tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73387602401230219092024-03-13T08:00:54.148-07:00Mr. Patterson's NewsletterThis blog is designed to be a vehicle for information about Riverdale Grade School for parents, students, and the community.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-68727277274433664832012-06-08T15:17:00.003-07:002012-06-08T15:40:59.132-07:00Lacrosse Success!Two Riverdale community Lacrosse teams have made us proud!
The Riverdale Middle School Girl's Lacrosse team
has made to the Finals ...
The Final game is Monday, June 11th - 6:50 pm - 8:00 pm at
Wilsonville High School's main Field
Please come and cheer them on !!!! Go Falcons
!!!
Also, a few weeks ago OES-Riverdale Riptide won the Battle
of Lake Oswego, a 24-teamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-11287245818157876632012-06-08T15:03:00.000-07:002012-06-08T15:03:02.391-07:00Lovely Spring Day
Cabbage leaf and early carrots. The preschool garden is a success!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-16573722691043448342012-06-08T14:56:00.000-07:002012-06-08T14:56:07.007-07:00Principal's Newsletter -- 6/8/12Principal for the Day here...
Mr. K hard at work
I really enjoyed being principal today I had a great time. I gave waffles to teachers in the morning and ate at Manzana for lunch. We gave a tour to two ladies and a man who had questions about Riverdale. I told them I love the school, but my commute is kind of long. He also showed me the roof, the boiler room, and the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-45973181001934012592012-05-29T08:26:00.000-07:002012-05-29T08:26:06.727-07:00Library NewsJune 1st Last Day to check out books.
Notices of accounts with books out will be sent home each Friday. It's a
big help if you can get these in and your account clear early.
June 8th All books due
June 5th 2:00-2:30 Jackie
Rose children's librarian from the Lake Oswego library will present a
promotion of the summer reading program and put on a puppet show to
entertain our children.
June Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-68283646565895203162012-05-20T10:49:00.003-07:002012-05-20T10:49:59.156-07:00Principal's Newsletter 5-20-12
Here's an update on our planning for primary multi-age configuration for the Fall.
On Thursday night I shared about our plans last night, alongside some really gracious and thoughtful folks from Corbett School District who talked about their own experience with the transition. The meeting was very positive -- we are really building some positive momentum toward the transition.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-83990724528343622672012-05-11T14:35:00.002-07:002012-05-11T14:35:56.964-07:00Principal's Newsletter 5-11-12It's fantastic to be back in the saddle again. Here are some highlights of the week, and a sneak peek at some great stuff happening soon.
Learning "Targets"
Yesterday afternoon I escaped into the hills East of town to remind myself just how important the Field Studies program is. I know I am repeating myself here, but I just can't help it.
Field Studies are, by far, the very Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-26360636492363176542012-05-11T14:15:00.000-07:002012-05-11T14:16:05.652-07:002012-2013 StaffingIt's hard to believe it is already time to be rolling out staffing announcements, but here we are...
The staffing arrangements for the 2012-2013 school year are in place. They reflect our configuration transition from mono grade classrooms in primary toward multi-age classrooms, and increased flexibility in the upper grades, including shared ownership of the program across disciplines and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-78771376471392192872012-05-11T14:10:00.002-07:002012-05-11T14:10:54.833-07:00Cub Scouts Raise the FlagsIn a serious but joyful ceremony this morning several Riverdale Scouts had the honor of raising the flags out front of the school.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-39227229543383743542012-03-23T13:29:00.001-07:002012-03-23T13:30:51.114-07:00Track Season is Upon Us!The Riverdale Grade School Track and Field program for 2012 is nearly here! Our program allows students grades 5-8 to engage in skill building activities, running coordination and endurance drills, and goal setting. Each student will have the opportunity to participate during virtually all track meets in a combination of four running and or field events during the season. Because athletes at thisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-55847551528380580022012-03-14T09:36:00.000-07:002012-03-14T09:37:28.167-07:00Service Learning at RiverdaleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-45419103435833621072012-03-09T16:08:00.004-08:002012-03-09T16:46:51.432-08:00Principal's Newsletter -- March 9, 2012Two evening events this week encapsulate for me what it means to work in this community, for your children.The first was a parent informational night we held on Tuesday in the library. I presented my review of research into multiage classroom configuration. As I said the on Tuesday, one of the first memories I have of observing the community in action was of a packed school board work session Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-9522296285785492782012-03-05T07:17:00.003-08:002012-03-05T07:31:07.021-08:00Principal's Newsletter -- March 5, 2012I am so thrilled to be back among the students this week! In essence, Saturday was my re-entry from my leave, with two momentous events for our school community.It is an understatement to note that this was an incredibly emotional weekend. On Saturday afternoon many of you attended a memorial to celebrate the life of Susie Stageburg Keeton. We were reminded to embrace life, to be gracious and Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-57693180957657485422012-02-20T21:14:00.001-08:002012-02-20T21:15:58.148-08:00Principal's Newsletter -- 2/20/12Dear Parents,It is that time of year again when children and adults are ill with signs and symptoms of colds, flu and other infections. This is an excellent time to remember some healthy habits that may help us stay well.We have recently experienced an uptick