I can’t believe a brand new year is here!  I’m looking forward to meeting all the new fourth graders and seeing all my former students.  I will see you on Thursday, August 18 from 4:30 – 5:30 at our Meet the Teacher night.   You can bring your supplies to your new classroom #224.  See you soon.

April 6, we had a very special visitor named Molly who came to White Oak Intermediate School to teach us the importance of milk in keeping our bodies healthy. Be sure to ask your third or fourth grade student about what they learned from her. A very special thanks goes to the Southwest Dairy Farmers for providing this free and very informational service to our youngsters!!!!

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Congratulations to our fourth grade poetry contest winners. The contest was hosted by the White Oak PTO. Each winner received a gift card to Books-A-Million. Way to go, first place winner, Anna, second place winner, Dylon, and third place winner, Breanna. Keep up the great writing!

Can you believe it’s Christmas? We are staying so busy at school, and I know you are at home too. I want to share some information with you about the next few weeks. We will have regular dismissal times until Dec.16. Thursday, Dec. 16 and Friday, Dec. 17 we will dismiss at 12:15. Our Christmas party will be on Friday, Dec. 17 from 9:30 – 10:30. Parents may take their student home when the party is over. We will be out from Dec. 18 – Jan. 2. Classes will begin on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.

Welcome Back! I hope each of you had a super summer and that you are ready for a wonderful year in fourth grade at White Oak Intermediate. So that everyone will start the year off on the right foot, I want to share several things with both the students and parents. The planners are the best form of communication that we have, and homework and other information will be recorded daily. Parents, please check and sign these Monday- Thursday. On most Tuesdays I will send notebooks home so that parents can review student progress. There will be a signature sheet for them to sign each week. Please make sure to go over the student handbook carefully, especially the sections pertaining to the dress code, birthday invitations, and bus changes. The students may want to bring water bottles to class, especially during the hot weather. The bottles need to be nonbreakable and have sealable lids. I’m looking forward to a great year. Thanks so much for your support.

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Red Ribbon week ended with a large talent show which featured several intermediate stars. Following the day’s activities, we ended the day with a chance to hone our artistic gifts. Enjoy this slideshow of our painted pumpkins.