River Oaks Elementary PTO

10/03/2026

FYI for any River Oaks families going to Carolina Forest Day - park for free and take a shuttle from the parking lot of our friends at Ten Oaks Elementary! Event is rain or shine and mostly indoors with tons of fun for our kiddos! 😁

Coming to our 4th Annual Carolina Forest Day - A Community Celebration & Festival! on Saturday, October 3rd? Good news! There will be FREE parking & shuttles at Ten Oaks Elementary (2287 Carolina Forest Blvd) ALL DAY! If you can't find a spot park at the lot at the event at Carolina Forest Rec Center, head to Ten Oaks and a FREE shuttle will bring you straight to the celebration! Shuttles will run on a loop, so you won't have to wait long. A HUGE thank you to Horry County Schools, in particular our HCS Superintendent Clifford Jones and our Carolina Forest School Board Member, Tracy Winters, for making this possible! And thank you to our TOES Red Foxes for sharing your den with us for the day! We are grateful for your support of our community!

Come on out and enjoy all that Carolina Forest Day has to offer, including:
🌳 Food, dessert, and coffee trucks
🌳 Great music
🌳 Businesses, crafters, and local nonprofits
🌳 Indoor trick-or-treating & bounce house fun for our kiddos
🌳 Giveaways & raffle prizes
🌳 Our first responders...And more!
We can't wait to see everyone there!

10/01/2026

SPIRIT NIGHT IS TONIGHT!🍦Help River Oaks Elementary School win the Stella's Homemade Ice Cream at Conway Battle of the Schools AND have a portion of all sales go back to benefit River Oaks Elementary PTO when you stop by for our exclusive flavor, Otter's Brownie Bonanza, from 5:30pm-8:30pm tonight!

As an added bonus, come meet our celebrity scooper, everyone's favorite weatherman, Ed Piotrowski WPDE! 7pm-8pm!

09/30/2026

A gorgeous sunny day slinging ice cream out to our CD, Kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd Grade classes!🍦Thank you so much to Sprinkles Ice Cream and all of our awesome parent volunteers for helping us bring a fun midweek treat to all of our River Oaks Elementary students, teachers, and staff! The little smiles & so much joy made it an amazing day. The PTO was proud to pay for EVERY SINGLE ice cream sold as a giveback for our kids & to bring a sprinkle of happiness to the school year!

Can't wait to do it all again tomorrow for our 2nd, 4th, and 5th Grade friends! 😎

09/20/2026

The battle is on!🍦Stella's Battle of the Schools Round 2 begins this Monday, and River Oaks Elementary School is up in this round! From 9/21-10/1 at 1101 4th Ave in Conway, our custom River Oaks PTO flavor - Otter's Brownie Bonanza 🦦 - will be up against other schools to compete for the crown!

Whichever school sells the most buckets of it's flavor by the end wins the $1,250 grand prize AND an ice cream party at our school! In addition to the ongoing battle, we will have a Spirit Night on 10/1 from 5:30pm-8:30pm where a portion of all sales will go back to support our school so mark your calendars to head over after Curriculum Night to double your impact! Buy a scoop or two (or a whole bucket, just contact PTO to order them at a discount!) and let's win this thing, River Otters!

09/19/2026

Fall is coming. How do we know? That's easy - the River Oaks PTO Apple Creation Station came back to River Oaks Elementary School! 🍎 Our PTO had a great Friday bringing some Autumn goodness to our amazing teachers & staff!

A big thank you goes out to our awesome community partner, Lee's Farmer's Market, for always donating the best apples on the Grand Strand & supporting our school - be sure to check them out for all your produce, meats, cheese, w**e, and more at 4883 Highway 17 Bypass North in Murrells Inlet! Major appreciation to every single family that stepped up to donate items to make it our best one yet - thank you!

09/17/2026

Bowled over by all the support for our River Oaks PTO Spirit Night at Stars and Strikes! 🎳 🔫 🪓 🕹 It was so much fun seeing all the kids (and kids at heart!) having a blast with their fellow River Otters! 🦦 A special thank you to our Carolina Forest School Board Member, Tracy Winters HCS District 3, for coming out to support our school! A HUGE thank you to every single family, teacher, and staff member who took the time to be there & spend your Friday with us - we couldn't do all we do without your support & love! 💙

📅 Mark your calendars! River Oaks Elementary is in the Stella's Homemade Ice Cream at Conway Battle of the Schools from September 21-October 1 with our exclusive flavor, Otter's Brownie Bonanza, culminating in a Spirit Night on 10/1 (contact us if you want to order a whole bucket to help us win any of those nights!)... Then join us October 9 for a jumping good time at Sky Zone Myrtle Beach!

09/11/2026

Join us TONIGHT at Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Centers at Coastal Grand Mall from 3pm-9pm for our River Oaks Elementary Patriot Day Spirit Night! 🇺🇸🦦 A portion of sales for food, bowling, axe throwing, laser tag, and arcade games will go back to support our school, helping us raise funds for outdoor improvements to the campus, Trunk or Treat, Sweet Treat Days, and more! Just make sure you hold on to your receipt and bring it to the River Oaks PTO table for it to count!
ANYONE can support the event & hand in receipts, not just River Oaks families, so come on out, spread the word, bring some friends & neighbors, and come have a blast!🎳🍔🪓

09/10/2026

🚨 TODAY! 🚨
The River Oaks PTO will have our Fall Open Meetings TODAY, Thursday, September 10th! Meetings will be held at 2 separate times with the same agenda to allow flexibility for families - come out when works best for you! Join us to learn how you can get more involved in supporting our school, hear about upcoming events, and bring your ideas and questions for our Executive Board!

WHAT: River Oaks PTO Meetings
WHEN: Thursday, September 10th
TIME: 9am OR 6pm
WHERE: River Oaks Elementary School Cafeteria (Sign in at the front office for the 9am meeting, come right to the cafeteria for the 6pm!)

We can't wait to see you there! 🦦

09/09/2026

REMINDER! The River Oaks PTO will have our Fall Semester PTO Meetings TOMORROW, Thursday, September 10th! Meetings will be held at 2 separate times with the same agenda to allow flexibility for families - come out when works best for you! Join us to learn how you can get more involved in supporting our school, hear about upcoming events, and bring your ideas and questions for our Executive Board!

WHEN: Thursday, September 10th
TIME: 9:00am OR 6:00pm
WHERE: River Oaks Elementary School Cafeteria (Sign in at the front office for the 9am meeting, come right to the cafeteria through the bus loop doors for the 6pm!)

We can't wait to see you there! 🦦

09/08/2026

📣 CALLING ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES & ROES FAMILIES! HELP US GET A FREE FUN RUN SHIRT FOR ALL KIDS & STAFF!📣
The River Oaks PTO - a registered 501(c)3 that gives back to our kids, teachers, and families & enriches our school community at River Oaks Elementary - is seeking sponsors for the 2026-27 school year!

Every year, we provide a FREE Spirit Shirt to ALL students, teachers, and staff to wear for our Fun Run that can then be worn all year for Field Trips, Spirit Days, and more that is paid for by the generosity of business & family sponsorships 👕

We are also selling banner spaces on the fences on our car drop off/pick up line for the entire year that will feature your business logo to be seen by our families & visitors all year long! 👀

Consider a Platinum Level sponsorship to bundle both and save!💰

E-mail [email protected] to reserve your spot or to ask any questions! All spaces are first come, first serve.

All donations are tax deductible & support our efforts to provide fun events like Trunk or Treat, Christmas Bingo, & Field Day, teacher supplies & givebacks, fun family events, and improvements to our school facilities. Thank you for your support! 🦦