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
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
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
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.
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
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
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
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
AWE 3-Hour Delay Reminders:
1) AM Eagles Nest will run from 9:30-10:20. *This is for regular attendees only!
2) We WILL NOT serve breakfast. (We can only serve breakfast on a 1- or 2-hour delay.)
3) Car Line will start rolling at 10:20. Bus and Car students will go straight to their classroom upon arrival.
4) Students will be marked tardy at 10:50.
1) AM Eagles Nest will run from 9:30-10:20. *This is for regular attendees only!
2) We WILL NOT serve breakfast. (We can only serve breakfast on a 1- or 2-hour delay.)
3) Car Line will start rolling at 10:20. Bus and Car students will go straight to their classroom upon arrival.
4) Students will be marked tardy at 10:50.
Our PTO is providing a wonderful holiday luncheon for our staff on December 15th. Can you help serve, provide desserts, or volunteer to cover the cafeteria? Here is the link to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084AA4A72FA20-57536607-staff#/
Our PTO is providing a wonderful holiday luncheon for our staff on December 15th. Can you help serve, provide desserts, or volunteer to cover the cafeteria? Here is the link to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084AA4A72FA20-57536607-staff#/
Due to the forecast of below-freezing temperatures accompanied by precipitation, ABSS will be closed for all students and staff tomorrow, Friday, December 5th. This includes all after-school activities. We have made this decision out of caution to ensure the safety of our school community.
During Monday's Board of Education meeting, the 2026-2027 academic calendar's latest draft was unanimously approved. The updated version moves required workdays to Monday or Friday. We sincerely appreciate the valuable and extensive feedback provided by our community. You can download the calendars here: https://www.abss.k12.nc.us/documents/district-information/calendars/350847
Reminder, there is NO Good News Club in December. We will resume a new 6-week session in the spring.
Bus 192 is heading out from the school now to get bus 24 students. We were just notified. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Bus 24 students will be picked up by bus 192 again this morning. We apologize for the inconvenience. This will cause delays. Thank you for your patience.
Good evening! Bus 24 students will be picked up by Bus 192 tomorrow morning. This will cause delays for bus 24 students. Also, a kind reminder to attend to bus lights during Eagles Nest drop off in the morning around 7:10-7:15am. Thank you for your patience!