Eagle News

Dear Parents,

We are excited to celebrate Read Across America Week starting March 2nd! This annual event encourages a lifelong love of reading by exploring stories where every child can see themselves reflected. Please join us in fostering this passion by reading together at home this week!

Reading together allows children to learn different ways to express themselves. Pages in a book can build connections with the world around them by using their personal experiences to build an association with what they are reading in their books. Stories help children to think about and understand both previous experiences as well as new situations which they may encounter in the future. The more students read, the better readers they become!

We will also celebrate reading all week at school by dressing up each day.

Monday - Dr. Seuss Day

Tuesday - Pajama Day - We will cozy up with a good book today.

Wednesday - Favorite Team - Guest readers from local teams will visit.

Thursday - READ, white, and blue - This is the theme for Read Across America week.

Friday - Book Character Day

Looking forward to a BOOK-tastic week!

Melissa Terry

Principal

Building Character at SME

Each month at Six Mile Elementary, we focus on different character traits and talk about ways to show those traits to others. We discuss the trait in morning meeting in our classrooms. We spotlight the trait on the school news show. Mrs. Orr, our guidance counselor, goes into classrooms and does special lessons with the trait. At the end of each month, we have a Best of the Nest party to honor those students who "shine" in that area.

This month our core essential is focusing on Humility.

National Breakfast Week

This week is National Breakfast Week. National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is an annual weeklong celebration held during the first full week of March to highlight the importance of the federal School Breakfast Program. It emphasizes how nutritious morning meals help students learn, grow, and succeed in the classroom. Big thanks to our cafeteria staff for all they do for our students in feeding them daily!

Music in Our Schools Month

This month we will be celebrating Music in Our Schools with many activities. We will have guest musicians, like a Steel Drum Band and Bluegrass Band this week. We will have dress up days during the fourth week in March. There will be an Elementary Choral Festival this month. Also, SME will present the musical, 101 Dalmatians, at Daniel High School on 3/31 at 6:00. Tickets are on sale now and we hope you can join us!

Absence Notes

If your student is absent, you have three days to send a note stating the reason for their absence before it is counted unexcused. You can send a handwritten note or you can email Stephanie Merck at stephaniemerck@pickens.k12.sc.us. You can also email your child's teacher. Once the student has reached 10 absences, a medical excuse must be sent.

When students have accumulated 3 absences in a row without a note or 5 absences in all without a note, Mr. Gilstrap will have to schedule a meeting for an Attendance Conference. Please make sure to get your note in so that this does not happen.