Bus 169 just left the school.
8 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Bus 169 has not left yet. They are running behind. We will send out another notification when they leave school. We apologize for the inconvenience.
8 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Bus 88 has arrived. Thank you for your patience this morning!
8 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Good morning! Bus 88 is running later today than last week. We will provide an update when the bus arrives to school. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
8 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Our AWE PTO is hosting a student-only Winter Snowflake Dance on 1/30/26. This event will be open to grades K through 5th grade. Free admission for all K-5 students.

Snacks will be available for purchase. A special dance bundle is available for purchase for $5.00. Dance bundle includes snack, drink, and craft/glow stick. Must pre-pay for the Dance Bundle option by 1/23/26.
Prepayment for Dance Bundle can be done via Pay Pal, Square or Square Space or you can send $5 cash in for dance bundle

Limited snacks will also be available for sale during the event.
https://www.awepto.com/store/p/snowflakedancedeal. **Please note Dance Bundle purchase is non-refundable. Our make-up date will be February 6th, 2026, if weather impacts the initial date.

The permission form must be completed by Friday, January 23, 2026. **No exceptions!!
Electronic or paper are both acceptable forms, both do not need to be completed.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8TAfVuINdS5nPJUEw-ErMAh6csfn88TnEwIYLQ0OwLPCgkw/viewform

If you are able to volunteer, please sign up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084AA4A72FA20-57674927-snowflake
10 days ago, Principal Westmoreland

ABSS Families: Don’t miss your chance to weigh in! Our Attendance Zone Planning survey is open until Jan 15. We want your input before any draft maps are created. In-person Community Voice sessions will follow! https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/page/student-assignments

10 days ago, ABSS Webmaster
 Our school district is beginning a rezoning process to plan for enrollment, school capacity, and future growth. Community voice comes first. Provide your feedback! Nuestro distrito escolar está comenzando un proceso de redistribución de zonas escolares para planificar la inscripción, la capacidad de las escuelas y el crecimiento futuro. ¡La voz de la comunidad es lo primero! bit.ly/abssrezoning
All buses completed their routes at 4:45pm today. Please be advised that the afternoon routes will be impacted tomorrow as well due to a driver absence. The time that your child arrived at their stop today will be around the same time tomorrow afternoon. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
12 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Vision Screenings Coming Up Soon--3rd/5th grade
Our school nurse will begin conducting mass vision screenings for 3rd and 5th-grade students beginning Friday, January 16th. If you do not wish for your student to participate in the screening, you must send a written notification to your student's teacher or the school nurse by Friday, January 16th at 8:00 am. If written notification is not received by the date/time your student will be screened.

Please reach out to the school nurse with any questions.


Thanks,
Kelly
12 days ago, Principal Westmoreland
Hello families. We will be splitting bus 88 students between the other buses for the PM route Thursday, Jan 8 and Friday, Jan 9 due to bus driver absence. Be advised that this will cause delays for all bus routes. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience
12 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Please delete if you do not have students in our afternoon Eagles Nest daycare program.

Dear Eagles Nest Families,
We are looking forward to our upcoming school event on Friday, January 30, and wanted to share a few important details regarding Eagles Nest programming that afternoon.

Because the event will use many of the shared spaces normally used by Eagles Nest, students staying for PM Eagles Nest will attend the event from 3-5pm under Eagles Nest and school staff supervision. This allows us to maintain appropriate supervision and ensure student safety.

While we are calling this a “dance,” students will not be dancing the entire time. The event will be highly organized and structured by grade-level spans (K–1, 2–3, and 4–5), with students rotating through multiple stations, including dance, snack, and a craft/photo area.

Eagles Nest students are not required to purchase the $5 Dance Bundle, though families are welcome to do so. Students attending through Eagles Nest will still have the option to receive their regular afternoon snack.
Parents may pick up their child at any time during the event; you do not need to wait until 5:00 p.m. That said, we hope families will allow students the opportunity to participate in and enjoy the entire event (which ends at 5). If you have not arrived to pick them up by 5 pm, they will be returned to the Eagles Nest program. Eagles Nest care will end at 5:45 (like normal).
If you prefer not to have your child attend the event, you are welcome to pick them up via car riders (just fill out the online form) following our normal change-of-transportation procedures.

Thank you for your flexibility and continued support. Please feel free to contact Dr. Westmoreland or Mrs. Keenan if you have any questions.

Ashley Westmoreland
Principal
13 days ago, Principal Westmoreland
Bus 88 is running a few minutes behind. They left 5-10 minutes later than normal. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.
13 days ago, Assistant Principal Taylor Corcoran
Our AWE PTO is hosting a Winter Snowflake Dance on 1/30/26. This event will be open to grades K through 5th grade. Free admission for all K-5 students.

Snacks will be available for purchase. A special dance bundle is available for purchase for $5.00. Dance bundle includes snack, drink, and craft/glow stick. Must pre-pay for the Dance Bundle option by 1/23/26.
Prepayment for Dance Bundle can be done via Pay Pal, Square or Square Space
Limited snacks will also be available for sale during the event.
https://www.awepto.com/store/p/snowflakedancedeal. **Please note Dance Bundle purchase is non-refundable. Our make-up date will be February 6th, 2026, if weather impacts the initial date.

The permission form must be completed by Friday, January 23, 2026. Electronic or paper are both acceptable forms, both do not need to be completed.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8TAfVuINdS5nPJUEw-ErMAh6csfn88TnEwIYLQ0OwLPCgkw/viewform
15 days ago, Alexander Wilson Elementary
Good morning,
This message is for car rider parents.
Due to the frigid temperatures, we will not be able to use our student Safety Patrol for morning car rider arrivals. Our adults will be split down the line, and we may need our older students to help us by opening their own doors. We appreciate your patience this morning!
about 1 month ago, Principal Westmoreland

Our Winter Concert is tonight at 6 pm in the gym. We hope you'll join us!
Also, our Winter Break Countdown Dress-up Days continue tomorrow:
Friday, December 12: Wear festive socks and/or winter hats

about 1 month ago, Principal Westmoreland
Thank you to all who took an ornament or two from our Blessing Tree. The items are due Friday, December 12th.
We’d love to collect some gift bags and wrapping paper to gift our Blessing Tree families. You can drop these off in the car line on Thursday, December 11th, as you come or go to school, or bring them to the Winter Concert.
Our Winter Concert is tomorrow at 6 pm in the gym! We hope you'll join us!
about 1 month ago, Principal Westmoreland

Revised Lunch Menu this week at AWE:

Today, 12/9: we are using Friday's menu, which is pizza and chicken/waffles

Wednesday, 12/10, will be: as planned, mac & cheese, or cheesy hotz chicken and regular chicken chunks 

Thursday, 12/11: holiday meal (turkey gravy stuffing) or pizza 

Friday, 12/12: back on schedule with the correct menu 

about 1 month ago, Principal Westmoreland