White Oak Middle School
Updates Week of November 23
Parent Conferences will be next week on November 23rd and 24th. Conferences will be on Monday from 3pm to 7pm and Tuesday from 1pm to 4pm.
- We will have half days every day this week. Please see this week's schedule.
- For more information please go to WOMS Virtual Parent Conferences.
- If you will like to meet with an administrator, counselor, the Alt 1 teacher, the Special Education Resource Teacher, and or the Media Specialist during conference times, please go to the first link on the All Teacher's Zoom Links.
- To assist with your conference times, here is the list of All Teachers' Zoom Links.
- If you are having trouble signing up for conferences please contact an administrator, counselor, or call the school between 9:00am and 1:00pm tomorrow and Tuesday at 301-288-8200.
Community Message and guidelines for families about school opening procedures.
Family/Parent Preference Survey- As of last Friday we had 175 responses to this survey. We still need about 698 responses. White Oak, we need all parens to respond in order to help our school system plan for in person learning in January (small groups) and February. Please remember to complete the survey indicating your preferences. Please complete the survey by December 3, 2020.
Report Cards- Report cards will be posted on Parent Vue by November 24. They will be mailed to parents that have not activated their Parent Vue Accounts.
Congratulations and Welcome!- We will like to congratulate Ms. Okundaye who recently welcomed a baby boy and her family as well as Ms. Tadese who welcomed a baby girl and her family. Ms Okundaye's substitute teacher will be Mr. Keegan Cassady who comes with experience as a substitute in Montgomery County Public Schools. Ms. Tadese's substitute will be Ms. Brigette Nicklas a recent graduate from the Maryland Institute College of Art. We also want to welcome to our staff Mr. Kanishk Chaudry who will be joining our math department. Mr. Chaudry is coming with experience in business and technology from the private sector.
Parent Vue- Here are all of the reasons parents should activate their accounts as soon as possible.
Here is a video to help you activate your Parent Vue account. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f3wDGM-FMI&list=PLgLV4LUSPzBakhI--IXM51wL_fHzlTuPp&index=2
Novel Studies in English Classes!- Coming soon! The novel study is an additive activity created to support, enforce, and emphasize the reading standards/strands and goals for the 2nd quarter. All students should have a novel by now. All instruction will include activities to engage, challenge, and support ALL levels.
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.
MAP Reports- They are expected to be on Parent Vue sometime during the month of November. You will see your student's MAP reports and track their progress on math and literacy skills. The MAP Student Progress Reports are be posted in ParentVUE for all students who took MAP Growth Reading (Grades 3-12), MAP Growth Mathematics P (Grades K-2), and MAP Growth Mathematics (Grades 3 - 12).
Instructional Materials Pick-up- If you have not picked up your student’s instructional materials, you may do so daily between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.
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.
Translate Updates!
MCPS Resources & Community Resources
Meal Distribution Sites As many of our families are struggling with finances and managing student learning schedules, the meal service 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 service.
Completing Lunch Forms- If you are having trouble completing lunch forms, please see these videos to help you.
From Our Media Center
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.
Student Booksgiving!- Our students are thankful for these books!
New Books in November- Book Display
From Our Counselors...
After School Activities
The following sports are available from October 26th through November 20th:
Girls' Basketball
Boys' Basketball
You may email Mr. Desmin Wade if you have any questions about athletics or signing up
Desmin_Wade@mcpsmd.org
This is a reminder that After School Activity Sign-Up is currently underway. If you would like to sign-up to an activity, go to the link below and click on the list for 2020-2021. Please email the teacher/sponsor of the activity that you are interested in. The sponsor will then send you an invite to join their activity's Canvas/Dashboard page.
https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/whiteoakms/activities/
Here is a message from Mrs. West about our Drama Club!