Sometimes a little change in lighting is all we need! 💡✨ Today, students took a break from the bright overhead lights and worked by the soft glow of our table lamps. It created a calm, cozy classroom atmosphere while everyone stayed focused and got their work done. 📚✏️

A peaceful space + hardworking students = a great day of learning! 💙🐬
about 2 months ago, Caren Long
Students work at classroom tables using small lamps instead of overhead lighting.
Student works on a phonics worksheet beside a table lamp and classroom supplies.
Student works on a phonics worksheet beside a table lamp and classroom supplies.
Students focus on independent work while table lamps provide calm, soft lighting.
Three smiling students pose with magnifying glasses and detective badges during a library activity.
🐬💙 SCHOOL SPIRIT SHIRT REMINDER! 💙🐬

Don’t miss out on showing your EPS school spirit! 🎉

👕 All School Spirit Shirt orders are due by Friday, September 11th!

Be sure to get your order turned in by the deadline so you can show your Dolphin pride! 🐬💙

❤️ Go Dolphins! ❤️
about 2 months ago, Caren Long
All School Spirit Shirt orders are due by Friday, September 11th!
🚌 Bus 68 Transportation Update

Please be advised that Bus 68 will NOT run its morning route on Tuesday. Bus 68 will run its regular afternoon route.

To assist families with morning transportation, school doors will open at 7:15 AM for students who normally ride Bus 68.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation! 💙🐬
about 2 months ago, Caren Long
Bus 68 update: No Tuesday morning route. Afternoon route will run. Doors open at 7:15 AM.
🎉 Celebrating Our Progress at Elizabethtown Primary! 🐬💙

We are so proud of the progress our students and staff made during the 2025–2026 school year! EPS met growth, with overall school growth increasing from 75.3% to 82.1%. Overall performance and achievement also improved, with especially strong gains in reading and our EDS subgroup. While we still have work ahead, these results show that we are moving in the right direction. Thank you to our amazing teachers, staff, students, and families for your hard work and continued support. Together, we are growing, achieving, and moving forward! 🌟📚
about 2 months ago, Caren Long
EPS celebrates improved performance, achievement, and growth, reaching 82.1% overall growth.
🎶 Back to School Music Class! 🎶

Students are getting back into the rhythm of learning! 🥁🎵 Music class is full of smiles, movement, and hands-on fun as students explore rhythm and make music together. What a great way to start the new school year! 💙🐬

#BackToSchool #MusicClass #MakingMusic #EPSDolphins
2 months ago, Caren Long
Students sit in a circle playing rhythm sticks during a back-to-school music class.
Learning about our classmates one bag at a time! 💙✨ Students had so much fun sharing their “All About Me” bags and telling the class about the special items they chose to represent themselves.

Activities like this are a great way to build confidence, practice speaking and listening skills, and discover all the things that make each of us unique! 🥰🎒

#AllAboutMe #BackToSchool #BuildingCommunity #LearningTogether #EPS
2 months ago, Caren Long
Student in a blue sweatshirt shares a toy car from his “All About Me” bag with classmates.
Student smiles while sharing an item from her “All About Me” bag with the class.
📚✏️ Getting Back Into the Routine! ✏️📚

Our students are settling in and getting back into the swing of school! 💙 From following classroom routines to staying focused and ready to learn, they’re already working hard to make this a great year.

