February 21, 2017
Don't forget -- early dismissal
at 12:45 p.m. tomorrow,
Wednesday, February 22nd.
Employees and students are encouraged
to show support for the Houston Livestock
Show and Rodeo by dressing in western
outfits on "Go Texan Day," March 3, 2017,
in recognition of the Show's significant
contributions to public education and to
kick off this year's rodeo.
The Show, which is celebrating its 85th
anniversary, has been a valuable
educational partner. In 2016, the Show
awarded scholarships worth $1,656,000
to 92 HISD graduates.
Save
the
Dates
FEBRUARY
22- Early
Dismissal
23- Optional
Spring
Pictures
MARCH
4- Ms.
Carlisle BD
8- Ms.
Ojore's BD
8- PTO
Meeting
9- 3rd & 4th
Grade
Musical
10- End of
Grading
Cycle
13-17- Spring
Break
19- Ms.
Macomber's
BD
25- Ms.
Myer's BD
28- Ms.
Marshall's
BD
APRIL
3- Ms. Hulse'
BD
4- Ms.
Simon's BD
PENNIES FOR PATIENTS
We are in the final week of the Pennies for Patients campaign
benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The students
have accomplished amazing things so far and our $25,000 goal is
well within reach! We would love to be the first elementary
school in Texas to fund a research grant! Students have until
Friday February 24th at 2pm to bring in their last
donations. Remember, in order to get the special prizes
mentioned at the kickoff rally, students need to create a student
online page and raise money through that forum.
A special shout out to our top student online pages:
Asher Sandill $2,742
Carolina Gutierrez $2,036
Mojoyin Jimoh $930
Levi Nisenson $673
Emerson Goodman $455
Also, don't forget to share the donation link with your family and
friends in other states. We are trying to get a donation (no matter
how big or small!) from every state in the country. We already
have 20 states! Can you help us get to 30? Check out the map in
the 1st grade hallway to see which states we still need!
http://events.lls.org/pages/txg/RiverOaksElementarySchoolH
ouston-2017
Thanks for your support,
Liz Goodman
Volunteers Needed!!!
We need volunteers to assist with Spring picture day, Thursday,
February 23rd. We will assign you to work with a photographer to
bring classes down for the specified photo times, collect
paperwork and assist with other needs. Click here to sign
up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EA9AC2CA5FC1roespring Don't forget that you have to register with HISD's VIPS
at www.houstonisd.org/vips.
6- Mr.
Copeland's
BD
8- Parent
Teacher
Social at
Rebels
8- Ms.
Williamson's
BD
9- Ms. Liner's
BD
12SDMC/PTO
Board
Meetings
14- No
School/
Good
Friday
22- Carnival
29- Ms.
Torres' BD
MAY
10- PTO
Meeting
10- Ms.
Elmer's BD
15- Ms.
Nelson, Ms.
Perez's BD
18Community
5th Grade
Exhibition
24- Kinder
Promotion/5t
h Grade End
of Year
Parties
25- Last Day
of School/5th
Grade
CONGRATULATIONS TO 4th GRADE STUDENT SHAUN
ISRANI!
Today, Shaun Israni won FIRST PLACE at the HISD
Spelling Bee. Shaun will advance to the City Bee on April
1st which will be televised on PBS. We are so proud of
you, Shaun!
3rd and 4th Grade are full of all things Seussical! Rehearsals
are well on their way to putting on a musical extravaganza in
the World of Dr. Seuss. Thank you to everyone who is helping
with preparations -- it takes a village!
The students are working hard so please encourage your child
to practice their songs and learn the lyrics as the final
performance is fast approaching. We hope that the parents
and families of 3rd and 4th Grade will join us March 9th to
see their performance. There will be two performances (all
students are in both) that day to accommodate everyone
these will be split by last name:
A - L at 8:15AM;
M - Z at 1:30PM
Promotion
8AM
26- Teacher
Workday
28- Ms.
Stow's BD
If you have any questions please email Ms. Stow
([email protected])
Summer
Employee
Birthdays
Jun 10- Dr.
Fovargue
Jun 22- Mr.
Sanchez
Jun 28- Ms.
Calderon
Jul 1- Mr.
Meyer
Jul 15- Ms.
Turner
Jul 18- Ms.
Skrabanek
Jul 20- Ms.
McHale
Jul 30- Ms.
Goodman
Congratulations to our ROE Chess team who participated
in the HCA
Region V Scholastic Tournament at BCM Academy at
Ryan on Feb 18th,
2017 with amazing results:
- Team K-1 (Sunil Vadapalli, Ahilan Eswaran, & Connor
Chang) took 2nd place.
* Sunil (1G), tied for 5th took 7th
- Team Primary U-400 (Michael Shinder, Aarav
Mahendru, Dylan Vettical,
& Brycen Stein) took 3rd place.
* Michael (3G), took 3rd;
* Aarav (3G), tied for 8th took 13th.
Well Done ROE!
