3.30.2020

 

Happy Monday. We miss seeing our students and hope everyone is doing well. We’ve been impressed with how hard everyone is still working. We know this is a stressful time for you and our goal is to support you. Your child’s homeroom teacher should be reaching out to you this week to check in and offer help. We are updating our website and Facebook site daily with resources. Our school office is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 until 1:00.

We have meal distribution taking place Monday and Wednesday from 12-1. During that time, you can also pick up week 1 grade level packets if you would like additional resources beyond what your teacher has provided. We will be adding those resources to our website on Wednesday too.  Moving forward, we will have activity packets available for pick up on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday from 9:00 to 1:00. However, you can drive through on Monday and Wednesday and we will provide it through the meal distribution line. If these times do not work for you, please let us know. We will label packets with your name and leave them outside the front doors in a tote. This will make them available for pick up at your convenience. We will also begin taking paper packets back after they are completed this week to allow teachers opportunities to give more feedback on student work. These can be dropped off at any of the pick-up times. Packets may also be accessed and returned digitally, and teachers will give you more information about this. 

We have contact Lifetouch about spring pictures and they will be delivered to the school shortly. We will send out another message regarding how to pick those up once they arrive. If you are still wanting a yearbook please contact your teacher and they will help you take care of reserving one.

Again, we are here for you and if we can do anything please reach out. Thank you for listening and have a great Monday.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

3.23.2020

Good afternoon. Your “Parent Monday Minute” this week will focus on reminders to help you during the closure. We truly do miss our students and can’t wait to see them again.

1. Teachers are communicating suggestions to keep your child engaged in learning via their classroom communication method and posting these suggestions to their website. We posted today on Facebook and our website how to subscribe to each teachers page so you will be alerted when they post new material.
2. Our special area, RTI, ELL, and SPED teachers are also post ideas weekly to their school website page for you.
3. All teachers have posted their contact information to their webpage so you can email them, and they will get back with you regarding any questions you might have regarding the suggested activities.
4. We are serving grab-n-go breakfast and lunch meals at EES from 12-1. Please swing by so we can see your sweet faces.
5. We still have some free at-home Starfall accounts. If you are interested please email me, Mrs. Baessler. baesslera@loudoncounty.org
6. We will continue to post ideas on the individual teacher webpages, communicate through their classroom communication method, our school webpage, and Facebook.

 

We are here for you and if we can help please reach out.

 

Thank you for continual support and reading the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

3.16.2020

Good afternoon. My “Parent Monday Minute” this week is different due to the current situation with COVID-19. We hope everyone is staying healthy and in good spirits.

1. Our county is working on food delivery and/or pickup locations for everyone in need. The district will send out more information regarding this initiative soon.
2. Our teachers are working on a list of resources and ideas that you can do at home with your child to keep them actively engaged in learning. Your child’s teacher will reach out by Thursday with the resources and post them on their school webpage too. If you don’t get their message, please reach out through email.
3. Phillips, EES guidance counselor, also wanted to let families know that if your child is in need of counseling please email phillipsa@loudoncounty.org and she can set up a virtual or phone conferences.
4. On the Rocketeer there was a survey and we would love for parents to complete it so we can work to improve our literacy instruction. Here is the link: https://www.research.net/r/Z72PVG5

 

Thank you for continual support and reading the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

3.2.2020

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.  

1. Thank you to everyone who attended parent/teacher conferences last week.
2. The monthly Rocketeer went home on Friday, so please check it out for the monthly lunch menu and important reminders for the month of March. We do have a STEM night planned for the end of the month that we hope you can attend too.
3. On the Rocketeer there was a survey and we would love for parents to complete it so we can work to improve our literacy instruction. Here is the link: https://www.research.net/r/Z72PVG5
4. We will not have school tomorrow due to voting taking place.
5. We will not have afternoon LAUNCH on Friday due to Spring Break. Spring break will take place next week, so there will not be school March 9-13.
6. Please help us in the afternoon by parking in parking spots or at the church so we can keep traffic moving.

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

2.24.2020

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.  

