Newsletter Week of December 5

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Week of December 5, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:

We had another busy week with MAP and SRI assessments that were completed for all of the second and third year students in room 20. Unfortunately I can not share test scores via email, but will be sharing them with you at winter conferences, which will be held the week of January 16th. Please be on the lookout for the sign up. In addition to the assessments we have also been busy wrapping up our studies of Hanukkah. Hopefully you were able to enjoy the Festival of Lights and you were able to see Lower Elementary's display in the hallway. Even though this event is my favorite of the year, I was unable to attend due to feeling under the weather. We also had the pleasure of attending the Musical Explorers field trip where our students enjoyed performances by musicians that played zydeco, old time, and brass quintet music. 

We continue to collect food for our classroom's food drive for those in need. Thank you to those that have donated thus far! 

Room 20 Second Harvest Food Drive by jazmin on Scribd

Science research/presentations are due next week! I'm not sure the exact day that each student will be presenting as we will just go through the presentations as time permits between ornament making and field trips.

Please keep in mind the Parade of Cultural Fashion, the first of our PTA cultural events, that will be January 20, 2017 in the Multipurpose room. We would like any and all cultures represented at this event with traditional costumes! Please click on the link Cultural Parade Sign Up for more information and please sign up to be a part of highlighting our diverse culture at Ellis! Parade of Cultural Fashion I'm dressing my own daughters up; one in traditional Puerto Rican costume and the other in traditional Cuban costume! The head of the PTA Cultural Committee is one of our very own parents from our classroom, Beverly Williams! I agreed to help her with the communications portion and helping her get the word out. It would be wonderful to see a large show of support from our very own classroom community!

The Ellis GEP students are continuing to help serve the  homeless community in Savannah by collecting supplies for the Emmaus House. Each day, the Emmaus House serves breakfast and lunch to people who are unable to provide for themselves. We would like to begin by providing supplies needed for serving food. Please donate if you are able to help!

              Plastic utensils

              Paper plates

              Paper bowls

              Napkins

              Disposable coffee cups

              Large aluminum trays/pans

Wish List

Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed

White card stock 8.5 x 11 for Montessori materials I have purchased online. I also use cardstock with crafts for the students.    

Dates to Remember:

12/13      1st Grade Field trip

12/14      2nd and 3rd Grade Field trip

12/16      Dress Down $1 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony

12/16      Holiday Sing-Along during the school day

12/21-1/3 Winter Break (students return on the 4th)

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class.

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.

         

12/12 NAZYIA

12/19 HAMISH (2 days)

1/4     LUCY (3 days)

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America

Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc.

Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...

Cosmic Story-Born with a Bang

Tree of Life-Classification

Timeline of Life

Newsletter Weeks of November 14 - November 28

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Weeks of November 14-November 28, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:

We were finally able to enjoy our classroom Harvest Feast! It was simple this year, without the corn muffins and hot mulled cider, but alas, we came together to celebrate the season of giving and being thankful for the abundance in our lives!

That being said I would like to organize a non perishable food drive that will be going to America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. All donations may be brought to room 20. It would be great for students to be able to help pick out some of the items donated so they feel some ownership over it. I will be delivering all items to America's Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Wednesday December 21st, so the last day for donations will be Tuesday December 20, 2016. Please see some specific items they are asking for during this time in the flyer below.
  

2016 Holiday Food Drive Poster by jazmin on Scribd

Also in the giving spirit, the students will be creating holiday cards for the residents at Habersham House. Would anybody like to come in and lead this craft? We have construction paper, colored puff balls, tissue paper, glitter, glue... My idea was that the 19th and/or 20th would be the best days for this, but if nobody is able to come in then, please let me know when you can as I will work around your schedule!

