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School Hours: 7:55 a.m.-2:25 p.m. | Phone: 651-425-4700 | Attendance line: 651-425-4706
Welcome to Royal Oaks Elementary
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Royal Oaks Elementary School serves students in Preschool through fifth grades and is part of SoWashCo Schools. At Royal Oaks Elementary, teachers and staff members focus on supporting students academically, socially, and emotionally.
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SoWashCo Schools has donated more than 10,000 pounds of food to the local food shelf, Basic Needs, since the beginning of the school year.
It’s all part of the Food Rescue Program, a partnership between SoWashCo Schools and Basic Needs.
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Sign up now for Community Education classes! Browse our catalog or registration site for even more classes offered at SoWashCo Schools locations, partner locations and online.
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Due to wintry weather conditions, all SoWashCo Schools will have an e-learning day TODAY, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.
For a full list of cancellations during e-learning days, please visit sowashco.org/emergency and click on the e-learning days tab.
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On Thursday, Feb. 13, SoWashCo Schools hosted its first Indigenous Storytelling event.
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Students in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 will participate in MCAs beginning April 1
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Fourth and fifth-grade students from Royal Oaks Elementary School recently went ice fishing on Lake Como in Saint Paul.
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SoWashCo Schools' Indigenous Education invites you to join us for the upcoming Winter Storytelling Event hosted at East Ridge High School on Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6-8 p.m.
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SoWashCo Schools AVID and Kids Club students raised $5,000 to provide healthy snacks to students in need.
Thank you to those who donated!
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A message from Supt. Julie Nielsen.
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SoWashCo Schools has been awarded an Innovation in Service Learning Grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. With the support of the grant, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and Kids Club will expand on their partnership, which began as an opportunity for AVID students to give back to their community and mentor younger students in the Kids Club program.
AVID students and SoWashCo CARES are asking for your help to reach their goal of $5,000 to provide healthy snacks for students in need.
Donations are being accepted through Friday, Dec. 20.
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View some photo highlights of the first days of the school year.
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How to find your bus information in Campus Parent Portal.