NOVEMBER 18, 2025 | ISSUE 15 | PTO | CONTACT

The annual Roberts Campout, a fun-filled night spent deepening our connections between our community, our school, and the starry sky above.

• Reminder: no school November 24th - 28th
• Shake Shack Spirit night this Thursday Nov. 20
• Get your wristbands for PJ day this Friday Nov. 21
• GT Testing results available week of Dec. 1
• Time to get jolly! December Dress Up Days ahead
• Tours for prospective RE families
• PADRES softball tournament Dec. 7
• Global Glam Auction Soirée tickets on sale now
• Exclusive RE discount for Ice Village at Rice Village
• Epps Memory Box, submit your memories
• Middle School Magnet tours and information
• Fundraise and save on holiday cards with Minted
• Support Roberts by shopping at Kroger

Join us at the Rice Village Shake Shack ALL DAY Thursday November 20th for a Roberts Spirit Night! Use code DONATE online and Roberts will receive 25% back!

Prepare to get cozy! Purchase a wristband for $1 and wear your Pajamas to school this Friday November 21st! Wristbands will be available to purchase at morning drop off gates on Thursday November 20th and Friday November 21st. Proceeds go towards 5th Grade Fundraiser.

If your child took the Gifted and Talented test this past fall, the results will go home the week of December 1st in the Tuesday folders. If you do not receive your child’s results by December 8th, please reach out to Ms. Tran at Kristina.tran@houstonisd.org.

In the words of Kermit the Frog, 'tis the season to be jolly and joyous! (Editor's note: The Muppet Christmas Carol is required viewing, regardless of your holiday and/or religious affiliations). Share your holiday spirit as we count down to winter break! Themes for each of the December Dress Up Days, December 15th - 19th, can be found below.

Prospective Roberts' families interested in touring the campus may do so on the given tour dates below. All tours start promptly at 9:00 AM and parents should check-in at reception with a valid form of ID 5 - 10 minutes before the start of the tour. Appointments are not necessary.

Tour Dates:
*NEW* Every Thursday until February 27th, 2026. Additionally, tours will also be held on the following Fridays:

• December 12
• January 23
• February 20
• March 20
• April 24
• May 15

Tour Agenda:
9:00 AM- Welcome and School Overview
9:05 AM- Tour of the campus
9:45 AM - Q&A Session, Tour Conclusion

The Roberts Dad's Softball Tournament will take place Sunday, December 7th, at the beautiful Reckling Field, from Noon – 6PM. Register to join a team ASAP—there are limited spots (only four teams total), and when they are gone, they are truly gone. So check your calendar and book your spot now!

Join your Roberts community for dinner, drinks, dancing, world-class auction prizes and casino games at our Global Glam Auction Soirée February 28, 2026.

Never been to a Roberts auction? Find out more.

Celebrating Roberts’ 90th birthday, our 2026 BIG ASK is a RE-juvenation for our building, including

• brightening the Greenbriar main entrance,

• new mosaic art, showcases for our awards, and freshening our dated Café, and

• fixes for as many of the thousand little indignities of age as we can tackle.

There’s a lot to do, but a successful auction means we can do it together. Get your tickets now with discount code earlybird2026, good through December 31st! Show Roberts your love!

Visit the first-ever "Ice Village at Rice Village" November 28th through January 4th - a festive outdoor ice-skating rink experience created to bring holiday cheer and community spirit to Houston.

Rice University invites Roberts students, families, and staff to join in the fun by offering an exclusive 10% discount on skating admission. Just use the code ICEROBERTS when purchasing tickets online at https://rice-village.com/landing/ice-village.

To celebrate Ms Epps' tenure at Roberts, we will be collecting letters and compiling a book of memories for her. For those wanting to participate, we have two options:

1. Write a handwritten letter and attach a photo or memento to be included in her memory book and drop off at one of our Epps Memory boxes. Be sure to sign your name, child's name, and year(s) you’ve been with Roberts community! You can find the Epps Memory box at reception- collections will be taken until winter break in December.

2. Email an electronic letter to 90th@robertspto.org. Please attach a picture or artwork if you’d like! The letter can be a “ Remember when … “ prompt and share a funny, stressful, or otherwise memorable occasion. Your letter will not be public, just compiled into a book and shared with only Ms Epps.

Thank you for participating! Please send any inquiries to the 90th@robertspto.org email.

Attention 5th grade Parents, Phase 1 of the School Choice window will open on December 9, 2025 and close on February 27, 2026.

If you are planning to apply to a Vanguard/STEM/Fine Arts middle school or any middle school that is not your zoned campus, you will need to complete a School Choice transfer application when the window opens. Please see the attached flyer for a list of School Choice Fair dates to learn more about the different schools and their offerings. For more information on the School Choice process, please visit: the HISD School Choice website.

A student may receive up to three excused absences for attending tours following the protocol below:

• The student must be present at their enrolled campus during ADA.
• The parent must complete the survey at the touring campus and bring back documentation with tour date and time to the student’s enrolled campus upon return the following day.
• Excused absences will only be given for up to three different campuses.
• These excused absences will still be considered in the total number of absences for credit and plan purposes.

Come discover why Lanier Middle School stands out as one of HISD’s premier Vanguard Magnet campuses. Tours available select Thursdays and Tuesdays at 1PM.

Help us spread the word! Pershing Middle School is looking for next year’s class of Pandas 2026-2027! Join us for our Magnet Tours starting at 1:00 PM (please arrive by 12:50). We are excited to show you our amazing fine arts programs, exciting extracurricular activities, and outstanding academics.

Come see what being a Pershing Panda is all about! ❤️🐼🖤

Minted holiday cards offer a 20% discount and fundraising donation to the Roberts PTO if you use the code FUNDRAISEROBERTSPTO when buying.

Shop at Kroger? Link your Kroger shopper card with Roberts Elementary! Kroger gives the Roberts PTO $100s every year just for doing your grocery shopping through its Community Rewards program. What an easy way to help!