This week’s Character Assembly will feature the character traits of Respect and Individuality. It will be hosted by Mrs. Ganong’s class, Mrs. McCurdy’s class, and Mrs. Odom’s class. The assembly will take place in the elementary gymnasium at 9:00. We hope to see you there!
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Calling All Volunteers
White Oak Primary and Intermediate Schools are looking or volunteers. We will have a mandatory volunteer orientation meeting on Thursday, October 4th at 8:15 a.m. in Room 110 on the Primary campus. We will be discussing volunteer guidelines and confidentiality. Attending this meeting does not commit you to a volunteer job, but you must attend if you wish to volunteer.
The state of Texas requires all volunteers in public schools to have a criminal background check yearly. Forms will be available at this meeting. The background check must be completed before you can volunteer.
Join us and see what you can do to help the faculty at White Oak Elementary School. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Maines, Coordinator of Student Services at 903.291.2182.
5th Grade Parent Orientation
If you were unable to attend the 5th grade parent orientation, below you will find videos from that night. We hope to see you next time.
Welcome by Danieli Parker, Principal
Teachers: Joy Smith; Billy McBride; April McFall; Eden Owens; Rebecca Ganong
4th Grade Parent Orientation
For those parent who could not make the 4th grade parent orientation, here we have posted the major points of information in videos.
Welcome by Danieli Parker, Principal, White Oak Intermediate School
Fourth Grade Teachers: Stephanie Hunter, Cathy Smallwood, Becky McCurdy, Shelley Carrington, and Brenda Lawrence
An Informative 3rd Grade Orientation
If you were unable to attend the 3rd grade parent orientation, below you will find video recaps of the information shared with parents. We hope to see you next time.
Welcome Parents – Danieli Parker, Intermediate Principal
Curriculum Changes from 2nd to 3rd – Mitzi Neely, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Michael Gilbert, Superintendent of Schools, White Oak ISD
Third Grade Teachers speak to Parents.
Early Release
This Wednesday, September 19th, will be our first early release date for Primary and Intermediate students. This will be a training day for teachers and those five professional development classes will begin shortly after your children are dismissed. Because of the scheduled events, we are asking that parents NOT eat lunch with their child on the 19th. Please make note of the times below:
- Afternoon PreK will meet from 8-11 with the morning class
- Primary Early Release – 12:00
- Intermediate Early Release – 12:30
Subscribe Now!
We want to take the opportunity to remind you that each of our teachers has a classroom blog with which they communicate regularly with parents.Please look across the top of this blog to find the link to Primary Staff Blogs or Intermediate Staff Blogs. If you have not already subscribed, then you should locate your child’s teacher and click on the link that will take you to that teacher’s blog. Locate the Subscribe button along the left or right side of the blog and enter your email address. Then “Submit”.
ALL intermediate STUDENTS also have blogs. If you have an intermediate student, it is so important for you to subscribe to your child’s personal blog. On each intermediate teacher’s blog there is a link at the top called “Student Blogs”. Click on this page and locate your child’s name. This is linked to the student’s personal blog. Subscribe there, too! Each time a blog post is made an email will be sent to the subscribers. Leave comments for your child to read. Become the audience and help us to make writing authentic.
Times Have Changed
This week teachers began to take their students to the computer lab to take their spelling test. No paper or pencils were needed. Our students use an online course management system to login and take spelling tests individually at their on rate. Students are given the opportunity to listen to the word being read online by the teacher in isolation and in context as many times as is needed before entering the word on the short answer online quiz.
My how times have changed! We are educating 21st Century Learners at White Oak Elementary.
Universal Screenings Wind Down
Our intermediate students have almost completed the Beginning of the Year Universal Screenings in Math and Reading. Teachers are evaluating the data and meeting weekly to plan curriculum to meet the needs of all children. As always, we have high expectations for our White Oak Intermediate students, and we are confident that we will have another successful school year.
Intermediate Parent Orientations
Intermediate grades will be hosting parent orientations this week scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. in the elementary cafeteria. These orientations will provide parents and guardians with Important Information pertinent to your child’s success this year. Please plan to join us.
- MONDAY – 5th Grade Parent Orientation
- TUESDAY – 4th Grade Parent Orientation
- THURSDAY – 3rd Grade Parent Orientation