Our Fall Festival is now officially a tradition for Rivera. Last year the festival was a big success. Well, this year's festival was a HUGE success. The weather was perfect, the PTA had pre-planned where teacher booths were to be staged so the set-up went smoothly, and the crowd came! We estimate we had well over 1,000 people attend the festival. Teachers are busy planning on how they will spend the money their booth generated. Mr. Cash was the bravest teacher of all during the event. He to
ok several hundred pies in the face to earn about $300 for his class. When asked if it was worth it, he replied with a grin, "My face is a bit sore, but I earned lots of money to spend on my class." Way to go, Mr. Cash! Next year we hope to have even more fun than we had this year. With the PTA Board we have this year, I'm confident that we will have a great Fall Festival next year!Speaking of our PTA Board, they planned our Red Ribbon Week which was launched today with a kick-off assembly in our quad. We had three officers from the California Highway Patrol who came with their canine, Officer Rex, and put on quite a show! Officer Mike Ritter began the program by explaining to students how Red Ribbon Week became a national event. He shared with the students some of the responsibilities his job entails to keep our community safe. He also
gave the students tips for having a "safe Halloween." Following his presentation, Officer Mike Blaine and his canine, Officer Rex, demonstrated how they find "bad people" and find drugs. Officer Robert Adelman posed as a "bad guy" while Rex chased him and locked him in a bite hold. It was quite impressive ~ and we were all glad that Officer Adelman
was in a "bite suit" that prevented him from getting hurt. The assembly ended with a fly-over by the CHP helicopter who took a picture of all of our students and staff sitting in the quad in their red shirts spelling out the words RIVERA SAYS NO! We hope that the Press Enterprise will print our picture. If not, we will at least hang our picture in our school office for all to see! We certainly appreciate the time that our CHP officers gave to Rivera Elementary School and the staff and I are confident that their presentation had a positive impact on our students.
gave the students tips for having a "safe Halloween." Following his presentation, Officer Mike Blaine and his canine, Officer Rex, demonstrated how they find "bad people" and find drugs. Officer Robert Adelman posed as a "bad guy" while Rex chased him and locked him in a bite hold. It was quite impressive ~ and we were all glad that Officer Adelman
was in a "bite suit" that prevented him from getting hurt. The assembly ended with a fly-over by the CHP helicopter who took a picture of all of our students and staff sitting in the quad in their red shirts spelling out the words RIVERA SAYS NO! We hope that the Press Enterprise will print our picture. If not, we will at least hang our picture in our school office for all to see! We certainly appreciate the time that our CHP officers gave to Rivera Elementary School and the staff and I are confident that their presentation had a positive impact on our students.We are looking forward to seeing all of our parents during Parent Conferences on November 19 and 20.
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