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

Weekly Newsletter

The Week of November 20th

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!

What's happening in the Learning Community?

Harvest Feast

Our visit to the Habersham House

Wreaths for our friends at  Habersham House

 Willy Wonka and Apple Cider

Sun Dials

Language

What's Beneath My Feet?

Gardening

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 22-24- Thanksgiving Holiday
December 4-Field Trip
December 4-8 - Holiday Book Fair
December 7- Festival of Lights
December 8- Field Trip