Sugarmill Elementary

📚 Exciting News for Sugarmill Elementary Families! 📚

We are thrilled to introduce Amira, a new reading support tool now available at all elementary schools in Camden County, including Sugarmill! 🎉

Amira is designed to help our young readers improve their skills in a fun and interactive way. To learn more about how Amira can benefit your child's reading journey, please take a moment to view the attached flyer.

Thank you for your continuous support in making our school a great place for learning!

🌟 Happy Labor Day! 🌟

Today, we honor the hard work and dedication of every worker who contributes to building a better tomorrow. Whether you’re clocking in from home, the office, or out in the field, your efforts are truly appreciated. Take a moment to relax, reflect, and recharge—you’ve earned it! 💪✨

🎒📚 Attendance Awareness Month is here! 🌟

Let's come together to highlight the importance of regular school attendance. Did you know that students who attend school consistently are more likely to achieve academic success and build strong social skills? 🏫✨

Families, teachers, and students – let's work hand in hand to ensure our children are present, engaged, and ready to learn every single day! Here are a few tips to promote good attendance:

Set a Routine: Establish a consistent sleep schedule and morning routine.
Create a Positive Environment: Encourage a love for learning at home.
Communicate: Keep an open line of communication between parents and teachers.
Support: Offer help when students face challenges that may hinder attendance.

Together, we can make a difference! Let's celebrate by committing to being present and making every school day count. 🌟📖

SES families! 🌟 Such a great opportunity for your little Eagle!

Book Buddies is coming back! Orientation for all Book Buddies and their parents will be September 24th at 4:30pm.

Book Buddies is a weekly program where struggling readers are paired with a teen volunteer to build reading confidence.

All Book Buddies need a completed application on file. Applications are available at the library. Call the library with any questions (912)729-3741.

Friday in Kindergarten!! 🎉

Kinder students have been rocking their school by jumping right into their new curriculum! To celebrate, they had a Pete the Cat "Rock Their School Day" that reviewed & extended some of the standards they have covered so far. Their day was full of fun hands-on activities!

First, students got to string out syllables on their guitars, which is a big focus within the new structured literacy piece of HMH.

Next, students got to use 3D glasses to help identify numbers 1-10, where they recorded it by matching the number with the same amount of objects. This practice has been a big skill within the new math supplement, Envision!

Another activity involved the students practicing color words, which was a review from their previous color days. There was another activity that involved the students identifying 2D shapes (a great extension practice as they are learning about shapes for their next unit within the Georgia Standards of Excellence).

To add in some extra fun for the day, the students got to make their own groovy snack of chocolate “mud” and mixed in their own ingredients by sequencing their steps of making their mud snack! Each activity tied into a Pete the Cat book as well. These Eagles had so much rocking their school for the day!

Fit Friday at Sugarmill! 🎉

Today, our Sugarmill Administrators Mrs. Slattery, Mrs. Harper, and Mr. Coley joined Mrs. Williams' Kindergarten class for PE! Mrs. Joiner and Mrs. Lynch led the group in a lively warm-up, followed by some exciting fitness activities. SES Kindergarteners have been learning how to play relay games recently, and today was the perfect opportunity to put their skills to the test! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️💪

We love seeing our students stay active and engaged. Thank you to our incredible staff for making PE fun for our Eagles! 🥰

📢 Attention Sugarmill Elementary Families! 📢

Just a friendly reminder that there will be no school on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. We hope you enjoy the long weekend with your loved ones! 🎉

Take this time to relax, have fun, and make wonderful memories. Please stay safe, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday, September 3rd, refreshed and ready to learn!

Have a fantastic Labor Day weekend! 🍎
-The Sugarmill Elementary Team 🌟

📢 Attention CCS Families: Just a quick reminder that schools will be closed on Monday, September 2nd in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy your long weekend! 🎉 Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 3rd. See you then! 📚✨

Please read this week's SES Newsletter.

Friday in Mrs. Renshaw's Room!

Last week in our new HMH curriculum, first grade focused on friendship. Our story, “A Kid’s Guide to Friends,” taught us all about how to make friends and be a good friend to others. To celebrate what we learned, we had a ‘Fun Food Friday’ and made a special Friendship Fruit Salad! Each ingredient represented our wonderful classroom — kind friends, hardworking students, and kids who use kind words and hands.

