Happy National Assistant Principal Appreciation Week! This morning we recognized our AP, Mrs. Ashley Queen, on the announcements and she was presented with a bag full of gifts from both students and staff. We love you, appreciate you, and cannot express how grateful we are for all you do here at Dobson Elementary School! 🧡
Congratulations to our Bus Driver of the Year, Mr. Lynn Hayden! We are thankful for everything you do, especially getting our students to and from school safely! 💛
There are many things that April is known for, one of them being Child Abuse Prevention Month. In order to show our support, we encourage everyone to wear BLUE this Friday, April 5th! 💙
There are lots of things to celebrate and raise awareness for during the month of April!
April Birthdays!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
3/31/24
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! I pray your family had a happy Easter break with family and friends. There will be no school on Monday. Students return from break on Tuesday, April 2nd. This week is Child Abuse Prevention Week! Thank you for advocating for a safe and happy home for your child. Students are encouraged to wear blue on Friday in support of this. We will have Drop Everything And Read on Tuesday. Please encourage your child to bring a book to enjoy. Our 3rd-5th grade students will take their MOCK EOG Wednesday through Friday. This information is used for review before end of grade tests in May. Thank you for having your child here and on time. We will be on a different lunch schedule on these days. On Tuesday, running club will meet, Wednesday chorus will meet, and student council on Thursday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay! This week is Assistant Principal Appreciation Week and Thursday is School Librarian Appreciation day! We are so blessed to have Mrs. Ashley Queen and Mrs. Amy Edwards at Dobson Elementary! Both of these ladies work tirelessly, in different ways, to educate and support our students! Our PTO is selling Little Caesars Pizza kits. Fliers went home with students last week. Our goal is $1,800 for school improvement needs. The sale runs until Thursday, April 11th. Thank you for supporting our PTO! Have a wonderful spring week! Good night!
Last Friday, our "Book Battle" team, coached by Mrs. Siomara Baltazar and Mrs. Amy Edwards, had the opportunity to use their knowledge of specific literature and abilities to collaborate in a competition against 11 other schools.
We would like to congratulate them on placing TOP FIVE in the competition! We are proud of their hard work, leadership, and love for reading!
Congratulations to these young ladies for having their art recognized in the SCS Superintendent's Art Contest! We want to thank our art teacher, Mrs. Melissa Simpson, for all she has done to help our artists SHINE! 🤩
Lyrik Quiterio (3rd Grade): 1st Place in 2-3 Three-Dimensional
Eva Thomas (4th Grade): Honorable Mention in 4-5 Two-Dimensional
Madeline Branch (5th Grade): 2nd Place in 4-5 Digital Media
(Photos from Surry County Schools page)
Upcoming Pre-K Information Nights!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
3/24/24
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! On Monday and Tuesday we will have kindergarten screening appointments for our rising kindergarten students. Our running club will meet after school on Monday and gardening club will meet after school on Tuesday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Tuesday night is our 2nd and 3rd grade PTO Program @ 6:00. Come out and hear beautiful singing from our students! 2nd grade students will have a different lunch schedule on this day. Kindergarten will have a field trip on Wednesday. Please return your child’s permission form if they plan to attend. Our ROAR Celebration and PTO Egg hunt will be on Thursday. Please remind your child to bring a basket to collect eggs. Our PTO is in need of candy for this event. We appreciate any donations of individually wrapped candy for this event. Report cards go home on Thursday. Please sit down with your child and set goals for the last quarter of school. Talk about how they plan to lead self and achieve those goals. Finally, there is no school March 29th through April 1st due to Easter break. Enjoy this long weekend with your family! Have a wonderful week! Good night!
DES was asked to provide artwork to hang in the Surry County Courthouse. The goal was to help create a more kid-friendly, welcoming environment, particularly for those attending juvenile court. The students were greeted by Judge William Southern IIII and presented a letter of appreciation from him for their hard work. We are appreciative of him and everyone at the Courthouse for their time! Great work, tigers, and what a wonderful opportunity! 🤩
Important Reminder:
Good morning, tiger families!
Just an announcement that we will be having a PTO meeting on Thursday night at 6:00 here at DES! Anyone who is interested may attend. We hope to see you there! 😄
Pre-K Information Nights
PTO - Upcoming March Events!
Spring Picture Day is Wednesday, March 20th!
SCC Event
Pre-K Applications NOW OPEN!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
2/25/24
Good evening, tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with tiger news! This week is Read Across America Week! We will have daily activities planned to encourage reading with students! Chorus will meet after school on Monday, Book Battle on Tuesday, and art club on Wednesday. Please send a note if your child plans to stay. Our PTO will meet at 6:00 at Dobson Elementary on Tuesday night. We invite any parent that is able to join us. Friday will be our Book Character parade. Encourage your child to dress up as their favorite book character. Looking ahead, there is no school March 2nd-10th due to spring break. Have a wonderful week! Good night!
2/23/24- American Heart Challenge
Good evening, Dobson family. This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with a very important reminder regarding our school’s Kids Heart Challenge program. While this program’s primary purpose is to raise much needed funds for the American Heart Association and it’s many deserving families in need, there is also a way for our school to benefit. If 50% of our students simply register online, our school receives a gift certificate from US GAMES to purchase much needed PE equipment. Please consider taking a few minutes to register your child. Reaching this goal would greatly benefit our school and help provide additional resources for our PE department. The program ends Tuesday, February 27, so please take action soon. Thank you and have a good night.