Tuesday - 3rd-5th grade Reading STAAR testing - No Visitors on Campus.

Tuesday - Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A! Mention Spirit Night and 20% of proceeds go to Rosa Parks Elementary.

Wednesday - Kinder Field Trip!

Wednesday - LAST DAY to purchase your Field Day shirt! All students will have one, don't be left out! https://rpefieldday2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Thursday - 5th grade Science STAAR Testing - No Visitors on Campus.

Friday - No School

Blasting off into a great week!

Anitra Wilson, Principal

Attention all Parents,

Spirit Night will be held at Chick-Fil-A, Sienna on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, from 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm. Please see the attached flyer.

Counselor's schedule - Monday, April 14, 2025- AM- Office, PM- Library; Tuesday, April 15, 2025- STAAR support; Wednesday, April 16, 2025- AM- Office, PM- Library; Thursday, April 17, 2024 - AM- Office, PM- Library

Please reach out to me if you feel as though your child needs support from the school counselor.

Tihida (Tahida) Williams

Professional School Counselor

Rosa Parks Elementary School

(281) 634-6395

Dynamo & Dash Charities is committed to promoting the importance of education and literacy among elementary and middle school students in the Houston area. Diesel’s Readers was created to reward students for going above and beyond by reading outside of the classroom. The program is hosted multiple times throughout the year.

Students who read five-age appropriate books can complete the Diesel's Readers Challenge Form to enter the program below to receive a free ticket to a select Houston Dynamo or Dash home match.

For more info: https://www.houstondynamofc.com/charities/reading

The top school with the most books read will receive prizes such as a tour of our stadium and much more!

First Place:

• Visit from a Dynamo or Dash player

• Visit from the Barbara Bush Literacy Foundation Curiosity Cruiser

• $1,000 book donation

Second Place:

• Shell Energy Stadium Tour
• $500 book donation

Third Place:

• Pizza Party
• $250 book donation

Click the link below to log your books read once all five age-appropriate books are complete.

Volunteer and grow with the Fort Bend ISD Education Foundation. Join us for the Spring Volunteer Recruitment Luncheon on Thursday, April 24, at 11 am at the Seth Event Space, located at 6920 Brisbane Ct., 3rd Floor, Sugar Land, TX 77479. Please RSVP to victoria.gonzal_fbef@fortbendisd.gov by April 21st.

Hello 5th Grade Parents,

We’ve made it to the end of the year, and it’s time to celebrate! We are thrilled to celebrate with our amazing 5th graders as they wrap up their time at Rosa Parks Elementary.

There will be a one-time fee of $60, which covers all end-of-year events. This includes:

• The 5th grade trip to Bounce Bounce
• A Chick-fil-A luncheon/picnic (on campus)
• A 5th grade t-shirt
• A yearbook

The deadline for all payments is May 2, 2025. Please click the link below to make your payment.

Thank you for your continued support as we celebrate this special milestone with our 5th graders!

We are so excited and can't wait for Field Day as we wrap up this school year! EVERY student generally purchases the field day shirt, so get yours now!!! Orders will end on April 16 to ensure that we receive all shirts in time for distribution prior to Field Day.

You have been hearing about the STAAR, STAAR, STAAR! We recently took a STAAR Interim Assessment (practice test) and results for each student should have come home with your student the week before Spring Break. The results included lists of specific TEKs (learning standards) and showed whether your student was successful (1/1 correct) or not (0/1 correct). You can use this sheet to give your student specific practice at home using Progress Learning "My Study Plan." Instructions on how to access are below. If you did not receive the results, please reach out to your child's teacher.

Some parents have asked, so I'm including for all a link to online STAAR practice tests. You may view practice questions with your student at home at the link below.

The goal is for every student to complete at least 5 Dreambox lessons per week. When they do, they get to celebrate!!!! See flyer below.

A reminder to parents to please pack water bottles for the kids. Even though it is getting cold outside the kids are still running around and experiencing dehydration related symptoms.

Due to the fact that many of the children have an early breakfast and may have a late lunch, we build a "working" snack time into each grade level's daily schedule. We are asking that you please pack your child with a healthy snack everyday for them to eat during this time. Studies have proven that when chosen properly, snacks can provide children with an extra boost to their mental skills.

Some snack ideas that students seem to enjoy include: crackers, pretzels, dry cereal, string cheese, raisins, fruit, veggies, etc. Please note that candy, soda, cakes, and greasy or finger-coloring chips are not permitted and will be returned home. Do NOT send anything with peanuts or peanut butter due to allergies.

Thank you in advance for your support and cooperation. I know that the students' rumbling tummies thank you as well!

A large number of jackets, hoodies, coats, and lunch kits were donated this past semester. Please LABEL all of your child's items. If lost, we will deliver to the classroom IF there is a label or name written inside the item.

All students are expected to wear their ID daily with the school issued lanyard. If a student does not have an ID they need to report to the front office to be issued a temporary wristband ID for the day.

