JANUARY 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I hope you had a restful break and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Here are a few things you need to know to start 2020 off on the right foot:

1) Students will get their Social World tests for C3 returned to them Tuesday. Due to instructional time needed to stay on schedule, students will not be able to make corrections during the school day. Test corrections may be completed at home, before school, or during after-school tutorials on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tutorial ends at 4:30 but students may leave early with your permission. Please send in a note or email me if your child is planning on staying for tutorial. Saturday School is also an option on January 25. All test corrections must be submitted by January 27. Thank you for your support, and, as always, feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Test grades, including vocabulary, will be entered into PowerSchool by Tuesday afternoon.

2)Report cards will be issued to your child Friday, January 10.  Conference forms will be attached for your convenience. We are planning on the weeks of January 20 and January 27. 

3) REMINDER: SCHOOL CHOICE APPLICATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING JANUARY 11! For more information, you may go to www.choice.sccpss.com. If you have any questions regarding the high school application process, please feel free to get in touch with our wonderful counselors: Ms. Ivey (ivey.poinsette@sccpss.com) and Ms. Rebecca (rebecca.burkhart@sccpss.com).

The SCCPSS School Choice Expo will be held at Savannah Mall on Saturday, 1/11, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

4) Monday, January 13, our 8th grade students will have the opportunity to visit Woodville-Tompkins. 

5) The Fun Run/Boosterthon kicks off this week! You may go online to www.funrun.com to register your child. Please share this information with your family members so they know how to contribute to this worthy cause.  The date of the Fun Run is Thursday, 1/16.

6) Yearbooks ... are currently on sale for $20 until February 22. After that date, the cost will be $25. You may purchase them online by going to www.strawbridge.net and entering our school code:
YB108996. You may also pay by cash or check. If paying by check, please make checks out to Charles Ellis Montessori.

7) Ms. Angie, our amazing technology teacher, is offering a class, "Girls Who Code," that will meet on Friday afternoons from 3:00 - 4:15. Classes begin 1/10 and continue through 3/6. Interested children should speak to Ms. Angie. 

8) The winter semester of DEEP begins Thursday, January 23. Class sessions are from 3 - 4:30. If your child was unable to participate in the fall semester, please encourage them to get an application asap. *Note: If your child will be participating in Spring sports (basketball, soccer, etc.), they will not be able to participate in DEEP.

9) Last, but not least, I'd like to share an article with you about anxiety. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this can be a very trying time for our students, especially our 8th graders who are applying for high schools. Sometimes it can be difficult to recognize anxiety because everyone expresses it differently.  Here is the link if you are interested:
https://gozen.com/8-ways-a-childs-anxiety-shows-up-as-something-else/.

As always, your time and support are greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing your children tomorrow.

Ms. Susan