Rivera Elementary News

The following students were named for the month of November as showing the characteristics of citizenship: Kindergarten, Miley Barajas, Cynthia Hernandez, Alejandro Llamas, Antonio Llamas and Manuel Marcial; First Grade, Louie Aguilar, Bobby Arredondo, Nalani Childers, Anthony Estrada and Dominick Zermeno; Second Grade, Daniel Castaneda, Juan Contreras, Ruby Morales and Gabriel Pimienta; Third Grade, Francisco Barrios, Elianna Castanon, Ahriana Martinez and Giovanny Moran; Fourth Grade, Savanna Cervantes, Kimberly Herrera, Miguel Gonzalez Mora and Jose Navarro; Fifth Grade, Aileena Rodriguez, Jesse Urena and Melissa Viramontes.

Twenty-five students were selected by their teachers to be honored as those students who demonstrated the most traits of being a trustworthy person for the month of October. During the school year the different pillars of Character Counts will be celebrated. Kindergarteners nominated are Vincent Gradillas, Evony Dera, Elijah Hernandez, David Aguirre and Leila Leal-Robles. First graders nominated are Ava Hernandez, Anairam Salazar, Faith Achig, Eddie Velasco and Nalani Childers. Second graders nominated are Natalie Diaz, Darian Valencia, Angel Gutierrez and Mariana Duenas. Third graders nominated are Jasmin Leon, Christian Hernandez, Acacia Llamas and Ahriana Martinez. Fourth graders nominated are Maria Murillo, Vivian Rodriguez, Kimberly Herrera and Isaiah Lopez. Fifth graders nominated are Emmanuel Saavedra, Ashley Estrada and Daniela Sandoval.

Thank you for participating in our Halloween Parade this morning. We had over 359 parents in attendance! Please keep safe this evening.

This week we are discussing good character and the importance of being drug free. We encourage you to have these important discussions at home as well. We want all of our students to flourish both academically and socially.

Rivera Elementary staff would like to thank our many volunteers that donated items or worked our Annual Harvest Festival. We appreciate your support and care for our students. Thank you for making our festival so successful!

Rivera's Annual Harvest Festival will be held Friday, October 19th from 4-7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets will be available from Monday, October 15th - Thursday, October 18th. Pre-Sale tickets are 12 for $5.00. Cost of tickets the day of the festival are 50 cents each. Hope you join the fun!

Twenty-five students were selected by their teachers to be honored as those students who demonstrated the most traits of being a responsible person for the month of September. During the school year the different pillars of Character Counts will be celebrated. Kindergarteners honored were Lauren Cervantes, Andrea Contreras, Ashley Corrales, Bella Gomez, and Haley Martinez. First graders were Jason Castillo, Leslie Gutierrez, Edward Montano, Roxanne Preciado, and Isaiah Quevado. Second graders were Andrea Gonzales, Joseline Gonzalez, Layla Navarro, and Matthew Rivera. Third graders were Isaac Calderon, Diana Garcia, Ariana Lemus, and Mia Vela. Fourth graders were Citali Adame, Christian Mendez, Rolando Morales Garcia, and Ivette Rodriguez. Fifth graders were Alexis Gallegos, Matthew Morales, and Cristal Rodriguez.

Rivera Elementary staff look forward to another wonderful school year! Classroom lists will be posted near the front office on Monday, August 20, 2012 after 10:00 a.m. The first day of school is Wednesday, August 22nd. It is a regular schedule. Please remember there is a mandatory district uniform policy.

Twenty-five students were selected by their teachers to be honored as those students who demonstrated the most traits of being a caring person. During the school year the different traits of Character Counts will be celebrated. For May the trait was Caring. Kindergarteners honored were Bryana Acevedo, Aliah Lopez, Ruby Paz, Roxanne Preciado and Hailey Salmeron. First graders were Jennifer Landaverde, Layla Navarro, Paulina Sandoval ad Jennifer Zuniga. Second graders were Alejandro Martin Del Campo, Denise Herrera, Alyssa Melendrez, Isaiah Medina and Dana Mendoza. Third graders were Melinda Dilaveroglu, Naomi Murino, Priscilla Ortega, Andrea Sanchez and Rianna Torres. Fourth graders were Marcus Rodriguez, Linda Saucedo and Vanessa Villa. Fifth graders were Gabriela Hernandez, Cassandra Saldana and Emily Vasquez.

Twenty-five students were selected by their teachers to be honored as those students who demonstrated the most traits of being a trustworthy person. During the school year the different traits of Character Counts will be celebrated. For April the trait was Trustworthiness. Kindergarteners honored were Joslyn McCullar, David Alonso, Christian Barajas, Joseph Zesati and James Encinas,. First graders were JAndrew Gallegos, Adrian Perez, Natalie DIaz and George Hurtado. Second graders were Kylie Martinez, Dalila Romero, Savannah Hernandez and Celeste Arellano. . Third graders were Pablo Estrada, Citlali Adame, Melanie Ortega, Helen Mendez and Christian Alvarez. Fourth graders were Marta Acosta, Stephanie Mendiola and Nya Marquez. Fifth graders were Samantha Rodriguez, Rene Gallegos and Evelyn Mendoza.