Of course, they will also create some fun Christmas ornaments to take home, and also create some Hanukkah themed crafts as we study Hanukkah for the Charles Ellis Festival of Lights. I hope that all families can attend this wonderful annual event. It is my absolute favorite event each year! On December Thursday, December 8th, come watch the students in grades PreK-6th grade sing in the backyard at 6:00pm. The book fair will be open late that evening. There will be a cake walk and bake sale in the Multipurpose Room after the performance. For the Christmas ornaments I am requesting a a few items. Please click on the link for an item or two to sign up for. Christmas Ornament Craft Sign Up

Science research/presentations are due the week of December 12th. Please help your child stay on track with having their information ready to present by the 12th.

Please keep in mind the Parade of Cultural Fashion, the first of our PTA cultural events, that will be January 20, 2017 in the Multipurpose room. We would like any and all cultures represented at this event with traditional costumes! Please click on the link Cultural Parade Sign Up for more information and please sign up to be a part of highlighting our diverse culture at Ellis! Parade of Cultural Fashion I'm dressing my own daughters up; one in traditional Puerto Rican costume and the other in traditional Cuban costume! The head of the PTA Cultural Committee is one of our very own parents from our classroom, Beverly Williams! I agreed to help her with the communications portion and helping her get the word out. It would be wonderful to see a large show of support from our very own classroom community!

Thank you to all that participated in the annual Read-a-Thon this year! 

The Ellis GEP students are continuing to help serve the  homeless community in Savannah by collecting supplies for the Emmaus House. Each day, the Emmaus House serves breakfast and lunch to people who are unable to provide for themselves. We would like to begin by providing supplies needed for serving food. Please donate if you are able to help!

              Plastic utensils

              Paper plates

              Paper bowls

              Napkins

              Disposable coffee cups

              Large aluminum trays/pans

Wish List

Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed

White card stock 8.5 x 11 for Montessori materials I have purchased online. I also use cardstock with crafts for the students.    

Dates to Remember:

12/5-9     Book Fair

12/8        Festival of Lights, PTA Bake Sale, Late Night at Book Fair

12/9        1st-3rd Field Trip

12/13      1st Grade Field trip

12/14      2nd and 3rd Grade Field trip

12/16      Dress Down $1 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony

12/16      Holiday Sing-Along during the school day

12/21-1/3 Winter Break (students return on the 4th)

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class.

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack.

         

12/5   ERIC

12/12 NAZYIA

12/19 HAMISH (2 days)

1/4     LUCY (3 days)

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America

Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc.

Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...

Cosmic Story-Born with a Bang

Tree of Life-Classification

Timeline of Life

Science Research Presentations and More

The latest Science research topics that your child chose should be ready to present the week of December 12. They have four weeks, including Thanksgiving week. I have asked them to do their initial research in an interactive science text that we have in the classroom. After that is completed, they may research further via books from the media center, internet, Brain Pop videos, etc. After they have finished their research they will begin working on their presentations. I have science experiments and activities that many can include in their presentations and that I will share with them.We also have field trips that week on the 13th and 14th.   

This Friday is a $1 Dress Down!!

If every student in our class participates in the Read-a-Thon, that means even if they donate a dollar, our class will receive a $25 gift certificate to the book fair, where I can purchase books for our class! Let's do it!

Newsletter Weeks of October 24- November 7, 2016

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Weeks of October 24- November 7, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:

If you did not come see me during conferences, even if I met with you earlier in the year to go over test scores, please contact me to schedule a conference. There is important information to share with you about your child's progress.

The Historical Figure Presentations have been fabulous! Students have chosen their Science research topics and I will be assigning due dates soon. I usually give the students about two or three weeks to complete their research. Please encourage your child to work on their research in the classroom, as well as at home! They will also choose another Social Studies topic soon. They continue their study of North America.   

