Thursday October 26, 2018
2:00 pm
Parents please join us for some coffee and conversation with Mr. Martin
Agenda: Eureka Math
Mr. Martin will briefly go over the new Eureka Math program and its components. We will be having grade level meetings about this program soon. This meeting will be open for questions and answers.
Please come join us, your continued support is needed in order for the school to remain strong!
With the success of last year’s trunk or treat, River Oaks PTA will be having one on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 4:30-6:00 pm in the River Oaks Parking Lot. They will need volunteers to park their cars and help pass out candy. Signup sheets are located by the office. Children will be walking from car to car collecting candy. We encourage them to wear costumes, but also dress warm to due this event being outdoors. Please return your from that was sent home yesterday no later than Friday, October 26, 2018. Deadline for car sign up is also Friday. Ticket prices are: PTA members $4 per child/ Non PTA $5 per child.
The PTA will be sponsoring a trunk or treat on October 30, 2018. They are asking for donations of bagged candy to pass out to the students. They are also looking for volunteers to pass out candy from your car trunks. There will be a car signup sheet by the office. If you are signing up to pass out candy from your car please provide bagged candy donation for your own car. Any candy being donated please drop off at the office. More information about Trunk or Treat will be sent out as we get closer to the event. Thank you for supporting the PTA.
In the spirit of Halloween, River Oaks Staff have been busy decorating pumpkins to be raffled off. Students can purchase tickets for a chance to win a pumpkin. Tickets will cost 25 cents each. Tickets can be purchased on October 22nd through October 26th. Drawing for the pumpkins will be Friday afternoon October 26. All funds will go to help pay for field trip expenses.
This year our classroom is participating in the Book IT! Program to encourage your child to find the joy in reading. The mission of the program is to turn “have to read” into “want to read” and the only way to get better at reading is to take the time to do it! From October through March, I will check your child’s reading response journal to see if they are meeting their monthly reading goals. All students should be reading at home DAILY and logging their reading into they journals. If your child meets their reading goal, I will celebrate their reading achievement by awarding them with a Reading Award Certificate! Happy Reading!
PTA will be having a bake sale on Friday, October 19, 2018.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated. All donations need to be here by Friday at 12:00 p.m. Something new this year will be taking the following donations for each grade. The class with the most donations will receive a prize from the PTA.
Reminder: Tomorrow (10/17/2018) is late start. School begins at 9:35
When sending in birthday treats please also send in napkins or a roll of paper towel. Students hands often get messy when eating and we cannot afford to miss extra class time for everyone to go to the bathroom and wash their hands. Thank you for understanding.
Currently 24 students in class
We are using Epic! in class to nurture students’ love of reading & learning. Connect with our class for free at https://www.getepic.com/ connect using our class code yav0283 to see what your child is reading & find out how to access Epic! at home.
Our class is using GoNoodle to stay energized and engaged throughout the school day.
GoNoodle is a free website that provides dance-alongs, yoga videos, mindfulness activities, and
other awesome ways to move! The benefits of integrating movement and mindfulness into the day
are endless: improve academic performance, focus, reduce behavioral issues in the classroom, and
so much more! Our favorite so far has been Pizza Man try it here https://family.gonoodle.com/a/4Q7bDd