Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
1/25/26
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Remote learning packets were sent home last week in the event we are out of school due to inclement weather. Please check the Surry County Schools app, website, and social media platforms for weather updates. Should school be closed, schoolwide events will be rescheduled. Currently scheduled, our 3rd-5th grade students will take Check-In #2 in reading, math, and 5th grade science. Thank you for having your child here on time each day. Our PTO Tiger Bites cookbook order forms will be sent home Monday with money and orders due back on February 9th. Purchase your cookbook today! Our student council ambassadors are sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday from 1-5:30 in our gym. You can schedule your appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org. Give the gift of life! Class group pictures will be on Thursday. Group picture money is due on Thursday when pictures are made. Dress to impress! On Tuesday, Good News club meets and on Thursday book battle meets. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Looking ahead, our PTO Sweetheart Dance will be on Friday, February 6th from 6:30-8:00 at The Barn at Heritage Farm. Entry fee is $5 per person for school age children. This dance is for Dobson students and families only. We will have concessions available for purchase. Dress to impress! We hope you will make plans to join us! Our yearbook sale has started. Order envelopes have been sent home. The price of yearbooks are $27 until February 6th in which the price will increase to $32. Our yearbook sale ends March 6th. Get your yearbook today! Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open! If your child is 5 or will be 5 by August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten. A link for registration can be found on our school website and Facebook page. When registration is submitted, no further action is needed. Parents will receive a letter in the spring inviting them to Beginner’s Night. PreK applications will be open soon! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
1/25/26
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Remote learning packets were sent home last week in the event we are out of school due to inclement weather. Please check the Surry County Schools app, website, and social media platforms for weather updates. Should school be closed, schoolwide events will be rescheduled. Currently scheduled, our 3rd-5th grade students will take Check-In #2 in reading, math, and 5th grade science. Thank you for having your child here on time each day. Our PTO Tiger Bites cookbook order forms will be sent home Monday with money and orders due back on February 9th. Purchase your cookbook today! Our student council ambassadors are sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday from 1-5:30 in our gym. You can schedule your appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org. Give the gift of life! Class group pictures will be on Thursday. Group picture money is due on Thursday when pictures are made. Dress to impress! On Tuesday, Good News club meets and on Thursday book battle meets. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Looking ahead, our PTO Sweetheart Dance will be on Friday, February 6th from 6:30-8:00 at The Barn at Heritage Farm. Entry fee is $5 per person for school age children. This dance is for Dobson students and families only. We will have concessions available for purchase. Dress to impress! We hope you will make plans to join us! Our yearbook sale has started. Order envelopes have been sent home. The price of yearbooks are $27 until February 6th in which the price will increase to $32. Our yearbook sale ends March 6th. Get your yearbook today! Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open! If your child is 5 or will be 5 by August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten. A link for registration can be found on our school website and Facebook page. When registration is submitted, no further action is needed. Parents will receive a letter in the spring inviting them to Beginner’s Night. PreK applications will be open soon! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
#SCSUpdates | Due to winter weather, Surry County Schools will be closed for students and staff tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026. Thank you, have a good evening, and be safe tomorrow!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
1/18/26
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! There is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Holiday. The Good News Club will meet on Tuesday and Book Battle and Technology Club will meet on Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. On Wednesday, Mrs. Julia Coe’s class will travel to the Earle Theater. Looking ahead, our student council ambassadors are sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, January 27th from 1-5:30 in our gym. You can schedule your appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org. Give the gift of life! Our yearbook sale has started. Order envelopes were sent home last week. The price of yearbooks are $27 until February 6th in which the price will increase to $32. Our yearbook sale ends March 6th. Get your yearbook today! Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open! If your child is 5 or will be 5 by August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten. A link for registration can be found on our school website and Facebook page. When registration is submitted, no further action is needed. Parents will receive a letter in the spring inviting them to Beginner’s Night. PreK applications will be open soon! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
