Daily Schedules
Dining
Lunch Menu
SAGE Dining provides lunch for all students in grades K-8 each day. Here is the Daily Menu.
Breakfast
A la carte breakfast items are available for purchase from 7:15-7:50 a.m. each day. Breakfast cards may be purchased via cash or check during Get the Scoop! Day. They may also be purchased throughout the year at Ms. Aden’s desk at the SLC entrance.
FAQs
For more information about SAGE, please see the SAGE Dining tile.
Carpool Info
General Carpool Protocols
- Parents may not exit their vehicles while in the carpool line. Carpool monitors will assist students entering and exiting vehicles. If you need to exit your vehicle, please park.
- If your child needs help with projects or equipment, turning on your hazard lights will signal to the monitors that you child needs extra help.
- The use of all electronic devices (including texting) is not permitted at any time while driving on campus.
- Parents picking up Middle Schoolers OR both Lower & Middle Schoolers during afternoon carpool should not arrive on campus before 3:35 p.m.
Carpool Routes & Information
- Here is a link to our Carpool Routes map.
- Westheimer Entrance: Families with students in grades 6-8 ONLY (no younger siblings) may utilize the Westheimer entrance for morning dropoff.
- All others should enter campus via Willowick for morning dropoff.
- Drivers may exit onto Willowick or Westheimer (right turn only).
- We appreciate your patience and encourage you to exercise caution if using the Westheimer entrance/exit. We anticipate delays at the start of school due to ongoing construction on Westheimer.
Walkers & Bikers
Dropoff
- Walkers and bikers entering via Willowick should not arrive at the Willowick crosswalk before 7:30 a.m. and should wait to be directed across the street by an HPD officer or security personnel.
- Westheimer Gate
- Please notify Erin Breen (LS) or Mackenzie Wilhide (MS) if your child will be using this pedestrian gate to enter or exit campus.
- Walkers and bikers entering via the Westheimer gate MUST cross Westheimer at the Drexel or Willowick intersections. Our security personnel cannot direct/stop Westheimer traffic in front of this gate. It is not safe to cross Westheimer here.
- Students who ride a bike to school should walk the bike while on campus and secure it to a bike rack.
- Parents are welcome to walk their children to campus but may not walk them to their classrooms. Hugs and goodbyes should happen outside the buildings.
Pick up
- Any student who is walking or biking home should be designated as a walker/biker in the activity section of SchoolPass for the day(s) that he/she is walking or biking.
- All student walkers/bikers are dismissed at one time before carpool begins.
- Parent walkers who wish to pick up their children should wait at the designated walkup location.
PRO TIP: Make a plan with your child about what they should do if it’s raining. We will release students to walk or bike home unless there is lightning nearby, in which case you will receive a notification to pick up through the carpool line.
Carpool During Inclement Weather
- Lightning in the immediate area: We may stop or delay carpool until it is safe to continue. If carpool is stopped or delayed, DO NOT get out of your car to pick up your child. We will release them when it is safe.
- Raining but no lightning: Carpool will continue but is always a little slower. Thanks for your patience!
- Walkers & Bikers: If the School determines it is unsafe for walkers and bikers to be released during LS carpool, we will hold them until MS carpool (3:35 p.m.). If at that time it is still unsafe, we will ask you to come and pick up all walkers and bikers through the carpool line. This information will be communicated via text.
School Pass
ROBS uses SchoolPass, a digital software, to manage early dismissal, late arrivals, and other carpool-related information. Visit the SchoolPass tile on the ROBS Resource Board for instructions on these required procedures:
- Designating authorized adults for student pickup (i.e. grandparents, babysitter)
- Scheduling an early pickup or report a late arrival
- Sending your student home with another ROBS parent
- Reporting an absence for your student
Returning Families
Login credentials will remain the same as the 2023-24 school year. Please update your authorized drivers and/or any vehicle information.
- Login credentials will remain the same as the 2023-24 school year.
- Please update your list of authorized drivers and ensure vehicle information is up-to-date for each driver prior to the first day of school.
- For optimal functionality, please ensure you are using the most up-to-date version of the app.
New Families
Parents must create SchoolPass accounts and add any authorized driver information prior to the first day of School on Thursday, August 22. Please follow instructions below to set up your account.
