This Week at WOMS:
February 22, 2021
This week's morning announcements.
Important Update- The last day to change your student to partial in person or virtual learning will be tomorrow Friday (2/26). The system will close in order to help schools schedule students. If you will like to change your decision please email any of the administrators, or call the school between 9:00 and 1:00pm.
Virginia.A.Delossantos@MCPSMD.net
Terrell.A.Zimmerman@MCPSMD.net
In Person or Virtual Learning- We will have parent meetings to discuss both options. One meeting will be this Wednesday (2/24) at 7:00 pm and the other Thursday (2/25) at 11:00 am. We will send Zoom links tomorrow afternoon. Here are the survey results of the number of students whose parents chose in person learning. Please press link to see how many students are returning to in person learning and when they will begin in person learning. Different groups will return at different times. WOMS In Person Groups and Start Dates. Here is the Zoom Link for our meetings. We will use the same link for both meetings. Virginia de los Santos is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/84111040142?pwd=Q0ZIbWtRT0pVckVHa283SFlXemtNQT09
Summer School- We will have a variety of options for summer programs and they will be at no cost to students. Dates for our summer programs will be decided in March.
Morning Bulk Meals Pick Up- Our school was selected to be an early morning bulk food curb side pick up site. Our families can now pick up food items in the mornings on Tuesdays and Fridays in the mornings from 7:30 to 8:30. Parents will need to sign up for these meals. Please use this link to reserve your boxes- Bulk Meals.
Media Center Fines/Obligations- We have good news! Please see Media Center Update about book fines! We want you to borrow books!
NEW OPTIONS FOR SCHEDULES: ABBREVIATED SCHEDULES AVAILABLE- CREDIT/NO CREDIT AVAILABLE- See counseling updates below for details.
White Oak Middle School Courses- See information about our courses and different departments!
Academic Achievement- Over 400 students achieved honor roll this past quarter! Congratulations! We improved by more than 50 students. Students, please continue to make it your goal to reach honor roll. Let's make the 3rd quarter the best ever! We can do it!
Honor roll is all A's and B's and no more than one C. We will send information about our Scholar T-Shirts very soon! And students that achieved all A's (113 of our scholars) we will order hats for you. We will also share information about our ABC celebration by Wednesday of this week.
Connect-Ed calls for Absences- Connect Ed calls will be made for students marked absent in any class. The calls will be made at 2:00pm daily. To inform us of absences, please complete the WOMS Live Virtual Lesson Absence Form.
Community Service Hours- Students that have completed community service hours can send them to Ms. Fitts. She will work with families to gather logs from last semester. Please email her at Kim.L.Fitts@MCPSMD.NET
Zoom Community Expectations- As we are eager to with build and establish virtual communities, teachers really want and need to see students with cameras on. All students need to have their cameras on when entering a Zoom session. Once they are in the sessions, teachers will work with students if there are concerns about keeping the cameras on for the duration of each class. Although teachers will work with students to be a little flexible, there are times that students will be required to have cameras on such as in entering a Zoom session ; during assessments; and for certain assignments. Students may not use avatars at any time. Students can have pictures of themselves, their names, but no avatars.
Technology- Students with Chromebooks issues can send emails to Peter.V.Crable@MCPSMD.Net or Terrell.A.Zimmerman@MCPSMD.Net. Los estudiantes con problemas con Chromebooks pueden enviar un correo electrónico a Peter.V.Crable@MCPSMD.Net o a Terrell.A.Zimmerman@MCPSMD.Net.
Student School Community Engagement
Jayden Samuels- President
Estefany Monroy- Vice President
Omnia Solomon- Treasurer
Join our SGA- All students interested in planning school wide activities; advocating for ways to improve our school; and raising school spirit should contact Ms. Knight Princess.L.Knight@MCPSMD.NET or Terrell.A.Zimmerman@MCPSMD.Net. All grade levels are welcome. Listen to message from Ms. Knight asking you to join our SGA!
KID Museum Invent The Future Challenge- Please watch video to learn more about this excellent opportunity to be create solutions to world problems. For more information, please contact Dave.R.Field@MCPSMD.net or Marc.J.Amnott@MCPSMD.NET
Morning Announcements- Students interested in reporting; being anchors; and or producing PSA's (Public Service Announcements) should contact Marc.J.Amnott@MCPSMD.Net or Peter.V.Crable@MCPSMD.Net.
MCPS Resources & Community Resources
Morning Bulk Meals Pick Up- Our school was selected to be an early morning bulk food curb pick up site. Our families can now pick up food items in the mornings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays in the mornings from 7:30 to 8:30. Parents will need to sign up for these meals. Please use this link to reserve your boxes- Bulk Meals
Meal Distribution Sites As many of our families are struggling with finances and managing student learning schedules, the meal services can help everyone take something off their plates. Meals are prepared so that students (and parents) can focus on learning. Please follow the link to learn about the days, times, and locations for meal services.
Completing Lunch Forms- If you are having trouble completing lunch forms, please see these videos to help you.
Parent Vue- Here are all of the reasons parents should activate their accounts as soon as possible.
NOAA VIP PASSES- Back stage visits to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration throughout March.
Media Center Office Hours
Mr. Amnott is available for drop-in office hours on Thursdays from 12-12:30 for students and staff (Zoom Link). If you have any questions related to the media center stop by and get them answered. This might be especially helpful when students start working on projects that use media center resources.
Media Center Fines and Obligations- Montgomery County Public Libraries has done away with overdue fines. Starting on February 1st they will no longer charged for overdue items and all existing overdue fines will be removed. This is being done to ensure a more equitable access for all patrons. Fines will still be applied for lost or damaged items. Items will still have due dates and patrons will be expected to return them on time. If any of our students were not using the library because they owed fines, they can now use it again.
Our Counselors Wear Capes!- National Counseling Week February 1-5- Thanks for all you do!
NEW OPTIONS FOR SCHEDULES: ABBREVIATED SCHEDULES AVAILABLE- CREDIT/NO CREDIT AVAILABLE
In response to feedback to MCPS about virtual learning adjustments have been made to improve the student/teacher experience in virtual learning, promote student well-being, and provide flexible options for student schedules.
Schedule adjustments are now available for the second semester to:
- Abbreviated Schedule: Request an abbreviated schedule to lighten course load and take a course over the summer or in future semesters instead.
- Credit/No Credit: Take up to two courses Credit/No Credit (also known as Pass/Fail) (instead of a letter grade, in courses not specifically required for graduation. Students/parents/guardians will have until the beginning of the fourth marking period to make the decision about Credit/No Credit or withdraw from a course, without notation on the transcript, extended from the 25th day of the semester).
- 1st Semester Credit/No Credit: Students/parents/guardians will be permitted to retroactively apply the Credit/No Credit option to courses taken during the first semester of the 2020-21 school year. (While systems and processes are in development, students/parents are being advised to wait to make any requests until at least February 16, 2021 after report cards are received.)
For more information, please contact your student's counselor or grade level administrator.
Spring Sports Ended- Waiting for New Information
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/whiteoakms/activities/
You may email Mr. Desmin Wade if you have any questions about athletics or signing up