Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the January 29th

Flu Prevention

Students participated in an illness prevention presentation on Friday. They washed their hands properly and learned the best strategies for not spreading germs. Please check out the following Flu Prevention handout that went home with students last week. 

Flu Prevention Handout

Winter Conferences

Thank you to all that have scheduled conferences. We are sorry that we had to miss several of them last week, due to illness, but are looking forward to meeting with all of you soon. If we missed our conference with you last week, or you have not yet signed up for one, we will post an updated sign-up soon.Please be on the lookout for an updated link! Thank you!

Skill Practice

We recommend that your student use the following websites to practice skills at home. All of our district assessments are given online and computer skills are necessary for our students to do their best on these tests. We want our students to have every opportunity to be successful! If you did not receive your child's login information for MobyMax, TenMarks, or Xtra Math please email Ms. Jazmin and she will get them to you immediately. jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

UPCOMING EVENTS
Feb 2- Pizza Party
Feb 15-Spirit Night-Jason's Deli
Feb 19&20- Weather Make-up Days
March 16- Field Trip
March 26-30-Spring Break-No School

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the January 22nd

Charles Ellis Fun Run

Thank you so much for helping our school raise money through funrun.com! The Fun Run was a HUGE success! We had beautiful weather Friday and our students gave it their all out there at Daffin Park!

Thanks to all for the generous donations which helped both the Blue Jays and Cardinals to earn a FUN pencil, extra reading time, shoes off, 10 extra minutes of recess, crazy hair day/extra computer time, pajama day, movie and a pizza party! Friday, January 26th students can wear crazy hair and pajamas! We will also have a pizza party and watch a movie! What fun!

Skill Practice

We recommend that your student use the following websites to practice skills at home. All of our district assessments are given online and computer skills are necessary for our students to do their best on these tests. We want our students to have every opportunity to be successful! If you did not receive your child's login information for MobyMax, TenMarks, or Xtra Math please email Ms. Jazmin and she will get them to you immediately. jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com

Winter Conferences

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to come in and conference with us. If you have not yet done so, please use the following link to schedule a time that works for you to come in and speak to us about your student and their progress. If you do not see a time that works for you, please send us an email, and we can schedule a time that works for all of us to meet. Thank you!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faaaa23a0f58-winter3

Charles Ellis Bobcat Spirit Night

Please join us at Chick-Fil-A at Victory and Skidaway on Tuesday night, 5-8pm. Make sure you mention Charles Ellis and our school will get 15% of the proceeds! See you there!

January Birthday Celebration

We will celebrate our January birthdays with a walk around the sun and a healthy snack this Thursday, January 25th. If your student has a January birthday, please send in a small snack for 24 students. *Reminder-Your child is encouraged to make a timeline of their important life events. This can be presented on their actual birthday and parents are welcome to attend.

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

UPCOMING EVENTS
January 23-Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 5-8
January 25-PTA Meeting 6:30-8:00
January 25-January B-day Celebration
January 26-$1 Pajama Dress Down
Jan 26-Pajama Dressdown/Crazy Hair/Pizza Party/Movie 

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the January 15th

Coupon Books

Thank you to the families who have returned the coupon books that were not sold during our Fall fundraiser! If you haven't already, please return all unsold coupon books! There are still 216 coupon books that have not been returned to the school. If those coupon books are not returned, Charles Ellis will end up losing money on the fundraiser. 

Charles Ellis Fun Run

Thank you so much for helping our school raise money through funrun.com! So far our students have earned a FUN pencil, reading time in the morning, shoes off, 10 extra minutes of recess, and crazy hair day/extra computer time! And the Blue Jays are over halfway to getting PAJAMA DAY on January 26th! 

Students will take part in the Charles Ellis Fun Run this Thursday, January 18th. Field trip forms went home with children last Friday. The fun run is scheduled to take place at Daffin Park but will me moved to the JEA should there be inclement weather on Thursday. Please sign both copies of the field trip form that came home with your student last Friday, just in case the fun run is moved to the JEA.

Donations will go toward field trips, playground equipment, and various school projects and to the entire 9-day experience.So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer and your student at the Fun Run!

Benchmark Assessments
We will continue with benchmark assessments this week. Please continue to have your children read nightly and use the the following web programs when possible. If you did not receive your child's login information for MobyMax, TenMarks, or Xtra Math please email Ms. Jazmin and she will get them to you immediately. jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com

Winter Conferences

Please use the following link to schedule a time that works for you to come in and speak to us about your student and their progress. If you do not see a time that works for you, please send us an email, and we can schedule a time that works for all of us to meet. Thank you!

