A Piece From The Principal's Puzzle

We are proud to share that Blossomwood earned an 87 for the 2023-24 school year ! As indicated by the graphic below, we continue to increase our overall report card score since 2017-18.

• We want to celebrate our 100% rate of academic growth (maximum score of 45/45 points) which is a huge credit to our teachers and students.
• Thanks to your efforts of getting students to school each day and on time, our attendance was better last year with a lower rate of students with chronic absenteeism (18 or more absences)! Therefore, we received more points in the area of attendance!
• With your continuous support, we know we will continue strengthening our areas of need and sustaining excellence in our areas of strength.
  
• Thank you in advance for encouraging your student to get better/smarter each day whether it be using i-Ready, reading for 20 minutes, etc.

December

2- 13 - ACAP Summative Practice

• i-Ready Mid-Year (MOVED TO JANUARY 2025)

17 - PTA Meeting (Grades K, 1, & 2 performing) at Blossomwood Cafeteria @ 6:00 pm

20 - Holiday Parties, 1/2 Day Students & End of Semester

20 - Grade 6 Choir & Band Holiday Performance @ 8:30 am at Blossomwood Cafeteria

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 November was "citizenship," and according to their teachers, the following students displayed this in and out of the classrooms. Congratulations to everyone!!!

Kindergarten - Finley Johnson

1st Grade - Isaac Olsen

2nd Grade - Khai’Dynn Baker

3rd Grade - Charlie Fitzgerald & Matilda Little

4th Grade - Sophie Michael & Mason Burwell

5th Grade - Pierce Lucas & Everly Lutz

6th Grade - Juniper McCulley

Each year we encourage our students to continue learning during the extended breaks such as Thanksgiving Break. Your child should have brought home a sheet in his/her Blossomwood folder (as pictured below) with the directions for participating in the voluntary Thanksgiving Break Learning Challenge which includes a reading, math, and family event challenge.

More specifically, one ticket can be earned for completing the reading challenge, one ticket can be earned for completing the math challenge, and/or one ticket can be earned for completing the family challenge. To be clear, a student can do one, two, or all three challenges. We will be giving away several donated prizes including gift cards for a free of bluetooth speakers, Karaoke microphone, coupons for free ice cream, wireless headphones, etc.

Please see below for additional details.

The record sheet (on the back) for the Challenge is due on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 to Dr. Scott. An adult signature is required at the bottom of the completed sheet.

Last Friday afternoon, we had a Blossomwood Thanksgiving Parade hosted by Mrs. Murphree, Ms. Pauli's and Mrs. Williamson's classes!

The theme and fourth grade GATE service project called Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Parade, which was in collaboration with Mrs. Williamson's resource classroom. The students read the book Balloons Over Broadway, researched the history of the Macy's Day Parade, and learned about various methods of building floats. Then, some of the students built "floats" with wagons borrowed from parents and PTA.

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.