Sallas Mahone Elementary

"No school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests."--Dorothy H. Cohen Parents, let's work together to prepare your child for GMAS! We will have a GMAS resource prep station for you in the media center TONIGHT, April 11th, 6:00 PM. Come grab some information and speak with one of our counselors on how you can help your child. There will be a PTO meeting following if you are able to stick around. Our PTO team would love your input and support! Want additional resources? Do not forget about our resource help page dedicated to GMAS on our school web site: https://www.gocats.org/o/sme/page/ga-milestones #SMECapturetheCulture #SMEParentPartners #SallasMaHOME

VMS Sideline Cheer Tryouts will be held April 17 - 20 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm in the gymnasium. All paperwork must be turned in to Coach Davis at VMS by 3:30 pm on April 12 to tryout. Click here for more info (http://bit.ly/3Zbt4pH).

April is The Month of the Military Child! This year, to help celebrate, we are providing our SME Families an opportunity to donate toward care packages. We will collect items March 27th-April 21st. The items collected will be shared with Moody Airforce Base to send to deployed family members. Please consider supporting this cause to support our military families! Here is a list to get some ideas of great items to send: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E1QJ510-5YiyCUGOll7mEI6ejaBGNrV6/view

We now have a page dedicated to supporting your needs in preparing our students for the upcoming Georgia Milestones! Please explore our Ga. Milestones Info. and Resource page located on our school website to boost confidence and encourage high achievement! https://www.gocats.org/o/sme/page/ga-milestones #SMECapturetheCulture #SMEParentPartners #SallasMaHOME

Monday, March 13 will be a teacher in-service day. Students, enjoy your day off!! See everyone back at school on Tuesday, March 14.

We're thrilled to announce the new app for Valdosta City Schools! It's everything VCS/Go Cats, in your pocket. Download for Android https://bit.ly/3ElvoUE Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3fHbkl9

No School for students, Monday, March 13, 2023. We will see everyone on Tuesday, March 14th! Have a safe weekend!

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! Come enjoy some family time with games and even a chance to win a free book! We hope to see you tonight from 5:30-6:30!

Help support our teachers and students by supporting our Valdosta City Schools Foundation, Inc.! VCSF funds are used for School/Classroom Grants and VCS Scholarships for VHS & VECA seniors. Ask your child's teacher how you can purchase tickets! Cash, checks made payable to VCS Foundation, or Venmo (@VCSFoundationInc) will be optional payments for tickets.

😻🖤💛SME's Family Game Night, Thursday, March 9th💛🖤😻 Come and attend our game night from 5:30-6:30 PM! Your family will receive a Bingo board at the door. You will then participate in as many games as possible! There will even be a Book Walk📖! Winners will be able to choose a book of their choice! Come, enjoy, and learn some fun and exciting activities that you can do at home with your child to increase their academic growth! #SMECapturetheCulture #SMEParentPartners #HearSMEROAR

Congratulations to our Reading Bowl Team for placing 2nd in the regional competition at VSU! We are proud of your achievement SME!

This past Friday we celebrated Black history with our Black History Program. A special thanks to Ms. Lyons and the committee for putting together wonderful performances. Some of the students displayed their multiple talents, and we are extremely proud! "What's broken can be mended. What's hurt can be healed. And no matter how dark it gets, the sun is going to rise again." You may view our program using this link: https://youtu.be/_r8Huu1ujdA

VCS will host the ESOL Family Day on Saturday, March 11 from 10 am until 12 pm at Valdosta Middle School.

We want our students to show their growth! One way to do this is by doing their best on our upcoming STAR assessments. Use the information guide to understand and help prepare your child for our upcoming screening window. STAR Reading: February 27th-March 3rd STAR Math: March 6th-March 10th #SMEParentPartners #SallasMaHOME #SMECapturetheCulture

Valdosta City Schools will be closed for Winter Break on Monday, February 13. Staff returns for an in-service day on Tuesday, February 14, however students remain on break. Students return to school on Wednesday, February 15. Enjoy the long weekend!

📖Accelerated Reader📖 How to help your child succeed!

Valdosta City Schools has an immediate need for full-time and substitute bus drivers. Read more here (http://bit.ly/3YqOOhB).

WINTER BREAK School will be out February 13th and 14th. Have a safe extended weekend!

Come out to support the 2023 Kicks for Cats Basketball Challenge at S.L. Mason on February 16 at 6pm. Admission is $3.

We want to hear from you! Thank you in advance for taking a few moments to complete this parent survey. You may find the link on our homepage: https://www.gocats.org/o/sme (Top corner or under the Parents section in the menu on our webpage.) Or follow this link: https://gshs.gadoe.org/parents #SMECapturetheCulture #SallasMaHOME #SMEParentPartners #SMEParentsaretheBest