Setting up SchoolPass for new families:
- Go to the SchoolPass tile on the Resource Board of the ROBS web portal and click on SchoolPass Log in OR go to robs.school-pass.net
Username: the email address you use to log into the ROBS web portal
Password: the password you use to log into the ROBS web portal
- You will be required to set up a security questions/answer and enter your license plate number. License plate information is required for all drivers because the system uses automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras at our entrances and exits as an added layer of security.
- Once you have logged in, go to your Profile by hovering over your name in the upper left corner.
- Within your profile, you will need to reset your password.
- From the home screen, click ADD/DELETE DRIVERS on the right side of the screen to add authorized drivers.
- Indicate how your child will typically be dropped off/picked up by clicking on your child’s “Update Defaults” link on the home page.
If you have trouble setting up your account, please contact Chris Balthazar, Director of Safety and Security, at [email protected].
We encourage all parents to download the SchoolPass app after setting up your account.
Accessing Your SchoolPass QuickPIN
As you will read in the Visiting Campus section, all parents have been assigned a unique 4-digit PIN number on SchoolPass. All parent visitors will be asked to enter their SchoolPass QuickPIN to sign in when visiting campus. Accessing your QuickPIN using the steps below:
- Log into SchoolPass app
- Click “Profile” icon at bottom right of screen
- Your pin will be listed next to “QuickPIN”
- Optional: clicking “View QuickPIN” will bring up a QR code you can scan at entry points instead of entering your QuickPIN
After-School Info
Register for Prime Time, Stay & Play, and other after-school activities on the After-School Programs tile.
Questions? Contact Emily Ross, Director of After-School Programs, at [email protected].
Photos & Media
Vidigami Photo Sharing
Vidigami is the private platform we use to share photos and videos within our community. Parents are welcome to share any photos they take throughout the year on Vidigami. Teachers also post regularly. The platform is organized into six main categories: Academics (grade-level pages), Arts, Athletics, Clubs, Events, and Student Life.
Returning parents can continue using Vidigami with their existing accounts. New parents will receive an invitation to join our Vidigami site in the coming weeks. if you are having difficulties logging in, please contact Kara Neumann at [email protected] or x 339.
Instructions on how to use Vidigami are available on the Vidigami tile of the Resource Board.
ROBS Social Media, Publications, and Promotional Materials
In an effort to stay connected with families and inform them through a variety of media, ROBS produces several publications each year, informational brochures, and films. We also operate Facebook and Instagram accounts. Our students and teachers are our best material! By virtue of your official enrollment agreement with ROBS, you have consented to the School’s use of images and other media that may have your child in it. If you are uncomfortable with your child being featured on any of our media platforms, please inform us in writing by emailing Director of Marketing & Communications Kara Neumann at [email protected].
Follow ROBS Socials
Dress Code
The complete dress code can be found here (also on the School Policies tile).
Chapel
Chapel Uniform
Lower & Middle School students attend Chapel every Wednesday. Students should wear their formal uniform. Here is a look at our Visual Dress Code for a look at the formal uniform.
Family Chapel
Lower School parents are invited to join their children for Family Chapel, celebrated roughly once a month in the Holmes Family Gym. For Family Chapel dates, please visit the Chapel & Spiritual Life tile.
School Must-Knows
Notifying the School of an Absence
As soon as you know your child will be absent from school, parents should enter the absence in SchoolPass and email the following people per division:
Preschool
PS Administrative Assistant Dometria Hall, [email protected]
Lower School
Child’s classroom teacher and LS Administrative Assistant Courtney Danile, [email protected]
Middle School
MS Administrative Assistant Stephanie Gomez, [email protected]
Emergency Notifications
You must have a wireless phone number and email address in the profile section of your MyROBS account to receive emergency notifications. The alert system will be used during the school year to communicate urgent information such as school closure due to inclement weather, emergency situations, and important updates. Notifications are delivered via voice, text, and email messages.
Delays, Closures, & Early Dismissal
- We will communicate any School delays, closures, and early dismissals via phone call and text to the emergency phone numbers you have listed in your Profile.
- An emergency notice will also be posted on the homepage of our website: www.robs.org
- In case of an inclement weather event overnight, you may receive an alert as late as 6:00 a.m. about school that day, as we are monitoring conditions. If you do not hear from us, you should assume that School is open as usual. As a general rule, we follow HISD in case of school delays and closures.