We also talked about how we only want positive attitudes in our classroom. We had a juicy apple that looked good on the outside, but when we cut it open, it was rotten inside. The kids decided we didn’t want to add a “bad apple” to our friendship salad. This sparked a great discussion about how we all want to be kind, positive, and supportive — just like our fruit salad!

We’re so grateful to have a class full of Eagles who are as sweet as can be! 🍎🍊🍇

Thanks to our wonderful and supportive friends at Walmart, the Eagles at Sugarmill are fully equipped with school supplies. We appreciate your generous contribution, which helps our Eagles soar high at Sugarmill!

First grade students love Pete the Cat! After reading Pete the Cat books, students created their own Pete the Cat and shared some fun facts about themselves. Our eagles love practicing their writing skills in fun and creative ways. As Pete would say, "it's all good!"

Gratitude for the Sheriff's Office: Supporting School Safety Through Free Background Checks for Volunteers

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🌟 Faces of Sugarmill 🌟

We are thrilled to introduce our incredible group of educational leaders who make Sugarmill Elementary such a special place! Our staff is passionate about serving, teaching, and loving every child who walks through our doors. From the classroom to the playground, they are dedicated to creating a nurturing and inspiring environment where every student can thrive.

As proud Eagles, we’re honored to work in the best school system—Camden County Schools! Kicking off this school year, we’re excited about the amazing journey ahead and can’t wait to see the growth and achievements that await our students. Here’s to an outstanding year with our wonderful Sugarmill family! 🌟

Just a quick reminder for our SES families—tomorrow, August 23, is Picture Day at Sugarmill Elementary! Make sure your kiddos come to school with their biggest smiles, ready to shine. We can’t wait to see all our Eagles looking their best! ✨

🎉 5th Grade Shoutout 🎉

Our 5th grade students have been hard at work this week, showing what they know with iReady testing! We're incredibly proud of their dedication and effort. With such a strong start, we’re excited to see the amazing gains they’ll make this year. Keep up the fantastic work, everyone! 🌟

🦅 Today in Mrs. Clelland's 2nd Grade Class 🦅

Our bright and hard-working eagles soared to new heights today! The students spent time working on word chains, recognizing letter sounds, and making words in a fun and engaging way. It was wonderful to see them so excited about learning. They’re building strong foundations for reading and writing, one word at a time. Keep up the amazing work, Eagles! 📝✨

The deadline to submit your Free & Reduced Lunch Application is quickly approaching! Please follow the link below to apply today!

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

Here are a few more photos from our Kindergarten Color Days. Our entire school has enjoyed supporting our Kindergarten students in such a fun and colorful way over the past few days. SES Eagles know how to make learning fun! 🤩

These Kindergarteners have been super busy jumping into learning about colors! It has been some fun filled weeks full of colored theme read alouds each day... They are rocking the colorful Kindergarten world already; we are going to have a BRIGHT year ahead!

Today our Eagles had a special visit from the Dental Van, and now they’re sporting bright, happy smiles! 😁 We’re so grateful for this opportunity to ensure our students' dental health is top-notch.

Thank you to the amazing team that made this visit possible—our Eagles are beaming! 🌟🦅

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𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰: School buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road. They’re designed to be safer than passenger vehicles in preventing crashes and injuries, and in every state, stop-arm laws exist to protect children from other motorists.
If you are driving, remember these simple rules:
– 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 — don’t speed up — because the bus is preparing to stop. There are - likely students waiting to get on the bus or parents waiting nearby to pick up children.
– 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 — and wait at least 20 feet behind the bus — because children are getting on or off the school bus. Stay stopped until the red lights stop flashing, the extended stop-arm is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving.
– 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧, particularly in the morning or mid-afternoon, around school arrival and dismissal times. Be alert as you back out of a driveway, or drive through a neighborhood, school zone or bus stop.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐛𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧:
Your child should arrive at the bus stop at least 10 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Teach them to play it SAFE:
– 𝐒tay five steps away from the curb.
– 𝐀lways wait until the bus comes to a complete stop and the bus driver signals for you to board.
– 𝐅ace forward after finding a seat on the bus.
– 𝐄xit the bus after it stops and look left-right-left for cars before crossing a street.

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