This morning we are introducing you to another new paraeducator, Ms. Hanson! Though currently working in the trades, she has experience helping her mother run a private daycare. It was in this work that she discovered her passion for helping younger children. We are thrilled that Ms. Hanson has decided to pursue a career in education and know that she will bring a great deal of passion, energy, and knowledge to the team. Welcome, Ms. Hanson!
Today we would like to introduce you to a new paraeducator, Ms. Caron! Ms. Caron has worked in a variety of schools and served in a variety of roles under the umbrella of paraprofessional. She brings a wealth of varied experience to the special education department that will give us flexibility and consistency. We are so excited to welcome you to the Nest, Ms. Caron!
To close out our introductions this week, we would like you to meet Mrs. Bordonaro, our new Middle School ELA Special Education Teacher! Mrs. Bordonaro has a Bachelors of Science in Special Education from Plymouth State University and has worked in a variety of schools and programs throughout her career. In these roles, she was a classroom special education teacher, co-teacher, and case manager. She comes to Ellis with 10 years of experience in schools. Welcome to Ellis, Mrs. Bordonaro! We are thrilled to welcome you!
Today we are eager to introduce you to our new Library Media Teacher, Mrs. Nix! Mrs. Nix earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Design–Visual Communications from Rivier University and her Masters in Education in Digital Learning with a K-12 certification from Plymouth State University. In addition to these studies, Mrs. Nix is also a Levels 1 and 2 Certified Google Educator, a Google AI Certified Educator, and is Canva Certified in Teacher Essentials and Engage Students with Canva! Mrs. Nix started her career at Pearson Education as the Associate Director of Design before she transitioned to working in schools as a special education instructional assistant, a computer assistant, and later, the Digital Learning Specialist for a local school district. Welcome to Ellis School, Mrs. Nix!
This is a reminder that our Meet Your Teacher Community Night is scheduled for August 26th from 4-6pm at Ellis School. Are you a community organization or business that is hoping to have a table or spot at this event? Please email Mrs. Rosenberg at drosenberg@sau83.org.
Today we would like you to introduce you to our new Middle School Spanish Teacher, Mrs. Pim! Mrs. Pim taught Spanish and Japanese at a local middle school for 25 years and earned the New Hampshire World Language Teacher of the Year award in 2021. She speaks Japanese, Spanish, French and Danish! Welcome, Mrs. Pim. We are so pleased to have you at Ellis!
Today we would like to reintroduce you to someone who may be a familiar face, Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Gibson has worked as a paraeducator with all age groups at Ellis School for the past eight years. During her time at Ellis School, Mrs. Gibson completed the Post-Baccalaureate program for Elementary Special Education and General Education through the College of Professional Studies at the University of New Hampshire. We are so pleased for Mrs. Gibson to transition to the role of fourth grade teacher this year. Congratulations and welcome to your new role, Mrs. Gibson!
Today we would like to spotlight another educator who may be a familiar face, Mrs. Covino! After working as a special educator at Ellis School since 2022, Mrs. Covino will be starting a new role with us as our Math Interventionist. Mrs. Covino brings a wealth of experience to this role as both an experienced special educator and an educational leader in our school community. She is especially knowledgeable about a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), quality intervention, and using data to drive instruction. We are so excited for this new chapter in her career! Congratulations, Mrs. Covino!
We are very excited to introduce our incoming staff members for the 2026-2027 school year! To start, we have Ms. Wood, who will be the newest member of our third grade team. Ms. Wood has previous experience teaching both first and third grade, and is very excited to continue her third grade teaching experience at Ellis. Welcome, Ms. Wood!
We will start introducing you to our new staff next month, but before we do, we would like to wish Mrs. Gobeil and Mrs. Perry best of luck on their retirements! We are so grateful for both of your contributions to Fremont School District and Ellis School. We will miss you!
Last week, during the New Hampshire Association of School Principals' Annual Leadership Academy, Mrs. Rosenberg presented alongside her co-researcher, Principal of ConVal Regional High School, Mrs. Heather McKillop. Their session, "Restorative Leadership in Action" demonstrated to fellow New Hampshire leaders how to use restorative practices with students, families, and staff to build connection, collaboration, and community.
Have a great summer, Ellis Eagles! We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see you in the fall!
Today we awarded four seventh grade students the President's Award, two for Excellence and two for Achievement. Please congratulate : Beauden and Emma for their President's Awards for Excellence and Colin and Allie for their President's Awards for Achievement! We are so proud of you!
Our 6th and 7th graders took their annual trip to Odiorne State Park yesterday and had a blast!
📚Keep those literacy skills sharp this summer and join the Fremont public library this Saturday between 11 AM and 1 PM to learn about all of the fantastic summer reading programs, initiatives, prizes and incentives!
Rumor has it there's going to be ice cream involved! 🍦🍦
Rumor has it there's going to be ice cream involved! 🍦🍦
Yesterday was a big day for some of our middle schoolers who participated in the New Hampshire State Championship track meet! Notably, Noah earned the gold medal (first place) in discus throwing, Lukas earn eighth place in discus, Tori earn sixth place in discus, and the boys' relay team finish in eighth place. We are SO proud of you all! Congratulations!
Our students in hydroponics class and in Mrs. Phillips' and Mrs. Grande's second grade classes planted together this week. The second graders started growing these plants just before April vacation, and the crops will be tended to by our garden clubs!
We are in the middle of a lot of exciting trips and events as we close out our year. Check out these pictures from some recent one, like the fifth graders' trip to the Fisher Cats game, the band and chorus students' participation at the Great East Music Festival (where our students earned bronze, silver, and gold medals for their various performances), and Mrs. Gobeil's students' energy project presentations.
Our Ellis School track team placed second out of 9 schools in our Seacoast Championship meet yesterday! Go, Ellis!!
Check out this video from the Getting to Y New Hampshire Student Showcase. Our students are featured around the eight minute mark. We are so proud of our Eagles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdl8KkMDiZM