A Piece From The Principal's Puzzle

March

7 - Last Day of the Grading Period & 1/2 Day Students

10-14 - Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

24-28 - Bookfair

28 - Kite Day during P.E. Classes

As part of the first grade Pawsome Readers Program, a different local celebrity reads to our first graders each week. Last week, we had our very own Blossomwood resident and Mayor of Huntsville, Tommy Battle!

Thanks, Mayor Battle for making time to support our students!

As part of our Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program, we recognize students that demonstrate our P.A.W.S behavior as well as the character word of the month. The character word for January was "diligence," and according to their teachers, the following students displayed this in and out of the classrooms. Congratulations to everyone!!!

1st Grade - Braylon Crawford Kelly

2nd Grade - Lillyona McCrary

3rd Grade - Alice Fitzgerald & Annalise Williams

4th Grade - Khaleil Caldwell & Tully Fountain

5th Grade - Sloan Samples & James Fitzgerald

6th Grade - Zach Roland and Karsyn Mixon

Mrs. Williamson’s class - Roony Destine

January was a tough one for us in terms of attendance with so much sickness going around. Hopefully, February and the rest of the year will be much better.

Congratulations to the following classes for winning an attendance trophy by having the highest attendance percentage for their grade level in the month of January 2025.

Thank you again for helping to get your student to school and on time each day!

Parents often ask, "How can I help my child to be prepared for the ACAP test that students take in the spring?" Please use the link below for a resource provided by the Alabama State Department of Education which should be helpful.

The main function of the house system is to develop a sense of identity or belonging and to celebrate achievements. Schools with a structure or system like this cite the positive impact it has on the educational experience and school culture. Students report how it helps them form friendships and closer bonds with peers, and teachers share that students seem to enjoy seeing a connection with students in other classrooms as well as other grade levels. As a school, we also believe our new House System supports our school mission statement and vision.

During the first week of school or upon enrollment, all of our students and staff have the opportunity to digitally "spin" the wheel to randomly sort each student into one of four groups or houses — Emerald, Garnet, Onyx, or Sapphire.

Our House System is designed to:

1. Create school-wide community by creating opportunities for students to connect to staff and students in other classes and grades that share their house. Older students become natural leaders by mentoring and supporting younger students. Mentoring also extends to teachers and school staff members who are also assigned to a house.
2. Create a culture of belonging as students are recognized for accomplishments both academically as well as their choices related to behavior.
3. Emphasize building character through a reward system that goes beyond earning a piece of candy for doing something good. Each individual achievement adds to the collective house/group, making the reward hopefully more meaningful and social.
   
4. Provide opportunities to praise and accentuate positives for both individual students and collective groups of students.