OTTER NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2024

Rene Cazier, Principal

Billy Gainus, Assistant Principal

Lashanda Pickett, Assistant Principal

Richard Reyes, Assistant Principal

Nicole Williams, Assistant Principal

Website:

https://www.horrycountyschools.net/River_Oaks_Elementary
Location: 700 Augusta Plantation Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Phone: 843-903-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riveroakselementary/

Students who participated in Summer Reading Camp sponsored by the Malcolm Mitchell foundation, received recognition, medals, books, certificates and sweet treats on Friday September 6, 2024. ROE is proud to announce we had 94 MVP and Champion Readers Mrs. Myers and Ms. Smith are looking forward to having even more readers for next Summer Reading Camp!! Keep reading ROE students!

All Students can enjoy a healthy and delicious free breakfast and lunch everyday!

Perfect Score SC Ready Test Math

We are very proud of Cooper, Jackson, Indiana and Vincent, for achieving a perfect score on the SC READY Math Test. There were three additional students who also received perfect scores on either the ELA/Math test. They were Trevor T., Jaden S. and Gannon K., who are attending middle school now. Congratulations to all!

Miles for Smiles - About our Program

Dental Pain is often the reason a child misses school. Little River Medical Center offers a school-based mobile dental program, Miles for Smiles to make your child's visit to the dentist as easy as possible.

Miles for Smiles' professional and experienced dental team provides dental care at school throughout the year. Your child can receive:

• Exams and X-Rays
• Cleaning and Flouride Treatments
• Sealants
• Fillings
• Extractions and more

Parents are kept informed of their child's dental needs and the planned course of treatment.

If you are interested you can pick up a form at River Oaks Elementary School or you can complete the registration online at: http://bit.ly/M4Sreg2

Please observe the road speed limits around the school to ensure the safety of the children and nearby families.

Morning Car Rider Drop Off:

• TO PROMOTE GREATER SAFETY, Parents should remain in their cars during drop off.
• When all traffic stops, please say quick good-byes and make sure your child has all his/her school materials. Please have your child exit the car promptly from the right side near the curb. Any slow exiting may cause a greater backup of cars.
• No drop off should occur in the front parking lot.

Afternoon Car Rider Pick Up:

• Parents must have the school issued car tag visible on the left corner of the dashboard so the "caller" may easily read it.
• If you do not have a school issued car tag, your child will NOT be called to dismiss and you will have to come into the school with proof of Identification.

If you know you will pick your child up early, send a handwritten note in with your student stating the time the student will be picked up. When picking up your student, please go to the Main Office to sign your student out. All students MUST be signed out by a parent or guardian before leaving campus.

The latest time for dismissal from the front office is 2 pm.

Identification is required to pick up your student. Students will not be released to anyone not listed in PowerSchool as an approved pick-up unless we receive written notification from the parent/guardian.

School Attendance

Consistent school attendance is critical for student achievement. If students are not present, they cannot benefit from classroom instruction. State attendance laws require student attendance for course credit and grade-level promotion. Additionally, state attendance laws require intervention when a student is deemed truant. Please click HERE for Horry County Schools and South Carolina's Attendance Policy.

• 09/17 - Hangout - PTO Event
• 09/18 - Honor Choir Begins
• 09/20 - First Quarter Interim Reports Issued
• 09/22 - 1st Day of Autumn
• 09/25 - Superintendent Search Community Forum Meeting- Ocean Bay Middle School 6pm
• 10/04 - Fall Student Photos