After careful review, Ms. Peihong has selected the following
winners of the Chinese Calligraphy Contest:
Novice Division
1. Helena Rajszewski - parent of Magda, 3rd and Connor
Chang - Kinder
2. Olive Taylor - 1st grade
3. Unknown Artist
4. Purba Dey - 4th grade
Advanced Division
1. Elsa Torres - parent of Adriana, 4th grade
2. Lyndon Huang - 5th grade
Winners can claim their prize from Ms. Munoz at the front
desk this week. We enjoyed sharing Chinese culture, art and
food with you! Thank you to all the contest participants and
families who came out to support the ROE Book Fair Family
Night!
Congratulations to ROE's FIRST National Geographic Bee
Champion, Swayambhu Panigrahi!
The National Geographic Bee is an annual 4th through 8th
grade competition with over 10,000 schools across the U.S.
competing. It is designed to inspire kids and reward their
curiosity of the world and how it works. Congratulations to
all students in 4th and 5th grade classes who participated
and championed an audience as their class
winner. Together we wish Swayambu the BEST next month
at the National State Competition taking place March 31st.
GO SWAYAMBHU!
5th Grade
*Swayambhu Panigrahi - Ms. Beery
Teel Hensey - Ms. Ralph
Hayden Johnson - Mr. Rainn
Akshay Kapur - Ms. Like
Owen Xue - Ms. McQueen
4th Grade
Keira Boone - Mr. Johnson
Leah Feng - Ms. Stecher
Sophie Espinosa - Ms. Cho
Bella Perdue - Ms. Macomber
Ariya Lucas - Ms. Clark
Timothy Nguyen - Ms. Clark
Second Grade Spelling Bee Winners
Congratulations to our 2nd grade Spelling Bee winners!
1st place - Tibyan Osman
2nd place - Arihan Barnwal
3rd place - Jacob Higgs
Calling All 5th Grade Parents
Please make plans to join the 5th grade teachers and Ms.
Goodman on Tuesday February 28th at 6pm for a Parent
Meeting relating to Exhibition and 5th grade camp. We
will cover important information about both of these
activities that you will not want to miss. The meeting
will take place in the ROE Cafeteria and shouldn't last
more than about an hour.
Questions or concerns, please email Liz Goodman
([email protected])
River Oaks Elementary
May is Neighborhood Registration Month
for the 2017 - 2018
School Year!
As a neighborhood family, we want you to
consider becoming part of the ROE learning
community. Please join us for the following
events.
Saturday, April 22 Family Carnival - New
Families Welcome! 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, April 24 Registration Materials
Available for Pick Up
Tuesday, April 25 Neighborhood Round-Up and
School Tour 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, May 2 Neighborhood Round-Up and School
Tour 8:30 a.m.
Registration for Neighborhood zoned families is
by appointment.
Please call Diane Sheehan, school Registrar, to
make your appointment.
713-942-1460
We are so pleased you are considering becoming part of
the ROE learning community. Please join us for the
following events.
NEW! Signing Day Friday, April 7
Come in to return your completed acceptance
paperwork!
(If unable to attend, please mail, email to
[email protected], or drop off paperwork by April
7)
Entrance Agreement, Affidavit of Attendance, and Proof
of Residency Required to Secure your Place!
Other Important Dates:
Thursday, April 6 Last Chance Tour for Magnet
Applicants 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
This is the last chance to tour the school!
Saturday, April 22 Family Carnival - New Families
Welcome! 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Monday, April 24 Registration Materials Available for Pick
Up
Wednesday, May 3 Early Registration 1:30 p.m. - 4:00
p.m.
Thursday, May 4 Early Registration 4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Proof of Residency consists of HCAD statement or lease
and a current utility bill.
ROE's Exciting Summer Course Offerings!
Enchanted Summer!
Back by Popular Demand!
June 5 - June 16
9 AM - 2 PM
Class offerings are for entering grades 3-5 and entering grades
2-3. I am sorry to say that there are no offerings for current
kinders entering first, or our current fifth graders entering sixth.
Spaces are limited and enrollment is on a first come - first serve
basis.
Registration is online only at www.schoolpay.com
The 2017 Parent Teacher Party has been rescheduled for April
8 from 5:30 - 8:30! Please join us at Rebels Honky Tonk for a
silent & live auction, mechanical bull riding, line dancing, dinner
catered by Goode Co. Bar-B-Q, and fellowship with our amazing
teachers and staff!
Click https://cwsclients.wufoo.com/forms/2017-roe-parentteacher-party/ to buy your tickets now!
Tickets will be on sale through March 31, 2017. Please note that
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Questions? Email [email protected].
The IB/GT Connection
Did you know? River Oaks Elementary is an International Baccalaureate
World School and GT Vanguard Magnet in HISD. All teachers, instructional
coordinators, and administrators are GT Certified and trained in IB.
Do you know someone who is not receiving this
communication?
Email [email protected]
Look for reminders and updates on twitter.
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