English - Riley Elementary School

Math Connection – Math at the grocery store
Need to go food shopping? Why not take your children so that this experience can be a practice for what
they are learning in Math at school. Here are some suggestions: Weigh and multiply. Fruits and
vegetables are sold by the pound. Ask your children to try and compute how much your produce will cost.
Comparison Shop. Let your child help you save money and learn to be a better shopper. Ask your
children to look for the best deal, so you can save money buying groceries. Estimate the total. As you
put groceries in your cart, ask your child to predict what your total bill will cost. With each item, your
child should check the price and round it up to the nearest dollar. At checkout time, see how well your
child did, and acknowledge with a job well done.
Utah Food Bank
The Mobile Pantry will be at Riley delivering food. This program is for the Riley School Community.
Examples of items include yogurt, produce and cereal. Items will vary. Participants must bring: One
proof of address in the 84104 zip code: driver’s license, report card, bill, etc. and three bags to carry food
home (baskets and wagons work too). See enclosed flyer.
Uniform Policy
Reminder: The Riley Dress Code was designed to be as easy and inexpensive as possible for parents.
Please remind your students to remember to keep the dress code colors. It is expected that ALL students
will comply with the dress code policy.
School Community Council
The SCC met in February to review the current year’s School Improvement Plan, in preparation for work
on the 2012-2013 Plan. The Council was presented with a draft of the Plan for their feedback and
recommendations, allowing parents to make decisions about school achievement and progress.
Teacher Features
Mr. Peter Saunders has taught Second Grade at Riley for four years. Before coming to Riley, he
worked at the Sorenson Multi-Cultural Center. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.
Mr. Saunders enjoys playing basketball, reading, traveling, listening Phish, and cheering on the
University of Illinois. Mr. Saunders says, “I am honored to work with such wonderful students and such
dedicated teachers”.
Kirsten Berez is the new Kindergarten teacher this year. Mrs. Berez taught Kindergarten at Emerson
Elementary last Year. Prior to that she assisted and substituted for five years in a variety of classrooms to
include Pre-K, special needs, library, resource, gifted/talented, computer lab & STAR Tutoring. Mrs.
Berez loves to spend time with her husband, son and animals. She grew up in Hawaii and enjoys relaxing
on the beach, watching movies and hiking with her dogs. Mrs. Berez says, “I appreciate the supportive
staff here at Riley and working with all of my delightful students and families”.