1. The P/T conferences have been rescheduled for Thursday. There will be NO LAUNCH after school on Thursday, February 27^th due to conferences.
2. Our Book Fair began last week and will continue into next week.
3. We have spring individual and class pictures on Friday.
4. The monthly Rocketeer will go home on Friday, so please check it out for the monthly lunch menu and important reminders for the month of March.
5. Monday, March 2nd is Read Across America Day, so we are encouraging students to dress like their favorite book character to celebrate Dr. Seuss.
6. Please be aware we do not have school on Tuesday, March 3^rd due to the election.
7. Information from the district: Loudon County Schools Partners 2020 US Census: The United States Constitution requires a count of our nation's population every (10) years.  Census Day, April 1, 2020, will begin the process for households to respond to the census.  This year, surveys will be disseminated online, by phone and by US mail.  Accurate census count is vital for our county to make sure that we receive federal funding that we are qualified to receive.  Thank you in advance for your part in the 2020 Census!

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

2.17.2020

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.  We hope everyone has enjoyed Presidents day off. Our teachers had a rigorous day of learning new teaching tools and planning for the remaining 3 weeks of the grading term.  

1. The P/T conferences have been rescheduled to February 27^th. Teachers will be sending home signup sheets this week. There will be NO LAUNCH after school on Thursday, February 27^th due to conferences.
2. Smoky Mountain Dentistry will be visiting our kindergarten and 1^st grade for a program on Wednesday.
3. Our Book Fair begins on Thursday.
4. We have our Read-a-thon Lock-in on Friday night for any student who raised $200 during our fundraiser in the fall.
5. Information from the district: Loudon County Schools Partners 2020 US Census: The United States Constitution requires a count of our nation's population every (10) years.  Census Day, April 1, 2020, will begin the process for households to respond to the census.  This year, surveys will be disseminated online, by phone and by US mail.  Accurate census count is vital for our county to make sure that we receive federal funding that we are qualified to receive.  Thank you in advance for your part in the 2020 Census!

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

2.3.2020

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.  We hope everyone has taken the past few days to rest and get healthy. 

1. There will be NO LAUNCH after school on Thursday due to P/T conferences.
2. P/T conferences are on Thursday. If you didn’t have a chance to sign-up please email your teacher to secure a time.
3. Science Fair projects are due when we return to school on Wednesday. We will recognize the winners on Thursday evening at 6:00 in the lower cafeteria.
4. Yearbooks are on sale till March 18^th. Flyers have gone home but if you need another one please stop by the front office or let your teacher know. We are not doing online orders.
5. The Rocketeer went home on Friday please check that out for updated information for the month of February. We will also post it to the “Monday Minute” email and our website.
6. Please remember that due to the large number of students and staff allergies we are not accepting deliveries on Valentine’s day. Please share these special deliveries at home with your child.
7. Lastly, we raised almost $2,000 for Coins for Kolas. Thank you for your donations.
8. Information from the district: Loudon County Schools Partners 2020 US Census: The United States Constitution requires a count of our nation's population every (10) years.  Census Day, April 1, 2020, will begin the process for households to respond to the census.  This year, surveys will be disseminated online, by phone and by US mail.  Accurate census count is vital for our county to make sure that we receive federal funding that we are qualified to receive.  Thank you in advance for your part in the 2020 Census!

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

12.16.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. We’ve tested the Raptor system with a few parents last week. Starting in January, we will be in full swing with one more layer of safety. All visitors signing into the school will need to provide an official form of identification such as drivers license, state issued ID, passport, etc. After scanning your ID, the system will run a background check and print a photo ID badge to wear inside the school. The goal of this initiative is to make our school campuses safe places for learning.
2. Today we will host our 2^nd grade musical at Central United Methodist at 6:00.
3. Due to a state meeting for LAUNCH there will be no afternoon LAUNCH tomorrow.
4. We have our Winter Blast and PJ day on Thursday. Please make sure they are school and weather appropriate.
5. Friday is only a ½ day of school. We will begin early bird dismissal a few minutes before 11:00, followed by buses, and then parent pick-up. Please make sure you have communicated with your child’s teacher how they are going home since this is an early dismissal.

