🎉📚 Way to go, Eagles! 📚🎉
We didn’t just meet our first Beanstack reading goal of 65,000 minutes—we soared right past it with 70,030 minutes logged! 🦅👏
To celebrate, students enjoyed a popsicle treat during lunch yesterday! 🍦💙
But we’re not stopping there… our new goal is 130,000 minutes of reading as a school! Let’s keep up the momentum, keep turning those pages, and show just how high Eagles can fly! 🚀✨
Let’s go, Eagles! 💪📖
#Eagles #Sugarmill #WeAreSES #SESEaglesSoar #EagleReaders #PopsicleReward
Our 2nd graders have been busy turning math into something delicious!
👉 In Mrs. Latess’s class, students surveyed the colors in a bag of Skittles, created tally marks and bar graphs, and then answered questions about the data. Talk about learning that’s both colorful and tasty! 🌈
👉 In Mrs. Valdez’s classes, students wrapped up their graphing unit with a hands-on activity using Fruit Loops—counting, sorting, and graphing their way to sweet success! ✨
We love seeing our Eagles engaged, excited, and having fun while learning math!
#EagleMath #2ndGradeFun #GraphingWithGoodies #SESisTheBEST #WeAreEagles
Help us celebrate our amazing SES staff members with August birthdays:
Kathy Kelm, Wendi Ledford, Denise Gamble, Melissa Johnson, Irma Mitchell, Bethany Latess, Brittany Valdez, Amy Tyner, and our awesome Military Counselor! 💙💛
We are so grateful for each of you—cheers to another wonderful year ahead! 🥳🎂🎈
#EagleFamily #HappyBirthday #WeLoveOurStaff #WeAreSES
#MilitaryConnected #EaglePride #LunchBunch #WeAreEagles
#EagleExcellence #FutureMathematicians #SoaringWithSuccess #WeAreEagles #SESEaglesSoar
✨ Building Good Friends ✨
Mrs. Renshaw’s first-grade Eagles spent last Friday learning what it means to be a good friend. Their story from our HMH curriculum, A Kid’s Guide to Friends, showed them ways to build friendships and be a kind, supportive classmate.
Together, students brainstormed words to describe what good friends are and what they can do. To wrap up the lesson, they created a special “friendship salad”—each ingredient representing the wonderful mix of qualities in their classroom (kindness, hard work, and encouraging words and actions).
The class also learned that attitudes matter! When given the option of adding a “rotten banana” to the salad, students quickly agreed they didn’t want to include negative behaviors. This sparked a meaningful discussion about choosing to be positive, supportive, and kind—just like the fruit in their salad. 🍎🍊🍇
From kindness and sharing to listening and playing, our students are off to a great start in learning how to support and care for one another this school year. And of course, they wrapped it all up by enjoying their yummy friend fruit salad together! 🥗🍓🍍
#SweetEagles #FriendshipFruitSalad #FunFoodFriday #HMHCurriculum #KindFriends #WeAreSES #SESEaglesSoar
With football season in full swing, they tackled their reading goals and earned badges by diving into stories for up to 100 minutes. And guess what? At the 100-minute mark, these young readers scored a touchdown with their efforts!
As a reward for their hard work and dedication, each of them will receive a copy of the award-winning book, **Don't Throw It to Mo!** Let's keep the momentum going and continue to inspire a love for reading. Great job, everyone! Keep up the fantastic work! 🌟📖🏆
Please join us for a Grandparents Breakfast on Thursday, September 5th from 7:45–8:30 am in the Sugarmill Café.
📌 Please arrive early (7:30–8:00) and park out front or on the bus port side of the building.
📌 Cost is $3 per adult
📌 Grandparents may arrive with their students or check in at the office and we’ll call students to the café.
Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot today! 🌟
(No younger siblings, please.)
We are so excited to honor and enjoy breakfast with our amazing Sugarmill grandparents! 🦅💛
#SugarmillEagles #GrandparentsDay #EagleFamily #WeAreEagles
Our Sugarmill Eagles had a sweet time celebrating today with juicy peaches and lots of smiles. What a fun (and tasty!) way to end the week!
#NationalEatAPeachDay #SweetAsAPeach #SugarmillEagles #SchoolNutrition #WeAreEagles
Last week, Ms. Ledford kicked things off with a Growth Mindset lesson using the story of Humpty Dumpty—a perfect reminder that it’s not about the fall, but how you get back up! 💡
Students were challenged to build a wall to balance on, design a parachute, or create a landing pad to protect their very own egg. 🥚🪂 Even when eggs cracked, the mantra in Challenge rang true: “If you can’t make a mistake, you can’t make anything!”
