The Fall Carnival, sponsored by White Oak High School Band, is scheduled for Saturday, October 31 from 3pm-7pm in the White Oak Secondary Cafeteria. Advance tickets are 5 for $1.00 while tickets at the door are 4 for $1.00 Several of the activities planned include a hay ride, face painting, photo booth, bounce house, dunking booth, cake walk, go fish and much more. Come join the fun this Saturday.
Just a reminder fall pictures are scheduled to be taken tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21. Your child received their picture packets Friday and have been given daily reminders. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to call our office. (903-291-2055)
When parents are active partners with their children’s school, good things happen. Learn more about encouraging successful learning & supporting positive partnerships in your schools by joining Region VII Education Service Center’s 2nd Annual Parent Conference on October 27, 2009. The conference is FREE and lunch will be provided. A full schedule of breakout sessions will be offered throughout the day and an on-site resource room will allow you to browse available agencies and support systems in the community. Session seating will be first come, first served. Please contact Susan Lay at Region VII at 903-988-6897 for additional information. You may also go to www.esc7.net. On the right hand side (News and Events) you will find additional information concerning this conference.
Just a reminder that our 1st parent/guardian luncheon is scheduled for this Friday, October 16 from 12:15-12:45 in the library. This will be an informative luncheon to provide you the opportunity to visit our school and learn of the events and activities taking place. Luncheons are provided to our parents/guardians at no charge. Reservations are required for the luncheon; however you are more than welcome to attend if you chose not to have lunch on us. We would ask that you park across the street in front of the auditorium. Please contact our secretary, Mrs. Norris, with your reservation. We need a number count by Wednesday, October 14. See you on the 16th.
White Oak Middle School will host our District UIL Academic competition on December 8 and 9. Last year we had a great turn out and expect more students to be involved this year. This will be our first year to host this event. The middle school will dismiss at noon on December 9. Students participating in this contest will remain at school however you may pick up your child when their contest is finished. Mr. Scott is our UIL Coordinator and may ask for student and parental assistance throughout the afternoon on one or both days. We may need help with monitoring students, grading tests, providing for a hospitality room for the judges and coaches of the events, assisting in the concession stand for the students, and many other areas. If you are available and would be interested in helping, please contact him. ([email protected])
We have completed our first grading period. As you review your child’s report card you will notice on the back of the report card as well as a separate handout information directly related to White Oak Middle School. This edition includes information concerning e-mail, homework assignments, bus transportation, guests on campus, extracurricular activities, our District UIL Academic Competition, parent luncheon on October 16, and the student holiday of October 12. Also of importance, but not listed, fall pictures are scheduled to be taken on Wednesday, October 21. Your child will bring information home the week of October 12.
To help our parents/guardians become more familiar with our school and activities throughout the year, luncheons are scheduled at the end of each marking period. Information concerning dates, times will be printed on your child’s report card and placed on the marquee in front of the school. Our 1st parent/guardian luncheon is scheduled for Friday, October 16 from 12:15-12:45 in the library. This will be an informative luncheon to provide you the opportunity to visit our school and learn of the events and activities taking place. Guests will include our superintendent, Mr. Michael Gilbert. Luncheons are provided to our parents/guardians at not charge. Reservations are required for the luncheon; however you are more than welcome to attend if you chose not to have lunch on us. We would ask that you park across the street in front of the auditorium. Please contact our secretary, Mrs. Norris, with your reservation. We need a number count by Wednesday, October 14. See you on the 16th.
What a great start to the 2009-2010 school year. Classes are going well, athletic teams are competing, and our band will be marching at our home games before long. Great things are happening at the middle school. To better meet the needs of our students, we have implemented a new class this year. Teen Leadership was developed by Flip Flippen, founder of the Flippen Group. The purpose of the program is to teach personal, relational, and leadership skills. In other words how to: “ walk, talk, make a good impression, present your ideas, think for yourself, work with difficult people, and pursue personal excellence in the face of difficulty.” Ten staff members spend their summer in training to be certified to teach this very important class. Most sixth graders and many seventh and eighth grade students are schedule for this class either this semester or next. We had three classes last year and we have noticed great strides from those students thus far this year. We are excited to offer this class so that our students will be prepared for the challenges of leadership.