Important Events
- May 2: School Lunch Worker Appreciation Day
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May 2: 5th Grade Wax Museum
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May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 7: Choir Concert @ 6:00 pm
- May 9: District Science Fair
- May 14: 4th Grade Utah Program @ 1:30 pm
- May 15: 5th Grade US Program @ 1:00 pm
- May 16: Kindergarten End of Year Program @ 8:30 am
- May 19: Speech/Language Pathologist Day (Thank you Dr. Stuart)
- May 20: Field Day
- May 21: Minimum Day- Dismissed at 11:30 am
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May 22: Last Day of School- Dismissed at 11:30 am
Firetruck starts @ 11:00 am
Home of the Knights!
PRINCIPALS MESSAGE
Welcome to South Mesa! This is a place where students learn, grow, and become contributors in a 21st century world. At South Mesa, our motto is:
We are Courageous, We are Kind, We Strive for Excellence
We are the South Mesa Knights!
I know that each student at South Mesa embodies each of these three character traits. As a staff, our ultimate goal is to accomplish our mission:
High Levels of Learning for Every Student
and purpose:
Through meaningful and heartfelt relationships with students and our community, we will inspire tomorrow’s READERS and LEADERS.
We are excited to partner with you to make your child’s learning experience exceptional. Thank you for entrusting us to teach, learn, and grow with them this year.
Mrs. Ginny Nobis, Principal
MODEL PLC AT WORK SCHOOL 2024- NEWS RELEASE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
South Mesa Elementary School RECOGNIZED AS A MODEL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY AT WORK®
One of About 600 Schools and Districts in the US and Canada to Receive This Honor
(St. George, UT, 4-29-24)—South Mesa Elementary School was recently recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work® process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students.
PLCs are schools and districts in which educators recognize the key to improved learning for students is on-going, job-embedded learning for the adults who serve those students. The three big ideas of a PLC call upon educators to:
- Focus on learning.
- Build a collaborative culture.
- Create a results orientation.
Responding to news of the recognition, Ginny Nobis, Principal, said, “We are honored to receive this recognition for the outstanding achievement of our students, faculty, and community. We truly have a Professional Learning Community that takes part in meaningful collaboration around teaching and learning. This collaboration has created the right environment for our students to continually achieve high levels of learning.”
Schools are recognized based on strict criteria, including demonstration of a commitment to PLC concepts, implementation of these concepts for at least three years, and clear evidence of improved student learning over that period. Once measurable results can be seen, the school must explain its practices, structures, and culture and submit its application for consideration by the PLC Review Committee.
According to the Champions of PLC at Work®, educators in the schools and districts selected for this recognition have shown “a sustained commitment to helping all their students achieve at high levels. They have been willing to alter the structure and culture of the organization to reflect their commitment. We applaud them and congratulate them for achieving this very significant milestone on the never-ending PLC journey.”
Recognized model PLC schools are listed on allthingsplc.info, where they share implementation strategies, structures, and performance with other educators interested in improving their schools. Tools for team collaboration, articles and research about PLCs, blog posts, and other related resources are also available on the site. The site was developed and is maintained by Solution Tree, a leading provider of educational strategies and tools that improve staff and student performance. For more than 25 years, Solution Tree resources have helped K–12 teachers and administrators create schools where all children succeed.
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For more information, please contact:
Name: Ginny Nobis
School: South Mesa Elementary School
Address: 2969 S. 3300 E. St. George, UT 84790
Phone: 435-634-7030
Email: gro.21khsaw@sibon.ynnig
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