Wildcat Weekly
March 6-10
#WildAboutWhiteOak
Kids Heart Challenge
For our Kids Heart Challenge we raised a total of $18,819.47 for the American Heart Association!
Congratulations to these teachers and students for winning the class competitions. These teachers win a $25 Amazon Gift card and students will win glow sticks from the American Heart Association and popsicles provided by the PE department!
- Kindergarten - Ms. James' class
- 1st Grade - Ms. Barringer's class
- 2nd Grade - Ms. Best's class
- 3rd Grade - Ms. Tharrington's class
- 4th Grade - Ms. Brink's class
- 5th Grade - Ms. Smith's class
Also, another congratulations to these students for being our top fundraisers for the Kids Heart Challenge!
Top Fundraiser - over $1000
Liam Foss from Mrs. Barringer's class
$500-$999
Hallie Grace McDougal from Ms. James' class
Geminia Morton from Ms. Parrish's class
Belle Morton from Ms. Watt's class
$250-$499
- Emersyn Brown from Ms. Everett’s class
- Chatham Burney from Ms. Tharrington’s class
- Hank Cubbedge from Ms. Day’s class
- Hadley Johnston from Ms. Joyner’s class
- Wesley Kekahuna from Ms. Everett's class
- Lily Kocic from Ms. Everett’s class
- Benjamin Martino from Ms. Nikorak’s class
- Georgia-Mae Pearson from Ms. Tharrington’s class
- Hargett Rochelle from Ms. Edwards' Kindergarten class
- Liam Romero from Ms. Edwards' 3rd grade class
- Brayden Siegel from Ms. Tharrington’s class
- Abigail Simmons from Ms. Brink’s class
- Brooklyn Taylor from Ms. James' class
- Charlie Wells from Ms. Karcher’s class
Thank you all for being a heart hero!
National School Breakfast Week
National School Breakfast Week is a weeklong celebration from March 6-10, 2023. It celebrates the National School Breakfast Program and the many ways it gives kids a great start everyday.
Boosterthon
Wednesday, March 8 will be our Boosterthon Fundraiser. We have currently raised $39, 841.80. The weekend challenge is any student that gets a $2 pledge or a $60 flat donation over the weekend, gets to pie a staff member in the face.
Here’s how you can support White Oak Elementary:
1. Register on mybooster.com tonight. It’s so easy!
2. Share about our fundraiser with your family and friends using the SHARE BUTTON on mybooster.com.
3. Give a donation, if you are able.
Thank you for supporting our school!
Dental Clinic
Miles of Smiles Mobile Dental Clinic is on campus. If your student is in need of their services, please return the yellow forms that went home last week and be sure to sign the one side. If you have any questions please let Nurse Pam know. Email: pamela.clifton@carteretk12.org
Vision Screening
Vision screening for first grade will be taking place next week.
Parent Reminders
ANY change in transportation that differs from how your child usually gets home must be written in the agenda . We currently have chorus, Good News club and soon Stride happening after school and even if they go every week without fail it still needs to be in the agenda.
Remember, if you forget the yellow card windshield card in the pick up line, you will have to come in and get the windshield card after showing your ID and then get back in the car line.
Finally, last check out during the day for students is 2:30. This is the cut off time to check your child out.
Important Reminders
1. Monday, March 6 - 4th grade Wax Museum, Block 1 Parents: 8:15-8:45 am
Block 2 Parents: 12:15-12:45 pm2. Wednesday, March 8 - Boosterthon Event, Dance Fit, during MI, Kindergarten Registration 1:00pm - 6:00pm
3. Thursday, March 9 - 3rd grade field trip to Hammocks Beach State Park - Edwards, Self, Reynolds
4. Friday, March 10 - 3rd grade field trip to Hammocks Beach State Park - Tharrington, Hartman, Karcher
5. Sunday, March 12 - Daylight Savings Time Begins - Spring forward one hour
Employees of the Year
Congratulations to our Employees of the Year for 2023/2024 school year!!
Teacher of the Year: Stevie Simmons
Certified Employee: David Swickline
Classified Employee: Shannon Wianecki
A Message from the PE Teachers....
