This week we celebrated Read Across America Week! On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 we invited community members to come in and read to each Pelham Elementary School class. Our school was blessed with many community readers which represented many different organizations and businesses. We had lawyers, pastors, bankers, educators, our mayor, brokers, community volunteers, PCS Board of Education members, Pelham Rotary members and more. Every student from Pre-K through fifth grade enjoyed having a special visitor read to their class! We are so appreciative of a community that is involved and takes time out of their busy lives to support our school and our children!

Don't forget about the amazing resources available to help your students prepare for the Georgia Milestone Testing that will take place next month!

At the highlighted link for the Georgia Department of Ed. you can fine helps and testing prep information, resources and FREE study guides that can be printed at home. If you need them printed in the PIRC (Parent Involvement Resource Center) just compete the PIRC Form provided.

As a Title 1 Schoolwide School System, Pelham City School is required to reach out and seek input into our Federal Programs documents for FY 2026 and in general the use of Federal Funds appropriately for the advantage of our student's success! We hope you will make it a point to attend one of these meetings as your input is very valuable and needed!

We will host several stakeholder input opportunities this Spring so we invite you to save the date for:

• March 26, Parent Chat Breakfast @ 8 a.m.
• April 17, Parent Power Hour Health Edition, 6 p.m.
• May 29, Stakeholder Drop-in Document Review @ 1-3 p.m.

Some of the topics we seek input into are:

• increasing parent engagement
• increasing effective two-way communication with parents
• building teacher & staff skills for engaging parents
• revising & improving Student/School/Parent Compacts and District Parent Engagement Plans each year
• our system Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CLIP)
• School Improvement & Schoolwide Plan

Is there a women in your life or a women who came before you that have made a difference in the world? Women's History Month, celebrated in the month of March, is a good time to count our blessings for the women who have made and are making a difference in our world. Many of our mothers, grandmothers, and sisters have made great sacrifices, worked, raised families, and contributed to our communities to make our lives and the lives of our families better. Take a moment to write a thank you note, say a prayer of thanks, or post on social media about such a special women and how she has effected your life!

STAY IN THE KNOW WITH PARENT REMIND

Please sign up for our Parent Engagement Remind text message. Just text (229-588-2949) and use the code below as the message for your school or schools of choice.

PHS @9-12a123

PCMS@678a1STA23

PES@058f27

PreK@pespkabc

Cindy Smith, PCS Parent Engagement Coordinator & Homeless Liaison

website: pelham-city.k12.ga.us & follow us on Facebook

csmith@pelham-city.ka.12.ga.us229-294-8170, 229-294-8170 ext. 214, 229-221-2336

🍀March 3-7, PES Read Across America activities!

🍀March 13- PCMS STEM Night, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Science projects, Mathfest & more!

🍀March 14, No school for students, PES Sneaker Ball 5 p.m.

🍀March 18, PES Test Prep Rally & STEM Activities, 6 p.m.

🍀March 26, Parent Chat Breakfast & ADD/ADHD Survival, 8 a.m., PCS Learning Lab