Tanglewood Elementary/Riverside Exceptional

Posted October 8, 2009

This is my kids' second year attending this school. Overall, we're very pleased with the teachers and staff. The front office staff isn't entirely great, but we never really have to deal with them. The principal is wonderfully sweet and caring. Homework there is ridiculous. Be warned, working mothers and fathers! You will need to dedicate a considerable amount of time a week working on homework assignments. My first grader spends an hour and a half a night working on math, reading and language arts in addition to monthly class projects. My only real complaints are the frequent fundraisers you're forced to participate in and the fact that the music program is no more at this school. Regardless, for a public school, Tanglewood is impressive.
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Posted September 30, 2009

My son just started kindergarten but I'm not too happy with Tanglewood so far. The amount of homework is incredible--every night, Monday-Thurs-we have 2 double-sided worksheets to complete, sight words to practice, reading tests, full book reports on Thursdays, and posters to make about respect. Plus I get notes, for example, that he needs to practice putting periods at the end of sentences so he should write out some sample sentences. My son is cheerful at the beginning, but gets totally overwhelmed. All day are rules and structure for the first time in his life--and of course that's appropriate--but to have to continue to sit in a chair and work for another hour after he's home and needs to run and play and go to a friend's house seems wrong. He's only five. At orientation the teacher said homework would be minimal and it is not that.
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Posted December 23, 2008

Mrs. Bobak and Mr. DiLascio have given both my children the best education possible. Both are caring and work long past their scheduled hours to make sure all students are doing well in their studies. I highly recommend both of these wonderful teachers and the school.
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Posted March 31, 2008

Tanglewood-Riverside welcomed us openly, quick to answer all of our questions with patience and understanding. My daughter is in Mrs. McBride's gifted class and has excelled at reading and social studies under her wing. I feel that more one-to-one help could be given to my daughter in her weaker areas, as made clear on her report card, however TR's gifted program is only part-time, and so she does not receive the higher level of attention she otherwise would. Mrs. Adams, the principal, is interactive with students and parents more than I've ever seen an administrator! She's in the parent pick-up line every single day, and you can usually stumble over her directing traffic in the hallways. I definitely recommend this school to any parent considering it. There seems to be less riff-raff behaviour in the gifted class, so if possible, have your child tested and put in that most-excellent class. Good luck!
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