Roadrunner Review
September 28th, 2020
A Note From the Principal
Riverview Families,
For the past week or so, you may have noticed your child participating in various assessments for math and reading/ELA. Our teachers have been busy preparing these assessments in the virtual world and will be working on identifying what the data is telling us. Keep in mind, these assessments are not a part of your child(ren)'s grade, but they do give us information that helps guide the teacher in the curriculum being used. We appreciate all the support you have given us in making these assessments happen. Below is a brief rundown of each assessment:
All K-5 students participate in FastBridge assessments. This is a series of assessments of student math and English language arts skills and help the teacher know what skills a student has mastered already and what skills they need to continue to work on. This will be given again in January and in May to measure the growth your child makes over the course of the year.
All K-5 students participate in the iReady diagnostic math assessment. This one is “computer adaptive,” which means when students get questions correct, the questions get harder and when they have incorrect answers, they get easier. The goal is for the system to pinpoint specific skills your child has mastered in different math domains such as geometry, numbers and operations. Your child is then placed in the iReady online math program with virtual lessons tailored to their specific needs.
2nd grade students participate in the MAP Growth Assessment. This assessment is also “computer adaptive” for both math and English language arts. This is used to format teacher instruction, along with being used for the Gifted and Talented program’s identification process.
Referendum Meeting Notice for Riverview Families
On Tuesday, October 13, members of Wausau School District Administration will hold a referendum presentation for Riverview Staff and Parents. It's from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. It will be virtual, and a link to attend the meeting will be coming out at a later date. In the meantime, you can learn all about the November 3 referendum, but heading to this link:
Library Curbside Pick-up is here!
I am excited to announce that we are launching Library Curbside Pickup, where your student(s) is able to check out and read books from our school library! Your student will learn about the entire process, from checking on book availability to placing an “order,” during this rotation’s library class (Thurs. 9/24 - Thurs. 10/1). I encourage you to wait with placing an order until your child has attended his or her library class to ensure that he or she fully understands how the process will work. Many questions will be answered during our class discussion. In the meantime, please review the attached document that provides an overview of our curbside process.
I sincerely miss seeing students walk out of our library, excited to read the library books in their hands. I’m hoping that by working together, we can get physical books into our students’ hands and continue to cultivate the habit and love of reading.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me either through a Seesaw message or via email at krodziew@wausauschools.org.
Happy Reading, Roadrunners!
Mrs. Rodziewicz
Mrs. Budny
Ms. Kleczewski's class using Jamboard to discuss "How can experiencing nature change the way you think about it? Check out their answers!
Virtual Learning Reminders
- Students are expected to be signed in and begin the virtual school day at 8:30 AM.
- Attendance will be taken each day (Monday - Thursday) between 8:30 - 10:00 AM by the homeroom teachers.
- If a child does not appear virtually during this time period, they will be marked absent. If a child is marked absent, a communication will be sent from the school office to the parent/guardian to confirm when the student will access content and complete learning.
- If communication is received from the parent/guardian, the child will be marked present.
- If no communication is received from the parent/guardian, the child will be marked absent.
- If you are having technology issues, please contact your child's teacher or the help desk.
Reminder that there are no classes on Fridays during this virtual learning time. Fridays will be used for students to catch up on any work they still need to complete and for teachers to have a planning day for the following week.
Google Meet Expectations
Wausau School District & Marathon County Birth-to-Three Child Development Information
Blessings in a Backpack
Every Friday the Blessings in a Backpack program will be available at Riverview Elementary School. Distribution will be done as a drive up every Friday from 11:00am-1:00pm. Parents/Guardians can drive up and receive one Blessings in a Backpack bag per child. Numbers may be limited per school building, so it will be based on first come first serve. Blessings in a Backpack is a program that is offered in the Wausau School District and DC Everest School District to provide weekend meals for school age children.