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

12.9.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. Congratulations to all our students who participated in the LCEF fun run this weekend and Lillian in 3^rd grade for her 9^th place finish overall.
2. This afternoon is our second semester LAUNCH group sign-ups from 5:30-6:15 in the café.
3. We will be introducing our new “Raptor Visitor Management” system on Thursday and we hope to be in full swing with the system after Christmas break. This system will allow us to better record visitors and provide another layer of security at school. Please be prepared to start scanning your state issued id in order to obtain a visitor pass.
4. CFA Night is 5-8 on Thursday
5. We are still in need of volunteers to help with lunch duty tomorrow, so we can treat each grade level to a nice uninterrupted lunch together. We have a variety of days and times so if you are able to help please sign up using the this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050945ABAB28A6F49-lunch
6. Monday, December 16^th we will host our 2^nd grade musical at Central United Methodist at 6:00
7. Lastly, we want to give a shutout to our show choir who will be preforming this week at Tyson McGee Airport.

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

12.2.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break and it was great to see everyone today.
2. We will be introducing our new “Raptor Visitor Management” system in December and we hope to be in full swing with the system after Christmas break. This system will allow us to better record visitors and provide another layer of security at school. Please be prepared to start scanning your state issued id in order to obtain a visitor pass.
3. We’ve had a great first semester of LAUNCH groups. Signups for second semester LAUNCH groups will take place on December 9^th from 5:30-6:15
4. We have Santa pictures taking place on Thursday for 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th grade and on Friday for PreK, Kindergarten, and 1^st
5. CFA Night is 5-8 on Thursday
6. We have our PTO family movie night taking place on Thursday. We will be watching Frozen 2 together.
7. We are still in need of volunteers to help with lunch duty, so we can treat each grade level to a nice uninterrupted lunch together. We have a variety of days and times so if you are able to help please sign up using the this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050945ABAB28A6F49-lunch

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

11.25.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. Thank you to our amazing PTO for the Thanksgiving feast last Friday. It was amazing and our staff appreciated it greatly!
2. We will be introducing our new “Raptor Visitor Management” system in December and we hope to be in full swing with the system after Christmas break. This system will allow us to better record visitors and provide another layer of security at school. Please be prepared to start scanning your state issued id in order to obtain a visitor pass.
3. The Rocketeer will be going home tomorrow in your child’s backpack. The Rocketeer has our monthly calendar, a lunch menu, and other important information. I have also attached it to the weekly email.
4. We’ve had a great first semester of LAUNCH groups. Signups for second semester LAUNCH groups will take place on December 9^th from 5:30-6:15.
5. We are needing a few volunteers to help with lunch duty, so we can treat each grade level to a nice uninterrupted lunch together. We have a variety of days and times so if you are able to help please sign up using the this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050945ABAB28A6F49-lunch
6. Lastly, remember we are off Wednesday through Friday this week in honor of Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone has a safe and fun break. School will resume as normal on Monday, December 2^nd.

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

11.19.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. Our 1^st and 2^nd grade had a great field trip today.
2. Wednesday is our Thanksgiving lunch brought to you by our amazing cafeteria staff.
3. We have picture retakes on Friday.
4. We also have our PTO Thanksgiving feast on Friday.
5. We want to remind everyone that comes to eat with their child that they must sit at the LAUNCH pad table, with just their child.
6. If your child is a bus rider please Sign up for REMIND messages from the transportation department. REMIND is a great way to stay up to date with any changes in the transportation department concerning your child's school bus route. The updated included are route changes, changes in arrival times, inclement weather or snow routes. Click the link to sign up: https://loudoncounty.edlioschool.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=424069&type=d&pREC_ID=1049410

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

11.11.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1. We have had a busy day honoring our Veterans’ today. We invite families to join us tonight at 6:00 for our evening program at Central United Methodist.
2. There is no afternoon LAUNCH on Thursday.
3. We hope you will join us Thursday evening for P/T conferences.
4. We have our spelling bee on Friday for 3^rd and 4^th
5. Lastly, if your child is in 1^st or 2^nd grade don’t forget they have a field trip on Monday, November 18^th.

