Otter News
May 2023 Newsletter
River Oaks Elementary
Rene Cazier, Principal
Nicole Williams, Assistant Principal
Matthew Holt, Assistant Principal
Billy Gainus, 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/
Message from the Principal
Registration for NEW CD - 1st Grade Students
Click the photos to get more information!
Registration is officially open as of May 1st.
Click the link below to start the registration process for NEW students Grade 2-5.
Click the link below to access the parent portal for returning students of all grades.
HCS 2023 Tech Fair
River Oaks students and staff who participated in the HCS 2023 Technology Fair!
1st Place: Brandon Alston (Digital Game Design)
1st Place: Layla Smith & Kassidy Sullivan (Multimedia Applications)
1st Place: Sullivan Michaels (Project Programming)
1st Place: Paul Corpodean (Video Production)
1st Place: Avery Wieczorek (Device Modification)
1st Place: Raelyn Pickett (Passion Projects)
2nd Place: Addison Tucker (Multimedia Applications)
3rd Place: Finley Floyd (Passion Projects)
3rd Place: Jaxton Owen (Animation)
3rd Place: Tripp McCrary (Passion Projects)
News from River Oaks PTO
In 2022, the South Carolina General Assembly unanimously passed S. 1103, otherwise known as the South Carolina Child ID law. As a result, Horry County Schools has been given at-home child ID kits that are available to each student.
Kits cannot be sent home with the students. They are available for parent pick up only.
Click the photo above for more district information.
From the Cafeteria:
Free / Reduced Lunch Application Link
Meal Prices for 2022 - 2023
Breakfast students: $1.10
Reduced breakfast: $0.30
Elementary Lunch: $2.70
Reduced Lunch: $0.40
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 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.
Picking Your Child Up Early
The latest dismissal from the main office is 2pm.
Students will not be called down to the main office after 2pm. If you have an afternoon appointment for your child please be sure to pick them up before 2pm. Thank you.
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.
Identification is required to pick up your student.
Student will not be released to anyone not listed in PowerSchool as an approved pick up unless we received written notification from the parent/guardian.
Upcoming Events:
5/1 - 5/5 - Teacher Appreciation Week (see flyer above)
5/3 - Interim Reports go home.
5/5 - School Lunch Hero Day
5/9 - SC READY Testing (Grades 3-5 - Writing)
5/10 - School Nurse Day
5/11 - SC Ready Testing (Grades 3-5 - Reading)
5/16 - SC READY Testing (Grades 3-5 - Math)
5/18 - SC READY Testing (Grade 4 only - Science)
5/18 - National Speech Language Pathologist Day
5/24 - Field Day - Kindergarten and First Grade
5/25 - Field Day - Second and Third Grade
5/25 - Honor Choir Performance - 6pm
5/26 - Field Day - Fourth and Fifth Grade
5/29 - No School - Memorial Day
5/30 - 5th Grade Moving On Ceremony, Beach Church 6pm.
5/31 - Award Ceremonies - 3rd Grade 8:15am, 4th Grade 9:30am
6/1 - Student Early Release Day - 12pm
6/2 - Student Early Release Day - 12pm