Hello Ephesus families! Here are your updates for the week of September 29th.
Dates to know:
- Wednesday, October 2nd is Walk/Roll to School Day! We will have a dance party on the K-2 blacktop from 7:25-7:45. Whether you arrive by bus, car, bike, foot, etc, we look forward to having a little fun!
- Thursday, October 3rd is an optional teacher workday in observance of Rosh Hashanah. There is no school for students.
- Tuesday, October 8th, 7pm at Phillips Middle School - The Chapel Hill-Carrboro PTA Council invites you to a State of the Schools Address by Superintendent Nyah Hamlett.
Safe Touch: Each year, CHCCS schools partner with the Orange County Rape Crisis Center (OCRCC) to deliver the Safe Touch program. These classroom lessons focus on personal safety, boundaries, and communicating with trusted adults.
- OCRCC will be hosting a virtual open house on October 15th at 6pm to share information about these lessons, and login information is on the attached flyer. The Safe Touch lessons will occur at Ephesus before Thanksgiving break. Please reach out to Ashley Sherman (asherman@chccs.k12.nc.us) with any questions. Flyer is attached to this email.
Talking Points Update: First, thank you for your patience as we get used to a new system. We have encountered a few issues with how contacts were synced and we are working to resolve them as they come up. If you have not been able to communicate with your child’s teacher through Talking Points yet this year, please send your child’s teacher an email or you can email me directly (ssboyer@chccs.k12.nc.us).
- Second, families who use the Talking Points app can turn on 'Share messages' (go into a conversation and tap the purple icon in the top right corner) to change the conversation with a teacher into a group message. When you and other family contacts share messages, you see the same messages from the teacher, as well as all responses from each other.
Safety Reminder: Please remember that parents are not allowed to walk their children down the hallways to their classrooms. We have seen an increase in the number of parents who are attempting to escort their child to class after signing them in late. Unfortunately, this is just one of the many protocols that we follow to prevent unidentified persons from being in the building and potentially a threat to safety. Parents are welcome to be in the building as a visitor any time with as long as there is a specific purpose and you are signed in with a proper visitor badge.
Morning Routines: Our doors open at 7:25am and we want your students here as early as 7:25! Giving students time to unpack, eat breakfast, get settled and have a calm start to their morning actually positively supports their mindset and attitude towards the day. We encourage all families to come as close to the 7:25 arrival window as possible to fully set up students for success.
Have a great week!
Stacie Boyer (she/her/hers), Principal
Attachments:
Safe_Touch_Open_House_%281%29. StateOfSchools_SaveTheDate_
