Ellis School - SAU 83

EARLY RELEASE APRIL 8th Dear Ellis School, Parents, Guardians, Staff, and Community Members, Ellis School is making the following change to its schedule for the week of April 8th: We are switching our early release date from Wednesday, April 10 to Monday, April 8th, 2024. This decision was made with our students’ wellbeing in mind as well as the extraordinary celestial event taking place that day. Many parents have reached out to request a half day to experience the solar eclipse with their children. In addition, the eclipse will be at its highest obscuration at 3:28 p.m., which coincides with when our students will be in the middle of transitioning from school and could put students at risk of eye injuries. Many of our classes will be doing eclipse-related educational activities with our students and protective eyewear will be provided to all of our students and staff. Again – April 8th will be an early release day. April 10th will be a regular school day.

Please join us in wishing Mrs. Rosenberg a happy Assistant Principal's Week! We are grateful for all that you do!

The Ellis School track team starts their season this afternoon! The track team will be using the fields and playgrounds most days after school until 4:30. Please note that the fields and back roadway are closed to the public when the track team is practicing.

The Ellis School 8th grade class is hosting the 19th Annual Spaghetti Supper on 4/13. Look at these great raffles! Sal's Pizza - $20 gift card Lucky Corner - $25 gift card Checker's Barbershop - gift basket SNACademy - $25 gift card of baked treats $100 visa gift card - donated by Melanie Chaplin $100 Market Basket gift card - donated by Christine Anderson Large painted wood Flag by Vet4Vets Woodcrafts Eastman's Fishing Fleet - 2 tix for 1/2 day or night fishing trip O'neil Cinema - 2 movie passes Take Flight Aerial Adventure Park - 2 passes The Rinks, Exeter - 10 skate passes Coffee Cravings in Lee - $25 gift card Kingston House of Pizza - $20 gift card Lexie's - $25 gift card New England Make-up with Kelly Ford - 60 minute facial and a second prize of a 60-minute makeup application Lucas Salon - $25 gift cards (4) Bath & Body Works - gift set Home Depot - $100 gift card Sanborn Enterprises - one state inspection Scent basket with candles, plug-in, car scent Moroccan oil hair care basket with shampoo & conditioner, and hair accessories donated by Dawn Brown GNC Nutrition - case of Prime and a box of Prime rehydration sticks Tri-City Vacuum - basket of assorted puzzles Spring decorated wreath LaBelle Winery - 2 bottles of wine Homebody of Concord - gift basket Fremont Cup & Towel donated by Katie Schipano Barnes & Noble - $50 gift card

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Hannaford Helps Starts Today! Through this program, shoppers will earn 3 School Dollars for every 4 participating products purchased. At checkout, customers will receive a School Dollar printout they can use to donate to any school in this program. To redeem School Dollars, all shoppers need to do is enter the unique printout code and store number on the Hannaford Helps Schools program website and select their school. School Dollars can also be evenly distributed among all participating schools by depositing printouts in the in-store collection tower.

Yesterday, our fourth graders in Mrs. Gauthier and Ms. Georato's classrooms took a trip to Concord to visit the State House. Not only were they escorted through their tour by Representative Yokela, Governor Sununu paused his cabinet meeting to introduce himself and shake hands with each and every fourth grader. A field trip to remember!

Learners in Mrs. Gobeil's classroom have been following the Iditarod throughout the month of March. Last Friday they welcomed town resident and Alaska expert, Mr. Townsend to share photographs, taxidermy and a wealth of information! As always, his great bear rug was the best part of the presentation! Thank you for always making time for our third graders, Mr. Townsend.

In between CPR training, literacy data analysis, standards and competency alignment, rubric building and several other tasks, our educators came together to enjoy a pot luck luncheon. It was the perfect opportunity to reconnect over platefuls of delicious dishes. Thank you for all of your hard work today, Ellis Educators!

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Attention Fremont Seniors! The Ellis School Jeans for Teens Scholarship application is now available for pick up at Ellis School or from your school counselor's office.

You can find information on how to order a yearbook by clicking below. **If you have a current eighth grader, please follow the instructions provided by Ms. Bancroft.

At February's Community Meeting, our 5th graders launched a school-wide service project for a senior and hospice sanctuary called Old Dogs Go to Helen. Please click on their amazon wish list to see what items the are collecting. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3JZSBS9UIFOF4?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3u2sMM-B3mK4BQxnPHwcpvg0RnoPuc_PiLEYH8UVksbOEBby1iQtlmlRw

Kindergarten Registration for the 2023-24 School Year is now open! Please save the date for Kindergarten Information Night! March 28th at 5:30pm in the Ellis School Library.

Track & Field Sign Ups! Track is open to students in grades 5-8. Track begins on April 1st. (This is not an April Fool's Day joke!) Sign up form: https://forms.gle/4wvjhugPdFts2gx47 Sign ups are due by March 22nd! Tentative track schedule: click here There will be a parent meeting on the back field on April 1st immediately following practice. Ellis students will have the chance to learn and participate in the following events: 75m hurdles, 100m dash, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, shot put, discus, and long jump. Athletes will need to make sure they come prepared with water, good running sneakers (no spikes), and warm clothes on meet days! An Ellis Eagle t-shirt will be provided for the meets, but must be returned at the end of the season. Please check with the school nurse and make sure your child has a recent physical on file! If not, your child will not be able to participate until they do! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Hannah Kimball (hkimball@sau83.org) or Kelli Booth (kbooth@sau83.org)

On March 12th, the citizens of Fremont will be voting on Warrant Article 6 which, if passed, would allow the SAU 83 School Board to enter into tuition agreements with both Epping High School and Pinkerton Academy. Students entering high school in the fall of 2026 would have a choice of either of the two schools as their high school. Please see the attached flyer for an upcoming open house to introduce Fremont families to Epping High School.

On March 12th, the citizens of Fremont will be voting on Warrant Article 6 which, if passed, would allow the SAU 83 School Board to enter into tuition agreements with both Epping High School and Pinkerton Academy. Students entering high school in the fall of 2026 would have a choice of either of the two schools as their high school. Please see the attached flyer for an upcoming open house to introduce Fremont families to Pinkerton Academy.

The Fremont Police Department will be conducting training and drills at Ellis School today. If you see an increased presence of first responders on campus throughout the day, there is no need for concern.

On March 12th, the citizens of Fremont will be voting on Warrant Article 6 which, if passed, would allow the SAU 83 School Board to enter into tuition agreements with both Epping High School and Pinkerton Academy. Students entering high school in the fall of 2026 would have a choice of either of the two schools as their high school. Please see the attached flyer for an upcoming open house to introduce Fremont families to Epping High School.