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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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!
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
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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!
3rd - 5th grade families! We don't want to miss out on the wonderful opportunity to bring Girls on the Run - New Hampshire to the Fremont Community! We are a few girls short to run the program, but you can sign up until September 17th.
Please keep in mind that GOTR provides a sliding scale to cover the cost of registration and Ellis School has funds available should you need additional financial support. (feel free to reach out to Ms. Connelly at bconnelly@sau83.org)
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The Ellis School Store is OPEN for business! Now is your chance to order gifts for the holidays!
https://ellisschool.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
We are so happy to report that our first through eighth grade students are happily nestled into their classrooms getting to know one another and learning about their new teachers!
Thank you for your patience this morning as we tackled a mechanical issue with Bus #5 and a couple of first-day-of-school delays.
I want to take a moment and acknowledge and thank Ashley and the entire team at Durham Bus Company. As you may notice, Ellis School and the Fremont District is incredibly lucky to not be impacted by the bus driver shortage that is occurring across the state and around the country.
We have an incredible partnership and value the work of our drivers day in and day out. Thanks to each one of them for getting our students to and from Ellis safely!!
Good afternoon,
Let's try this for real, this time! Sorry about the false start last night!
Happy night-before-the-first-day-of-school for our first - eighth graders! We can't wait to see you tomorrow morning!
A few important reminders:
Please have your child at their designated bus stop at least 5 minutes ahead of the listed pickup time. The first two weeks of school our drivers are solidifying routes and having your child there a bit early ensures that no one misses the bus on those very important first days!
All first through eighth grade students that are being dropped off, will come through the front entrance. Please form two car lines and keep your children in your car until you see a staff member wave, indicating that your child can hop out and wait for the bell.
The tardy bell rings at 8:30. If you arrive after 8:30, please park, walk your child in through the main entrance and sign him/her in.
The dismissal bell will ring at 3:05.
Please do not arrive on campus for dismissal before 2:50. Students and staff are still using our playgrounds, fields and outdoor classrooms up until this point and we do not want to put their safety at risk.
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