We love seeing our students learning, growing, and getting comfortable with their school-day routines again! 🐬✨

#BackToSchool #EPSDolphins #ReadyToLearn #SchoolDays #ElizabethtownPrimary
2 months ago, Caren Long
Students settle into the back-to-school routine by working at their tables, following directions, and participating in classroom activities.
Students settle into the back-to-school routine by working at their tables, following directions, and participating in classroom activities.
Students settle into the back-to-school routine by working at their tables, following directions, and participating in classroom activities.
Starting the morning off on a positive note—even on the bus! ☀️🚌💙

Our students are greeted with a little sunshine and encouragement as they start their school day. A kind word, a smile, and a positive message can make a BIG difference! 💛

Here’s to making every morning a “Good Morning, Sunshine!” kind of day! ☀️✨

#ElizabethtownPrimary #GoodMorningSunshine #PositiveStart #EPSDolphins
2 months ago, Caren Long
Student boards a school bus beside a cheerful “Good Morning Sunshine” sign with positive messages.
✨ A little magic for a GREAT school year! ✨

Our students started the year with a special Magic Bead activity! Each student created a bracelet using white beads and made a wish for a wonderful school year. 🌟

The fun part? The beads change color in sunlight! ☀️🌈 Students loved stepping outside and watching their “magic” beads transform right before their eyes.

What a fun way to kick off a year filled with learning, friendship, creativity, and a little bit of magic! 💕✨

#ElizabethtownPrimary #EPSDolphins #BackToSchool #MagicBeads #GreatSchoolYear #LearningIsMagic
2 months ago, Caren Long
Sign explains the magic bead activity for a great school year.
Student proudly holds up a colorful magic bead bracelet.
Student shows a blue bracelet with beads changing color in sunlight.
Students show off their colorful magic bead bracelets together.
Student proudly holds up a colorful magic bead bracelet.
Student wears a bracelet made with color-changing magic beads.
Student wears a bracelet made with color-changing magic beads.
Student wears a bracelet made with color-changing magic beads.
Student wears a bracelet made with color-changing magic beads.
Student wears a bracelet made with color-changing magic beads.
Our 2nd graders jumped right back into classroom routines today! ✏️📚

Students worked together in centers to review our classroom expectations and procedures. Each group collaborated to create posters showing what our expectations should look like and sound like in different areas of the classroom.

It was a great way to practice teamwork, communication, and responsibility while making sure everyone knows how we can keep our classroom a safe, respectful, and fun place to learn! 💙🐬

#ElizabethtownPrimary #EPSDolphins #SecondGrade #ClassroomExpectations #LearningTogether #Teamwork
2 months ago, Caren Long
Second graders work together to create a poster about classroom expectations.
Students collaborate on a poster while reviewing classroom expectations.
Second graders draw and write together during a classroom expectations activity.
🍦💙 Ending Our Last Workday on a Sweet Note! 💙🍦

EPS staff enjoyed a delicious sweet treat today from Halo Scoop! What a fun way to finish up our final workday before the big day!

Our classrooms are ready, our halls are ready, and most importantly, WE are ready to welcome our students back on Monday! 🐬📚✏️

Thank you, Halo Scoop, for helping us kick off the new school year with a little extra sweetness! 🍨✨

#ElizabethtownPrimary #EPSDolphins #BackToSchool #SweetStart #ReadyForOurStudents
2 months ago, Caren Long
EPS staff members gather around an ice cream station, choosing sweet treats and toppings during the final staff workday before students return.
EPS staff wait in line with ice cream cups, enjoying a fun and relaxing treat together as they prepare for the start of the new school year.
EPS staff members create their own ice cream treats with a variety of toppings and sauces provided by Halo Scoop to celebrate the last workday before students arrive.
🐬💙 What an amazing Open House at Elizabethtown Primary School! 💙🐬 Our halls were filled with smiling faces, excited students, supportive families, and lots of Dolphin pride! It was wonderful welcoming everyone back, meeting new families, visiting with our returning Dolphins, and getting ready for another fantastic school year. A huge THANK YOU to our families, staff, community partners, and everyone who helped make Open House such a success. We loved seeing so many of you come through our doors! ✨ Classrooms visited 📚 Teachers met 🎨 Fun activities enjoyed 🥤 Treats shared 💙 Memories made The excitement is building, and we can’t wait to see our Dolphins back at school! Here’s to an incredible new year at EPS! 🐬📚✏️
2 months ago, Caren Long
Families visit a colorful slush and refreshment station set up inside the cafeteria during Open House.
Families visit information tables and talk with staff members inside the cafeteria during Elizabethtown Primary School’s Open House.
A staff member paints a colorful design on a student’s hand during Open House while families participate in activities nearby.
Families visit information tables and talk with staff members inside the cafeteria during Elizabethtown Primary School’s Open House.
Blue and white balloon columns topped with dolphin balloons welcome families into the school cafeteria for Open House.
Families and students line the sidewalk and parking area outside Elizabethtown Primary School during a busy Open House.
A school bulletin board displays colorful children’s book characters and positive messages encouraging students to “Be” forgiving, creative, responsible, brave, curious, and more.
🐬 DIVE INTO OUR OPEN HOUSE PASSPORT QUEST! 🐬

