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Greetings Roadrunner Community! Happy Week 2! We are one week away from STAAR Testing! Please read below for more updates.

April is Month of the Military Child and Autism Awareness Month

In honor of our military connected students and students with autism, we will wear their honorary colors this month. Beginning on Friday, April 4, students and staff will be invited to wear blue for our autistic students. Beginning on Monday, April 7, we will wear purple for our military connected students.

Book Fair

The Book Fair is back! Students will have the opportunity to shop during their recess time. The Book Fair will be open to parents daily. Please review the schedule below.

Monday- Closes at 4:00pm

Tuesday- Closes at 6:30pm

Wednesday- Closes at 4:00pm

Thursday- Closes at 4:30pm

Friday- Closes at 4:00pm

New PK and Kinder

New student registration begins on Wednesday, April 1. Register your new students for the 2025-2026 school year to ensure that their spot is secured at the campus. For assistance, please stop by the campus or call (915) 937-8500.

Our Returning Student Registration is still up and running. We are currently at 50% completion while other campuses around the district are close to reaching 100%. Complete your registration today or risk having your child overflowed to another campus! We will have laptops set up during our Report Card Night this week for any parent wishing to complete the process then.

Report Card Night

We will be hosting our Spring Report Card Night this Tuesday, April 1, from 4:15pm-6:15pm. We invite all of our parents and guardians to stop by and visit with your child's teacher to get updates on their progress. If you are unable to make the event, please reach out to your child's teacher to schedule a separate conference.

Parents still needing to register their students will have the opportunity to do so during the event. Please stop by the front office if you need assistance. Parents completing the process will be eligible for a free dress pass!

STAAR Testing Dates

Students in Grades 3-5 will begin taking their STAAR Assessments next week. Please ensure that your child is in attendance every day and completing their homework daily. Our teachers have prepared targeted reviews to ensure that our students are successful. We want every student to achieve Meets or Masters, so that we can be recognized once again as an A-Rated Campus. We cannot achieve this goal without your support. Please review testing dates below and help us get back to the top where we belong.

RLA STAAR Assessment for Grades 3-5

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Science STAAR Assessment for Grade 5

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Math STAAR Assessment for Grades 3-5

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Math Bee

Congratulations to all of our Math Bee Competitors for an outstanding job done this weekend at the district competition. We are so proud of you. A special congratulations goes out to Matias Mendoza for placing third against all of the first graders in the district. Way to make the campus shine!

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 wonderful week!

Ms. Marquez

Campus Principal

Monday, March 31, 2025

• Cesar Chavez Day
• Book Fair Closes at 4:00pm

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

• Report Card Night 4:15pm-6:15pm
• Book Fair Closes at 6:30pm

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

• Book Fair Closes at 4:00pm

Thursday, April 3, 2025

• Tutoring Kinder 3:30pm-4:00pm
• Tutoring Grades 2-5 3:30pm-4:30pm
• Book Fair Closes at 4:30pm

Friday, April 4, 2025

• Wear Blue in Honor of Students with Autism
• Book Fair Closes at 4:00pm
• Young Rembrandts Art Classes 3:30pm-4:30pm

04/10 Volunteer Recognition Luncheon

04/16 Science STAAR Assessment for Grade 5

04/23 Math STAAR Assessment for Grades 3-5

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.

If you are interested in working with our team of volunteers, please contact Mrs. Cristina Hernandez, Parent Liaison today! We have several projects lined up for the last nine weeks. Together, we can accomplish so much, and as much as we love having our family members in the building, your Roadrunner loves it more!

As a reminder, especially as we enter "Field Trip Season," parents are required to complete a total of 50 hours if they are interested in attending the trip as a chaperone.

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