River Oaks is selling tickets for our basket raffle. Tickets for students are 25 cents each. Tickets go on sale starting Monday, January 27th until Thursday January 30th for students only. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase the evening of Winterfest as well at the cost of 10 tickets for $5.00. You do not need to be present to win.
STEM
To all 5th grade parents that have an interest in their child attending STEM next year please review the following established process. Keep in mind that STEM is a Magnet school located on the Dearborn Heights Campus with the Michael Berry Career Center. This means that all parents are responsible for providing transportation to and from school. Our start and end times are aligned to high school times, 7:15 am – 2:15 pm.
There is no enrollment process for our new 6th grade class. Instead, we will be sending out invitations to the top 120 5th grade students in the district and asking them to apply. If your student is in district, but not a DPS student, there will be an application posted on our blog (https://stem.dearbornschools.org/) mid-February .
We have set a minimum NWEA reading score of 222 and a minimum NWEA math score of 231 as our baseline (winter 2020 5th grade scores). In addition, students will need to have earned a 3 or a 4 on their 4th grade math and reading M-STEP tests. However, having these minimum scores does not mean that a student will receive an invitation. The top 120 students may very well achieve beyond these minimum scores. Invitations to apply will be mailed home sometime in March.
For a non-DPS student that applies, his/her application will be ranked with the 120 invitations that we send home to DPS students. If s/he ranks in the top 120, s/he will be emailed an invitation letter and be asked to email his/her interest in attending in the Fall. If s/he does not rank in the top 120, s/he will not receive a final invitation. Again, meeting the minimum scores does not guarantee acceptance.
Once the 120 students have responded to their invitations, if we have more than 60 students “accept”, there will be a lottery.
Basketball Clinic
Dates: Wednesdays: January 29 th , February 5 th and February 12 th 2020
Cost $25.00 (cash only) per Child (non-refundable) Even if school is cancelled or a child is absent
K- 2 nd Grade 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
3 rd – 5 th Grade: 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Maximum: number of 30 players per hour
Where: River Oaks School Gym
Bring: Water and wear gym shoes (No Basketballs needed)
$ 25.00 non-refundable cash fee is due by Monday January 27 th 2020
Report Cards
Report cards went home today. Please make sure to sign and return the envelope by Monday. Thank you!
Help Wanted
We are currently looking for noon hour subs and to fill a noon hour vacancy. The hours would be 10:55-1:10 Monday through Friday. If interested please call the school office at 313-827-6750
Half Day
Tuesday, January 21 is a half day of school Dismissal is at 11:45 a.m.
No School
No School on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Half Day
Friday, January 17th is a half day.
Cultural Night
River Oaks PTA will be hosting the first annual cultural night on April 16, 2020 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm and they need YOUR help! To make this an amazing and diverse event, they need to put our efforts together to create a memorable night for our students, families and staff. There will be FREE food, music and entertainment!
We want to create a gallery walk/exhibit showing different countries. Each family can create a display board, bring food and/or artifacts that represent a country and share its interesting cultural facts. You can even represent a country that you’re not from.
In addition, every grade level will be assigned a continent and every class will represent a country. Your child will be part of a class project in which they will conduct research and learn about the assigned country. Come see their work!
It doesn’t stop there! We will also have a fashion show where students and parents can show off the cultural wear. Clothing must be school appropriate.
But wait! Do you own instruments and want to sign/perform in front of the school to represent your country? Do you know how to do Henna Tattoos? Please call Ms. Sandi at 313-827-6750 for more information.
To participate in this event, please fill out the form coming home soon and return to the school by Friday January 24th. We will contact you on the phone number below for further questions.
We need parents to bring in food to taste from your country.. Please help us to make this a great family event.
Basketball Clinic
Dates: Wednesdays: January 29 th , February 5 th and February 12 th 2020
Cost $25.00 (cash only) per Child (non-refundable) Even if school is cancelled or a child is absent
K- 2 nd Grade 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
3 rd – 5 th Grade: 6:00 pm -7:00 pm
Maximum: number of 30 players per hour
Where: River Oaks School Gym
Bring: Water and wear gym shoes (No Basketballs needed)
$ 25.00 non-refundable cash fee is due by Monday January 27 th 2020