October/November 2013 Newsletter
JC ELLIS
ELEMENTARY
Julie Berner, Principal
801 Brockenbraugh Court
Metairie, Louisiana 70005
Phone: (504) 833-7254
Fax: (504) 833-9378
http://ellis.jpschools.org
At Ellis, we pride ourselves in taking responsibility and holding
ourselves accountable for our students' total education. Our staff is
dedicated to providing the highest quality academic instruction and
promoting outstanding character development. We believe the parentschool partnership is critical to the success of our students. In order for
students to achieve their fullest potential, the home, school and
community must work collaboratively to create a secure and positive
environment for the child. Thank you so much for entrusting us with
your most precious possession with us. I wish all an enjoyable Fall
Break.
J. Berner, Principal
Upcoming Events
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November 19 – Math Interval
Assessment 2
November 20 – Early
Dismissal Day – 1:50pm
November 21 – Black/Gold
Day - Donate $1.00 to wear
jeans and Saints attire and/or
black & gold colors
November 21 – Soccer
Awards Gr. 3-6
November 21 – PBIS store
opens
November 22 – Fall Fest –
11:30-2:30pm
November 25-29 – Fall Break
Important Announcement
Please use the Parent Portal to
keep informed of your child’s
progress. You can always contact
our teachers by email; their
addresses can be found on the
school website
http:/ /ellis.jpschools.org
ELLIS PARENT ORGANIZATION ellisepo@hotmail.com
JC Ellis Fall Fest
Friday, November 22nd
Setting up & Working the Booths: Volunteers are greatly appreciated.
email the EPO asap ellisepo@hotmail.com
Donations: Beaucoup donations are needed –baked goods (cookie, brownies,
cakes, rice krispy treats, etc) on Festival day, candy, Little Debbie’s; trinkets and
CLEAN stuffed animals for prizes.
FALL FEST
PK/Kinder - 11:30 am – 12:30pm
PK and Kindergarten may participate
longer with parental supervision
Grades 1-6 - 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Advance Tickets: EPO is selling Fall Festival tickets in advance for
$.25/ticket. Please send the number requested + money in an envelope
marked with your child’s name, homeroom # & homeroom teacher’s
name. (Please print on the front of the envelope). EPO will hold the tickets
until Fall Festival Day-11/22.
ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
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ELLIS STUDENT COUNCIL: JC Ellis held its Student Council Installation Ceremony on October
11, 2013. The officers and representatives were formally installed by Ms. Berner and Mrs. Rome. Student
Council promoted Drug-Free week with a fence display. Presently we are working on plans for the PBIS store
and a Turkey Thanksgiving hall display.
OFFICERS
REPRESENTATIVES
Pres. – Stella Woodhouse
Vice-President – Billal Amer
Secretary – Bryce Riordan
Treasurer – Brianna Crabtree
Reporter – Hannah Dantin
3A – Laila Ponce
3B – Israel Netters
3C– Karma Williams
3D –Brandon Almendares
4A –Yasmine Porter
4B –Kadria Mattire
4C –Samuel Sisk
5A –Kyleigh Thomas
5B –Italy Robinson
5C –Rachel West
6A – Hugh Fogarty
6B –Zoe Reidling
CONGRATULATIONS to JC ELLIS’ HONOR ROLL
STUDENTS: Congratulations to our students who made the Honor Roll for the 1st
quarter. This is an honor and a personal accomplishment. All of your hard work has paid
off! It takes a great deal of talent, effort, and determination to achieve such a challenging
goal and, it is very inspiring to me to see you realize it. –Ms. Berner
Grade 1
Grade 2
Taraneh Doust
Mirialys Diaz-Robles
Julia Hosch
Morgan Bradburry
Seren Mbeky
Isaac Netters
