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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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PTO webs= ite: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; http://www.riveroakspt= o.org

CALENDAR ITEMS

Feb 12	Group and Individual Pictures
23–27	Book Fair at ROE
27	Go Texan Day
Mar 4–6=	5^th Grade Camp

= FROM THE DESK OF … MS. MCBRIDE

We’ve been in contact with Kelly and she = is still at home recovering from her accident. She hopes to be back soon.

SMILE!!

Thursday, February 12^th is picture d= ay. A picture envelope was sent home last week for the purchase of a class pictur= e. Please return the envelope by Thursday so your child will receive a class photo. In addition, all students will be photographed individually and portraits will= be sent home for your review and optional purchase. Memories captured for a lifetime!! Don’t miss out.
–Karen Ellison

TALENT SHOW

The Mini U.N. is sponsoring a talent show. Your= child has the opportunity to perform on stage during their lunch time. They have = 1–3 minutes to perform and the cost is $1.00. They may perform in a group ($1.00 each person) if they all have the same lunch time. They may sing, dance, re= cite poetry, play an instrument, jump rope, whatever their talent may be. Please fill out the form that is coming home today so your child will have a spot = to perform. We will accept forms and money Wednesday through Friday of this we= ek as long as there is space available. Warm up your voices, put on your danci= ng shoes and hurry and sign up—we can’t wait to see the talent. &n= bsp;Hope to see YOU on stage!
–The Mini U.N.

Yearbooks

Yearbooks are on sale online through the school= or you can drop off your order form and money in the Yearbook locker at the PTO corner.

Thank you for submitting your dedications, it w= as a successful turnout!

The yearbook committee= is still accepting pictures from everyone for any event that your child has be= en involved in at school. So, please submit your pictures (flash drives,

cd’s) by droppin= g them into the Yearbook Locker, OR via this website:

https://images.josten= s.com?user=3D1190901&pw=3Dyearbook

OR feel free to= e-mail to pashalady1@yahoo.com

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ms. Morgan's class who won o= ur Boxtops/Tyson/Campbell's contest with an astounding 1,664. Runners up were = Ms. Stokes class with 1,094 and Ms. Robertson's class with 949. The best news of all is that this contest raised $1250 for our school! Through the Tyson A+ program, Mr. Rainn will have an additional 2,746 points to spend on science equipment. Thanks to everyone for participating.

Keep clipping the Boxtops, Campbells labels, and Tyson A+ tops as = there will be another contest in May!

It is also important to keep using those Central Market, Randall’s and Kroger school cards. So far this school year, we have received $2573 from Central Market and $356 from Randall’s. Krog= er's program only distributes funds once a year in late spring so we won't know = the value of those for a few months.

If you have any questions about any of the affi= nity programs, including how to participate with any of the grocery store progra= ms, please contact Sandra Ahlhorn at ahlhorns@sbcglobal.net or Ann Guerra at annieg= uerra@att.net. –Sandra Ahlhorn & Ann Guerra, 1st Grade Reps

Science Fair

Dear 4^th and 5^th Grade Pa= rents, the final stipulations are in for the Science Fair!

As stated in last week’s Greensheet, the Fair is open to 4^th an= d 5^th Graders in groups of 2–3, or 1–2, respectively. Categories are<= b>:

· Life Science (Plant and Animal)

· Physical Science (Chemistry, Physics, & Properties of Matter)

· Earth & Space Science (Geology, Astronomy, & Geography)

Our Fair will be held before 4/17/09 and the= date will be announced in the next few weeks.

The 9 winners of the ROE Science Fair wi= ll proceed to the Regional Fair h= eld at the Central Region Office, 812 W. 28^th Houston, Texas, = 77008, on Monday, May 4^th, 2009, at 9:30am.

The major difference to the Fair this year is t= hat contestants will enter their Project on a CD. Videos, (formatted to = play on Windows Media Player) PowerPoints, Word Documents w/pictures, etc., can = be submitted on the CD. The students will also need to complete a Tri-fold dis= play and a Journal.

Feb. 13^th– Students wi= ll be given entry forms, guidelines, and scoring guides.

Feb. 17^th–Feb. 19^th– I will be collecting entry forms from students.

Feb. 23^rd – The forms w= ill be returned as Approved/Disapproved and students can begin working in their Projects.

Feb. 24^th–March 31st – Students project time (research, testing, write-ups, etc)

April 1^st–April 4th – Projects due!

April 5^th–April 7th – Emergency revisions/corrections … or just relax!

Please feel free to contact me with any concern= s not answered here at pharry@houstonisd.org

Go ROE! –Paul Rainn, Science Specialist

Lights, camera, BOOKFAIR!

The Book Fair Returns to ROE February 23&= #8211;27^th!

We are looking for volunteers! We need cashiers= all week. Extra help is needed on Tuesday during the day = for Grandparents Day and on Thursday<= /span> in the evening for Family Night. Please contact Betsy Furler at bfurler@sbcglobal.net or Catherine Wintz at cdwintz@gmail.com to volunteer! T= hanks!

Volunteer Opportunity

Looking for a great way to contribute to ROE? T= hink about volunteering a few hours each week producing the Greensheet, the primary way that the school communicates with = our parents. The job requires you to spend 2–3 hours at the school each Tuesday, using Microsoft Word to put together the newsletter and then copyi= ng it for distribution to the teachers. (If you can only make it every other w= eek, it’s possible to share the job with another volunteer.)

The perks? You get to hang out with the great R= OE office staff, have those impromptu chats with your child’s teacher in= the copy room (very valuable!), and know that you’re helping produce a communication tool that keeps ROE running smoothly! If you’re interes= ted, call me at 713-349-8717 or email me at slwagner@earthlink.net. –Scott Wagner, Greensheet volunteer

Safety

The safety of our students and staff is an impo= rtant concern of ours. Parents can help us out by doing the following:

· Drop off and pick up your child from the school-side of the street/driveway.

· At dismissal, wait for your child’s na= me to be called by one of the staff and then proceed to the appropriate design= ated pick-up point.

· If you are allowing someone other than those listed on your child’s enrollment form to pick up your child, please = send a note with your child listing the name of that person.

· Make sure you have correct and current infor= mation on the enrollment form.

· Please remember that there is NO drop-off or pick-up from the s= taff parking lot.

We thank all of you for your help and support i= n our efforts to keep your children safe.