Come join us and experience a day in the life of your 4th grader on

Monday, September 12

5:30-6:15

Orientation for fourth grade parents coming in early September.

     I hope all of you had a wonderful summer break and are now ready for fourth grade at White Oak Intermediate.  We will have a great year together.  I just wanted to share a few things that will help the year go smoothly.  Parents, please  check the planners and homework folders each day for assignments and notes.  Also, please read the student handbook carefully, especially in regard to the dress code and birthday party invitations.  Finally, since it  is so hot, your child might want to bring water in a sealable unbreakable bottle.

     I hope to see you at  Meet-the-Teacher next Thursday, August 18, from 4:30-5:30!

When Caleb came to school the next day, Caleb told Mrs.Z.,  his teacher, about his friend Gunnar Rinne. Mrs.Z. suggested that we should bring Gunnar for a visit to our school. He came the next Thursday after Caleb invited him for dinner. He came at noon while we were eating lunch.  After lunch, he told us information about his life.

A man from Germany came to our school! His name is Gunnar Rinne, and he  lives near Hamburg,Germany. He works at Weatherford and he is also a Part-time farmer. (He has his own farm.) His farming fields are in parts.

We got Gunnar to come because we’ve been studying books about German settlers that moved from Wehrstedt, Germany, to Texas. It happens to be so that Gunnar lives near Wehrstedt, but hasn’t been over there.

Here’s how, Caleb, one of our students from White Oak intermediate school, met Gunnar Rinne. It was a Thursday in March when Caleb’s dad invited Gunnar for dinner. Caleb’s dad  works with Gunnar. Caleb’s mom served Gunnar chicken adobo. He told Caleb’s family about his family. He has a wife and two kids, a boy and a girl. He also has a golden colored dog. Then he gave Caleb a German coin worth about$2.50 or $2.60. Also, he said that he had two ancestors that fought in World War I.

Gunnar told us about his house and how it has 26 rooms, the walls are 1-foot thick, and it was built in the late 1700′s. It’s also been passed down in his family, and there was a fire, but the rebuilt the house. The food in Germany is mostly potatoes and meat. (They don’t eat a lot of sauer-kraut.) Today Gunnar is currently in Corpus Christi. Thank You Gunnar for coming. Let God Bless You.

Written by: Caleb and Yaroub

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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The Fourth Grade will be taking the TAKS Writing next Tuesday, March 1. This is an important day for our students, and we need to show them that we are in full support of their efforts.

On Monday night, please make sure that your student gets plenty of rest. Also, you might want to prepare their favorite breakfast for them on Tuesday morning to ease their nerves. If you don’t have time to cook, the school cafeteria opens at 7:30 a.m. and will have a yummy breakfast prepared if you would prefer to purchase this meal. Please send an unopened, room temperature water bottle for them to sip on during the break time. Due to test security, no visitors will be allowed for lunch on this day, so plan to either send lunch money or a lunch kit to school with your child that morning.

We have worked really hard to prepare to be life-long writers, and the students are ready to show the state that we ARE CHAMPS in all areas of the academic realm! Let’s write!!! I am sure that White Oak students are the best writers around.