Requesting a new ID - student should request a new ID when they come to get their temporary ID in the morning. A fee will be assigned to the students account in Skyward. Parent should pay the fee in Skyward. Have the student bring the printed receipt the next day to the office.

How to pay fee for new ID

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PWaJKoXHY6UOKO3zh8xs0QHnhRMwpzga/view?usp=sharing

As you start to clean out your homes as we prepare for the holiday season, consider donating your clothes to our clothes recycle bin located near the cafeteria doors.

PTO wants to help you celebrate your student's birthday with a little extra flair! Let us all celebrate your student with well wishes for their birthday by announcing "Happy Birthday" on our school marquee. See the attachment below for more information.

Get signed up now for the next distribution! Not only is it distributing healthy fruits and vegetables, there are active lessons and learning about healthy eating included! Share with a neighbor, we make are community stronger!

¡Inscríbase ahora para la próxima distribución! No solo se distribuyen frutas y verduras saludables, sino que también se incluyen lecciones activas y aprendizaje sobre alimentación saludable. Haga clic en los enlaces a continuación para ver imágenes de nuestra página de Twitter de RPE.

Regular school attendance is essential for students to make the most of their education. Absences from class may result in serious disruption of a student’s mastery of the instructional materials/objectives; therefore, the student and parent should make every effort to avoid unnecessary absences. Please view the school calendar attached below.

• Students may not be picked up after 2:45 PM.

• All excuse notes (whether from a parent, doctor’s office, etc.) must be received within 5 days of the student’s return to school or the absence will be considered unexcused.

• Notes may be emailed to cynthia.hernandez@fortbendisd.gov. Any note brought in by a student should be dropped off at the attendance office located in the front office. The notes must include the student’s first and last name, parent signature/date, reason for absence, and telephone number.

• If a student is absent or leaves early, a note needs to be turned in within the 5-day limit. Otherwise the absence will be coded as unexcused.

• If your child must leave school early, the child must be signed out prior to them leaving the building. You will need to provide ID in order to sign the child out.

• In order to sign out a child, the person picking them up must be on their emergency contact list. If not, an email will need to be sent to cynthia.hernandez@fortbendisd.gov with the name of the person who will be picking the child up.

• In order to add someone to your child’s emergency contact list, an email will need to be sent to cynthia.hernandez@fortbendisd.gov with the name of the individual and a contact phone number for them as well.

• If a student is out more than 4 consecutive days, a note from the doctor is required. No exceptions.

If you receive a call that your child was marked absent in a class and you feel this is an error, please either leave a message or send an email to your child’s teacher about the error. The teacher will then contact Mrs. Hernandez if an error was made. The attendance clerk cannot make any changes without notification from the teacher who made the error.

School Hours

8:00a.m. - 3:25 p.m.

The doors open at 7:30 a.m.

Breakfast is served from 7:30-8:00 a.m.

04/15/25- 3rd, 4th, and 5th English Language Arts/ Reading STAAR - DATE CHANGE

04/15/25- Spirit Night @ Chick- Fil- A Sienna 4:00 - 8:00 PM

04/16/25 - Last day to purchase Field Day shirts - https://rpefieldday2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/.

04/17/25- 5th Science STAAR

04/17/25- Brighter Bites Distribution 3:45-4:45 PM (Sign up in advance: https://www.brighterbites.org/signup/s=656/n=1)

04/18 - 04/21/25 - Holiday- No School

04/22/25- Earth Day

04/24/25 - Fine Arts Night and PTO Game Night (PK and Kinder performance) 5pm

04/29/25- 3rd, 4th, and 5th Math STAAR ***UPDATE

05/01/25- Brighter Bites Distribution 3:45-4:45 PM (Sign up in advance: https://www.brighterbites.org/signup/s=656/n=1)

05/02/25- Field Day

05/02/25- Public School Paraprofessional Day!

05/05 - 05/09/25- Teacher Appreciation Week!

05/06 - 05/08/25- Nurse Appreciation Week!

05/07/25- National Bike to School Day

05/14/25- Hightower HS Senior Walk @ Rosa Parks ES

05/15/25- Brighter Bites Distribution 3:45-4:45 PM (Sign up in advance: https://www.brighterbites.org/signup/s=656/n=1)

05/19/25 - PBIS Committee presents a Kickball Tournament! Snacks will be available for purchase.

05/20/25- Awards Celebration for Pre-K, 2nd, and 4th graders

05/21/25- Awards Celebration for Kinder, 1st, and 3rd graders

05/22/25- 5th Grade Awards Day 10:00 AM

05/26/25- Holiday- No School- Memorial Day!

05/29/25- Last Day of School/ Early Dismissal 12:10 PM

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Italicized dates are updates.

Principal, Anitra Wilson - anitra.wilson@fortbendisd.gov

Asst. Principal, Dr. Candus Jack - candus.jack@fortbendisd.gov

Counselor, Tahida Williams - tahida.williams@fortbendisd.gov

Website: https://www.fortbendisd.gov/rpe
Location: 19101 Chimney Rock Road, Fresno, TX, USA
Phone: 281-634-6390
Twitter: @RPE_Rockets