Rumors are the shortest weeks feel like the longest! We were so excited to see our staff and students back for these short few days, but we are even more excited for continued learning in our 5-day week next week! Have a great weekend!

Lost & Found: As indicated in previous family newsletters, all items that were left at school before winter intercession have been donated.

Additional School Information to Review

• January 13, 2025: 5th Grade NCCI Physical Science
• January 14, 2025:
• 9:00am: PTA Open Meeting @ Eaton
• 7:00am - 7:00pm: PTA's Chick-Fil-A Spirit Day @ Mayfaire -- make sure you mention Eaton PTA in all orders via app or on site.
• January 20, 2025: Martin Luther King Holiday - school is closed

As we prepare for the return to school, we encourage all families to review the information in this newsletter specifically related to arrival & departure information, transportation, and any upcoming school and district events.

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

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.

When you park and walk across the partking lot to drop off students,

this slows down the car drop off process.

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. Students are encouraged to practice independence by opening doors and exiting vevhicles in the event that neither Safety Patrol nor staff members are present (before 7:40am).

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 Afternoon Volunteers: If your child is a car rider, please park in the car line before coming to volunteer and then return to your car so that you may follow the standard car pick up procedures. When you park in a parking spot, this creates unsafe conditions during dismissal when you and your child must cross the dismissal line.

Departure (WALKERS): Walker Tags: Please ensure you have these out and visible when you approach the school. If you need a car or walker replacement sign, please email Dina.Dillon@nhcs.net.

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..

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!

• Seeking Donations- 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.

School Counselor Newsletter

Contact Information:

Email: anne.matney@nhcs.net

Phone: 910-397-1544 x71706

Email: allison.miele@nhcs.net

Phone:

• Codington Elementary School 910-790-2236 ext. 71309

• Eaton Elementary School 910-397-1544 ext. 71712

• January 13, 2025: 5th Grade Science NC Check-In (NCCI)
• February 25, 2025: 3rd Grade Math NCCI
• February 27, 2025: Grades 3-5 ELA NCCI
• March 10, 2025: Grades 4-5 Math NCCI
• April 15, 2025: 3rd Grade Math NCCI
• April 24, 2025: 4-5 Grade Math NCCI

EOG Window: May 30-June 12, 2025 / Specifics Dates for Testing will be determined later.

Gifted Advisory Council (GAC)

• The GAC is an independent council of AIG families, local community members, business leaders, and NHCS staff who meet monthly to support and advocate for the NHCS AIG Program. The GAC is part of the community partnership standard in the 2022-2025 NHCS AIG Plan. The council provides perspectives, information, and independent initiatives that are not shared through regular NHCS AIG communications. Please use this link to join the GAC's mailing list for newsletters and other information for how to support your student and their school's AIG program.

• Eaton Schoolwide Book Club is returning in February! Our 2025 selection is Frindle by Andrew Clements. More details will be coming soon about daily readings and questions as well as a culminating project. This book is available in many places in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats if your family would like to participate at home. The book is currently available from Scholastic Book Clubs for $2.00. Click the link if you would like to order a copy: https://orders.scholastic.com/GKGD3 Orders need to be placed by January 24th.
  
  From the author's website:

  Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker are over.

  Everyone knows that Mrs. Granger, the language arts teacher, has X-ray vision, and nobody gets away with anything in her classroom. To make matters worse, she's also a fanatic about the dictionary, which is hopelessly boring to Nick. But when Nick learns an interesting tidbit about words and where they come from, it inspires his greatest plan yet: to invent a new word. From now on, a pen is no longer a pen — it's a frindle.
• Digital Citizenship: Neptune Navigate

Other important information for student & school safety:

• All visitors must check in through the Ident-a-Kid computer program, print, and wear the identification sticker throughout their time in our building.

• All visitors on school grounds must report to the front office to sign in during school hours.

• Photo Identification is required to sign in to the school and/or check out a student.

• All afternoon transportation changes must be communicated in writing, in the form of a paper note, with a parent signature. Changes cannot be made by email or phone. In some cases, we can accept a transportation change via email, if a photograph of a valid government-issued ID along with a signature can be shared via email. We cannot guarantee that something sent via email will be read during the school day, and thus this form of communication for a transportation change is not optimal or recommended.

• All of our school and transportation procedures are in place to keep children safe.

De-assignment notices come home in student folders. We make every effort to make phone calls to parents when these are coming home. When these come home, parents must write and respond to whether or not their child will continue riding the bus. This de-assignment notice must be returned to the school.

To remain eligible to ride a bus, students and parents/guardians/caregivers must:

• ride the bus at least three (3) times per week
• follow the procedures for 'meeting at the bus stop' for K-2 and special education students
• follow safety procedures when riding the bus

Meals, foods and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines. NHCS's Child Nutrition Department provides students with access to a variety of affordable and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.

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.

MySchoolApps: MySchoolApps is the fast and secure way to apply for free and reduce meals online.

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