Join us tomorrow from 4:00–6:00 PM for an exciting evening of exploring, connecting, and fun!

Students will receive a Passport Quest and earn stamps as they visit all of our tables, including:

💙 Caring & Sharing
🚌 Transportation
👨‍👩‍👧 PTO
⛪ Release Time with Wesley’s Chapel Church
🍎 Meet Your New Teacher(s)!
✨ And more!

🍿 Every student will receive FREE popcorn and juice!

🥤 Sunset Slush will also be on site for purchase — just $4 per cup!

We can’t wait to welcome our students and families as we kick off an amazing new school year together! 💙🐬

See you tomorrow!
2 months ago, Caren Long
A colorful ocean-themed Open House flyer featuring a large smiling dolphin. The flyer announces an “Open House Passport Quest” tomorrow from 4:00–6:00 PM. Students can visit tables for Caring & Sharing, Transportation, PTO, Release Time with Wesley’s Chapel Church, Meet Your New Teacher(s), and more, collecting passport stamps along the way. Every student receives free popcorn and juice. Sunset Slush will be available for purchase for $4 per cup.
🩸 Prepared. Trained. Ready. 🩸

As we prepare to welcome our students back for a new school year, Elizabethtown Primary School staff participated in Stop the Bleed training today.

Our staff received hands-on practice learning important emergency response skills, including how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, apply pressure, pack a wound, and properly use a tourniquet.

We hope these are skills we never have to use, but being prepared can make all the difference in an emergency. A huge thank you to our instructors for providing this valuable training and helping our EPS staff become even better prepared to keep our school community safe. 💙🐬

Learning today. Prepared for tomorrow. Ready for our students!

#ElizabethtownPrimary #EPSDolphins #StopTheBleed #BackToSchool #SchoolSafety #PreparedToRespond #EPSReady
2 months ago, Caren Long
Elizabethtown Primary School staff members participate in Stop the Bleed training while an instructor presents information about controlling severe bleeding.
An EPS staff member practices applying a tourniquet to a colleague’s arm during Stop the Bleed emergency response training
An EPS staff member practices applying a tourniquet to a colleague’s arm during Stop the Bleed emergency response training.
An EPS staff member practices applying a tourniquet to a colleague’s arm during Stop the Bleed emergency response training
EPS staff members practice wound-packing techniques on a training model as part of Stop the Bleed training.
EPS staff members practice wound-packing techniques on a training model as part of Stop the Bleed training.
🐬💙 Elizabethtown Primary is ready for a NEW YEAR! 💙🐬 Our EPS staff is back together and ready to make the 2026–2027 school year an amazing one! There’s nothing better than starting a new year surrounded by a team that is ready to learn, collaborate, encourage, and grow together. We can’t wait to welcome our little Dolphins back and fill our school with learning, laughter, and lots of special memories! 📚✏️🍎 Here’s to a great year at EPS! 🐬💙 #DolphinPride #EPSFamily #BackToSchool #NewSchoolYear #BetterTogether #LearnersToLeaders
3 months ago, Caren Long
Elizabethtown Primary School staff members pose together outdoors under and around a wooden gazebo, wearing matching gray school shirts. The group smiles for a back-to-school photo as they prepare to begin the new school year.
We can hardly believe it, but it is officially Back-to-School Season! ✏️📚

