Yearbooks, etc.

Good afternoon,

Yearbooks are now on sale for $20. The order forms will come home next week with your child's progress report. The first people to turn in a paid order will receive a yearbook from a previous year for FREE!!! Please be on the look-out.

Also, sad news in our Ellis family. Mr. Trent, the students, and I were all informed this morning that our classmate, Robin, had her father pass away today.  As you can imagine, death is a tricky subject when students struggle with their emotions and how to process them. Please take an opportunity to discuss this with your child. If you need help, or if they feel they need to see Ms. Carla, she is readily available for them all.

Thank you for your support,
Ms. Susan

Warning: Full Month Ahead!!

We are so excited to have successfully completed the GMAS testing!!

The students performed well, maintained focus, and did their best every day - as teachers, parents, and a community, we can't ask for more than that. :)

The "Get Georgia Reading" program begins this month. Check out this link:
http://www.getgeorgiareading.org/myon2016

Progress reports will be sent home next week and will include your child's latest MAP and SRI scores. Students who have not yet met their benchmark will have the opportunity to retest the last two weeks of school. We will let you know more information as it becomes available.

The end of the year is quickly approaching and a lot of exciting things are in the air (field trips, Charles Ellis Presents, etc.) Please be aware of the following dates and events:

Friday, 4/22                               Staff Planning Day - No school for students

Monday, 4/25                            BOOK FAIR Opens!!! 

Wednesday, 4/27                       Massie Field Trip (Free)

Thursday, 4/28                          SCAD Field Trip (Mr. Trent's homeroom only)
                                                     Student Presentation of World of Words
                                                     Book Fair open late

Wednesday, 5/4                          May the Fourth Be With You (Walk to School Day)
                                                     All library books due.

Thursday, 5/5                            ChessFest - Chess tournament/field trip for selected students

Friday, 5/6                                  Dress Down Day ($1.00 for Relay for Life) AND
                                                     Field Trip: Tybee Lighthouse/Beach ($1.00)

Thursday, 5/12                           Gallery on 49th (6-7pm) AND Charles Ellis Presents
                                                     The Works of Nature (7-8)

Friday, 5/13                               FIELD DAY

Monday, 5/16                             DEEP Speaks - A celebration of our middle school students that
                                                    participated in the DEEP writing program this winter/spring.

Friday, 5/20                                FREE Dress Down Day - Last Day of School



Be on the lookout for field trip permission slips for our upcoming trip to Massie Heritage Center and River Street on April 27th. Permission slips were sent home today. This is a free field trip. 

May the 4th Be With You...

May the Fourth Be With You...

Celebrate Bike to School Day on May 4!

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, with the assistance of Savannah Bicycle Campaign, will participate in this year’s National Bike to School Day!

Join us on May the Fourth

at Hull Park for a meet and ride.

Meet at Hull Park at 7:00 am we will leave the park at 7:20 am

Ride your bike with us, or walk!

Remember if you are on wheels you must wear a helmet…

May the Fourth be with us!

For Your Calendar :)

Upcoming Dates and Reminders:
Your child received their progress report last week for the first 2 weeks of this marking period. Please make sure that you have seen it, signed the top portion, and returned the top portion to school. Please be sure that you keep the bottom portion of the front page as it contains important dates.

Tuesday, 4/12                              GMAS Language (Sections 1 & 2)

Wednesday, 4/13                        GMAS Language (Section 3)

Thursday, 4/14                           GMAS Math

Friday, 4/15                                GMAS - Make-up Tests only

Monday, 4/18                             GMAS Science

Tuesday, 4/19                             GMAS Social Studies

Wednesday, 4/20                       GMAS Make-up Tests only

**Please be sure your child is prepared mentally and physically for GMAS testing days. Students may bring water bottles (clear water only - no Gatorade, Kool-Aid, etc), hard candy (peppermint, Jolly Ranchers, Lemonheads, etc in a ziploc baggie). No chocolate, chips or anything of that nature. 

Friday, 4/22                               Staff Planning Day - No school for students

Wednesday, 4/27                       Massie Field Trip (Free)

Thursday, 4/28                          SCAD Field Trip (Mr. Trent's homeroom only)


Friday, 5/6                                  Dress Down Day ($1.00 for Relay for Life) AND
                                                     Field Trip: Tybee Lighthouse/Beach ($1.00)

Thursday, 5/12                           Gallery on 49th (6-7pm) AND Charles Ellis Presents
                                                     The Works of Nature

Friday, 5/13                               FIELD DAY

Friday, 5/20                                FREE Dress Down Day - Last Day of School

More Information...

Friday, 4/8:

Photos will be taken at school of all athletic teams, band and chorus members, and school clubs for the yearbook. These will be taken during the school day and your child should bring their sports uniforms, band or chorus clothing, etc. If you are interested in purchasing an individual photo of your child in their sports uniform, etc., forms were sent home with interested students earlier this week.

Progress Reports:

Your child received progress reports today for the first two weeks of this quarter. Please be sure to follow the directions on the cover page as it has important dates that you will want to keep for future reference. Your child only needs to return the top portion of the cover sheet that shows your signature.

GMAS INFORMATION:

Your child received a schedule this afternoon for the standardized testing that will be taking place next week. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or our testing coordinator, Ms. Erin (Erin.bunger@sccpss.com).

Week of April 4, 2016

Happy Monday!!

I hope all of you are starting the week with happy thoughts and taking the opportunity to enjoy this great weather!!

Just a few reminders:

• Students took the MAP (Measurement of Academic Progress) today in Mr. Trent's class.
• Students will take the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) test tomorrow in my class. 
• Conferences are coming to a close this week. If you have not met with your child's teacher or need to schedule/reschedule a time, please do so as soon as possible. We are already into our 3rd week of the last nine weeks of school.

TESTING:

     We will be starting GMAS testing Tuesday, Aprl 12th. A specific schedule will be posted as soon as we receive more information. We are doing review work in class and will be going over the format so that your child feels as comfortable as possible during this time.  Please encourage your child to do their best and help them know that they are not defined by a single number, but by a number of wonderful qualities that make them who they are today, next week, next month, and so on. Your children have been working and learning the entire year, so I have every confidence that they will do the very best that they can. 

Remind them to go to bed early (and you may want to monitor this :)), make sure they eat breakfast (a real one - not chips and candy), and that they are relaxed. Stress, although necessary in our lives sometimes, is not needed for this testing and, in fact, can prevent them from doing their best. 

All of that being said, there will be few homework assignments during the weeks of testing.

Mr. Trent's homeroom is assigned homework tonight - to read The Willow Tree in the Citing Evidence study guide booklet (pgs. 48-49). We did write this in our planners today.

ELA:

 Students need to be reading Chapters 5-7 in The Outsiders.

Social Studies:

TEST tomorrow - Chapter 5 (Section 3)

We will be concluding our unit on Canada Friday (3 Choice Activities are due)

And, last but not least, for our budding writers:

A writing contest sponsored by Leopold's Ice Cream and the public library. For more information, use the link below.

http://www.liveoakpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/writing-contest-flyer-2016.pdf