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faaaa23a0f58-winter3

               The Learning Community

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

UPCOMING EVENTS
January 15-MLK Holiday
January 16-19-Lower El MAP Testing-Reading and Math
January 18- Boosterthon Fun Run 
January 20-Charles Ellis Open House
January 20-SCCPSS-Student Expo
January 25-January B-day Celebration
January 26-$1 Dress Down

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the January 1st

Welcome Back!

We hope that you enjoyed the long break and got to spend time with family and friends. We are excited for the new year and all the opportunities  for learning that it brings!

Classroom Materials

Thank you so much for your generous donations! We are excited to announce that the money donated to our classroom before the break is being used to purchase solid, liquid, and gas materials, life-cycle materials, seasons mat, continents three-part cards and objects, prepositions three-part cards, human anatomy three-part cards, and musical instrument object to card matching! 

Charles Ellis Fun Run

This year's main fundraiser is the Charles Ellis Fun Run! It's a 9-day program that kicks off with a Pep Rally on January 9th! Families will then gather pledges for every lap your student runs (30-35 laps), and we'll celebrate at the Fun Run on January 18th. With our big goal of raising $8,000 for field trips, playground equipment, and various school projects, we asked the Fun Run experts at Boosterthon to power our Fun Run and make it more profitable, easier, and fun. 

Students will also experience an amazing character theme CASTLE QUEST! an English castle theme all about being brave and living with character. On their quest to regain Bravemore Castle, students will learn the "SIX VIRTUES of a TRUE HERO" from a cast of colorful characters.

Donations will go toward field trips, playground equipment, and various school projects and to the entire 9-day experience.So please help our school by reaching out to sponsors. Also, all families are invited to come out and cheer and your student at the Fun Run!

Benchmark Assessments
Students will take benchmark assessments the week of January 8th. It is important that they continue to practice the skills that they are working on in the classroom at home. Please continue to have your children read nightly and use the the following web programs when possible. If you did not receive your child's login information for any of the websites, please email Ms. Jazmin and she will get them to you immediately. jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com

MobyMax and TenMarks Websites
Students should use the Moby Max website for reading comprehension practice. There is a test prep section as well, that we recommend for all students.
Ten Marks should be used for math practice at home. It is directly aligned to Eureka! Math, which is the newly implemented district math curriculum. 

XtraMath 

Please have your students use XtraMath for five minutes of math fact fluency practice daily.

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Yankee candle online orders are open through January 15th! Enter the group number 999971165 to make sure our school gets 40% of sales!
yankeecandlefundraising.com

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

UPCOMING EVENTS
January 3-Students Return
January 6-SCCPSS Student Expo
January 8-12-Lower El MAP Testing-Reading and Math
January 9-Fun Run Kick-Off/Pep Rally
January 15-MLK Holiday
January 18- Boosterthon Fun Run 
January 20-Charles Ellis Open House

January 26-$1 Dress Down

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the December 11th

Montessori Wish List

If you were thinking of giving to our class during this holiday season please consider checking out our Montessori wish list. We sent home a letter regarding the wishlist this past week. The wish list will also be available at the door to room 27 if you'd like to take a look.

Holiday Wish List by Marianne on Scribd

 

Benchmark Assessments
Students will take benchmark assessments when they return in January. It is important that they continue to practice the skills that they are working on in the classroom at home over the break. Please continue to have your children read nightly and use the the following web programs when possible. If you did not receive your child's login information for any of the websites, please email Ms. Jazmin and she will get them to you immediately. jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com

MobyMax and TenMarks Websites
Students should use the Moby Max website for reading comprehension practice. There is a test prep section as well, that we recommend for all students.
Ten Marks should be used for math practice at home. It is directly aligned to Eureka! Math, which  is the newly implemented district math curriculum. 

XtraMath 

XtraMath login information went home last week. Please have your students use XtraMath for five minutes of math fact fluency practice daily.

Festival of Lights

Students learned about the Mexican tradition of Las Posadas and made their own representations of poinsettias, pinatas, and luminaries. The turnout for this event was huge and the musical performance was heartwarming.

Field Trips
Children's Museum

Musical Explorers

Work in the Montessori Evironment

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Yankee candle online orders are open through January 15th! Enter the group number 999971165 to make sure our school gets 40% of sales!
yankeecandlefundraising.com

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

UPCOMING EVENTS
December 14- Dec. B-day Celebration
December 15-Charles Ellis Sing-A-Long
December 18-January 2-Winter Break
January 6-SCCPSS Student Expo
January 8-12-Lower Elementary MAP  Testing-Reading and Math
January 20-Charles Ellis Open House

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week the December 4th

Science Olympiad

If your child is interested in the Science Olympiad please email Ms. Jazmin at the following email address: jazmin.corbell@sccpss.com.

