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