1/18/26
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! There is no school on Monday due to Martin Luther King Holiday. The Good News Club will meet on Tuesday and Book Battle and Technology Club will meet on Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. On Wednesday, Mrs. Julia Coe’s class will travel to the Earle Theater. Looking ahead, our student council ambassadors are sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, January 27th from 1-5:30 in our gym. You can schedule your appointment by visiting redcrossblood.org. Give the gift of life! Our yearbook sale has started. Order envelopes were sent home last week. The price of yearbooks are $27 until February 6th in which the price will increase to $32. Our yearbook sale ends March 6th. Get your yearbook today! Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year is now open! If your child is 5 or will be 5 by August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten. A link for registration can be found on our school website and Facebook page. When registration is submitted, no further action is needed. Parents will receive a letter in the spring inviting them to Beginner’s Night. PreK applications will be open soon! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
#SCSUpdates | Interested in enrolling your student in Surry County Schools? Kindergarten Registration is open now! For more information about enrollment, fill out the Google Form: https://forms.gle/dVDbCBs5vYDWcE6C7
❗️ This is not Pre-K registration. Information regarding pre-kindergarten will be released later this spring! ❗️
❗️ This is not Pre-K registration. Information regarding pre-kindergarten will be released later this spring! ❗️
Yearbooks are on sale NOW! 📚
They are a special SALE PRICE of $27 until February 6th, then the price will increase to $32 until March 6th! Envelopes will be sent home this week and can be returned with cash or a check made out to Strawbridge Studios, Inc. If you'd rather order a yearbook online, the direct link is provided below.
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/dobson-elementary-school/2025-2026-yearbook-215/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawPI-nhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR6BkyMlZtBo1BnY_NJi7JH-Kx5C-xW3IzWXaaWigmfPBi1TEHlQ1ETlf6QKPg_aem_jXi5fEwgIFTv7r7IviLPJg
They are a special SALE PRICE of $27 until February 6th, then the price will increase to $32 until March 6th! Envelopes will be sent home this week and can be returned with cash or a check made out to Strawbridge Studios, Inc. If you'd rather order a yearbook online, the direct link is provided below.
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/dobson-elementary-school/2025-2026-yearbook-215/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawPI-nhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81MTQ3NzE1NjkyMjgwNjEAAR6BkyMlZtBo1BnY_NJi7JH-Kx5C-xW3IzWXaaWigmfPBi1TEHlQ1ETlf6QKPg_aem_jXi5fEwgIFTv7r7IviLPJg
Kindergarten Registration is NOW OPEN! ✏🤩
Please keep in mind that this is for KINDERGARTEN only, as Pre-K will be a separate application process! Once the form is submitted, no further action is needed. Families will receive a letter in the mail in late February/early March with information regarding Beginner's Night!
Direct Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda9B13e_HogW24wFHF7VHGai3KpywCEgpxkorZ0ompD9Z2tw/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawPIl3tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZdtpN7QV_e_7OtNq1rdYNb54tGyHmEHVnC2OzYMWjuNgwSotHYxJN2ma9HA_aem_6KmVd7z1wUoOg-pjAidaaA
Please keep in mind that this is for KINDERGARTEN only, as Pre-K will be a separate application process! Once the form is submitted, no further action is needed. Families will receive a letter in the mail in late February/early March with information regarding Beginner's Night!
Direct Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSda9B13e_HogW24wFHF7VHGai3KpywCEgpxkorZ0ompD9Z2tw/viewform?fbclid=IwY2xjawPIl3tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZdtpN7QV_e_7OtNq1rdYNb54tGyHmEHVnC2OzYMWjuNgwSotHYxJN2ma9HA_aem_6KmVd7z1wUoOg-pjAidaaA
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Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
12/14/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! We will kickoff our Countdown to Christmas with Spirit Days this week! Monday is wear Christmas colors day! This week is our first semester reading incentive trip. Students who met their reading goal will go bowling. Kindergarten through 2nd grade will go on Monday and 3rd-5th grade will attend on Wednesday. On Tuesday, PreK-1st grade will go on their ROAR field trip to the Earle Theater. 5th grade will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Thursday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend any of these trips. We will be on a different lunch schedule on field trip days. There will be NO Good News Club this Tuesday. Chorus, art club, and student council will meet after school on Thursday. The end of the grading period is on Friday. School will dismiss at 1:00 on this day. There is NO after school childcare on Friday. Finally, there is no school December 20th-January 4th due to Christmas break. We hope your family has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy this time with your family and friends! Good night!
