Carrington's Chronicles

Christmas time is here again! Can you believe it?? It has been a busy first semester, and we have had a full week of six weeks testing, so the kids are ready to relax and have a little Christmas play time!!

All White Oak Intermediate students will have an early release both Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16 at 11:30. The fourth grade class Christmas Party will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 on Friday morning, and students may leave with their parents at the conclusion of the party. School will resume on January 2, 2012.

May the Christmas season be full of many blessings for you and your families! I hope you all have a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I look forward to 2012 with your kids!

Sincerely,

Shelley Carrington

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Texas Day proved to be a great learning experience for all of our White Oak fourth grade students. A special thanks to Mrs. Z. for getting the day together for us. We had an amazing day!

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The fourth grade classes will celebrate Texas Day as a way of learning more about our great state. On Friday, November 4, the students will be enjoying several activities related to what we are learning in class. Each student will need to bring a towel to sit on and may dress in western wear if they choose. Also the students will be served a Texas meal for lunch consisting of chili. If your child does not want to eat chili, then they will need to bring a sack lunch on Friday. The cafeteria is providing the chili, but will not provide an optional lunch for students choosing not to eat the meal offered. We are looking forward to a great day! Please remind your child to be on their best behavior as we will have many guests in the building with us that day. White Oak Elementary is always proud when our special guests compliment our students on how well they listen and behave! 

October is a busy month. Progress reports will come home with students on Wednesday, October 19, and need to be returned on Thursday. Red Ribbon week will take place the week of October 24 – 27. A note will come home about each days activities. Also, our fourth grade students competed in the Longview Drug Task Force Essay contest on why we want to be drug free, and one lucky fourth grader will be announced as the winner sometime early next week. Finally, the Intermediate Talent Show will be held on Friday, October 28. See Mrs. Kimbley for try out information. Students will be allowed to dress in their Halloween attire, however, students are not allowed to wear masks, carry props, or dress in costumes that would not be appropriate for a school setting.

All fourth grade students planted wildflowers this past week in our wildflower garden during science class.  We can’t wait until spring to see all the beautiful colors begin to bloom! 

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It’s hard to believe, but the first six weeks of school has passed. We have been busy working on reading, writing, and expanding numbers, understanding vocabulary in context, and reading from our Texas novel entitled A Paradise Called Texas. Be sure to watch for report cards on Thursday, October 6.

This six weeks all the students will be adding multiplication/division and summarization to our skills. The fourth grade students are also entered in the Longview Drug Task Force Red Ribbon Contest for writing on why we want to be drug free. Also, Monday, October 10, is a student holiday honoring Columbus Day.

We are off to a great beginning! Looking forward to parent conferences on Wednesday, October 12. Be sure to look in the report card for your assigned time.

Be sure and support the Roughnecks tomorrow. Wear your favorite tye dye or WO Roughneck shirt and support our team! Let’s Defend the Derrick! Go Necks!!!