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Thank you for being a valued partner in improving our schools!
🎃👻 Our Halloween Dance was a spooktacular time! Students enjoyed an afternoon of music, dancing, and Halloween fun! Thanks to everyone who helped make it a great time! 🧡🖤
🎃👻 Our Halloween Dance was a spooktacular time! Students enjoyed an afternoon of music, dancing, and Halloween fun! Thanks to everyone who helped make it a great time! 🧡🖤
We had so much fun at the Halloween Parade!
🍫🎉 FUNDRAISER REWARD TIME! 🎉🍫
Some of our students had the chance to silly string Mr. Treadway and Mr. Crisp as part of our chocolate fundraiser rewards! It looks like they had a little too much fun with this one!
Some of our students had the chance to silly string Mr. Treadway and Mr. Crisp as part of our chocolate fundraiser rewards! It looks like they had a little too much fun with this one!
❤️ EMPATHY & 📚 ACCELERATED READER ❤️
This month, we’re celebrating students who show empathy by caring about the feelings of others! We are also celebrating our top three Accelerated Readers for October and our top three readers for the first nine weeks! Keep up the great work! 📖👏
Congratulations to all our East Elementary Maroon Strong Character Award and Accelerated Reader Award Winners!
Character Awards:
Kindergarten: Avery Grindle & James Altizer
1st: Ryder Bradley
2nd: Amari Santoyo & Pedro Araiza
3rd: Callie Neesam & Ellis Almond
4th: Ella Boston & Hunter Collins
5th: Sabrina Rose & Forrest Kotila
Top Readers in October:
3rd: Blake Reed & Lukas Wiggins
4th: Cesar De La Cruz, Lavendar Climbingbear & Micah Jenkins
5th: John Layton, Zoey Brady & Zavier Wilson
Top Readers for 1st Quarter:
3rd: Luke Rodeck & Lukas Wiggins
4th: Isaiah Wolfe, Malachi Morgan & Lavendar Climbingbear
5th: Asa Crisp, Zoey Brady & Zavier Wilson
⭐ National Principals Month: Week 5!
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: Even though Halloween is right around the corner, Christmas is his favorite holiday! 🎃🎄
Here’s what our 4th and 5th grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He is really nice to everyone.”
❤️ “He is friendly and he listens to us.”
❤️ “He helps people when they need help.”
❤️ “He is calm and funny at the same time.”
❤️ “He’s friendly and he will understand what you are trying to say.”
❤️ “He doesn’t exclude anyone.”
❤️ “He keeps everyone safe.”
And just when he thought it was a normal Thursday…SURPRISE! We celebrated Mr. Treadway with a Dress Like Mr. Treadway Day! We think he was pretty impressed with his look-alikes!
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: Even though Halloween is right around the corner, Christmas is his favorite holiday! 🎃🎄
Here’s what our 4th and 5th grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He is really nice to everyone.”
❤️ “He is friendly and he listens to us.”
❤️ “He helps people when they need help.”
❤️ “He is calm and funny at the same time.”
❤️ “He’s friendly and he will understand what you are trying to say.”
❤️ “He doesn’t exclude anyone.”
❤️ “He keeps everyone safe.”
And just when he thought it was a normal Thursday…SURPRISE! We celebrated Mr. Treadway with a Dress Like Mr. Treadway Day! We think he was pretty impressed with his look-alikes!
School is about so much more than just grades and assignments—it’s where lifelong friendships are built, trust is formed, and students find their sense of belonging. Chronic absenteeism can pull students away from that community, but showing up every day keeps them connected.
Be here. Be engaged. Be successful.
Be here. Be engaged. Be successful.
We're hiring! Swain County Public Schools is looking for a High School Special Education Teacher to come make a difference in the lives of our students.
To apply: Visit https://swain.schoolspring.com/
For more information: Contact Lavonda Woodring, Human Resources Coordinator, at 828-488-3129 ext. 5128
To apply: Visit https://swain.schoolspring.com/
For more information: Contact Lavonda Woodring, Human Resources Coordinator, at 828-488-3129 ext. 5128
Happy World Occupational Therapy day! We are so thankful for our Occupational Therapists: Jana Hitchcock and Brinley Mitchell!
Hat Day is TOMORROW! Send $1 with your student to wear a hat!
We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our team! Come make a difference every day in the lives of our students as a School Nurse with Swain County Public Schools.
Apply online: https://swain.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5950284
Or call: Lavonda Woodring, Human Resources Coordinator, at 828-488-3129 ext. 5128 for more information.
Support • Care • Lead
Apply online: https://swain.schoolspring.com/?jobid=5950284
Or call: Lavonda Woodring, Human Resources Coordinator, at 828-488-3129 ext. 5128 for more information.
Support • Care • Lead
⭐ National Principals Month: Week 4!⭐
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: He always has an outdoor project going on at home. We’re starting to think he doesn’t know how to sit still!
Here’s what our 3rd grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He is nice, funny, talkative, and cool.”
❤️ “He is nice to everyone and fun!”
❤️ “Mr. Treadway is nice to people and he is a fun principal.”
❤️ “He is so kind and fun. He is the best principal in the world and he is the coolest in the world.”
Sounds like Mr. Treadway has quite the fan club!
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: He always has an outdoor project going on at home. We’re starting to think he doesn’t know how to sit still!
Here’s what our 3rd grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He is nice, funny, talkative, and cool.”
❤️ “He is nice to everyone and fun!”
❤️ “Mr. Treadway is nice to people and he is a fun principal.”
❤️ “He is so kind and fun. He is the best principal in the world and he is the coolest in the world.”
Sounds like Mr. Treadway has quite the fan club!
Mrs. Black and Ms. Hudgens's students had the best day at the East Elementary EC Pumpkin Patch!
Hat Day is coming!
The Halloween Dance is coming up on Oct. 30!
You can't replace time in the classroom! While teachers can provide missed assignments, it’s impossible to recreate everything that happens during a live class period—from group work and demonstrations to real-time feedback. Be here, be engaged, and be successful!
⭐ National Principals Month: Week 3!
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: He has a favorite coffee mug that nobody else at home is allowed to use. ☕ We’ve never seen it at school, and we can only assume he’s afraid we’ll hide it! 😂
Here’s what our 2nd grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He’s a nice principal and respects other people’s space.”
❤️ “He’s respectful and kind to us.”
❤️ “I like when he helps keep the school clean and safe.”
❤️ “He’s been the greatest principal these two school years.”
❤️ “He gives us high fives when we do good work.”
❤️ “He does nice stuff like draw with people.”
We think he’s pretty great, too!
This week’s fun fact about Mr. Treadway: He has a favorite coffee mug that nobody else at home is allowed to use. ☕ We’ve never seen it at school, and we can only assume he’s afraid we’ll hide it! 😂
Here’s what our 2nd grade students had to say about him:
❤️ “He’s a nice principal and respects other people’s space.”
❤️ “He’s respectful and kind to us.”
❤️ “I like when he helps keep the school clean and safe.”
❤️ “He’s been the greatest principal these two school years.”
❤️ “He gives us high fives when we do good work.”
❤️ “He does nice stuff like draw with people.”
We think he’s pretty great, too!
Every day in class matters! Research shows that freshman attendance and grades are powerful predictors of high school graduation—even more so than eighth-grade test scores. Showing up today creates opportunities for tomorrow.
Be here. Be engaged. Be successful.
Be here. Be engaged. Be successful.
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