I went on the first grade field trip this week, "I declare: Meet Thomas Jefferson" and it was truly enjoyable. It was the first time I had been to this one as I have always accompanied the third graders. I learned new things about our city such as that Johnson square was the first square in Savannah and that is where the Declaration of Independence was read in Savannah. Also, that the colony of Georgia had three signatures from it on the Declaration of Independence. There also used to be a large community oven right where the fountain is now and that is also where people went to see what time it was, by using the sundial that is still located there! Our children are so fortunate to live in a city where they can see first hand the things students all across Georgia have to rely on books for!

Also, the Parade of Cultural Fashion, the first of our PTA cultural events, will be January 20, 2017 in the Multipurpose room. We would like any and all cultures represented at this event with traditional costumes! Please click on the link for more information and please sign up to be a part of highlighting our diverse culture at Ellis! Parade of Cultural Fashion I'm dressing my own daughters up; one in traditional Puerto Rican costume and the other in traditional Cuban costume! The head of the PTA Cultural Committee is one of our very own parents from our classroom, Beverly Williams! I agreed to help her with the communications portion and helping her get the word out. It would be wonderful to see a large show of support from our very own classroom community! 

Keep an eye out for Read-a-Thon information to be coming home soon! This is a wonderful opportunity for fundraising for our Media Center that serves all of our students!

The Ellis GEP students are continuing to help serve the  homeless community in Savannah by collecting supplies for the Emmaus House. Each day, the Emmaus House serves breakfast and lunch to people who are unable to provide for themselves. We would like to begin by providing supplies needed for serving food. Please donate if you are able to help!

•                   Plastic utensils
•               Paper plates
•               Paper bowls
•               Napkins
•               Disposable coffee cups
•               Large aluminum trays/pans

Also, we now have available to us the Local Farm Bag program that delivers fresh produce and other local products to our school. You just go to the website and sign up for the size of bag you would like. Enter in the comments that you are doing it through Charles Ellis Montessori Academy and you will receive a 10% discount on your bag every time you receive one! They deliver to the school on Wednesdays I believe. Local Farm Bag


If there are any parents that are interested in coming and sharing their talents with our community/class PLEASE let me know. This could be baking/cooking, art, crafts, reading with specific students or read aloud to the class. I had asked if any parents were available to help with the Peace Art and I received a couple of emails. I didn't forget, I'm just trying to let things settle a little bit before we begin projects. I promise I will get with you soon!

Wish List

• Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed

• White card stock that can be run through a copy machine for Montessori materials I have purchased online.   

Dates to Remember:
11/11      NO SCHOOL-Veteran's Day
11/15      Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
11/18      Dress Down $1 Pennies for Patients
11/23-25 Thanksgiving Break

12/5-9     Book Fair
12/8        Festival of Lights, PTA Bake Sale, Late Night at Book Fair
12/16      Dress Down $1 8th Grade Bridging Ceremony
12/8        Holiday Sing-Along
12/21-1/3 Winter Break 

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class. 

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack. 

          

11/14  ELISE
11/21 (2 days)SOPHIA

11/28 PETER 

12/5 ERIC

12/12 NAZYIA
12/19 HAMISH

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc. 
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
Cosmic Story-Born with a Bang
Tree of Life-Classification

Sidewalk Arts Festival

Sidewalk Arts Festival by jazmin on Scribd

Newsletter Week of October 17

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Weeks of October 17, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:

The Ellis GEP students will be helping to serve the homeless community in Savannah by collecting supplies for the Emmaus House. Each day, the Emmaus House serves breakfast and lunch to people who are unable to provide for themselves. We would like to begin by providing supplies needed for serving food. If you are able, please begin sending in some of the following items and we will sort and deliver them Oct 25.

