#SCSUpdates | 3rd Grade BOG-3 Results Are Now Available! 🎉
Starting this school year, all state-mandated test results will be available through Infinite Campus on both the student and parent portals. Parents and guardians can view these results under the Assessments tab in Infinite Campus.
If you have questions about accessing the portal or understanding the results, please contact your child’s school.
Starting this school year, all state-mandated test results will be available through Infinite Campus on both the student and parent portals. Parents and guardians can view these results under the Assessments tab in Infinite Campus.
If you have questions about accessing the portal or understanding the results, please contact your child’s school.
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/29/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! This month is Hispanic Heritage Month! Our students will be learning about Hispanic culture in their special area classes. On Monday, running club will meet, Tuesday the Good News club and chorus will meet, on Wednesday and Thursday robotics will meet, and book battle will meet Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. 3rd grade students will take their field trip on Thursday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Students need to wear comfortable shoes. Thursday is Custodian Appreciation Day! We are blessed to have Mr. Terry, Mrs. Tonya, and Mrs. Georgette at Dobson Elementary! These three individuals work super hard to get our school safe and clean! Mrs. Coe’s class will take a field trip on Friday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Teachers will be contacting parents to set up parent-teacher conferences in October. We appreciate you taking time to join us to discuss your child’s progress. Take time to read with your child each night. Our first quarter reading trip will be to the bowling alley in December. We would love for all of our students to attend. It is our hope to inspire a love of reading in all students. We appreciate your support of this! Have a wonderful fall week! Good night!
9/29/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! This month is Hispanic Heritage Month! Our students will be learning about Hispanic culture in their special area classes. On Monday, running club will meet, Tuesday the Good News club and chorus will meet, on Wednesday and Thursday robotics will meet, and book battle will meet Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. 3rd grade students will take their field trip on Thursday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Students need to wear comfortable shoes. Thursday is Custodian Appreciation Day! We are blessed to have Mr. Terry, Mrs. Tonya, and Mrs. Georgette at Dobson Elementary! These three individuals work super hard to get our school safe and clean! Mrs. Coe’s class will take a field trip on Friday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Teachers will be contacting parents to set up parent-teacher conferences in October. We appreciate you taking time to join us to discuss your child’s progress. Take time to read with your child each night. Our first quarter reading trip will be to the bowling alley in December. We would love for all of our students to attend. It is our hope to inspire a love of reading in all students. We appreciate your support of this! Have a wonderful fall week! Good night!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/21/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Remote learning packets came home on Thursday. These assignments will be used in the event that school is closed and announced as a remote learning day. Please put them in a safe location until they are needed. On Monday, running club will meet, Tuesday the Good News club will meet, and on Thursday robotics and book battle will meet. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Our district will be executing the Standard Response Protocol this school year. What this means is we will be practicing various safety drills throughout the school year. On Thursday, we will have a practice hold drill. Friday is Teacher Assistant Appreciation Day! We work with the absolute BEST teaching assistants in the world! You will see them doing car duty, reading with students, math fact fluency, lunch duty, and more! Thank you for taking time to love on them! Friday is our first Drop Everything And Read day. We want all of our tigers to meet their first semester reading goal! Encourage your child to bring a great book to enjoy! Our PTO Fall Tiger apparel sale has dropped! DES hoodies, crew necks, and long sleeves are available. The spirit store will be closing September 29th. Orders will not be started until the store has closed. Tiger swag is great for field trips, ROAR trips, and just to show our Tiger Pride! If you have any questions, please reach out to the PTO by comment or private message on Facebook. The link to purchase is found on the PTO Facebook page. Have a wonderful fall week! Good night!
9/21/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Remote learning packets came home on Thursday. These assignments will be used in the event that school is closed and announced as a remote learning day. Please put them in a safe location until they are needed. On Monday, running club will meet, Tuesday the Good News club will meet, and on Thursday robotics and book battle will meet. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Our district will be executing the Standard Response Protocol this school year. What this means is we will be practicing various safety drills throughout the school year. On Thursday, we will have a practice hold drill. Friday is Teacher Assistant Appreciation Day! We work with the absolute BEST teaching assistants in the world! You will see them doing car duty, reading with students, math fact fluency, lunch duty, and more! Thank you for taking time to love on them! Friday is our first Drop Everything And Read day. We want all of our tigers to meet their first semester reading goal! Encourage your child to bring a great book to enjoy! Our PTO Fall Tiger apparel sale has dropped! DES hoodies, crew necks, and long sleeves are available. The spirit store will be closing September 29th. Orders will not be started until the store has closed. Tiger swag is great for field trips, ROAR trips, and just to show our Tiger Pride! If you have any questions, please reach out to the PTO by comment or private message on Facebook. The link to purchase is found on the PTO Facebook page. Have a wonderful fall week! Good night!
