The Week of May 21st

  The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter

Science Fair

Our Guinea Pigs Still Need a Home!

Is your family able to offer a home for Brown Sugar and Nibbles over summer break? They are sweet girls who love to munch lettuce, snuggle up, and rest most of the day. Please send a message on Remind or an email to marianne.howze@sccpss.com to let me know if your family would like to volunteer to take our adorable class pets for the break.

Game Day- May 23

Blue Jays can bring in board games for the final day of school. Thank you to August's family for providing the class with pizza as a special treat on that day. Students should still plan to have home or school lunch as well.

Dates to Remember

May 23- Free Dress Down

May 23- The Last Day of School!

The Week of May 14th

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Summer Birthday Celebration

We will celebrate all of our summer birthdays on Friday, May 19. If your child was born between May 23 and August 1, please send in a healthy snack for the class. You are also welcome to send in a timeline or photos of your child for each year that they've traveled around the sun!

Our Guinea Pigs Need a Home 

Is your family able to offer a home for Brown Sugar and Nibbles over summer break? They are sweet girls who love to munch lettuce, snuggle up, and rest most of the day. Please send a message on Remind or an email to marianne.howze@sccpss.com to let me know if your family would like to volunteer to take our adorable class pets for the break.

More Field Day Pictures

MESS Ice Cream Fundraiser @ Circle Park 

Charles Ellis presents The Tree of Life on May 18.

Purchase tickets using this link.

Wish List

Paper Towels

Timothy Hay

PetSmart Gift Cards

$30 Kroger Gift Cards

Dates to Remember

May 18- Charles Ellis Presents

May 19- Summer Birthday Celebration!

May 19-  MESS Ice Cream Social Fundraiser

May 23- Free Dress Down

May 23- The Last Day of School!

The Week of May 7th

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Musical Explorers

Field Day

Blue Jays had a blast at Field Day! Thank you to Mr. Eric for sticking with us all day long! And thank you to all of you who volunteered to help out the community on that day! If you have any pictures that you'd like to share with the community, (I did not get many) please send them to marianne.howze@sccpss.com and I will post them in the newsletter.

MESS Ice Cream Fundraiser @ Circle Park 

Charles Ellis presents The Tree of Life on May 18.

Purchase tickets using this link.

Charles Ellis Beta Club is collecting pop-tabs for Ronald McDonald House and plastic bags to make a bench with TREX. Also, they are collecting used books for a library in Africa. Please send in pop tabs, CLEAN plastic bags, and used books with your child and we will make sure that the Beta Club receives them.

Charles Ellis students have been invited to participate in a wonderful new program set up by the Forsyth Farmers Market. Students and families can go to the Forsyth Farmers Market every Saturday until May 20th to visit the new Youth Booth. Every student that visits the Youth Booth will get a $5 token to spend on produce. The children will also get a passport that will be stamped each time they visit! This is an exciting opportunity for the children, so let's please spread the word! 

Wish List

Paper Towels

Timothy Hay

PetSmart Gift Cards

$30 Kroger Gift Cards

Dates to Remember

May 10- National Walk/Bike to School Day

May 18- Charles Ellis Presents

May 19-  MESS Ice Cream Social Fundraiser

May 23- Free Dress Down

May 23- The Last Day of School!

The Week of April 30th

  The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter

Field Day is this Friday, May 5 at Daffin Park! We will walk to Daffin at about 9am and return to school after 1pm. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND IN A DRY CHANGE OF CLOTHES WITH YOUR CHILD. They will be getting wet! Please view this letter from Coach Lesley for more information about the day. If you would like to volunteer to help out the Blue Jays on Field Day, sign up using this link.

Click here to add money to your child's eWallet for the BOGO Book Fair!

Charles Ellis Art Show

Please plan to drop by and join us for the Charles Ellis Art Show May 4, 5-6:30pm in the garden. 

Our 3rd grade students will be testing this Tuesday and Wednesday. 1st and 2nd year students do not take GMAS.

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Math Makeup Day

Charles Ellis Beta Club is collecting pop-tabs for Ronald McDonald House and plastic bags to make a bench with TREX. Also, they are collecting used books for a library in Africa. Please send in pop tabs, CLEAN plastic bags, and used books with your child and we will make sure that the Beta Club receives them!

DID YOU KNOW... 

1. Most clean and dry polyethylene (PE), labeled as #2 or #4, plastic film and bags are recyclable at participating retail and local drop-off locations. 

2. Trex® purchases returned consumer bags and film from the majority of grocery and retail stores in the U.S., making Trex® the largest PE film recycler in the United States. 

3, Trex's premium composite decking is made from recycled grocery bags and other plastic film. 

4.These materials are not normally accepted in curbside programs because they can get caught in the machines that sort other valuable recyclables like paper, cans, and bottles. And bags are generally too dirty after their trip in the back of the recycling truck to be recycled, even if they are collected at the recycling facility. 

Charles Ellis students have been invited to participate in a wonderful new program set up by the Forsyth Farmers Market. Students and families can go to the Forsyth Farmers Market every Saturday until May 20th to visit the new Youth Booth. Every student that visits the Youth Booth will get a $5 token to spend on produce. The children will also get a passport that will be stamped each time they visit! This is an exciting opportunity for the children, so let's please spread the word! 

Wish List

Paper Towels

Timothy Hay

PetSmart Gift Cards

$30 Kroger Gift Cards

Dates to Remember

April 28-May 4    BOGO Book Fair

May 1- Musical Explorer's Field Trip

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Makeup Day

May 4- Charles Ellis Art Show

May 5- Field Day!