Elizabeth Trombley
Seren Rodriguez
ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
Grade 3
Isabella Loycano
Kevin Schnyder
Grade 5
Priscilla Moradel
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CONGRATULATIONS to JC ELLIS’
HONOR ROLL STUDENTS
Grade 1
Louis Lochlen
Martha Lazaro
Brinley Muller
Nico Bruno
Marisa Cooley
Caitlin Ferrand
Caitlen Militello
Peter Price
Nina Jarrell
Antonell Neveaux
Samyre Wicker
Yara Benedetto
Gabriella Brent
Kayleigh DeForge
Haleigh Falati
Jazalyn Heflin
Destinee Jenkins
Tyler Luu
Elena McGovern
Dylan Mejia
Hermyoni Puderer
August Reid
Isabella Rodriguez
Grade 2
Mya Cooley
Riley Gaitan
Andy Garcia
Tiffany Li
Illick Ponce
Elizabeth Van Damme
Diana Vela
Amelia Aubert
Preston Brisset
Samantha Garland
Dimitri Jones
Laila Knoten
Epiphany Matthews
Noah Meyer
Grade 2
D'Juane Fedison
Avanti Islam
Kristopher Kuhn
Morgan Netters
Kristofer Santiago
Areeba Shah
Cheyenne Suer
Hazel Tao
Troy Williams
Blake Nelms
Marcus Reese
Neel Verma
Grade 3
Elijah Dantin
Grant DeJesus
Jarius Gipson
Mia Laudun
Israel Netters
Tamar Ricks
Jazmine Zambrano
Sophie Fowler
Haley Kirtland
Massiel Martinez
Alejandra Morales
Morgan Pierre
Munifa Shah
Emily Trombley
Karma Williams
Hazel Mejia
Madalyn Price
Chase Thompson
Emma Bui
Andres Diaz
Celeste Dicharry
Alyssa Eames
Tristan Thompson
Riley Wolfskill
Valeria CalderonArenales
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Grade 4
Ahmad Ahmad
Figueroa Alexander
T'Yan Ross
Emily Schmidt
Sara Tujague
Gregory White
Vitoria Mbeky
Vanessa Nguyen
Samuel Sisk
Grace Arnold
Amyrie Brown
Hannah Dantin
Taylor Falgout
Lillian Hurd
Emmanuel Nganongo
Jacob Patron
Yasmine Porter
Penelope Reid
C'yan Ross
Jason Sartor
De'Johne' Williams
Grade 5
Hayden Bergeron
Nathanuiel Jeffcoat
Sydney Nelms
Bryce Riordan
Kyleigh Thomas
Gabriella Vado
Carlos Zelaya
Sabrina Allred
Zaria Brooks
Christina Brown
Sasha Casas
Brianna Crabtree
Sophie Currenti
Catherine Galindo
Sa'Myriah Prater
Samantha Ricciardo
Grade 5
McKayla Sanders
Rachel West
Katelin Williams
Bryson Armstrong
Raquel Gonzales
Italy Robinson
Grade 6
Thorin Campo
Amelia Dunn
Ava Evans
Kaylin Exsterstein
Nathan Fadaol
Hugh Fogarty
Ronan McGuire
Joshua Miller
John Ong
Evie Petit
Cynthia Saleem
Emily Fernandez
Danika Kolai
Heather Schaller
Kendra Stanley
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ELLIS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM: Thanks to the dedication
of Head Coach Kenny Marks and Assistant Coach Kristina Tallo, JC Ellis
had a fantastic season. At the District Championships, Alexis White
finished second among all middle and high school runners.
Quite an achievement!! The CC team was honored with an
awards celebration including a slideshow reviewing the
season on November 7, 2013. Alexis White received
the Top Female Runner award and Nathanuiel Jeffcoat
received the Top Male Runner award. The team members are: Alyssa
Brown, Brianna Crabtree, Kelly Dicharry, Gabriel Darwiche, Hugh
Fogarty, Nathanuiel Jeffcoat, Hunter Langley, Dylan Le, Gabriel Patin, Evie Petit, Sam
Quackenbush, Bryce Riordan, Bailey Robinson, Italy Robinson, Michael Rodriguez, Ma’Shawn
Smith, Juliet vanVliet, Alexis White, and Katelin Williams. Many, many thanks to our parents for
their unwavering support and encouragement. Thank you for driving and providing snacks &
drinks.
PE SOCCER INTRAMURALS: Students grades 3-6 had a blast of fun during
the 2013 Ellis Soccer Season. The playground was packed with screams of delight from
the participants and supporters alike. Students learned that soccer is a great team sport
that allows the students to work together and communicate with one another.
