Wildcat Weekly
January 29-February 2
#WildAboutWhiteOak
February is just around the corner and we are celebrating Heart Month and Dental Month. We're excited for the Kids Heart Challenge event this week to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease!
Our A+ focus is Body Smart this month. Students who are body smart enjoy dancing, moving, acting, and building.
If you missed our first volunteer training this year, please join us on Tuesday at 9:30am for our next one, in the cafeteria.
Important Reminders
1. Please make sure students are arriving on time, our tardy bell rings at 8:00am. If you arrive after 8:00am, you will need to park and walk your child in the building.
2. 4th graders are starting a recorder unit. Recorders are $5 each. All students will be participating in playing the recorder. Money for recorders will still be collected next week.
3. Yearbook Affection Ads are on sale for fifth grade families. They are $25, paid by cash or check (made out to White Oak) with orders and payment is due by February 16.
4. Friday- National Wear Red Day to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease. Make sure and register your child to receive their free wristband as we kick off the Kids Heart Challenge.
5. Remember to put your child's name in their coats, lunch boxes, and on water bottles so we can return items to their owner.
PARENTS/GUARDIANS --- Please register your student for Kids Heart Challenge at White Oak Elementary School! It’s FREE to register! Your student will earn a red wristband just for registering! THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!
HOW TO GET STARTED
Option 1. Visit our school’s Kids Heart Challenge page: http://www2.heart.org/goto/WOESCapeCarteretNC OR download the Kids Heart Challenge App for iPhone or Android to search for our school and sign up!
Option 2. Visit this link below to search for our school and sign up! https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/ym_school_search.html
Option 3. Download the Kids Heart Challenge App for iPhone or Android to search for our school and sign up!
REMEMBER….
- Wear Red on Friday February 2 – Kids Heart Challenge event – National Wear Red Day to raise awareness for cardiovascular disease!
- Every student that just registers online will get a free red wristband!
- Every student that completes Finn’s Mission online will earn Finn’s Lifesaver Award which is a squishy ball.
- Every student that completes Finn’s Mission online will earn 1 entry to win Super Bowl Tickets for 2025!
- The class in grades K-2 that raises the most money will earn popsicles and the class in grades 3-5 that raise the most money will earn popsicles.
- The 3 students in each grade level that raise the most money will get to PIE a PE teacher in the face during our KHC Event on Friday February 2nd!
Car Rider Information
AM Procedures
1. As you approach the school, please get in the turning lane near the main entrance and follow the directions given by the law enforcement officer. When you enter the campus, you will need to quickly choose a lane and you must stay in your selected lane.
2. If you are going to drop your child off – either lane is fine. (If you need to park, you must choose lane 1 as this will allow you to follow the arrows and then turn left to find a parking space. NEVER cross lanes of traffic once on campus!)
*Please note- for safety reasons, students and staff are the only people permitted to enter the building prior to 8:00am. (Kindergarten parents will receive specific guidance from their teacher on arrival procedures and Independence Day). Parents and guests may only enter the building prior to 8:00am with a confirmed appointment. In this event, the staff member will meet the parent/guest in the check-in area. Parents and guests must always present a picture id to the staff member on duty.
3. Children may be dropped off in the morning beginning at 7:25am in the designated area in the front of the school only. (Dropping students off in the bus lot or in any of the parking lots is not acceptable at any time.) Staff members and the student safety patrol are on duty to help direct campus traffic and unload children.
PM Procedures
1. Parents will inform the classroom teacher at the beginning of the school year how their child will primarily get home each day.
2. At dismissal, students are escorted to the appropriate dismissal area. Parents who are in the pick-up line are always expected to remain in their vehicle. While on campus, we request that you observe the 5-mph speed limit. The use of cell phones or any other electronic device while in the pick-up / drop-offline is strictly prohibited. We are a tobacco free campus, and the use of tobacco products is prohibited.
3. Parents who choose to pick up their child from school, must display the PICK-UP CARD in the window on the driver’s side with the student’s name, grade, and teacher’s name for easy visibility. (Parents enter the campus using the bus entrance.) If the pick-up card is not displayed for any reason, the parent must park, come into the school, and present a picture ID for your child to be released. Your child will be released when it is convenient to do so as the dismissal procedure cannot be compromised. Staff members on duty are charged with the safety and well-being of each child.