There are racks and boxes full of coats, jackets, sweaters, sweatshirts, gloves, and even lunch boxes, and these piles are growing daily. We would like to encourage any student who has lost one of these items at school to take the time to look and see if they can retrieve it. You will find these racks and boxes located near the playground exit in the cafeteria. We would really love to see these good articles of clothing returned to their owners.
Primary will kick off the first Friday Character Assembly this Friday, January 18th. The character trait of Self-Control will be presented by Mrs. Richeson’s 2nd grade students. The assembly will be held in the elementary school cafeteria and will begin at 8:00 a.m. We hope to see you there!
Just a reminder that report cards will come home today with your student. As always, you have access to all of your student’s grades as they are posted throughout the six weeks via Skyward. Use Family Access to receive weekly notifications of postings. For any questions about getting yourself set up, email Cheryl Hawthorne at [email protected]
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 the White Oak ISD Board of Trustees will host a Town Hall Meeting to report and discuss the safety of our students, faculty and staff. The meeting will be held at the Judy C Meredith Secondary Food Services Building at 2:30 PM. A special invitation is extended to White Oak City Services Employees, Elected Officials and First Responders. The purpose of this meeting will be to report to all interested community members on the procedures and protocols in place at White Oak ISD, partnerships that are in place with the City of White Oak and areas that we are continually looking at for improvement. There will be an opportunity for members of the community to ask questions and express their concerns. Questions concerning the policies and operation of the district will be directed to the superintendent. The board will convene as a corporate body to add to the discussion as deemed necessary by the Board President. Many if not all of our District Leadership team will be in attendance as well as members of the faculty and staff.
We collected hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of Box Tops from PreK-5th grade students during this holiday promotion. Today a boy and a girl from both Primary and Intermediate grades were drawn from the Box Top submitted. The Primary Box Top Stocking Winners were Graycen S. and Ethan W. The Intermediate Box Top Stocking Winners were Kailyn T. and Daniel W.
Congratulations to these students and a huge thank you to all students who brought in Box Tops to help our school. Be sure to watch for our next promotion and start saving those Box Tops!
The coins and bills have been counted, and the results of the Coin War are in. Mrs. Pat Wayt, TAPS representative, was on hand this morning during our assembly to receive the total amounts raised by the intermediate students. That total was a record breaking amount of $1,443.00. Appropriately, the character trait this month was Compassion. Our students certainly proved that they understood the implications of this character trait by their giving. Only $10.30 separated the first and second place finishers with Third Grade taking first place, Fifth Grade taking second place, and Fourth Grade taking third place.
Mrs. Brenda Lawrence then spoke to the group and thanked each student and staff member for the compassion shown to her and others during their recent times of need. The students honored Mrs. Lawrence with a standing ovation.
In addition, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Hunter, and Mr. McBride’s classes presented a student skit on Compassion.
Other awards given included Six Weeks Rewards for R2W and behavior, student recognition for Acts of Compassion, and the first time ever, Golden Mitt Award, went to “Chef” Billy McBride for his unique pumpkin pie recipe.
