Eaton Parent Newsletter
February 3rd, 2023
Dear Eaton Families,
Volunteers and Confidentiality:
We value and appreciate our volunteers. As a reminder, events and activities that happen with students are confidential. Our volunteer training orientation, as well as the volunteer application form, states: Any information, data, or behaviors observed by the school volunteer is confidential. Information observed while visiting the school shall not be discussed with anyone outside the school setting. Information shall not even be shared without use of the student’s name because it is possible that the information could still be linked to the student.
Please know that violations may result in revoking volunteer privileges.
Cafeteria Balances:
Our cafeteria manager is sending out notices for unpaid balances. Please know that we understand that it might not be possible for you to pay your complete balance all at once. You may make payments. Students will not be denied meals at school.
Below is the link to apply for free and reduced meals. Please know that if you are approved, charges accrued prior to approval remain.
Eaton Schoolwide Book Club
Eaton Schoolwide Book Club starts on Monday! For our 2023 selection, we will be reading The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney. We hope you are able to join us as #EatonReadsTogether!
Here is the link to a short intro video for our #EatonReadsTogether school book club: bit.ly/HumphreyIntroVideo
Here is a link to the reading calendar for families: bit.ly/EatonReadsHumphrey
Please email Ms. Mitchell at meredith.mitchell@nhcs.net if you have any questions.
This book is available in many places in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats if you would like your family to participate at home.
From the author’s website:
You can learn a lot about life by observing another species.
That's what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy is it true!
There are always adventures in the classroom and each weekend he gets to sleep over with a different student, like Lower-Your-Voice-A.J. and Speak-Up Sayeh. Humphrey learns to read, write, shoot rubber bands (only in self-defense, of course), and much more. With a lock-that-doesn't-lock and an adventurous spirit, Humphrey's life would be perfect if only the teacher, Mrs. Brisbane, wasn't out to get him?
With a fresh voice and an engaging, hamster's-eye view of school, families, and treats to hide in a cheek pouch, Betty G. Birney's Humphrey will elicit laughter and a new appreciation for classroom hamsters everywhere.
*First in a 12-book series!
Love the Bus
February is Love the Bus Month, with February 13-17 designated as Love the Bus Week. This is a week devoted to showing our appreciation to our bus drivers. Please help us show love to our bus drivers throughout the week. Some ideas are:
- Sharing kind words of appreciation
- Bringing in a sweet treat
- Writing a letter for your driver
- Flowers
STREAM Night
Please save the date for Eaton's STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) Night, February 23rd, 5:30-6:30.
We are in need of 2 liter bottles!- Please send in empty, rinsed out, 2 liter bottles for our upcoming STREAM night. Please leave the labels on the 2 liter bottles if possible.
Lost and Found
Eaton Families are Special!
Volunteer Information
All volunteers must complete the training orientation, complete and turn in a volunteer application form, and take the volunteer assessment with 80% or higher 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. Level 2 volunteers must also complete the orientation and assessment each year.
All volunteers must be at least 18 years old.
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
Please contact Mrs. Allen if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.
Eaton Volunteer Coordinator: Mrs. Allen, Assistant Principal
Curriculum Presentations
The links to our curriculum presentations can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WKmAvYlZO_YTzHsJXNh48HT6HcDVhXJAaBYkOvf7Ns0/edit?usp=sharing
Ice Cream Volunteers
If you are a Level 2 volunteer, and are interested in assisting with ice cream on Thursdays, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4BACA823A5FD0-eaton
Updates from the PTA
Next PTA meeting, February 7th, 9:00am in the cafeteria.
Please consider joining the PTA:
https://eatonwilm.memberhub.com/store
Eaton's PTA Website:
Important Upcoming Dates
February 7th PTA Meeting, 9:00am, Eaton cafeteria
February 13th-17th Love the Bus Week
February 13th- 17th Kindness Week
February 23rd STREAM Night @ Eaton
Previous Newsletters
January:
January 27th, 2023 https://www.smore.com/e0s87
January 20th, 2023 https://www.smore.com/8wb4a
January 13th, 2023 https://www.smore.com/ejk8g
January 6th, 2023 https://www.smore.com/x6cs7
December:
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October:
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September:
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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
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