Walsingham Oaks K-8 School

08/16/2026

🏐🏃‍♀️ Middle School Athletics: Cross Country & Volleyball Information
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are excited to kick off another year of middle school athletics at Walsingham Oaks! Please review the attached Cross Country and Volleyball information flyers as well as the Middle School Sports Participation Packet.
IMPORTANT: Students must have a completed sports participation packet AND a completed FHSAA sports physical turned in before they may participate in practices or tryouts. The physical must be completed on the FHSAA form included in the packet.
Students received packets today during lunch, and additional packets are available through their teachers.
📋 Packet Deadlines
Please submit ALL required paperwork together in one packet. Do not send forms separately.
• Cross Country: Packet due by Tuesday, August 18
• Volleyball: Packet due by Friday, August 21
• The athletics packet deadline for all other sports has been extended to Friday, August 28.
The only additional document that may be submitted separately is the receipt showing proof of the $4 insurance purchase required for students to participate.

🏃‍♀️ Cross Country
• Grades: 4th grade and up
• Tryouts: August 19 & 20
• Time: 7:15–8:00 a.m.
• Practices: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Students must have their completed packet and physical turned in before participating in tryouts.

🏐 Volleyball
• Grades: 5th grade and up
• Tryouts: August 24–28
• Students should report to Ms. Gayette's classroom after school.
• Parents/guardians must pick students up no later than 4:20 p.m.
More information about volleyball tryouts will be shared soon.
💻 Parent Athletics Information Meeting
We will also have a Parent Athletics Information Meeting on Monday at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

The packets and zoom link will be shared in tonight's Wolf Howl email.

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08/14/2026

Walsingham Oaks Families:

🏃 Cross Country & 🏐 Volleyball Information:

This week, families of students interested in joining Cross Country or Volleyball should submit all required paperwork to the school by Friday, August 14.

We are growing our teams, and most interested students will have the opportunity to participate, so please encourage students to come out and give it a try!

Additional sports packets for both Cross Country and Volleyball are available from Coach Guyotte in Building 11, Room 6.

🏃 Cross Country
Tryouts: August 17 & 19
Grades: 4, 5, 6 & 7
Practice: Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
Time: 7:15–8:00 a.m.
Runners should meet Coach Weigel in the bus circle (next to the PUPside carline) no later than 7:15 a.m.

🏐 Volleyball
Tryouts: August 17–20
Grades: 5, 6 & 7
Time: Afterschool
Students should meet in Coach Guyotte’s classroom, Building 11, Room 6.

08/12/2026

The following email and phone call will go to our families tomorrow morning. We wanted to share it as quickly as possible as our communication system doesn't allow any emails or phone calls after 8:00 pm. Thanks!

Walsingham Oaks Families,

What a great first day of school! It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces arriving on campus this morning. We especially loved seeing our Kindergarten and First Grade families walking their children in and sending them off with lots of encouragement for a great year!

Beginning tomorrow, we will transition to our regular arrival procedures. To help students enter campus as close as possible to their classrooms, please use the following drop-off locations:

Kindergarten–4th Grade: Pup Side Car Circle

VPK: Playground Gate

5th–7th Grade: Pack Side Car Circle

DHH Students: Van Circle (more information below)

Morning Arrival

Please help your child know where to go when they arrive on campus:

Kindergarten–2nd Grade: Pup Side Media Center

3rd Grade: Ms. Matthews’ Art Room

4th Grade: Ms. Kaminsky’s Music Room

5th Grade: Pack Side Media Center

6th & 7th Grade: Report directly to 1st period

Breakfast carts will be available for students on their way to their assigned morning location.

Morning drop-off is from 8:00–8:25 a.m. Students will begin transitioning to classrooms at 8:20 a.m., and our school day begins promptly at 8:30 a.m.

DHH Student Arrival & Dismissal

For our DHH students, we ask families to please use the van circle for both drop-off and pick-up. The van circle is located just past the front office and is the last loop entrance before passing our campus.

Using this location will allow our DHH students to have easy access to their DHH teachers and interpreters at both arrival and dismissal. DHH students who ride the bus will continue to be escorted from the bus loop to their classrooms. DHH families should follow the directions below for 6th and 7th grade students for arriving to the DHH loop.

Afternoon Dismissal & Traffic

We successfully completed dismissal today by 3:35 p.m., which was a great accomplishment for our first day! Now, we would like to work together to make dismissal even more efficient and reduce the amount of time our families spend waiting in traffic.

We are asking families to please try the suggested routes below based on the grade level of the student you are picking up. Following these traffic patterns should help reduce congestion around campus and allow us to connect you with your student more quickly.

A. Kindergarten–5th Grade Pick-Up

Travel south on Starkey Road → turn right onto Walsingham Road → turn right into the Pup Side Car Line.

After receiving your student, please exit left onto Walsingham Road and proceed to the light at Starkey Road, where you may turn left or right.

B. VPK Students & Their Siblings

Travel south on Starkey Road → turn onto Southern Comfort Drive (south of Walsingham Road) → turn right onto 92nd Street N → follow to Walsingham Road and turn right → turn left into the Pack Side entrance.

Please pull forward to the designated VPK parking spaces near the fence.

