Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Please be aware that we only have your darling students this week for Monday and Tuesday. Please enjoy them on Wednesday through Sunday! Send them back full and happy next Monday morning! We are all anxious to give thanks for all we have this week and to spend time with family and friends and relax a little before the busy holiday season that will soon be upon us.
Here's what's happening in our neck of the woods this week:
Monday, November 23:
School Improvement Team at 2:45 p.m. in the Media Center. Our SIT group is composed of teachers, assistants, parents, PTA and community who come together every other month to help make decisions for Blair's best interest. If you have anything you would like to discuss, please let me know and we can place it on the agenda. One thing we will be discussing is the possibility of uniforms next year. We will begin thinking about a survey that we would like to send out before the Christmas holidays begin.
Tuesday, November 24: We will be having harvest celebrations in many classrooms today. Please check with your child's teacher to see when each class will be giving thanks. We will also be celebrating our schoolwide PBS (Positive Behavior Support) assemblies. Grades K-2 will be at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria and Grades 3-5 will be recognized at 8:55 a.m. in the cafeteria. Please be sure to stop in the front office first, sign in and get a green sticker. We hope you can join us for the assemblies.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. We are thankful for your children here at Blair. They make us smile every day. I am sincerely wishing you a wonderful weekend of fun, good food, happy family times and relaxation.
Yours in Education,
Barbara Stock, Principal
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Week of November 16, 2009
Dear Parents:
The weather has gotten colder and colder. If you know of any children in your neighborhoods or churches who need a coat, let us know. Our PTA has been doing a Coat Drive and we probably have 50 coats left over. We would love for them to go to a nice home and be used.
We are finally doing better with the flu spreading a little less (fewer students being sent home!) We have been washing hands, disinfecting desks and counters and bathrooms and have been coughing and sneezing the proper ways as not to spread germs. We are so glad the children and faculty are feeling better.
Blair Elementary will have our first evaluation process on Wednesday. Mrs. Stock will be showing documentation for professional development, communication (like this blog), community involvement, testing data and working conditions. We feel it will be all good!!!
Grade 5 will celebrate on Friday at 8:30 a.m. for graduating from the DARE Drug Program. We will have select students read their stories about how to say NO to drugs, then have a little party (celebration) in honor of the pledge that students will take.
We will have our School Improvement Team meeting on Monday the 23rd at 2:45 p.m. Any parent is welcome to come and speak, ask or tell whatever is on their mind about Blair.
Blair will be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays on Wednesday the 25th, Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th.
Have a warm and happy week.
Yours in Education,
Barbara Stock, Principal
The weather has gotten colder and colder. If you know of any children in your neighborhoods or churches who need a coat, let us know. Our PTA has been doing a Coat Drive and we probably have 50 coats left over. We would love for them to go to a nice home and be used.
We are finally doing better with the flu spreading a little less (fewer students being sent home!) We have been washing hands, disinfecting desks and counters and bathrooms and have been coughing and sneezing the proper ways as not to spread germs. We are so glad the children and faculty are feeling better.
Blair Elementary will have our first evaluation process on Wednesday. Mrs. Stock will be showing documentation for professional development, communication (like this blog), community involvement, testing data and working conditions. We feel it will be all good!!!
Grade 5 will celebrate on Friday at 8:30 a.m. for graduating from the DARE Drug Program. We will have select students read their stories about how to say NO to drugs, then have a little party (celebration) in honor of the pledge that students will take.
We will have our School Improvement Team meeting on Monday the 23rd at 2:45 p.m. Any parent is welcome to come and speak, ask or tell whatever is on their mind about Blair.
Blair will be closed for the Thanksgiving holidays on Wednesday the 25th, Thursday the 26th and Friday the 27th.
Have a warm and happy week.
Yours in Education,
Barbara Stock, Principal
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Week of November 9, 2009
Dear Parents: The weather is finally turning colder, so be sure your child has an extra jacket at school. We have PE and recess even in chillier weather (it never bothers the children, just us adults standing around supervising!!) If the weather gets very very cold, PE and recess will be in individual classrooms with appropriate activities provided.
On Tuesday, our Fourth grade students will be engaged in their first writing prompt for their grade level. We are sure the students will each have a great time writing about the topic that will be chosen. They are all so creative and expressive and we truly enjoy reading all of them.
Wednesday is Veteran's Day and it is a holiday for all New Hanover County Schools. Sleep in, have a big breakfast, lounge around and even take a nap...have a great day off!!
The rest of the week will be spent learning all the things students learn in their paced curriculums. We promise to challenge the students as we look forward to the next several months ahead.
Have a great week.
Yours in Education,
Barbara Stock
On Tuesday, our Fourth grade students will be engaged in their first writing prompt for their grade level. We are sure the students will each have a great time writing about the topic that will be chosen. They are all so creative and expressive and we truly enjoy reading all of them.
Wednesday is Veteran's Day and it is a holiday for all New Hanover County Schools. Sleep in, have a big breakfast, lounge around and even take a nap...have a great day off!!
The rest of the week will be spent learning all the things students learn in their paced curriculums. We promise to challenge the students as we look forward to the next several months ahead.
Have a great week.
Yours in Education,
Barbara Stock
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