COURTESY DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019
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Back to school rules of the road
With school starting, buses will be on the roads and children will be walking and biking. It’s critical that drivers know the rules of the road to keep everyone safe. On average, there are nearly 3,000 incidents of cars passing stopped school buses every school day in North Carolina. This is dangerous for students and it’s against the law. At the school, be sure to pay attention while driving so you’ll see when a child is being dropped off or picked up. Never pass a vehicle that is stopped for pedestrians and always stop and yield to pedestrians crossing the crosswalk or intersection in a school zone when flashers are blinking. Give each bus plenty of space and know the school bus passing laws. On a
two-lane road, all traffic from both directions must stop. On a two-lane road with a center turning lane, all traffic must come to a stop. On a four-lane road without a median, traffic from both directions must stop. In the case of a divided highway with four or more lanes, only traffic following the school bus needs to stop. When on a road with four lanes or more with a center turning lane, just traffic following the bus must stop. Penalties for passing a stopped school bus include a $500 fine and an additional four insurance points, which could increase insurance rates by 80 percent. It’s vital that drivers also slow down and obey the posted speed limit in a school zone – a child’s life could depend on it.
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Student safety tips when riding the school bus The number one school bus safety rule for students is to always stay where the driver can see you. When students walk to the bus stop, they should always walk on the sidewalk, never run. If there is no sidewalk, walk on the left, facing traffic. Plan to go to the bus stop about five minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Students should not run and play and wait quietly in a safe place well away from the road while waiting at the bus stop. When getting on and off the bus, the student should enter the bus in line with younger students in front. They should hold the handrail while going up and down the stairs and go directly to a seat. Bus riders should remain seated and face for ward during the entire ride. Students should always speak
quietly on the bus so the driver will not be distracted. Tell your student to never throw things on the bus or out the windows. Keep the aisles clear at all times. If there is an emergency, they should listen to
the driver and follow the instructions. When exiting, if a student leaves something on the bus, they should never return to the bus to get it. The driver may not see them come back. A student
should be taught to respect the “danger zone” which surrounds all sides of the bus. The “danger zone” is ten feet wide on all sides of the bus. They should always remain 10 steps away from the bus to be out of the “danger zone” and where the driver can see them. Once off the bus, they should always cross the street in front of the bus. They should never go behind the bus. If the child drops something near the bus, they should tell the bus driver before attempting to pick it up, so the driver will know where they are. Your child should never speak to strangers at the bus stop and never get into the car with a stranger. Teach your child to go straight home and tell a parent if a stranger tries to talk to them or pick them up.
Practice walking to school with your child Parents should practice walking to school with their child, crossing streets or crosswalks when available. Teach your child to walk on the sidewalk. If there is no sidewalk and they must walk in the street or road, walk facing traffic. Teach them to never walk while texting or talking on the phone or while using headphones. Before crossing the street, stop and look left, right and left again to see if cars are coming and remind them that they should never dart out in front of a parked car.
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CAPE HATTERAS ELEMENTARY SUPPLIES For all students: gym shoes for Physical Education, inexpensive set of headphones for Technolog y, backpack without wheels. Good to have: reusable water bottle labeled with student’s name. Kindergarten: 1 pencil box, 1 box of pencils, 1 box 24-count Crayola crayons, 1 pair child size scissors, 1 box washable markers, 1 4-pack glue sticks, 1 pack of thin dry erase markers, 1 box tissues, 1 container Clorox wipes First Grade: pencil box, pencils No. 2, 1 box 24-count crayons, child size scissors, glue sticks 3 two-pocket plastic folders, Composition notebooks (not spiral) Second Grade: 2 composition notebooks (not spiral), 1 spiral notebook, 3 plastic folders, 1 pencil box (cigar box size), 1 box 24-count crayons, 1 box Ticonderoga pencils, 1 pack glue sticks, 1 pair Friskar scissors Third Grade: 2 boxes of tissues, Pencils Ticonderoga by Dixon, Pencil top erasers, GER M-X hand sanitizer, Thin dry erase makers, Magic eraser, Gallon or sandwich size Ziploc bags, 3 spiral notebooks, wide ruled, 2 composition notebooks, wide ruled, 2 pocket folders, plastic preferred, 3 glue sticks, Scissors, 1 box 24-count Crayola crayons Fourth Grade: 1 oneinch binder, 6 two-pocket plastic folders, Notebook paper lined, Pencils No. 2, 2 one-subject spiral notebooks, 2 composition notebooks (not spiral), Scissors, Glue sticks Fifth Gr ade: 3 t wo-pocket pl a s t i c folders, 1 t wo-inch,
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School supplies list three-ring binder, 1 pack tab dividers for binder, 1 five-subject notebook, 1 composition notebook (not spiral), Notebook paper lined, Pencils No. 2, Pens, Highlighters, Colored Pencils Donations: Goldfish, tissues, Ziploc gallon bags, candy, blow pops, sof t-soap hand soap, GERM-X, Clorox wipes.
