Weekly Newsletter
Culture Fest! Feb 27 6:30-7:30
Ellis families are invited to share their cultural traditions with our community. There is a 3-minute time limit. You can add your video at this Flipgrid. These videos will be shown during the Culture Fest Event.
Jennifer Wolfe is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Culturefest
Time: Feb 25, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sccpss.zoom.us/j/94822506606?pwd=MUJZRXlLcGZSRXlGbXp0SnlYV085QT09
Meeting ID: 948 2250 6606
Passcode: Culture
Amira Testing-Tuesday!
All students will need to login and complete Amira testing on Tuesday. Please view this video to familiarize yourself with Amira testing.
The students will be assessed on the following 2 components:
Dyslexia screening (length of the assessment: 9 minutes). The screening has been tailored to meet the requirements of the GA dyslexia screening.
Oral Reading Fluency (same assessment the children took before Thanksgiving break). The length of this portion depends on the student's reading level and skill.
REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS:
- Choose a quiet place
- Do your best
- Keep reading- do not wait for AMIRA to catch up with you
- Wait until AMIRA has saved your work, if not the assessment will have to be taken again.
Reading & Math practice 3x a week!
i-Ready Schedule
Tuesday- Math 30 mins
Thursday- Reading 30 mins
Friday- Your Choice! 30 mins
A Note from the Teachers
Due dates are not set in stone. They help to keep students progressing forward, but we are very flexible with them. We emphasize quality over quantity, and because students learn through practice, we do not expect perfection. Once the lesson is given, students will work on an assignment repeatedly before mastering a skill and many mistakes are made. We never expect a student to have correct work the first few times they work on it. All of that is part of the learning process. This is why we don't give grades. It is about the process of truly learning over a period of time. When your students complete work and turn it in with mistakes, then we know what skills need to be addressed again. If your child is having difficulty with an assignment, they can always meet us during office hours. If we receive a message ahead of time, we will be prepared to help your student with whatever skill needs to be addressed.
Office Hours
1-1:30 Daily
For family members who have any questions or concerns, we would like to offer office hours from 1-1:30. Please join our Zoom using the morning meeting link. That link never changes, so if you or your child ever need to meet with us, the morning meeting link should be used.
Students Return to the Building
Students in Cohorts A and B will begin returning to the building on February 22. Some scheduling changes will occur when students return.
Wednesdays will be synchronous for all. This means that all students will attend morning meetings and then Science Club on Wednesdays.
All students will have Explorations daily. The time has changed to 10:20-11:05.
Ms. Kathy’s reading schedule will change. Students in cohorts A and B will only read with Ms. Kathy when they are in the building. Students in cohort C (fully virtual) will have a new schedule and it will be given to each student individually.
Cohort A Calendar
Cohort B Calendar
When hybrid students return to the building it is important that they bring the following with them daily:
Fully Charged Chromebook
Headphones
At least two masks
Water Bottle
Montessori materials made at home
Work Journal
Pencils, Scissors, Glue, and something to color with(crayons, colored pencils, markers)
Practical Life Totes
We are currently looking into creating practical life totes/kits for students to use on projects. To that end we are requesting Amazon e-gift cards so we can order supplies in bulk to ensure that we can keep the cost as low as possible. We appreciate any assistance in this endeavor. E-gift cards should be emailed to Jazmin.Corbell@sccpss.com or Marianne.Howze@sccpss.com.
Any remaining gift card money will be used solely for classroom materials.
GMAS Practice for 3rd Years
Third Year Students! In preparation for GMAS, Georgia Milestones Assessment System, we ask that you visit this link every week to familiarize yourself with the online tools that will be available to you when you are taking your End of Grade GMAS test this year. Watch this video I created that shows you how to get where you need to be!
https://www.loom.com/share/f29cf4be6563400a820fa302a741bbac
This is the link to practice the GMAS tools: http://gaexperienceonline.com/
Fungi eating nematodes.
Science Club 9am Wednesdays
In order to give students a place to share their pictures, drawings, and other work, we have added a class on Seesaw. Students can share pictures and videos and view each other's posts! An email with instructions on how to join the class has been sent. Please sign your child into Seesaw using the device on which they complete school work.
Lunch With The Teachers
We would like to invite all students to join us for lunch on Mondays and Fridays at 11:30. Please use the MM Zoom link to join. Hope to see and hear from lots of students then!
Open Meetings
All students are expected to attend open meetings after morning meetings for lessons.
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
February 15- Planning Day-No School!
February 17 - Science Club!
February 21-27-International Montessori Ed. Week
February 22-Students return to the building.
February 25- Virtual Culture Fest 6:30-7:30