#SCSUpdates | A test of the Surry County Schools Notification System was conducted this afternoon. If you did not receive a call or email, please alert the main office at your respective school so staff can update your contact information accordingly.
#SCSCelebrates | Today we celebrate #NationalITProfessionalsDay! We are fortunate to have the best of the best here in Surry County Schools! 💻
This team completes a lot of visible and behind-the-scenes work to ensure that students and staff can efficiently use technology during the school day. They are ready to jump in and help however they can whenever technical difficulties arise.
Technology constantly changes, and our IT professionals stay informed of trends and tools to serve our students, staff, and families well!
Happy IT Professionals Day to Tim Hippert, John Johnson, Jim Harvish, Jackson Lindsay, Michael Pinckney, Sebrena O’Dell, Chet Luffman, Jeremy Stoker, and Melissa Spurlin! 🎉
We would also like to give a shoutout to Director of Technology Lucas Gillispie for all of his hard work and dedication to our district’s technology oversight and implementation.
Thank you all for all that you do for Surry County Schools! 💙
This team completes a lot of visible and behind-the-scenes work to ensure that students and staff can efficiently use technology during the school day. They are ready to jump in and help however they can whenever technical difficulties arise.
Technology constantly changes, and our IT professionals stay informed of trends and tools to serve our students, staff, and families well!
Happy IT Professionals Day to Tim Hippert, John Johnson, Jim Harvish, Jackson Lindsay, Michael Pinckney, Sebrena O’Dell, Chet Luffman, Jeremy Stoker, and Melissa Spurlin! 🎉
We would also like to give a shoutout to Director of Technology Lucas Gillispie for all of his hard work and dedication to our district’s technology oversight and implementation.
Thank you all for all that you do for Surry County Schools! 💙
#SCSUpdates | A big thank you to the 80% of families who have already completed the Infinite Campus Annual Update!
It’s not too late! If you haven’t done so yet, set up your Parent Portal account to track grades, attendance, and receive important school messages. 👉Get started here: https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/annual-update.
This page will guide you through setting up your account and completing the Annual Update. Need help? Contact your child’s school. Once you’re logged in, complete your child’s Annual Update (contact info, emergency contacts, agreements, etc.).
⏰ Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025
If this process isn’t complete by then, your child’s access to important classroom tools like YouTube and other third-party services may be restricted.
It’s not too late! If you haven’t done so yet, set up your Parent Portal account to track grades, attendance, and receive important school messages. 👉Get started here: https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/annual-update.
This page will guide you through setting up your account and completing the Annual Update. Need help? Contact your child’s school. Once you’re logged in, complete your child’s Annual Update (contact info, emergency contacts, agreements, etc.).
⏰ Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025
If this process isn’t complete by then, your child’s access to important classroom tools like YouTube and other third-party services may be restricted.
#SCSUpdates | ATTENTION: In an effort to ensure we have the most current contact information possible for our families and staff members, Surry County Schools will be conducting a test of our mass notification system on Friday, September 19, at 12:00 p.m. The test message is being sent via phone, text, email, push notification, and social media. This will be a test only, and no action is needed.
Most commonly, this system is used to announce school closures due to weather, but we also use it to contact families in the event of a school-hours emergency. Please check with your child's school to confirm the correct contact information is on file for your student(s).
Haven't downloaded the app yet? Download the Surry County Schools, NC app from the App Store and Google Play today and make sure to select "Allow Notifications" for the district and your child's school! ⬇️
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/surry-county-schools-nc/id6452801607
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.surrync&pli=1
Most commonly, this system is used to announce school closures due to weather, but we also use it to contact families in the event of a school-hours emergency. Please check with your child's school to confirm the correct contact information is on file for your student(s).
