Riverwalk Roar

Pride,

Happy Sunday! I hope you and your family had a great weekend. I know I can't speak for everyone, but for me, I left school on Friday exhausted. It dawned on me Friday during dismissal when many of the students were talking about being tired, that last week was our first 5-day in-person week that we've had in 2022.

Even though it was a long week, last week was great. I enjoyed presenting to our Board some of the updates and happenings of Riverwalk Academy. One of the biggest updates from last week was the presentation of Riverwalk Academy's Core Commitments.

I'd like to share these with all of our Pride.

• We commit to each other by upholding a productive environment through collaboration, preparation, organization, accountability and feedback.

• We commit to our students by treating them with respect and fairness so we can fully invest in each child based on their individual needs.
  

• We commit to our classroom community by achieving successful outcomes through mutual trust and maintaining positive regard for all.
  

• We commit to our school by maintaining an environment where we place the highest value in building positive relationships and maintaining a “we are glad to be here” mindset.
  

• We commit to our families and surrounding communities by viewing and respecting them as essential educational partners who are critical to the overall success of their children.

Our Core Commitments were developed to ensure that, as we look to the future, these values are maintained at the core of who we are, how we work, and what we want to model to the students whom we are fortunate to serve.

Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing some additional documents and graphics that help answers the question, "What is Riverwalk Academy?" Don't worry, we're not changing our mission and purpose. We're simply trying to articulate, in writing, who we are and what it is we do.

I hope each of you has a wonderful week and for one final time, here's a reminder that voting is still open for Hulafrog's Most Loved. Click here to vote for Riverwalk Academy as your most loved charter school.

In Strength and Blessings,

~Dr. Compton

This week's photo is of 9th grader Judith Steele. During her world history class, the students donned 3D glasses during part of Ms. Buckley's lesson.

Intent to Return notifications were sent last Monday. Please keep your eye out for an email from Ms. Mabey. The deadline to complete the Intent to Return form and ensure your child has a spot for the 2022-2023 school year is February 4th.

All returning students must submit proof of residency (POR) for the 2022-2023 school year. Please upload your current POR when completing your Intent to Return From for your student(s).

Thank you to the members of our Pride who visited HWY 55 on last Thursday during our Spirit Night. It was great seeing so many of you there.

We're asking that our families assist us in managing everyone's status by using this form when your child shows symptoms, tests positive, is a close contact, or is a household close contact. The data shared with us is kept confidential. After completing this form, you'll receive an email or phone call from Nurse Donna to discuss your child's specific isolation/quarantining plan.

Linked here is Riverwalk Academy's COVID Dashboard. This COVID dashboard is updated by 3:00 pm each school day. This dashboard can also be found on our website.

We've received a few questions about our dashboard, so I wanted to provide an explanation for everyone. Click here for an explanation of our COVID data.

Riverwalk Academy is a "bring your own lunch" school where students are encouraged to bring their own lunches. We do offer a fee-based lunch program that is not income-contingent. Our fee-based lunch program is provided by Golden Corral. For more information about this option, please click here.

Pride, if you haven't done so, please take a moment to check out our new and improved website. From the main page, you have immediate access to the latest news, and up to date calendar.

Each week, we'll showcase one of our seniors from our inaugural graduating class. #Classof2022

If you would like to purchase a yearbook for 2021-22 for your student(s) - please follow this link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02183267

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Dwana Tillman (dtillman@riverwalkacademy.com) or Mrs. Kathryn Carr (kcarr@riverwalkacademy.com).

Hello everyone! Not much to report this week. Unfortunately I was out most of the week and will spend the next few weeks making up for it. As we all know, best laid plans are often just that, plans. We all hope to get everything on our to do lists done, but life intervenes. It’s a lesson for the students and a reminder to us adults to stay positive even through the delays, obstacles and boundaries life gives us. All the things will get done. All that matters is our attitude. And if something gets missed, how we react is also important. Modeling all of this for our students is one of our greatest challenges. Especially the last few years. Remember they may be resilient but they are still children, learning and growing.

Be patient with yourself and the children and our staff and spread positivity and love. Thank you for your continued support and understanding.

Have a great week and I look forward to returning healthy and catching up.

Please remember to read all the other great features of the newsletter.

Hugs,

Mrs. Carr

10th Grade Class Ring Meeting! On Monday, January 31st at 1:30 PM a representative from Jostens will hold a meeting for all 10th grade students about ordering class rings. During this meeting, students will learn about the ring ordering process- no money will be collected at that time.. All students will bring home information about class ring orders. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Born.

If you would like to purchase a yearbook for 2021-22 for your student(s) - please follow this link: http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02183960

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Caroline Menges (cmenges@riverwalkacademy.com) or Mrs. Alyssa Snipes (asnipes@riverwalkacademy.com).

Hello Again!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend and that you all were able to get some rest to recharge for this week. I sometimes forget to rest, and I bet some of you do too. We get so caught up in the busy and don’t take the chance to slow down. A lot of times, if we forget to slow down, we can get overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. Trust me, I’ve been there as it’s my natural inclination to always go, go, go. As we all are in the groove of the new semester racing towards the finish line to get to Summer, just remember to get the rest you need! We all need it to keep moving forward and to prevent burnout. Don’t forget, spring break will be here before we know it! Let’s see what we’ve got going on this week…

Things to know:

-9th grade families, this past week I sent out an email with a sign up link for IGP meetings. Please sign up for a meeting time. If that email has become buried, I am attaching the link here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAFAC2DA5FDC43-9thgrade

-10th graders, we will be having a class ring meeting on Monday (tomorrow) at 1:30 in the MPR,

Love,

Mrs. Menges

Monday: 1/31/22

• 10th Grade Ring Orders Information Meeting 1:30 pm (MPR)
• Beginning Band, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Johnston)

Tuesday: 2/1/22

• Beginning Band, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Johnston)
• Cheer Practice: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (Kunde)

Wednesday: 2/2/22

• Advanced Band, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Johnston)

Thursday: 2/3/22

• Beginning Band, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Johnston)
• Cheer Practice: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm (Kunde)

Friday: 2/4/22

• BPA Meeting: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm (Girard)

The Mission of Riverwalk Academy is to lead students to achieve through authentic project-based learning experiences with the knowledge and inquiry skills they need to succeed in life, college, and their future careers.

Email: info@riverwalkacademu.com
Website: https://www.riverwalkacademy.com/
Location: 5750 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill, SC, USA
Phone: (803) -327-8400
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