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

10.21.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1.      Thank you to our guest readers who came on Friday for our read-a-thon and everyone who came to the carnival Friday evening. We had excellent weather and we will be posting pictures on the website and Facebook in the coming days.
2.      We are celebrating kindness week this week. We are looking to collect 1,000 pairs of socks for socktober. The socks will be donated to students in rural Appalachia. We also want to say thank you to “Jennifer Downer and team at State Farm Insurance for kindness bracelets.
3.      We have health screenings taking place on Wednesday for Kindergarten, 2^nd, and 4^th
4.      In preps for Halloween, in two weeks, we wanted to remind all parents who have students participating in Thursday LAUNCH that it will be canceled on October 31^st in the afternoon.
5.      We have individual fall pictures taking place on Friday, November 1^st. Student packets will be coming home soon.

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

10.14.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

1.       This is a busy week as we wrap up our one fundraiser for the year. Read-a-thon money must be turned in by Wednesday to qualify for prizes. Remember, every $25 gets you a spin on the prize wheel, $100 pledge qualifies you to be a guest announcer, and $200 qualifies you to attend the evening lock-in. We will wrap the fundraiser up with our all read-a-thon and carnival on Friday. We will find out who stole the rocket on Wednesday.
2.      The carnival is this Friday from 5-8. The track behind the school will come alive with inflatables, game booths, food trucks, entertainment, silent auction, and much more. Please make to attend because it will be a fun night.
3.      Silent Auction baskets and classroom art projects are on display in the cafeteria. Make plans to stop by and place a bid. The “buy now” option goes into effect on Wednesday morning. All remaining active items will be available for bidding the night of the carnival too. We will try to post pictures of the baskets and art projects in the coming days.
4.      On the Friday before fall break the preorder form for wristbands and tickets for this Friday’s carnival went home. We encourage you to preorder for a discount on wristbands. The wristband gets you unlimited access to all games and booths. The wristband and tickets will be at the will call booth. We have attached the flyer to the email just in case you need another copy.
5.      Our goal this year for the read-a-thon and carnival is to purchase new playground equipment.
6.       LAUNCH Reminders: There will be no Wednesday afternoon LAUNCH and no Friday Afternoon LAUNCH due to carnival.

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute” and we wish everyone a safe and fun fall break next week.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

9.30.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

We have 5 things we want to remind you about this week.

1.      Coming home today is your Rocketeer for October. It includes lunch and breakfast menus, calendar of events, Pie it Forward flyer, Socktober kindness event flyer, and important messages. We have also attached it to the Skylert email and placed it on the website.
2.      Next week is our Fall break so there will not be school October 7-11.
3.      Our silent auction is up and running. Please swing by the school, before or after, to see the amazing art projects and baskets items up for bidding. Some items have a buy now option that will go into effect on Wednesday, October 16^th at 7:30am. However, if the current bid is over the “buy now” then it will stay active for bidding.
4.      Wheel prizes will continue this week and the week after fall break for anyone who brings in a $25 donation. Remember the big prizes include a school lock-in and being an announcement helper.
5.      If your child participates in Friday afternoon LAUNCH please be aware, we will be canceling it for Friday, October 4^th.

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute” and we wish everyone a safe and fun fall break next week.

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

9.23.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

We have 4 things we want to remind you about this week.

1.       We have started to receive donations for our Read-a-thon this week. We did our first round of wheel spins for prizes today during lunch. We will spin again on Wednesday and Friday. Pledge donations can be turned in at anytime between now and October 16^th.
2.      We have only two weeks left in this grading term so keep up the hard work.
3.      Students have been turning in their good behavior rockets to the office. They must turn in 7 big rockets to the office to attend the Winter Blast party in December.
4.      Our students are building individual classroom puzzle rockets outside their classroom. They must have 5 days of the entire class having perfect attendance to earn a piece. When they get all the pieces, the entire class will get a special STEM experience with Mrs. Baessler and Mrs. Hattley.

 

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”. We hope you have a great week.

 

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

9.16.19

Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.

We have 5 things we want to remind you about this week.

