WEEKLY WONDERS

Week of November 18, 2024

Pictured above: Two Upper Elementary (4th-6th grades) students work on a lesson about sound outside their classroom.

Photo by: Ms. Melody

Important Dates

November 18- Volleyball Playoffs

November 19- Montessori Literacy Night

November 21- PTA Meeting

November 22- Donation Dress Down Day

Nov. 25-29- Thanksgiving Break

November 30- PTA Read-A-Thon Ends

December 3- Band/Chorus Concert

December 6-12- Book Fair

December 7- M.E.S.S. Holiday Party

December 12- Festival of Lights

View the SCCPSS Academic calendar at this link.

View the SCCPSS Assessment calendar at this link.

Grace & Courtesy Focus

Throughout the school year, Ellis has a school-wide focus on certain positive character traits. Each teacher may choose to highlight these "Grace & Courtesy" emphases differently, but as a school we follow a general common curriculum.

From November 18th-December 13th, our school-wide Grace & Courtesy emphasis is TRUST/HONESTY.

The language for identifying/naming TRUST/HONESTY from the "Self-Awakened Child" series by Jonathan Wolff:

Trust

When I say to myself, "I know I can learn to do this" -- even if it's something that is very hard for me to do-- I am Trusting myself.
When someone promises me something and I feel sure they will keep their promise, I am Trusting them.
When I do what I promise I will do, I am acting with Trust.

Honesty

When I tell myself the truth about what I think, how I feel or what I did, I am being Honest.
When I tell someone the truth about what I think, how I feel or what I did, I am being Honest.

Volleyball Playoffs

Congratulations to our lady Bobcats who have advanced to the district middle school volleyball playoffs!

Come support our team as they play STEM Academy on Monday, November 18th, at 6:30pm at Godley Station School (2135 Benton Blvd, Savannah, GA 31407).

Go, Bobcats!

Montessori Literacy Night

PTA Meeting

Donation Dress Down Day

The next donation dress down day is Friday, November 22nd. All proceeds will be donated to M.E.S.S. (Montessori Education Society of Savannah) for Montessori teacher professional development opportunities.

If your student would like to participate, you can pay online at this link (beginning Monday, Nov. 18th) or you may send at least $1 to school with your student on Friday, Nov. 22nd.

Thank you for your support!

JC Lewis Mobile Health Services

The J.C. Lewis mobile health care unit will be at Ellis on Monday, December 16, from 8:15am-11:15am.

Pre-registration is required. Completed forms are due to Nurse Chris (Christine.Oboyle@sccpss.com) no later than December 6th.

You can find more information (including PDF copies of the required paperwork) on the Ellis website.

M.E.S.S. Holiday Party

M.E.S.S. is seeking sponsors for their holiday party. They are asking for a $250 donation and you have no other obligation to help! This is a great tax write off if you own a business. All sponsorships go toward throwing the party and supporting our teacher accreditations.

You can become a holiday party sponsor at this link.

They are also accepting raffle items for the event.

Please reach out to Mary Britton with questions: msenseney@gmail.com

PTA Read-A-Thon

The 13th Annual PTA Read-A-Thon will be taking place November 1-30. Any student who raised $100 or more will receive a gift certificate to the Scholastic Book Fair, which is scheduled for December 6-12th, in the media center.

Find more information on the Ellis website.

If you don't have a student participating, you can still donate by clicking the "Make a General Donation" button on the Read-A-Thon website: https://bit.ly/2024EllisReadAThon

Contact Ms. Lisa (lisa.odonnell@sccpss.com) with any questions.

Thank you for your support of our school library!

LOPL PLAY Program

Did you know that your student has access to the Live Oak Public Library print & digital resources with their SCCPSS student ID number?

PINES Library Access for Youth (PLAY)

The PINES Library Access for Youth (PLAY) program gives students free access to public library materials and online resources to help them succeed in school. Live Oak Public Libraries (LOPL) partners with local schools to provide the PLAY program.

Student PLAY program FAQs

How to login:

PLAY account: 3-letter school district (SAV) followed by student number

PLAY password: 6-digit student birth month and year (MMYYYY)

Example:

Account: SAV1234567 (SAV is the district in all caps. 1234567 is the student number. No spaces.)

Password: 042006 (04 is birth month of April. 2006 is birth year. No spaces.)

Students have the option to change their password.

**Please Note: Your student number is available through PowerSchool. Your homeroom teacher should also be able to provide your student number to you.

PTA Membership Drive

Join the Ellis PTA at this link.

Save the Date!

Questions?

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. You have resources available to you:

Your student's teacher
SCCPSS website
Ellis website
Fellow school community members (via "Charles Ellis Montessori Academy PTA" Facebook group- search for it and join!)