November is Parent Engagement Month as stated by Governor Kemp in the Governors Proclamation and State Superintendent Woods message to parents, at the bottom of this article. This special recognition allows us an opportunity to celebrate parents and the valuable supportive role that they play in the academic success of their children. As a school system we celebrate our parents and strive to offer supports and resources and raise awareness about the difference they make in their student's success. The 30th Annual National Parent Involvement Day is on November 16, 2023 and the event encourages schools to engage and honor the powerful contributions of families in success student outcomes!

PCS Parents please participate in Pelham City Schools drawing to celebrate parents this month! You can enter at the link below up to once a week throughout the month of November at "Celebrate PCS Parents" , gift drawing. An entry form with entry jar will also be available in the lobby of each school starting November 1- 30!

It is the job of parents, teachers and adults to teach our younger generation why we celebrate the holidays and special days that we celebrate in our country. The video below is a concise explanation of why we celebrate and who we are celebrating on Veterans Day! Share this video moment togehter and then ask some questions, like how can we thank a veteran for their sevice to us? Who are the veterans in our community?

Take a moment on November 11th to thank a veteran and look for local celebrations. In Pelham there is a Veterans Day Breakfast from 6-10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Pelham , tickets can be bought at the door. Then at 11 a.m. there will be a Veterans Day service with the PHS band perfroming. Take a moment and teach our next genertion so they will pass it on as adults some day to thier children.

The term “homeless children and youths”–

(A) means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence (within the meaning of section 103(a)(1)); and

(B) includes–

(i) children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;*

(ii) children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings (within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C));

(iii) children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and

(iv) migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described in clauses (i) through (iii).

View the full text of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

If you know someone or find yourself in the situation described above please contact your student's school counselor or Mrs. Cindy Smith, PCS Homeless Liaison.

Pre-school and early reading children can get a free book of the month each month at Carnegie Public Library! The program offered at our public library and supported by Mitchell County Collaborative & The Get Georgia Reading Program is available to any family that visits the library. The only requirement for the book each month is a signature of a parent or adult accompanying the child. The hours for the public library are 9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., and is closed from 12:30-1:30 p.m. for lunch.

PCS Coat Drive & Pick up will be held Nov. 2-15th in the Parent Inv. Resource Center (located at PES) during regular school hours. If you or a family member is in need of a coat we have new or gently used coats for colder days coming. You can pick up a coat if you need one or drop off one if you have one to donate. Please feel free to stop by if in need or help by donating if you can! If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Cindy Smith at 294-8170 ext. 214 or 221-2336 or email <csmith@pelham-city.k12.ga.us>

As you get ready to prepare for Thanksgiving in your home, don't forget to read some great holiday classics! This age old story, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, adds some comic relief from the holiday stress. Enjoy spending time together, eating together, being thankful together, and just being with your family this Thanksgiving Break!

All Pelham City Schools have Thanksgiving Break November 20-24!

• Nov. 2-15, PCS Coat Drive & or Pick Up!
• Nov. 6-10 PHS Free College Application week.
• Nov. 13-17- PES Bookfair, 8:30-2 p.m. & before and after the PES Literacy Fair!
• Nov. 14- PES Literacy Night, 6 p.m.
• Nov. 16- National Parent Involvement Day! Parents don't forget to participate in the parent appreciation drawing this month at your school or online as we "Celebrate PCS Parents"
• Nov. 20-24- Thanksgiving Break!
• Nov. 28- PCMS Wax Muesum, 5:30 p.m.

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

Cindy Smith, PCS Parent Engagement Coordinator & Homeless Liaison

contact me in various ways...

address: 534 Barrow Avenue Southwest, Pelham, GA, USA

email: csmith@pelham-city.k12.ga.us

phones: 229-2948170 ext. 214 or 229-221-2336

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