March 25- Family Engagement Discussion
March 28- School Council Meeting

March 29- Kindergarten Orientation

March 30- Science Night

March 31- Donation Dress Down Day

April 3-7- Spring Break- No School!

April 13- Spring Band/Chorus Concert

April 18- GMAS Assessments Begin (See SCCPSS Assessment calendar)

April 20- PTA Meeting

View the SCCPSS Academic calendar at this link.

View the SCCPSS Assessment calendar at this link.

Join us...tomorrow!!

This month's discussion will include:

• Developing Independent Problem Solvers
• The Power of Questions...and Listening
• Technology Use

Coffee and childcare will be provided...please join us!

Stefan & Caleb, 5th and 6th grade Ellis students, have started a petition to end Daylight Savings Time in Georgia.

Click this link to read more about their cause and to sign their petition. They would also appreciate it if you could share this link on your social media pages.

They are very confident and have high hopes that, with our school community's support, they can reach their goal of 10,000 signatures!

The Ellis School Council advocates for our school at the district-level and beyond. Meetings are open to anyone who wants to attend.

Ellis students and adult volunteers will be having science demonstrations, experiments, and activities for students and their families to explore.

Please join us!

If your student will be at Ellis for kindergarten during the 2023/2024 school year, please join us for this informal meeting if you are able.

This month, all proceeds will support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Click here for more information on how to donate.

The Savannah Music Festival (SMS) has a fresh new initiative: the Explorer Pass.

SMF wants to inspire all SCCPSS students and give them access to a first-class musical experience.

With the Explorer Pass, young people in our community, along with their adult chaperones, will be able to attend SMF general admission performances ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Download and/or present the PDF document attached below for admission.

Visit the SMS website for more information!

Thanks to a grant from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and International Paper, all 1st year students received three free books of their choosing to add to their home libraries on Friday, March 16th.

RIF.org has resources (activity sheets, book recommendations, etc.) for parents to help encourage your students to read. Visit the parent resource page of their website for more information.

Hooray for books! Happy reading, Bobcats!

Throughout the school year, Ellis has a school-wide focus on specific positive character traits. Each teacher may choose to highlight these "Grace & Courtesy" emphases differently, but as a school we follow a general common curriculum.

From March 13th-31st, our school-wide Grace & Courtesy emphasis is COMPASSION.

The language for identifying/naming Compassion in "The Self-Awakened Child" series by Jonathan Wolff:

• When I care about other people as I care about myself, I am feeling Compassion.
• When I see that other people are feeling hurt or sad and I do something to help them feel better, I am acting with Compassion.

We are so happy to welcome volunteers back into the building this year.

However, all volunteers MUST be approved through the SCCPSS Beacon Volunteer Program.

If you are interested in being a volunteer at Ellis, visit the SCCPSS Beacon webpage to apply.