May 11, 2025
IN THIS ISSUE
- Principal’s Message
- Breakfast/Lunch Menu
- School News: Volunteers Needed
- PTA News: PTA Parent Survey, Teacher Appreciation Week Recap
- SCEF News: Make it Happy in May, San Carlos Centennial
- Community News: Hometown Days Fun Run, Parent Education Opportunities
IMPORTANT DATES
Fri, 5/16: SCEF San Carlos Centennial
Fri, 5/16-Sun 5/18: Hometown Days
Sun, 5/18: Hometown Days Fun Run
Thur, 5/22: Celebration of Learning
Principal’s Message
Dear White Oaks Families,
This week we celebrated Staff Appreciation Week. I want to thank and commend our entire staff for their hard work and dedication. Our staff works diligently to support students with their scholastic endeavors. They also strive to create a caring and safe environment where every child can thrive.
I am especially thankful for and appreciative of the collegiality, collaboration, and communication between our teachers and support staff (our behavior technicians, counselors, custodians, paraeducators, speech therapists, and school psychologist).
We saw many of you at our 75th annual Founder’s Day celebration on Wednesday evening and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the honor of receiving the Golden Oak Award. My heart is full and it is such a bittersweet moment to be moving forward in my career here in San Carlos. I love White Oaks very much and am beyond grateful for the community here. I also want to congratulate the other recipients of this year’s awards as well as a “good luck” and “goodbye” to our amazing Lisa Gonzales and Kim Arasato as they prepare for retirement at the end of the school year.
Warmly,
Leah Scholer, Principal
Weekly Menu
School News
Volunteer TODAY!
Calling all White Oaks parents! The Culture and Belonging committee knows how much parents love to find ways to volunteer at school! And right now we need YOU, this is your opportunity! Help plan and roll out activities and initiatives for AAPI Month in May.
Activities include:
~ decorating our bulletin board
~ lunchtime recess activities for the kids
~presence at Welcome Wednesday.
~curating resources for families to use at home
We'd love for you to share any ideas and/or help out. While our Committee is pretty diverse, ideally it should be more representative of our school community.
Please sign up here if you’re interested in joining our committee!
Volunteer for AAHPI Month Recess Activities - Thu 5/22 @ 12-1 p.m.
We’re excited to be celebrating AAHPI Heritage Month at WO with some fun, hands-on activities arranged by the Culture & Belonging Committee and we need your help to make it happen! We’re looking for volunteers to help with activities including:
Japanese Crafts 
Origami Stations 
Coloring Activities
Whether you're a master folder or just great at cheering kids on, your help will make a big impact! Sign up here.
Expanded Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) Assistance Available
SCSD has funding available to support students wishing to participate in our Expanded Learning Program, both before and after school. If you believe your child would benefit from attending one of our before or afterschool programs, grant funding is available to help pay for tuition for qualifying families.
Please reach out to Jesse Torres, Program Supervisor, through email at [email protected] for more information and visit our After School and Extended Learning Programs page.
Rock Band Summer Camp with Hummingbird Music School - Registration is open!
Ready to let your child unleash their inner rock star? 
Whether they’re picking up an instrument for the first time or already jamming like a pro, Rock Band Summer Camp is the ultimate stage for young musicians! 
What’s included:
Play real instruments in a band setting Learn new skills & make new friendsPerform for family and friends at our Camp Showcase
Details for Summer 2025:
Weekly sessions through June, July and August
Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm
Ages 5-16 years old. Open to all skill levels!
At Heather School and San Carlos Charter
Read more and register here!
PTA News
Reminder to fill out the PTA Parent Survey
At White Oaks, we believe everyone is welcome and deserves to be seen and heard. We are asking you to fill out a short survey so we can better understand the current makeup of our families as we plan for various diversity initiatives and strive to accurately represent and support our community. Individual survey responses are strictly confidential but top-line results may be shared with the community. PLEASE FILL OUT ONE FORM PER FAMILY.
En White Oaks, queremos que todas las familias se sientan bienvenidas así como también vistas y escuchadas. Les pedimos que completen una breve encuesta para entender mejor la composición actual de las familias que forman parte de WO y así planificar diversas iniciativas de diversidad. El objetivo es representar y apoyar fielmente a toda nuestra comunidad. Las respuestas individuales a la encuesta son estrictamente confidenciales, pero los resultados finales podrían compartirse con la comunidad. POR FAVOR, COMPLETEN UN FORMULARIO POR FAMILIA.
Join our PTA Playground Committee! Help Us Make it a Better Space Where All Kids Can Thrive!
We hear you! We've had lots of requests for various improvements in the playground and outside space on campus. Here's your chance to give a little of your time that will have years of impact for our kids! Kids thrive on outdoor play, and this space shapes how they learn, make friends, solve problems, burn energy and grow in so many ways. We're creating a committee to gather ideas and create a proposal for the School District to implement. Sign up here!
As this project will likely take some time, we're establishing the committee now so we can hit the ground running next school year. Initial ideas include introducing shade structures, more turf, including sensory play options, better access for physically disabled students, and other enhancements.
Thank you for your Thank you's
Thank you to all the families for showing how much we appreciate teachers and staff this past week! The teachers and staff really appreciated the snacks, coffee, cards, flowers, lunch, goodie bags and smoothies! Special thanks for moms Juliana, Neetal, Paige, Tiffany, Courtney, Linda, and Annie.
Look out for volunteer signups next year to get in on the appreciation action!
SCEF News
Come to Burton Park for Children’s activities and Middle School Bands, Friday, May 16th!
SCEF will be celebrating the San Carlos Centennial at Hometown Days on Friday, May 16, 2025 beginning at 4 p.m. Andy Z and SCSD middle school jazz band & orchestra will perform and there will be activities (face painting, glitter tattoos & more) for children during the afternoon. Please join us!
Make it Happen in May
Help us reach our $3.7M goal If you haven’t yet, please make your annual fund gift in May. The school board and PTA’s are beginning to finalize its budget for next school year. The sooner they know what our grant will be, the better they can plan. Visit https://www.scefkids.org/ways-
Community News
Hometown Days Fun Run
Break out your running shoes! Registration is open for the Hometown Days Fun Run on Sunday, May 18, at 8:30 a.m. This is a family-friendly 5K/10K Fun Run. Registration is $35 for adults and $17 for children.
Participants can register HERE.
Parent Education Opportunities
Mark your calendars for these great events coming up in May:
Brenda Carrasco, LCSW, bilingual therapist from One Life, offers Corazones pequeños, grandes miedos: enfrentando la ansiedad, el trauma de inmigración y la salud emocional (en español) (May 12).
In this Parents Under Pressure event, we welcome Denise Pope, PhD, Co-Founder, Challenge Success, Stanford Graduate School of Education, for Raising a Well-Balanced Student (May 15).
NEW! Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, joins us for Love to Learn: The Transformative Power of Care and Connection in Early Education (May 19).
NEW! In May's Foro de padres (español), Vanessa Ventura, LMFT, bilingual therapist, One Life Counseling Center, presents Saber es poder: cómo evitar la ansiedad sobre temas de inmigración (May 20).
Visit the Parent Venture Series of Upcoming Events page for more information.
- Parent Venture Series Events
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