Congratulations to the Soccer Champions in Grades 3-6. S-C-O-R-E
Grade 3 - USA Army
Elias Miller – captain
Quain Ballard
Charles Quackenbush
Don Clouatre
Mark Curry
Andres Diaz
Grade 4 – Bulldogs
Samuel Sisk – captain
Davell Dixon
Jeffrey Calix
Alexander Figueroa
Marquis Gaddis
Christopher Arauz
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Grade 5/6 – Who Dat Nation
Hugh Fogarty – captain
Joshua Miller
Nathan Fadaol
Thorin Campo
Tai Ogden
Richard Goff
Gabriel Patin
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DRESS CODE REMINDER!!
Our Dress Code is designed to improve safety and security, create a more
effective climate for learning, and promote school unity and pride. Many Ellis
students are arriving at school in inappropriate uniforms. Clothing should be neat, clean, and
appropriately worn. Excessively tattered or torn clothing, very short skirts, or short-shorts
should not be worn to school. Any clothing displaying graphics, (whether pictorial or words)
should not be worn to school. Additionally, the classroom setting is disrupted when students do
not dress appropriately since many students aren't concentrating on their schoolwork.
 TOPS: Dark green or white polo-type shirt with the Ellis logo (grades K–6). All shirts must
have an Ellis logo. Shirts must be worn TUCKED IN at all times. PreK students must wear the
Ellis purple t-shirts.
 BOTTOMS: Navy blue pants, shorts, skorts, jumpers, capris or skirts must be worn. Skirts and
skorts must be at least two inches above the knee in length. If shorts are worn under a
jumper or skirt, they must not be visible. If tights are worn under skirts, they must be white,
black, or blue with feet. No ankle length tights. No BLUE JEANS, CARGO SHORTS/PANTS OR
SWEATPANTS
 SHOES: Tennis shoes MUST be worn every day for safety reasons.
 OUTERWEAR (sweaters, sweatshirts, jackets, coats): Any sweater, sweatshirt
or jacket that is worn inside the building must be plain navy blue, white or
green. These can be purchased at Walmart, Kmart, Target. Heavy/Winter
coats MAY NOT be worn in the classroom.
The leaves are falling and winter is approaching. As the cold days are upon us, we would like to
remind parents and students about acceptable outerwear for the school day. Please be sure you
are sending your children to school dressed warmly. Parents, please make sure you write your
child’s name on the inside of his/her coat - we still have coats and hats in the building from last
year. This will help us to quickly identify to whom things belong and ensure a speedy return.
The Accelerated Reader program
is a computerized program that
tests reading comprehension.
Students select books on their
reading level, read independently or
with a buddy, and take an independent
comprehension test on the computer. Each book is
worth a certain number of points based on its
length and reading level. Students get a percentage
of these points based on how many of the test
questions they get right. The program tracks their
progress over the course of the school year.
Encourage your child/children to read daily. Book
and test titles are available on the AR Home
Connect website. http://www.arbookfind.com
ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
The Homework Louisiana Program is offering a
free online after-school tutoring program
along with a comprehensive Skillscenter
Resource Library in partnership with Louisiana
public libraries across the state regardless of
your child’s grade level. Students connect to a
professional tutor in an online environment for
one-to-one help. Please visit
www.homeworkLA.org for more information.
The site is open from Sunday through Thursday
from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Students can
access the program from home or from the
public library if the Internet is not available at
home. Tutoring in Spanish is available, as
well. http://lalibcon.state.lib.la.us.