May 23- The Last Day of School!

The Week of April 23rd

 The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter

Musical Explorers Field Trip

Permission slips for the Musical Explorers field trip went home last Friday. Please sign and return as soon as possible.

Please plan to drop by and join us for the Charles Ellis Art Show May 4, 5-6:30pm in the garden. The book fair will also be happening at this time and you can add money to your student's eWallet at this link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/charlesellismontessor

We had a wonderful time when the Savannah Clover goalkeeper, Jack Pondy, came in to read to us! Please go see them play on April 29th.  It's student night and admission tickets are $5 off.

Our 3rd grade students will begin testing this Wednesday and Thursday. 1st and 2nd year students do not take GMAS.

April 26- 3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Section 1

April 27 -3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Sections 2&3

April 28- ELA Makeup Day

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Math Makeup Day

3rd grade families, if you are interested in helping your child prepare for GMAS, please take a look at the following resources:

Lumoslearning.com- ELA & Math practice tests and sample questions

http://gaexperienceonline.com/ - for students to experience the functionality of the online features of GMAS

GaDOE  - this page has been recently updated with many new resources for families, teachers and students.

Charles Ellis Beta Club is collecting pop-tabs for Ronald McDonald House and plastic bags to make a bench with TREX. Also, they are collecting used books for a library in Africa. Please send in pop tabs, CLEAN plastic bags, and used books with your child and we will make sure that the Beta Club receives them!

DID YOU KNOW... 

1. Most clean and dry polyethylene (PE), labeled as #2 or #4, plastic film and bags are recyclable at participating retail and local drop-off locations. 

2. Trex® purchases returned consumer bags and film from the majority of grocery and retail stores in the U.S., making Trex® the largest PE film recycler in the United States. 

3, Trex's premium composite decking is made from recycled grocery bags and other plastic film. 

4.These materials are not normally accepted in curbside programs because they can get caught in the machines that sort other valuable recyclables like paper, cans, and bottles. And bags are generally too dirty after their trip in the back of the recycling truck to be recycled, even if they are collected at the recycling facility. 

Charles Ellis students have been invited to participate in a wonderful new program set up by the Forsyth Farmers Market. Students and families can go to the Forsyth Farmers Market every Saturday until May 20th to visit the new Youth Booth. Every student that visits the Youth Booth will get a $5 token to spend on produce. The children will also get a passport that will be stamped each time they visit! This is an exciting opportunity for the children, so let's please spread the word! 

Wish List

Paper Towels

Timothy Hay

PetSmart Gift Cards

$30 Kroger Gift Cards

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!)

Dates to Remember

April 26- 3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Section 1

April 27 -3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Sections 2&3

April 28- Donation Dress Down

April 28- Makeup Day

April 28-May 4    BOGO Book Fair

April 29-Savannah Clovers $5 off

May 1- Musical Explorer's Field Trip

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Makeup Day

May 4- Charles Ellis Art Show

May 5- Field Day!

The Week of April 16th

 The Blue Jays Weekly Newsletter

GMAS Testing begins on April 18 for older Charles Ellis students. Our 3rd grade students will begin testing April 26. Ellis will be closed to visitors while these assessments are administered. Below, you will find the schedule for 3rd grade students. 1st and 2nd year students do not take GMAS.

April 26- 3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Section 1

April 27 -3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Sections 2&3

April 28- ELA Makeup Day

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Math Makeup Day

3rd grade families, if you are interested in helping your child prepare for GMAS, please take a look at the following resources:

Lumoslearning.com- ELA & Math practice tests and sample questions

http://gaexperienceonline.com/ - for students to experience the functionality of the online features of GMAS

GaDOE  - this page has been recently updated with many new resources for families, teachers and students.

Charles Ellis Beta Club is collecting pop-tabs for Ronald McDonald House and plastic bags to make a bench with TREX. Also, they are collecting used books for a library in Africa. Please send in pop tabs, CLEAN plastic bags, and used books with your child and we will make sure that the Beta Club receives them!

DID YOU KNOW... 

1. Most clean and dry polyethylene (PE), labeled as #2 or #4, plastic film and bags are recyclable at participating retail and local drop-off locations. 

2. Trex® purchases returned consumer bags and film from the majority of grocery and retail stores in the U.S., making Trex® the largest PE film recycler in the United States. 

3, Trex's premium composite decking is made from recycled grocery bags and other plastic film. 

4.These materials are not normally accepted in curbside programs because they can get caught in the machines that sort other valuable recyclables like paper, cans, and bottles. And bags are generally too dirty after their trip in the back of the recycling truck to be recycled, even if they are collected at the recycling facility. 

Charles Ellis students have been invited to participate in a wonderful new program set up by the Forsyth Farmers Market. Students and families can go to the Forsyth Farmers Market every Saturday until May 20th to visit the new Youth Booth. Every student that visits the Youth Booth will get a $5 token to spend on produce. The children will also get a passport that will be stamped each time they visit! This is an exciting opportunity for the children, so let's please spread the word! 

Wish List

Paper Towels

Timothy Hay

PetSmart Gift Cards

$30 Kroger Gift Cards

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!)

Dates to Remember

April 20- PTA Meeting

April 26- 3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Section 1

April 27 -3rd Grade GMAS-ELA Sections 2&3

April 28- Makeup Day

May 1- Musical Explorer's Field Trip

May 2- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 1

May 3- 3rd Grade GMAS- Math Section 2

May 4- Makeup Day

May 5- Field Day!