Parent Information Page
Practical information
Key links
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New parents
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Costs
While Eaton is a free public school, families who can afford it are expected to contribute the following (per student, per year - this list is not exhaustive):
Non-optional items (all are estimations and depend on the student's grade):
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Discretionary items:
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Eaton Health Profile
The 2019-20 Eaton School Health Profile is provided by OSSE.
Also check out the school profile on My School DC. Eaton feeds into Hardy Middle School. |
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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.
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It's Lousey!
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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.
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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
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.