Dec. 16, 2024

 

Fox and Bear Community

Students enjoyed learning about whales from our visitors at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center last week. This week will be a full week with some remaining end-of-the-quarter assessments as well as some special holiday festivities each day. 

All-School Sing Along: Families are invited to join us on Friday, 12/20 at 1:30 pm on the back playground for the all-school holiday sing along. You may sign your students out from there. 

Also on Friday, 12/20, the Fox & Bear community will be having our Peace and Giving Celebration in the morning. Please see information below and reach out with any questions. Feel free to send in your contributions on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday this week. 

Boosterthon T-shirts: Please take a moment to fill out this brief form with your student's T-shirt size for Boosterthon (coming up in February.) T-shirts are provided for FREE by our PTA and their generous business donors. 

https://forms.office.com/r/zB24gEBsZ9.  

Important Upcoming Dates:

12/20: Free Pajama Dress Down Day, All-School Sing Along (1:30 pm), and Peace and Giving Celebration from the Fox & Bear Community

12/23: Winter Break Begins

1/6: Staff Planning Day

1/7: Students Return

Peace and Giving Celebration  

Our Ellis Families are so kind and gracious, especially at this time of the year. As you are shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks, in lieu of teacher gifts, please keep our classroom needs in mind.

The children will be talking, writing, and learning about how sharing and thinking of the needs of the whole class makes a peaceful classroom.  To become a peacekeeper is our goal.

Please look over our wish list. If you wish to purchase a gift for the class, send the wrapped gift in by Thursday, December 19.  Please label your child’s gift with his/her name.   We will open up gifts together during our celebration. The children will gain a stronger sense of responsibility for our community resources, and will, of course, be thrilled to see “their gift” put to use.  If you are unable to send in a gift...do not worry….We will have several gifts that we have purchased on hand for the children to open so that no one is left out at gift opening time!

Fox and Bear Wish List

 

Things to make the room our home

$30 Kroger gift cards 

Hand Soap

Paper Towels

Cleaning Wipes

Ticonderoga Pencils

Tape refills

Clay

Washable Tempera Paint - all colors

Things to help us do our work

We have compiled a list on Amazon of materials that we need 

(or just really want).  The wish list 

can be accessed at the following address:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2UPGGECW0BLWW?ref_=wl_share

Dec. 9, 2024

 

Fox and Bear Community

It's a busy, fun time at Charles Ellis right now! We enjoyed a wonderful concert at our Musical Explorers Field Trip last week. This week, visitors from the Tybee Island Marine Science Center will be here to do a presentation on whales for our students. We will be taking the mid-year iReady Assessments on Wednesday and Friday mornings this week. Please try to ensure that your student gets plenty of rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and gets to school on time. 

Thank you to everyone for your generous donations to our Angel Tree students! We are thrilled to provide a bounty of gifts for our two sponsored Angels. 

Festival of Lights is Thursday. Students should arrive at 5:30 pm at the back playground and will sing immediately after the 4th and 5th grade strings performance. They are welcome to dress up in their favorite festive attire if they would like to. Parent should bring a lawn chair or blanket. 

All-School Sing Along: Families are invited to join us on Friday, 12/20 at 1:30 pm on the back playground for the all-school holiday sing along. You may sign your students out from there. 

Also on Friday, 12/20, the Fox & Bear community will be having our Peace and Giving Celebration. Please see information below and reach out with any questions. 

Boosterthon T-shirts: Please take a moment to fill out this brief form with your student's T-shirt size for Boosterthon (coming up in February.) T-shirts are provided for FREE by our PTA and their generous business donors. 

https://forms.office.com/r/zB24gEBsZ9.  

