PTO MEETING ON FRIDAY AT 8AM

Please join us for the next PTO meeting on Friday, February 3, at 8am, at the Roberts Cafeteria. Check-in will begin at 7:35am. IMP: Please bring a valid ID to show at reception.

You can also attend the meeting virtually HERE by Zoom, or by Phone at +13462487799, 4236260000# US (Houston). 

For January meeting minutes click HERE.

HISD SCHOOL CHOICE UPDATES

THURSDAY IS LAST DAY TO APPLY

The School Choice timeline has changed for the 2023-24 school year. Parents and guardians must submit HISD Choice applications by February 2, 2023, to be considered in the Phase 1 School Choice lottery. The HISD Choice system will shut down on February 2, 2023, and will not be brought back online until April 5, 2023.  During this time no applications can be submitted.

HISD Choice application window for 23-24

• 12/14/2022     K-12 Phase 1 Opens
• 2/2/2023         K-12 Phase 1 Closes
• 2/23/2023       K-12 Documentation Deadline
• 4/5/2023         Phase 1 Lottery Notifications
• 4/5/2023         K-12 Phase 2 Opens
• 6/15/2023       K-12 Phase 2 Closes
• 8/11/2023       K-12 Waitlist Retires

The HISD Choice system will shut down on February 2, 2023, and will not be brought back online until April 5, 2023. During this time no applications can be submitted.

The deadline to request G/T testing for students in Grades 1-5 is this Friday, February 3. You can access the paper application and testing information HERE. Students already identified as G/T do NOT need to test again. For questions, please email Kristina.tran@houstonisd.org.

VIP Tickets get early bidding for limited-quantity auction parties and events!

ATTIRE:

Formal/James Bond themed-attire

DETAILS:

February 25, 2023, 6:30pm-10:30pm

Rice University Cohen House 

*Exact times subject to change

Great job to all our spellers who participated in this year’s 2022-23 Roberts Spelling Bee! Congratulations to our winners, Ryan (1st place) and Svara (2nd place). Ryan will represent Roberts at the HISD Spelling Bee on February 7.

THE GOOD NEWS REVIEW IS HERE!

EXTRA! EXTRA! 

Read all about it! 

Another Good News REview, Roberts Elementary School's very own newspaper, is hot off the press. Please join the PTO in congratulating the 2022-2023 REview Staff and selected fourth and fifth graders, for publishing another outstanding issue of our Pulitzer-prize-worthy school newspaper. 

The 2022-2023 REview: Adil Dutt, Anna Tsekos, Javier Segura, Annabel Thorvilson, Nora Essinger, Catherine Yu, Mrinalini Levin-Srinivasan, Haroon Parekh, Journey Stephens, Ava Sanchez, Caroline Irwin, Catherine Avent, Kyle Hu, Thera Castellon-Fernandez, Jiya Parekh, David Dluhy, Kellen Konrath, Isis Six, Levi Segal, Jack Wellner.

To check out the newest issue click below. Enjoy!

ROBERTS GARDEN: SPRING CLEAN UP

Rescheduled to This Sunday at 9am

Calling all garden helpers! Due to the weather, last weekend's Roberts International Garden clean up was rescheduled to this Sunday, February 5, from 9am-noon.

We will be weeding, adding soil and compost to prepare the Kinder, 1st and 2nd grade vegetable beds for Spring planting. Coffee and donuts will be served. Come one come all!

FAMILY FRIENDLY FRIDAYS 

Stay, Play & Socialize every Friday with fellow parents! Playground will be open directly following pick up. We encourage you to plan playdates and meet ups with other Roberts’ families! #BRINGINGBACKROBERTSCOMMUNITY

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Friday March 24, 2023 @ Gus Wortham

Limited Space available! 

24 golfers (6 x 4-somes)

Texas Scramble Format with Loads of Prizes!

• $150 Entry Fee includes 18 holes of golf, lunch, and prizes with proceeds going to our PTO!
• Registration is open to All Roberts Parents (female, male, experienced or novice golfers)
• Sign up today and see you on the links! FORE!
• For questions please email PADRES@robertspto.org or Bob Avent 

The Roberts Running Club will be participating in the Run of Pi on Saturday, February 18 at 8am. We'd like to encourage other Roberts families to join us at this event. 

We have set up a team through the event page. We are Roberts ES Running Club.The event organizers have generously provided us with an event discount code. When you sign up, use ROBERTS in the promo code box for $5 off any registration.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This will NOT be a drop-off event. A parent will need to remain at the race course as long as their child is there.

• Event Information HERE.
• Team Registration HERE.
  

INTERESTED IN CUB SCOUTS?

Have you been thinking about checking out Cub Scouts? We have active dens for boys and girls from Kindergarten through 5th grade at Roberts! 

If you'd like to come chat with the Scoutmaster to learn more, or are a 1st or 3rd grade family who wants to shadow, then join us on Tuesday, February 7, at 6:30pm, on the Robert's basketball court for our meeting.