On Thursday, October 31st, students will be allowed to bring costumes to school.  Students will not be able to wear their costumes during the morning, but may put them on in the afternoon prior to our Halloween Parade at 2:15 PM.  Weather permitting, we will walk around the neighborhood of the school during the parade and then have time for class parties.  Parents are welcome to participate in the parade around the neighborhood, but must check into the office first in order to obtain a visitor’s pass. If it rains the parade will be around the inside of the school.

Notes about costumes:

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR COSTUMES TO SCHOOL. Instead, bring your labeled costume in a bag, with your student’s name on it.  Students will be able to change into their costumes in the afternoon. Students may NOT dress up as anything that contains, bloody looking, or would be considered scary for younger students who may be frightened by these costumes. Weapons or toys that resemble weapons are NOT permitted. Most classrooms will have their parties at 2:45 – 3:15.

River Oaks Elementary is using this Parent Survey as a means to elicit your beliefs and opinions to help target areas for the school system to improve and areas to continue to be effective. The online survey will be available until 11/15/19. In order to complete the survey, please click on this link: Parent Survey Dearborn Schools Fall 2019

Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous and your honest opinions are appreciated. Thank you in advance for supporting our improvement efforts.

Sincerely, 

Joe Martin, Principal

أولياء الأمور الكرام ، 

مدرستنا وجميع مدارس ديربورن في عملية تطوير و تحسين مستمرة و دائمة ،يعتبر خلالها الأهل  والأوصياء جزء لا يتجزأ و جوهري لسيرها. نستخدم استطلاع رأي متطور و خاص بالأهالي كوسيلة للاطلاع على آرائهم التي من شأنها المساعدة في استهداف المناطق الفعالة والمؤثرة على سير العملية التطويرية للمدرسة. رأيك مهم بالنسبة لنا،لذا نرجو منكم الاجابة على الاستطلاع  لإتمام هذه الدراسة. يتوفر استطلاع الرأي عبر شبكة الإنترنت. من أجل إكمال الدراسة، يرجى الضغط على الرابط التالي: 

استطلاع رأي الأهالي والمجتمع في مدارس

نؤكد أن مشاركتكم و اجاباتكم حول هذا الاستطلاع سرية ولن يتم معرفة شخصية من قام بالاستطلاع، و أن آرائكم الصادقة هي موضع تقدير. إذا كان لديكم أي أسئلة حول هذا الاستبيان، يرجى الاتصال بمكتب المدرسة. شكرا لكم مقدما على مساندتكم ودعمكم  لعملية تطوير و تحسين المدرسة. سيكون الاستبيان عبر الإنترنت متاحًا حتى 11/15/19

نقدر تعاونكم ودعمكم في إكمال هذا الاستطلاع و لكم جزيل الشكر.

Posted on September 29, 2019

This week we will cover the following:

ELA/Reading:

• Characters and setting of a story
• Rhyming words
• Letters of the week: f and v (last week was s and h)
• Sight word: like (last week was “can”)

Math:

• Working with numbers 6-8 in different configurations (circular, linear, scattered)

Writing:

• Opinion Writing- how we think or feel about a topic
• Brainstorming ideas using a circle map
• Drawing an illustration with details about a given topic
• Writing a phonetic sentence starting with a capital letter in the beginning, finger spaces, and period at the end.

Science:

• Strength & Direction of Force

Social Studies:

• How we get along with others
• Fairness

PTA is hosting a trunk or treat event at River Oaks on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 from 5-6:00 pm. Forms were sent home yesterday. If you would like to participate with your child, please send back the forms with $3 per child. PTA is also asking for candy donations for this event. Hope to see you there!

Students received a book bag today. Please ensure that your child is reading his/her word cards OR letter cards, as well as any books in the reading bag every day. The reading bag is to be brought back to school every morning. I talked to them about responsibility and about being very careful with their word/letter cards and books. Please reinforce this at home. Thanks in advance for your support!

Dear Parent/Guardian, 

River Oaks Elementary is using this Parent Survey as a means to elicit your beliefs and opinions to help target areas for the school system to improve and areas to continue to be effective. The online survey will be available until 11/15/19. In order to complete the survey, please click on this link: Parent Survey Dearborn Schools Fall 2019

Please be assured that your responses to this survey will be anonymous and your honest opinions are appreciated. Thank you in advance for supporting our improvement efforts.

Sincerely, 

Joe Martin, Principal

أولياء الأمور الكرام ، 

مدرستنا وجميع مدارس ديربورن في عملية تطوير و تحسين مستمرة و دائمة ،يعتبر خلالها الأهل  والأوصياء جزء لا يتجزأ و جوهري لسيرها. نستخدم استطلاع رأي متطور و خاص بالأهالي كوسيلة للاطلاع على آرائهم التي من شأنها المساعدة في استهداف المناطق الفعالة والمؤثرة على سير العملية التطويرية للمدرسة. رأيك مهم بالنسبة لنا،لذا نرجو منكم الاجابة على الاستطلاع  لإتمام هذه الدراسة. يتوفر استطلاع الرأي عبر شبكة الإنترنت. من أجل إكمال الدراسة، يرجى الضغط على الرابط التالي: 

استطلاع رأي الأهالي والمجتمع في مدارس

نؤكد أن مشاركتكم و اجاباتكم حول هذا الاستطلاع سرية ولن يتم معرفة شخصية من قام بالاستطلاع، و أن آرائكم الصادقة هي موضع تقدير. إذا كان لديكم أي أسئلة حول هذا الاستبيان، يرجى الاتصال بمكتب المدرسة. شكرا لكم مقدما على مساندتكم ودعمكم  لعملية تطوير و تحسين المدرسة. سيكون الاستبيان عبر الإنترنت متاحًا حتى 11/15/19

نقدر تعاونكم ودعمكم في إكمال هذا الاستطلاع و لكم جزيل الشكر.

Wednesday, Oct. 2nd, is statewide Count Day for Michigan public schools. Count Day is when public schools tally the number of students attending their schools. Count information is critical to districts because each student translates into state funding.

Please be sure to send your child to school tomorrow October 2nd. 

Join us for a series of interactive parent/child sessions for parents and children from birth to age four. FREE books.
6 week Series
Fall Sessions – October 18 – Nov. 22, 2019. Fridays: October 18th, 25th, Nov. 1,8,15,22

Spring Sessions – Feb 28th – April 3, 2019Fridays: Feb 28, March 6,13,30,27 and April 3rd 
Sessions will be held at these Dearborn Public Schools * William Ford Elementary, Nowlin Elementary, Maples Elementary, River Oaks Elementary, Salina Elementary, McDonald Elementary (fall only), Lindbergh Elementary (spring only)
For more information call 313-827-6150
Bring your infants and toddlers to these free classes to learn together and prepare your child for success!

This week we will cover the following:

ELA/Reading:

• Initial sounds
• Syllables
• Letters of the week: g and n (last week was c and d)
• Sight word: the (last week was ‘am’)

Math:

• Ordering and writing numbers 1-5
• Decomposing numbers 2-5

Writing:

• Brainstorming ideas using a circle map
• Drawing an illustration with details about a given topic
• Labeling illustrations (matching pictures with words or initial sound)
• Copying a sentence using a capital letter in the beginning, finger spaces, and period at the end.

Science:

• Forces: Pushes and pulls

Social Studies

• Following rules
• How we get along with others

Picture Day will be on September 25, 2019. Forms will be sent out on Monday. Please send them back with money on the 25th if you would like to purchase photos for your child. You can also order online.