White Oaks Weekly - June 5, 2022

From the Principal

Dear White Oaks families, 

Wow, we made it to the end of the year! This year’s theme was “Wonder” in the spirit of fostering our students’ innate curiosity about the world around them. Every week, we shared a new wonder from our Wonder Wall during Welcome Wednesday. The questions these kids came up with were inspiring! We wondered why the sky is blue, why we need to breathe, why lions have manes, how stars are made, how our eyes work, how owl bucks are made and SO much more! 

The White Oaks Wonder Wall is covered with curious questions, and I encourage you and your child(ren) to continue this practice at home over the summer. Create a family Wonder Wall and check out these simple ways to help your child love learning.
 

This was also a year of rebuilding. Coming back together in person was necessary and rewarding. Our students have grown leaps and bounds both academically and socially-emotionally. While the road forward is always bumpy, we have clung on to our values and the sense of community here is strong. I would like to send our teachers, staff, parents, and students a great big THANK YOU for working together this year. We have picked each other back up and carried on with smiles and joy. I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with exploration, relaxation, and rejuvenation.

Warmly, 
Leah Scholer, Principal
[email protected]
 

MPORTANT DATES

June 6: 2nd Grade Celebration of Learning

June 7: 3rd Grade Picnic (during school)

June 9: Last Day of School, minimum day, 3rd Grade Clap Out

Aug. 11: White Oaks office opens

Aug. 19: Class assignments emailed

Aug. 23: TK and Kindergarten Meet & Greet, 10-10:45 a.m.

Aug. 23: New Family Lemonade Tour (1st-3rd), 1:30 p.m.

Aug. 24: First Day of School

School News and Events

As we close out the 2021-22 school year, we’d like to thank you for your generous contributions to the White Oaks PTA. Because of your volunteer efforts and donations, we’re able to support our teachers and staff, build community, and enrich the school day for all our children. 

Looking ahead, we are excited to announce that we are partnering with the San Carlos Education Foundation to streamline and simplify fundraising across the district. 

Beginning next school year, all fundraising will be led by the capable team at SCEF. PTAs will not hold separate fundraising drives as we have in the past. This efficient new model provides clarity and simplicity to donors. At the same time, it frees the PTA to focus on our core community-building mission.

This fall, the annual SCEF suggested donation will increase to include funding for PTA budgets. While fundraising messages will come directly from SCEF, your donations will support the activities you have come to expect from your PTA, in addition to the educators and programs that SCEF has always funded.

Once again, thank you! We appreciate your continued support. Stay tuned over the summer for more information about SCEF’s expanded role in supporting our students and our schools.

Thank you,
Debbie Blucher, Britta Ellis, Amy Kim, and Sara Ting

Arroyo Family Summer Socials
For families of rising fourth-graders: The Arroyo/Central PTA is planning meetups throughout the summer to bring families together before the start of school. We currently have two summer socials scheduled:

Thursday, July 28: A BYO Dinner Picnic at Burton Park with yard games
Friday, Aug. 19: At Devil’s Canyon Brewing Company with food trucks and music

Grade-specific meetups can also be planned where there is interest. If you would like to receive an email with all of the final details over the summer, please complete this form!

SCEF News and Events

Don’t Delay, Donate Today!
We still have $400,000 to raise to fulfill our commitment for the 2022-23 school year. Your donations will help fund key educator positions in every school, allowing students to have access to Counselors and Social Emotional programs, PE, Music, Technology, Hands-On Science, access to libraries and more. Every contribution is appreciated to help us achieve our $3.2 million goal. Please make a gift today to support the San Carlos students over the next school year at scefkids.org/donate.

We Love our Donors and Sponsors
Thank you for believing in SCEF and showing up for our students by participating in our 2nd annual Read-A-Thon, Virtual Gala and online auction and the Make It Happen in May campaign. You donated, employers matched, community members pitched in, local businesses sponsored and new developments and companies committed to sustain the public schools in San Carlos.

As we end the school year, we want to recognize to these businesses that supported SCEF: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Premia Capital and Prince St. Properties, Sereno Real Estate- Bob Bredel, Laura Bertolacci, Alana Corso, Tatum Clarke & Joyce Romeo, Black Mountain Properties, Presidio Bay Ventures, CB Showers, Peninsula Chemical Company, California Water Service, Chang Orthodontics, Lyngso Garden Materials, Kurth Orthodontics, County Consumer Plumbing, Tavarez Orthodontics, Wendy Wood Design, JMS Development Partners, John McAfee-State Farm Insurance, Northwall Builders, Roberts Market, Hummingbird Music School, Kindercourt and all of the other small businesses and individuals who donated to our auctions. To learn how you can become a SCEF Business Sponsor, click here.