This Week at Royal

Happy Sunday, Falcons!

A few important items to note:

• 2021-2022 Instructional Calendar.
• Principal Appreciation Day is May 1: Share stories about your child's campus principal! Please email your stories, artwork, videos, and pictures explaining what makes him/her so special! Submissions may be sent to falconstrong@royal-isd.net, and will be shared on the district website and social media.
• Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3-7: Share stories about your child's teacher(s)! Please email your stories, artwork, videos, and pictures explaining what makes him/her so special! Submissions may be sent to falconstrong@royal-isd.net, and will be shared on the district website and social media.

It takes a village! "Alone we are smart but together we are brilliant. We can use the collective wisdom to do great things when we are connected." (Follow @web20classroom on Twitter for more great quotes and inspiration!)

Have a great week!

Royal ISD

Have great news you'd like to share about Royal ISD? Submit your items and photos to falcons@royal-isd.net. (Items are subject to review and approval by the RISD Communications Team. Approved items will be shared on the district website and/or social media,) Thank you!

​Interested in being a part of the award-winning Royal Sound Machine? Check out the 2021-2022 recruitment video to get a sample of the Royal High School band!

Find your place! CLICK HERE to apply today or to find out more!

April 27 - 29: Royal Elementary School PK-1 will be holding an online Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-up for the 2021-2022 school year. Please CLICK HERE to view the event flyer. (Please note if the student is already enrolled currently in PK then they will automatically be enrolled for Kindergarten in the 21-22 school year.)

Royal ISD welcomed 50 community members, district employees, and school board trustees on April 20, 2021 in the first of many Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meetings, with the goal of developing a strategic plan and balanced score card for the district. The meeting was facilitated by Moak, Casey, and Associates, who guided the attendees as they embarked on the path of creating a set of belief statements for Royal ISD. Upon completion, these values will be the lens through which all decisions are made at Royal.

When asked about the meeting, Superintendent Rick Kershner said, “It was really wonderful to see a diverse group of school personnel and community members coming together to work on developing belief statements. These statements will guide Royal ISD as we work on strategic planning for our district.”

At Royal ISD, our mission is “Investing in our tomorrow”. Our vision is to become a destination district committed to instructional excellence in a safe, equitable environment for all.

Thank you to all CAC members who joined us last night. The Royal ISD leadership team is excited about the progress made at the first meeting, and is looking forward to the journey! CLICK HERE for more pictures!

We are beyond proud to announce that the Royal Marching Sound Machine participated in this year’s Concert And Sight Reading Evaluation and received its first Sweepstakes Award in 43 years!!! Please congratulate these students when you see them!

CLICK HERE to view more pictures!

Please make sure you check out upcoming events for our community partners, The Bookworm Bus and The Hangar Unity Center! These organizations provide incredible programs for the Royal ISD Community. It takes a village!

• The Bookworm Bus
• The Hangar Unity Center

Royal welcomed a group of local business and community leaders on Wednesday, April 14. Participants were introduced to excellence in career readiness and academics at Royal. The event was a huge success and is the second in a series designed to introduce various segments of the Royal community to all the great things happening at Royal ISD. This event and future sessions are designed to initiate and strengthen relationships between RISD and local businesses and organizations as well as to spread the word about the great things happening at Royal. Related videos: District Promo Video and Houston Life Interview.

CLICK HERE to read more.

Cybercriminals have a new favorite phishing lure: PDF files. A PDF is a standard file type that presents text and images in their original format regardless of which program you use to open the file. Unfortunately, this makes the use of PDFs a great way for cybercriminals to get creative and trick victims into clicking on malicious links.

One common tactic for phishing with PDF files is to include an image that looks like something that you should interact with. The PDF may include a fake captcha image with the “I am not a robot” checkbox. Or the PDF may include an image of a paused video with a play button over the display. If you try to click the captcha checkbox or play the phony video, you’ll actually be clicking a link to a malicious website.

Don’t fall for these tricks! Remember the following tips:

• Never click or download an attachment in an email that you were not expecting.
• Remember that cybercriminals can use more than just links within emails to phish for your information. Always think before you click!
• If you receive a suspicious email, be sure to contact your IT department or follow the specific procedure for your organization.

• Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6 PM
• Baseball Game - Navasota at Royal, 4:30 PM (Originally scheduled for Friday 4/23)

• April 27 - 29: Royal Elementary School PK-1 will be holding an online Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-up for the 2021-2022 school year. Please CLICK HERE to view the event flyer. (Please note if the student is already enrolled currently in PK then they will automatically be enrolled for Kindergarten in the 21-22 school year.)

• STAAR Writing 4th Grade (Virtual Students) & Makeup (Face to Face Students) – All Day

• Baseball Game and Senior Night: Bellville at Royal, 5:00 PM. We will celebrate Senior Baseball players . We ask that the staff, parents, and the whole community join us to support these young men in their last High School baseball game. You will be truly entertained!
  

• April 27 - 29: Royal Elementary School PK-1 will be holding an online Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-up for the 2021-2022 school year. Please CLICK HERE to view the event flyer. (Please note if the student is already enrolled currently in PK then they will automatically be enrolled for Kindergarten in the 21-22 school year.)

• STAAR Writing 4th Grade (Virtual Student Makeup) – All Day

• Royal High School National Honor Society Induction, 6:00 PM, PAC
• April 27 - 29: Royal Elementary School PK-1 will be holding an online Pre-K and Kindergarten Round-up for the 2021-2022 school year. Please CLICK HERE to view the event flyer. (Please note if the student is already enrolled currently in PK then they will automatically be enrolled for Kindergarten in the 21-22 school year.)

• PK - 5 Field Day

• Royal High School Fightin' Falcon Band Day
  

• Principal Appreciation Day
  

• No scheduled events

• May 3 - 7: Teacher Appreciation Week

  May 4: City of Pattison, 7-8 PM
  

• May 5: STAAR- Algebra 1 EOC
• May 6, 6 PM: Athletic Banquet in the PAC.
  
• May 6: Nurse Appreciation Day
• May 7-8: State Track Meet, Austin, TX
• May 7: RHS Theater performance of "Peter Pan" at 7:00 PM at the PAC (Tickets: $10/adults, $5 for children and students)
  
• May 7: 7pm: RJH performance of "The Hope and Heartache Diner"
• May 8: RHS Theater performance of "Peter Pan" at 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM at the PAC (Tickets: $10/adults, $5 for children and students)
• May 8: RJH Theater performance of "The Hope and Heartache Diner" at the Tomball Virtual Theatrepalooza, A few selected students will also present monologues, duets, and tech design.

• May 10, 9:30 AM, RHS Cafeteria: JROTC Awards Ceremony
• May 10: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6 PM
  
• May 10: Regular School Board Meeting, 6:30 - 9:30 PM, Zoom Link.
• May 11: STAAR 3rd - 5th Grade Math Online Administration – All Day

  May 12: STAAR 5th Grade Science Online Administration – All Day
  

• May 12: STAAR:MATH Grades 3-7/SOCIAL STUDIES Grade 8
  

• May 13: STAAR: SCIENCE Grades 5th & 8th

• May 18: STAAR 3rd - 5th Grade Reading Online Administration – All Day
• May 18: Royal High School Awards Night. If you are receiving one or more awards, you will get an invitation to attend the 2021 Awards Night. Invitations will be sent out during the week of May 3rd.
• May 19: STAAR- READING Grades 3-8
• May 20: Drive-Up STEM Night, 6-7 PM
• May 21, 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM: Food Truck Day/Swag Celebration

• May 24: STEM Elementary Field Day
• May 25: STEM Junior High Field Day
• May 24: Houston Food Bank at Royal High School PAC entrance, 4-6pm
  
• May 26, 3:30-4:30 PM: STEM 5th Grade End-of Year-Tailgate and Ceremony
• May 26: STEM 2nd-7th Grade Awards Ceremonies, details TBD
• May 27: Last day of school!
• May 27, 9-10 AM: STEM 8th Grade Ceremony
• May 29 at 12:00 PM: Prairie View A&M University, William J. Nicks Building (The Baby Dome), 100 University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446

Email: contactus@royal-isd.net
Website: http://www.royal-isd.net
Location: 3714 Farm to Market 359, Pattison, TX, USA
Phone: 281-934-2248
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalindependentschooldistrict
Twitter: @royalisd

The Royal Independent School District (District) is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.