Welcome back to another great school year at Sharon Elementary School . Our school has nearly 800 students and more than 100 teachers and staff -- all coming together to comprise our wonderful SES community.

Below are some important upcoming activities & events to be aware of.

August 31 -- Curriculum Night/PTO Meeting at 6pm in the Cafeteria (K-2nd Grades)

September 6  -- No School (Labor Day)

September 7 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

September 7 -- Curriculum Night/PTO Meeting at 6 pm in the Cafeteria (3rd-5th Grades)

September 13 to 15 --  ITBS Testing for all 3rd-5th Grades 

September 16 -- Progress Reports Issued 

September 23 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

October 5 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

October 6 -- Quiz Bowl (3rd-5th Grades) during Specials Class time in the Media Center

October 8 -- Bingo Night/PTO Meeting from 5:30 to 8:00 pm in the Cafeteria

October 12 -- 4th/5th Grade Musical/PTO Meeting at 7 pm in the Cafeteria.

October 14 -- No School.  Enjoy the 3-Day Weekend!

October 15 & 18 -- Fall Break 

October 19 to 21 -- Book Fair in the Media Center

October 21 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

October 21 -- Report Cards Issued 

October 25 to 29 -- Red Ribbon Week

November 2 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

November 9 -- Pre-K/Kindergarten Musical/PTO Meeting at 7 pm in the Cafeteria

November 10 -- Progress Reports Issued 

November 10 -- Veterans' Day Assembly 

November 11 -- No School (Veterans' Day)

November 18 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

November 22 to 26 --  Thanksgiving Week Break 

December 6 to 10 -- Sharon Santa Safari Shop in the PTO Room

December 6 to 10 --  Annual SES Canned Food Drive 

December 7 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

December 20 to January 7 --  Winter Break

January 10 -- No School (Teacher Work Day)

January 17 -- No School (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)

January 27 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

February 1 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

February 2 -- Progress Reports Issued

February 11 -- JAG Jam Dance from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Cafeteria

February 14 to 18 -- Spring Intersession

February 21 -- No School (Presidents' Day)

February 23 -- Quiz Bowl (3rd-5th Grades) during Specials Class time in Media Center

February 24 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

March 1 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

March 8 -- 2nd/3rd Grade Musical/PTO Meeting at 7 pm in the Cafeteria

March 18 -- No School.  Enjoy the 3-Day Weekend!

March 21 to 25 -- Annual Gift Basket Raffle Fundraiser

March 23 -- Report Cards Issued

March 24 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

April 4 to 8 -- Spring Break.  Enjoy the week off!

April 19 -- Musical/PTO Meeting at 7 pm in the Cafeteria

April 21 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

April 22 -- No School.  Enjoy the 3-Day Weekend!

April 25 to 29 -- CRCT Testing for 3rd-5th Grades.

May 3 -- Chick-Fil-A Night from 5 to 8 pm at the Hwy 78 location

May 9 -- SES Band and Chorus Concert at 6 pm in the Cafeteria

May 12 -- JAG of the Month Reception at 7:30 am in the Cafeteria

May 20 -- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! 

The SES After School Program will again be offered until 6:30 pm every school day during the 2010-2011 school year.

Fees are only $40 a week for those students who attend weekly, or $10 a day for students who use the program on a "drop-in" basis. 

(This is the least expensive child care program around!)

You can enroll your child at any time during the school year!  There are no lengthy enrollment forms to complete. Just write a note to your child's classroom teacher directing your child to go to the After School Program. That's it!  

Snacks/drinks are served every day!  Your child will have time to do homework. Arts and crafts will be offered, as well as fun games and activities too!

For more information please contact either Stacey Branchfield at sbranchfield@walton.k12.ga.us or Roger Lamadrid at roger.lamadrid@walton.k12.ga.us . Email is the most efficient method of communicating with our Program Directors. Our school phone is 678-684-2850.

