Eaton Parent Newsletter
October 21st, 2022
Dear Eaton Families,
We had a great week at Eaton! This week our staff members were recognized by the district for exceeding growth in the 2021- 2022 school year. This is a great honor. We are proud of our hard-working staff and students.
In an effort to protect instructional time, we ask that children do not wear costumes to school on Halloween.
Curriculum Presentations
The links to our curriculum presentations can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WKmAvYlZO_YTzHsJXNh48HT6HcDVhXJAaBYkOvf7Ns0/edit?usp=sharing
Make Up School Pictures will be on October 26th.
PTA Spirit Day @ Papa Murphy's on October 27th, Noon - 8:00pm
Perfect Attendance
Beginning this quarter, students with perfect attendance will be recognized with a certificate at the end of the quarter.
NHCS Attendance Policy:
According to NC Compulsory attendance law GS 115C-378 and School Board Policy 8212, school are required to send letters home informing parents of unexcused absences. Letters will go home with students after 3, 6, and 10 days of unexcused absences.
Holiday Assistance
If your family needs support accessing community resources for the holidays, please reach out to our School Social Worker, Ms. Simpson, or our Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Matney.
We Appreciate Our Hard-Working Custodians!
Fall Festival
- Help set up/clean up
- Run a station (30 min increment)
- Provide tokens/rewards for games, and store-bought baked goods for our cake walk
Fall Festival Sign Up Sheet: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054DABAF2BA2FC1-2022
Our Fall Festival will feature an inflatable obstacle course, touch-a-truck with many exciting vehicles, food trucks, and fun games!
Notes from the School Nurse/NHC Health Department
Please Do Not Send Your Child to School if he/she has or has had:
• Fever of 100 degrees or higher within the last 24 hours. (Must be fever-free without medication)
• Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours.
• Symptoms that make it hard for your child to participate in school such as frequent coughing, headache, body aches, fatigue, earaches.
• Strep Throat- until on antibiotics 24 hr. Tips for Staying Healthy
• Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue. Use elbow or arm if tissue not available.
• Wash hands often with soap and warm water for 20 seconds (Sing ABC song twice).
• Use hand sanitizer if soap and water not available.
• Avoid touching the “T” zone (Eyes, Nose and Mouth)
• Avoid being around others who are sick.
• Do not share drinks, food, or unwashed utensils.
• Eat healthy (Foods that Grow!) and drink plenty of water
• Disinfect surfaces that are prone to germs (phones, keyboards, doorknobs, toothbrushes, etc.).
• Get the flu vaccine.
From your School Nurse
Ice Cream Volunteers
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Please review our procedures to avoid any confusion. Procedures are in place to ensure safety of students.
Morning drop-off and afternoon pick up is located in the front of the school at the Gordon Road light. Please follow the flow of traffic, which lines up in front of the school and circles through the gravel lot.
If your child needs assistance with their seatbelt, please pull over into the parking spots to the left and assist your child so that traffic can continue to flow.
Please make sure that children enter and exit from the passenger side of the vehicle.
MORNING ARRIVAL:
The bell will ring at 7:20am. Once staff members are in place to safely monitor students, students will be invited to begin exiting cars. Please be sure that your child is ready with their backpack when they reach the sidewalk drop-off area.
The tardy bell rings at 7:45am. Students must be in their classrooms by this time to be considered on time. If students are not in their classroom when the tardy bell rings, they will need a tardy slip from the front office to enter their classroom.
Please be mindful of the time you arrive, especially if your child is eating breakfast in the cafeteria.
If you arrive after the tardy bell there will not be staff members outside. You must park and walk your child into the building to sign them in at the front desk.
We encourage our families to use the parent drop off line in front of the school. Please do not walk up to the front door.
MORNING WALK-UP DROP OFF:
If you walk your child to the side door, located off Ogden Park Road, please ensure the following:
- Park on the grass behind the school parking lot on Ogden Park Road. Cars are not permitted to park across the street, as this is a major safety concern.
- Parents/Guardians must walk their child through the grass (NOT through the parking lot) to the covered area leading into the school. Children must always walk with an adult.
AFTERNOON PICK-UP:
All families are given two signs with their last name and assigned number. Please have your sign displayed on the right side of your front window/dashboard. Leave the sign visible until after your children have entered the car.
Only vehicles that have your sign will be allowed to pick up your child or children without going to the office to show identification. Please be mindful that if you give someone your sign, you are giving them permission to pick up your child.
If you need sign replacements please contact Ms. Harrison at the front desk.
