I hope you are enjoying your Fall Break. The White Oak staff is OVERWHELMED by your generous donations through our Boot Scoot. $37, 285 is an incredible total. Thank you for your support and partnership! As your principal, my goal is to pour the funds back into the students and teachers as quickly as possible. We will be communicating all of the wonderful uses of these funds throughout the school year. Stay tuned!
When we return, Early Release Conferences will be right around the corner on October 23 and 24. Our goal is to have 100% of families attend conferences. This is a critical way we partner to ensure academic, social, and emotional success for each student. Thank you for your partnership and attendance at conferences. See the detailed information about how to schedule your conference below.
Also, the Individual Student Progress Reports from the Fall 2024 iReady Administration have been loaded into ParentVUE. We will discuss this student information as a part of our Early Release, but feel free to preview the information in ParentVUE.
In Partnership and Service,
Stacey Pickett
Schedule your parent-teacher conference!
We will be holding Early Release conferences on October 23 and 24. One of our Local School Plan for Improvement goals this year centers around Excellence, including world-class engagement. Our goal is 100% attendance for these conferences. Families can choose either in-person or virtual conferences. These conferences are an essential way for us to partner with you to ensure that your child is on track for academic and social-emotional success. Our teachers have a lot to share, so please see the link below to sign up for a conference with your child’s teacher.
Use this link to schedule a conference with your child's teacher: Conference Scheduling
During the month of October, we are continuing to practice being respectful, responsible and ready throughout our school day. Luckily, the Character Strong program allows us to focus on what it means to be responsible! Responsibility is taking action and understanding the impact of our choices. We are reviewing school expectations for being responsible and looking for new ways that we can show how responsible we are learning to be. Look at the monthly newsletter for additional ways to encourage responsibility at home.
Thank you to our fabulous White Oak PTA for supporting our teachers and students. How can you help? Join White Oak's PTA today!
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We're on social media! Make sure to like, follow, and engage with our posts to stay connected and be part of the conversation. Thanks for spreading the word and helping us to connect. Let's keep it growing!
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Gwinnett County Schools is committed to providing the highest level of safety for our students and staff. Please review the visitor procedures that we will follow for the 24-25 school year. White Oak visitors will have a three - step process for entry into the school.
1.Primary Door
- Visitors use the intercom to request entry, stating their reason for visiting (lunch, check-out, check-in, classroom volunteer, etc...) These intercoms have cameras, and the audio quality is excellent.
- Receptionist communicates with the visitors to grant access to the entry/vestibule.
2. RAPTOR System
- Once in the entry/vestibule, visitors scan their driver's license, government I.D. or passport.
- Everyone needs to have their identification upon arrival.
3. Secondary Door
- A second intercom is installed in the entry/vestibule area.
- If you are here for lunch, as a classroom volunteer, or for a scheduled meeting, the receptionist will grant entry into the school and provide you with a yellow sticker.
- If you are here for student Check-Out, you will remain waiting in the entry/vestibule area.
Our goal is to provide a welcoming atmosphere when you come to White Oak. We have added some seating, decor, and plants in our entry/vestibule for visitors' comfort. Again, we thank you for your patience as we work together to ensure safety for all.
Student and staff safety are the top priority at White Oak Elementary. For the 24-25 school year, the bus lane and front parking lot will be closed off during active bus unloading/loading. As soon as all buses unload/load, the parking lot will be opened. You are welcome to wait in the middle school parking lot during the time the White Oak lot is closed.
The bus lane will remain closed off between the hours of 7:45-8:15 and 2:45-3:15. If you need to pick up/drop your child off your child, please use the car rider lane. We will be issuing car rider tags at Open House for anyone who needs one. Reminder, the last student check out occurs at 2:30 each afternoon. We appreciate your support and understanding with this process.
Last year GCPS adopted a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with Gwinnett County Public Schools.
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform that offers a whole host of tools that allows district leaders, school administrators, and teachers to communicate and engage
with families and students more effectively. Some features include:
- Mass notifications and Urgent Alerts with two-way communication
- Mobile application for administrators and parents (iOS and Android)
- Attendance notifications (district-managed)
- Teacher and classroom communication
- Direct Messaging with two-way translation
- Social (Facebook and Twitter) and website share
- And so much more!
New families should have received an activation email for their ParentSquare account by the week of July 21. Parents who download the app can interact by viewing photos, downloading attachments, leaving comments, messaging teachers, signing permission slips, and managing their communication settings and preferences.
Wondering about the difference between ParentSquare and ParentVUE? Check out this link to see how these GCPS tools help families support their student's learning.
White Oak Elementary School
Mrs. Stacey Pickett, Principal
6442 Suwanee Dam Rd
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
678-546-5550
https://www.gcpsk12.org/WhiteOakES
School Hours
7:45 AM - 8:10 AM Student Arrival
8:15 AM - 2:45 PM Instructional Time
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Student Dismissal
