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CALENDAR ITEMS

Jan 12–-20	Stanford testing - Kindergarten
14	Report cards go home
19<= /o:p>	Martin Luther King Holiday
20–= ;26	Stanford testing – 1^st-5^= th Grades

FROM THE DESK OF &#= 8230; MS. MCBRIDE

Dear Parents,

We had a great first week back—thanks for= your help with this! I know that we had a few concerns in the circle drive at dismissal and I appreciate the help that some PTO parents are willing to pr= ovide to help us manage the car line prior to the actual dismissal time. Thanks a= lso to those of you who refrained from extending the holiday vacation if you co= uld. I know that for those with families overseas this can be difficult. However, although students can make up some paperwork, the education at ROE is mostly through classroom experience and it is difficult to recreate. Even high achieving students can be impacted by missed experience—that is why we follow district policy and encourage our students to be present each day. <= /p>

For those of you who were unable to attend the presentation on fifth grade camp and exhibition by Ms. Dahlquist and Ms. Goodman, please let me know if you have questions. Ms. Dahlquist is current= ly overwhelmed by the several hundred applications for next year and the need = to do matrices, testing and scoring on each of these students. Ms. Goodman beg= ins her maternity leave next week and will return in March. I will be happy to = make sure your questions get answered!

Stanford testing began yesterday for kindergart= en students and will continue until Friday. Students in grades 1–5 begin their testing next Tuesday, January 20 as we do not have school on Monday, January 19. Their tests will conclude on Tuesday, January 27.

Spring Volunteer Expo

Happy New Year! Don’t miss the Spring Vol= unteer Expo on Friday, January 23 at 8:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria.

Why not make it a resolution to volunteer more = in 2009? Please join us in the cafeteria on Friday morning, January 23 right a= fter drop-off to learn about our great Spring Events—the Carnival, Book Fa= ir and Field Day—and to hear about some great volunteer opportunities for next year. We also need January and February “Volunteers-of-

the-Day” to help= out in the office. Open dates include: Tuesday, January 13; Wednesday, January, 14; Friday, January 16; Tuesday, January 20; Wednesday, January 21; Thursday, January 22; Friday, January 23; Monday, January 26; Tuesday, January 27; Wednesday, January 28; Thursday, January 29; Friday, January, 30; Monday, F= ebruary 2; Tuesday, February 3; Wednesday, February 4; Thursday, February 5; Friday, February 6; Monday, February 9; Tuesday, February 10; Wednesday, February 1= 1; Thursday, February 12; Friday, February 13; Monday, February 16; Tuesday, February 17; Wednesday, February 18; Thursday, February 19; Friday; Friday, February 20; Monday, February 23; Tuesday, February 24; Wednesday, February= 25; Thursday, February 26; Friday, February 27. You can email Linda Elmer, volunteer coordinator, at lindakelmer@= gmail.com to schedule your day or you can sign up at the Expo. We hope to see you all there!

The Carnival is Coming!

The carnival will be here before you know it so= mark your calendars for Saturday, April= 18^th. If you would like to find out more about the carnival (and other volunteeri= ng opportunities), come on Friday, January 23^rd to the Volunteer Ex= po in the cafeteria right after morning drop off. –Wendy Sides, Carnival Chairperson

3 Weeks To Go!

Eat your Wheaties! Have some soup! Chicken anyo= ne?

Save your BOXTOPS, Campbell's Soup labels and Tyson Projec= t A+ labels! Turn them into your teacher by Friday, January 30th. The class with= the most wins a pizza party! –Ann Guerra and Sandra Ahlhorn

Lunch Cards

You may check the balance on your child’s= lunch card or add money to the card by registering online at parentonline.net. Re= gistration requires your child’s student ID, which can be found on their report = card. Alternatively, you can check balances and make payments by talking with Ms. Woodard in the cafeteria.

Changes coming to ROE ASP

Stay tuned for exciting changes coming to the R= OE after-school program. We’ll let you know all about it as soon as the committee meets and finalizes everything.

Exhibition Mentors

Fifth-grade Exhibition mentors are still needed= . If you are interested, please contact Ms. Goodman.