March 10, 2024
IN THIS ISSUE
- Principal’s Message: Parent Survey, Report Cards, LCAP Feedback
- PTA: Upcoming White Oaks Events
- SCEF: Starlight Raffle
- District: Ability Awareness Week, ROPES
- Plus, Community News
IMPORTANT DATES
Wed 3/13: PTA Meeting, 6 p.m. in the MU
Wed 3/20: White Oaks Heritage Day, 8:30 a.m.
Mon 3/25: SCEF Online Silent Auction begins
Sat 3/30: Living Campus Garden Installation, 9 a.m. or 1 p.m.
Mon-Fri 4/8-4/12: Spring Break, no school
Principal’s Message
Dear White Oaks families,
Survey Reminder
As partners in education, your feedback and insights are invaluable to us. We're committed to continuously improving our school community, and your participation in our upcoming survey is crucial in this endeavor.
Click here for the survey link. If you have multiple children at WO, please complete one survey per family.
Report Cards
As a reminder, report cards will be sent home by Friday, Mar. 15. Some teachers may send home the report card in the Green Folders on Monday but all report cards will be sent home by Friday. Your classroom teacher will let you know when to expect them.
LCAP Feedback
The LCAP is a three-year plan that describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities. The LCAP provides an opportunity for our school district to share their stories of how, what, and why programs and services are selected to meet their local needs.
The district is in the gathering input from all educational partners in the following areas:
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Assessment of progress toward goal attainment in the 2021-2024 LCAP
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Is the District achieving its LCAP Goals?
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Are there actions that need to be continued/tweaked?
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Receive input on the development of draft goals for the 2024-2027 LCAP
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Receive input on actions and metrics that will be used in the 2024-27 LCAP
Parents at White Oaks have an opportunity to provide input into our LCAP goals by attending either our School Site Council meeting on Mar. 14 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom or our PTA meeting on Mar. 13 at 6:00 p.m. in the MU. If you would like to attend the Site Council meeting, please reach out to Ms. Scholer for the Zoom link.
Warmly,
Leah Scholer
Principal
This Week's Menus
PTA News
PTA Meeting, Mar. 13 at 6 p.m. in the MU
All are welcome to join us for our March PTA meeting on Mar. 13 at 6 p.m. in the MU. Hear about the upcoming Heritage Day Celebration, Garden Project, Spring Dance, teacher appreciation, assemblies, Measure H, and SCEF events.
Student ROPES Project Shoe Drive
Hello White Oaks families! Do you have any shoes that you don't like or that don't fit? Students who are participating in the ROPES project are hosting a shoe drive for needy families around the world. You or your student can drop off gently worn or new shoes in boxes located at the office. Any type of shoe is accepted from sandals to sneakers to heels. Thank you!
Call for Founders’ Day Award Nominations and Volunteers!
For 74 years, the White Oaks community has celebrated Founders’ Day— a tradition that recognizes volunteers who have gone above and beyond to help build our wonderful school community. We need your help in nominating some of these very special people. Please review the award categories and submit your nominations. Nominations are due Friday, Mar. 29.
On Wednesday, May 8, we will hold our our 74th PTA Founders’ Day to celebrate the contributions of our award winners. Mark your calendars, you are all invited! We are also seeking volunteers to help plan and organize this special event. Please contact Jennie Romeo for more info.
White Oaks Living Campus Garden Installation- Mar. 30
Come join the White Oaks community and Each Green Corner as we build the new Living Campus school garden!
- Morning Session: 9 a.m.-Noon
- Afternoon Session: 1-4 p.m.
- Register here
Tasks are appropriate for volunteers ages 5 and up. We especially need volunteers who are handy with power tools and light carpentry work! Please sign up for the appropriate volunteer session (general tasks or light carpentry). Bring work gloves and a water bottle. We will proceed rain or shine!
White Oaks Yearbook: Final Order and Customize Two FREE pages
This is the last chance to order your 2023-2024 White Oaks yearbook! Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school and there will NOT be extra copies for purchase in the White Oaks office. Order your copy TODAY! If you're not sure if you already ordered, contact Taylor Simon.
Already have a Treering account? Log in → in My Stuff select Kids → select Settings and Add Kid → select Add New School/Year → enter Passcode for White Oaks (1016947994291205). Customize your two FREE pages before Apr. 18. The two custom pages are free and printed ONLY in your book. Have multiple children? You can create two pages in each yearbook.
You’re invited to enter SCEF’s Starlight Raffle!
Tickets could win you a Private Dinner for 20 at TOWN, Dinner for Four at the iconic French Laundry, a Mexico vacation, tickets to Dead & Company at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and more. Visit scefkids.org/starlight-raffle for a full list of eligible Starlight Raffle prizes; the winning ticket holder gets to choose one!
The winning ticket will be drawn and announced during the Starlight Gala, on Mar. 22. Only 300 tickets will be sold. You need not be present to win. Consider buying raffle tickets for your teachers and other staff members. Raffle ticket sales will be accepted until they sell out, or through noon on March 22. Tickets are 1 for $125, 3 for $325, 6 for $600, and 10 for $1,000. Order them here. Raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductible but do count toward your level on the SCEF donor roll.
