Friday January 18, 2018 is a half day of school

All students will be dismissed at 11:45.

No School Monday January 21^st.

Tuesday January 22^nd is also a half day of school

All students will be dismissed at 11:45.

The next PTA Meeting is Tuesday January 15th starting at 2:00. Please come learn is going on in your child’s school. Sign up to help out at upcoming fundraisers. A representative from Otis Spunkmeyer will be present to discuss having a cookie sale. Upcoming Roller Skating night and much more. See everyone at 2:00 p.m.

NWEA/MAP Testing -Starting January 9th your child will take the NWEA/MAP test. The results of this test are/and will be used to determine your child’s instructional level and to measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to year. Each test will take approximately 40 -60 minutes to complete and will be administered on different days. Measurements of Academic Progress (MAP) tests are unique in that they adapt to your child’s appropriate level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward school. For more information on resources for parents, download the parent Toolkit at www.nwea.org. Please talk to your child to take her/his time and do his/her. On the NWEA/MAP students will be tested on the following subjects: Kindergarten, 1st grade and 2nd grade students are tested in Math and Reading. 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students are tested in Math, reading, Language and Science.

3rd Annual Winter-fest is Thursday, January 24, 2019

Time: Doors open at 5:30 – 7:30

Tickets are $20.00 per family. Price includes Pizza, Water, Chips, Games, Prizes, Face Painting, Raffles and more. This is a family event, students must stay with their parents at all times. Please purchase your tickets in advance. CASH ONLY. No tickets will be sold at the door so be sure to get your ticket soon. Watch for the flyer coming home this week. Due to the number of students this event is only for River Oaks families. Sorry no other relatives may attend. Last year this event was a sell out so get your tickets from Ms. Sandi soon. Deadline for tickets is January 22nd.

PTA is selling Candy Cane Grams this week. They are $1.00 each. Please turn in your order to your teacher by Wednesday December 19th. Delivery of Candy Grams is Friday December 21st.

Wednesday December 12th our school is hosting a meeting for Principals in the afternoon. The parking lot will be full so please use the drive thru lane and be patient with us as it will be extremely busy in the parking lot. We will try to get your children to your car as soon as possible. If you can car pool with another parent today that will be very helpful. This is just for today, tomorrow we will resume normal activity in the parking lot.

Thank you for your patience!!

Reminder tomorrow Wednesday, December 12th is a late start. School begins at 9:35. Buses run one hour later than the normal schedule. Breakfast starts at 9:10. No students should arrive at school until 9:10, if they are not coming for breakfast they arrive at 9:30.