Hive Happenings!
December 2021
A Message from Principal Meneses
Ellison Families,
At Ellison, we believe the Six Pillars of Character help form the foundation for developing positive life skills. The Six Pillars of Character are Caring, Trustworthiness, Respect, Fairness, Citizenship, and Responsibility. Our goal is to model, teach and reinforce these traits through our Student Leadership program which includes daily class meetings, which we call Sunshine Starters. We also have mixed level "Buddy" classes.
During the year, each grade level will host a Bee Jubilee, a special ceremony representing a Pillar of Character and recognizing students from each class for modeling that pillar by demonstrating that quality in the school setting.
Our first Bee Jubilee took place in November during our Veterans Day ceremony. Our next Bee Jubilee will be led by our fifth grade students, and will focus on Leadership.
Although leadership is not one of the pillars of character, it is a characteristic we work hard to instill in each of our students. It's part of our school vision- to grow compassionate, innovative, leaders! As the leaders of our campus, our 5th grade students will be hosting this Bee Jubilee on Friday, December 10th, at 7:45 a.m. in the BEES cafeteria.
We want to invite all parents of our fifth grade students to join us for this special ceremony. Future ceremonies will give parents of children in other grade levels an opportunity to see their children perform, as well. For parents of grades K-4, if your child will be recognized as a Pillar of Character, your child’s teacher will contact you so you have the opportunity to attend.
We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. On behalf of the entire faculty of Bonnie Ellison Elementary School, thank you for sharing your children with us. We are so thankful to serve in this community!
Sincerely,
Principal Meneses
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IMPORTANT DATES
11/29 Pajama Day!
12/2 LIfetouch Individual Picture Retakes
12/10 Leadership 5th grade Bee Jubilee 8 am
12/14 PTA Meeting & Holiday Concert led by Ms. Ng
12/17 End of 2nd Grading Period (Report Cards go Home Jan. 7th)
12/17 Holiday Parties 10:00-11:30 a.m.
12/20-31 Winter Holiday Break
1/3 Let's Welcome 2022 by Wearing our NEW YEAR headgear!
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PAJAMA DAY
Because we want our students to be eager to return to the hive after the Thanksgiving break, we are having a Pajama Day on Monday, November 29th!
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Lifetouch Picture Retakes- Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Early Release Days Coming Up- Additional Teacher Planning Time
Instructional Day: 7:45-11:45 a.m.
Wednesday, January 26
Wednesday, February 16
Wednesday, March 23
Wednesday, April 20
Wednesday, May 18
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Honoring our Veterans!
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Kids Heart Challenge was a HUGE success! We raised over $8,000 and had a blast color blasting Principal Meneses!!!!!
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Celebrating Mrs. Meneses' birthday in 80's Fashion! Thank you for all the love, bees!
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Website- www.yardpop.org
Email- yardpopsa@gmail.com
Instagram- @yardpopsa
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News from our Specialists!
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SPIRIT Day Fridays!
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Tardies
Please park and sign your child in with the office staff of you are arriving after 7:45 am.
** If you have younger children that need assistance into the front entrance of the building, please arrive before 7:40 am, when staff are on duty and student safety patrols are monitoring the express lane.
In addition, parents are welcome to park anytime after 7:40 a.m. to walk their child into campus. We ask that children are never dropped off in the parking lot, as that poses a safety concern.
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Support our PTA!
Click below to visit our wonderful PTA site. With a click of a button, you'll be able to purchase spirit gear, which students are encouraged to use on the first day of school and every Friday of the year!
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Bonnie Ellison Elementary School
Ellison is the place to “bee”- Growing, learning, and building our hive together! Our daily mission is to PUT STUDENTS FIRST! Our vision is that our students GROW to be COMPASSIONATE, INNOVATIVE LEADERS every day!
Email: Julie.Meneses@nisd.net
Website: https://www.nisd.net/ellison
Location: 7132 Oak Drive, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-398-1850
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EllisonElementary
Twitter: @NISDEllison