Dear White Oak Families,
We hope everyone had a safe & enjoyable Spring Break! Thank you for taking a few minutes to read through our weekly newsletter.
Quick Updates/Reminders:
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THANK YOU! We would like to share our sincere gratitude and appreciation for your support during our College and Career Week! We were blown away by your willingness to share your time and talent with our students! The careers and pathways that were shared have opened the students' eyes to new opportunities they had not considered before. Thank you again for all your help this week!
Attendance Challenge - April 1-5
As we return from the break, we will be having an attendance challenge. Students with perfect, on-time, attendance this week will be entered into a drawing for a popsicle at lunch. Classes with perfect attendance will enter a drawing for a pizza party!
Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) Information
SSA Test Request Deadlines
Test Requests for the 2023-24 school year must be submitted during your school’s calendar request window.
Your request for testing must be documented and provided to the SSA Coordinator at your school. The request is made via the Google Form and must clearly indicate which subject you wish for your student to test.
Test Request Window:
- Traditional Calendar: Monday, April 1 8:00 am - Friday, April 12, 2024 5:00 pm
- SSA Test Request Google Form Link - click here
Students may test in ONE subject, either ELA or math. Test requests are submitted through this Google Form to ensure receipt of the request during the above dates and times. We experience a large volume of test requests, and the Google Form is the most reliable way to collect information. Please do not send any paper forms or emails to staff members, as these forms may not be processed within the test request window. We cannot accept any test requests outside the above test request window.
SSA Testing Windows
- Traditional Calendar: April 22 - May 6, 2024
Students will test for SSA placement for the 2024-25 school year during the testing window indicated above. Requests for testing outside these windows will not be accepted. If your child is not in attendance during the 2024 testing window, they may test in the Spring of 2025.
More SSA information is located on our website.
PTA News/Updates
SPRING CARNIVAL Pre-Sale is Happening Now!
We are so excited for the annual Spring Carnival on Friday, April 19th! Come and experience inflatables, games, face painting, fairy hair, food trucks, concessions, amazing raffles/auctions, and more! It's the biggest and best event of the school year!
Click HERE for more information and to order Spring Carnival tickets today!
Pre-Sale Ticket Raffle
Interested in entering to win 50 free carnival tickets? Each week, all pre-sale tickets purchased during that past week through Thursday will be entered for a chance to win! The lucky winner will be drawn each Friday, with their name read over the weekly announcements.
Congratulations to our first pre-sale ticket raffle winner:
- Devashree Venkateshkumar from Ms. Osgood’s class!
If you would like to be entered into our next drawing, please purchase your tickets by this Thursday and the next winning family could be yours!
Spring Carnival Auction/Raffle Preview
The PTA has received donations for our raffle and auction from over 80 businesses, meaning there is something for everyone!
- Will someone in your family need braces soon?
- Do you like to eat out or go out for ice cream?
- Are you hoping to get a great deal on summer camps or family activities?
We have all this and more!
Click for an alphabetical list of all the amazing companies who have donated so far
Would you like to see a 2-minute slideshow, which includes details of some of the awesome raffle and auction donations we have received for the carnival? If so, click through the 16 slides here:
Grade Level Raffle Baskets for Spring Carnival:
Thank you to all the parents who have already donated to these wonderful raffle baskets so far for our awesome annual Spring Carnival, coming up on Friday, April 19th!
Deadline extended! If you want to sign up for open slots or if you signed up to donate an item but have not yet dropped it off, please drop it off on Monday, April 1st! If you need a reminder of your signp, here are the links for each grade level basket:
- Kindergarten - Sweets and Treats
- 1st grade - Creative Crafts
- 2nd grade - Family Game Night
- 3rd grade - Summer Fun
- 4th grade - Outdoor Fun
- 5th grade - Fun with Science
We appreciate your help and support!
Request for Pictures for the Yearbook:
Have you captured some great White Oak memories this year? Do you have any great photos you would like to share for the yearbook of any of the following White Oak events:
- Parent/child breakfasts? Kindergarten (9/15/23), 1st (10/20/23), 2nd grade (11/3/23)
- Field trips?
- Family Cultural Fair? (12/7/23)
- First in Fitness? (3/14/24)
If so, please send the pictures to woesyearbook2023@gmail.com as soon as you can to help with our wonderful yearbook!
Yearbook Orders:
It's time to order yearbooks for the 2023-24 school year! If you would like to order a yearbook, please go to this link by April 28th:
2023-2024 Yearbook Strawbridge Studios
Save the Date:
- Wednesday, 5/1 - BB's Crispy Chicken Spirit Night
- Monday-Friday, 5/5-10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- Thursday, 5/9 - General PTA Meeting
Classroom Updates
Please make sure you check your child's class newsletter sent each week on Friday:
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| 3rd Grade |
Upcoming Dates
| April 1 - 12 |
SSA Test Request Window |
| Tuesday, April 9 |
End of 3rd Quarter |
| Wednesday, April 10 |
NO SCHOOL Teacher Workday |
| Friday, April 19 |
Q3 Report Cards Spring Carnival |
| Monday, April 29 |
NO SCHOOL Teacher Workday |
| May 6-10 |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
| Friday, May 17 |
Q4 Interim Reports |
| Monday, May 27 |
NO SCHOOL Memorial Day |
| Friday, May 31 |
EOG Science (5th grade) |
| Tuesday, June 4 |
EOG Reading |
| Wednesday, June 5 |
EOG Math |
| Thursday, June 6 |
5th Grade Promotion @ Green Level HS |
| June 10 - 11 |
Field Days |
| Wednesday, June 12 |
Last Day of School |
THANK YOU for all of your support!
Robin Swaim, Principal
Kevin Boynton, Assistant Principal
& all the Explorer Staff
Follow Us!
919-694-0202
Facebook: @WhiteOakES
Twitter: @WhiteOakElem
2023-2024 White Oak Elementary PTA Corporate Sponsors
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Aura Skin & Laser |
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Bottle Theory |
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Bright Ideas Realty |
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Carolina OrthodonticsandTriangle Family Dentistry |
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Lune Spark |
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Mirchi's Restaurant |
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Open Arts |
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Parkside Eye Care |
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Sarika CPA LLC |
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Starpath Dance |
