The Week of September 12th

 Weekly Newsletter

Continent Study

Our community will begin continent research this week! Blue Jays will be studying North America and Cardinals will be studying South America. If you have any artifacts from these continents that you are willing to share with the class, please send them in with your child.

Headphones

If your child has not yet brought headphones to school, please send some in. Your student needs headphones to complete online assessments. We will be completing MAP and Amira testing during the next 2 weeks of school. Your child also needs headphones to work on reading and math skills practice in the classroom. Thank you!

MAP Testing

The district-mandated MAP Assessment window is now open. It is imperative that students bring their devices to school EVERY DAY, FULLY CHARGED in order to complete the required assessments. 

Spirit Night at Chipotle!

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. 

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

Snack Time

Please send a snack in with your child daily. Students choose when they would like to eat snack during the day.

It is very important that all families sign up for our community Remind!  Please text @ac3c9 to number 81010 or if you are having trouble with 81010 try texting @ac3c9 to 971-239-4842  (Please sign up!)

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