A Piece From The Principal's Puzzle

September

10 - Progress Reports Sent Home

October

6-10 - FALL BREAK

23 - Huntsville High Homecoming Parade at HHS

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

As you are aware, daily attendance plays an important part in the success of each student as well as the school. I have included the totals for Blossomwood for the month of August. It is easy to see that the amount of instructional time lost accumulates quickly. Please help us by ensuring that your child is at school every day unless they are sick.

* Reminder: A student is counted absent is he/she checks out prior to 11:30 am.

Thank you to our wonderful teachers for providing a fantastic and informative Curriculum Night last Tuesday. Each grade did an excellent job of designing a one page document with helpful grade level information and tips for helping at home .The academic conversations between teachers and parents were great, too!

Thank you also to all of the families that were able to attend the event!

Don't forget ALL students at Blossomwood are welcome to a FREE breakfast and lunch from our cafeteria.

• If your child would like a breakfast, please remind them to come directly to the cafeteria upon arrival. We serve breakfast from 7:30 to 7:50 am which allows students to be in their classroom ready to learn at 8:00 am.
• If you have questions about your child’s lunch account, please email our cafeteria manager Mirtha Petty at mirtha.petty@hsv-k12.org.

If you have any questions, please contact Avery Murphree - Avery.Murphree@hsv-k12.org.

If you would like to volunteer and become more involved at Blossomwood, please reach out to our parent coordinator, Ms. Chelsea Clay. She will be glad to help find a role just for you! In fact, part of her role as parent coordinator includes establishing a parent advisory committee, hosting parent events, leading parent trainings, building relationships with all parents in our school, and acting as a liaison between the parent community and the school.

Email - Chelsea.Clay@hsv-k12.org

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.