Red Pride Weekly - Family Edition

Greetings Gladiator Families!

I hope that you and your family are well and enjoying your weekend.

Congratulations to the Riverheads Midget Football team for winning the Super Bowl this past Saturday, defeating Stuarts Draft in an exciting 2nd half comeback. Well done to the players, cheerleaders, coaches and of course all the fans that were out Saturday to cheer these Gladiators on.

Be sure to check. out all of the activities taking place at the end of the week.

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, November 11 - PTA Meeting; 5:30 pm, Library
• Thursday, November 12 - Secure Drill (AM)
• Thursday, November 12 - No TLC
• Thursday, November 12 - End of Nothing Bundt Cake fundraiser
• Thursday, November 12 - Innovation / Literacy Night
• Friday, November 13 - Progress Reports
• Monday, November 16 - 1st Grade Performance; 6:00 pm, Gym
• Thursday, November 19 - Nothing Bundt Cake fundraiser pickup; 3:30 - 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 24 - RES Thanksgiving Meal
• Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Break
• Saturday, December 5 - PTA hosting Breakfast with Santa

Shout Out

This week's shout out goes to Kim Moyers, our Head Custodian. She was recognized by the School Board as the Support Staff of the Month at the elementary school level. Mrs. Moyers has led our custodial team the entire time we have been in our new building and her leadership is the reason this building continues to look brand new almost 10 full years later. Thanks for all you do to make RES a great place to learn and work!

This Wednesday, November 11th, we will be offering duty-free lunch to our teachers. It is a great way to give back to our teachers by allowing them to have the lunch period free from interruptions. Please use the sign-up link below to volunteer:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FAAAE28A6FECE9-67374004-november

We will also have our PTA General Meeting on Wednesday, November 11th, as well. This is a change due to scheduling conflicts with our board. We will be planning one of our biggest events: Breakfast with Santa! Join us in the RES library at 5:30pm or online at the link below:

https://calendar.app.google/QQsZbggWnxTAvkUF8

Thank you,

RES PTA Board

Each month we will celebrate a different aspect of life at Riverheads Elementary. This November we will host our Innovation & Literacy Night, and we want to highlight Innovation, by encouraging our students to be curious, ask questions, and explore the world around them. Please help us support our Gladiators by encouraging curiosity and wonder. ; take a nature walk, experiment with a simple science activity, build something from recycled materials, visit the library or a museum, or let your child lead the way questions about how things work. Try asking, "I wonder why?" or "I wonder what would happen if...?" and explore the answer together. Remember, innovation starts with curiosity, and some of the greatest discoveries begin with simply asking why?

Family Wonder Challenge

Set aside 15 minutes this month to explore something new as a family! Choose one question that makes everyone curious... Why do we set the clocks back an hour in the Fall and forward in the Spring? Why do leaves change color? How do airplanes fly? How do bridges stay up?... then work together to discover the answer. Read about it, experiment, investigate, or build something. This goal isn't to know all the answers - it's to have fun discovering them together!

As a head start, here is a kid friendly video that helps with understanding Daylight Savings Time.

Innovation & Literacy Night

Please mark your calendar for our Innovation & Literacy Night on Thursday, November 12. We are looking forward to having our families out to engage in a variety of activities focused on Innovation and Literacy.

School-wide Fundraiser

Our Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser is designed to raise funds to support our teachers as they develop innovative and engaging activities for our Gladiators.

We are continuing our fundraising partnership with Nothing Bundt Cake this year. There are a wide variety of flavors available and each individual "bundtlet" costs $7. The sale runs through November 12 with a pickup date of November 19 (3:30 - 6:00 pm).

Thanks for your support of Riverheads Elementary. These funds are being raised to support our teachers and their efforts to provide innovative and engaging activities for our Gladiators.

Please plan to join us on Thursday, November 12 for an Evening of Innovation & Literacy. The event starts at 5:00 pm with dinner served in the cafeteria from 5:00 to 6:45 pm. Stations showcasing innovation and literacy activities will be provided in different classrooms around the school.

If you have not already, please RSVP by this Friday, October 30 so that we can order enough pizza.

Fall makeup pictures will be coming home this week.

Do you still need pictures? Strawbridge Studio's NEW Code Lookup Tool is now available. You can also scan the QR code in the flyer and follow the directions to access your child's picture ordering gallery. No need to contact Customer Service for an access code!

*Student last name and Student ID number will be required for data security.*

Riverheads Elementary is excited to announce our Thanksgiving Meal for our school families on Tuesday evening, November 24!

Our hope is to bring our Riverheads families together to enjoy a warm, sit-down Thanksgiving meal and time together as a school community. We would love to have your family join us around the table!

All Riverheads families are welcome, and we hope yours will join us!

Tuesday, November 24

5:30–7:30 PM

Riverheads Elementary School

Come whenever it works best for your family during the evening! Please complete your RSVP by November 13th. Only one RSVP per family is needed so we can prepare enough food and a place for everyone to joining you.

Thanksgiving Meal RSVP

Contact us at (540)-337-2535

Cheyenne Lewis & Paige McManaway

The 1st Grade Performance, "Thanksgiving Treasure", is scheduled for Monday, November 16 at 6:00 pm. Doors open at 5:30 pm and our 1st grade Gladiators report to the cafeteria at 5:45 pm.

As a reminder, breakfast and lunch are free for all Riverheads Elementary students. Gladiators in grades PK, K and 1 will have breakfast delivered to the classroom and they will select their breakfast there. Gladiators in grades 2 - 5, will need to stop in the cafeteria on their way in the building to pick up their breakfast before heading to their classroom. All students in grade K-5 make their lunch choices when they arrive in the classroom each morning

You can also find the breakfast and lunch menu on our website by going to Our School > Menu.

Please note that menus are subject to change.

1. All sandwiches served with option of dark green lettuce & tomato slice.

2. All side salads & chef salads are made with romain lettuce and/or fresh spinach.

3. Raw Veggie Cup = may contain a mixture of celery, cucumbers, cauliflower, & green peppers.

4. Manager's Choice (USDA) may be substituted for one of the other entrees listed above.

November breakfast and lunch menus are attached. Please note that these read very differently from previous versions of the menu. A lunch menu sheet has also been included so that you can help your child identify the lunch choice for each day as A, B or C.

The Adapted Physical Education Program will be holding a Silent Auction & Craft and Vendor Fair on November 8 at Stuarts Draft Middle School from 1-5 pm.

Augusta County Public School Elementary School Handbook for 2026-2027

Each morning our Gladiators are asked to live up to our Red Pride Pledge by living up to our Riverheads Expectations for Success. They do this by being...

• Safe
• Respectful
• Responsible
• Caring
• Learners

Our 3rd - 5th graders continue to enjoy their skating unit. Our 4th graders will have the chance to visit a skating rink as part of their unit of study.