•                   Plastic utensils
•                Paper plates
•                Paper bowls
•                Napkins
•                Disposable coffee cups
•                Large aluminum trays/pans

Also, we now have available to us the Local Farm Bag program that delivers fresh produce and other local products to our school. You just go to the website and sign up for the size of bag you would like. Enter in the comments that you are doing it through Charles Ellis Montessori Academy and you will receive a 10% discount on your bag every time you receive one! They deliver to the school on Wednesdays I believe. Local Farm Bag

Historical figure presentations have been rescheduled as well. Please click on this link for the new due dates. Please remember that these presentations can be however the student chooses for them to be. The idea is for them to research their topic and then "teach" the class about it. In the past students have created poster boards, timelines, plays, songs, monologues, Power Point presentations, etc.  Historical Figure Research Due Dates

There are a few parents that have not signed up for conference yet. Please email me to set something up, even if we met earlier to go over test scores.  

Also, if there are any parents that are interested in coming and sharing their talents with our community/class PLEASE let me know. This could be baking/cooking, art, crafts, reading with specific students or read aloud to the class. I had asked if any parents were available to help with the Peace Art and I received a couple of emails. I didn't forget, I'm just trying to let things settle a little bit before we begin projects. I promise I will get with you soon!

We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.

Feel free to share details on social media as well! This activity really helps bring the children into the research. 

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy 
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405

Wish List

• Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed

• White card stock that can be run through a copy machine  

Dates to Remember:
10/24-28    Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28         Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31         Halloween 
10/31         Bobcat Dads Spooky Stories
11/3           Sidewalk Arts Festival Sidewalk Arts Festival information

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class. 

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack. 

          

10/3    TRINITY-new date 11/7
10/10  ELISE-new date 11/14

10/24  TERI
10/31  DOROTHY
11/7    TRINITY
11/14  ELISE

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc. 
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
Cosmic Story-Born with a Bang
Tree of Life-Classification

Cooking Changes

We have been asked to change the way that we do cooking at our school. We are no longer allowed to use the ovens in our classrooms, but instead they can be used down in the Multipurpose Room. This advent significantly changes the ease with which we were able to incorporate cooking/baking in our classrooms. Before were able to cook while the students simultaneously worked, just calling one or two students at a time to help with a step.

Because of this change, I will be asking for parent volunteers that can take a specified group of students down to the multipurpose room to cook on designated cooking days. They will also take down some work with them so that the parent volunteer can still call one or two students at a time to help.

We can still make smoothies in the classroom and use our crock pot!

If this is something you are interested in helping with please send me an email and I will keep a list of parents that I can email when the need arises.

Thank you so much! 

     

Newsletter Weeks of September 26- October 14, 2016

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Weeks of September 26 through October 14, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:
We've had an eventful few weeks and after having conversations with the students I am happy to say that our students are all safe and sound after Hurricane Matthew, and most actually really enjoyed getting to evacuate! The innocence of childhood never ceases to amaze me! If there are any families in need of any type of assistance, please let me know so that I can get you the help you need with the resources that are at our disposal through the district.  

I am currently in the process of trying to reschedule our field trips that our grade level had scheduled last week, so please keep an eye out for an update and new permission slips home.

Historical figure presentations have been rescheduled as well. Please click on this link for the new due dates. Historical Figure Research Due Dates

Monday's conferences were rescheduled, but the rest are still on for this week. I am looking forward to meeting with everybody. Please click on this link if you wish to see the conference sign up. Fall Conference Sign Up   

Also, if there are any parents that are interested in coming and sharing their talents with our community/class PLEASE let me know. This could be baking/cooking, art, crafts, reading with specific students or read aloud to the class. I had asked if any parents were available to help with the Peace Art and I received a couple of emails. I didn't forget, I'm just trying to let things settle a little bit before we begin projects. I promise I will get with you soon!

I thought we should begin the week with something comforting for the children, so I decided on us making apple butter and biscuits. I hope to share some photos with you!

We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.

Feel free to share details on social media as well! This activity really helps bring the children into the research. 

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy 
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405

Wish List

• Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed
• White card stock that can be run through a copy machine  

Dates to Remember:
10/18         Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
10/20         PTA Reflections Due
10/21 & 22 MESS Holiday Photo fundraiser-Details Coming Soon!
10/23         PTA Reflections Art Show @ The Foundry Coffee Bar
10/24-28    Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28         Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31         Halloween 
10/31         Bobcat Dads Spooky Stories

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class. 

