The end of the school year is almost here! Here are a few notes for the end of the year.

We have a few yearbooks left. See Maureen at the Welcome Desk to purchase one. They are $25 each and we accept cash or check only.

Check your child’s backpack for summer reading lists from the Media Center. Kids who read 10 books over the summer and turn their list in to Mrs. Wagner at the beginning of next year will be added to the summer reading honor roll!

Packing Day is Saturday, May 18. We will help the teachers and staff pack up the school and get ready to move to the Sutton building. Please join us if you can. We will begin at 9 am and work until everything is packed.

The concession stand will be open on Monday and Tuesday during recess, so send in some money with your child so they can buy a treat and we can reduce our inventory!

The Special Needs Parent Committee will meet for the last time this year on Monday, May 20 at 8 am at Another Broken Egg Cafe. Email Debbie Whitlock at dmassara@mindspring.com for more information.

Monday, May 20 is Spirit Night at Zoe’s Kitchen! Come out to celebrate the end of the school year and E. Rivers will get a portion of the sales that night.

The 5th grade promotion ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 22 at 10 am in the E. Rivers gym. Come celebrate our 5th graders as they move on to new horizons!!

Field Days are this week! Kindergarten and 1st grade will participate on Tuesday, May 7, 2nd and 3rd grades on Wednesday, May 8, and 4th and 5th grades on Thursday, May 9. Volunteers are still needed, especially for Wednesday and Thursday, so please stop by if you have time to help out! Kids must wear sneakers!!

Due to the soggy fields, please send a spare pair of shoes and socks with your child so that muddy shoes can be changed later in the day.

The winners were drawn today!  A big thanks to all the teachers for devoting their time in  making this such a success!  The teachers who sold the most raffle tickets were:

Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Alexander-Cox, Mr. Hart, Ms. Holloway, Mrs. Prevost

Winners List:

2013 EREF Inaugural Auction and Gala!

April 20th at Kolo Collection 7-10p.
An evening of food, drinks and live and silent auction fun! Come be a part of the first-ever auction to benefit E. Rivers Elementary School!

See our list of items available during both the silent and live auction by clicking here!

Tickets

Buy tickets here and/or sponsor a teacher’s ticket!   Or buy them at the Welcome Desk with cash/check/credit card. Tickets are $50 each and include lots of great food from Ormsby’s, Figo, Sufi’s, Figs and Honey, and West Egg; wine; craft beer from Monday Night Brewing, and signature cocktails!

Auction

Get access to many exciting bidding opportunities during the live and silent auctions: vacation homes, class baskets, child & artist created artwork, local restaurants, shops and summer camps and more! All proceeds benefit E. Rivers Education Foundation to fund curriculum needs and teacher training.  The “draft” version of the auction catalog may be found here (we are still finalizing many items!).

Silent/Live Auction Highlights
One year after school tuition for Kiddos
Beach condo for a 3 day weekend
Mountain cabin getaway
Guided fly fishing day trip on the Soque River in Habersham County, GA

Quality Time with Friend and Teachers

Spend some quality adult time with friends, neighbors, and E.Rivers teachers and staff. 40 of our hard-working, wonderful teachers will be in attendance to help celebrate a great E. Rivers year!

Teacher Time

Prior to the Gala, raffle tickets will be sold for a  chance to spend some quality time with teachers outside of the school day.  For a full list of teacher time experiences, click here.

Teacher time highlights:
Kitchen Chemistry in your home with Mrs. Prevost
Dodge Ball and Dads with Coach Coldren
Cookie Baking with Ms. Sears and Ms. Humma
After School Kick Ball Game with 3rd Grade Team
Cotton Candy Party for your classroom
Private Tennis Lesson with Mrs. Benner
Principal for the day with Mr. Rogers

Each rafflet ticket is $5; buy one or more to have a great time with your favorite teacher(s)!  Raffle winners will be announced at school on April 19th!

Child Care

Look no further for a babysitter!  Kiddos will provide childcare during the Auction!  Have your kids bring sleeping bags and they will watch movies and play games from 6.30p-11p at the E. Rivers Gym.  Kiddos Staff will be present to make sure kids are safe and happy.  Cost is $30 for one child and $40 for 2 or more children for the entire evening!  Have the kids eat first or bring a sack dinner.  Click here for a sign up sheet, or stop by the Welcome Desk.  Contact Lara Cornett with any questions (lara@riversafterschool.com; 404-955-3184).

We have just received notification that bus routes for E. Rivers have changed effectively IMMEDIATELY.  All routes except 531 have changed, and some students are now assigned to new buses. Please review the following website to find the bus and time your child will be riding TODAY and for the remainder of the school year. Morning and afternoon routes have been affected, so be sure to scroll down to view morning and afternoon schedules.

All Elementary school buses (scroll down to find Rivers)
New Route for Bus 505
New Route for Bus 547
New Route for Bus 581 
New Route for Bus 596
New Route for Bus 727 
New Route for Bus 751 (previously bus 699)
Bus 531 (no changes)

For questions, please contact the Department of Transportation at 404-802-5500 or contact the school office at 404-802-7050.