Elementary Science Olympiad Flyer by Marianne on Scribd

Charles Ellis Band Spirit Night
Please join us at the Chick-fil-A on Victory Drive on December 5th from 5-8pm. Remember to mention the Charles Ellis Band at the counter, drive-thru, or when ordering party trays.

Field Trips

We will have field trips on both Monday and Friday. If your child brought home a Musical Explorers field trip form last Thursday please return it as soon as possible.

Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights is scheduled for Thursday evening. Our community is studying Las Posadas. Students should arrive at 5:45. Singing begins at 6:00. Children are encouraged to wear dressy or holiday attire. Families should bring a blanket or chairs to sit on.

Montessori Wish List

If you were thinking of giving to our class during this holiday season please consider checking out our Montessori wish list. We will send home a letter regarding the wishlist this week. The wish list will also be available at the door to room 27 if you'd like to take a look.

Holiday Wish List by Marianne on Scribd

XtraMath 

XtraMath information will go home with students on Monday. Students should login and use this math website for math fact fluency practice.

Seasons  

Continent Study 

Level One Word Problems

Coastal Habitat Study

Reading Logs
December reading logs went home last week. If your child has not turned in November's reading log, please remind them to do so on Monday. Please make sure your student is reading and recording nightly!

Local Farm Bag

Charles Ellis families receive a 10% discount on the local farm bag.The farm bag contains fresh local fruits and vegetables and can be delivered to our school weekly. Please follow the link below for more information.

https://www.localfarmbag.com/

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Yankee candle online orders are open through January 15th! Enter the group number 999971165 to make sure our school gets 40% of sales!
yankeecandlefundraising.com

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

Guinea Pig Bedding

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 4-Field Trip
December 4-8 - Holiday Book Fair
December 7- Festival of Lights
December 8- Field Trip
December 14- Dec. B-day Celebration
December 18-January 2-Winter Break

Weekly Newsletter 

The Week of November 27th

Reading Logs
December reading logs will go home this week. November reading logs are due Friday.Please make sure your student is reading and recording nightly!

Classroom Snack-In the New Year

We hope you have found the new system for classroom snack to be helpful for you and your family by cutting down time spent rushing around for snack for the class on your assigned week, and also hoping you have found it to be more economical. 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 because of their additional opportunities in practical life activities such as preparing the food, and also washing their dishes when they are through.

All of that being said, when we began this journey at the beginning of the school year, we were not certain what type of budget we needed to set, so we set a conservative budget of $20 per student for the year. We are seeing now that we need to request an additional $20 per student to make it through the school year. That ends up working out to $1.11 per student for 36 weeks of school, at $40 per student per year. We prefer Kroger gift cards as they tend to have the most economical organic options. If Publix is your store, of course we will accept those as well. We found that grocery store gift cards are the easiest for us to deal with, rather than worrying about cash.

Please send in gift cards by January 15. We thank you for your support in this endeavour. We also hope that you are seeing and feeling the benefits as much as we are as a community.

We appreciate everything you all do for our community!

Campaign for Healthy Kids

The Campaign for Healthy Kids offers free in-person enrollment assistance for children's health insurance programs: Medicaid, Medicaid for children with special needs, PeachCare for Kids, and more. There are several enrollment events coming up.There are also informational folders in the school front lobby.

https://coastalcampaign.org/

PTA Spirit Night

Please join us at Chuck E Cheese from 3-9pm on November 29th for Charles Ellis Spirit Night! 15% of all proceeds will go to the Ellis PTA.

MESS Holiday Party

We’d like to encourage you to attend the Annual MESS (Montessori Education Society of Savannah), Holiday Party on Friday, 12/1/17. Please see the invite below.

Local Farm Bag

Charles Ellis families receive a 10% discount on the local farm bag.The farm bag contains fresh local fruits and vegetables and can be delivered to our school weekly. Please follow the link below for more information.

https://www.localfarmbag.com/

Box Tops

Charles Ellis is collecting box tops. Please cut out and send in box tops with your students!

Read-A-Thon November 1-27
The Charles Ellis Read-a-thon is going on right now! ALL profits will go towards purchasing new Montessori materials for circulation in classrooms. 

Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Yankee candle online orders are open through January 15th! Enter the group number 999971165 to make sure our school gets 40% of sales!
yankeecandlefundraising.com

The Learning Community Wish List (bold items are more pressing)

Guinea Pig Bedding

UPCOMING EVENTS
November 28-Honoring the Military Breakfast-Media Center 8:30am
Nov. 29-Chuck E Cheese Spirit Night
December 1-MESS Holiday Party
December 4-Field Trip
December 4-8 - Holiday Book Fair
December 7- Festival of Lights
December 8- Field Trip
December 14- Dec. B-day Celebration
December 18-January 2-Winter Break