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CALENDAR ITEMS

May 28

Kindergarten Promotion in cafeteria at 8:30

5^th grade Graduation Ceremony at La= nier MS, 5–7pm

Early dismissal

Last day of school – Early dismissal. Bu= ses run at 12:45

FROM THE DESK OF … MS. MCBRIDE

Dear Parents,

It’s very hard to believe that this year = is coming to an end. I want to thank you for sharing your children with us, and for all of the assistance you have given the school in so many ways. Many of you help behind the scenes and in small ways—but each of these adds u= p to the whole and makes River Oaks what it is. Tuesday night I was leaving at 9 p.m. and ran into Mr. Szafranski varnishing the bench he’d remade for= us in the nature center! Thank you all for all you’ve done for us.

Please note the violin information elsewhere in= the Greensheet from Ms. Hanish. We have so enjoyed Mr. Meyer’s teaching a= nd want to continue with the program … but without the financial commitm= ent we cannot. Letters are being sent to incoming families and if you have inte= rest in participating in or funding the program, please contact Ms. Hanish as so= on as possible.

Our TAKS scores are still not complete. Our sco= res currently are: Reading: 3^rd – 100%; 4^th – 97%; 5^th = 211; 98%; Math: 3^rd – 98%; 4^th – 98%; 5^th= – not back yet. Writing (4^th) – 99%; Science (5^=
th) – 93%. It looks at this time like our rating will again be Exemplary!= J Our students and teachers are to be commended for their diligence. If you’= ;re not in the education community, it can be hard to understand the complexiti= es of taking this test. It takes perseverance—and our students pulled through! J

Carnival News!

The ROE Carnival is over and was a huge success thanks to the participation of so many extraordinary people volunteering th= eir time and resources.

The carnival is meant to be a social event to b= ring families and friends together. We definitely did that! Family and friends exhibited such great support that the carnival brought in over $13,000 in tickets and donations which translates into a donation of over $5,000 to the ROE PTO! We couldn’t have done that without the help

and support of the won= derful parents, friends, and families from ROE! You guys are wonderful!!

I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who w= orked so hard to make the carnival a success! It was a pleasure to work with each= and every one of you! The Booth Managers worked very hard to recruit volunteers, setup their booth in addition to working the booth.

WHEW! Makes me tired just thinking of all the h= ard work put in!

It was so great to see so many teachers at the carnival not only supporting it with their presence but also working the bo= oth for their classroom!! This made the event even more special to the children= who were so excited to see their teachers participating and having fun. We know= how precious your time is, especially this time of year, so your presence and assistance was greatly appreciated!

A HUGE THANKS is deserved by all of you who don= ated items to the carnival! The cake booth was an enormous success because of all the wonderful desserts sent to the carnival by our fantastic ROE bakers!

To everyone who sent water and sodas for the dr= ink booth, thank you, thank you!

I couldn’t close without thanking my two co-chairs for the carnival, Rosanne Ramon, who was my right hand, and Valer= ie McNeel, who set the standard for great carnivals at ROE. Rosanne’s he= lp was invaluable!

And without Valerie’s lead, we might not = have had a carnival at ROE for me to chair this year! Not only did she run the carnival for many years, she organized it by herself and, as evidenced by h= er commitment to its success, loved every minute of it! Thank you both for all your help and experience! –Wendy Sides

ROE STORE NEWS

Parents, please remember that the ROE Store wil= l be very active all summer with ASP review and online registration in June, and= spirit ads for the school directory and orders for school supplies in July. If your email address has changed, you must update it in your profile before you go= on vacation, so that you can receive PTO announcements in the summer. We will = also perform a review and update of long logins to make them more user-friendly.= We will notify you of changes by email so we cannot stress how important it is= to update your profile email.

Thank you and have a safe summer - Lilian &= Rick Wannall

Technology News from Mrs. Laurell

The end of the school year is swiftly approachi= ng, bringing the thrills of summer vacation nearer. When planning your summer d= ays, include some ways that your child can develop their technology skills.

Every child at ROE has a unique username = with Learning.com. To log in, visit . You can look up your child&#= 8217;s username on the
“Useful Links” section of our school webpage http://es.houstonisd.org/RiverOaksES/

Another great website is “Dance Mat Typing” http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/<= /span>

Your child may enjoy using a word processing pr= ogram to keep a journal, record observations, or write letters. Have a great summ= er!<= /span>

Prepare for ASP Registration: Browse the Catalog Online Now!

All ASP sessions and classes are now available = online at The ROE Store. You can start figuring out what you want when and be ready when registration starts on June 16.

We hope that by making this information availab= le for a few weeks before registration starts we can make the process a little smoother. You have three weeks to browse around, discuss options with the k= ids, and be sure that you sign up for just the right classes.

Navigate to http://www.riveroakspto.org/theroestore<= /span> today and click on SHOPPING. ASP classes are organized by day of the week. = Browse now. Register online from June 16 through July 6. After July 6 you must use Mail-In Registration, with payment by check only.

Money and FREE gifts for ROE

Please remember to clip the UPC codes from Campbell’s, Pepperidge Farm (Goldfish), Prego, Spaghettios, and Swanson canned chicken products. Turn in the lids for V-8 drinks. All these things earn ROE points for free classroom items!
Please collect BoxTops and register/use your sh= opping cards at Randall’s, Kroger= , Rice Epicurean, Central Market and Target.

The collection baskets and shopping card regist= ration forms are located in the Kindergarten hallway by the PTO lockers.

Every little bit helps ROE! Thanks to all of yo= u, ROE earned over $4000 since July of 2007! Thank you. –Ann Guerra and Sand= ra Ahlhorn

Violin Program

I would like to take this opportunity to thank = the PTO for their financial support of the violin program this year. With their help, we were able to continue the violin program at ROE. Mr. Meyer worked = with 17 of our students this year and the student body enjoyed solo performances from them this past Wednesday. While our violin program is tuition based, t= he goal is not to make financial profit nor be a financial burden to the PTO. = In this first year of the restructured program, we operated “in the red.” Mr. Meyer is looking toward expanding the student participation next year. In order to make the best decision for the future of the violin program, please let the front office know ASAP if you are interested in vio= lin lessons for your child next year. –Robin Hanish

HISD Math Competition

The results for the HISD competition are in:

Orion Hicks won 2^nd place in the Men= tal Math competition and Benjamin Shou won 7^th place.

The 4^th-grade Problem Solving team w= on 6^th place. The members are Benjamin Shou, Amritaa Sonnylal, Juhi Choudhury, and= Benjamin Rodriguez.

In the Written Math competition, Richie Lazear = won 3^rd place, Eugenia Kakadiaris won 7^th place, and Gabriel Bennett-Bra= ndt won 8^th place.

The 5^th-grade Problem Solving team w= on 1^st place. Members of the team are Alex Liapis, Gabriel Bennett-Brandt, Richie Lazear, and David Mendonca.

Congratulations to all participants. You worked= very hard this year and I’m so very proud of all of you. –Linda Nels= on