Our 5th grade families joined us for an engaging Tech Night to explore the tools and resources students use every day in the classroom! Parents and students logged in together, learned how to access online resources from home, and explored Google Classroom, grades, and more.
We also touched on the important role Title I plays in supporting our students’ education here at SES. Strong partnerships between school and home are what help our Eagles soar, and we are so grateful for our families’ involvement! 🦅💙💛
A huge thank you to our 5th grade teachers for organizing this informative family and community engagement opportunity!
#EagleFamily #TechNight #StrongerTogether #TitleI #EagleExcellence #5thGrade #WeAreSES
Did you know that during World War I, the Allied Forces introduced the idea of “Dazzle Ships” to confuse German U-Boats? The bold, geometric camouflage designs didn’t hide the ships—instead, they made it difficult for the enemy to tell which direction the ship was traveling. Even a split-second of hesitation could save lives.
Recently, our 5th graders in Mrs. Hutchinson’s class became members of the WWI Camoufleur team and designed their very own dazzle ships! Students combined history, creativity, and problem-solving to create artwork that was both meaningful and eye-catching. 🎨📚
We are so proud of their hard work and dazzling designs! 🦅 Thanks, Mrs. Hutchinson, for inspiring and challenging our 5th grade students!!
👉 Learn more about Dazzle Ships here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDbq7y20wpw
#5thGradeEagles #WeAreSES #SESEaglesSoar #SugarmillElementary #History #Literature
We had a wonderful turnout of grandparents and loved ones who joined their Eagles for a delicious breakfast and sweet memories together. The smiles, hugs, and happy conversations made this event such a huge success!
A big thank you to our amazing Eagle Café team for the tasty biscuits and breakfast that fueled the fun.
We are so grateful for the love and support of our Eagle families—our students are lucky to have you! 💛
#GrandparentsBreakfast2025 #WeAreEagles #SESistheBEST #SESEaglesSoar #WeLoveOurGrandparents
Our little learners worked so hard during physical and occupational therapy with Mrs. Alicia and Mrs. Marsha. Students practiced fine motor skills by tearing and gluing paper to make apple crafts 🍎, built hand strength and coordination while rolling toy trucks through paint and bubble wrap 🚗, and worked on coloring and tracing activities that support focus and control.
A huge shoutout to our wonderful paraprofessionals—Mrs. Tiffany, Mrs. Butler, and Mrs. Cheryl—for always jumping in with helping hands and big hearts. 💛
We are so proud of all the growth, smiles, and teamwork in this classroom—way to go, Eagles! 🦅✨
#SESistheBEST #WeAreEagles #OccupationalTherapy #PhysicalTherapy #SugarmillElementary #SESEaglesSoar
🎸🐾 Our kindergarteners had the grooviest time celebrating Pete the Cat Day recenetly! From rocking out with guitars, to coloring, games, and Pete-inspired hats, our littlest Eagles kicked off the school year with smiles, laughter, and LOTS of learning fun. 💙💛 Thanks to our amazing teachers for making this day so special.
Keep on rockin’, Kindergarten! 🎶🚌😺
#PeteTheCat #KindergartenRocks #SugarmillEagles #EaglePride #WeAreSES
SPIRIT DAY is almost here, Eagles!
Next Friday, September 19, show your school pride by wearing Sugarmill Elementary OR Camden County High School colors!
✨ PLUS — We’re bringing back the Spirit Award! ✨
🏆 One classroom from K–2 and one from 3–5 will win an ice cream party for having the most school spirit🍦 AND the coveted Sugarmill Spirit Stick! 🎉
Let’s fill the halls with school spirit to wrap up Homecoming Week!!
#CCSHomecomingWeek #SchoolSpirit #SugarmillElementary #SchoolPride #SESistheBEST #WeAreEagles
🎉📚 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
