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School P= hone: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; (713) 942-1460 = ; &n= bsp;

After Sc= hool Program: (713) 524-8430

Office Hours: &n= bsp; = ; 7:15 am – 4:15 pm

Web Site= : &= nbsp; &nbs= p; http://es.houstonisd.org/riveroakse= s

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CALENDAR ITEMS

Feb 23–27	Book Fair at ROE Grandparents Day – 24^th<= /o:p> Family Night – 26^th
27	Go Texan Day
Mar 3	TAKS Reading 3^rd & 5^th TAKS Writing 4^th<= /p>
4–6=	5^th Grade Camp
9	1^st grade field trip – Livest= ock Show & Rodeo
13	4^th grade field trip – Washington on the Brazos
16–20	Spring Break

= FROM THE DESK OF … MS. MCBRIDE

Ms. McBride is anticipating her return tomorrow= . Stay tuned.

art news!

I am always proud of all of our ROE artists; ho= wever, the 2^nd through 5^th grade students made quite a sweep= in the T-shirt logo contest for Mothers for Clean Air Earth Day. Congratulations and thanks to all = who participated!!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Hannah Dargahi 5^th grade. Hannah’s design = will be featured on this year’s 5K t-shirt, and she will receive special recognition at the 5K event to be held on Saturday, April 11 at Discovery Green Park. Other students who will receive ri= bbons and/or certificates are:

2nd grade:

1^st place: = Claire Hellwig

3^rd place:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Austin Mueller

Hon. Mention: Nicholas Echeverri, Nathaniel Beal= , Tia Lane, Ada Naab, Drew Campbell, Matthew Chang

3rd grade:

Hon. Mention: Meagan Hefley, Isabella Altman, Lena McZeal, Elena Margolin, Elizabeth Awad

4th and 5^th grades:

1^st place:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Halie Montgomery

2^nd place:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Juhi Choudhury

Hon. Mention: Michael Hale, Will Medina, Jordan Kampf, Lauren Sonik, Ali= cia Akinnouye, Dylan Jackson

5th Graders Save These Dates!!!

Lots of year end fun is planned, so please mark= your calendars for these important dates:

Wed., May 6 4:= 00-6:00PM Pool party at Evergreen Pool

Fri., May 22 7:45AM - 3:00PM Field Trip

Wed., May 27 5:00PM Graduation Ceremony at Lamar HS

More details to come! –Fifth grade class reps: &nb= sp; Janet Horn (JLHorn@mac.com / 713.907.0332) and Martha Sotis (sotissegovia@yahoo.com /&n= bsp;713.471.1003)

Science Lab News

Dear R.O.E Parents, our school is looking for a= few good men and women. No we’re not recruiting for the Marines (!) but talented parents are needed who would be willing to spend a few hours judging our Science Fair= entries. The Fair will take place at our school after the first week of April and judging takes place from around 9:30 to 12:00. With 4^th and 5^{th
graders entering I’m anticipating 20-40 projects, based on last years=
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of 24 projects taken to completion. The only limitation is that you c=
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judge your own child’s work. 4-7 volunteers would be
fantastic! Please drop a note in Mr. Rainn’s ROE mailbox or contact me at pharry@houstonisd.org
if you are interested in participating!&nb=
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Thanks for all you are already doing for our kids! –Paul Rainn, Science Special=
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BACKPACKS

Please help us keep our hallways safe! All backpacks must be able to fit in your child’s’ locker. So here is the math problem…have your child measure his or her backpack = to make sure it measures no more than 10” wide x 28” high x 12” deep. We have had several falls from the backpacks in= the hall and especially with the handles on the rolling backpacks. Thank = you so much for your help. –Karen Ellison

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LOST AND FOUND

Is your child missing that new jacket you bough= t this year? Where is that cute lunchbox they use to carry? Instead of looki= ng under the bed, try the ROE lost and found. If you have your childR= 17;s name written on their items, the Mini U.N. has returned them to your child.= The moral of this article….get out your Sharpie and put your child’s name on everything! Once again, thank you for your help! –Karen Ellison