The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter
Peace and Giving Celebration
Our Ellis Families are so kind and gracious, especially at this time of the year. As you are shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks, in lieu of teacher gifts, please keep our classroom needs in mind.
*WISH LIST
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the Ellis Media Center December 1st-8th.The book fair will be open during regular school hours (8am-3:30pm) every day except for Thursday, December 8th, when we will be open UNTIL 5:30pm (when the Festival of Lights will begin). Forget the cash! You can add money to your student(s) eWallet account on the Ellis Book Fair website.
The PTA Festival of Lights will take place on December 8th at 5:30pm.
There will be performances by Primary/Lower Elementary students, Upper Elementary Chorus, and the symphonic band.
Come early or stay after school...the book fair will be open until the performances start at 5:30pm!
The 8th grade bridging club will be selling ornaments at the event to help with the cost of their 8th grade bridging ceremony. There are several different types of ornaments to choose from (see images below). The wood slice and glass bulb are $5/each and the snowman, reindeer, and gingerbread cookie ornaments are $1/each.
Musical Explorers Field Trip
We will attend the Musical Explorers concert on Monday, December 5th!
Autumn Observations
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We are asking that all families come in to observe our community at work. Family observations are an important part of the Montessori experience.The purpose is to observe the Montessori environment as a whole. Each day, the children work for three hours, uninterrupted. Parents will observe for 25 minutes to get a snapshot of the child's experience.
Thank you to the families who have already scheduled their observations! If you haven't scheduled yet, please use the link below to do so. Observations began last week and will take place on Wednesday and Thursday mornings through December 15th. Please use this link to schedule your observation of the Blue Jay Learning Community today.
We hope you have found the new system for classroom snack to be helpful for you and your family. We have seen an enormous amount of positive growth that this seemingly small change made. We are seeing that students are enthusiastic to eat their fruit and vegetable snacks without hesitation and we have seen their confidence soar due to additional opportunities in practical life activities, such as preparing food, and washing their dishes when they are through.
At the beginning of the year, we asked that each student turn in a $30 ($1.67 for each student per week) Kroger gift card to pay for organic snacks for the first semester. Thank you to all the families who sent in gift cards! If you did not send in a gift card at that time or if you are able to send in an extra gift card, please consider sending one in now. Because food costs are on the rise, we are nearing the end of our funds for the first semester.
Homework
The lower elementary classes have the following homework expectations:
Read for 20 minutes each night, either independently or with family members.
If you have access to technology at home, your child can follow their i-Ready learning path.
Math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication or division)
Dates to Remember
December 5- Musical Explorers Field Trip
December 8- Festival of Lights
December 15- Gifts for Peace and Giving Celebration due
December 16- Donation Dress Down
Dec 19-Jan 3- Winter Break
January 4- Students return to school
January 16- MLK Day- No School
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