April 28, 2025

 

Fox and Bear Community

Students enjoyed Earth Day and Picnic Day last week. We are happy to report that tomorrow - Tuesday, 4/29 - is the last day of GMAS Testing for our 3rd grade students. We appreciate all of our students' flexibility and patience as we had variations to our schedule on testing days. 

Please send in field trip permission forms ASAP. We have 3 field trips next week (dates are below)! Let us know if you need us to email you another copy any of the forms. 

Information on Field Day can be found at the linked flyer below. Please reach out with questions. 

Field Day Flyer

Media Center:

All books must be returned by May 9th. 

Summer Birthdays:

If your student has a summer birthday and would like to do their Walk Around the Sun celebration with our community before the end of the year, please let us know. We are happy to choose a date in May that works for you. We do birthday celebrations at 10:30 am or 2 pm most days. Students are welcome to share pictures of their life and bring a healthy treat for their classmates - though these things are not required. 

Upcoming Important Dates:

5/7 - Musical Explorers Field Trip for Lower El. 

5/8 - Oatland Island Field Trip for Foxes and Bears
5/9 - Field Day at Daffin Park 
5/13 - Art Show for Lower Elementary (flyer below)

Have a great week, Foxes and Bears!

April 21, 2025

 

Fox and Bear Community

This week, our community will have visitors from kindergarten who will spend some time in an upper elementary classroom to get a glimpse into next year. We know our students will be excellent hosts. We are looking forward to celebrating Earth Day on Tuesday and National Picnic Day on Wednesday with lessons and writing exercises related to each. We plan to eat lunch outside on Wednesday for Picnic Day. Nothing extra is needed, but please do not send items that need to be microwaved in home lunches that day.

Workplans for last week were sent home on Thursday before the long weekend. Please review and discuss with your students at home. We appreciate your continued support and encouragement of your students to focus on their goals and complete challenging work across all subject areas each week. 

GMAS (3rd grade only): Starts Tomorrow!

Our 3rd grade students will take the GMAS on the following dates. Please make sure your students get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time. 

GMAS ELA1	Tue, April 22
GMAS ELA 2	Wed, April 23
GMAS ELA3	Thu, April 24
GMAS Math1	Mon, April 28
GMAS Math 2	Tue, April 29
GMAS MAKE-UPS	Thu, May 1 Fri, May 2

Donation Dress Down Day - This Friday, 4/25:

The LAST donation dress down day of the school year is this Friday. All proceeds will be donated to M.E.S.S. (Montessori Education Society of Savannah) for staff Montessori professional development/conferences. An item was added to student accounts in School Cash Online for families to donate digitally or cash may be brought on Friday. 

Media Center Dates:

Friday, April 25th is the final day to check out books from the media center. All books must be returned by May 9th. 

Summer Birthdays:

If your student has a summer birthday and would like to do their Walk Around the Sun celebration with our community before the end of the year, please let us know. We are happy to choose a date in May that works for you. We do birthday celebrations at 10:30 am or 2 pm most days. Students are welcome to share pictures of their life and bring a healthy treat for their classmates - though these things are not required. 

Upcoming Important Dates:

4/23 - PTA meeting at 6 pm. You can join in-person or over zoom. Pizza will be provided. Join virtually at the following Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83031693705?pwd=TcaCrXS1Jo1rrd1m9wfj5W0YtJDQZw.1

4/25 - Donation Dress Down Day

4/26 - Family Engagement Walk to Books, Blankets, and Family Fun  (flyers below)

5/7 - Musical Explorers Field Trip for Lower El. 

5/8 - Oatland Island Field Trip for Foxes and Bears
5/9 - Field Day at Daffin Park (more info to come)
5/13 - Art Show for Lower Elementary (flyer below)

Have a great week, Foxes and Bears! 

April 14, 2025

 

Fox and Bear Community

Students got to explore a number of vehicles during Careers on Wheels Day before the break. They asked a lot of great questions. We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful spring break. We are now in the final push of the school year with less than six weeks to go. Please encourage your student to continue working hard to meet their daily and weekly goals for work completion. 

Online Book Fair:

The spring book fair this year is ONLINE. Please visit https://book-efairs.follettcontent.com/ and use code ZDD67. All orders ship directly to school for FREE after the fair closes and they will be distributed directly to your students. Charles Ellis will receive 20% of sales as a credit to purchase books for our school library.

GMAS (3rd grade only):

Our 3rd grade students will take the GMAS tests on the following dates. Please make sure your students get plenty of sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time. 

GMAS ELA1	Tue, April 22
GMAS ELA 2	Wed, April 23
GMAS ELA3	Thu, April 24
GMAS Math1	Mon, April 28
GMAS Math 2	Tue, April 29
GMAS MAKE-UPS	Thu, May 1 Fri, May 2

GaDOE has partnered with Tutored by Teachers to offer free virtual reading classes for 3rd graders and young readers!  These engaging virtual reading classes are designed to help your students succeed on the Georgia Milestones.

Classes take place Monday, April 14th through Thursday, April 17th. Families can choose a time slot to register for: 5-6pm or 7-8pm. If they cannot join at one of those times, they can receive a recording as long as they sign up.
https://tutored.live/gadoe-reading/

Field Trips:

Thank you to those of you who returned permission forms for our field trips to Musical Explorers and Oatland Island coming up on May 7th and 8th. They were sent home on Friday, April 11th. Please check your students folders/bookbags and contact us if you need another copy. 

Field Day: 

Field Day will be held in Daffin Park on Friday, May 9th. Please stay tuned for more details - but save the date if you'd like to join. Families are welcome. 

Important Dates for April:

April 12  - E-Book Fair Opens

April 18 - No School

April 20 - E-Book Fair Closes

April 22 - GMAS Begins

April 23 - PTA Meeting

April 25 - Donation Dress Down Day

April 26 - Family Engagement Gathering (See Flyer Below)

Have a great week, Foxes and Bears!