Ellis School - SAU 83

Today we officially kicked off the 2023-24 school year by welcoming our staff back to the nest! Thank you to the Fremont School Board for providing us with a delicious breakfast and to Sarah Sherman for helping us to kick off the year with healthy boundaries and strong supports. Welcome back, team, it's going to be our best year yet!

Good afternoon, Please take a moment to read this week's News from the Nest. https://www.smore.com/g15an

Grown Ups! As you are starting to prepare for the upcoming school year, please be sure to register for PickUpPatrol. PickUpPatrol is how we know where and how your child is going home each day and ensures a safe and smooth dismissal process at Ellis School. For our new families, a registration email went out this morning. For our returning families, please login to your PickUpPatrol account and update your default plan. Thank you for your help making our first days of school safe and successful! https://www.pickuppatrol.net/

Dear Fremont Community, Please click http://bit.ly/3P1BmPs to view an update from the SAU 83 School Board regarding the ongoing Future High School Search. Sincerely, SAU 83 School Board

Ellis School is hiring! Are you interested in becoming a paraeducator? Substitute teacher? Do you know someone that would be interested in being a short term 7th and 8th grade science teacher from mid-October until the new year? Please check out our website to apply! https://www.sau83.org/o/ellisschool/page/fy24-job-opportunities

Good morning, The Ellis School is closed today while Eversource and Monarch Electric are on campus doing repair work. The building will reopen tomorrow morning at 9:00am. Have a great day!

We are thrilled to bring Girls on the Run to Ellis School this year and registration is OPEN! Please sign up here: https://www.girlsontherunnh.org/3rd-5th-grade-program-details Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire all girls to build their confidence, kindness and decision making skills. Dynamic lessons instill valuable life skills including the important connection between physical and emotional health. Should you have any questions, please contact coaches, Amy Phillips (aphillips@sau83.org) and Lauren DeFeo (ldefeo@sau83.org). We want to ensure that GOTR is accessible to all. In addition to the agency's sliding scale, please email Brigid Connelly (bconnelly@sau83.org) if you need further financial assistance.

Good afternoon, Welcome to the 2023-24 school year! Below is our first News from the Nest of the school year. For new families joining our school community, the News from the Nest is a weekly communication that arrives in your inbox each Sunday at 5:00pm and is a must read. It includes important information that you need to know! This issue is packed full of vital info to help you have a successful kick off to the school year! https://www.smore.com/g15an

YOU DID IT! TEN THOUSAND MINUTES!! And in just six days!! What an outstanding accomplishment Eagles!

Have you signed up for our August Reading Challenge yet?!?! We want to see how MANY MINUTES the students and staff at Ellis School can READ before the first day of school! Ask your grown up to sign you up at ReaderZone.com or download the ReaderZone app in the App store. Use the code 4c6f5 to find our program, search for your grade level and start logging those minutes!

Happy August Eagles! Are you ready for an epic READING challenge?! We want to see how MANY MINUTES Ellis School can READ before the first day of school! Ask your grown up to sign you up at ReaderZone.com or download the ReaderZone app in the App store. Use the code 4c6f5 to find our program, search for your grade level and start logging those minutes!

Students that are participating in our summer enrichment programs are engaging in so many exciting activities! Building roller coasters, maintaining our gardens, greenhouse and aquaponics and so much more.

Join our outstanding team!

We know that those Back-to-School Sales start earlier and earlier each year, so we wanted to let you know that supply lists have been posted on our website! While teacher assignments won't be shared until mid August, many of our grade levels have the same supply lists or common requests that will allow you to fill up those shopping carts as the sales come up! https://www.sau83.org/page/school-supply-lists

Good afternoon,  Please find this year's final News from the Nest by following this link.  Please note that this issue contains quite a bit of information regarding next school year.       https://www.smore.com/p40qc I will send periodic News from the Nests throughout the summer months. Thank you for a wonderful school year, we wish you a summer break filled with fun and family time!

During the month of June, learners in TGV have been studying westward expansion and journeying across the Oregon Trail. This week Oregon Trail days were held where learners dressed the part, participated in pioneer activities and games, and even had a visit from oxen from Sanborn Mills Farm.

At Tuesday evening's School Board meeting we had the immense pleasure of honoring Mrs. Coyle and Mrs. Emerson, both of whom are retiring this year. Ms. Ouellette was also honored with a Senate and House Resolution for being an Ellis School Teacher of Excellence!

Due to a mechanical issue Bus 5 is running approximately 15 minutes late. Thank you for your understanding.

Thank you to Mr. Vallone from the Epping Grange for the generous donation of dictionaries to our third graders. We appreciate you taking the time to teach them how to use them and giving them time to look up different words! They loved it!

Please take a moment to read this week's News from the Nest https://www.smore.com/1wyf3