Weekly Newsletter 

The Week of August 4th

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Birthday Celebrations

As is customary in the Montessori classroom, our students celebrate their birthdays by “walking around the sun” for each year they have been alive. Parents and families are invited to come and tell their story, one year at a time, through the presentation of personal timelines. This can be done on the student’s actual birthday.

Due to the number of students in our community, we will have a monthly celebration with treats for the birthdays for that month. We will do this on the last Friday of each month, unless something comes up that would necessitate a change in day. On this day we ask that if parents wish to send in a treat, that they send in 25 treats, and the children can choose one or two treats depending on how many birthdays we have. As far as treats go, we prefer healthier treats such as fruit cups, granola, or muffins, but if you would like to send in something on the sugary side we do ask that they are mini cupcakes or perhaps a cookie per student. Please do not send in goody bags. 

Personal Timelines

We would love for students to share their personal timelines when we do their “walk around the sun” on the day of their birth. Timelines are used in the Montessori classroom extensively in the cultural and cosmic curriculum, first seen in the Great Lessons. This preparatory activity of creating their personal timeline readies the students to work with the extensive timelines that are presented throughout elementary.

Personal Timeline:

1. A timeline can be as short as one page or as long as a wall.

2. To make a short timeline, draw a vertical line down the middle of a sheet of paper.

3. Write your child’s birth date on the left side of the line at the top of the page. On the right side of the line, write the corresponding event. (“I was born!”)

4. Add other important dates and events, such as when your child started to walk and talk, when siblings were born, when your child started preschool, when you took family trips, and so on, in chronological order.

5. To make a long time line, cut a length of paper from a large roll or tape several sheets of paper together. Draw a horizontal line across the middle of the banner.

6. Write the dates and events of your child’s life from left to right.

7. Glue on photos or let your child illustrate each event. 

Inside Montessori
Mark your calendars for September 12!

Student Verification
If you haven't already done so, please use the following link to review and update your child's information by August 9.
http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/Ellis/20192020/Online%20Verification%20Flyer.pdf

Ellis Family Handbook
Please find the Ellis Family Handbook at the following address.
http://internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us/schools/Ellis/20192020/Charles%20Ellis%20Montessori%20Academy%20Family%20Handbook%202019-2020.pdf

Read Nightly
All students in our community are expected to read for at least 20 minutes a night. 

 The Learning Community Wish List 

PETSMART gift cards

Guinea pig and hamster food and bedding

Dr. Bronner's Liquid Castile lavender soap

Seventh Generation dish soap

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 22-PTA Meeting
August 23- Field Trip

August 30-August Birthday Celebration
August 30-Dress Down $1 for Ellis STEM Ed.

August 31-Maria Montessori's 149th Birthday
September 12- Inside Montessori