Haven't downloaded the app yet? Download the Surry County Schools, NC app from the App Store and Google Play today and make sure to select "Allow Notifications" for the district and your child's school! ⬇️
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/surry-county-schools-nc/id6452801607
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.surrync&pli=1
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/14/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! This week is Start with Hello week! This is an initiative to promote kindness to everyone and remind you that you are never alone. We will have fun schoolwide activities each day. We invite students to wear green on Monday in support of this. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. On Tuesday, Good News Club will meet in the media center. Parents can pick up their child at 4:30 in the car line. Robotics will meet after school on Wednesday. Chorus will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Wednesday after school. Students will return back to our campus at 5:30. Please make plans to pick up your child at this time. Robotics and Book Battle will meet after school on Thursday. Our PTO will meet after school on Tuesday. We invite any parent that is willing to join our team to attend! On Wednesday, Mrs. Coe’s class will travel to the Earle Theater. Wednesday is Constitution Day. We encourage our students to wear red, white, and blue on this day in support of this. Our ROAR Celebration will be on Thursday. Students with less than 2 MIRS will be able to attend. Please ensure your child brings a change of clothes including shoes as well as a towel on this day. We will be on a different lunch schedule. We are excited to celebrate our student’s leading self. Progress Reports will go home on Thursday. Sit down with your child and set goals for the remainder of the 1st quarter. Remote learning packets will be sent home on Thursday. These assignments will be used in the event that school is closed and announced as a remote learning day. Please put them in a safe location until they are needed. Finally, there is no school on Friday due to a required teacher workday. As a reminder, Dobson Police Department has asked that vehicles not block streets or intersections. This is an issue on rainy day dismissals. We appreciate your help with this. Enjoy this long weekend with your family! Good night!
9/14/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! This week is Start with Hello week! This is an initiative to promote kindness to everyone and remind you that you are never alone. We will have fun schoolwide activities each day. We invite students to wear green on Monday in support of this. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. On Tuesday, Good News Club will meet in the media center. Parents can pick up their child at 4:30 in the car line. Robotics will meet after school on Wednesday. Chorus will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Wednesday after school. Students will return back to our campus at 5:30. Please make plans to pick up your child at this time. Robotics and Book Battle will meet after school on Thursday. Our PTO will meet after school on Tuesday. We invite any parent that is willing to join our team to attend! On Wednesday, Mrs. Coe’s class will travel to the Earle Theater. Wednesday is Constitution Day. We encourage our students to wear red, white, and blue on this day in support of this. Our ROAR Celebration will be on Thursday. Students with less than 2 MIRS will be able to attend. Please ensure your child brings a change of clothes including shoes as well as a towel on this day. We will be on a different lunch schedule. We are excited to celebrate our student’s leading self. Progress Reports will go home on Thursday. Sit down with your child and set goals for the remainder of the 1st quarter. Remote learning packets will be sent home on Thursday. These assignments will be used in the event that school is closed and announced as a remote learning day. Please put them in a safe location until they are needed. Finally, there is no school on Friday due to a required teacher workday. As a reminder, Dobson Police Department has asked that vehicles not block streets or intersections. This is an issue on rainy day dismissals. We appreciate your help with this. Enjoy this long weekend with your family! Good night!
Start with Hello Week STARTS MONDAY!
Come on Monday wearing Green Clothes, and get ready for a week of friendship building activities!
The Student Council is hosting "Start With Hello" Week as part of their S.A.V.E. Promise Club initiative, in partnership with Sandy Hooks Promise.
Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.) - The Student Council is dedicated to creating a school atmosphere where Bullying and other types of unkindness cannot thrive. We thank you for encouraging your students to join with them in making Dobson Elementary a better school for every kid, every day! 💚
Come on Monday wearing Green Clothes, and get ready for a week of friendship building activities!
The Student Council is hosting "Start With Hello" Week as part of their S.A.V.E. Promise Club initiative, in partnership with Sandy Hooks Promise.
Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.) - The Student Council is dedicated to creating a school atmosphere where Bullying and other types of unkindness cannot thrive. We thank you for encouraging your students to join with them in making Dobson Elementary a better school for every kid, every day! 💚
#SCSUpdates | Quick Reminder, Surry County Schools families!
We use Peachjar to share school-approved flyers, events, and important announcements. It’s your go-to spot for staying connected with what’s happening in our schools.
🔗 Find your school and sign up here: https://ms.peachjar.com/schoolfinder
Community organizations interested in sharing flyers can review our Guidelines and Approval Process here: https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/request-for-flyer-distributionpeachjar
Thank you for staying connected with Surry County Schools! 💙
We use Peachjar to share school-approved flyers, events, and important announcements. It’s your go-to spot for staying connected with what’s happening in our schools.
