Otter News
February 2022 Newsletter
River Oaks Elementary
Rene Cazier, Principal
Nicole Williams, Assistant Principal
Matthew Holt, 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/
Dear ROE Families,
Second semester is off to a great start! A big thank you goes out to all our families who braved the cold and came out for our first Drive Thru Math Night! We gave out 170 math kits to students to reinforce math concepts through hands on activities at home. I also want to thank parents who were in attendance during our second quarter awards ceremonies, over three hundred people celebrated our students’ outstanding work in grades 3-5.
Shannon Couch, our custodial supervisor, was recently named as our Support Staff Employee of the Year. She has been working at River Oaks since it opened in 2012. She does an amazing job maintaining our beautiful facility, especially with the additional classrooms that were added behind the school this year. The pride she takes in her work makes our building shine!
In honor of Black History Month, our students have been studying famous African Americans. They have reading and writing about people that have been a part of shaping our history. Each class has shared their knowledge schoolwide by creating and displaying a poster near our school library.
Just a reminder that school begins at 7:30 am. Due to increased traffic, we encourage you to drop off your child early. Students may begin entering the building at 6:50 am.
From the Library:
Have you read any good books lately?
Tell us what books you have been reading and why you enjoy reading them so much! Video and/or pictures with brief explanation should be sent to wsavoca@horrycountyschools.net
Videos and pictures will be featured on the Library Facebook page.
We would like to congratulate our top Readers in each grade level:
5th - Lily M. - Ms. Butt's Class
4th - Lorelei B. - Ms. Fowler's Class
3rd - Reva V. - Ms. Preciado's Class
2nd - Adilyn B. - Ms. Grant's Class
1st - Liam T. - Ms. Archambault's Class
K - Jaxton O. - Ms. Williams' Class
Special Recognition for Arya M. - Ms. Roberson's Class for being the first student to complete the Superintendent's Reading Log!!
Students received a certificate and Pizza Hut vouchers for being our top readers.
To learn how to read books online so that you can become our next top reader please email wsavoca@horrycountyschools.net for more details
Thanks,
Wendy Savoca
Library Media Specialist
River Oaks Elementary School
South Carolina Return to Learn Technology Grant Learning Engagement Coach for Families Training Sessions
This Month in PE Class...
River Oaks Parents, we are excited to kick off our Kids Heart Challenge and learn ways to keep our heart healthy while helping our friends and family with special hearts! Register Today and take the health challenge of Moving More or Being Kind and receive a free wristband!
All Donations will be accepted online only. No cash or checks will be accepted by the school. Donations can be made until February 28th!
Specials Rotation Schedule
From the Cafeteria:
HCS will continue to offer free in-school breakfast & lunch to students throughout the entire 2021–2022 school year.
In addition to providing free student meals during face-to-face instruction, Grab-and-Go style meals will continue to be available for all students participating in the K-12 HCS Virtual Program and for students who are participating in Distance Learning days. Daily meals will consist of one breakfast and one lunch. Please place orders on Friday for the following week. The orders can be picked up on Monday at 11:30am. If you have any questions or concerns please call River Oaks Elementary Cafeteria at 903-6315. You can also visit the HCS website for more information..
Important Dates
Feb. 1 - Registration for Technology Fair Opens
Feb 7-11 - National School Counseling Week
Feb 17 - NAEP Testing (Randomly selected 4th Graders)
Feb 14- 18 - Kindness Week at ROE
Feb 17 - Random Acts of Kindness Day
Feb. 21 - Holiday - No School - Presidents Day
Feb. 22 - No Student Attendance - District Professional Development Day
Feb. 23 - Interim Report Go Out to Families.
Feb. 28 - March 4 - Dr. Suess Week