GoNoodle is an amazing resource that many of our students are familiar with. They love GoNoodle in the classroom, and now they can use GoNoodle at home! Check out this resource to help get good energy at home. https://www.gonoodle.com/good-energy-at-home-kids-games-and-videos/

For the next 3 weeks students will be staying home. To support student learning, we will be posting resources and ideas for students to work on at home. Please continue to visit our blog for ways to support your child’s education.

Our Parent University workshops will be starting up this week and we would love for you to join us! The details of the first workshop are below…as well as a registration link. If you are planning to attend, please make sure you register using the link below.

Winter Celebration

Parents and Children (ages 6 months – 4 years old) are invited to join us on: Friday, February 28^th at 8:45 am at River Oaks Elementary for a Winter Celebration!   Activities planned:

• snow painting
• “snow ball” fight
• make a snowman
• obstacle course with ELSA
• making snow playdough to take home
• FREE Snack and Hot chocolate!
• FREE book to take home!

Children and staff will sing, play, and engage in activities together from 8:45-10:00 am. Please register online by clicking here→ https://forms.gle/2XWB8xg3k1N8rbFZ9

Thursday, February 27, 2020. 5-6 pm

Please join us for our first ever Family Fitness Night! 

This fun event is free and open to all River Oaks students and their families!

• Do physical activities like yoga or Zumba!
• Learn about healthy habits and activities!
• Healthy snacks will be provided!
• Local vendors willRiver Oaks Elementary School DSHINES Family Fitness Night
•  be available to share resources and information!
• Arrive at 5:00, sign in and get started! 
• No need to register in advance!

It’s sure to be an awesome fun event! 

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.

Ms. Khuja’s 1st-3rd grade WIN groups listened to the “The Snow Globe Family” and wrote narratives about what they would do if they were trapped in a snow globe.

Mama and Me

Parents and Children (ages 6 months—4 years old)

are invited to join us on:

Friday, November 22nd at 8:45 am

at River Oaks Elementary for a party to celebrate mama!

Activities Planned:

· Yoga

· Storytime/Songs

· Muffins/Coffee/Tea/Juice

· Special Mama and Me Crafts!

· Bonding with your young child!

Join us to celebrate how special our mama’s are. 

Children, Parents and Staff will sing, play and engage in activities together from 8:45-10:00am.

Please call or email to reserve your free materials! 

 (313) 827-4616  bassj@dearbornschools.org

In the spirit of giving back this November River Oaks School wants to help the homeless in our area. How we want to do this is by creating care packages filled with everyday essentials, but we can’t do it without your HELP!

We are asking each grade to bring in items to complete our Care Packages:

Kindergarten: Adult Socks

1^st Grade: Travel Size Tissues

2^nd Grade: Travel Size Toothpaste & Toothbrush

3^rd Grade:  Adult Gloves

4^th Grade: Travel Size Deodorant

5^TH Grade:  8oz Water & Granola bars

Each grade with the most donations by November 22^nd, 2019 will win a Pizza Party provided by the PTA.

Please help us reach our goal of 200 bags!

River Oaks Halloween Information

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, please check your classroom teacher’s blog for more information.

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.