Weekly Update

We hope each of our families remained safe while TS Debby blew through town! Perhaps next week's weather will be more sunny!

Additional School Information to Review

• Our 1st through 5th grades will begin welcoming volunteers in our building on August 19th.
• Kindergarten teachers will contact families about beginning volunteer dates.
• Please review the information below to ensure you have completed the required steps to volunteer.

School Safety:

• Photo Identification is required to sign in to the school and/or check out a stduent.
  
• Walker Tags: Please ensure you have these out and visible when you approach the school.
  
• If you need a replacement sign, please email Dina.Dillon@nhcs.net.
• Afternoon transportation changes must be conveyed in writing to the teachers.
  
• All visitors on school grounds must report to the front office to sign in during school hours.

If you need anything or have additional questions, please email either the principal or the assistant principal, respectively: rosemarie.wheeler@nhcs.net and/or karen.mccarty@nhcs.net

We look forward to serving you this year!

Morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up is located in the front of our school (Gordan Road entrance at traffic light). Please follow the flow of traffic which lines up in font of the school and circles through the gravel lot. Parking is not permitted in the grass area of the gravel loop.

Arrival / We encourage all drivers to maintain composure and patience in our car line!

• To assist in a safe and speedy arrival, students should have backpacks on and ready to exit cars when you near the zone of transition.

Late Arrival (Tardy)

• The tardy warning bell rings at 7:35 am. The tardy bell rings at 7:40 am. Students arriving to class after this bell will need to visit the front office to receive a tardy slip for class.
• Parents: If you arrive to car drop off after the tardy bell at 7:40 am, you will need to park in a designated parking space, walk with your child to the front office, and sign your child in to the front office.

Departure (Car Pick Up) -- We encourage all drivers to maintain composure and patience in our car line!

• Car Tags: This sign should be displayed at all times until after you have pick up your student.
  
• Only vehicles with the signs will be allowed to pick up your child. If you give your sign to another person, you are giving that person permission to pick up your child. Without a sign, you will need to park and go to the front office and provide photo identification before picking up a student.
• Students will only be loaded from the passenger side of the car.

Early Pick-Up (Early Check-Out) -- Deadline is 1:45pm

• If you need to pick up your student (s) early, you must do so before 1:45pm. Photo identification is required every time you check out students.

We appreciate everyone's role in helping to ensure and maintain a

safe arrival and departure for all stakeholders!

MySchoolBucks: allows parents/guardians to prepay for meals. In addition, you are able to set up low balance alerts to keep your student's account balance in the positive.

We are pleased to have our School Counselor, Ms. Anne Matney, at Eaton this year.

5th Grade Service Club Project

The 5th grade Service Club would like to offer a coffee/treat cart once a month for the Eaton staff. If you would like to help them with this service project, please visit the SignUp Genius page to add your name. There are 5 Wednesdays for this semester, so there are plenty of opportunities to help. You can drop off any items in the front office to the attention of Mrs. Matney, the school counselor. We thank you, in advance, for helping us serve the wonderful staff at Eaton.

Donations Needed

If you are willing and able, we are accepting donations of small rewards (erasers, stickers, small toys, etc.) to use as incentives for our school-wide positive behavior system.

Email: anne.matney@nhcs.net

Phone: 910-397-1544 x71706

Parents/guardians of returning students, grades 1-5, must go online and fill out your beginning of year paperwork in scribbles. Remember: You must fill this out using your zoned school.

Here is your link: https://nhcsncc.scriborder.com/

We are pleased to have our School Social Worker (SSW), Ms. Allie Miele, at Eaton this year. She will work part-time at both Eaton and Codington.

Email: allison.miele@nhcs.net

Phone:

• Codington Elementary School 910-790-2236 ext. 71309
• Eaton Elementary School 910-397-1544 ext. 71712

Please see the information regarding Nourish NC below. Parents may sign up using the QR code in the link below or contact Ms. Miele.

We love our volunteers! We will be reaching out to our volunteers in the coming weeks!

All visitors to the building must complete Level I orientation and pass the assessment with 80% or better:

1. Read all of the information in this presentation, Volunteer Orientation, and the NHCS Volunteer Handbook (we will get this to you as soon as it becomes available).
2. Complete the Volunteer Orientation Assessment with a score of 80% or higher.

If wanting to attend a field trip or work with students in small groups outside of the classroom, you will then complete Level II requirements:

• Background Check Application.
• Cost: $22.50
• Valid for three (3) years

General Guidelines after receiving district clearance to serve as a volunteer:

• Please have your photo ID ready when coming to campus to either sign in.
• When volunteering, please respect the instructional day and stay within your volunteer area.

Eaton Volunteer Coordinator: Dr. Karen McCarty, Assistant Principal

Eaton Elementary Contact Information

Principal: Romi Wheeler

Website: https://eaton.nhcs.net/

Location: DR HUBERT EATON SR ELEMENTARY 6701 Gordon Road Wilmington, NC 28411
Phone: (910) 397-1544