12/14/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! We will kickoff our Countdown to Christmas with Spirit Days this week! Monday is wear Christmas colors day! This week is our first semester reading incentive trip. Students who met their reading goal will go bowling. Kindergarten through 2nd grade will go on Monday and 3rd-5th grade will attend on Wednesday. On Tuesday, PreK-1st grade will go on their ROAR field trip to the Earle Theater. 5th grade will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Thursday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend any of these trips. We will be on a different lunch schedule on field trip days. There will be NO Good News Club this Tuesday. Chorus, art club, and student council will meet after school on Thursday. The end of the grading period is on Friday. School will dismiss at 1:00 on this day. There is NO after school childcare on Friday. Finally, there is no school December 20th-January 4th due to Christmas break. We hope your family has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy this time with your family and friends! Good night!
Do not forget our Christmas Countdown Spirit Week starting on Monday with HOLIDAY COLORS DAY! Check out the flier to see what the rest of next week holds! 🎄
#SCSUpdates | Surry County Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Thank you, and have a great evening.
#SCSUpdates | Due to confirmed black ice, primarily in the Lowgap region of Surry County, Surry County Schools will be closed with optional teacher work day, today, Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Thank you, and please stay safe.
#SCSUpdates | Due to the potential for black ice across the county, Surry County Schools will transition to a 3-Hour Delay with an option to close tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The district will continue to monitor road conditions into the morning with Surry County DOT and other Surry County Emergency Management Officials. Any change to this schedule will be announced by 8:30 am at the latest.
Thank you, have a good evening, and be safe tomorrow!
Thank you, have a good evening, and be safe tomorrow!
Next week is our Christmas Countdown Spirit Week! 🎄
MONDAY, December 15th - Holiday Colors: Red, Green, White, Ugly Sweaters; do your own favorite Christmas colors!
TUESDAY, December 16th - Pajama Day: Wear your most comfy (Christmas) pajamas to school.
WEDNESDAY, December 17th - Grinch Day: Wear Grinchy Greens, just don't be mean!
THURSDAY, December 18th - Santa's Workshop: Dress up like anyone or anything you might find at the North Pole - Santa, elves, gingerbread men, candy canes, reindeer!
FRIDAY, December 19th - Toboggan Day: Wear a cozy Christmas toboggan or another nice Christmas hat for the last school day of the year!
MONDAY, December 15th - Holiday Colors: Red, Green, White, Ugly Sweaters; do your own favorite Christmas colors!
TUESDAY, December 16th - Pajama Day: Wear your most comfy (Christmas) pajamas to school.
WEDNESDAY, December 17th - Grinch Day: Wear Grinchy Greens, just don't be mean!
THURSDAY, December 18th - Santa's Workshop: Dress up like anyone or anything you might find at the North Pole - Santa, elves, gingerbread men, candy canes, reindeer!
FRIDAY, December 19th - Toboggan Day: Wear a cozy Christmas toboggan or another nice Christmas hat for the last school day of the year!
#SCSUpdates | Due to a hazardous weather outlook and winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for our area, Surry County Schools will transition to a Remote Learning Day on Monday, December 8, 2025, for students and staff.
This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students and staff. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
With the uncertainty of morning conditions, the district feels this is the safest option for students, staff, and the families we serve. Thank you, and please stay safe!
This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students and staff. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
With the uncertainty of morning conditions, the district feels this is the safest option for students, staff, and the families we serve. Thank you, and please stay safe!
#SCSUpdates | Due to a hazardous weather outlook and winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for our area, Surry County Schools will transition to a Remote Learning Day on Monday, December 8, 2025, for students and staff.
This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students and staff. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
With the uncertainty of morning conditions, the district feels this is the safest option for students, staff, and the families we serve. Thank you, and please stay safe!