Fund-the-Future of STEM Education in Our Schools
SCEF works with the Superintendent every year to identify a need in San Carlos schools that would benefit from a targeted fundraising effort. These are funds we raise above and beyond our ongoing support for educator positions, counseling, libraries, music, technology, PTA budgets etc. Donations are restricted to a fund that will be used to provide supplies, materials, equipment for students and professional development for teachers to aid STEM and project based learning in the classroom. Watch our video and learn more here.
District News
Ability Awareness Week is Mar. 18-22
SCSD is gearing up for Ability Awareness Week across all grade levels. Our collective goal during this week is to foster mutual understanding and appreciation, emphasizing our commitment to inclusivity across various student differences, including neurodivergent individuals and those with diverse abilities.
All students will have a chance to engage in a set of common experiences through activities already taking place on campus to spark discussion, increase understanding and to celebrate our differences.
Join us for Movie Night on Mar. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Heather Elementary!
SEDAC (Special Education District Advisory Council) strives to educate our students and learning communities about ways to honor and include the unique strengths and differences each member of our community contributes. SEDAC takes a leading role in encouraging us all to adopt an assets-based, strength-first approach when considering individuals, fostering compassionate inclusion and accommodation of differences and limitations.
The Rite Of Passage ExperienceS (ROPES) program is an optional enrichment activity for students in SCSD. 4th, 6th, and 8th graders choose a self-directed project that incorporates the 21st-century learning skills of initiative, inquiry, creativity, communication, cooperation, and leadership. The students present their projects to a panel of community members to receive their rope, to be worn at 8th grade graduation.
We're searching for parents, staff and members of the community to become panelists for ROPES presentations Mar. 26, 27, and 28. Join us and become a member of our panelist group today! Sign up here.
Select one or more days/times to volunteer in person:
- Tuesday, Mar. 26 4:00-6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 27 2:30-5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Mar. 28 6:00-8:30 p.m.
The training session for all (new and seasoned) panelists will be Wednesday, Mar. 13 from 7:00-7:45 p.m. Join us on Zoom! Training will be recorded and available on our website. Email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Community News
Museum of San Carlos Tour - Mar. 13
On Wednesday afternoon, March 13th from 1:00-4:00 pm, embark on a fascinating journey through time in San Carlos! The journey is FREE!
Students, accompanied by an adult, are invited to join us at the Museum of San Carlos History for a special weekday afternoon event. (Parents or grandparents who grew up in San Carlos make visiting the Museum even more interesting!) Optional items to bring with you:
- A color copy of your group class photo. We will add it to our school photograph binder archives (on the back, include the names of your classmates).
- The names of your grandparents who might’ve grown up in San Carlos. Let’s search their names in our newspaper archives.
Discover our 94070 past as you enjoy captivating exhibits and artifacts. Let's make history come alive together– mark your calendars for an afternoon of discovery at the museum!
Museum of San Carlos History
- 533 Laurel Street (yes, the little building next to the fire station)
- FREE admission
- For questions or more information, please email [email protected] or [email protected]
San Carlos Belmont Afterschool Program Spring Break & Summer Camp Registration
Spring Break Program
Monday, April 8-Friday, April 12
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Available in San Carlos and Belmont
Our Spring Break Program is a full-day program designed with the theme, “Spring Garden” in mind, and includes indoor and outdoor activities (weather permitting) such as bath crystals, coffee filter flowers, staff vs. kids baseball game, building a fairy house, nature hikes, ice cube tray sushi, and Crayon football. Please go to www.afterschoolkids.net for information or to sign up. All are welcome!
Kamparama Summer Camp
Registration is now open. We will have lots of fun daily arts and crafts, games and sports, also Magicians, Happy Birds, a Game Truck , the Bubble Lady, a Balloon Guy and fun weekly field trips! We serve lunch 4 days a week and offer a stay back option during all field trips. Please go to https://www.kamparama.com/ for registration.
Join Hummingbird Music School - Spring Piano Classes Begin in April
Does your child want to learn how to play piano in a fun group environment? Hummingbird Music School's super popular after-school piano class runs 2:30-3:40 p.m. on Thursdays in the Makerspace. Spring Session begins in April! More info here.
Parent Education Opportunities
NEW! What makes modern puberty different? Cara Natterson, MD, and Vanessa Kroll Bennett, bestselling authors of This Is So Awkward, join us for Making It Less Awkward: Navigating the Tween and Teen Years (Mar. 12).
NEW! Why is agency critical for children's mental health? Bill Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson, co-authors of The Self-Driven Child, present Why a Sense of Control is Key to Mental Health, and How to Foster It in Kids (Mar. 14).
NEW! How can we support introverts in a noisy world? Heidi Kasevich, PhD, founding director of Kase Leadership Method, presents The Power of Quiet: Rescuing Solitude in a Distracted, Extroverted World (Mar. 21).
Visit the Parent Venture Series of Upcoming Events page for more information.
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