th . The 6 th /7 th Academic Bowl team traveled to Hilldale near Muskogee for their District Tournament. Riverfield defeated the host Hilldale team 250 to 200 and then defeated the Catoosa team 310 to 170, finishing with a perfect 2 - 0 record. Thanks to Roseanne Hartmann for driving her van and transporting the team to and from the contest. Team members are as follows: Chandler Bair, 7 th grade; Everett LeViness, 7 th grade; Nicholas Hartmann, 6 th grade, Drew Rhynes, 6th grade; and Kyler Swearingen, 6 th grade. The 6 th /7 th grade team will play next in the Regional Tournament at Oologah on Saturday, February 14 th , beginning at 9a.m.

Blanket Drive
The Riverfield Athletic department, in conjunction with Volunteers of America, will be holding a blanket drive on January 30 th during the basketball games versus Eagle Point. Anyone bringing a blanket will receive free admission to the game. This is a wonderful opportunity to help our community and those in need during the winter months.

Personalized Yearbook Orders – Deadline Extended
If you haven’t gotten your personalized order in yet, it is not too late. The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, January 27 th at noon. Orders without personalization will still be accepted after that. Order forms are available at the front desk or you can order online at http://jostensyearbooks.com?REF=A01086812. Click the blue “purchase yearbook” button to purchase a yearbook with or without personalization.

Educating Rita
Come see Leslie Long, our own talented drama teacher, starring in the Theatre Tulsa production of Educating Rita. It runs Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 26, 27, 28 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center in the Liddy Doenges theatre.

Auction Acquisition Call-a-Thon
Auction Acquisition Committee needs your help to make calls to potential donors (they were all sent letters already, so we are making follow-up calls). We will be having a Call-a-Thon on Wednesday, January 28 th from 1-3pm. We’ll meet at the Middle School entrance desk to provide instructions and call lists. Any and all help is welcome, even if you can only attend for a short duration. If you have questions, please contact Jennifer Jacobs at 459-5232 or Heidi Johns at 277-1171.

Decorating Committee for the Auction needs your help
They are on the hunt for Vinyl Records. We need both sizes (33's and 45's) to be used at the “Like Totally 80's” auction this year. They can be left in one of the drop off boxes at the main building, Middle and Upper School entrances or you can contact Tifani Pinson at tpinson@sbcglobal.net or 850-0559.

After-School Options
Young Rembrandts – Art classes for K-5 th grades will run from Feb. 5 th - March 12 th 3:30pm – 4:30pm. Registration forms are at the front desk or online at www.youngrembrandts.com/tulsametro-ok (use zip code 74132) $56/child.

Almost Actors– Classes for Pre-School -3 rd taught by drama teacher Leslie Long will begin Feb. 2 nd , 3 rd , and 4 th and go through the week of April 6 th 7 th , and 8 th , Mon: K-1 st ; Tues: 2 nd -3 rd ; Wed: Pre-School. Limited space, first come first serve, $100/child.

Snow Day Policy
There are three types of snow events:

1. Late Start: When a late start is declared, classes will begin at 10:00am and proceed on the late start schedule. There will be a faculty team on campus for early arrivals.
2. No Academic Schedule: During a “no academic schedule” day, no classes will be held on campus, but the school will be open for students who wish to attend. There will be a faculty team available for students that attend. Riverfield encourages families to spend these days at home together when at all possible.
3. Campus Closed: The school will be closed if the campus cannot be safely prepared for the arrival of students and employees. For school closings the following calling tree will be implemented: Head of School will call Division Heads, Division Heads will call teachers, and teachers will call their family groups.

After one “No Academic Schedule” or “Campus Closed” day per winter, Cyber Days will be in effect for K – 12 th grades. During these days, each K – 12 th grade teacher will be responsible for sending assignments via email by 10:00am and be available to respond to questions via email until 3:05pm. Students on campus will receive their assignments on campus and be given the opportunity to complete this work throughout the course of the day.

For notification of Riverfield snow day decisions, the Parent Alert System will notify families and staff. Updates will also be available on RenWeb, 740 KRMG on the radio, and News Channel 8 on the television. Media communication may not explain what sort of “snow event” we are having, so please check Parent Alert notifications for specific information.

Round-Up is our Friday Assembly at 8:40am usually in the Multi-Purpose Room. Please be punctual!
Fri, Jan 30 Honey Locust
Fri, Feb 6 Woods
Fri, Feb 13 No Round-up
Fri, Feb 20 Willow