Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/8/24
Good evening, Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! On Monday, our school improvement team will meet. Monday night is PTO Skate Night at Starlite Skate Center in Mount Airy! Come between 6-8 and enjoy a fun night of skating! Homework passes will be given out and DES shirts and blankets will be available for purchase. On Wednesday, our 4th graders will travel to Raleigh. 4th graders need to arrive on campus no later than 6:15am for our trip. We ask that parents park in the upper lot so the charter buses can park next to the cafeteria. We will have breakfast for students before leaving. Encourage your child to wear comfortable shoes on this day. 4th graders will return on campus at approximately 7:30 pm. Thank you for making plans to pick up your child at this time. Friday is an exciting day-it is our first ROAR Celebration! Students need to wear sunscreen and bring a towel and another change of clothes and shoes. Students with less than 3 MIRS will be able to attend. We will have Drop Everything And Read on Friday. Encourage your child to bring a great book to enjoy. Finally, progress reports will go home on Friday. This is a great time to talk to your child about their goals for the remainder of the quarter.
We have set beginning of the year reading goals with your child. Please encourage your child to read each night. Students that reach their reading goals will get to attend on reading trip in December. We love for parents to join us for lunch! Please remember, only individuals on a student’s pick-up list are able to eat lunch with your child. Thank you for helping us keep all students safe. Have a fabulous week! Good night!
Book Fair Information
This morning, with the help of Mrs. Fowler's 3rd grade Class Representative Jack Stanley, we drew raffle tickets for the winners of our Raffle Ticket Fundraiser. Congratulations to the following individuals for winning and thanks again to all who purchased tickets to support our school!
1st Place, winning the Blackstone Grill - Tim Fahrner
2nd Place, winning the YETI Cooler - Kristie Strickland
3rd Place, winning $50 in cash - Leslie Smith
PTO Skate Night is on Monday, September 9th!
Congratulations to our top sellers for the Raffle Ticket Fundraiser! A HUGE thank you to all of the students who sold tickets and to everyone who purchased them to support our school.
1st Place - Hayden Queen
Tied for 2nd/3rd Place - Clover Gravely and Zohonna Nelson (not pictured)
We will be drawing tickets this Friday, September 6th. Stay tuned! 🐯
PTO Newsletter for the month of August + Information on Skate Night!
In observance of the Labor Day holiday today, we have no school!
September Birthdays!
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
9/1/24
Good evening, Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! There will be no school on Monday, September 2nd due to Labor Day Holiday. Enjoy this long weekend with your family. Thank you for joining us for parent awareness sessions these past few weeks. We hope these parent awareness sessions were helpful in learning grade level expectations. 5th grade will have their session this week on Thursday, September 5th. Parents are invited to come and eat breakfast with their child and learn about what to expect in this year’s grade. The cost for breakfast is $2.35. Our cafeteria accepts cash or checks. On Thursday, September 5th, we will have our ice cream party for students that sold 10 books of tickets. Our raffle ticket drawing will be on Friday, September 6th. We will announce the winners on our school Facebook page. We appreciate your support of our fundraiser. With your help, we raised over $6,000 for school needs. On Friday, our 5th graders will go on a field trip to Appalachian State University. Please return your child’s permission form and money if they plan to attend. 5th graders will not return until 4:00pm. Please make plans to pick up your child at this time. We have been working on learning how to lead self by demonstrating self awareness and accountability. We will celebrate student leadership later in September with our ROAR celebration. Students with 3 or more MIRS will be able to attend. Thank you for talking to your child about how to lead self. Take time to soak up the official end of summer and beginning of the fall season. Enjoy your long weekend! Good night.
After school childcare will be closing at 5:00 PM today, August 28th. Thank you for your help and understanding! We apologize for any inconvenience.
