Weekly Newsletter
Technology This Week
Students will no longer need to carry devices to school everyday. Please only send in your child's device on Thursday for Tech class and afternoon iReady practice. Your child will need to use their device to practice reading and math skills twice a week on iReady at home. They will also need to get on Amira at home and practice reading at least twice a week. Amira practice can be recorded on reading logs.
Your child needs to log in to their device using the username (firstname.lastname@students.sccpss.com) and password taped on the computer. Then they will log in to ClassLink and this will give them access to both Amira and iReady. They will just need to click the icon of the app being used.
HeadphonesIf your child has not yet brought headphones to school, please send some in. Your child needs headphones to work on reading and math skills practice in the classroom. Thank you!
Spirit Night at Chipotle on Tuesday!
Our first PTA Spirit Night of the year will be September 21st from 4-8pm at Chipotle (located at 1801 E. Victory Dr. Savannah, GA 31404-4127).
Help raise funds for the Ellis PTA to support our school! Chipotle will donate 33% of all sales that use promo code G9GK4AY when ordering online. Pick up must be between 4-8 pm.
Reading Logs
Reading Logs went home last week! Your child is expected to read nightly for at least 20 minutes. This reading can be done on their own or with family members. Whatever works for them! Send the log back to school when its filled in and we'll send home another.
8 REASONS WHY READING WITH CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT
Reading with children, especially struggling readers, on a regular basis does take time but the benefits speak for themselves. Here are eight of the most important.
1. Improves Reading Skills
First and foremost, exposure to books improves children’s reading skills. Practice makes perfect!
2. Boosts Vocabulary and Literacy Skills
Reading increases vocabulary, comprehension and communication skills. In addition sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and expression will improve.
3. Improves Writing Skills
Exposure to new words, grammar and punctuation will improve children’s writing.v
4. Builds Confidence and Independence
Reading every day builds independence, leading to greater confidence.
5. Broadens Minds and Develops Empathy
Diverse literature opens children’s minds to the lives of other people. Subsequently, helping children make sense of the world around them.
6. Academic Success
Regular reading promotes academic achievement across the curriculum. Non-fiction books provide opportunities for children to increase their knowledge and interests.
7. Develops Imagination
While reading children create new worlds. This develops their creativity and empathy as they immerse themselves in the lives of the characters.
8. Reading is Fun!
When reading with a child, they can tell if the adult is enjoying themselves. Reinforce the message that reading is an enjoyable alternative to video games and TV by being a good reading role-model.
Birthday Walk Around the Sun
We celebrate our students’ birthdays with a “Walk Around the Sun.” The child holds the classroom globe in her or her hands and walks around a candle placed on the floor. One trip around this “sun” for every year of age. At this time, caregivers are not allowed to come into the classrooms but if you want to write down exciting events, please do. For example...When ____ turned one he/she started walking. You are also welcome to make a timeline with your child. By doing so, your child is able to simply add a picture for their celebration the following year. Students may also bring in a healthy snack to share. Birthday celebrations will take place the afternoon of your child’s birthday or another day that is agreed upon.
Timelines
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 lower and upper elementary.
Example of a personal timeline. It does not have to look like this!
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.
Thursday Explorations
Students have Explorations (PE, Music, Tech, Steam, Spanish, Art) classes on Thursdays. Your child needs to wear sneakers and bring a snack, water bottle, school device and headphones.
Masks and Water Bottles
Please make sure your child has extra masks in their book bag DAILY. Children need to wear new masks daily and parents should check and replace any masks that have been used throughout the day. Water bottles are a necessity! It is hot outside and there are no water fountains from which our students can drink. There are water bottle refilling stations so students can refill their bottles during the day.
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE NURSE IS IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE OF ANY POSITIVE COVID TESTS or CLOSE CONTACT WITHIN A FAMILY.
Please send an email to Ms. Marianne, Ms. Jazmin and Nurse Chris - christine.o'boyle@sccpss.com
PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL SICK OR IF EXHIBITING THESE SYMPTOMS:
Fever of 100.4 orally or 99.4 using a thermal device
New cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fatigue
Muscle aches or body aches
New loss of taste or smell
Sore throat
Vomiting, diarrhea, or nausea
Congestion or runny nose
Headaches
Wishlist
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*Dates to Remember
Tuesday, September 21- PTA Spirit Night@Chipotle
Friday, September 24- $1 Donation Dress Down(benefiting Ambucs)
Friday, October 8- Fall Break- No School!
Monday, October 11- Teacher Planning Day- No School!
Tuesday, October 12- 2nd Nine-Week Period Begins
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