Dear Parents:
School is in a routine and going well. Students seem happy and eager to learn. We wish we could bottle and sell it!!! We are thoroughly enjoying your children. Thank you for sending them to us.
Monday is Labor Day and a nice holiday day off for everyone. We hope you have some fun family activities planned and that the weather cooperates. Speaking of weather, we have an Alert Phone Message system that is used by both Blair and the Central Office of New Hanover County Schools. In the event of an emergency delay or closing of school, Central Office will send out a phone message letting you know what school procedures they will follow. Sometimes the TV and radio send out inaccurate information about closings or delays. If there is a delay or closing, a phone call will be generated from Central Office. Please be sure that your contact information is updated at our front office with Miss Elaine if your phone numbers have changed.
Tuesday morning President Obama is addressing students in a Speech. Teachers will all have the option as to whether their class will listen to and discuss the speech. If your child's class is participating, you have the option of not having your child participate. An opt out form was sent home Thursday with every child and if you choose NOT to have your child participate or view the speech, please send the form back to your child's teacher. If you want your child to participate, you need to do nothing.
Tuesday afternoon we will be implementing our new parent-pickup dismissal procedure. Parents will not be permitted to take their children out of a line or wait at the end of room 105 outside. This causes a problem for cars, teachers and students at dismissal. We have so many students that dismissal in that area has become a safety issue. Please stay in your car and pull up around the curve (like a.m. dropoff) and we will send your child to your car. You will have the option of coming to the office to pick up your child as well. If there is a change in plans that is different from the usual pickup (ie someone else is picking up your child one day, ) that person will have to report to the front office and we must have a prior note or phone call before 2:00 p.m. Until we get to know you, please have a driver's license ready. We will not dismiss from the office before 2:3p p.m. unless it is for an emergency or appointment. Please be patient with us. The first week will take some extra time to orchestrate. Once we are in a routine, I am confident things will run smoothly. Please remember that we are doing this for SAFETY of our children!
Friday will be our first Blair on the Air for this school year. Check us out on Channel 4 at School. Parents, you are welcome to come view Blair on the Air with your child in the classroom, the Media Center or in the Broadcast room if your child is on Blair on the Air that day. We have a weekly Friday broadcast at 7:55 a.m. I'm sure you will hear our famous ending of every show, "stay cool, bulldogs!!"
Something new to look forward to: We hope to have our radio station WDOG up and running soon. You will be asked to tune into 87.7 FM and listen to announcements, stories, student songs and comments. You will need to be on Blair School Road to hear the broadcasts. Stay tuned-we will let you know when we begin broadcasting!!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Barbara Stock, Principal
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