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CLASSROOM SNAPSHOTS
PRE-KINDERS
Ms. Keith: In ELA we’re working on letter recognition, letter sounds, and blending sounds to make words. Each
week the students are presented with two or three sight words and review them daily; we’re also working on
rhyming sounds; drawing, writing or dictating stories read out aloud. We’ve started working with story elements
(characters, events, setting), and retelling stories from beginning, middle, and end. We have discussion and
conversation about stories and other topics in the effort of using complete sentences instead of using one or two
word responses. We use the “Round Robin” and “Turn and Talk” strategies to help in the discussions and
conversations. This week we’re working on letter Ii and discussing insects; students took a large “I” and use
their fingers and ink pads to stamp the letter and make insects out of the print. We’ve also decorated paper
plates in the form of lady bugs and hung them in the hallway. We’re doing Thanksgiving activities such as
reading about the first Thanksgiving, making statues of Pilgrims and Native American Indians and other icons to
decorate our class for the holiday. In Math we’re working on sorting; students are recognizing, copying and
extending patterns(AB, ABB, ABC); counting by ones to twenty; identifying numerals 1-10 and
working with groups of objects 1-10 matching the groups with the correct numerals; we’re comparing
sets using same/different, more/less/fewer. We have introduced ordinal numbers 1-5 and other
position words (over, under, on, between, etc.). Our class name is “Busy Bees” and we certainly are.
Ms. Beatriz: In our PK Spanish Immersion class, we so excitedly are working on our Common Core Standards.
Estamos aprendiendo español. We tremendously enjoyed our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Our PK
Comprehensive Curriculum Unit is Food and Agriculture which includes everything about Harvest and
Thanksgiving including Art and Crafts. In ELA, we are learning the Number 9 in Spanish (nueve); Letter Z z
combined with vowels in Spanish and Letter Z z in English;- Color brown in Spanish (marrón). In ELA/Language
we: Comprehend and use increasingly complex and varied vocabulary; Reading Literature Information in Print:
Retell parts of a favorite story in sequence (first, next and last). In Mathematics our unit is Understand Basic
Patterns and measurement activities using standard measurement tools.
Ms. Dunbar: Nous apprenons le français. Pre-K French has been immersed in learning about the foods
associated with harvest time. In alignment with the CCSS and Louisiana Content Standards, our unit is Food
and Agriculture which includes everything about Harvest and Thanksgiving. Students can identify the fruits and
vegetables (pommes, citrouilles, pommes de terre, haricots verts, les carottes, les oignons et maïs) available
during the season of "automne." In our culminating activity, students will be petits chefs of our "soupe aux
legumes" (vegetable soup.) We are eagerly looking forward to Fall Fest..
Ms. Porteous/Ms. Laurenzano: PK Special Education is working on a construction theme for the month of
November. We are reading "The Toolbox", "Bo the Builder", and "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site".
When we read our stories we match tool manipulatives to our book and sequence the order of the tools used in
the story. We are sorting objects based on hard and soft attributes. Our letters for the month are U,G,H, and
S. Our colors are yellow and black. We are looking forward to Fall Fest and spending time with our family and
friends!
KINDERGARTENERS - Our kindergarten students have adjusted well to classroom and school routines.
According to Common Core, in Kindergarten, instructional time focuses on two critical areas: (1) representing
and comparing whole numbers, initially with sets of objects; (2) describing shapes and space. More learning
time in Kindergarten will be devoted to number than to other topics. We are counting,
identifying and writing numbers 1 through 20. We are learning decomposing of numbers decomposing is when you break the number apart. We are reading and studying nonfiction.
We are discussing the Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving. We are working on decoding
skills. We are learning the food pyramid as we cook healthy soup as we read aloud Stone
Soup. We are working on our writing skills by using a combination of drawing, dictating, and
writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the
order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. We look forward to
more exciting learning.
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FIRST GRADERS - Ms. Dellsperger: 1st Grade Spanish Immersion: In reading, we have been working
hard on Daily 5 and guided reading groups. We are learning so much and using our strategies to become better
readers and writers. We know how to get our mouths ready to say an unknown word, use the pictures and
graphic features for help, make connections to what we already know and understand about our world, ask
questions about the text, identify story elements like: character, setting, problem, and solution, sequence stories
using temporal (time) words. In writing, we will be reviewing anchor texts and then forming an opinion about a
turkey- will we eat it or save it? In math, we have been using the Envision series to learn addition and
subtraction strategies for solving. Some of these tools include using a ten frame to add numbers
near ten, making tens or doubles when adding three numbers, working with cubes and counters to
show our understanding. We also work on Rocket Math to monitor our fact fluency, and we have
been moving through the planets at warp speeds! Estamos aprendiendo español. In Spanish, we
review vocabulary and thematic terms to be able to relate back to our English literacy block. We
are focusing on Thanksgiving at this time.
