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IMPORTANT DATES Today: Family Fun Day at Stanford Baseball Game Tue 4/4: Heritage Day Informational Meeting, 7 p.m. Mon 4/10-Fri 4/14: Spring Break Fri 4/28: White Oaks School Dance, 6:30 p.m.  Principal’s MessageDear White Oaks Families, Many students just finished a three-part series with White Oaks moms and clinical therapists, Taylor Simon, MFT and Minji Enemark, LCSW. The program taught your child about the importance of prioritizing mental health and understanding the connection between our brains, emotions, and behaviors. Through puppet play, art, body movement and storytelling, the therapists normalized talking about feelings. The kids learned to identify feelings in their body (clenched jaw, stomach pain, etc.) and how these physical signs give them clues about their emotions. They learned easy but effective coping skills to address their big feelings. In the last and most recent session, children were encouraged to ask for support from a trusted adult if they ever experienced big feelings that didn’t seem to resolve with their coping strategies. Please check in with your child to ask about what they learned. You may also want to check out this blog post about emotional intelligence in young children. Warmly,  PTA News Heritage Day Informational MeetingPlease save the date for our first ever Heritage Day on Wednesday, May 17. Families are invited to come celebrate the diversity of our school by sharing their heritage with students from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the MU. Sign up here! An informational meeting for parents will be held via Zoom on Apr. 4 at 7 p.m. (Meeting ID: 837 3440 5368 Passcode: 905495)  Save the Date: Spring School DanceSave the date for Friday, Apr. 28 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the MU for our Spring School Dance! This event is open to all White Oaks students, who must be accompanied by a parent or adult. More details coming soon.  SCEF News A Huge Appreciation to All Who Supported Our Virtual Starlight Gala and Online AuctionThank you, San Carlos school community! Whether you donated an auction item, bought a raffle ticket, attended the Virtual Gala or participated in the online auction, you helped us get closer to our $3.7 million goal, which will fund critical educator positions and important PTA programs next school year. Special thanks to our Fund-the-Future of STEM Education matching donors — Presidio Bay Ventures, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, and the Handisides, Stabinsky, Ray Attention Leadership Circle MembersCheck your inbox for an invitation to the April 6 SCEF Leadership Circle and Honorary Service Awards reception at the new Skyway Center near the San Carlos airport.  District News Facilities Master Plan Community Meetings - Mar. 27 and Apr. 26We want to hear from you! Join us for a Facilities Master Plan Community Meeting (Mar. 27 via Zoom or in-person on Apr. 26) to learn more about the planning process, receive an update on recently collected input. Participate in real-time brainstorming as we think together about future opportunities for SCSD and our learning spaces, your input will be invaluable to co-create a resulting roadmap to inform the next steps for our facilities. To join us for a live session, please click here to RSVP on Eventbrite and select from the following:
Read more about our Facilities Master Plan update process and our Strategic Plan refresh process. If you have any questions about these meetings, please email [email protected] or call (650) 580-7333.  Community News Chess Wizards FunJoin Chess Wizards this semester for tons of challenging chess lessons, exciting games, and cool prizes. You'll improve your chess skills, and work out your most powerful muscle -- your brain! Our classes are geared to suit children of all skill levels; from chessling to checkmate artist, students will build upon their knowledge through lessons, variation games and more. More than just a game of winning and losing, we make learning chess fun!  ReThinkWaste Trash to Art ContestApril is right around the corner – celebrate with RethinkWaste by having your 3rd through 5th grade students participate in our annual Trash to Art Contest. The contest is open to individual students. Per usual, a selection of fun prizes are available for contest winners!  Safe Routes to School Parent/Caregiver Survey Open Until Apr. 15Please take a few minutes to share how your student/s travel to school! The Safe Routes to School Parent/Caregiver Survey provides valuable feedback on what programs and infrastructure projects are needed to encourage students and families to use active transportation to and from school. Access the English survey (also in Spanish and Chinese).  Camp Galileo is Back!Looking for an exceptional, affordable camp option for this summer? Camp Galileo is returning to Arundel Elementary this summer. At Camp Galileo, K-10th graders enjoy creative STEAM-inspired projects and get active outside. Camp runs Monday through Friday, Jun. 19 - Aug. 4 this year!
Easy payments: Use our Pay Over Time option to split your $1,200 camp purchase over three monthly payments with 0% interest for low-stress budgeting. Enrollment for our scholarship program is now open. Sign up today and avoid the waitlist later. Spots are filling up fast!  Piano and Ukulele Classes at White Oaks with Hummingbird Music School!Does your child want to learn how to play piano or ukulele, in a fun group environment? Hummingbird Music School's super popular after-school music classes will be offered again this year at White Oaks! Piano Class: 2:30-3:20 p.m. on Thursdays  Parent Education OpportunitiesPOSTPONED. We will update you when The Future of Youth Mental Health: Building Resilience in a Connected World with Neha Chaudhary, MD, Harvard psychiatrist, and Mark Cloutier, Caminar CEO, is rescheduled. Thank you for your patience! NEW! How do cultures that prioritize others before the self protect health? Belinda Campos, PhD, professor of Chicano/Latino Studies, UC Irvine, presents Resilience and Risk: How Culture Shapes Close Relationships and Health (March 28, Online).
Visit the Parent Venture Series of Upcoming Events page for more information. PTA CORNERJoin the White Oaks PTA. Your membership matters and helps support programs and events for our students and teachers.  REWARDS PROGRAMSA percentage of your purchases will automatically be donated to the White Oaks PTA — at no cost to you!  FOLLOW
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