March is national nutrition month, an annual observance to celebrate and support children in making informed food choices and to encourage them to create responsible habits around nutrition and physical activity. In PE, we have already discussed eating healthy, moderation, sugar, food groups, MyPlate, and nutrition. Throughout the month of March, we are going to go back over all of this through games/activities, discussions, BrainPOP videos, and PBS MyPlate videos. Below you will see some healthy tips and resources that we hope you find beneficial.
Everyday Physical Activity Tips
Small steps that get your family to move more can help all of you maintain a healthy lifestyle. Choose a different tip each week for you and your family to try. See if you or they can add to the list. Here are a few:
Walk Whenever Possible
- Walk instead of drive, whenever you can.
- Walk your children to school.
- Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator.
- Take a family walk after dinner.
- Replace a Sunday drive with a Sunday walk.
- Go for a half-hour walk instead of watching TV.
- Get to the bus stop early and walk.
- Park farther from the store and walk.
- Make a Saturday morning walk a family habit.
- Walk briskly in the mall.
- Take the dog on longer walks.
- Go up hills instead of around them.
Move More in Your Home
- Garden, or make home repairs.
- Do yard work. Get your children to help rake, weed, or plant.
- Work around the house. Ask your children to help with active chores.
- Wash the car by hand.
Live Actively
- Join an exercise group and enroll your children in community sports teams or lessons.
- Do sit-ups in front of the TV. Have a sit-up competition with your kids.
- Pace the sidelines at kids' athletic games.
- Choose an activity that fits into your daily life/lives.
- Use an exercise video if the weather is bad.
- Avoid labor-saving devices, such as a remote control or electric mixers.
- Play with your kids at least 30 minutes a day.
- Dance to music… with your kids.
- Choose activities you enjoy. Ask children what activities they want to do.
- Explore new physical activities.
- Give yourself a gold star with non-food related rewards, such as a family day at the park, lake, or zoo.
- Swim with your kids.
- Buy a set of hand weights and play a round of Simon Says with your kids—you do it with the weights, they do it without.
Build a Healthy Eating Style
All food and beverage choices matter – focus on variety, amount, and nutrition.
- Focus on making healthy food and beverage choices from all five food groups including fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy to get the nutrients you need.
- Eat the right number of calories for you based on your age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level.
- Building a healthier eating style can help you avoid overweight and obesity and reduce your risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Choose an eating style low in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars.
- Use Nutrition Facts labels and ingredient lists to find amounts of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars in the foods and beverages you choose.
- Look for food and drink choices that are lower in saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar.
- Eating fewer calories from foods high in saturated fat and added sugars can help you manage your calories and prevent overweight and obesity. Most of us eat too many foods that are high in saturated fat and added sugar.
- Eating foods with less sodium can reduce your risk of high blood pressure.
Make small changes to create a healthier eating style.
· Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
- Focus on whole fruits.
- Vary your veggies.
- Make half your grains whole grains.
- Move to low-fat and fat-free dairy.
- Vary your protein routine.
- Eat and drink the right amount for you.
Thursday March 16 is our Sock Hop Dance Party in the gym during MI Time!
Thank you for your time! Please contact one of our Healthy Living staff members if you have any questions.
Healthful Living Staff: Mr. Pearson, Mrs. Callahan, Mr. Brink
March Important Dates
Mar 6 - 4th grade Wax Museum, PTO Meeting @ 8:30am
Mar 8 - Boosterthon Event- Dance Fit
Mar 9 - 3rd Grade Field Trip-Edwards, Self, Reynolds
Mar 10 - Third Grade Field Trip- Tharrington, Hartman, Karcher
Mar 12 - Daylight Savings Begins
Mar 14 - School Improvement Team Meeting @ 3:30pm, Jersey Mike's Night (new date)
Mar 16 - WOES Sock Hop in the Gym during MI time
Mar 17 - Teacher Workday
Mar 21 - World Down Syndrome Day - wear brightly colored, mismatched socks in order to raise awareness
Mar 24 - Report Cards go home
Mar 29 - Early Release @ 12 noon