Ellis School - SAU 83

Ms. Perkins and Mrs. Rosenberg would like to wish you a happy and joyful rest of the week. We can't wait to see you all again on Monday!

Last Friday, our fifth graders showcased their volume zoo projects. This is one of our favorite annual traditions. This project combines the following skills: math computation (volume, specifically), problem-solving, creative thinking, research (to learn about the animal's role in the ecosystem), and collaboration. We are very proud of the beautiful creations students made for this year's volume zoo!

We had such a productive and fun first-ever Ellis School Book Club last Thursday! During this time, Mrs. Mack facilitated a discussion on The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt. We, caregivers and educators, talked about how to support our children through free play, screen time limits, and waiting to give them access to certain types of technology, like smartphones. Thank you so much to those who attended! We are hoping to do this again very soon!

Good Morning!

A friendly reminder that our Anxious Generation book club will meet tonight to discuss the book and thought provoking questions about caregiving in the digital age. We will meet at 6pm in the Ellis School library. Hope to see you there--even if you didn't finish the book--all are welcome!

Our Robotics Team participated in their first qualifier today and would love to give a huge shout out to Durham School Services for sponsoring their trip and to Nichols Environmental for sponsoring their competition registration. We are so fortunate to be part of such a generous community!

We had such a lovely celebration of our veterans last week. Thank you all for your service and for sharing your morning with us! We appreciate you!

A friendly reminder that our support staff will be holding their annual winter swap tomorrow during conference times!

Our Girls on the Run team is getting super excited for their upcoming run in Concord! For one of their team projects, they designed uplifting and encouraging posters to put up around the school. Check out some of their awesome creations!

We would like to extend a very special thank you to Colonial Poplin for, not only hosting a fantastic parade last Friday, but for their generous coffee and tea basket for our staff. We are so lucky to have such amazing neighbors!

"Yesterday the 5th graders dissected owl pellets- the regurgitated bones, hair, and fur from owls after the digest their food. The kids loved it and were so engaged. We learned about what kinds of things owls eat and this will tie in nicely when we expand our study of food webs." Miss Booth!

Who ya gonna call??? Mrs. Kimball!!

One of the best parts of this week is that Mrs. Kimball dresses up as a Ghostbuster for the Ghostbusters P.E. game!

Please click here for November's News From the Nest: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eXjmujoOkKwKU0Pz1LKM0y0GCvQdhzhN/view?usp=sharing

One of the most rewarding aspects of being a part of a PK-8 school is the opportunity for student mentorship and collaboration between grade levels. Mr. Asbell, Mrs. Grande, and Mrs. Phillips are currently facilitating a science learning opportunity for second and seventh grade students during which seventh grade hydroponics/aquaponics students work with second grade to build a garden. They started this work last week, and it was absolutely wonderful to see them working together so well!

Our student ambassadors had a wonderful time at Getting to Y in Plymouth today. Thank you to SoRock and CADY for making this possible for our middle school leaders!

We would like to extend a special thanks to Ace Hardware for their donations to our aquaponics class!

Our educators teach writing skills in all subjects! These are pictures of Mr. Asbell's students working on writing detailed compare and contrast paragraphs in our gorgeous pollinator garden.

Educators and Caregivers!

Don't forget to sign up for our first ever community Book Club! We will start reading Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt, in a couple of weeks and then will have a community event to discuss the text on November, 20th at 6pm. The PTA has generously donated the book for the first 14 people to sign up. Click here to fill out the sign-up form to participate in this exciting event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3tdupI-hEhz6d0h_qh9Bej_oXUF-32taATE0NYpw_x5Ys5Q/viewform?usp=dialog

We had a wonderful celebration for Mr. Normandin this morning to highlight his New Hampshire's Facilities Professional of the Year award with our educational community. Thank you to our amazing students, educators, and special guests for your handmade cards, gifts, and kind words. Thank you to our representatives from the New Hampshire School Administrators Association for attending. We are so lucky to have you in our community, Mr. Normandin! It was an honor to celebrate you today!