• The cost is only $40.00 per week per child for 4 or 5-day weeks or $10.00 per day per child for 1, 2, or 3-day weeks.
• There is a $5.00 REGISTRATION FEE for all students.  This is a one-time only fee and due on the first day your child attends.
•  Please pay in advance -- by  the  Friday of the  "week before    " - so we can prepare for supplies, snacks, and staffing. However, we will accept payments any day. Accounts may not have a balance due for more than 2 weeks.
• If your account is more than 2 weeks behind, your child's enrollment will be suspended.
• Please be sure to always bring a photo identification with you when you sign out your child in the office.
• Children must be picked up no later than 6:30 pm . Parents who are late picking up their children will be charged $10.00 for the first 10 minutes and $1.00 for each subsequent minute.

The S.E.S. Choir is open to all interested 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th grade students. The Choir provides music for official school functions, represents our school at the Annual Sharon Elementary Hockey night at the Gwinnett Arena, and presents two annual concerts for our parents and friends.

The Choir will meet every Wednesday morning starting on August 18^th from 7:45-8:15 in the music room. Permission forms are available on Miss Jetton's webpage. Look under "Teachers and Staff" and then click on "Extensions Teachers" and then click on Miss Jetton's name.

This is what the proposed new playground pavilion will look like. This pavilion will be constructed on the playground area and will be large enough to accomodate a large group of students as an outdoor classroom.

A brick fundraiser is underway for help raise funds to construct the pavilion.  Each brick is $30 and can be engraved with a name, short message, or phrase.

For more information or to please call the school office at 678-684-2850.

Mrs. Melanie Hicks, the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year, was honored at a special ceremony in our cafeteria on October 19. 

Mrs. Jessica McCutchen , the 2009-2010 Support Staff of The Year, was honored at a special ceremony in our cafeteria on October 19.

Sharon Elementary School is only one of a very few elementary schools with an online school newspaper produced by students on a regular basis.  The name of our newspaper is Jaguar News .  The web address is www.jaguarnews.org .

Check out Jaguar News and let us know what you think.

A group of parents, teachers, administrators, and local business and civic leaders led the effort to put together Sharon Elementary School's Mission Statement, Vision, and School Motto.

This committee solicited input from all of our staff, parents, and students as they developed our school's Mission Statement, Vision, and School Motto.

The SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT:   Sharon Elementary School's mission is to involve our school, parents, and community in providing a learning environment that drives the whole child to meet academic challenges and individual goals in preparation for success throughout life's journey.

The VISION of Sharon Elementary School is for ALL students to achieve their individual best.

The MOTTO of Sharon Elementary School is:  The very best ME is what I want to be; I will work to achieve and in life.....SUCCEED!

The students, staff, and parents of Sharon Elementary School have collaboratively set down these Belief Statements as the core values that unite us. 

1.  All children posses the ability to be successful in the academic setting.

2.  All children come to school with a wide range of strengths and weaknesses in how they learn.

3.  The curriculum and instruction in our school is driven by the educational needs of all of our students.

4.  The resources of our school are directed toward ensuring that all students are successful at school.

5.  Our teachers engage and motivate students to exceed state and national standards of learning, personal learning goals, and to develop essential lifelong skills and characteristics of responsible citizens.

6.  Teaching and learning at Sharon Elementary School is based on proven, sound, best instructional practices and is subject to ongoing peer review and analysis.

7.  Our teachers engage in significant staff development programs that focus on acquiring and refining proven, sound, best instructional practices.

8.  Sharon Elementary provides a safe, secure, and nurturing learning environment for all students.

Below you will find a link to view and print Sharon Elementary School's School Improvement Plan as well as the more specific 45-Day Action Plan . 

These documents outline the schoolwide goals and objectives for improvement.  The School Improvement Plan and 45-Day Action Plan are a part of the accredidation process. 

The administration and faculty of Sharon Elementary welcome suggestions and reflections from parents and community members with any of these goals and objectives.

Below you will find a link to view and print Sharon Elementary School's School Profile as well as the more specific  Balanced Scorecard  . 

These documents outline information such as attendance rates, demographic information, CRCT test results, and other relevant information about our school.

The administration and faculty of Sharon Elementary welcome suggestions, concerns, and reflections from parents and community members about any of these documents.

Some of the links in this web site take you to sites that are not under the control of Sharon Elementary School or Walton County Public Schools. The school is not responsible for the contents of any linked site. The information and resources on this website are provided as a service to the students, staff and community of Sharon Elementary School.

Every effort is made to link only to sites that are of educational value to visitors, but the school makes no guarantee to the user, either express or implied, of the contents of the linked site.