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack. 

          

10/3    TRINITY-new date 11/7
10/10  ELISE-new date 11/14
10/17  QUINLAN

10/24  TERI
10/31  DOROTHY
11/7    TRINITY
11/14  ELISE

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc. 
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
Cosmic Story

Sidewalk Arts Festival-October 7th

SWAF Flyer by jazmin on Scribd

Historical Figure Research

EDIT: Due to the storm and missed school, I have rescheduled the due dates. please see below.

Students have chosen their historical figures. Students are encouraged to work on their presentations in the classroom and at home with their families. They are now to research their figure and present their findings on the following due dates:

1st Year- October 28, 2016 now November 10, 2016

2nd Year- October 21, 2016 now November 4, 2016

3rd Year- October 14, 2016 now October 28, 2016

Newsletter Week of September 12 and 19

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Week of September 12 and September 19, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:
We've had a busy two weeks! Students have chosen their North American biome to research and have been enjoying the work thus far. They are also keeping up with the math, reading, and language works quite nicely. In addition they are delving into some other science and social studies topics Human Needs and Tendencies(material and spiritual needs), planets/space, rocks, etc.

Spiritual Needs

Material Needs

We also held our beautiful peace ceremony to commemorate International Peace Day. Hearing their sweet voices sing "Light a Candle for Peace" is heartwarming.

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy Peace Ceremony

I will be out Thursday and Friday of next week as our Montessori training cohort is nearing the end. As part of our training we must complete a certain amount of Montessori observations in American Montessori Institute accredited schools. Therefore, our cohort will be travelling to Charleston! I am looking forward to observing in other public Montessori Lower Elementary classrooms and bringing back some knowledge I can apply in the classroom with your children.    


As we continue our study of North America that we began last year, I am asking that students choose a biome from North America and use a research guide to help them study the people, plants, animals, etc. from that biome in North America; Tropical Forest, Desert, Polar Regions, Wetlands, Grasslands, Mountains, and Temperate Forest. They will choose next week. We will transition into South America mid year. 

We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.

Feel free to share details on social media as well! This activity really helps bring the children into the research. 

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy 
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405

We will begin conferences the week of October 17. Please click on this link to find the SignUp Genius. If we recently met to discuss scores, please still sign up for this set of conferences as we will discuss progress since last meeting, and also other areas we did not discuss previously. Conference Sign Up

Also, if there are any parents that are interested in coming and sharing their talents with our community/class PLEASE let me know. This could be baking/cooking, art, crafts, reading with specific students or read aloud to the class. I had asked if any parents were available to help with the Peace Art and I received a couple of emails. I didn't forget, I'm just trying to let things settle a little bit before we begin projects. I promise I will get with you soon!

I like to include food with the continent study. Last year we studied Asia and today as I was reading a book that talks about the Autumnal Equinox and what cultures do all over the world during this time, I read about how in India they eat a particular rice pudding during the harvest season to celebrate. The students that were with me last year remembered when they got to taste the Indian rice pudding that a parent so graciously came in and prepared as she wanted to share her culture. THAT is precisely why I bring food into the classroom. Since we are studying North America we could have typical regional foods prepared from the United States, or typical foods from Canada, or dishes from Central America or the Caribbean...if you have any intimate experience with these foods or cultures please share! The children benefit from these experiences!       


Wish List

• Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed
• Hand Cranked Can Opener  

Dates to Remember:
9/30           Dress Down Day $1- Lymphoma (Proceeds to benefit Wyatt Rath)
                  Here is the link to his story and GoFundMe page:Wyatt's GoFundMe page 
10/6           Optional School District Town Hall (at JEA) sponsored by Ellis PTA
10/7           Sidewalk Arts Festival Details Here 
10/18         Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
10/20         PTA Reflections Due
10/21 & 22 MESS Holiday Photo fundraiser-Details Coming Soon!
10/23         PTA Reflections Art Show @ The Foundry Coffee Bar
10/24-28    Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28         Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31         Halloween 
10/31         Bobcat Dads Spooky Stories

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class. 

