Newsletter January 3, 2017

Ms. Jazmin & Ms. Marion

January 3, 2017

A Note from Ms. Jazmin:

Happy new year! Welcome back families! I'm feeling rejuvenated after this much needed break and am ready for the second half of the school year with your children! 

Before the break we were very busy with several cultural activities in the classroom. Our students learned about Hanukkah, they made Christmas ornaments to gift to their families, they made holiday cards for the residents at Habersham House, we collected canned and non perishable goods for Coastal Georgia Second Harvest, we went on a field trip to the Savannah Children's Theatre, science presentations, and we had our annual Holiday Sing-a-long! Thank you to all that were able to lend a helping hand in any of these activities. Below are some photos for your enjoyment!

Savannah Children's Theatre

Savannah Children's Theatre

   

Science Presentations

Science Presentations

Coastal Georgia Second Harvest

Coastal Georgia Second Harvest

Holiday Cards for Habersham House!

Charles Ellis Montessori Academy annual Holiday Sing-a-long

As we begin the second half of the school year we will continue with our research projects/presentations, we will shift from North America to South America for the remainder of the school year, and we will introduce a brand new Montessori math material in our classroom that I am very excited to begin with the students.

We have parent/teacher conferences the weeks of January 9th and January 16th. If you do not see a day and/or time that works for you, please let me know and we can find a way to make it work. Please click on the link for more sign up information: Winter 2017 Conference Sign Up   

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!

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 card stock with crafts for the students.    

Dates to Remember:
1/4     Students Return
1/16   MLK Day-NO SCHOOL
1/26   Field Trip
1/27   Dress Down Day $1-Dollars fro Disasters

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.

         

1/4     LUCY (3 days)
1/9     PAIGE
1/16   AMELIA
1/23   BENJAMIN
1/30   ELISHA   

Cultural and Cosmic Focus

Georgia-Geography and Historic Figures

South America

Tree of Life-Classification