🔗 Find your school and sign up here: https://ms.peachjar.com/schoolfinder
Community organizations interested in sharing flyers can review our Guidelines and Approval Process here: https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/request-for-flyer-distributionpeachjar
Thank you for staying connected with Surry County Schools! 💙
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/7/2025
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Our Book Fair will be open this week Tuesday-Thursday. Students will shop on the day they have media classes. Families may shop with their child at 7:35 or after school Tuesday-Thursday. The Good News club will meet after school on Tuesday in the cafeteria. Parents can pick up their child at 4:30 in the car line. Robotics will meet after school on Wednesday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Fall Pictures are on Thursday. Dress to impress! Pictures are pre-paid. Please send payment in the order envelope on picture day. Order envelopes were sent home last week. Our raffle ticket fundraiser ice cream party will be on Friday. With your help, we raised over $9,000! All money will go towards supplies for classrooms! We greatly appreciate your support of our school! Our leadership attribute this month is accountability. We will celebrate your child’s leadership on September 18th with our ROAR celebration. Students with less than 2 MIRS can attend. Thank you for advocating for your child to lead self. In an effort to increase communication with families, we have created a Tiger News calendar each month. This calendar highlights schoolwide events each month. Check out our Facebook page or Class Dojo to view! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
9/7/2025
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Our Book Fair will be open this week Tuesday-Thursday. Students will shop on the day they have media classes. Families may shop with their child at 7:35 or after school Tuesday-Thursday. The Good News club will meet after school on Tuesday in the cafeteria. Parents can pick up their child at 4:30 in the car line. Robotics will meet after school on Wednesday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Fall Pictures are on Thursday. Dress to impress! Pictures are pre-paid. Please send payment in the order envelope on picture day. Order envelopes were sent home last week. Our raffle ticket fundraiser ice cream party will be on Friday. With your help, we raised over $9,000! All money will go towards supplies for classrooms! We greatly appreciate your support of our school! Our leadership attribute this month is accountability. We will celebrate your child’s leadership on September 18th with our ROAR celebration. Students with less than 2 MIRS can attend. Thank you for advocating for your child to lead self. In an effort to increase communication with families, we have created a Tiger News calendar each month. This calendar highlights schoolwide events each month. Check out our Facebook page or Class Dojo to view! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
#SCSCelebrates | Today, Surry County Schools hosted its Annual SAVE Promise Summit at Surry Community College. Students were able to report the ways they spread kindness at their schools, discuss upcoming projects, and collaborate with other SAVE Promise Club members within Surry County Schools. What an awesome opportunity for students to lead with others! 🎉🧡💡
Great morning so far at the SAVE Promise District Summit! This is a great opportunity for our school clubs across the district to connect and generate ideas for the new year!
We are having our very first Book Fair for the 2025-2026 school year next Tuesday-Thursday! Students will be able to shop at a designated time during school hours and parents may join their child to shop between 7:35-8:00 AM and 3:00-3:30 PM. 📚🤩
In an effort to have more consistent and effective communication with our DES families, we will be providing a monthly calendar to display "Tiger News" for the entire month. This will include upcoming events and important dates to remember!
Take a look at our "Tiger News" for the month of September! 🍂
Take a look at our "Tiger News" for the month of September! 🍂
September Birthdays
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
8/31/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! There is no school on Monday, September 1st due to Labor Day holiday. We hope you enjoy this time with your family! Our student council election will be on Tuesday at 8:30 in the gym. We invite parents of students running for office to join us. We are proud of our courageous tigers! Thursday is Grounded Coffee Spirit Day! Stop by our favorite local coffee shop and let them know you are from Dobson Elementary! A portion of the sales will go to our school. Cub scout sign-ups will be Thursday night from 5:30-7:00 in our school cafeteria. Please enter through the exterior streetside door. We will have our raffle ticket fundraiser drawing on Friday! Check out our Facebook page for the winner! If you forgot to turn in raffle tickets and money on Friday, you may turn it in on Tuesday. We cannot accept any tickets and money after this date. Just a reminder, if you are picking up your child by walking in the afternoons, please stand at the flagpole or behind on the orange lines on the left side of our building. We ask that parents not walk down the sidewalk to get their child. We have a large number of walkers and we want to ensure we know who each child is going home with. Our first quarter reading goal has started! Students that reach their goal by the end of November, will get to attend our bowling trip. Please encourage your child to read each night. Have a wonderful long weekend with your family! Good night!
