Sallas Mahone Elementary

🍎 Congratulations to Sallas Mahone's Crystal Apple Award recipients🍎 Ms. Kaitlyn Koebble, 4th grade teacher, and Ms. Jennifer Hay, support staff. These ladies have been recognized for going above and beyond to serve the needs of our students and staff here at SME! We are thankful for their continued dedication toward education and the community. We celebrate these ladies with grateful and happy hearts and extend our thanks! #SMECapturetheCulture #SallasMaHOME #TeachersofSME

Great news! Our pre-sale has been extended to Tuesday, Nov. 28th (tomorrow) by 12:00PM (noon)! If purchased, your child may wear in lieu of uniforms! Order online using the following link: goimagine.com/eminenttopshelf Be sure to follow the instructions.

Did you know that you can help Sallas Mahone earn money while you spend online at your normal retail stores?! It's a win-win for us all! All you have to do is head to our School Store link below, click on "Merchants", and then find the store you would like to shop! It's that easy! As you shop for the holidays or even for your normal everyday items, be sure to go through our school store link first! Be sure to share with your family members as well! http://www.schoolstore.com/cgi/index.cgi?asdnumber=0000145807 Or, you could help your child continue to earn points AND help SME enter into a raffle for a BOOK VENDING MACHINE by shopping through the "Shop" categories. Thank YOU for your continued support!

🌟Who is ready to "Let it Glow"?🌟 Our 2nd PBIS celebration will be Tuesday, December 19th! Reminder of our eligibility requirements to participate: Students must earn 150 PBIS points by Friday, December 15th and cannot have 2 or more behavior referrals for the 2nd 9 weeks (beginning 10/13). **Students have opportunities to spend their points within their classrooms on other items. If your child desires to participate in the PBIS event they must SAVE their points to spend on the event.** Let's R(responsible).O(on task).A (aware of self & others).R(respectful) brightly!

🌟"Let it Glow"-PBIS Holiday Glow Party!🌟 Our 2nd PBIS celebration will be Tuesday, December 19th! Eligibility to participate is to earn 150 PBIS points by Friday, December 15th and cannot have 2 or more behavior referrals for the 2nd 9 weeks (beginning 10/13). **Students have opportunities to spend their points within their classrooms on other items. If your child desires to participate in the PBIS event they must SAVE their points to spend on the event.** Let's R(responsible).O(on task).A (aware of self & others).R(respectful) brightly!

Winter months are here! Want to dress your child in a sweatshirt or long sleeve t-shirt to prepare them for the cold? Well, look no further! Pre-sale will be held until Monday, Nov. 27th. There are even a couple of additional items to choose from! Order online using the following link: goimagine.com/eminenttopshelf When ordering, please enter the oldest child's grade and teacher's name. Your oldest child will receive all orders and deliver home.

📢EARLY DISMISSAL, Friday, November 17th📢 Valdosta City Schools will have early dismissal this Friday. Please adhere to the following procedures for SME's early dismissal for this Friday: Car Riders: PreK, K, 1, 2 @11:45, Grades 3-5 @12:00pm. Please display your printed car tags in your car window. DayCare: 12:00 pm. Please contact your child’s daycare to make sure they are picking up early. If not, make other arrangements. VCS Buses: At 12:30pm buses are scheduled to leave SME campus. Make sure someone is at home to receive children off the bus. **Be sure you send a written note to your child's teachers for any change in transportation.** Also, we will observe Thanksgiving Break with no school next week, November 20th-24th. We are thankful for all of our SME Families! Have a safe break!

Don't forget about tomorrow's ESOL Family Day! Learn more about Title III-Part A Services available and stop by for the Migrant Parent Advisory Council meeting while you're there!