Please remember to remain in your car when you are picking up your student in the afternoon. If your student needs support opening the door we are happy to help.
We encourage parents to teach students to learn to buckle their safety belts. However, if your child is not yet able to do this, please pull up past the mailbox and/or park in a spot to assist your child. This helps to keep our carpool line moving smoothly.
We do not allow parents to park at the side of the building and walk up with a sign to pick up children. You must use the pick up line. The only exception will be for families who walk from their home to pick up children and/or circumstances approved by administration.
Thank you for your help to ensure safety during our arrival and dismissal times.
All transportation changes (different than how your child normally goes home) must be submitted in writing. Emails with transportation changes are not permitted. Our teachers are busy working with students and may or may not have a chance to check emails prior to dismissal. Please send a note with your child, or come by the front desk with your transportation change.
If you need to pick up your child early from school, you must do so by 1:45pm. Please know that you will need your drivers license to sign your child out of school. We only allow individuals listed as emergency contacts in PowerSchool to check out students.
Volunteer Information
All volunteers must complete the training orientation each school year, as well as complete and turn in a volunteer application form each school year. Volunteer application forms are linked below, and are also available in the front office.
All field trip chaperones must become a Level II volunteer, which requires a background check through NHCS. Background checks are good for three years. You can log into your account to check your expiration date, or contact Mrs. Allen. The NHCS background check system is linked below.
If you attended training last year with Mrs. Allen, there is an option to attend a self-paced training online and submit a quiz. Please contact Mrs. Allen for more information.
Level I
Parents, family, or community members volunteering to assist students in a supervised setting are not required to undergo a background check if they are continually supervised by school personnel during the school day.
Level II
Parents, family, or community members volunteering to assist students in an unsupervised setting away from school personnel are deemed Level II Volunteers. We also ask that all chaperones become Level II volunteers, as well as those interested in assisting in our media center and cafeteria at Eaton Elementary. An applicant designated a Level II Volunteer must complete the online application and the criminal background check. Applications must be completed at least two weeks prior to the time you wish to begin volunteering. The cost of background checks are $20.
Volunteer Resources:
Community Partnerships & Engagement: All Hands On Deck Portal
https://www.nhcs.net/community/all-hands-on-deck#anchorapply
NHCS Volunteer Handbook:
Volunteer Application Form:
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1633532320/nhcsk12ncus/s5yvc0l2bes6nrqwpltg/VolunteerApplicationForm.pdf (You may complete the form online, save it, and email it to Mrs. Allen, or you may print it, complete it, and turn it into the front office)
Level II Volunteer Background Check:
https://bib.com/secure-volunteer/NHC/home
Eaton Volunteer Coordinator: Mrs. Allen, Assistant Principal
Updates from the PTA
If you still have an Attractions coupon book, please make sure to return it to school or submit payment. Families can pay for their Attractions books using this form:
https://www.attractionsbook.com/ezpay/checkout-form/
The code is Eaton.
We need volunteers for Fall Festival!
Please consider joining the PTA:
https://eatonwilm.memberhub.com/store
Eaton's PTA Website:
Important Upcoming Dates
October 24th, 25th & 26th CogAT Testing for all 3rd Graders
October 27th Read to Achieve (RtA) Assessment
October 27th PTA Spirit Day at Papa Murphy's; Noon-8:00 pm
November 4th Fall Festival; 4:00pm-6:30pm
November 8th Election Day/Teacher Workday-No School for Students
November 11th Veterans Day Holiday
Previous Newsletters
October:
October 14th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/5wu04
September:
September 16th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/saz2w
September 9th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/09n3k
September 1st, 2022 https://www.smore.com/sg1vp
August:
August 26th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/20s9y
August 19th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/48zrj
August 12th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/ct7ks
August 5th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/a84vc
July 29th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/rzf34
July 22nd, 2022 https://www.smore.com/ue3yg
July 15th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/3grsp
July 8th, 2022 https://www.smore.com/cpm1e
Eaton Elementary Contact Information
Website: https://eaton.nhcs.net/
Location: DR HUBERT EATON SR ELEMENTARY 6701 Gordon Road Wilmington, NC 28411
Phone: (910) 397-1544
Our School's Why:
School Mission:
To promote academic excellence through inclusion, modeling, collaboration and challenging students to think in innovative ways.
School Vision:
We are creating a nurturing school community that prepares the whole child to be a problem solver, critical thinker, and empathetic global citizen.
Core Values:
Empowerment, Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Academic Excellence