8/31/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! There is no school on Monday, September 1st due to Labor Day holiday. We hope you enjoy this time with your family! Our student council election will be on Tuesday at 8:30 in the gym. We invite parents of students running for office to join us. We are proud of our courageous tigers! Thursday is Grounded Coffee Spirit Day! Stop by our favorite local coffee shop and let them know you are from Dobson Elementary! A portion of the sales will go to our school. Cub scout sign-ups will be Thursday night from 5:30-7:00 in our school cafeteria. Please enter through the exterior streetside door. We will have our raffle ticket fundraiser drawing on Friday! Check out our Facebook page for the winner! If you forgot to turn in raffle tickets and money on Friday, you may turn it in on Tuesday. We cannot accept any tickets and money after this date. Just a reminder, if you are picking up your child by walking in the afternoons, please stand at the flagpole or behind on the orange lines on the left side of our building. We ask that parents not walk down the sidewalk to get their child. We have a large number of walkers and we want to ensure we know who each child is going home with. Our first quarter reading goal has started! Students that reach their goal by the end of November, will get to attend our bowling trip. Please encourage your child to read each night. Have a wonderful long weekend with your family! Good night!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
8/24/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! This week, all students will begin entering the building independently in the mornings. We have staff in the lobby to assist students who are still uncertain where their classroom is. Kindergarten, 1st, and 5th grade parent breakfast sessions are this week. You should have received a parent invite for our informational breakfast sessions at orientation. Parents are invited to eat breakfast with their child and stay to hear important information from the teacher. Please bring $1 or $5 bills for your breakfast. You cannot eat using your child’s lunch account. Please mark your calendars for these sessions. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. Our 3rd graders will take their Beginning of Third Grade Reading EOG on Tuesday. Thank you for having your child here on time. Our PreK will have a staggered start - ½ of our PreK students will come on Wednesday for their first day of school and the other ½ will come on Thursday for their first day. The entire PreK class will come on Friday for their second day of school. We are excited to meet our new tigers! Our $1 Raffle Ticket Fundraiser ends on Friday! We ask all money and ticket stubs be turned in on this day. We encourage all students to sell at least 1 book of tickets. If you would like more tickets to sell, please send a note to your child’s teacher. You may request more tickets after you have turned in what you have sold. Each child that sells 1 book of tickets will receive a homework pass. Students that sell 10 books of tickets will get to attend an ice cream party with Mrs. Hazelwood! The top 3 winners will receive $50.00 cash, $20 cash or tickets to various museums and parks. All the money raised will go towards instructional needs. Our raffle drawing will be on Friday, September 5th. Thank you for supporting our school! Our PTO chocolate bar sale for 4th grade’s Raleigh field trip ends on Monday. Please return unsold chocolate and money to school on Monday. Thank you for supporting this fun and exciting trip for our students. Just a reminder, if you are picking up your child by walking in the afternoons, please stand at the flagpole or behind on the orange lines on the left side of our building. We ask that parents not walk down the sidewalk to get their child. We have a large number of walkers and we want to ensure we know who each child is going home with. Finally, there is no school on Monday, September 1st due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy this long weekend with your family and friends! Have a fabulous week! Good night!
8/24/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! This week, all students will begin entering the building independently in the mornings. We have staff in the lobby to assist students who are still uncertain where their classroom is. Kindergarten, 1st, and 5th grade parent breakfast sessions are this week. You should have received a parent invite for our informational breakfast sessions at orientation. Parents are invited to eat breakfast with their child and stay to hear important information from the teacher. Please bring $1 or $5 bills for your breakfast. You cannot eat using your child’s lunch account. Please mark your calendars for these sessions. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. Our 3rd graders will take their Beginning of Third Grade Reading EOG on Tuesday. Thank you for having your child here on time. Our PreK will have a staggered start - ½ of our PreK students will come on Wednesday for their first day of school and the other ½ will come on Thursday for their first day. The entire PreK class will come on Friday for their second day of school. We are excited to meet our new tigers! Our $1 Raffle Ticket Fundraiser ends on Friday! We ask all money and ticket stubs be turned in on this day. We encourage all students to sell at least 1 book of tickets. If you would like more tickets to sell, please send a note to your child’s teacher. You may request more tickets after you have turned in what you have sold. Each child that sells 1 book of tickets will receive a homework pass. Students that sell 10 books of tickets will get to attend an ice cream party with Mrs. Hazelwood! The top 3 winners will receive $50.00 cash, $20 cash or tickets to various museums and parks. All the money raised will go towards instructional needs. Our raffle drawing will be on Friday, September 5th. Thank you for supporting our school! Our PTO chocolate bar sale for 4th grade’s Raleigh field trip ends on Monday. Please return unsold chocolate and money to school on Monday. Thank you for supporting this fun and exciting trip for our students. Just a reminder, if you are picking up your child by walking in the afternoons, please stand at the flagpole or behind on the orange lines on the left side of our building. We ask that parents not walk down the sidewalk to get their child. We have a large number of walkers and we want to ensure we know who each child is going home with. Finally, there is no school on Monday, September 1st due to the Labor Day holiday. Enjoy this long weekend with your family and friends! Have a fabulous week! Good night!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