1.      Read-a-thon packets went home Friday. Please read the packet and begin collecting your read-a-thon donations. This year we are collecting money to buy one piece of playground equipment for each playground. Students will earn prizes in $25 increments. The big prize this year is lock-in at the school. There will also be new prizes on the prize wheel including new Eaton gear!
2.      We will start reading our school-wide book study this week, “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime”. While we read the book, clues will be announced to help us solve our school crime of who stole our school rocket.
3.      The “Artic Adventure” book fair will end on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the book fair theme has had no effect on the temperature weather.
4.       Fourth grade students will have their first field trip of the year on Friday. They will be going to 4H’s Farm day with all the other 4^th graders in Loudon County. Make sure your student dresses appropriately to walk around a working farm.
5.      Lastly, please make sure you are exiting Eaton Elementary in the afternoons using the correct traffic pattern.

Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”. We hope you have a great week.

 

Thank you,

Mrs. Ashley Baessler

Principal

Eaton Elementary School

9.9.19
Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler.
We have 7 things we want to remind you about this week.
1. Spirit Week
a. Tuesday: Hat Day
b. Wednesday: Wacky Day
c. Thursday: Decades Day
d. Friday: Dress like a detective and our kick-off celebration
2. Read-a-thon packets go home Friday. Please read the packet and begin collecting your read-a-thon donations. Students will earn prizes in $25 increments. The big prize this year is lock-in at the school.
3. We will start reading our school-wide book study next week on “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime”.
4. Our prek is having community helpers this week so don’t be alarmed if you see a fire truck, police car, LifeStar helicopter, or an ambulance at the school.
5. Please join us for dinner on Thursday night between 5 -8 at Chick-fil-A, part of the proceeds will come back to the school.
6. Thank you to everyone who came out to parent/teacher conferences and grandparent’s day last week. We love having you here in our building.
7. Lastly, thank you for working to help us keep our school safe. We know some are not happy with our early bird changes, but we hope you know these changes were made because we are working to keep all kids safe. We live in a different world compared to when we went to school and unfortunately, we must think about the “what if” scenario frequently which led to the change in our early bird procedures.
Thank you for continual support and listening to the “Parent Monday Minute”. We hope you have a great week.

9.2.19
Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler. We hope everyone enjoyed celebrating Labor Day with your family and friends today.
We have 6 things we want to remind you about this week.
1. The Rocketeer went home on Friday. You can find it on the website or attached to the email that was sent with the Skylert call. Please read over it for important information and upcoming events for September.
2. We saw lots of orange on this past Friday to celebrate UT’s first game and we will repeat it again this Friday. So please join us in painting the school orange by wearing your UT apparel.
3. Grandparents dinner is Friday. We look forward to seeing everyone who RSVP’d for that event.
4. We have Parent Teacher conferences on Thursday. Since conferences are on Thursday there will be NO LAUNCH this Thursday.
5. LAUNCH: Please bring your small wallet pick-up pass or car tag when you are picking your child up from the LAUNCH program. This allows whomever is working to ensure we are sending students home with the proper person.
6. Spirit Week is next week to kick-off our Read-a-thon, which is our one fundraiser for the year. Monday, September 9th will be school spirit day so break out any rocket apparel or royal blue gear.
Thank you for listening to the “Parent Monday Minute” and we hope you have a great week.

8.23.19
Happy Monday! This is your “Parent Monday Minute” brought to you by Mrs. Baessler. We have 6 things we want to remind you about this week.
1. Thank you for respecting the signage at Central United Methodist and not parking in the spots designated for their school.
2. The Rocketeer will be coming home on Friday. It will have a parent calendar of events for September, your PTO parent connection, a message from the office, box top collection sheet, and the lunch menu.
3. Grandparents dinner flyers went home last week please complete those and turn them in this week if you are choosing to participate.
4. There is no school on Monday, September 2nd in honor of Labor Day.
5. We have Parent Teacher conferences right around the corner. You should receive information this week to schedule your conference time.
6. We are collecting Battle of the Bridge can donations right now. At last count Mrs. Russell’s second grade class is in the lead.
Thank you for listening to the “Parent Monday Minute” and we hope you have a great week.