This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students and staff. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
With the uncertainty of morning conditions, the district feels this is the safest option for students, staff, and the families we serve. Thank you, and please stay safe!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
12/7/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Our student council ambassadors will be collecting items for Dunmore Plantation residents for Christmas. Items needed includes but is not limited to: individual candies, lotions, chapsticks, and tissues. Thank you for supporting our community during this holiday season. This week our K-2 students will take their Mid-Year Math Assessment. Thank you for having your child here on time each day. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. We have several field trips this week. 3rd grade will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Monday. Student Council Ambassadors will go Angel Tree Shopping on Tuesday. 2nd and 3rd graders will go to the Earle Theater on Wednesday. On Thursday, kindergarten will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Please note that some grade level lunch times are different on field trip days. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Our K-2 PTO Program will be Thursday night at 6:00 in our gymnasium. We ask that all K-2 students arrive at school by 5:45 on that evening wearing Christmas attire. Come out and enjoy beautiful singing by our students! 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. We will have a secure drill on Thursday. On Tuesday, art club and good news club will meet. This is Good News Club’s last meeting before Christmas. On Wednesday, chorus will travel to the Earle theater after school. We hope you have a wonderful week! Good night!
12/7/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Our student council ambassadors will be collecting items for Dunmore Plantation residents for Christmas. Items needed includes but is not limited to: individual candies, lotions, chapsticks, and tissues. Thank you for supporting our community during this holiday season. This week our K-2 students will take their Mid-Year Math Assessment. Thank you for having your child here on time each day. On Monday, our School Improvement Team will meet. We have several field trips this week. 3rd grade will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse on Monday. Student Council Ambassadors will go Angel Tree Shopping on Tuesday. 2nd and 3rd graders will go to the Earle Theater on Wednesday. On Thursday, kindergarten will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Please note that some grade level lunch times are different on field trip days. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Our K-2 PTO Program will be Thursday night at 6:00 in our gymnasium. We ask that all K-2 students arrive at school by 5:45 on that evening wearing Christmas attire. Come out and enjoy beautiful singing by our students! 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. We will have a secure drill on Thursday. On Tuesday, art club and good news club will meet. This is Good News Club’s last meeting before Christmas. On Wednesday, chorus will travel to the Earle theater after school. We hope you have a wonderful week! Good night!
Due to a hazardous weather outlook and winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for our area, Surry County Schools will transition to a Remote Learning Day on Friday, December 5, 2025, for students and staff.
This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students and staff. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
With the uncertainty of morning conditions, the district feels this is the safest option for students, staff, and the families we serve. Thank you, and please stay safe!
#SCSUpdates | Due to the forecasted potential for incoming early morning inclement weather and to allow additional time for daylight, Surry County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
11/30/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Our student council ambassadors will be collecting items for Dunmore Plantation residents for Christmas. Items needed includes but is not limited to: individual candies, lotions, chapsticks, and tissues. Thank you for supporting our community during this holiday season. On Monday, our PTO will meet at 3:15. We invite any parent that is able to join. On Wednesday, our 2nd-5th grade students will attend a field trip at Wake Forest University for their ROAR celebration. Students with less than 2 MIRs, no OSS/ISS, will be able to attend. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. PreK-1st grade will be on a different lunch schedule on this day. On Thursday, our PreK students will go on a walking field trip. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. On Tuesday, Good News Club will meet and on Thursday student council will meet. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Finally, on Friday school dismisses at 1:00. There is after school daycare on this day. Please let your child’s teacher know how they will be getting home. I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We are excited to see our tigers back tomorrow! Good night!
11/30/25
Good evening Tiger Families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood with Tiger News! Our student council ambassadors will be collecting items for Dunmore Plantation residents for Christmas. Items needed includes but is not limited to: individual candies, lotions, chapsticks, and tissues. Thank you for supporting our community during this holiday season. On Monday, our PTO will meet at 3:15. We invite any parent that is able to join. On Wednesday, our 2nd-5th grade students will attend a field trip at Wake Forest University for their ROAR celebration. Students with less than 2 MIRs, no OSS/ISS, will be able to attend. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. PreK-1st grade will be on a different lunch schedule on this day. On Thursday, our PreK students will go on a walking field trip. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. On Tuesday, Good News Club will meet and on Thursday student council will meet. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Finally, on Friday school dismisses at 1:00. There is after school daycare on this day. Please let your child’s teacher know how they will be getting home. I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We are excited to see our tigers back tomorrow! Good night!
Tiger News for the Month of December!
