Thank you for the amazing attendance and parent support we had at Back to School Night last Thursday. I hope you felt the teacher presentations were valuable and informative. It was great to see so many new faces at the PTA and Principal Mingle as well. Please review the White Oak Parent and Student Handbook for 2024-2025 if you haven't done so already. We want all families to be informed.
This week, the Scholastic Book Fair is on campus! Thank you to Mrs. Sexton, our librarian, and the other volunteers who will be helping throughout the week. Please see below for more information. Our students will be shopping at the Book Fair during their regular library time this week. We also have two after school shopping days. I will send out text reminders throughout the week.
If you haven't already joined our PTA yet, please do so NOW. It's quick and easy. The membership flyer is below- remember that all members of a family can join White Oak's PTA. If our school reaches 250 PTA members by this Friday, September 6, we will have a school wide Dance Party! Our first official PTA Association Meeting is on Wednesday, September 4 at 6:00 p.m. in the MPR. Please come, give input, and learn about everything we have planned so far this school year!
ALL family members are invited to attend our first school-wide Spirit Assembly this Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. I hope parents will also stay for Chatting with Culbertson at 9:00 a.m. The Spirit Assembly will take place on the Back Yard, and then we'll head to the MPR to chat and catch up. This is a great morning, and we hope ALL parents will attend. Some students will be recognized at the Spirit Assembly on Friday morning. If your child is being recognized as a "Kindness Superstar" you should have received a letter from the school and an email from your child's teacher.
Please remember there is no school on Monday, September 2 due to the Labor Day Holiday.
Cheers to Week 4. It's GREAT to be a WILDCAT!
Warmly,
Jen Culbertson
Upcoming Activities at White Oak:
Monday, September 2
Labor Day Holiday- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, September 3
Scholastic Book Fair On Campus
2:24-3:15 p.m.- Book Fair Open After School
Wednesday, September 4
Scholastic Book Fair On Campus
6:00 p.m.- PTA Association Meeting (6:00 p.m. in the MPR)
Thursday, September 5
Scholastic Book Fair On Campus
2:24-3:15 p.m.- Book Fair Open After School
Friday, September 6
White Oak Spirit Day- Wear RED, WHITE, and BLUE to School.
8:30 a.m.- Monthly Spirit Assembly (Kindness)- All parents are invited to attend.
9:00 a.m.- Chatting with Culbertson- All parents are invited to come after our assembly. This is a very informal meeting to learn more about what is happening at White Oak and ask questions.
2:24 p.m.- Dippin' Dots for Sale After School ($5.00- exact cash/change, please)
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR LINKS:
Please call the school office at (805) 520-6617 to report your child's absence each and every day they are absent.
- Remember, you have 5 days to clear your student's absence by calling the school or emailing the office.
- Taking trips and vacations during school days is considered unexcused absences.
- Under state law, a student who, without a valid excuse, is absent from school for three full days in one school year, or is tardy or absent for more than 30 minutes during the school day on three occasions in one school year, is considered truant.
Our MAIN GATE (next to the Front Yard) opens at 7:45 a.m. daily
The TK and Kinder gate opens at 8:00 a.m. daily
* ALL 1st-5th grade students should enter campus through the MAIN GATE.
* Students eating breakfast before school (starting at 7:45 a.m.) should proceed to their class line to drop their belongings off BEFORE walking to the cafeteria.
* The first bell rings at 8:10 a.m. Teachers & students should be at their classroom line by 8:10.
* The tardy bell rings at 8:15 a.m. If students enter the gate after 8:15 a.m., they are tardy.
*Starting these healthy life habits of being on time, sets your student up for success.
White Oak's FRONT GATE (at the front of the school) will remain open for parents both before school and after school. During school hours, while students are on campus, the FRONT GATE will be locked. A campus supervisor will be able to assist any parent who comes to the Front Gate during school hours. If no adult is present, please call the front office and we will assist you. Thank you for your support as we work together to keep our school community safe!
At the end of the school day, the FRONT GATE and the NELDA GATE will be unlocked at 2:24 p.m. if parents wish to walk on campus to pick up their child in front at the Main Office waiting area.
Cars are to proceed in a single file to the drop off/pick up area (almost at the exit of the parking lot near Alscot). Parents should remain in their car and not get out to open the trunk or car doors. Children should enter and exit from the right side passenger doors once the car has come to a complete stop. They should be carrying their own backpack and other supplies.
Drivers may not use their cell phones and must remain in the car at all times during drop off and pick up. Please be patient and courteous with others while in the parking lot, especially on rainy days.
THERE IS NO PARENT PARKING IN THE MAIN PARKING LOT. If your child needs extra assistance with their belongings, please plan on parking on the street and not entering the parking lot. Parents entering the school with their child MUST park on the street and walk in. Thank you for your support.
Toys and Games
Apple Watch Reminders
All students that wear Apple Watches to school must have phone capabilities and other notifications turned off during school hours (8:15-2:24 p.m.). This is the same rule for cell phones. Thank you for reminding your student(s).
White Oak Elementary School
Email: jennifer.culbertson@simivalleyusd.org
Website: https://whiteoak.simivalleyusd.org/
Location: 2201 Alscot Avenue, Simi Valley, CA, USA
Phone: (805) 520-6617