Time goes so quickly! Good luck in your new adventures Class of 2022!
Open House will be Tuesday, August 16th for Pre-K - 2nd, and grades 4-8. (3rd grade orientation is Monday, August 15th) Parents, please make sure you have completed your portal update as well as ALL enrollment forms!
Pre-K - 2nd will enter at the primary entrance in Wathena for Open House from 5pm to 6:30. Grades 4-8 will enter at the middle school office entrance in Elwood, from 5pm to 6:30. Hope to see you all soon!
Riverside welcomes the class of 2026!!
Freshman and new student Orientation tonight in the RHS Auditorium! We would love to see as many students and their parents as possible! We do understand some are out of town or have other obligations.
3rd grade orientation will be held on Monday August 15th at 5:30PM. Please plan to attend with your child.
Reminder that the preschool parent meeting is Thursday, August 11th in the west campus cafeteria. This meeting is for parents only, please do not bring your child. Thank you!!
Riverside High School Football and Volleyball practices start Monday, August15. Volleyball will start at 8:00 am in Elwood, and Football 3:30 pm in Wathena. Each athlete must have a current physical to practice!
Reminder: High School practices for volleyball and football begin Monday, August 15th.
Volleyball 8:00 am In Elwood
Football 3:30 pm in Wathena
All athletes must have a physical before practicing!
For all girls interested in playing High School VB this fall:
The first practice will be at Elwood on Monday, August 15th from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. Please bring your physical if you have not turned it in.
The rest of the week, practice will be at Wathena from 3:30 - 6:00 pm.
All Middle School girls interested in Volleyball. The first practice will be Monday August 15th from 1-3 in the Elwood Main gym. We will also practice from 1-3 on Tuesday and Wednesday the 16th and 17th. After the first day of school we will be in the Elwood main gym from 3:30 until 5:30 daily.
Parents, this is a reminder to complete your students’ enrollment and forms. Bus routes are being determined NOW and we need you to complete the form so your child can receive transportation. If your child does not ride the bus, the form also includes health and technology forms. These forms allow us to know if you have given permission for your child to use technology, have pictures published, and to go to the nurse for example cough drops. The link to the document is here:
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/901/Riverside_USD_114/2300326/2223_Enroll_forms_finalFR.pdf or pick up the forms at any school office. Email infinite.campus@cyclones114.org for help.
COACHING OPPORTUNITIES: Riverside USD 114 is accepting applications for a Middle School Girls Volleyball Coach & Middle School Girls Basketball Coach . Deliver Support Staff application to Vicki Wyatt, BOE Clerk, Riverside USD 114, PO Box 49, 1409 Vermont, Elwood, KS 66024. Phone 913-365-5632 or email vwyatt@cyclones114.org. EOE. Listed 08/4/2022
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING NOTICE OF CHANGE The regularly scheduled Riverside BOE meeting for Monday, August 8, 2022 has been rescheduled until Monday, August 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. it will be held at the District Office Board Room, 1409 Vermont , Elwood, KS 66024.
Attached is a KSDE new release post about the availability of Reduced Price and Free School Meals:
The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) announces the participation of all Kansas school districts and many private schools in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Program. Local school officials have adopted the following household income guidelines for determining eligibility for Child Nutrition Program benefits:
Help support the Back to School Supply Drive at the old Porter’s Building in Elwood which is now Forge&Build
The drive lasts August 1st through 17th and the supplies will be distributed to Riverside Primary School
Bring in and donate school supplies and receive 5% off of your in store purchase**Not Valid on lumber, building materials, STIHL or special orders
In addition if we fill this bulldozer bucket with school supplies, Forge&Build will donate $500 to Riverside Primary
Thank you for your support!
Riverside Middle School Football information 2022
8th grade equipment checkout is Thursday, August 11th at 5:30 PM with the
parent meeting to follow at 6:45.
7th grade equipment checkout is Thursday, August 11th at 7:00 PM with the
parent meeting to follow at 8:30.
Due to work on the floors, the meetings are in the East Campus cafeteria. Please enter through the east side (playground side) of the Intermediate building.
Please bring your athlete’s physical form if it has not been turned in to the school. Other forms will be handed out at the meeting that will need to be competed.
1st day of practice – Monday, Aug. 15 at 3:30 pm.
The Riverside Ministerial Alliance is hosting Back to School "Summer Jam" in the park Saturday, August 20th at noon. It is being held at the Elwood Community Center.
Enrollment information
Parents: If your student is in grades PreK through 8 you do not need to attend registration in person if you complete the portal update, forms document, and fees online. If you do want to register in person and have students in multiple buildings, you do not need to go to all registration settings. You can register the family at one session. The following link contains the forms necessary to complete your registration and the links to update your home/student information, pay fees, and submit your meal benefits application through the portal link.
https://www.usd114.org/page/registration-links
The forms in the link should be electronically completed if possible. Please complete all forms that apply to your student. Most forms are completed once for all students in your family. The document may filled and submitted by email by choosing to "share" on your android phone, "new message" on your iphone, or share from the computer pdf reader.
Contact infinite.campus@cyclones114.org for assistance. Forms may appear different when using different devices and browsers. Printed copies and computer access are also available at the schools.
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a U.S. government program run by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program to help low-income households pay for internet service and connected devices like a laptop or tablet.
Attached is Rainbows information on their participation in the program. Information for other providers is available at: https://www.affordableconnectivity.gov
ATTENTION RIVERSIDE USD 114 PARENTS:
Please see the important information from Superintendent Whetzal.