in health-related absences, along with specific reports of viral illness. At school, we are responding by focusing on sanitizing Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-1825043559634206032012-02-20T21:08:00.003-08:002012-02-20T21:14:37.115-08:00Parent Volunteer OpportunityRecently, a number of parents have approached me with concerns about our street-side safety -- more specifically: with concerns that without a thoughtful intervention to a continuing problem, somebody may be hurt. Obviously, I share these concerns. The positive news is that several parents have volunteered to participate in helping to create a solution. This is to ask if you are interested in Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-52992832274971361672012-02-12T15:55:00.000-08:002012-02-12T15:58:23.235-08:00a lovely poem, a former studentI am shamelessly stealing this post from Paula Robinson's RHS Principal blog -- a parent steered me in the direction. It is apropos because of something I've been feeling especially strongly as of late, affection for former students now attending the high school. Elanor's poem is just lovely.Student Achievement:Eleanor V B - GOLD KEY Award for Poetry - Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsHer poem Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-26243670685641770282012-01-30T09:57:00.001-08:002012-01-30T09:58:07.224-08:00Ping Pong Results!And the winners are...Grades 1-2:first: Claes Jsecond: Edward BGrades 3-5:first: Justin Nsecond: Grant NGrades 6-8:first: Connor Fsecond: Seb FAdult Beginner:first: Tugrul Dsecond: Lanelle FAdult Intermediate:first: Ajay Dsecond: Ben HAdult Advanced:first: Olaf Jsecond: Jodi FThanks to Heather Westing for her superb organizational work!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-75839782783214479622012-01-27T16:36:00.000-08:002012-01-27T16:38:41.124-08:00Spirit Week!!!Monday is Sports DayTuesday will be Twin Day (not limited to two, or three, or...)Wacky WednesdayThursday is Pink Day (Breast Cancer Awareness Day for our older students)and Friday is PJ DayEnjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-40030599098833118502012-01-27T16:02:00.001-08:002012-01-27T16:36:43.623-08:00What We're Working OnVisitors to my office this week may have noticed a series of chart paper posters sticky-noted to the walls, one each for the nine grade levels K-8, as well as a few others with grid-like matrices encompassing all grade levels. This work is an intermediate product of our focus on curriculum this year, spurred by Oregon's adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). I figured it is high Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-86226835588665687842012-01-13T11:36:00.000-08:002012-01-13T14:29:03.434-08:00Principal's Newsletter -- January 13, 2012This edition of the newsletter is going to read like a bulletin board I am afraid. There's just so much going on that I want to cover as many bases as possible.Are you gearing up yet for the ping pong tournament? I am in serious training. (Art, I'm coming for you.)In the past week I have thoroughly enjoyed watching our middle school girls and boys in their first basketball games of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-19116976511827500632011-12-08T20:47:00.000-08:002011-12-08T20:53:45.140-08:00Principal's Newsletter 12/8/11What an incredible success this evening's K-4 Concert was!Yes, those are the kinders whose bar on the graph stretches around the corner and across the bathroom wall!Tonight I was able to announce that the One for Books drive has already raised about $800 (whereas we usually raise somewhere on the order of $40). I neglected, though, to properly thank all of the gracious volunteers for their Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-4133785745513100542011-12-05T12:58:00.001-08:002011-12-05T12:59:09.197-08:00Counties Pennies in 2nd GradeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-61689120106916205962011-12-02T13:54:00.000-08:002011-12-02T13:57:01.434-08:00Scholastic Book Fair (One for Books)The Scholastic Book Fair is next week, Monday-Friday, and each student will have the chance to earn books for the library with the One for Books fundraiser. Every dollar donated will go directly to the school library. In addition, Scholastic will match every dollar and donate that to a charity nationwide. Starting on Monday, December 5th, each student can bring in the designated coins andUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-78827481675956722212011-11-14T06:45:00.000-08:002011-11-14T06:51:06.253-08:00Principal's Newsletter 11/14/11Quotes from participants in the wildly successful UNICEF drive organized by Megan G. and our Leadership students:"Working with UNICEF made me grow up and recognize how fortunate I am." "Being part of UNICEF makes me see how much a small public school can do for less fortunate kids."They are following it up with a "Be Thankful" canned food drive benefitting the Oregon Food Bank. Please join me Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-81557817528734359972011-11-05T13:43:00.000-07:002011-11-05T14:11:35.715-07:00Principal's Newsletter 11/6/11This is the logistics and safety reminder edition -- not the most exciting reading in the world, but I urge you please read on and participate in making a number of concerns run more smoothly.Primarily, the afternoon pick-up situation is currently less effective than the morning drop-off. There are a number of reasons for this, and it really is only an untenable situation for a period of about Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338760240123021909.post-24861174041678699642011-10-28T13:49:00.000-07:002011-10-30T14:32:55.988-07:00Principal's Newsletter 10/30/11The Lady Falcons have returned to their championship form! Our girls' soccer team will play for the league championship this coming Tuesday evening at 5:00 on the pitch at Catlin Gabel. Please join me in supporting them in person! I know it's the night after Halloween, but the weather should be gorgeous and these girls really deserve our support!All of our Fall athletes, and their coaches, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com