FIRST FLIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST Kindergarten He adphone s, ch i ldren’s scissors, glue sticks, Clorox w ipes, baggies – girls (gallon size), boys (sandwich size), backpack (no wheels) First Grade He adphone s, ch i ldren’s scissors, glue sticks (4), 24 pack crayons tissues, baggies – girls (gallon size), boys (sandwich size), Clorox wipes, l subject wide ruled spiral notebook, backpack (no wheels) Second Grade Earbuds (comfortable for your child’s ears), children’s scissors, glue sticks, pencils/erasers, 24 pack crayons, 4 one subject wide ruled spiral notebooks (no perforated pages if possible), plastic pencil box, tissues, Ziploc bags: gallon and sandwich size, Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer, backpack (no wheels) Third Grade Earbuds (2 sets, no headphones), pencils and pencil top erasers, pack of skinny dry erase markers, pack of fat dry erase markers, standard pencil box (fit inside desk), tissues, Clorox wipes, backpack (no wheels)
Fourth Grade Earbuds or headphones, 1 1/2 inch three ring binder, 1 zippered three ring pencil case, 1 pack wide ruled notebook paper, glue sticks, wooden #2 pencils, dry erase markers, backpack (no wheels)
3rd Grade 24 ct (or smaller) Crayola crayons, zip-lock bags: gallon or sandwich, 2 black and white composition books, 1 pair Fiskar-type scissors, hand sanitizer, optional: wireless computer mouse
Fifth Grade Earbuds, 1 zippered three ring pencil case, w ide -r uled notebook paper, Ticonderoga #2 pencils, binder (optional), rissues and paper towels, Clorox wipes, backpack (no wheels)
4th Grade 13” laptop bag with shoulder strap and outside pocket, 3 packs of #2 pencils, 1 pack of red pens, girls – sandwich zip-lock bags, boys – gallon zip-lock bags, earbuds, tissues, paper towels and hand sanitizer
NAGS HEAD ELEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES All Students 1 pair child headphones or earbuds, #2 pencils, 1 book bag or backpack, l oversized t-shirt for art class, tissues, hand soap and hand sanitizer Kindergarten 1 four pack Play-Doh, 1 watercolor paint trays, 4 dry erase markers, 1 pencil pouch (not for DLI), 1 clear pencil box (not for DLI), girls – gallon and quart zip-lock bags, boys – snack and sandwich zip-lock bags, hand soap and hand sanitizer 1st Grade 4 large glue sticks, 1 four pack Play-Doh, paper plates, 1 watercolor paint tray, girls – gallon and quart zip-lock bags, boys – snack and sandwich zip-lock bags, white lunch bags, hand sanitizer 2nd Grade 1 pair Fiskar-type scissors, 1 black and white composition book, 4 glue sticks, 1 pack Crayola 24 crayons, 1 hard, medium size pencil box
Free and reduced price help for school breakfasts and lunches available Dare County Schools offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.25; lunch costs $2.75 in elementary and $3 in middle and high schools. All children in households receiving benefits from Food and Nutrition Services (FNS, formerly known as Food Stamps) or Work First Cash A ssistance (formerly Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or TANF) are eligible for free meals. Foster children that are under the legal
responsibility of a foster care agency or court, children par ticipating in their school‘s federalIy-funded Head Start program, children who meet the definition of homeless, runaway or migrant and children in households with income within the limits on the Federal Income Eligibilit y Guidelines may receive free or reduced price meals. The privacy of students receiving free and reduced price meals is protected. All school nutrition services student
accounts (free, reduced price and f ull price) are coded for privacy. Students may apply and receive free and reduced price meals without others knowing that meal benefits are being provided. Free a nd reduc ed pr ice break fasts and lunches are available for all grade levels: elementary, middle and high. Call 252-480-8888, ext. 1920 with questions or if you need help or online at ht t ps://w w w.dare tolear n.org/resources/ school-nutrition.