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
8/25/24
Good evening Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Thank you for joining us for parent awareness sessions last week. We hope these sessions were helpful in learning grade level expectations. 1st grade will have their session this week on Tuesday. Parents are invited to come and eat breakfast with their child and learn about what to expect in this year’s grade. The cost for breakfast is $2.35. Our cafeteria accepts cash or checks. On Tuesday, our 3rd graders will take their Beginning of Third Grade Reading EOG. Thank you for having your child here on time. Students are not able to have their Smart/Apple watches/Fitness trackers in the testing site. Our student council officer election will be on Thursday at 8:30 in our gym. We invite parents of the students running to attend and support their child. Our school fundraiser ends on Friday. Please return the ticket stubs and money. Tickets are $1 each. The raffle prizes are: 1st place: Blackstone Grill donated by Erik Bruce, Foothill Homes & Land. 2nd Place: Yeti Cooler and Dicks Sporting Goods Gift Card donated by Golden Eagle Foundation. 3rd Place: $50 cash. We are encouraging students to sell 1 book each. We greatly appreciate your support of our fundraiser! We will have our ticket drawing on September 6th. Finally, there is no school on Monday, September 2nd due to Labor Day Holiday. Enjoy your long weekend with your family!
If you have a child that attends after school daycare, please be aware that it will be closing at 5:00 today. Please spread the word!
We do apologize for any inconvenience.
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If you haven't already, please download the Surry County Schools mobile app and never miss a notification! 📱
#SCSUpdates | Please see the School Nutrition CEP / Meal Payment Update for 24-25. For more information, please visit surryschoolmeals.com. 🍎🥦
#SCSUpdates | Surry County Schools would like to remind you that we will review the Home Language Surveys of newly enrolled and kindergarten students to see if language testing for Multilingual Learner services is needed. We have 30 days from the date of enrollment to conduct a parent interview, record review, complete a WIDA Screener test, and notify parents of the testing results & ML Services.
Our initial Screener testing window for newly enrolled kindergarten and other new students (grades 1-12) is August 08, 2024 through September 19, 2024.
Weekly Message from Mrs. Hazelwood:
8/4/24
Good evening, Tiger families! This is Mrs. Hazelwood calling with Tiger News! Welcome back to the 2024-2025 school year. We have missed our tigers and are looking forward to meeting them at orientation. Our back to school orientation will be on Monday, August 5th. Parents may choose to attend between 8-10:00 am or 5:00–7:00 pm. No appointment is needed! Come at a time that works best for you to meet your child’s teacher and complete necessary paperwork. Families should have received a letter from me with back to school information as well as a district letter regarding annual student enrollment. Save time at open house and go ahead and complete this online. We will have before and after school childcare sign-ups in our front office during orientation. The first day for before and after school childcare is Wednesday, August 14th. All students receive free breakfast AND lunch this school year! We are so excited to be able to provide this opportunity to our students. Parents are welcome to come and eat lunch with their child. Parents can pay for their meals by cash or check this school year. Parents may not eat off their child’s lunch account. The first day of school will be on Thursday, August 8th. We will have staggered kindergarten enrollment which means half of our kindergarten student’s first day will be on August 8th and the other half on August 9th. The entire kindergarten will return on August 12th. If you have a kindergarten student, your back to school letter you received indicated what your child’s first day of school is. PreK students will start August 21st and 22nd. They will also have a staggered start. Mrs. Rodgers will communicate to parents what your child’s first day of school is. Parents are welcome to walk their child to class the first week of school. When in the car rider line, please pull all the way up to spot #1. This helps with the flow of traffic. During afternoon dismissal, walk-ups may stand at the flagpole or behind the orange lines. This is to ensure the safety of all students. Please be patient with us these first few weeks as we learn your vehicles. If you have any questions, please reach out to the school. We want our students to learn respect, organization, having a great attitude, and responsibility this school year. Thank you for working together to help your child grow and learn. We look forward to seeing you at orientation tomorrow! Good night!
#SCSBackToSchool | Welcome back, Surry County Schools teachers and staff! 🍎 ✏
We're excited to kick off another amazing school year filled with new opportunities, growth, and success.
Happy Father's Day from Dobson Elementary School!
June is known as National Safety Month and National Hunger Awareness Month. Let us recognize and raise awareness for these causes!
