Roadrunner Review

Greetings Roadrunner Community! Happy Week 7! We are officially entering TELPAS Testing Season. Please read below for more updates.

President's Day

As a reminder, SISD does not observe President's Day. Classes will be in session on Monday. We hope to see everyone at school bright and early!

TELPAS Schedule

Students who are coded as Emergent Bilingual are required to take the TELPAS Assessment for Language on an annual basis until the student meets exit criteria. Please help us by ensuring that your Roadrunner is in attendance for the assessment.

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

2nd Grade TELPAS Reading and Writing

3rd Grade TELPAS Reading and Writing

4th Grade TELPAS Reading and Writing

Thursday, February 20, 2025

5th Grade TELPAS Reading and Writing

Friday, February 21, 2025

2nd Grade TELPAS Listening and Speaking

Please note that students in Kinder and 1st Grades are also being assessed; however, their testing is informal and will be documented throughout the month.

Spring Intersession Camps

Permission Slips have gone out to all students who will be invited to our Spring Intersession Camps. Please ensure that the orange forms are returned in a timely manner in order to make meal and bus arrangements. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's invitation, please contact the student's teacher. As a reminder, intersession camps will be from March 10-13, from 8:00am-12:00pm.

Transfer Window Opens February 17

The transfer window for all students will open on Monday, February 17. Transfers will be accepted for the 2025-2026 school year. This applies to students who live outside of the Rojas boundary lines interested in continuing at the campus. Failure to submit a transfer request in a timely manner will result in your student returning to their home campus. For more information, please contact Ms. Marquez or our PEIMS Specialist, Mrs. Solano.

Transfer Link

https://my.sisd.net/public_apps/TransferForms/#!/submission/mainPage

Attendance Incentive

Our attendance incentive is up and running. Students with perfect attendance, ZERO absences and ZERO tardies, from February 3, 2025-May 15, 2025, will be eligible for our Perfect Attendance Pool Party on May 16, 2025.

In addition to our perfect attendance initiative, we will resume with our morning Bingo Game to reduce tardies. Students must be on time to participate. Prizes will be awarded as students achieve Bingo on the Bingo cards.

Have a fantastic week!

Ms. Marquez

Campus Principal

Monday, February 17, 2025

• President's Day
• Latino Family Literacy Night 3:30pm-5:00pm

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

• TELPAS Testing Grades 2-4
• Tutoring Kinder 3:30pm-4:00pm
• Tutoring Grades 2-5 3:30pm-4:30pm
• Black History Month Art Contest Open House @DSC 5:00pm-7:00pm

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

• Honor Roll Shirts
• UIL Practice 3:30pm-4:30pm
• Board Meetings 6:00pm

Thursday, February 20, 2025

• College Shirts
• TELPAS Testing Grade 5
• Coffee with the Principal 8:30am
• Parent Nutrition Classes 9:30am
• Tutoring Kinder 3:30pm-4:00pm
• Tutoring Grades 2-5 3:30pm-4:30pm

Friday, February 21, 2025

• TELPAS Testing Grade 2
• UIL Practice 3:30pm-4:30pm
  
• Young Rembrandts Art Classes 3:30pm-4:30pm

Saturday, February 22, 2025

• UIL Elementary Academic Spring Meet

02/20 Coffee with the Principal 8:30am

02/22 UIL Elementary Academic Spring Meet

02/27 #TeamSISD All Star Awards

02/28 Battle of the Bluebonnet

Please avoid scheduling appointments on the following dates to ensure that students are in class for testing.

Roadrunner Spirit shirts are on sale now! Shirts may be purchased in the office for $15. Online orders may also be placed using the link below. Adult sizes are also available for proud parents, grandparents and community members!

We will be targeting our attendance rate this year to ensure that our students are in class everyday learning and growing. Absences not only affect a child's education, but it can also impact their social emotional needs. Absences also impact district funding resulting in a loss of programs and personnel.

Our campus goal is 97%, and we know that we achieve this goal together. Students have been provided with an attendance tracker to help keep track of their own attendance throughout the year. Weekly, monthly and quarterly incentives will be provided to all students with perfect attendance. Please note that illnesses and emergencies will be excused with the proper documentation. Notes may be emailed to attendancerojas@sisd.net. For extenuating circumstances, please contact Mrs. Baez, Attendance Administrator, at (915) 937-8500.

Bus routes for after school tutoring can be found below. Please note that there is only one bus for all routes.

Our campus has two dismissal times for different grade levels. This is to help ease the traffic congestion that would build up if we had all students dismissing at the same time. We ask that you adhere to the dismissal procedures in order to ensure that we have a quick, efficient and SAFE dismissal for all. As a reference for all parents, our dismissal takes exactly 15 minutes from the time the dismissal bell rings until the last student is loaded. Please review the procedures below.

Bauman Road Holding Zone

PreK and Kinder students will be allowed to form a line on the dirt road closest to the street for the 2:45pm dismissal. Early bird parents waiting for the 3:15pm pickup may form a second line next to the PK and Kinder Vehicles.

The second line should begin after Anaheim Ln to ensure that there is enough room for all vehicles. After the 2:45pm pickup line is allowed to enter into the parking lot, early arrivers may move into the lane to begin forming the 3:15pm line. Please review pictures.

Pick Up Cards

All vehicles using the pick up zone will need to have their student pick up card displayed in the window. Once your child is in the vehicle, please remove the card from the window, so we know you are ready to exit.

Drive Up Procedures

As you drive up to the student area, we ask that you remain in your vehicle. School staff is available to help load students into cars. Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Once your child is loaded, you may exit your vehicle to help buckle in your student. Staff will not secure any seatbelts for liability purposes. Once your child is securely strapped in, we ask that you exit the parking lot.

No Parking

Parents will not be allowed to park inside the parking lot during dismissal times. We are seeing an increased number of vehicles parking in the parking lot and cutting in front of other vehicles. This is not allowed out of fairness to everyone. We have timed our procedures and it takes five minutes from the time a vehicle enters the parking lot, to the time we load students. Please help us keep the system running efficiently. Please note that the fire department conducts random inspections to ensure that the area is safe. Violators will be cited.

Are you interested in serving your community as a volunteer? We are currently receiving applications for parent volunteers. Your assistance is vital to the success of the campus. Parents may assist in a variety of ways. Please note that volunteer hours are REQUIRED for any parent who may be invited to class field trips. All volunteers are required to complete a background check to begin volunteering at the campus. Please contact Mrs. Cristina Hernandez, Parent Liaison, if you are interested in helping with any of our current projects.

Robert R. Rojas Elementary is named after former trustee, Mr. Robert Ramirez Rojas. He joined the SISD Board in 1968. During his early years, he worked diligently to establish a bilingual program to ensure Spanish speaking children had the opportunity to learn English. Aside from promoting equity in students' educational experiences, he also focused on providing quality facilities and better salaries for teachers.

Email: jmarqu10@sisd.net
Website: www.sisd.net/robertrrojases
Location: 500 Bauman Road, El Paso, TX, USA
Phone: (915) 937-8500
Twitter: @RobertRRojas_ES