WEEKLY WONDERS
Week of February 10, 2025
February 13- PTA Boosterthon Fun Run Kick-off
February 14- SCCPSS e-Learning 1/2 Day
February 17- Staff Planning Day
February 21- PTA Boosterthon Fun Run
February 23 - March 1- International Montessori Education Week
February 27- PTA Zoom Meeting
February 28- Donation Dress Down Day
March 1- Family Engagement Book Study/Discussion
March 7- PTA Culture Fest
March 10- JC Lewis Mobile Health Service Visit
View the SCCPSS Academic calendar at this link.
View the SCCPSS Assessment calendar at this link.
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 February 10-February 28, our school-wide Grace & Courtesy emphasis is PEACE.
The language for identifying/naming PEACE from the "Self-Awakened Child" series by Jonathan Wolff:
- When I feel calm and quiet inside, when I do not let anyone or anything take away my calmness and quiet, I am feeling and being Peaceful.
- When I try to understand another person's feelings and thoughts, when I talk with him about our problems instead of hurting him or hitting him, I am being Peaceful.
- When I feel angry or scared and I help myself feel calm and quiet inside instead of hurting someone or telling someone to go away, I am practicing Peacefulness.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Charles Ellis Montessori Academy will take the new Georgia School Climate Survey this year. Each parent/guardian is invited to take the family version to answer questions about the current school or schools you have a child or children attending. If two or more children attend the same school, please only complete one survey for that school.
The survey measures what you think about how the school engages with families. Answers are not linked to names in any way. When typing answers, please do not give names or information that you don’t want to share with this school. Data will be shared with school leaders to help improve the school and will be published on the GaDOE website.
Please help by sharing your honest opinion on this 22-question survey. To take the survey, please click on this link, Family Survey: https://survey.gadoe.org/FM?sid=E244C236
The survey closes on March 31st.
Coach Lesley is selling carnations for Valentine's Day delivery. The flowers will be delivered to the recipient(s) of your choice on Thursday, Feb. 13th (Valentine's Day, Feb. 14th, is a district e-Learning/remote learning day.).
The deadline to purchase is February 12th.
If you would like to purchase a carnation for your student, student's teacher(s), etc., you can do so at this School Cash Online link. **Make sure you also fill out the Google Form linked on that page as well.**
The annual PTA Boosterthon officially kicks off on Thursday, February 13th. Registration is NOW OPEN on mybooster.com.
Even if you are unable to donate, we encourage you to register your student(s). Students who are registered will receive special perks.
Stay tuned for more information to come directly from your student's teacher!
**Please note: Feb. 15th is the deadline to purchase a yearbook at the discounted price of $15. After this date, the cost will increase to $20.**
The 2024/2025 Ellis yearbook is now available for pre-order. Pre-ordering a yearbook is the only way to guarantee that your student will receive a copy as we do not order many extras.
You can purchase a copy of the yearbook on the Strawbridge website or you can send cash or check (payable to "Ellis Montessori Academy") in the envelope that will be sent home with your student next week.
The deadline to pre-order a yearbook is March 15th.
Pre-ordered yearbooks will be distributed directly to your student when they arrive later in the school year.
If you have any questions, contact Ms. Lisa (lisa.odonnell@sccpss.com).
**The PTA still needs your help!**
The Ellis PTA needs volunteers for a nominating committee to search for PTA Executive Board members for the next two-year term (2025-2027) for the following positions:
Co-President
Vice President/Co-President
Secretary
Treasurer
If you are able to help the PTA by joining the nominating committee, please complete this form.
If you are interested in running for one of the open positions yourself, please fill out this form.
There will be a PTA Zoom meeting on February 27th to elect the nominating committee for the PTA's 2025-2027 Executive Board.
The J.C. Lewis mobile health care unit will be at Ellis on Monday, March 10, from 8:15-11:15am.
Pre-registration is required. Completed forms are due to Nurse Chris (Christine.Oboyle@sccpss.com) by March 3rd.
You can find more information (including PDF copies of the required paperwork) on the Ellis website.
We had wonderful and fruitful conversations last Saturday at our Family Engagement gathering- thank you to all who came! Please save the date for our next Family Engagement on Saturday, March 1st at 10am in our school library, where we will continue exploring the importance of play-based childhood.
A big thank you to all who volunteered for Career Speaker Day, this past Friday, February 7th. Our students had the opportunity to hear about a wide range of interesting careers.
We will have our Careers on Wheels event on Thursday, March 27th. If you have a Career on Wheels and would like to sign up, click here.
Ms. Rebecca
912-395-5470 x71201
Ms. Ava
912-395-5470 x71243
- 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!)
Principal
Ms. Amanda
amanda.zito@sccpss.comAssistant Principal
Ms. Patrice
School Secretary
Ms. Ruthie
Ms. Cara
cara.bunkley@sccpss.comWebsite: https://spwww.sccpss.com/schools/ellis/Pages/default.aspx
Address: 220 East 49th Street, Savannah, GA, 31405
Phone: (912) 395-5470