Any questions about the program at Riverview, please contact Shelly Smith-Payant, School Social Worker, at 715-262-0038
TECH SUPPORT
DRIVE-THRU MEAL PICK-UP
Directions for ordering meals through PAYPAMS
PTO
Thank you PTO for the wonderful treats you provided to staff on Friday!
Riverview Elementary has a very active PTO is dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for all children, teachers, and staff at Riverview Elementary School. All parents and guardians of Riverview Elementary students, as well as all Riverview Elementary staff members, are considered members. Everyone is encouraged to attend the general meetings held every other month. The next meeting will be November 17th at 6:30 pm.
The PTO maintains its own email list, and the school cannot share email addresses with the PTO. If you are not currently receiving email from the PTO, email them to be added to the list: riverviewschool.pto@gmail.com
The PTO also posts updates at facebook.com/riverviewschoolPTO
Dine for Dough is tomorrow, September 29th!
Staff contact information
Principal
Budny, Sarah - sbudny@wausauschools.org
Administrative Assistant
Knapp, Patty - pknapp@wausauschools.org
Regular Education
4K
Hall, Kristin - khall@wausauschools.org
Szekeress, Danica - dszekere@wausauschools.org
Kindergarten
Burnett, Amber - aburnett@wausauschools.org
Richardt, Cindy - mrichard@wausauschools.org
Steinagel, Nathan - nsteinagel@wausauschools.org
1st grade
Pearson, Kim - kpearson@wausauschools.org
Urmanski, Shelly - surmansk@wausauschools.org
Witt, Laura - lwitt@wausauschools.org
2nd grade
Adams, Carolyn - cadams@wausauschools.org
Differt, Kayla - kdiffert@wausauschools.org
Heil, Kari - kheil@wausauschools.org
3rd grade
Bauman, James - jbauman@wausauschools.org
Smith, Chris - csmith@wausauschools.org
Villiard, Betsy - bvilliar@wausauschools.org
4th grade
Burmeister, Michelle - mburmeis@wausauschools.org
Helke, Casey - chelke@wausauschools.org
Moe, Rebecca (Becky) - rmoe@wausauschools.org
5th grade
Bauman, Deb - dbauman@wausauschools.org
Kleczewski, Christine - ckleczew@wausauschools.org
Widmar, Kristin - kwidmar@wausauschools.org
GT Resource Teacher
Adams, Matt - madams@wausauschools.org
Special Education
Althoff, Heather - halthoff@wausauschools.org
Boller, Amy - amboller@wausauschools.org
Ermeling, Ashley - aermlin@wausauschools.org
Holdridge, Julie - jholdrid@wausauschools.org
Husnick, Donna - dhusnick@wausauschools.org
Kressel, Renee - rkressel@wausauschools.org
Lodahl, Mia - mlodahl@wausauschools.org
Persha, Morgan - mpersha@wausauschools.org
Puetz, Nancy - npuetz@wausauschools.org
Rexford, Kristen - krexford@wausauschools.org
Sirianni, Emily - esirianni@wausauschools.org
Pupil Services
Boettcher, Sara - sboettch@wausauschools.org
Boulanger, Kris - kboulang@wausauschools.org
Smith-Payant, Shelly - ssmith@wausauschools.org
EL Resource Teacher
David, Patty - pdavid@wausauschools.org
Encore
Lenselink, Angela - alenseli@wausauschools.org
Veldhuizen, Cathy - cveldhui@wausauschools.org
Rodziewicz, Kathy - krodziew@wausauschools.org
Schmidt, Kelley - keschmidt@wausauschools.org
Sullivan, Christin - csulliva@wausauschools.org
District Nurse
Welch, Julie - jwelch@wausauschools.org
Riverview Elementary School
Email: sbudny@wausauschools.org
Website: http://riverview.wausauschools.org/
Location: Riverview Elementary School, Troy Street, Wausau, WI, USA
Phone: 715-261-0030