Greetings Families,

Thank you for a fabulous first 3 days of school! Here are some friendly reminders for you remembering that safety is paramount. Tomorrow we will begin our regular way of work for the school year. Parents will be unable to escort their children to class.  All visitors must check into the front office, and only Level 2 credentialed visitors will be able to be on site.  Every Wednesday we invite parents to eat lunch with their children in our media center during your child’s 30 minute lunch time. This event will be supervised by our community involvement liaison in the media center, and please remember to bring your lunch since you will not have access to the cafeteria unless you are Level 2 screened. We are working on filling all T-shirt orders.  We ran out of youth XS and S and adult XL and XXL shirts.  So we are waiting on the t-shirt company to send us more.  If you want to still order a shirt please turn in your order asap.  Once the shirts are in we will send them home with your children. Don’t forget to check our school’s  FACEBOOK and website for more information.  Thank you and have a nice evening.

Welcome Letter from your principal, Dr. Taylor!

Dear Scholars,

Guess what!!! We all worked so hard at our school last year that  we moved from a C school to an A school! Our students grew tremendously, and our teachers & staff were cheerleading your growth all the way. I am so excited about the new school year. We have many changes, and we know  our changes will make it an even better school year than last year. We have a new computer lab in the media center that looks like a college lab for our scholars, and the Hoot Loot Store is back for year 2 and will be even better than last year! MyOn will be available 24/7 for every student so they can access books at home throughout the school year. Stay tuned and Read on!

Educationally yours,

Dr. Taylor, principal

• Download the new Pinellas County Schools Community App from iTunes or Google Play Store! Parents, students and teachers can access real-time notifications of grades, attendance, upcoming assignments and test scores from within Focus. Stay connected by conveniently viewing district newsfeed announcements, student and district calendars, school menus and family engagement opportunities.

 - Before and After School care is provided by R'Club from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm M-FR. For more information you can call Craig Lawrence at 518-9702

 - Announcements for the Week of Aug. 13th

 - Pinellas County - Security Council Website Link 

  *What is new in school safety:*

 - Volunteer Guidelines for the 2018 - 2019 School Year

 - Remember, the handicapped spaces both in front of the school and by R’club are for permitted vehicles only. There has been a problem with the spaces by R’club being used by non permitted cars. Our families who need those spaces appreciate your attention to this.

 - Like us on Facebook and keep up to date with what is happening at Southern Oak. https://www.facebook.com/SouthernOakElementary/

 - Here is a link to the pcsb site with some videos to show how to log into Clever from home.Clever At Home

 - Here is a link to the ABC Action news piece on Mrs. Prestipino and Ms. Morra's class.

Flexible Seating Clip

 - Office Hours:

M-F 7:30-3:30

 - Check out the new PCS Family Engagement App. The link is located in our Site Shortcuts section. It is available for iphone/ipad and Android devices.