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News from the Nest
Issue #118 Week of May 19th
Spring Assessments: Grades 3-8
Each year, New Hampshire public and chartered public schools are required by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability laws (Every Student Succeeds Act)to assess students using a standardized assessment. We utilize several assessments to comply with these requirements. For more details about our statewide assessments, please visit the Office of Assessment webpage.
Statewide assessments are an important part of a student’s core educational program. They provide:
- An evaluation of student mastery of content and skills in core academic areas
- Serve as one tool for measuring the degree to which students are on track to graduate high school and be college- and career-ready
- Help inform future instruction in the classroom Along with student work on classroom assignments, projects, essays, and local formative and summative assessments, statewide summative assessment results provide teachers and parents with important information about where students are on their path toward academic success.
- They also provide information on how to best support learning recovery.
The schedule for the spring assessments is as follows:
Reading
May 20th: Seventh and Eighth Grade
Math
May 21st: Seventh and Eighth Grade
May 23rd: Fifth Grade
Science
May 22nd: Eighth Grade
May 24th: Fifth Grade
Spring Book Fair
Dear Ellis Families,
The Fremont PTA and the Ellis School Library are excited to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair is returning to Ellis! May 20th-24th, your students will have the opportunity to shop during their library class. Or you can shop together during the Family Shopping Night on Wednesday, May 22nd from 5-7PM.
NEW THIS YEAR! A communal ewallet.
Would you like to donate $ to help students purchase a book? Ellis School now has a communal ewallet! Your donated funds will be managed by Ms. Somers and the PTA, to ensure the money is used by students who need it. (It says kindergarten, but is actually for all grades). Donate here
This is a BOGO fair! So come have fun shopping at this buy-one, get-one event.
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Book Fair homepage: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ellisschool1
Purchases can be made with cash, checks or ewallet.
Checks must be made out to Fremont School District
Set up your student’s ewallet & book fair info: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ellisschool1
Here is the link for volunteering: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAFA62BA5FB6-49114535-spring
We look forward to seeing your student at the book fair!
~ Fremont PTA & Emilee Somers, Library Media Specialist
Jeans for Teens Scholarship Winners
Roughly 25 years ago, the staff at Ellis School established the Jeans for Teens Scholarship Fund as a way to raise money for the children of Fremont who were headed off to college. About $25,000 has been proudly distributed thus far!
Donations are collected for the fund in exchange for wearing jeans on Fridays. While a dress down day is something the staff looks forward to, the biggest reward is knowing that the donations are going to such deserving students as those receiving our awards this year. These students have consistently shown a dedication to excellence in the pursuit of higher education and meeting the
everyday challenges facing young people today.
This year’s recipients are: Nicole Bielecki , who hopes to become a nurse, Tessa Donigain, who is also planning on entering the medical field, and William McKinnon III who would like to study finance. Each of their intended colleges are gaining very competent and motivated students!
All of these students have shown great dedication to their studies and community, and have an obvious goal in life that they will no doubt obtain.
Congratulations and best wishes to you as well as all the graduates of the class of 2024!
Band and Chorus Concert
News from the Nurse
You can find the 2024-25 School Calendar by clicking the link below.
2024-25 Kindergarten Registration
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATIONS
If you need assistance with school breakfast or lunch, please click the link below. The main office is also happy to print out paper copies for you to fill out and send them home in your child's folder.
Please click here for information about our Free and Reduced Meal Program
Please click here to view the monthly breakfast and lunch menus
Dear preschool parents,
This is a reminder that all Ellis students can access meals through food services. If you have not already and are interested in setting up an account before the end of the year, please click this link: https://www.fdmealplanner.com/#Fremont. Free and reduced price lunch applications are also available. Full tummies lead to full brains!
YMCA Before and After School Childcare
Registration is open for next school year
Upcoming Events
May 20th-23rd: Scholastic Book Fair
May 22nd: Family Night at the Scholastic Book Fair
May 27th: Memorial Day, No School
June 5th: Early Release
June 7th: Field Day, Sanborn Graduation Walk
June 14th: 8th Grade Picnic + 8th Grade Graduation, 6:00pm
June 14th: Last Day for Preschool
June 17th: Kindergarten graduation 10:00am
June 18th: Last Day of School, Early Release
Ellis School
Email: bconnelly@sau83.org
Website: https://sau83.org/
Location: 432 Main Street, Fremont, NH, USA
Phone: (603)895-2511
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ellis-School-264392310336866
PTA NEWS
Please take a look at our Field Day Sign Up Genius! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084FAFA62BA5FB6-49367315-ellis