Important Upcoming Dates:

12/6 - 12/12: Ellis Book Fair in the Media Center. More info on the hours and how to set up an e-Wallet can be found here

12/11: I-ready Winter Assessment for Math

12/12: Festival of Lights at 5:30 pm

12/13: I-ready Winter Assessment for ELA

12/20: Free Dress Down Day - (Pajamas Welcome!), All-School Sing Along (1:30 pm), and Peace and Giving Celebration from the Fox & Bear Community

Peace and Giving Celebration  

Our Ellis Families are so kind and gracious, especially at this time of the year. As you are shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks, in lieu of teacher gifts, please keep our classroom needs in mind.

The children will be talking, writing, and learning about how sharing and thinking of the needs of the whole class makes a peaceful classroom.  To become a peacekeeper is our goal.

Please look over our wish list. If you wish to purchase a gift for the class, send the wrapped gift in by Thursday, December 19.  Please label your child’s gift with his/her name.   We will open up gifts together during our celebration. The children will gain a stronger sense of responsibility for our community resources, and will, of course, be thrilled to see “their gift” put to use.  If you are unable to send in a gift...do not worry….We will have several gifts that we have purchased on hand for the children to open so that no one is left out at gift opening time!

Fox and Bear Wish List

 

Things to make the room our home

$30 Kroger gift cards 

Hand Soap

Paper Towels

Cleaning Wipes

Ticonderoga Pencils

Tape refills

Clay

Washable Tempera Paint - all colors

Things to help us do our work

We have compiled a list on Amazon of materials that we need 

(or just really want).  The wish list 

can be accessed at the following address:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2UPGGECW0BLWW?ref_=wl_share

Dec. 2, 2024

Fox and Bear Community

We hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving break. We're so happy to have our students back for an exciting three weeks before the mid-year break. Throughout December, we will be doing lessons and artwork about the winter holidays celebrated throughout the world. Please see all dates below and reach out with any questions. 

Request for this week: The Foxes and Bears are sponsoring two students from the Charles Ellis Angel Tree this holiday season. We are collecting Target gift cards and/or cash to purchase gifts for a 5-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. If you are able to contribute, please send in all donations by this Friday, 12/6.

Important Upcoming Dates:

12/3:  Musical Explorers Field Trip

12/6 - 12/12: Ellis Book Fair in the Media Center. More info on the hours and how to set up an e-Wallet can be found here

12/7: MESS Holiday Party - see below for more information 

12/11: I-ready Winter Assessment for Math

12/12: Festival of Lights at 5:30 pm

12/13: I-ready Winter Assessment for ELA

12/20: Donation Dress Down Day and Peace and Giving Celebration from the Fox and Bear Community

Peace and Giving Celebration  

Our Ellis Families are so kind and gracious, especially at this time of the year. As you are shopping for gifts in the upcoming weeks, in lieu of teacher gifts, please keep our classroom needs in mind.

The children will be talking, writing, and learning about how sharing and thinking of the needs of the whole class makes a peaceful classroom.  To become a peacekeeper is our goal.

Please look over our wish list. If you wish to purchase a gift for the class, send the wrapped gift in by Thursday, December 19.  Please label your child’s gift with his/her name.   We will open up gifts together during our celebration. The children will gain a stronger sense of responsibility for our community resources, and will, of course, be thrilled to see “their gift” put to use.  If you are unable to send in a gift...do not worry….We will have several gifts that we have purchased on hand for the children to open so that no one is left out at gift opening time!

Fox and Bear Wish List

 

Things to make the room our home

$30 Kroger gift cards 

Hand Soap

Paper Towels

Cleaning Wipes

Ticonderoga Pencils

Tape refills

Clay

Washable Tempera Paint - all colors

Things to help us do our work

We have compiled a list on Amazon of materials that we need 

(or just really want).  The wish list 

can be accessed at the following address:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2UPGGECW0BLWW?ref_=wl_share

M.E.S.S. (the Montessori Education Society of Savannah) is an organization of Charles Ellis families, staff, and community members who advocate for Montessori teacher training and other needs in the community. The party is free to attend and is always a fun time. We hope to see you at this adults-only party this Saturday! 

Have a great week!