Wildcat Weekly
September 19-23
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Happy Sunday Families
Last week we celebrated National Arts in Education and Dot Day. Students created artwork across campus and took a Multiple Intelligences survey to find their learning style. We also trained 132 volunteers on Wednesday, we're excited for extra hands to help at school.
Congratulations to our new safety patrol, these students were selected from a large pool of applicants and trained by Mrs. Dunn on Friday. They will begin their jobs on Monday. For the remainder of the year, we will offer job applications to our fourth and fifth graders for various jobs across campus and students will have an opportunity to apply every grading period. We encourage our Wildcats to apply for these leadership positions.
Our PTO has generously donated $30,000 to the school to purchase new chairs for the gym and to complete many other projects across campus. We will be sure to include our parents in our decisions as we move forward. We will also be working with the PTO to finalize plans on a new marquee this year.
Important Reminders:
1. Student drop-off begins at 7:25, this is also when adult supervision begins. Please help us keep all Wildcats safe in the mornings.
2. During drop-off, please make sure to stay in your lane as you pull through the car line. Changing lanes between cones becomes a safety concern.
3. Please make sure to participate in the Armband Friday Fundraiser which allows children to ride all rides at the Seafood Festival on Friday, September 30, an unlimited number of times for $30. Schools receive $5 from each sale.
4. Students new to NC public schools and Kindergarteners are required to have a NC Health Assessment completed in the last 12 months, the deadline is September 28, 2022. If one is not on file by then, the student will not be able to attend school.
PTO Gives WOES $30,000!
Armband Friday- Help Us Earn Money!
The North Carolina Seafood Festival is proud to help support the schools in Carteret County with the Armband Friday Fundraiser. Each armband is $30 and $5 from each transaction is donated to the school that the purchaser indicates. The armband will allow unlimited access to rides on Friday September 30. You can learn more about the fundraiser at this link
https://www.ncseafoodfestival.org/p/whats-happening/armband-friday-fundraiser.
Help us raise the most money of all the schools! Atlantic Elementary won last year, we can do it!
Arts in Education and Dot Day
Car Rider Information
AM Procedures
1. As you approach the school, please get in the turning lane near the main entrance and follow the directions given by the law enforcement officer. When you enter the campus, you will need to quickly choose a lane and you must stay in your selected lane.
2. If you are going to drop your child off – either lane is fine. (If you need to park, you must choose lane 1 as this will allow you to follow the arrows and then turn left to find a parking space. NEVER cross lanes of traffic once on campus!)
*Please note- for safety reasons, students and staff are the only people permitted to enter the building prior to 8:00am. (Kindergarten parents will receive specific guidance from their teacher on arrival procedures and Independence Day). Parents and guests may only enter the building prior to 8:00am with a confirmed appointment. In this event, the staff member will meet the parent/guest in the check-in area. Parents and guests must always present a picture id to the staff member on duty.
3. Children may be dropped off in the morning beginning at 7:25am in the designated area in the front of the school only. (Dropping students off in the bus lot or in any of the parking lots is not acceptable at any time.) Staff members and the student safety patrol are on duty to help direct campus traffic and unload children.
PM Procedures
1. Parents will inform the classroom teacher at the beginning of the school year how their child will primarily get home each day.
2. At dismissal, students are escorted to the appropriate dismissal area. Parents who are in the pick-up line are always expected to remain in their vehicle. While on campus, we request that you observe the 5-mph speed limit. The use of cell phones or any other electronic device while in the pick-up / drop-offline is strictly prohibited. We are a tobacco free campus, and the use of tobacco products is prohibited.
3. Parents who choose to pick up their child from school, must display the PICK-UP CARD in the window on the driver’s side with the student’s name, grade, and teacher’s name for easy visibility. (Parents enter the campus using the bus entrance.) If the pick-up card is not displayed for any reason, the parent must park, come into the school, and present a picture ID for your child to be released. Your child will be released when it is convenient to do so as the dismissal procedure cannot be compromised. Staff members on duty are charged with the safety and well-being of each child.
Important Dates
September – National Childhood Cancer awareness (PE classes provide lessons 9/12-9/13)
September 15-October 15- Hispanic Heritage Month
September 19- Mandatory Pre-K Workday/no school for Pre-K students only
September 26- Progress Reports go home