Parent Information

Parent Information Page

Practical information

Attendance

If absent or tardy, please inform your teacher and Maria Barreto.
All children must test for covid the day before returning to school! Upload results here.
Become a room parent! Email the Coordinators.
Subscribe to the Calendar so you don't miss anything!
Check and update your information in the school directory. This is also where the HSA president updates are being sent to.
See the school supplies list.
Add lunch money to MySchoolBucks.
PK families: Check out DCPS' Toolkit and Back to school guide

New parents

Are you a new family and would like to talk to a veteran Eaton family to ask questions about… well, about anything in regard to our school? The HSA has a family mentorship program that brings families together. Please send an email to Chris Martin, and the HSA will find the right match for you!

Veteran Eaton parents - if you are willing and interested in being a mentor for new Eaton families, send an email to Chris. It generally requires being available for questions via email (or maybe nowadays through Zoom). Please provide the names of the teachers your child(ren) have previously had to help make the best matches.

Eaton Health Profile

The 2019-20 Eaton School Health Profile is provided by OSSE.

Keyboarding Practice

Parents! Your child will been given an access to Clever Keybording Practice application. Kids need their student ID and their password is their digital birthdate MM/DD/YY. 10 minutes/day practice will get them proficiency on the keybaord. Longer, and their fingers get tired. Some do practice more and that is fine.

It's Lousey!

Children & News

Below are the basics for dealing with those pesky creatures that turn up every year.
Check out the DCPS factsheet about head lice, www.cdc.gov and www.licehappens.com for more helpful information.

For help talking to your children about current events in the news check out Common Sense Media.

PARCC & Common Core

What are the Common Core Standards? Check out: http://www.corestandards.org

What are the top 8 questions parents ask about Common Core?

PARCC offers information about the assessments including fact sheets, a glossary and sample test questions at: http://www.parcconline.org/resources/parent-resources

The National PTA offers great grade by grade parent guides for student success. Available in English & Spanish. Go to: http://www.pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2583

Great Schools offers Milestones, a free online collection of videos aimed at helping parents understand grade level expectations in K-5. Visit http://www.greatschools.org/gk/milestones/

District of Columbia State Specific Resources: http://osse.dc.gov/assessments

Parent Curriculum Guides

The Office of Family and Public Engagement and the Office of Teaching and Learning collaborated to create grade specific Parent Guides. These guides gives you the tools you need to support your child’s learning at home. In this booklet, you’ll find strategies based on the DCPS curriculum to help your child meet his or her learning goals. You’ll have a better understanding of what your child is learning in school and how you can further learning at home.