ROE NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER 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/

🎉BIG NEWS! 🎉 Our River Oaks Elementary Fun Run fundraiser kicks off soon! We’re raising $50,000 for Sunshades over our playgrounds & help us continue to give back to our students, families, & teachers and we need your help. Save the date 📅 and stay tuned for more details on how you can support our cause. #schoolfundraiser #supportourschool #choosebooster

💻 Sign up online at MyBooster.com – TODAY - If your school reaches 30% registered by 11/14, your principal will get pied in the face on Kickoff Day!

🎉 Fundraiser Kickoff in school – 11/14/2024

👟 Event Day – 11/22/2024

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River Oaks Elementary PTO

Myrtle Beach, SC

2024-2025 Teacher of the Year goes to MR. SLAWSON.

CONGRATULATIONS!! We are so proud you will be representing ROE!!

1st Quarter Winner of Perfect Attendance. Congratulations Alexandra Childers!

We want to thank all our families for supporting their child/children’s participation in the Read with Malcolm Fall Reading Marathon competition from October 8th to November 4th. River Oaks’ students read a total of 1,698,190 minutes schoolwide. The highest number of minutes read was in Mrs. Queen's classroom. Her class read 85,080 minutes. What an outstanding job!

Here are the top finishers by grade level.

Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere who bravely bears his country's cause. The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment. Thank YOU for your service! Thank YOU for your sacrifices, for your valor, for protecting us, and for defending our rights. Thank YOU to all our veterans for your courage, strength and dedication to keeping us safe.

Mark your Calendar for our River Oaks Story Book STEAM Night!

Dear ROE Families:

River Oaks Elementary School continues to make safety our priority. As we begin to have more indoor family events, we will follow all HCS protocols by enforcing the District clear bag policy, and security checks upon entering the school.

Approved Bags include:

• Clear plastic or vinyl bags that do not exceed 12” x 6” x 12”
• One-gallon clear plastic freezer bag
• Small clutch bags no larger than 4.5” x 6.5” – approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap
• Medically necessary items (after proper inspection at the entrance)
• Diaper bags (with an infant/toddler – after proper inspection at the entrance)

Items not included on the above list will be prohibited.

As a friendly reminder, weapons/concealed weapons are prohibited, this includes pocket knives and box cutters. We are a tobacco-free, drug-free, and alcohol-free campus. These products are prohibited by Horry County Schools on its property and at the events, programs, and activities sponsored by the District or schools.

This procedure will be followed at all school events throughout the year. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Cazier

Parent-teacher conferences are currently taking place from now through mid-November. Thank you to all our families who have already attended a conference with your child’s teacher. If you have not had a chance to meet with your child’s teacher, please schedule a conference as soon as possible. We look forward to meeting with you and sharing your child's academic progress.

We are excited to announce the return of our Student Council. Meetings will be held monthly at 6:30am. There will be one representative from each 4th and 5th grade classroom. The representatives will work to assist our school with community projects and school-based programs. We look forward to working with your students. The first project that student council will help lead is the fall Food Drive. This will begin on November 4th.

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 contact the front desk regarding any transportation changes.
• Teachers are not able to reply to Dojo or SeeSaw messages during the instructional day.
• All changes must be made in writing to the front desk by 12 pm. We do not accept phone calls.
• Please have your school issued car rider tag on your dashboard and keep it there until your child gets in your car.

Thank you for your support in keeping your child safe.

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.

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.

• 11/04 Spirit Store Open - Closes 11/13
• 11/04-11/14 Student Council Food Drive
• 11/11 Veterans Day Ceremony 8:30 am
• 11/13 Student Council Meeting 6:30 am
• 11/14 Boosterthon KickOff
• 11/14 Spirit Night Crazy Mason
• 11/18 - 11/22 Boosterthon on campus
• 11/19 STEAM Night 5:30 - 7:00 pm
• 11/21 Fall Makeup Picture Day
• 11/22 Boosterthon Run