We love seeing our Eagles take risks, problem-solve, and celebrate both successes and mistakes along the way. 💙💛
#GrowthMindset #EaglePride #ChallengeAccepted #WeAreEagles
Sugarmill Elementary is the CCPL School Wide Reading Challenge Winner with an incredible 158,292 total minutes read this summer! 🏆✨
A huge shoutout to these top readers who played a BIG role in helping us earn 1st place:
👏 Jade Douglas — 14,475 minutes
👏 Sonja Shervan — 12,042 minutes
👏 Teagan Reid — 7,546 minutes
👏 Nathan Shea — 6,420 minutes
👏 Parker Heinrich — 6,050 minutes
👏 Amiyah Gomez — 3,540 minutes
👏 Aurora Gomez — 3,540 minutes
Way to go, Eagles! 🦅💛 Your dedication to reading is inspiring, and we are so proud of you for leading the way!
#SugarmillEagles #ReadersAreLeaders #CamdenStrong #WeAreEagles #CCPLReadingChallenge
Every student deserves a therapist they can relate to.💙
Camden County Schools has partnered with Hazel to provide bilingual therapy in 30+ languages, ensuring every student can connect with a licensed therapist who understands their language and culture.
Through therapy, your child can:
✓ Improve communication and confidence
✓ Strengthen coping skills
✓ Build healthy, supportive relationships
📝 Learn how to enroll your child or opt out here: https://5il.co/3nlmw
#BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden
🎨✨ Kindergarten Color Days are here! ✨🎨
Our Kindergarteners will be celebrating Color Days starting Monday, August 25th! Each day, ALL Sugarmill students are invited to wear a specific color to school. This is a fun way to build community, practice colors, and show off some school spirit! 💙💚💛
📅 Here’s the schedule:
❤️ Monday, Aug. 25 – Red Day
🧡 Tuesday, Aug. 26 – Orange Day
💛 Wednesday, Aug. 27 – Yellow Day
💚 Thursday, Aug. 28 – Green Day
💙 Friday, Aug. 29 – Blue Day
💜 Tuesday, Sept. 2 – Purple Day
💖 Wednesday, Sept. 3 – Pink/Gray Day
⚫ Thursday, Sept. 4 – Black/White Day
🤎 Friday, Sept. 5 – Brown Day
We can’t wait to see our Eagles dressed in rainbow colors over the next two weeks! 🌈🦅
#SESKindergarten #WeAreEagles #ColorDays
On Friday, Ms. McDonald and Mrs. Kolgaklis transformed their classrooms into cozy “cafes” for a Book Tasting. Students rotated through tables featuring high-quality children’s literature from six different genres. They had just a few minutes to “taste” each book, jot down their thoughts, and share with their classmates before moving on to the next course.
The tasting wrapped up with some real yummy refreshments—and lots of excitement as students built their “To Be Read” lists for the year. What a fun way to explore new books and genres!
A special shoutout to Ms. Smith for helping us gather such a wide variety of books for this event! 👏💙 Way to go, 4th Grade!!
#LoveOfReading #BookTasting #4thGradeEagles #WeAreEagles
School safety remains our highest priority. Families, we need your partnership in reminding and educating your children about the seriousness of making threats. What may seem like an innocent prank, or simply something said out of anger or frustration, can carry very serious consequences. Every threat, whether real or fake, demands an immediate law enforcement response, disrupts learning, and can result in life-changing legal prosecution.
We take EVERY threat seriously and will continue working closely with the St. Marys Police Department, Kingsland Police Department, and the Camden County Sheriff’s Office to ensure swift and decisive responses to all threats.
The safety of our students and staff will always be our top priority. If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Protecting with Purpose,
Chief Kizzi Knight
#BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden #ProtectingWithPurpose #SafeSchoolsStrongSchools #CamdenProtects #CamdenStrong
Last week in Mrs. Thompson’s 5th grade class, students kicked off the year with a challenge! First, they found something in common with a classmate and wrote it on a note card. Then came the tricky part—using only those cards, they had to build the tallest tower possible!
The room was full of surprises, laughter, creative problem-solving, and a little healthy competition. What a great way to start the year building both towers and friendships! 💡✨
#Teamwork #CreativeThinking #5thGradeFun #BackToSchool #WeAreEagles
The story follows Marisol, a fun and vibrant girl who’s told she doesn’t “fit in” because of her mixed heritage and unique style. From her red hair and brown skin to her love of peanut butter & jelly burritos, Marisol embraces what makes her different. With the help of a supportive teacher, she learns that her one-of-a-kind qualities are exactly what make her special. 💛
We loved the message: Be proud of who you are. Celebrate what makes you YOU! 🦅 Awesome work, third grade!
#ReadAloud #BeYourself #SESEaglesSoar #ThirdGrade #WeAreEagles
Every student deserves a therapist they can relate to.💙
Camden County Schools has partnered with Hazel to provide bilingual therapy in 30+ languages, ensuring every student can connect with a licensed therapist who understands their language and culture.
Through therapy, your child can:
✓ Improve communication and confidence
✓ Strengthen coping skills
✓ Build healthy, supportive relationships
📝 Learn how to enroll your child or opt out here: https://5il.co/3nlmw
#BElieveinCAMDEN #WeAreCamden
Picture Day is coming up soon — Thursday, August 21st!
Be sure to mark your calendars and pick out your favorite outfit for the big day. We can’t wait to see all those bright smiles! 😄✨
#PictureDay #SayCheese #SchoolMemories #WeAreEagles