After receiving your student, exit right onto Walsingham Road → turn left onto 92nd Street N → turn left onto Southern Comfort Drive → continue to Starkey Road, where you may turn left or right.

C. 6th–7th Grade Students & Their Siblings

Travel south on Starkey Road → turn onto Southern Comfort Drive → turn right onto 92nd Street N → follow to Walsingham Road and turn right → turn left into the Pack Side entrance.

Once on campus, pull forward, turn left toward the front office, and join the Pack Side Car Line.

After receiving your student, exit right onto Walsingham Road → turn left onto 92nd Street N → turn left onto Southern Comfort Drive → continue to Starkey Road, where you may turn left or right.

Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and partnership as we settle into our arrival and dismissal routines. The first few days of school always take a little extra time as everyone learns the flow, and your cooperation makes a tremendous difference.

We had a wonderful first day, and we are excited for an amazing year ahead at Walsingham Oaks! Thank you for helping us make arrival and dismissal safe, smooth, and efficient for all of our Wolves!

Warmly,
Mrs. Leichman
Principal

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08/10/2026

Uniform Policy
Purpose

Walsingham Oaks K-8 is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for instruction and learning. A proper learning atmosphere is essential for the education of each student, and student safety and achievement are the highest priorities. To this end, a uniform dress code is an effective strategy to promote an atmosphere of academia focused on learning and appropriate behaviors.

The Modified Uniform Dress Code for the 2025-2026 school year.
REQUIRED MODIFIED UNIFORM DRESS CODE for K- 7th grade:

All uniforms must be made from cotton/polyester material.
All students can choose from purple, black, heather gray, white or navy 2 or 3 button solid polos or solid button down shirts/blouses.
A Walsingham Oaks Spirit T-shirt can be worn on any day of the school week.
All uniform bottoms must be navy blue, black or khaki.
Girls may wear uniform shorts, pants, capris, skirts, skorts, solid blue or khaki polo dresses or jumpers.
Shorts must be worn under dresses, skirts, or jumpers. (no longer than the length of the garment)
Boys may wear uniform pants or shorts.
Acceptable shoes: Sneakers or closed toe with no lights or wheels. (lace tied or velcro closure)
Headbands without ears.

COOL WEATHER INDOOR CLOTHING

Standard uniform policy along with the following:

Sweaters (cardigans, V-neck, crew neck over shirts must be purple, black, heather gray, white or navy.
Sweatshirts over shirts (Solid purple, black, heather gray, white or navy. No designs)
Windbreaker jackets (Solid purple, black, heather gray, white or navy. No designs)
Solid color leggings or tights under skirts/jumpers (purple, black, heather gray, white or navy. No designs.)
Long sleeved 2-3 button polo shirts (Solid purple, black, heather gray, white or navy.)
Shirts worn under the uniform must be solid purple, black, heather gray, white or navy.

COOL WEATHER OUTDOOR CLOTHING

Parents may select whatever type of outerwear they wish their child to wear (coats, hats, etc.), but for continued wear inside the classroom, clothing must meet the criteria above for indoor cool weather clothing.
EXCLUDED CLOTHING (NOT ALLOWED)

Jeans/denim material
Sweatpants
Leggings worn as pants.
Lycra or spandex fabric
Platform heels, sandals, boots, open heels, open-toed shoes, light up shoes or shoes with wheels.
Zip off cargo, sweatpants, oversized and baggy clothes
Plain t-shirts

08/05/2026

08/05/2026

Dear Walsingham Oaks Families,
We are excited to welcome you to Meet the Teacher on Friday! The event will take place from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm. Please come by anytime between these hours. You may enter either through the pup side, which is closest to Starkey Road or by the front office, which is our pack side. As adjustments to class assignments have been occurring all week, please check your Focus portal Friday morning before Meet the Teacher to ensure you are going to the correct classroom. If your child doesn't have an assigned homeroom teacher (K-5) or 1st period teacher (6th -7th), please come to the office so that we may assist you.

This event is a wonderful opportunity for your child to:
• Meet their teacher.
• Find and become familiar with their new classroom.
• Drop off school supplies.
• Begin building excitement for a successful school year.

To ensure that every family has the opportunity to meet with their child's teacher, we ask that conversations remain brief during this event. Meet the Teacher is not intended to serve as a parent-teacher conference. If you have questions or concerns that require a more in-depth discussion, please contact your child's teacher to schedule an individual conference at a later date and time.
We utilize a placard system for dismissal and all children from the same family are connected to the same placard number. Therefore, placards will be given out in the classroom of the eldest child in the family.
Thank you for helping us make this a positive and welcoming experience for all of our families. We look forward to seeing you soon and kicking off another amazing school year together!

Warmly,
Walsingham Oaks K-8 Administration

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06/27/2026

📚✏️ Back-to-School Supply Lists Are Here! 🎒💙

We are excited to welcome our Walsingham Oaks K-8 families back for another amazing school year! Our School Supply One Pager includes supply needs for all grade levels to help your family get ready for a successful start.

Individual grade-level supply lists will be included in Back-to-School folders available during Meet the Teacher.

We can’t wait to see our students back on campus and ready to learn, grow, and shine this year! 🌟

06/10/2026

Parents,
Please encourage your children to participate in the MYON Summer Challenge.