2024-2025 School Calendar Feedback is Open Now!
The Surry County Board of Education has accepted multiple draft calendars for public comment for the 2024-2025 school year. This period is open for the next 30 days. Start dates include August 8, 2024, August 12, 2024, and August 26, 2024. At this time, only one of these calendars meets the requirements put forth by the NC General Assembly, which means August 8 and August 12 may not be an option under current guidelines. These calendars are available for public comment, and those who wish to contribute feedback are encouraged to fill out the attached Google form or contact the Surry County Schools Administrative Offices at (336)386-8211.
Google Form: https://forms.gle/BQeiY8Y9bW7JFTk7A
Please join Surry County Schools in congratulating the December Leader of the Month, Jennifer Cockerham. Mrs. Cockerham is the Cafeteria Manager at Dobson Elementary School! 🧡 #ThriveSCS
Thank you to these SCS Leader of the Month sponsors: Accurate Insurance Solutions, Scenic Ford Lincoln, Crouse's Auto Detailing, Horace Mann - Flake Financial Services, and SignGypsies Dobson.
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
12/3/23
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! On Monday, 3rd grade will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse and on Friday 5th grade will travel there. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. On Monday, chorus will meet, book battle on Tuesday, and student council on Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Tuesday night is 13 Bones Spirit Night! Come out to 13 Bones to enjoy a wonderful dinner and let them know you are there to support Dobson Elementary! Students may bring their receipt the next morning for a homework pass! Bus leaders will enjoy time with Mrs. Queen on Monday and student leaders will have lunch with Mr. King on Wednesday. Mrs. Simpson’s Paint the Night Away event is Thursday night. This is a ticketed event that must have been purchased in advance to attend. Tickets are no longer available for purchase. Our Tiger Leaders will go Angel Tree Shopping on Thursday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend and send money for lunch. We wish our classroom spelling bee winners good luck as they compete on Friday in our school spelling bee! Parents of participants are invited to attend. Our leadership attribute for December is consideration. What a wonderful time of the year to talk about showing kindness to others! Thank you for partnering with us to help your child be successful! Have a joyful week! Good night!
Congratulations to 5th graders Madeline Branch and Easton Calhoun for proudly representing DES at the County Science Fair! We would also like to congratulate and recognize Madeline for placing in the top 7! She will be advancing to the Regional Fair.
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Please join Surry County Schools in congratulating the December Leader of the Month, Jennifer Cockerham. Mrs. Cockerham is the Cafeteria Manager at Dobson Elementary School! 🧡 #thrivescs
Thank you to these SCS Leader of the Month sponsors: Accurate Insurance Solutions, Scenic Ford Lincoln, Crouse's Auto Detailing, Horace Mann - Flake Financial Services, and SignGypsies Dobson.
Please join us in congratulating our very own, Jennifer Cockerham, for earning and being recognized as the Surry County Schools Employee Leader of the Month! We are very proud of Jennifer and thankful for all she does in our cafeteria and beyond! 🤩 #ThriveSCS #DESTigersROAR #AGreatDaytobeaTiger
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
11/13/23
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! Our canned food drive has started! Please encourage your child to bring in canned food for our backpack program! The top class will receive a donut party! This week, families are invited to “A Gathering at Our Table”! Join us for a story walk and fun, interactive activities with your child! The times are listed on our school Facebook page. On Tuesday, our PTO will meet. We would love for any parent interested in joining this team to attend. Coaches Spirit Night will be on Wednesday night! Homework passes will be given out from 5-6! Let your server know you are from Dobson Elementary! Our PTO donuts will be delivered on Friday. Families may pick up their donuts between 2:00-5:00 in our school cafeteria. On Monday, running club and chorus will meet. Robotics will meet on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and art club will meet on Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. We wish our GROW Strong running club good luck on Friday at their race and a good luck to our robotics team as they compete on Saturday! We are proud of our tigers! Our PTO shirt sale ends on November 20th. Please return order forms and money by this date. We hope you have a wonderful fall week! Good night!
There is no school today, October 10th, due to the Veterans Day holiday this Saturday, October 11th.
Dobson Elementary School staff and students would like to thank all military veterans for their service, dedication, and bravery. We celebrated and honored the holiday a bit early on Thursday by wearing red, white, and blue, and making cards for loved ones, friends, family members, and many others.
Thank you! ❤️
1st Quarter Honor Roll!
11/9/23 - Practice Lockdown Drill
Good afternoon! This is principal Nicole Hazelwood at Dobson Elementary School. I am calling to let you know that our school participated in a Practice Lockdown Drill this afternoon in cooperation with the Dobson Police Department. We are very proud of our students and staff because they responded quickly and did a great job with the practice procedures. Student safety is the highest priority for Surry County Schools and the Dobson Police Department, and we are all working diligently everyday to ensure the safety of children. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to work with us in that process. We encourage you to talk to your child tonight about our practice drill. Please call us if you have any questions or concerns. We hope you have a great day!
Laila Ayers in 4th grade, Buffy Dowd in 5th grade, and Miss Emily Edwards traveled to NC Elementary Honors Chorus over the weekend. Laila and Buffy were accepted into this choir though an audition. They performed alongside other students from across the state at the Sevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem. What an accomplishment and honor! #DESTigersROAR
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
11/5/23
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! Science fair projects are due on Monday for 3rd-5th grade students. We will have our awards program on Tuesday. Thank you parents for encouraging your child to explore the scientific method. On Monday our 2nd graders will travel to the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. On Tuesday we will celebrate our student leaders of the month with lunch with Mr. King. On Monday, our running club will meet, on Wednesday our chorus will travel to the AGP, and our robotics team will meet after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Thursday is Drop Everything And Read! Encourage your child to bring a great book to enjoy! Our PTO donut sale ends on Thursday. Please send in order forms and money on this day. Dobson Police Department will work with our school on Thursday for a practice lockdown drill. We want our students to know the procedures in the event of an emergency. Finally, on Friday there is no school due to Veteran’s Day Holiday. Students are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue on Thursday in support of our Veterans. Have a safe and happy Veterans Day weekend. Good night!
Our annual Krispy Kreme fundraiser is underway. 🍩 Fundraiser papers were sent home with students yesterday, 11/2. They need to be turned in on Thursday, November 9th. Pick-up will be in the gym on Friday, November 17th. The price per dozen is $10, and BOGO Cards are $20.
Thank you to all the tiger families who help support the PTO and Dobson Elementary. Without your continued support, we could not plan the activities for the students that we do!
GO TIGERS! 🐾🐅
REMINDER: No School for Students on Friday, November 3, 2023! Required Staff Development for Staff.
Students at DES who participate in Robotics, Art Club, Running Club, Battle of the Books, Chorus, and our Student Ambassador program had the opportunity to be a part of Surry Central High School's Homecoming Parade last Friday! It was such a great day to be a Dobson tiger and show our tiger (and potential future eagle) pride! A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. #ThriveSCS #OnceaTigerAlwaysaTiger #TigersROAR 🐯💛
Happy National School Lunch Week!
We are grateful for our cafeteria staff and their hard work each and every day to ensure that our tigers are being fed nutritious, delicious food! 🍎🥦🥛🥪
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Fire Prevention Week!
DES Boo Bash!
Student Council officers had the opportunity to lead our School Board throughout DES for their visit yesterday. We are grateful for their visit and their willingness to not only take part in classroom activities but also to serve lunch to our tigers! #ThriveSCS
Looking at 100 @DobsonTigers cafeteria staff!!! Great work from dedicated ladies taking care of our Tigers. Enjoyed serving lunch with you. #thriveSCS @SurryCoSchools
