Weekly Newsletter

The Week of August 13th  

Supplies

Thank you to the families who sent in supplies. If you have not done so already, please send in $8 for your child's writing journal. Each child should have earbuds in a small plastic bag that remains in their bookbag.

Snack

Thank you to all that have sent in donations for snack! 

In order to enhance our practical life opportunities and also reduce waste for our community, we are asking for  grocery store gift cards/monetary donations so we may purchase specific snack options for each child, each day. Our goal is to provide nutritious, and whenever possible, organic snacks, that require preparation from students. Some examples may be slicing cheese to be eaten with cracker,, cutting vegetables and fruit, boiling and peeling an egg, etc. These types of snacks also create less waste than individually packed items. This helps us in the endeavor of developing sentient beings that are natural caretakers of their environment. In the past we have asked families to donate snack a week at a time for the entire community. We believe that a $20 gift card or monetary donation from each student shall be sufficient. We also understand that not all families are in a position to donate, and with that in mind we ask that if you are able to donate more that you please do. All funds/gift cards will be used for food for your children throughout the school year. Thank you to the families that have already made donations for healthy snacks. 

Uniform Reminders:

On Friday, students may wear Uniform bottoms such as; pants, shorts, skirts, or skorts with an Ellis Spirit T- shirt.

This Week 

Children will have small group lessons in Arithmetic, Language, Cultural, and Cosmic studies. Our focus will be on Maria Montessori's First Great Lesson, which will lead to the following studies: 

Astronomy: solar system, stars, galaxies, comets, constellations

Meteorology: wind, currents, weather, fronts, erosion, water cycle, clouds, glaciers

Chemistry: states of matter, changes, mixtures, reactions, elements, atoms, periodic table, compounds, molecules, chemical formulas, equations, lab work, experimentation

Physics: magnetism, electricity, gravity, energy, light, sound, heat, friction, motion, experimentation

Geology: types of rocks, minerals, land forms, volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, ice ages, eras of the earth

Geography: maps, globes, latitude/longitude, climates, land/water form names, continent and country research

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, August 18th: Ellis School Council Meeting
Monday, August 21th: Solar Eclipse-no school for students
Tuesday, August 22nd: PTA Board Meeting
Thursday, August 24th: PTA (6:30)
Thursday, August 24: Summer and August Birthday Celebrations
Friday, August 25: Fall Picture Day-free dress up for students