Ellis School - SAU 83

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UNDEFEATED!! Congratulations to the Ellis School Soccer Team on their 12-0 season. We are so proud of your perseverance, sportsmanship, teamwork, dedication and positive attitude!

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Our seventh and eighth graders made their way to the fire tower at Patuckaway today! During their adventure they realized how valuable perseverance and community are when working through hard things. What an important lesson for them to carry through the year. Thanks to their teachers for coordinating this valuable opportunity!

This week we kicked off our Big Eagle/Little Eagle peer mentoring program! These beloved partnerships match our upper middle school students with our elementary students. Together they play board games, craft, go for walks, talk through problems that might arise and build trusted friendships. Our mentors serve as role models, advocates, leaders and academic motivators. Thank you to Mrs Simard and Mrs Almon for facilitating this purposeful and powerful program!

We are delighted to introduce you to Channa Delaney, a new paraeducator that has recently joined the Ellis School community! Mrs. Delaney was born and raised in Michigan where she developed a deep admiration for the pursuit of knowledge. Nothing brings her greater joy than assisting students in unlocking their full potential and nurturing their love for learning. It is with great enthusiasm that she joins the esteemed family here at Ellis.

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We know a few raindrops won't keep Fremonters from the Deerfield Fair! While you're there, be sure to stop by and ohh and ahh over stellar artwork our Ellis artists have on display. Thank you to Mr. Fernandes for always taking time to cultivate such a vivid presentation of artwork.

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Thank you to everyone who was able to attend last night's Open House/Curriculum Night. It was wonderful to welcome everyone back and kick off our greatest year yet! A big ol' thank you to our educators for all the work they put into showing off why we think our nest is the best! (And a special thank you to Mrs. Schipano for helping us make these personalized key chains for our exceptional staff ❤️)

Good morning! Don't forget your smiles today!

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Click on the Future High School Button on our website (sau83.org) to view Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Future High School Process. To submit questions - please email the SAU 83 School Board - schoolboard@sau83.org

Today is International Dot Day! The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing! Learners throughout our elementary classrooms and in STEM enjoyed celebrating Dot Day in so many fun and innovative ways!

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Our learners welcomed Senator Hassan this morning with kindness, respect and curiosity! Our third through sixth graders had the opportunity to listen to the Senator share about what a United States Senator does as part of her responsibilities. They then had the opportunity to ask her dozens of questions. Our Eagles were inquisitive, intelligent, well-prepared and showed outstanding character. Ms. Connelly had the opportunity to discuss the safety initiatives that Ellis has invested in over the last two years, our strong commitment to early childhood education and inclusion, the innovation of our multiage classrooms and why Ellis School isn't facing the staff and bus driver shortage that other districts across the state and nation are facing. We are so proud of the opportunity to share why our Ellis eagles SOAR!

We love the opportunity to share the outstanding work that our Ellis Educators do with little to no fanfare. Recently, we had the opportunity to brag about Mrs. Kelly, our brilliant, hardworking, dedicated Reading Specialist!

We are happy to share that MySchoolBucks is back to running as it is expected to! Thanks to Mrs. Humes and Ms. Smith for their work to get it back on track!