East Albemarle News

Happy November! This school year is flying by. Students continue making positive growth in the classroom each day. We had an exciting time with Pfeiffer Basketball for our 1st Quarter Merit Event. It's always enjoyable to celebrate student achievement and positive behavior! This newsletter has important information for the month of November, if you have any questions please let us know.

Best,

~Mr. La Bianca

With heavy hearts, we share the loss of our former student, DJ Griffin. Our thoughts, prayers, and support are with their family and friends during this time. Once a Bullpup, always a Bullpup.

The daily bell schedule for East Albemarle Elementary has changed for the 2024-2025 school year. Students enter the building at 6:55 am and the tardy bell rings to denote the start of the instructional day at 7:25 am. Students are dismissed at 2:10 pm each day.

AM Car Rider Line: 6:55 am - 7:25 am

PM Car Rider Line: 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm

If you are planning for your child to be an afternoon car rider during the 2024-2025 school year, we ask that you complete the following form to request a personalized car tag. Each family will receive TWO copies of the car tag(s) requested. Car name tags can be requested at any time during the year using this form and will be sent home within two school days of the request being placed.

East Albemarle Car Rider Name Tag Request Form 2024-2025

We ask that families adhere to the open/close times for the car rider line, and not bring students to the front office at other times. The front parking lot is reserved for school bus traffic while the car rider line is open.

Parents and guardians who use the car rider line must stay in their vehicle at all times; do not park and exit the vehicle as this poses a safety concern and slows the line for others. Pull to the sidewalk and wait for a staff member to assist your child, we will help them safely exit the vehicle.

The line will speed up as everyone conforms to our procedures. Thank you in advance for your patience.

East Albemarle Car Rider Line Procedures

East Albemarle, and all Stanly County Schools, benefit from the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a non-pricing meal service option which allows us to serve breakfast and lunch to students at no cost to families.

Encourage your child to take advantage of this provision and eat at school. Students who bring a lunchbox are also allowed to pick up a lunch tray to supplement their lunch from home.

Click here to visit the SCS website to view the breakfast and lunch menus!

If you are a parent or guardian interested in actively contributing to our school improvement efforts, we would love to hear from you! Please reach out to Judith Taylor at judith.taylor@stanlycountyschools.org for more information on how you can participate in upcoming committee conversations. Your input is invaluable as we work together to enhance our school's environment and success. The next committee meetings will be held on Wednesday, November 13th at 2:30 pm in the East Albemarle media center.

We encourage all parents to connect to their child’s teacher’s Class Dojo account! Class Dojo is a great tool for tracking your child's behavior points and staying updated on their progress in real time. It also provides a direct line of communication with the teacher, making it easy to stay informed and involved. Connecting to Class Dojo helps us work together to support your child’s success both in and out of the classroom!

If you need assistance to get connected via Class Dojo, reach out to your child's teacher by phone (704-961-3500), email, or send a note to school.

*Reminder - Each student must earn 300 Class Dojo points by December 19th and have NO suspensions (bus, ISS, OSS) to earn an invitation to the second merit event!

On November 1st Albemarle High School will host a wonderful event for our students - a senior & kindergarten walk at the home football game, starting at 6:45 pm! ALL East Albemarle students will be admitted to the game free of charge, with a paying adult. Kindergarten students from East Albemarle and Central Elementary will walk the field with an AHS senior and receive a special gift as the honor of being a Bulldog is "passed down".

• Kindergarten students planning to participate in the walk should arrive at AHS by 6:45 pm. The walk will begin promptly at 7:00 pm.
• The football game will begin at 7:30 pm.

Students, families, and staff are encouraged to attend this event, and should wear Bulldog blue! Help us spread the word to families!

• Students and their families may pick up doughnut/coffee/card orders at East Albemarle on Tuesday, November 5th, from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm, in the car rider line. There is no school for students, but item pickup will still take place.

• Items will be distributed from the school cafeteria. Parents may also come through the car rider line during this timeframe.

• Students and families are responsible for distributing order items to customers.

• Perishable orders that are not picked up on November 5th will be donated to local food banks. East Albemarle Elementary will not be responsible for reimbursing customers whose orders are not picked up on time.

Progress Reports will be sent home with students in their Tuesday folders on November 12th.

The cafeteria will be serving Thanksgiving lunch on November 13th. We encourage you to come join us for turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and baked apples!

We will have makeup yearbook pictures for students on November 14th. This is for students who were absent on the original date.

We are hosting our Annual Title 1 Event for families on Monday, November 18th, from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Our theme for the evening will be SLAM Night. Families will learn about Math Activities that you can do at home and you might even get to shoot a few basketball hoops! Families that attend will be entered to win a gift certificate to armadillo ax throwing. This will be a drop-in event.

In December, students will complete their mid-year diagnostic check-ins for reading and math. For students to be successful, encourage them to try their best and be at school on time each day.

Click here to view the Stanly County Schools 2024-2025 calendar.

Click here to view the Stanly County Schools Testing Calendar.

November 2024:

• 1st- AHS Senior & EAES Kindergarten Walk
• 5th- Teacher workday, no school for students. Krispy Kreme Fundraiser Pickup
• 11th- Veterans Day, no school for students
• 12th- Progress reports sent home
• 14th- Makeup Yearbook Pictures
• 18th - Q2 Title 1 Night
• 22nd- 4th grade field trip to the zoo
• 27th-29th- Thanksgiving Break, no school for students

December 2024:

• 2nd- Students return to school
  
• 4th- 5th grade field trip to Town Creek Indian Mound

Our spirit rock is available for rent! If you are interested in customizing the rock with a new coat of paint complete the online application form below and submit payment to the East Albemarle PTO. Payments may be dropped off at the East Albemarle main office, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm.

Spirit Rock Rental Application Form

Spirit Rock Reservation Calendar

Stanly County Schools Student Enrollment Portal

SCS Parent Handbook (2024 version coming soon)

SCS Code of Student Conduct 2024-2025

SCS Parent's Guide to Student Achievement

East Albemarle Elementary:

EAES Student & Parent Handbook 2024-2025

Dress Code Policy

Car Rider Name Tag Request Form

Lunch Menus

School Cash Online

Student Supply List

EAES PTO / Spirit Rock

Facebook - @EASTALBEMARLE

Instagram - eastalbemarle

Twitter - @east_albemarle

Click here to visit our website!

Class Dojo:

Sign up for a {free!} Class Dojo account to keep up with their PBIS Merit Event points and fun classroom updates / photos! You will need to obtain a class code from your child's teacher.

East Albemarle Elementary School

1813 East Main Street

Albemarle, NC 28001

(704) 961-3500

Ms. Judith Taylor, Principal

judith.taylor@stanlycountyschools.org