
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!
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📹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
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🎉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



🍎Congratulations to Sallas Mahone's Crystal Apple Award recipients🍎
Mrs. Elizabeth Cone, STEM elective teacher, and Ms. Joyce Edwards, Paraprofessional 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 two ladies with grateful and happy hearts and extend our thanks!
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Last day to donate blood and the score is really close!! Give the gift of life while supporting the Valdosta Wildcats, donation sites open today at SGMC and in the LifeSouth Office on Woodrow Wilson Drive.



🍁❗Parents, we need your help in collecting items for raffle baskets!❗🍁
We are in need of new items to place in raffle baskets. Please send any items that you are willing to donate with your child no later than October 11th.
These baskets will be raffled at our first Storybook Fest & More event on Tuesday, October 24th! More information coming home soon about how you will be able to purchase your raffle tickets.
Thank you in advance for supporting our cause to help make this an exciting and fun event!


🎗In October we Think Pink!🎗
Every Wednesday, in the month of October, we will honor survivors who have or current individuals who are struggling with cancer!
Help us show support by wearing pink each Wednesday (Oct. 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th) during October!
If your child opts out of wearing pink, they must wear their school uniform or participate in Wildcat Wednesday (wear Wildcat attire).


📸Picture Day, Thursday, October 5th!📸
Come dressed in your best and bring your biggest and brightest smiles!
All students will take their annual pictures next Thursday.
Your child is not required to wear school uniforms on this day.


🍁🍂FALL BREAK: Friday, September 29th-Monday, October 2nd🍂🍁
We will have no school on Friday, Sept. 29th and Mon., Oct. 2nd.
We hope our #SallasMaHOME families are able to enjoy some time together!
We will see you all back at school on Tuesday, October 3rd.


🔔We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 26th, from 5:30-6:30 PM for our Parents are Teachers, Too and Pre-K Orientation Events here at SME!🔔
Come discover what wonderful things your child has been doing and will do for the remainder of the year!
**If you have multiple children, please begin in youngest child's grade and then move up through the grades as needed.**
Want to stay up to date with all events we are having here at SME? Use our VCS app or visit our webpage (https://www.gocats.org/o/sme) to view our calendar of events.
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