Parents, together we make a difference in your child's life to help create a brighter future for us all! Please take a moment to read the State School Superintendent's, Mr. Richard Woods, letter addressed to our parents in recognition of November-Parent Involvement Month. Then checkout our PAC/PTO parents input on how you can continue learning at home with your children! #SMECapturetheCulture #ParentsofSME #SMEparentsrock #bettertogether

📹Our Tech Club presents Sallas Mahone's Morning Announcements for November 3, 2023!📹 They will be sharing R.O.A.Ring adventures each week! Use the following link to watch this week's news: https://youtu.be/1njU5szQ1MU

📷Picture Retakes, Thursday, Nov. 2nd📷 If your child was absent in October on picture day, please send them dressed and with their biggest smiles to have their picture taken. If you desire a retake picture for your child, please let your child's teacher know via Rooms communication to notify them that this is your desire. If the teacher is not notified, they may not know to send your child for the retake when they are called. Reminder, if your child is not having their picture retaken, please send your child in their normal school uniform. Also, be sure to send your child with a jacket as the weather is beginning to change!🌡

📰The Sallas MaHOME Post--November 2023📰 SME's monthly school-wide newsletter for November is now available to view on our SME Webpage (https://www.gocats.org/o/sme/page/swnewsletter), VCS App, or on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/sallasmahone). We hope for all parents, students, staff, and community partners to read through so as to stay informed of all of the wonderful happenings that are occuring throughout our school building! Still not connected to our VCS App? Do not fret! Use the link below to connect: Download for Android https://bit.ly/3ElvoUE Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3fHbkl9 #SMECapturetheCulture #SallasMaHOME #SMEParentsRock #bettertogether

🎉S.T.E.A.M. Night is approaching, Thurs., Nov. 2nd!🎉 SME Families, we cordially invite you to our annual family event, S.T.E.A.M. Night! S.T.E.A.M. Night is an event that you do not want to miss! There are activities that will guide student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking for all to enjoy! There will also be food trucks and treats to enjoy! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, Nov. 2nd!

ESOL Family Day - Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm on the campus of Valdosta Middle School

📚Storybook Fest & More, TOMORROW, Oct. 24th, 5:00-7:00 pm📚 We cannot wait to see all of our #SallasMaHOME Families tomorrow evening for a night filled with storybook character meet and greets and other fun activities for you to enjoy. Also, be sure to come and purchase your raffle basket tickets for these wonderful items that several of our community partners have contributed! We have some amazing items to raffle! We will be tagging these wonderful partners soon!

❤️Wear Red, Monday, October 23, in support of Red Ribbon Week!❤️ We must "Be Kind to our Minds. Live Drug Free"! If your child opts out of wearing red, they must wear their school code uniform.

Our newly formed Tech Club presents the first broadcast of the school year for our Sallas Mahone News! They will be sharing R.O.A.Ring adventures each week! Use the following link to watch: https://youtu.be/-5QdvCMcfDQ

📚🍂Storybook Fest & More AND Raffle Basket Presale 🍂📚 We are excited to hold on Tuesday, October 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM our first Storybook Fest & More Event! This event will include book character meet and greets, raffle baskets, bounce houses, face painting, and more! We will also have food trucks! To gear up for this event, we are holding a Raffle Basket Presale for 4 of our featured baskets (pictures coming soon!). Beginning on Monday, October 16th, your child will come home with a presale sheet with 25 tickets. Fill out each ticket, add $20, and send back with your child no later than Friday, October 20th. This will be the ONLY time you will get this sale! Each ticket will be $1 for all baskets featured at the event. We hope to see you and your family here at #SallasMaHOME!

🎉Another successful PTO/PAC meeting!🎉 We had a wonderful turnout! We loved the great discussions surrounding our Math expectations and resources, as well as all of the valuable feedback to build our PTO! THANK YOU to Mrs. Monica Patel, Bojangles of Inner Perimeter, for providing our yummy snack and donating toward our giveaway! CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Justin Arrington for being our raffle winner for the Bojangles gift card!🎉 We hope to see you at our next meeting on Tuesday, November 7th, at 12:30 PM, here at #SallasMaHOME! #SMECapturetheCulture #ParentsofSME #SMEParentsRock

🍊🥑🥗This week is National School Lunch Week, October 9th-13th🥗🥑🍊 We want to take a moment to thank SME's nutrition staff for all they do for our students and staff! We have many unspoken heroes in our school building and this group of ladies are definitely some of them! They are a part of the backbone that provides the "food for our thoughts" and they definitely help us to "Level Up" our game! Thank you ladies for your efforts, support, and hard labor that you provide day in and day out for our school! We love you! #Sallas MaHOME #SMECapturetheCulture #StaffofSME