A Piece From The Principal's Puzzle

Dear Blossomwood Families,

It was wonderful seeing everyone last week for Camp Panther and the return of students during the first week of school! We had a large crowd at Camp Panther, and the first three days were extremely smooth.

I would like to extend a special thanks to several folks:

• First, Life Church were present at Camp Panther and provided FREE school supplies and backpacks to students. We are blessed to have strong and generous community partnerships.
• Second, our PTA and so many parents have helped during the last couple of weeks with getting the school ready for the students. In fact, the PTA provided the teachers with a welcome back breakfast that they thoroughly enjoyed on their first day back (July 29). Success does not occur by accident! Teamwork!

Each Sunday morning I will send you a brief principal's message with information about current and/or upcoming opportunities for our families as well as information that will help you know what is occurring at Blossomwood Elementary. In addition, we will use this effort to highlight and brag on our students! If we don't brag on our students, who will?

As always, if I can help you with anything, just let me know!

Sincerely,

Bradley A. Scott, Ed.D.

Principal

August

22 - Celebrating Education Parade - Meet at 8 am at Dollar General on Blue Spring Road

• See Coach Nick Jones, Dr. Scott, Ms. Elliard, or Mr. Lewis for more details.

24 - DIBELS/mClass assessment window begins (Grades K-3)

28 - BES Spirit Night at Roller Time Skate Center

31 - iReady & STAR assessment window begins; Reading & Math - Early LIteracy

7 - Labor Day (No School)

9 - Progress Reports Sent Home

10 - Fall Picture Day (Individual Student Pictures)

24 - BES Spirit Day at Lola's Cocina Restaurant

You may have recently received an email regarding SchoolCash Online. Huntsville City Schools is transitioning to a new online payment platform for student fees and school-related items called SchoolCash Online.

Key Information

• What it replaces: All online payments for school fees, class items, and activity payments will move to SchoolCash Online.

• What is NOT changing: Meal payments (CNP) will stay on EZSchoolPay. Lunch accounts will continue to function as usual through EZSchoolPay. (Keep in mind that breakfast and lunch are free for students at Blossomwood.)

Parent Registration Process

Parents and guardians can create a free account and attach their student(s) to their profile. This registration can be done in two ways:

1. Invitation Email: Primary guardians listed in PowerSchool will receive an automatic email invitation over the weekend after launch. If parents ask, please reassure them that this email is legitimate and safe.

2. School Website: Parents can also register directly at huntsvillecs.schoolcashonline.com or by clicking the School Fees button on any Huntsville City Schools website.

Once registered, parents will automatically receive email notifications whenever new fees or items are added for their child.

In partnership with the Huntsville Police Department, we have been asked to share a reminder:

CAR LINE ARRIVAL

Please have students ready to exit the vehicle when you enter the covered walkway area enabling the line to move quickly.

CAR LINE DISMISSAL

• Parents are asked to wait in their cars during arrival and dismissal.
• Students will wait inside the building each day and listen for their car number. BES staff will ensure the student(s) exit the building to the car area for loading.

• Students will be called by the student name displayed in your window.
• If you do not have your student name card displayed in the window, you will be asked to park, go to the office and provide identification to pick up your student(s).

WALKER DISMISSAL

• NEIGHBORHOOD Walkers (Tennessee Street) will be escorted by BES staff to the gate on Tennessee Street to meet a parent and/or a walker agreement will have to be completed by his/her parent and remain on file in the office.
• NEIGHBORHOOD Walkers (Olive Drive) will be escorted by BES staff to the bridge on Olive Drive to meet a parent and/or a walker agreement will have to be completed by his/her parent and remain on file in the office.
• NEIGHBORHOOD Walkers (Dale Circle) will be escorted by BES staff to the gate at Dale Circle to meet a parent and/or a walker agreement will have to be completed by his/her parent and remain on file in the office.

Bus route information is available for the 2026-27 school year. Visit the school bus route map link available at huntsvillecityschools.org/bus.

Information is also available on the Powerschool Parent Portal for the primary custodial parents of students registered for bus transportation. Parents who have any questions about route placement should call the Transportation Call Center at 256-428-6911.

The transportation exception form is currently being revised. If you need to submit a request for an exception, please use the School Bus Transportation Comment Form until further notice.

• Information about how to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal is available on the Grades Online page.

• Parents who did not receive an email with a temporary parent portal password and are unable to reset their password on the portal will need to go in-person to the enrollment center at 714 Bob Wallace Ave to access their parent portal account.

• A driver's license or other form of photo ID is required to verify parents' identity.

Please note that only the browser version of the parent portal will display bus information - the mobile app does not. On mobile devices, you may need to turn the phone sideways into landscape orientation to view all the menu options.

Please direct all transportation-related questions, including in the event of an emergency, to the Transportation Call Center at 256-428-6911 or use the School Bus Transportation Comment form button on this page.

Below are a few general safety reminders and updates related to visitors and families I would like to share so your family can plan and prepare for the upcoming school year:

• Any person who comes into the school to see a child MUST be listed in PowerSchool as a contact person for that child. This includes anyone coming to eat lunch with a child or volunteer in the school. Any visitors/volunteers not associated with a student as a contact in PowerSchool must be approved through Dr. Scott. Please make sure you update your child's contacts by stopping by the school office.
  
• Please remember that ALL visitors and volunteers will need to show an ID to enter our building. The ID will also be used to verify that the person entering the building is associated as a contact with a student. For those wondering about the Raptor safety system, it is a system that uses the visitor’s first name, last name, and date of birth that is captured with the ID scan to check only against registered sex offender databases in all 50 U.S. states.
  
• All students (K-6) and parents must walk through the weapons detection system located in the school lobby.
• Visitors will be asked to sign in on a log that indicate where their location will be while in the building. For example, "Lunchroom" if coming to eat lunch with a student. It is important for the safety of ALL people in the building, including our visitors and volunteers, for us to know your location.
• Any visitor who is eating lunch with a student, must check out at the front office at the conclusion of lunch. Visitors are not allowed to go with the class back to the classroom or out to the playground for recess time.
• While we look forward to having help at lunch, the first few of weeks of school are spent establishing routines and procedures throughout the school, especially in the cafeteria. We welcome parents to volunteer and eat lunch with us in the cafeteria starting Monday, August 30. * Exception: If your child has a birthday and you would like to eat lunch with them, please work it out with your child's teacher.

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