5th Grade 1 three ring zipper binder, 1 pencil pouch, 4 single subject spiral notebooks, 1 pack wide ruled notebook paper, colored pencils, colored chisel tip dry erase markers
MANTEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLY LIST Kindergarten 1 plastic pocket folder, blunt Fiskar scissors, 1 box of 24 crayons, 1 box Ticonderoga pencils, glue sticks, 1 towel for resting, 1 book bag, 1 change of clothes Grade 1 1 plastic pocket folder, 1 box of 24 crayons, blunt Fiskar scissors, glue sticks, 2 packages of #2 yellow pencils (10 count each), plastic pencil box (no locks) Grade 2 1 box of 24 crayons, 2 (or more) glue sticks, Fiskar scissors, Ticonderoga pencils, erasers (big and pencil top), red pen, pencil box, highlighter, 2 plastic pocket folder, 2 black and white composition books Grade 3
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12 pack pencils, glue sticks, 3 pink erasers, blunt scissors, pencil case/box, 1 box of 24 crayons, red pen, 3 composition books, 2 pocket folders, earbuds/ headphones Grade 4 Durable 2 inch 3 ring bi nder, c omposit ion notebook, 3 plastic folders 3 hole punched, pencils (2 boxes of #2), colored pencils, markers or crayons, red pen (2+), highlighters (2+), 1 pack pencil cap erasers, wide ruled paper Grade 5 2” binder (no zippers), 3 pocket folders for binders, #2 pencils (no mechanical), wide ruled loose leaf paper, 2 single subject spiral notebooks, pencil pouch for binders, glue sticks, colored pencils or crayons, scissors and earbuds
KITTY HAWK ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM SUPPLY LIST Kindergarten Backpack, pencil box, scissors (child size), 4 large glue sticks, 24 pack crayons, washable markers, over the ear headphones, oversized art t-shirt (no buttons please), 1 marbled composition book First Grade Supply box ( hard plastic), 1 pack crayons (24 bount), 4 glue sticks, package of orange pre-sharpened #2 pencils, 2 large pink erasers, 1 packet notebook dividers, 2 marbled composition books, l and 1/2 inch three ring hard binder with clear insertable front sleeve, 1 set of over-the-ear headphones (clearly marked with name), Fiskar scissors (child size), 1 art
shirt (clearly marked with name) Second Grade 1 plastic pencil box, 1 box of sharpened pencils, 2 large erasers, 1 small box of 24 Crayola crayons, 1 pair childsized scissors, 1 highlighter marker, 1 fourpack of Expo brand dry erase markers, 4 jumbo glue sticks, one 1-inch 3-ring binder, one 2-subject wide ruled spiral notebook, 1 pair overthe-head headphones (no earbuds) 1 art shirt Third Grade 1 art smock/shirt (art shirt, no buttons), 1 backpack, 1 zipper pencil pouch or box, 1 scissors, 4 glue sticks, 2 composition notebook wide ruled, 2 #2 pencils, sharpened boxes, pre-sharpened (no mechanical), 2 erasers large,1 crayons, 24 count pack, 3 colored pencils (16 count pack), 2 pocket folders plain, 1 headphones Fourth Grade 2 po cket folder s (2-pockett), 2 composition notebook w ide ruled, 1 package of index cards, 1 package # 2 pencils (not mechanical), 1 package pens for checking, 1 colored pencils, 1 pencil sharpener (hand held),1 scissors, 1 art smock/shirt (art shirt),1 headphones, 1 Mead® Trapper Keeper zip-up binder Fifth Grade 1 school supply box / pencil box (plastic), 2 Sharpie permanent markers (black), 1 #2 pencils, 1 highlighters, 1 scissors, 1 Scotch tape, 1 box colored pencils, 1 box markers, 1 glue stick, 3 composition notebooks wide ruled, 1 pocket folder, 1 art smock/shirt (art shirt), 1 geadphones, $6.00 for music recorder
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019
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WELCOME MESSAGE FROM HYDE COUNTY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT STEVE BASNIGHT To the Students, Parents, and Staff Members of Hyde County Schools:
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Back to school bike safety Many children ride their bicycles to school. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as Chair of Safe Kids N.C., reminds students to practice safety when riding their bike. Children need to know the rules of the road. National Safety Council tips for safe bicycling include: – Ride single file on the right side of the road.
– Come to a complete stop before crossing the street and walk the bike across. – Watch for opening car doors and other hazards. – Use hand signals when turning. – Wear bright-colored clothing. – Always wear a helmet that is fitted and secured properly. “With children going back to school, our roads
WELCOME LETTER FROM TYRRELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT OLIVER A. HOLLEY Greetings to the Tyrrell County Schools Family: Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! It is a continued honor that I have to serve you. I would like to welcome both our returning families and those who are new to our system. Our administrators, teachers and staff have spent a great deal of time this summer preparing for the upcoming year and the return of our students. I am confident that this school year will be a success. We’re excited to welcome new staff members and administrators to our great district and look forward to the great things that will come. The start of a new school year is a wonderful time of year that allows us to develop new goals, build strong relationships and embark upon new challenges. As a district, we are focused on the academic and social development of our students. While improving student achievement is an essential part of our mission, we know that we must focus on the social and emotional needs of our students as well. During this school year, regular interactions with school staff and students within the school buildings will be one of my priorities. Another priority is to increase communication with our stakeholders through a variety of methods. Communicating effectively and providing quality service to our schools, families, and community will provide great benefits to all of our children. The motto for the success of our school year is Engage, Empower, Educate. As we begin this new year, I look forward to working together to reach and surpass our goals. Have a wonderful school year!! Sincerely, Oliver A. Holley Superintendent
and crosswalks will be much more crowded so it’s important that everyone compensates by using more caution,” Causey
noted. “It only takes one unsafe move to cause a tragic injury or death to one of our precious children.”
WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DARE CO. SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT DR. JOHN D. FARRELLY Dare County Families, Summer has flown by! Now, it is time to prepare for the start of another exciting and productive school year. As you read this, many of your children and grandchildren are soaking up the remaining days of summer break. I’m sure you can remember those days when we were kids. For me, the first day of school always brought a particular excitement. I remember wondering who I would sit with at lunch, how I would do in Mrs. Baden’s Math class because she had the reputation of being the strictest Math teacher in seventh grade, and thinking about my gratitude for the chance to start over each year. I’m sure your children are thinking about similar things. As parents and caretakers, you play one of the most important roles in your child’s education. I want to invite each of you to join us as an equal partner during this academic school year. Your child’s success in school depends on both of us. By working together, I know we can ensure that every child in Dare County Schools has a productive and positive school year. Recently, a national report listed Dare County Schools as the sixth-best school district in North Carolina, out of 115 districts. I am proud of this accomplishment. However, I know that we have everything we need to be ranked as number one. And, that is our goal – continuous improvement. Together, we can build extraordinary schools. To support our continued growth and improvement, the Board of Education approved a new five-year strategic plan for our schools. I invite you to read the plan and give us your suggestions and feedback. It is a bold and ambitious plan, but our children deserve nothing less. I want to invite you to join us at your school’s open house. This will be a time for you to meet your child’s teacher and principal. A complete list of dates and times for open house can be found on this website. I am grateful for the trust that you place in our teachers and administrators. I count it as the greatest honor of my professional career to serve as your superintendent. Please know that my door is always open. Thank you and take care, John
First of all, let me thank you each and every one of you for the warm welcome I have received since being named Superintendent of Hyde County Schools. I have enjoyed meeting and getting to know so many of you and look forward to working with each of you! It is truly a pleasure to work with and for people to whom education means so much! Congratulations on being a partner in our educational community at this very special moment in Hyde County Schools. You have the honor of being a part of changing the pathway to success for all the students in Hyde County. A point where we will turn the page on the past, set our sights on a brighter future, raise the bar on our expectations of what is possible for our students. Our goal will be to provide all students with what they need, how they need it, when they need it, one student at a time. With Mattamuskeet Early College already in session, our Beaufort Community College students starting this week, and our staff and students at Ocracoke School and Mattamuskeet Elementary all returning in the next two weeks, we are “chomping at the bit” to introduce the new and improved Hyde County Schools! I am thrilled to show everyone some of the new things we are bringing in to grow our district’s vision of “Growth Mindset”, “Personalization”, and “Doing what is best for students!” I would like to welcome all of new staff members and thank them for joining us on this wonderful adventure! To our parents and community members, I want to encourage you to reach out to our building level administration and teaching staff to join us in educating your children. Principal Leslie Cole (Ocracoke), Principal Allison Etheridge (Mattamuskeet Elementary) and our newest administrator, Principal Wesley Floyd (Mattamuskeet Early College) will always be open to hearing from you and addressing any questions or concerns about our schools. Our Administrators and Instructors have been hard at work this summer preparing to introduce our students to the new North Carolina required IStation for Kindergarten through Second grade, our new iReady curriculum for Kindergarten through Eighth Grades, new textbooks for Ninth through Twelfth Grades and a new Middle School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Lab at Mattamuskeet Early College. Our students will be given the opportunity to achieve career certifications from Career and Technical Education courses and/or complete college credits and even an Associate’s Degree through our partnership with Beaufort County Community College. We will be increasing the amount and frequency of professional development opportunities for our staff to train and equip them with the latest tools necessary to provide the highest quality education for each of our students. As your Superintendent, I am committed to providing whatever it takes for our students to be successful. I believe in the effectiveness of “Doing what’s best for students!” I believe in the power of teamwork and a personal willingness to grow and improve on a daily basis. Our Growth Mindset initiative will apply to everything we do as a school: academics, behavior, athletics, relationships, anti-bullying, and post-secondary preparation. The only requirement, our only request is that you “try.” Everyone can benefit from this; if you will just try. The turnaround of Hyde County Schools may not happen at the blinding speed I might wish for, but I assure you, it will happen! I am excited that Opening Day is just around the corner and that all of our staff and students will soon be back in our schools. I look forward to getting into every classroom and watching the learning take place. Have a great last few days of summer break! This is going to be a fantastic year in Hyde County Schools! Steve Basnight, Superintendent Hyde County Schools