March 3, 2016
From the Desk of Dr. Fovargue
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SUPER PROUD PRINCIPAL REPORTS...
It has been an amazing week for ROE!
@ROEworld wins Social Media Star of the Month!
(join us on Twitter for up to the minute news and daily
happenings around the school)
The Texas Honor Roll is back! ROE named 1 of 33
schools in HISD to make the 2015 list!
Name That Book Team takes 2nd in tiebreaker!
(more details coming soon)
Ms. Argue, 3rd Grade ESL Teacher, wins ROE Teacher
of the Year!
Save the Dates
1. Mar 1-4- 5th Grade Camp
2. Mar 10- Spring
Performance (3-5)
3. Mar 13- Daylight Savings
Time
4. Mar 14-18- Spring Break
5. Mar 24- Report Cards
6. Mar 25- Spring Holiday
7. Mar 29-31- STAAR 3rd5th
8. Apr 11-15-Teacher
Appreciation Week
9. Apr 16- HISD Choir
Festival
10. Apr 23- Carnival
11. May 9-13- STAAR 3rd5th
12. May 19- 5th Grade
Exhibition
13. May 24- Kinder
Program
Chloe Philippe wins 3rd in the UIL District Spelling Bee
held at Scarborough High School. It was a nail-biting
competition that lasted twelve rounds with very
challenging words. Chloe finished the competition in third
place. The ROE family extends a hardy congratulations
to Chloe on a job well done!
ROE's Enchanted Summer
ROE is excited to present for the first time...
Enchanted Summer!
This is a two week summer enrichment program
from June 6 - June 17, 9AM to 2PM, for students
entering grades 2-5. There will be a handful of
course offerings from which to select. The
brochure and registration information will be sent
home in March, after Spring Break, and will be
accepted on a first come-first serve basis.
Keep your calendars open until then!
14. May 25- 5th grade
promotion
15. May 25-Report Cards,
Last Day of School
16. May 26- Teacher
Workday
Have we got a show for you!
The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students have been
hard at work with Ms. Stow rehearsing for
their Xanadu performance! We hope you'll
join us on Thursday, March 10th as our
students transport us to...a place where
nobody dared to go...they call it Xanadu!!!
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8:00 am - Parents of students with last
names A-M
1:15 pm - Parents of students with last
names N-Z
Xanadu t-shirts are available for purchase
online now! For students in grades 3-5, this is
a fun way to celebrate and remember their
2015-2016 performance! Shirts can be
purchased for $16 ONLINE
ONLY athttps://www.schoolpay.com/login. L
og in, create an account, and choose the sizes
you need. Shirts are available in youth and
adult sizes. The deadline to order is next
Friday, March 4th!
Please contact Ms. Lawrence with any
questions at dlawren1@houstonisd.org or
713-942-1460.
Volunteer opportunities for helping with the
production of Xanadu can be found at the following
link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044ea9ac2ca5fc1-xanadu
Please take a look at the list of needs. Your talents
can help put on a fabulous show!!
Parents, we are excited to kick off Jump
Rope/Hoops For Heart!
Our students are learning all about what
they can do to keep their hearts healthy,
and how they can help others by
collecting donations for the American
Heart Association. We are a healthy and
service-minded community!
Please register for our school team online
at www.heart.org/jump or through the
Jump/Hoops app to send emails and ask
for donations.
Thank you for supporting the American
Heart Association!
Username: RiverOaksElem
Password: jump2016
ROE NEEDS YOU!
The culminating project of the IB Primary Years Program
is known as Exhibition. 5th graders are asked to identify
an area of interest and explore a real-world issue related
to this interest. An important support to the work of the
Exhibition is adult mentors to act as guides/facilitators of
this inquiry. We are currently looking for parents and
community members to fill mentor positions for these
projects later in the spring. Mentors would be asked to
commit one hour per week in April and May to work with
a small group of students on their specific
project. Mentors are cheerleaders, sounding boards and
assistants as students lead the inquiry and plan meaningful
action and presentations as a result of their
learning. Mentor meeting times are flexible within the
school day (8-3pm) and can change from week to week if
needed to accommodate schedules. The mentor role in an
extremely important part of the Exhibition and a
rewarding volunteer opportunity for all! Mentors must be
18 or older and must be cleared through the HISD VIPS
program.
If you would be interested in learning more about this
opportunity, or you are ready to say YES, please contact
PYP Coordinator Liz Goodman
(agoodman@houstonisd.org)
Thank you for your consideration!
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.
Look for reminders and updates on twitter.
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