Riverside Tigers

A K-5 elementary school in Emporia, KS that is proud of its teachers, students, and our diverse population. We are building leaders of today and tomorrow!

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What a great turnout we had for our 4th grade family night. We had an amazing music program, a wax museum of Famous Kansans and a family activity.

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Special ‘thanks’ goes out to Steve Arndt and Arndt Farms for the donation of this wheelchair to the Riverside Nurse’s Office!!! We really appreciate your generosity!!!

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USD253 would like to invite you to give input and feedback regarding our response to the COVID-19 challenges. The link to do so is:
https://t.co/UXQKAMQOHv . Thank you in advance for your participation!

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Way to go Riverside students and staff!

[KS Dept of Education @ksdehq]

Congratulations to the 92 schools named as recipients of the 2019 Challenge Awards. The awards recognize Kansas schools that are making a notable difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in their school population. Read more: https://t.co/dIbspyjy2S

[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

Grab and Go lunches:

Beginning Wednesday, March 18, we will have lunches with breakfast for the next day at EMS and Logan Avenue. Free meals from 11:30- 1:00 any child ages 1-18. Children need to be with the parent to receive the meal.

#EmporiaProud

[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

Press release regarding yesterdays school closure:

Full release available here:
https://t.co/kNzUOM1nuH

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FULL MESSAGE LINKED HERE ENGLISH:
https://t.co/tSOxsM3WkM

FULL MESSAGE LINKED HERE SPANISH:
https://t.co/zW4hXOyR4c
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[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

Emporia Schools staff are expected to report to work on Monday, March 16th. More detailed information has been emailed, posted on our website and our social media channels.  3 of 4

[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

The following is an important message from Emporia Public Schools.

As of Friday, March 13th, there will be no school for students on Monday, March 16th. 
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[Governor Laura Kelly @GovLauraKelly]

I urge Kansans to be on the lookout for a letter from the U.S. Census Bureau calling for a response to the #2020Census. Mailings should arrive in the next week. Please make sure you & your community are counted by submitting responses by phone, online or by mail. #KansasCounts

[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

The following message was sent to USD 253 Families. Our intent is to make timely and informed decisions based on the most current information. We thank you for your patience as we navigate through each of the challenges presented by the COVID-19.

https://t.co/jQw7TeN6mi

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Not only is it PJ day today in honor of Read Across America Week, a few of our kindergarten students performed a readers theater of The Three Little Pigs! So much fun and learning going on! #EmporiaProud

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A 100 years of school or... a maybe just a hundred days?? Regardless our kindergarten teachers are enjoying it and so are the kids!!!! #EmporiaProud

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It’s World Read Aloud Day! So glad to see kids and teachers reading aloud their favorite books to others!! #EmporiaProud

[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

WEATHER ALERT:

Due to winter weather in the Emporia area, Emporia Public Schools, PreK-12 will be closed on Friday, January 17th and all activities have been postponed.

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Our morning teacher book study group having great conversations about trauma sensitive practices! #EmporiaProud

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Weather message for January 10th and 11th, 2020

Classes and RecXtra will be held as scheduled. With the weather and potential road conditions, we encourage you to pick up your students from RecXtra as early as possible.

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[Emporia Schools @Emporia253]

Thank you to our community partners @EkHomes Tasha Sailer, Jan Utech and Sunflower Association of Realtors for providing classroom supplies this morning to Tabitha Granado @TimBulldogs, Becca Anderson, @WalnutPatriots, and Stephanie Perez @riv_tigers #EmporiaProud

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Village and Riverside teachers learning about trauma and poverty. What an amazing journey for our staff members! Thank you Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz for sharing your story and leading us through the day! #EmporiaProud