Health Clinic Notifications
Parents are notified each time your child visits the nurse’s office. If the visit is of no immediate concern, you will receive a general notification email stating the reason for the visit and any treatment that was provided. This email will come from the [email protected] email address. If there is an immediate concern, nurses will contact you directly. Please contact Director of Clinical Services Staci Carlson at [email protected] with any questions.
Visiting Campus
All visitors are required to sign in and sign out of campus using their SchoolPass QuickPIN. This ensures we have an accurate census of who is on campus at any given moment. This is especially important during circumstances in which we need to account for all persons in our building (i.e., a fire or weather emergency).
Sign-in & Sign-out Procedures
Stop #1: Police officer near campus entrance at Willowick
All visitors, regardless of their association with ROBS, must stop at the police officer in the golf cart stationed along the esplanade and let him/her know where they are gong and the reason for the visit (i.e., volunteering, a meeting on campus, delivery, etc.). All visitors must have a name badge to proceed inside campus gates.
Stop #2: Sign in at designated sign-in location
- Visitors without a name badge: Anyone without a 2024-25 school issued name badge will need to get a temporary visitor’s badge while on campus. You will be directed to do this at the security office or Ms. Aden’s desk at the entrance of the SLC.
- Preschool visitors with a name badge: Preschool visitors wearing a 2024-25 parent name badge will be directed to drive through the campus gate toward the Preschool parking lot, where you may park and proceed to the Preschool entrance closest to Sarah Graham’s office. Ring the buzzer on the door for assistance. Once inside the building, you will sign in using the iPad at the entrance. You will be asked to enter your SchoolPass QuickPIN or scan your digital I.D. (QR code).
- Lower or Middle School visitors with name badge: Once inside the campus gates, you should park along the field and proceed to the Sarofim Leadership Center main entrance. Our lovely receptionist Ms. Aden will buzz you in and help you sign in using the iPad at the receptionist desk. To sign in, you will need your SchoolPass QuickPIN or digital I.D. (QR code).
Note for new parents/parents who did not visit campus last year: The first time you visit sign into SchoolPass on campus, you will need to scan your driver’s license to create your personal SchoolPass profile. Thank you!
Stop #3: Your Destination
Once you have signed in with a name badge, you may proceed to your destination. If another visitor asks to be let in one of the gate entrances or the Commons, please direct him/her to sign in at one of the designated sign-in locations found on the map below. It is very important that we know who is on campus, especially in the event of an emergency.
Stop #4: Sign out
Please sign out as you leave campus. You can sign out using an iPad at the locations seen below or by scanning the QR code posted at various exits across campus. Thank you!
Sign-in & Sign-out Locations
Click on the map above to enlarge it
- All visitors must enter campus via Willowick
- Visitors may sign out at any of the sign-in/sign-out locations or via the QR code on exit doors
School-issued Name Badges
Parents (and caregivers, if requested) receive official ROBS name badges that they must wear while on campus. The 2024-25 name badges will be included in the family packet at Get the Scoop! Day, packets will be sent home with your child on the first day of school. To request a name badge for a caregiver, please reach out to school receptionist Rachel Aden at [email protected].
Security Team
Security and police officers are on campus during school hours, after school, and on weekends. Everyone is encouraged to immediately report and suspicious activity to a member of the Safety & Security team. Dial 777 (North Security Office) or 778 (South Security Office) from a campus phone. The Security team can also be reached at their mobile number: (713) 405-0589. Director of Safety and Security Chris Baltazar can be reached directly at extension 105 or (832) 392-0698.
In case of an emergency, dial 911.
Volunteering
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities at ROBS are scaffolded through the Parent Association (PA) volunteer structure. Every current parent is considered a member of the PA. There are many volunteer opportunities at ROBS and the degree to which you want to be involved is up to you!
Volunteer Sign-ups
You will be able to preview volunteer positions beginning Sunday, August 18. Sign-ups will open on Sunday, August 25, at 8:30 p.m. via the Volunteer Resources tile.
Contact Us
2024-25 Administrative Team
For additional resources, please visit the Contact Us tile on the Resource Board.
Still have questions? Email [email protected]