📆 Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us for Open House. 📢 Parents & Guardians, please bring a PHOTO ID with you! ‼️

📍East & West Bladen Freshman Orientation | Tuesday, August 18 | 6-8 PM

Traditional Schools Open House | Thursday, August 20
📍 Bladen Lakes Primary | 4-6 PM
📍Bladenboro Middle | 5-7 PM
📍Bladenboro Primary | 4-6 PM
📍Clarkton School of Discovery | 4-6 PM
📍Dublin Primary | 4-6 PM
📍East Bladen High | 6-8 PM
📍Elizabethtown Middle | 5-7 PM
📍Elizabethtown Primary | 4-6 PM
📍Tar Heel School | 4 - 6 PM
📍West Bladen High | 6 - 8 PM See less
3 months ago, Bladen County Schools
The words See you Soon on a black background. Across the bottom are various school supplies.

Yesterday, Bladen County Schools officially kicked off the 26-27 school year with Convocation. Let's go make it a GREAT year!

#WeAreBCS #LearnersTLeaders

3 months ago, Bladen County Schools
WBHS JROTC present colors in the auditorium with all bladen county school staff.
Employees are seen smiling and cheering together in the auditorium.
A presentation is up on the auditorium screen with an adult presenting from the front.
Staff is dispersing and seen hugging and giving thumbs up.
Four administrators stand together smiling in front of the Bladen County Schools step and repeat banner.
Excited to see everyone at Back-to-School Blast today at BCC!
3 months ago, Bladen County Schools
4 staff members stand around a table organizing folders.
Staff members from Bladen County Schools Migrant Education program stand smiling
Three staff members stand with Buster, the transportation departments mini bus.
Back to school and back together! 🍎📚💙

It was so nice seeing friends, catching up, and collaborating as we prepare for another great school year! There’s something special about coming back together, sharing ideas, making plans, and getting excited about all the possibilities ahead.

Here’s to a new year filled with teamwork, learning, laughter, and lots of wonderful moments with our students! ✏️✨

#BackToSchool #BetterTogether #StaffMeeting #Collaboration #NewSchoolYear #Teamwork #LearnersToLeaders
3 months ago, Caren Long
Staff members participate in a back-to-school meeting, working in small groups to discuss ideas, share information, and collaborate in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Staff members participate in a back-to-school meeting, working in small groups to discuss ideas, share information, and collaborate in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Staff members participate in a back-to-school meeting, working in small groups to discuss ideas, share information, and collaborate in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Staff members participate in a back-to-school meeting, working in small groups to discuss ideas, share information, and collaborate in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Staff members participate in a back-to-school meeting, working in small groups to discuss ideas, share information, and collaborate in preparation for the upcoming school year.
📚 School Starts Soon! 🍎

The countdown is on—we can't wait to welcome our students back for another exciting school year!

Join us for Open House on Thursday, August 20, 2026, from 4:00–6:00 PM. This is a great opportunity to meet your child's teacher, visit classrooms, and get ready for a fantastic year of learning.

We look forward to seeing everyone on August 20 and kicking off an amazing school year together!
3 months ago, Caren Long
Graphic promoting Elizabethtown Primary Open House. A chalkboard background features colorful pencils, school supplies, and the school dolphin mascot. White text reads: "Elizabethtown Primary Open House, August 20, 2026, 4–6 PM." A stack of books, pencil cup, and alarm clock decorate the bottom right, creating a fun back-to-school theme.
Graphic promoting Elizabethtown Primary Open House. A chalkboard background features colorful pencils, school supplies, and the school dolphin mascot. White text reads: "Elizabethtown Primary Open House, August 20, 2026, 4–6 PM." A stack of books, pencil cup, and alarm clock decorate the bottom right, creating a fun back-to-school theme.