On August 17th, teachers and staff were so excited to Welcome Back our Riverbend Panthers!! It has been a busy week full of new students, new teachers, new classrooms, new routines, and lots of anticipation for a GREAT School Year!! Our staff are ready, our students are excited, and we can’t wait to see what this year holds! Exciting things are happening at Riverbend!! Check it out!

Students work in a small group to complete an engineering task.  Two students are seated at a round table helping another student who is  standing move a paper towel roll and a piece of cardboard to create a tower and keep it from tumbling.
A student is in front of his classmates sharing items from a brown paper bag to explain about himself.  A teacher sits in the rocking chair beside him listening to him share his "Me Bag." Classmates sit on the floor facing the student and listen.
A student is sitting at a table writing on lined paper with a pencil.
Three students sit on the floor of their classroom.  One student is holding a blue balloon.  Another student has tape in her hands.  There are pieces of colorful paper on the floor.
Three students are sitting on the floor in their classroom.  They have brightly colored pieces of paper in front of them.  They are working together to solve the challenge.
Three students are sitting on the carpeted floor in their classroom.  They have brightly colored pieces of paper in front of them.  They are working together to solve the challenge.