Sonoraville Elementary School

We Want to Hear from You! All parents, families, school staff, students and community members! This is an opportunity for you to provide input and suggestions to revise the following documents: School-Parent Compact; School Parent & Family Engagement Policy; School Improvement Plan; District Parent & Family Engagement Policy; and Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP) You will also be able to share ideas on how parents can assist with Building School Staff Capacity and how the 1% set aside for Parent & Family Engagement can be best used. Sonoraville Elementary School Parent Resource Room March 4, 2024 7:00 am - 9:00 am

Sonoraville Elementary parents and families—our main fundraiser, the Sonoraville Glow Run kicks off soon! 🗓 Mark your Calendars! 🗓 💻 Registration on MYBOOSTER.COM opens on 03/04/2024 🏁 Sonoraville Glow Run starts off on 03/18/2024 🎉 Event Day on 03/26/2024 Get excited!

We are 4 weeks out from Boosterthon Kickoff!🎉 See flyer for more information!.

Happy Read Across America Week! In celebration, we will dress as our favorite Dr. Seuss characters this Friday, March 1.

We need your input! All parents, families, school staff, students, and community members: We need your input to plan for the 2024-2025 school year! This is an opportunity for you to provide feedback and suggestions to build new ideas and create positive change in our school. We will review and revise the following: School-Parent Compact, School Improvement Plan, District Parent & Family Engagement Policy, and Consolidated LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP). Share ideas about how parents can assist with building school staff capacity and how the 1% set aside for Parent &Family Engagement can be best used on Monday, March 4, 2024. Parent Resource Room, 7:00 - 9:00 AM. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. Jennifer Pulliam jpulliam@gcbe.org or 706-879-5380.

Tomorrow is the last day for students to contribute to our fundraiser "The Iron Giraffe Challenge". We are raising money to help build wells for people in South Sudan who don't have access to clean water. The teacher who receives the most donations will get soaked for a good cause. So far, Ms. Rule has collected the most donations. https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/iron-giraffe-challenge

The SES spring book fair starts next TOMORROW, 2/5, at 7 am. This year, we will be doing Pastries with Pals and asking parents and guardians to attend on the following designated day based on your student's last name: Monday 2/5: A-D Tuesday 2/6: E-K Wednesday 2/7: L-Q Thursday 2/8: R-Z Friday 2/9: There is no event today, but the book fair will open at 7 am. Come and join us for some pastries and share the love of reading! For more information and to set up your student's eWallet, please visit the book fair site: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sonoravilleelementaryschool1

The SES spring book fair starts next Monday, 2/5, at 7 am. This year, we will be doing Pastries with Pals and asking parents and guardians to attend on the following designated day based on your student's last name: Monday 2/5: A-D Tuesday 2/6: E-K Wednesday 2/7: L-Q Thursday 2/8: R-Z Friday 2/9: There is no event today, but the book fair will open at 7 am. Come and join us for some pastries and share the love of reading! For more information and to set up your student's eWallet, please visit the book fair site: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sonoravilleelementaryschool1

The SES spring book fair starts next Monday, 2/5, at 7 am. This year, we will be doing Pastries with Pals and asking parents and guardians to attend on the following designated day based on your student's last name: Monday 2/5: A-D Tuesday 2/6: E-K Wednesday 2/7: L-Q Thursday 2/8: R-Z Friday 2/9: There is no event today, but the book fair will open at 7 am. Come and join us for some pastries and share the love of reading! For more information and to set up your student's eWallet, please visit the book fair site: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sonoravilleelementaryschool1

Two SES robotics teams competed in the First Lego League robotics competition on January 27th. Students earned points for their innovative project presentation, robot design, robot performance, and core values. Out of 33 teams, the boys' team, The Phoenotons, finished 11th. The girls team, The SES Phoenix, finished 17th. The boys' team will advance to the regional championship in Chattanooga on February 10. We are so proud of these students!

We are so to announce our Young Georgia Author's winners. Their writing piece will represent SES at the district competition. From right to left: K-Emma Fouche 1-Maddox Torok 2-Addie Green 3-Magnus Worley 4-Reid Roddy 5-Maci Harne

REMINDER: No school today, Monday, January 15th, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day.

REMINDER: No school on Monday, January 15th, celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Join us in wearing a Christmas shirt tomorrow! Reminder that tomorrow is a half day and the last day of school before winter break. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We look forward to seeing you on January 5th.

We are currently ranked 7th in the People's Choice Snowperson Competition! Remember it is a $1 to vote. Help us reach number 1 by December 17th!

Tomorrow is Hallway Holiday Cheer! Join us in wearing the assigned color for your hallway: Yellow Hall (Pre-k & K): White Blue Hall (1st & 2nd): Green Green Hall (3rd, 4th, 5th): Red

Join us or a night of food and fun at Chick Fil A TONIGHT, December 5 from 5-9 pm. CFA will donate 15% of all mobile order sales made during this time to Sonoraville Elementary School. Guests may participate by placing a mobile order and clicking "Yes, I would like to donate" after reaching the order total screen.

Please join us on TONIGHT, December 4th, at 7 pm for the SES Christmas Concert! The concert will take place in the school's cafeteria.

SES will be celebrating the holiday season starting TOMORROW, December 4! Please join us on the following festive fun days: 12/4: Holiday Socks and House Shoes/Slippers 12/7: Hallway Holiday Cheer (wear the assigned color for your hallway): -Yellow Hall: White -Blue Hall: Green -Green Hall: Red 12/8: FaLaLa Flannel Friday 12/11: PJ Day 12/12: Tacky or Holiday Sweater 12/14: Grinch Day (wear green or your best Grinchy attire) 12/15: Holiday Shirt

Sonoraville Elementary is participating in the Snowman Spectacular sponsored by the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce. All snowmen are set up at the Calhoun Recreation Department. Everyone is invited to vote for their favorite snowman. It is $1 per vote. There is a ballot box at SES where you can drop your dollar off or send it in with your student to vote for the SES snowman. You can also vote using this link. Make sure to specify Sonoraville Elementary School Spot #45. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CX2GNGXAJHCM4 There will 2 categories of winners: Judge’s choice and People’s choice. Stop by the Calhoun Rec and take your picture with the SES Snowman and send it your child’s teacher.