Dear White Oak Families,
Thank you for taking a few minutes to read through our weekly newsletter.
Quick Updates/Reminders:
- WCPSS has released the annual Family Engagement Survey: "We want to make your student’s school experience as positive and beneficial as possible. In doing so, we encourage you to complete our family survey for each school where you have a student enrolled. Parents or guardians with more than one student enrolled at a school should only complete the survey for that school once. Please complete the survey by May 17."
PTA News/Updates
Spring Carnival is Friday!
CARNIVAL Ticket Pre-Sale Ends Thursday
We are so excited about the annual Spring Carnival this Friday! 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!
- If you ordered tickets to go home with your child, they will be sent home on Thursday before the carnival!
- Any orders between now and 4/18 will be available to pick up at will call at the carnival!
Ticket Pre-Sale 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 Elizabeth Akers in Ms. Furtado's class - our third pre-sale ticket raffle winner!
If you would like to be entered into our next drawing on Friday, April 19th, please purchase your tickets by Thursday, April 18th and the next winning family could be yours!
Spring Carnival AUCTION Preview
Our awesome online auction will go live on Wednesday and will end on carnival day, Friday, 4/19 at 10pm!
- Please click here to get a sneak peek and make your bidding plan!
Spring Carnival RAFFLE Preview
Along with awesome auctions, we also have fun raffles that kids and adults can throw in a ticket for a chance to win!
- Click here for the list of raffles!
- Click here for teacher raffles so far!
Carnival Food Trucks
Along with concessions, we will have six awesome food trucks to feed you and your families! Please check out this list below for more information!
Carnival Map
The flow and setup of the carnival will look somewhat different this year, so please check out this map to get your bearings and join in the fun!
Additional PTA Updates
Yearbook Pictures Needed
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
PTA Board Nominations for 2024-25
Are you interested in serving on the PTA Board next year? Or do you know someone you would like to nominate for the PTA Board?
If so, please email woesptanominations@gmail.com to let us know or if you have any questions! Elections will take place on May 9th at our General PTA Meeting.
Save the Date
- Wednesday, 5/1 - BB's Crispy Chicken Spirit Night
- Monday-Friday, 5/6-10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- Thursday, 5/9 - General PTA Meeting
Rising Middle School Families
Mills Park Middle School - 6th Grade Open House
- Monday, April 22 - 5:30-7:00pm - Last Names A-N
- Tuesday, April 23 - 5:30-7:00pm - Last Names N-Z
Kindergarten Orientation
Thursday, May 16 - 5:30-6:30pm
We will host an information session for rising Kindergarten families. The topics will include daily instruction, specials, transportation, and lunch. You will also hear from Mrs. Swaim, Mr. Boynton, and our PTA regarding how to be involved in your child's education. There will be an opportunity to see classrooms in person, as well as the specials classrooms, cafeteria and a school bus. Parents are encouraged to bring their rising Kindergarten students!
Classroom Updates
Please make sure you check your child's class newsletter sent each week on Friday:
| Kindergarten | ||
| 3rd Grade |
Upcoming Dates
| Friday, April 19 |
Q3 Report Cards Spring Carnival |
| Monday, April 29 |
NO SCHOOL Teacher Workday |
| May 6-10 |
Teacher Appreciation Week |
| Thursday, May 16 |
Kindergarten Orientation 5:30-6:30pm |
| 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
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919-694-0202
Facebook: @WhiteOakES
Twitter: @WhiteOakElem
2023-2024 White Oak Elementary PTA Corporate Sponsors
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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 |
