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.
#SCSUpdates | Attention Surry County Schools Families! North Carolina has moved from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for student information — and now’s the perfect time to set up your Parent Portal account!
📬 Be on the lookout for an email from Infinite Campus with a link to get started. Once your account is set up, you’ll be able to:
✅ View grades & attendance
✅ Get important school messages
✅ Complete your child’s Annual Update
💡 Pro tip: Complete your update before Open House or Orientation to skip the lines and save time!
📩 Check your inbox and get started with Infinite Campus today!
#SCSSummer | Trying to beat the rain! Our awesome maintenance team was hard at work installing the new sunshades at Dobson Elementary today. They made great progress, but Mother Nature had other plans! 🌧️
Taking a quick break until the skies clear — stay tuned for the finished look!
Taking a quick break until the skies clear — stay tuned for the finished look!
#SCSSchoolNutrition | We're hiring! Surry County School Nutrition is seeking substitute and part-time team members, with the potential for full-time opportunities.
✅ Daytime hours
✅ No nights, weekends, or holidays
✅ Free meal during your shift
Join a team that makes a difference! Apply today: surryschoolmeals.com
📞 Questions? Call 336-386-8866.
We hope our tigers with June AND July birthdays enjoy their days!
FINAL Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood for the 2024-2025 School Year:
5/18/25
Good evening Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Our Kindergarten through 4th grade end of year awards program will be tomorrow, May 19th at various times in our gym. We hope you will make plans to join us to celebrate your child. We will have our yearbook signing Monday afternoon for students. We have a few extra yearbooks in our office. Yearbooks are $31. They are first come, first serve. Our reading incentive trip will be on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Please ensure your child wears complete shoes and has turned in their permission form and waiver. Parents that wish to attend will need to pay for their ticket at the gate as well as complete a waiver. Parents must have an up to date volunteer form completed in order to attend. Our 1st grade families are invited to a family lunch on Wednesday. We will be on a different lunch schedule for the remainder of the school year. Our 5th grade graduation will be on Thursday at 8:30 in our gym. 5th graders students need to arrive on campus no later than 7:50 on this day to prepare for graduation. Parents are invited to attend and commemorate their child’s elementary career with us. The last day of school will be on Thursday, May 22nd. Report cards will go home on the last day of school. School will dismiss @ 11:00 on this day. There will be NO after school daycare on the last day of school. The last day for after school daycare is on Wednesday, May 21st. Thank you parents for a wonderful school year. Our students and staff have worked hard to show growth. We are so proud of all! Have a safe and happy summer with your friends and family. We will see you back in August! Good night!
Our 3rd-5th grade students will be taking their ELA/Reading EOG tomorrow. Please keep in mind these VERY IMPORTANT reminders in order for them to be best prepared for testing.
Thank you all, and we want you all to join us in cheering on our 3rd-5th grade students! 🧡🎉 #DESTigersROAR
Weekly Message From Mrs. Hazelwood:
5/5/25
Good evening Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! This week is Staff Appreciation Week! We have the absolute best teachers and staff in the entire world! Our staff work hard each day to support our student needs whether this be academic, physical, or social emotional. Let’s show our staff some love this week! Central Middle School will have their rising 6th grade transition night on Tuesday, May 6th at 6:00. We encourage our fifth graders to attend and learn about middle school. Wednesday is School Nurse Day! We are blessed to have Mrs. Monette Chattin at Dobson Elementary. Mrs. Chattin works hard to ensure our students are safe and their needs are met. We invite parents of 3rd-5th grade students to come after school on Wednesday between 3:15-3:45 to sign encouraging notes for their child for EOGs. We want to make this a special surprise for our students so please do not tell them. If you are unable to come, please send an encouraging note to school in an envelope and your child’s teacher can post it on our banner for your child to read. On Friday, our 5th grade students will take their science EOG. Thank you for ensuring your child goes to bed early Thursday evening and arrives on time ready to work hard and be focused. On Thursday, gardening club will meet. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. As a reminder, all pictures and picture money is due. Please pay for the pictures you wish to keep and send back the rest. Have a wonderful first week of May! Good night!
We are looking forward to all of our upcoming EOY events and activities, including our Awards Ceremonies and 5th Grade Graduation!
PARENTS OF 3RD-5TH GRADERS - Check out the flier for a very special (and secretive) way to encourage your child before they take their EOG's! Please contact your child's teacher if you are unable to come on the day listed!
Mr. Tim Burton has over 40 years of service to SCS, providing superior transportation and safety for students across the district.
Mr. Tim can be seen serving students in other places, not just on bus 41 alone. He often visits classrooms to engage with students at DES. Whether carving pumpkins with Pre-K, reading aloud to classes during Read Across America, or simply being a lunch buddy, Mr. Tim is dedicated to serving as a role model and supporting students.
Mr. Burton is committed to excellence, and we are proud to celebrate him as Bus Driver of the Year! Join us in celebrating Mr. Tim!