8/18/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Thank you families for a wonderful first week of school. We hope our tigers had as much fun as we did! 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade parent breakfast sessions are this week. You should have received a parent invite for our informational breakfast sessions at orientation. Parents are invited to eat breakfast with their child and stay to hear important information from the teacher. Please bring cash or check for your breakfast. You cannot eat using your child’s lunch account. Please mark your calendars for these sessions. Before and after school childcare starts on Monday, August 18th. Only students that have registered for daycare may stay. After school pick up is at the bus entrance door. Students will take their beginning of the year reading assessment this week. Thank you for having your child here on time, ready to work hard. Our Dobson Elementary Parade of Success is Friday morning at 8:30. Join us as we celebrate the kick off of a new school year! Students are encouraged to wear our tiger shirts on this day as we parade through the town square. Our $1 Raffle Ticket Fundraiser started Friday! We encourage all students to sell at least 1 book of tickets. If you would like more tickets to sell, please send a note to your child’s teacher. You may request more tickets after you have turned in what you have sold. Each child that sells 1 book of tickets will receive a homework pass. Students that sell 10 books of tickets will get to attend an ice cream party with Mrs. Hazelwood! The top 3 winners will receive $50.00 cash, $20 cash or tickets to various museums and parks. All the money raised will go towards instructional needs. Our raffle drawing will be on Friday, September 5th. Thank you for supporting our school! Our PTO is sponsoring a chocolate bar sale to raise funds for 4th grade’s Raleigh field trip. The money raised for each case of chocolate sold goes toward that student’s trip cost. Thank you for supporting this fun and exciting trip for our students. Summer reading bingo sheets are due to Mrs. Edwards on Monday. Thank you for taking time to read this summer! Have a wonderful second week of school! We will see you tomorrow! Good night!
8/18/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Thank you families for a wonderful first week of school. We hope our tigers had as much fun as we did! 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade parent breakfast sessions are this week. You should have received a parent invite for our informational breakfast sessions at orientation. Parents are invited to eat breakfast with their child and stay to hear important information from the teacher. Please bring cash or check for your breakfast. You cannot eat using your child’s lunch account. Please mark your calendars for these sessions. Before and after school childcare starts on Monday, August 18th. Only students that have registered for daycare may stay. After school pick up is at the bus entrance door. Students will take their beginning of the year reading assessment this week. Thank you for having your child here on time, ready to work hard. Our Dobson Elementary Parade of Success is Friday morning at 8:30. Join us as we celebrate the kick off of a new school year! Students are encouraged to wear our tiger shirts on this day as we parade through the town square. Our $1 Raffle Ticket Fundraiser started Friday! We encourage all students to sell at least 1 book of tickets. If you would like more tickets to sell, please send a note to your child’s teacher. You may request more tickets after you have turned in what you have sold. Each child that sells 1 book of tickets will receive a homework pass. Students that sell 10 books of tickets will get to attend an ice cream party with Mrs. Hazelwood! The top 3 winners will receive $50.00 cash, $20 cash or tickets to various museums and parks. All the money raised will go towards instructional needs. Our raffle drawing will be on Friday, September 5th. Thank you for supporting our school! Our PTO is sponsoring a chocolate bar sale to raise funds for 4th grade’s Raleigh field trip. The money raised for each case of chocolate sold goes toward that student’s trip cost. Thank you for supporting this fun and exciting trip for our students. Summer reading bingo sheets are due to Mrs. Edwards on Monday. Thank you for taking time to read this summer! Have a wonderful second week of school! We will see you tomorrow! Good night!
Important Information from Surry County Schools:
Reminder: For the 2025-2026 school year, all Surry County Schools are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) — meaning every student can enjoy breakfast and lunch at no cost to families!
Menus are available on the SCS website, each school’s website, and the SCS mobile app.
Reminder: For the 2025-2026 school year, all Surry County Schools are part of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) — meaning every student can enjoy breakfast and lunch at no cost to families!
Menus are available on the SCS website, each school’s website, and the SCS mobile app.