The Week of December 13th

  The Weekly Newsletter

This Week

We will have a daily journal assignment with a chapter of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read aloud attached each day. It is important that students complete their journal writing daily and in order, so that they are ready for the read alouds during morning meetings.

We will also have OPTIONAL cultural craft assignments posted. The crafts are based on different holidays around the world. Students can choose to do these or not.

Students can also use this week as a catch-up week to complete past assignments. 

The children are invited to wear pajamas to our meetings ALL WEEK LONG! Students can wear their PJs both in the virtual environment and to the school building for this week only!!

Boosterthon!

The PTA Boosterthon will open up for pledging beginning December 17th. This year, the Boosterthon will be a virtual, Dance Fit event. Stay tuned for more details!

On Saturday, December 12th, and Sunday, December 13th from 12-2pm, the PTA will be on the Ellis sidewalk distributing Boosterthon t-shirts, information about the virtual Festival of Lights event on December 17th, and free ice pops to all students for meeting last year's Boosterthon pledge goal!

Virtual Festival of Lights and Sing-Along

The annual PTA Festival of Lights will be a virtual event on Thursday, December 17th at 6:30pm.The Zoom link will be sent out next week and posted on the PTA website: https://www.ellismontessoripta.org/blog-1

We'll watch recorded performances from Erdkinder and Upper Elementary chorus members, plus sing along to our Ellis favorites! Lyrics will be on screen and are attached below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UI5lUYwGtJiHc3RBEFJLFfSuyT4j3w73/view?usp=sharing

Open Meetings

All students are required to attend Open Meetings after the Morning Meetings on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Open Meeting Schedule

8:45-9:05 First Year Students

9:05-9:25 Second Year students

9:25-9:45 Third Year Students 

Dates to Remember

December 12-13- Boosterthon T-Shirt Pick-Up

December 17- PTA Virtual Festival of Lights

December 21-January 1- Winter Break

January 4- Staff Planning Day- No School for Students!

January 5-8- e-Learning Days

January 8- PTA Boosterthon Kick-Off

January 11- Cohort A returns in-person to school

January 14- Cohort B returns in-person to school

January 18- MLK Jr. Day- No School!

January 20- Virtual Boosterthon Event