Summer Explorers - Oakwood School

Summer Explorers Weekly Newsletters

Aug 10 2025

Aug 3 2025

Jul 26 2025

Morning Drop-off: 8:00-8:20 am

Classes begin at 8:00 am. All Summer@Oakwood students go to the early childhood education courtyard gates for check in. Please park in the parking lot and walk your child into the area assigned walkways.

Pick-up:

1:15 pm (Half Day)
5:30 pm (Full Day)

Please park in the parking lot and walk to the Oakwood Summer Explorers area (early childhood education courtyard) to pick up your child. Please wait outside the designated gate for teachers to dismiss your child. Please be prepared to show ID the first few days until the teachers are familiar with you. All students must be signed out each day.

Full-day students that are picked up prior to 5:30 pm may be picked up directly from the classrooms. Please knock on the classroom doors and wait for teachers. We ask that you do not enter classrooms.

Meet our Teachers!

Summer Explorers Director

"Emily" Mendoza

Emily

Summer Program Director

Andrea Furtado

Room 19: Pre-K

Melissa Amagan

Staci Betancourt

Virginia Martinez-Kisso

Room 21: Kindergarten

Elena Guevara

Mariela Ruelas

Alexandra Simmons

Room 23: Kindergarten

Ruth Horn

Kaelie Lewis

Jessica Vegas-Garcia

Room 25: 1st Grade

Lexi Hubbard

Rhonda Marquez

Brianna Romero

Room 26: 2nd-3rd Grade

Tamila D'Elia

Andrea Furtado

Sherri Mallory

Room 29: Preschool

Geneva Mintun

Arzu Morfin

Kelly West

Summer Recreation Assistant Teachers

Pre-K Assistant Teacher

Darlene Bourdeau

Kindergarten - 3rd Grade Assistant Teacher

Melanie Chipman

Enrichment: Music & Movement

Christine Carrillo

Melanie Chipman

What to Bring & Wear

What to Bring

Backpack
Lunch (no peanut products)
AM & PM Snack (labeled with Explorer name)
Water Bottle (refill stations on campus)
*Sunscreen (optional, see info below)
Please apply sunscreen to your child prior to arriving at Oakwood each morning. If you would like for us to re-apply sunscreen on your child during the camp day, we ask that you bring your own sunscreen, labeled with your child's name, to be kept at school for the duration of Summer@Oakwood

Preschool and JrK:

Change of Clothes (Shirt, pants, socks, and underwear)
Nap Mat

PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS WITH NAME!

What to Wear

Casual attire appropriate for school
Tennis Shoes (no sandals of flip-flops, please)

Daily Schedule

Preschool & JrK

8:00 am	Free Choice
8:30 am	Circle/Calendar
8:50 am	Math-mazing Fun
9:20 am	Snack
9:45 am	Recess
10:15 am	Letter Exploration
10:45 am	Shake it up with Music
11:00 am	Choice Station
11:30 am	Lunch
12:00 pm	Recess
12:30 pm	Discovery Time
1:15 pm	Half-Day Dismissal
1:20 pm	Nap Time
2:30 pm	Table Top Activities
3:00 pm	Snack
3:30 pm	Enrichment Activity
4:00 pm	Recess
4:30 pm	Story Time
5:00 pm	Choice Stations / Outdoor Fun
5:30 pm	Full-Day Dismissal

Kindergarten–3rd Grade

8:00 am	Free Choice
8:30 am	Language Arts
9:05 am	Shake it up with Music
9:15 am	Snack
9:30 am	Recess
10:10 am	Math
10:45 am	Enrichment
11:15 am	Recess
11:45 am	Lunch
12:15 pm	Discovery Time Activity
1:15 pm	Half-Day Dismissal
1:30 pm	Sports Time (Kindergarten)
2:00 pm	Sports Time (1st-3rd Grade)
2:45 pm	Art Exploration
3:30 pm	Snack / Choice Station
4:00 pm	Literacy Exploration
4:30 pm	Recreational Games
5:00 pm	Recess
5:30 pm	Full-Day Dismissal

Attendance

Office Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am-3:30 pm (408) 782-7177

If your camper will be absent from Summer Explorers, please notify our staff by completing the Summer@Oakwood Student Absence Form.

Required

Summer@Oakwood Student Absence Form

Please complete this form to report student absences due to illness or vacation.

Students in the same family, with the same type of absence, may submit one form together.

For questions or concerns, contact attendance@oakwoodway.org.

Parent Information:

Parent/Legal Guardian Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Parent/Legal Guardian Email Addressrequired

Student(s) Information:

Student's Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Add additional student(s)?

Student #2's Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Student #3's Namerequired

First Name

Last Name

Type of Absencerequired

Full-Day Absence

Partial-Day Absence

Multiple-Day Absence

Date of Absencerequired

Must contain a date in M/D/YYYY format

Date of Absence Fromrequired

Must contain a date in M/D/YYYY format

Torequired

Must contain a date in M/D/YYYY format

My student will be absent from:required

Select "Will arrive late to Summer Explorers" if your student will arrive late to camp.

My student will be absent until:required

Select "Will not return to Summer Explorers" if your student will not return to camp.

Reason for Absencerequired

Illness

Other

Illness Protocol

Oakwood follows the guidance of the California Department of Public Health when determining whether children with symptoms of illness should attend school, stay home, or seek medical attention.

Please explain the reason for your student's absence:required

Additional Comments: