Mrs. Hicks’ First Graders

Parents and Guardians – please don’t forget to come by White Oak Elementary (in front of the main/gym entrance) to pick up your child’s supplies, to turn in at-home learning packets and any books you might have, and to get your chocolate orders. This will be available today and tomorrow, May 11th and 12th, from 8:00-5:00!

Well y’all, we are on the final leg of virtual learning for the official end of the school year! This week will be the LAST week of campus packets and Seesaw assignments! On Seesaw this week you will find fun activities learning about the life cycle of plants and Mother’s Day crafts.

Some important information:

*We will distribute your child’s personal belongings AND chocolate from our fundraiser on MONDAY, MAY 11th AND TUESDAY, MAY 12th.  Items will be available from 8:00-5:00 at the gym entrance (where buses drop off/pick up). Anything not picked up will be stored at the school until August for the students.

*This is also the day you will return ANY packet work your child has completed!

*An all call and letter with more specifics will be going out soon. Please be on the look out for these things

**If you have any guided reading books laying around the house (these are the books that come home each day with your child in their book bag) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring those to turn in as well – check your child’s backpack to make sure there are none hiding anywhere!

Please call/text me if you have ANY questions: 903.309.2125

HAPPY (EARLY) MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU AMAZING MOMS!

Love, Mrs. Hicks

We need your help! You have an opportunity to write a letter to a graduating senior! Ms. Marsh talks more about it in the attached video. 😊

Good evening everyone I hope y’all had a wonderful week! Can you believe we are going into week 7 of distance learning? That being said, Seesaw is updated with our new activities for the week and it is going to be a fun one! It is all Disney and fairy tale themed! Also, there are new packets available for these next two weeks.

I also want you to remember that you are in control of at home learning and that you have options. Do what works for you! Whether it is Seesaw only, the packet only, or the packet and Seesaw! You can always pick up the packets even if you are doing seesaw only and you could use the packets to supplement learning during the summer.

Remember: do not hesitate to reach out to me if you need anything! Have a great week!

Good evening y’all! I have already taken last week’s activities down and added the new ones! We are celebrating Earth Day (April 22) all week on Seesaw so I hope you enjoy the different reading and math activities you will be able to choose from this week. There is writing and independent reading posted for each day!

Just a few reminders:

• If your kiddo is having a hard time typing or using the online pen, get a blank piece of paper, write the answer, and take a picture of it!
• If you are not doing Seesaw work, you do have access to the at home packets! They are still available at the school if you need it.
• If you are utilizing the at home packets, let me know please (several of you already have, thank you)!! This will help the first grade team prepare the next two week packet and help us to ensure there are plenty of copies.

As we all know, the school building is closed for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year but that does not mean that I am done teaching our kiddos! I am here for you and them! Do not hesitate to reach out to me through Remind, Seesaw, or email ([email protected]) with any questions or concerns.

Well, y’all choice boards didn’t work on SeeSaw this week. I’m sorry for any confusion it caused and thank you for your patience while we continue to get this distance learning hammered out! I will add lots of assignments this week and you can choose which ones you would like to do. Hope you enjoy them!

New packets are available at school starting tomorrow, Monday the 13th.

I miss your sweet faces!! Love all of you so much!

Here is a digital parent input form to fill out for this upcoming school year. This form is an opportunity to give input on your child and what environment or learning atmosphere you think he or she would be most successful in. This must be completed by Monday, April 20th.

Click here for parent input form

Parents and Guardians,

We greatly appreciate the work you are doing at home with our students.  Our teachers have worked really hard to supply work and resources by SeeSaw and through packets.  Our intent is not for this to be overwhelming to you. It is for the “continuity of the educational process.” Please do not feel as if your child must complete the paper packets and Seesaw work each week.  If you are able to access Seesaw and can do the work presented there, you do not have to have your child complete a paper packet. Please do what works for your family and your situation. There have been a few questions about grading.  Packets and Seesaw work that is completed at home will not be graded. We are asking for paper packets that are completed to be returned so that we can evaluate work done at home. The work done through Seesaw is being viewed frequently. Promotion and retention will not be based on the work done while our students are at home. If you have questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected] or Mrs. Bradley at [email protected]. 

A couple of things:

• Please keep any finished work that you complete on the packets for me if you do not mind! The work that you complete on Seesaw automatically saves it for me so you don’t have to worry about saving that to your computer it sends it to me and I get to save it.
• More packets are available at the primary campus right inside the doors!
• If you still haven’t been able to get on seesaw, please let me know via email or on remind so I can help.
• Because of the shelter in place order, the earliest we could return to school would be Monday, April 13th.

Hey parents,

Just a reminder that I have activities and lessons to help extend our learning on Seesaw! If you have any questions or any trouble logging on, please let me know either through email or a message on remind.

I have already taken down last week’s activities and started posting the ones for this week. Thank you for everything you’re already doing at home!