Essex Elementary Extra

The halls grow quiet, the days turn cold,

Winter's magic begins to unfold.

Time for laughter, time for cheer,

A moment to pause as the holidays near.

From our school to your home, a heartfelt decree:

May your winter break be warm and carefree!

Congratulations to our ensemble students who performed at last week's winter concert-- Bravo!

Each month, our students come together for a school-wide meeting. In prior years, December's school-wide meeting has been a performance by our band, chorus, and rock band students to perform their pieces from the night-time winter concert. This year, we expanded our school-wide meeting to have participation by all grade levels! A big thank you to Ms. Dooley and Mr. Carpenter for their efforts in bringing this together! We look forward to inviting the community to this school-wide performance next year!

Pictured below, our youngest kindergarten performers sing "Simple Gifts", accompanied by our third graders on the ukeleles.

Ms. Kelley's first graders integrate some exercise and math into their day--- they gathered number tiles outside and worked together to create a 1-100 number line.

Friday, December 20, 2024: Last Day of School before Winter Break

Monday, January 6, 2025: First Day back after Winter Break

Wednesday, January 8, 2025: 5th Grade Musical Reveal!

Thursday, January 16, 2025: 5th Grade Musical Auditions

Thursday, January 30, 2025: Grades 3-5 Flashlight Tag 6:30-7:30pm

Friends of Essex is seeking an enrichment coordinator to help coordinate enrichment opportunities for EES students! Please email friendsofees@gmail.com if you are interested!

Save the date:

Session #2: A Deep Dive Into the Most Used Tech Tools

Facilitated by Kerry Gallagher, JD, Education Director of ConnectSafely.org and St. John’s Prep

Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning.

January 9th, 6:00pm

MS/HS Learning Commons

Appropriate for families at all levels

Please RSVP to help us plan for space needs: bit.ly/MERSDwellness (You do not have to have attended session 1 to join us - all are welcome!)

• Open Door will run its mobile market at Essex Elementary on the third Wednesday of each month from 2:45-3:30
• This resource is available to anyone in the community!

The Eastern Essex Regional Public Health Coalition (EERPH) was formed by an agreement between Hamilton, Wenham, Essex, and Rockport, and exists to improve the ability of local health departments to meet state legislated requirements for public health services. EERPHC staff, consisting of a regional social worker and Regional Public Health Nurse, assess and help provide needed public health nursing, mental health education and support, and social services in the community. Residents are welcome to reach out directly to EERPHC for support.

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Friends of Essex Elementary School is on Facebook!