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack. 

          

9/26    OLIVIA

10/3    TRINITY
10/10  ELISE
10/17  QUINLAN

10/24  TERI
10/31  DOROTHY

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc. 
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Newsletter Weeks of August 29 and September 5, 2016

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

Week of August 29 and September 5, 2016

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:
I hope everybody weathered the storm safely. It's seems that about half the class lost power at some point. I'm just thankful that was the worst of it for most!

Students are really starting to fall into the groove and you can hear a busy buzz in our classroom.

Last week we had a birthday Walk Around the Sun and our first personal timeline was shared. Because of the storm we were unable to bake the birthday treat like we had planned on Friday, so we moved it to this Friday! The student requested chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It was delicious! We have two birthdays next week, and those two students got together and requested GREEN SMOOTHIES! Did you ever think a child would request green smoothies over brownies? I have to say I am pleasantly surprised!

Setting up for the Walk Around the Sun

Cake making

Success!

       

As we continue our study of North America that we began last year, I am asking that students choose a biome from North America and use a research guide to help them study the people, plants, animals, etc. from that biome in North America; Tropical Forest, Desert, Polar Regions, Wetlands, Grasslands, Mountains, and Temperate Forest. They will choose next week. We will transition into South America mid year. 

We have received many postcards from throughout North America, but we are still missing some locations! We would love post cards from Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, and Greenland. We are also missing several of the mid western states. We have not received post cards for the states that do not have pins.

Feel free to share details on social media as well! This activity really helps bring the children into the research. 

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy 
Ms. Jazmin Room 20
220 E. 49th St.
Savannah, GA 31405

We will begin conferences the week of October 17. Please click on this link to find the SignUp Genius. If we recently met to discuss scores, please still sign up for this set of conferences as we will discuss progress since last meeting, and also other areas we did not discuss previously. Conference Sign Up

Also, our Donors Choose project was funded!!! Thank you so very much for the donations! We have already received the books from the project and began reading one of them today! 

Wish List
Guinea Pig Supplies- food, Timothy hay, pine shavings or other bedding , and treats if you wish. *items in bold are most needed  

Dates to Remember:
9/21         International Peace Day-Sing Along
9/22         Fall Equinox
9/30         Dress Down Day $1- Lymphoma (Proceeds to benefit Wyatt Rath)
                Here is the link to his story and GoFundMe page:Wyatt's GoFundMe page 

10/18       Parent Education 5:30 PTA 6:30
10/24-28  Great Pumpkin Book Characters (Media Center)
10/28       Dress Down Day $1-Ellis Athletics Program
10/31       Halloween 

Upcoming Healthy and Nutrient Dense snack weeks for 25 students: We do have a low level peanut allergy in the classroom, so we prefer peanut free snacks so that the student may also participate in snack with the class. 

Some suggestions for snack are: precut fruit (apples, grapes, bananas cut in half, oranges, etc.), precut vegetables with hummus for dipping, cheese and crackers, granola bars or chewies, trail mix, applesauce, hummus and crackers, yogurt or Gogurt, graham crackers…  The purpose of snack is to provide a nutritious energy booster when the students need it.  Please keep in mind the nutritional value when choosing a snack. 

          

9/12    FRANCIS
9/19    ETHAN
9/26    OLIVIA

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Where I Live-Cosmic Nesting Box
Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

North America
Democratic Process-Government/Voting etc. 
Montessori Great Lesson: The Coming of the Universe and subsequent exploration of Earth's materials (soils, minerals, rocks, etc), planet research...
Cosmic Story