The Kingdom Trail Association is introducing Race Back to School, a walk-run-bike-a-thon organized by local schools, on August 19, 2018.  This laid back competition takes place on designated trails where participants race to accumulate the most points within a two-hour time span.  Points are awarded for laps and for fun stations – stops along the way providing specific challenges including anything from physical fitness tests to face-painting.

Families, individuals and teams of all ages are invited to participate.  The course offers a focus on endurance challenges rather than technical difficulty, in order to encourage walkers, runners and bikers of all ability levels.   And the Fun Stations give slower racers the opportunity to rack up high points and stay in the running for a podium spot.  Racers can also fundraise for specific causes by turning points into pledges.

Following the race, there will be music by the Bald Mountain Boys, food and prizes for the top point earners, and general revelry and good times for all.

Kingdom Trails, who is hosting the event with this year’s organizing school (the organizing entity will rotate as school's express interest) The Riverside School, wants this fun race to grow in the coming years, drawing in Northeast Kingdom elementary and middle schools, to become an end-of-summer celebration of community spirit.  “There are very few events where we come together as a community of schools,” says Lilias Ide, Director of Marketing at Kingdom Trails.  “We’d love this to be the time and place where we share and get to meet each other.”

The competition runs from 9-11AM on the 19th, with check-in at 8AM in the field below the Wildflower Inn on Darling Hill in Lyndonville.  

Participants must pre-register online.  There will be no on site race-day registration. 

For information and to register visit kingdomtrails.org

Those wanting to fund-raise for their school, class or organization through pledges should contact Melanie Finn at melfinn1@yahoo.com. 

To volunteer to help or man a Fun Station, email info@kingdomtrails.org

Final report cards and narratives mailed home

Graduation is an official school day that celebrates the efforts of all of our students during the school year and especially those of our graduating class. Speeches, awards, and musical performances comprise a ceremony in the cedar circle, followed by a community potluck lunch.

Fourth Quarter/Final Semester ends

Enjoy your day off! 

TBA

Applaud the musical and theatrical talents of the Preschool through 5th grader as the audience of their spring performance. 

6-8 progress reports to be sent home only as needed in preparation for years end

Spring Clean-Up is a community effort to spruce up our campus in conjunction with Vermont’s Green Up Day.  Families bring tools and a helpful attitude to wash windows, complete minor repairs, care for our gardens, touch up paint, and rake gravel.  Students helpfully engage in these chores and recognize how their efforts lead to school improvement.

6-8 Progress Reports to be sent your with your student(s)

K-5 Progress Reports mailed home

Fourth Quarter Ends

Early dismissal or make arrangements for your student(s) to be in the after school program.

Poetry Fest is a whole school event in which the 8th graders lead activities and lessons organized and supported by the faculty. There is a 12:30 dismissal.

Faculty welcome the opportunity to meet with students and their parents to discuss learning, for typically 20 minutes for elementary (K-5th grade) students and 10 minutes for each teacher middle school students have. Teachers would like to encourage students to attend conferences with their parents and plan to ask a question or share a comment, concern, or celebration. Please call Krystal as soon as possible to schedule conference times.

Email: krystal.ingalls@theriversideschool.org

Parent Teacher Conferences.

Lyndonville, VT – The mischievous and playful Oompah Loompahs will be welcomed back to the area as The Riverside School’s 6-8 th grade students prepare to present the musical Willy Wonka, Jr. Performances are Friday, March 23 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, March 24 at 2:30 pm at the Lyndon Institute Auditorium. Admission is by donation.

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Lyndonville, VT – The mischievous and playful Oompah Loompahs will be welcomed back to the area as The Riverside School’s 6-8 th grade students prepare to present the musical Willy Wonka, Jr. Performances are Friday, March 23 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, March 24 at 2:30 pm at the Lyndon Institute Auditorium. Admission is by donation.

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K-5 Report Cards mailed home

6-8 Progress Reports sent home with student(s)

Third Quarter of the year ends

We are pleased to welcome three clinical and educational specialists for a forum discussion on learning challenges.

Dr. Judith Markey, a psychologist in St. Johnsbury, will speak on anxiety disorders in children.

 Michelle Stinson, co-founder of the New Hampshire Chapter of Decoding Dyslexia, will speak on dyslexia; what it is and what it is not.

Renee Davis, a special educator who works for the Essex County School District, will be sharing information about the eight constructs of the learning framework; demystifying the brains of learners.

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