Ellis School - SAU 83

Attention caregivers of 4th and 5th grade students! The SkiNH passport application is now open. Please follow this link for details: https://www.skinh.com/passport

Last week, Miss Wood's class welcomed a special delivery of two giant pumpkins from a local farm. We are so excited to have more pumpkins to add to our fall gardens. Thank you, Miss Wood!

We also had the opportunity to welcome the Fremont Fire Department to Ellis School last week! Our firefighter guests shared information about fire safety, what firefighters do when they respond to a fire, and what their equipment looks like. Then, our students got to check out the fire truck! Thank you, Fremont Fire Department. We love this tradition!

Last week, our third graders were able to continue our third grade library visit tradition! Thanks to Mr. Eric and Ms. Cheryl, our students were able to listen to a story by a New Hampshire author about bats, check out all of the amazing resources the library has to offer, get a library card, and check out some books. We love the library and are so grateful for our fantastic Fremont Library staff! Thanks Fremont Public Library!

💙 Come support our Youth in Action students! 💙

We are excited to invite families and community members to the FREE SoRock Prevention Showcase on Tuesday, October 28th at 5:30 PM at the Plaistow YMCA!

This special event celebrates local youth efforts and connects our communities with valuable resources. Our Youth in Action group will be presenting and sharing the amazing work they are doing to make their school and community healthier and stronger.

✨ Enjoy:

Free dinner
Resource fair
Raffles
Youth presentations
Come see our students in action as they use their voices to make a difference!

We would love to fill the room with support for these incredible young leaders. Please join us and help celebrate their hard work!

🎟 Get tickets here: https://bit.ly/SoRockPreventionShowcaseTickets

#YouthInAction #SoRock #StudentLeadership #CommunityStrong #PreventionShowcase #SupportOurStudents

Follow this link to watch a video about our Youth in Action students: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19BE-ghhAtkhWJwsupSRSyOYx4sSJsUrG/view?usp=sharing

Discovering strengths. Exploring possibilities. Planning for the future!

Yesterday, we welcomed Granite Edvance to Ellis School to introduce our eighth-grade students to YouScience—a program that helps students discover their natural abilities, explore their interests, and connect those strengths with possible future careers!

Through interactive “brain games” and an interest profile, students can learn more about what they’re naturally good at—including strengths they may not have recognized yet! Their results help them explore careers and the education or training that can lead to those opportunities.

For families, this offers a meaningful starting point for conversations about your child’s strengths, interests, and future possibilities. Our goal is to encourage curiosity, build confidence, and help students see the many paths available to them as they prepare for high school and beyond.

Thank you, Granite Edvance, for helping our students take this exciting first step!

Learn more: https://graniteedvance.org/blog/howyouscienceworks/

We would like to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Therrien who led our students in engaging oral hygiene lessons on Monday! We are so excited to brush and floss just like we practiced!

Robotics is in full swing! We are so excited to see these students problem-solving and coding alongside each other. Well done, team!

We had some gorgeous weather this week, which called for journaling in the pollinator garden.

We hope everyone enjoys their weekend! See you Monday!

Check out our October News From the Nest! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C8tm4xegkDeBBREyxbCoGuOmrCmfqjPS/view?usp=drive_link

Updated bus routes (effective 9/29) were emailed to families this afternoon. Please review these prior to next Tuesday just in case your child's pick up and drop off location and/or bus color will change on 9/29!

Thank you!

Did you know that last week was National Assisted Living Week?! We celebrated with our neighbors at Colonial Poplin and Poplin Way last Wednesday and had so much fun. Fifth grade played a number of games with residents and Mrs. Normandin's class made crafts with residents. Thank you so much for having us, Poplin! We can't wait to see you again soon for our October parade!

Our middle school students have been hard at work in our gardens! Last week, they harvested a number of vegetables and were able to use their harvest to make homemade salsa! They also harvested their pumpkins. Have you seen our giant pumpkin at the front of the school?

Robotics with Mr. Fraize is back! Click this link to sign-up: https://forms.gle/DGmqTTCC7ZnQ8ksr6

Please enjoy this newsletter, the Counseling Corner, from our school counseling team! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ghma2RcAUOULrA9iSNHQK_xcTIipdQ-5/view?usp=sharing

Dance Club and Girls on the Run sign-ups are live! Both groups are open to students in Grades 3-5.


Here is the link to sign up for Girls on the Run: https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/GOTRNHFall26?sid=76469f125ffb4e4faab465f8e7a324df
Here is the link to sign up for Dance Club:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nSfJ21FNNwQFVPHkEdpVuUhXKqIBSY_9qsDP4hgl1yI/viewform?ts=6a8f1dce&edit_requested=true

We can't wait to see you soon at Meet Your Teacher!

A reminder that Healthy Kids is still taking registrations for before/after care!

Families: please check your emails for an important message about the first few days of school from Mrs. Rosenberg and Ms. Perkins. We also have a new, more condensed, News From the Nest this year, located here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13rY9yW-1aDzxRUGcM1FxeVuctObMjG8o/view?usp=drive_link

Please click on this link for an important letter regarding changes that involve e-bikes/e-scooters and celebrations with food: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l3QpjRf3BmqXo8ZTN3z7HauRD1Q2xIm7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112079853442433681993&rtpof=true&sd=true