Ms. Kent: In Math the students are highly engaged with hands-on manipulatives as we regroup by 10 to add
and subtract larger numbers. Also, our Rocket Math is going up, up, and away! In our class the sky is no longer
the limit; Outer Space is the limit as our class excels in addition facts! In ELA we recently
completed a unit on Children around the World. The students were eager to share their heritage
and multi- cultural aspects as what they and their families eat, celebrate, and wear. We all learned
that although each of us may be different in many ways, we all fit together to make one great class!
Life would be boring if we were all the same. We are anxiously looking forward to our upcoming
unit on the Pilgrims, Indians, Powwows, and the First Thanksgiving. As we are mindful of the many things we
are thankful for we remember to give thanks for being in such a wonderful school –we love J.C. Ellis.
Ms. Cook: Our first graders are eagerly learning the parts of the body –skelton, spine, muscles, gluteus
maximus which we know and can say. In math, we have been using the Envision series to learn addition and
subtraction strategies for solving problems. We have been using a ten frame to add numbers near ten, making
tens or doubles when adding three numbers, working with cubes and counters to show our understanding. We
love Rocket Math!! Rocket Math is a ten-minutes-a-day, paper and pencil, worksheet-based, supplemental,
math facts practice curriculum. It is a uniquely structured curriculum for the sequential practice and mastery of
math facts. Parents, we need your help at home! Please practice the math facts using flashcards! All the way
around, the key here is making the activity fun and engaging. Making this enjoyable at home plus
the success this will bring with testing at school will quickly turn Rocket Math into enormously
positive experience. In ELA class we are reading If You Sailed On The Mayflower In 1620. We are
reading about their journey, and how they settled in America. We have lots of questions: What
would you eat on the Mayflower? Where would you sleep? How would you keep clean? We learned
the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620. We are focusing on Thanksgiving at this time.
SECOND GRADERS Second grade is cool. Mathematics, reading, and writing are based on new
strengthened standards, called the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The
curriculum provides more instructional focus on subjects such as the arts,
information literacy, physical education, science, and social studies by blending
them with mathematics, reading, and writing. Students receive instruction across
all subjects in elementary. In Math we are representing and solving problems
involving addition and subtraction. We are practicing strategies for solving 2-step
word problems. We are using our “schema” and clues from the text to make
inferences. We are reading fiction text and focusing on the RL standards
(Reading Literature) RL2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where,
when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text; RL2.3 Describe how characters in a
story respond to major events and challenges; RL2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including
describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action; RL2.6 Acknowledge
differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when
reading dialogue aloud; RL2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to
demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. An important goal in second grade for all students
is the development of automaticity and fluency in reading. Fluency is critical for deep reading and understanding
of text. By the end of the year, students will be independently reading challenging fiction and nonfiction text, with
the expectation that they can answer literal and inferential comprehension questions about the text both orally
and in writing. We need your help. Please encourage your child to read at home; ask them to read to others,
and to read aloud. This will strengthened their reading skills.
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THIRD GRADERS - Laila Ponce, Israel Netters, Karma Williams, Brandon Almendares - class
reporters
Howdy from the Terrific Third Graders!! Hey, parents/guardians! Are you concerned about your child’s
education? Not to worry! Here is what we are doing in third grade. In Writing/English, we have learned how to
use commas correctly when combining sentences, and how to write dialogue. We are focusing on writing
opinion /argumentative essays based on a passage. We are studying how to interpret and illustrate a poem, We
also learned about folktales and presented puppet shows depicting the folktales. We like reading folktales and
we hope we will also read Greek mythology. In reading, we are finding the main idea of the passage. We are
reading analyzing, and interpreting literature by describing characters, setting, and plot and
identifying literary devices like similes, metaphors, and personification in stories, poetry, and
drama. We read Time for Kids, and then watch a video that shows us about different parts of our
world. In social studies, we have learned about landforms...that’s topography. In science we are
learning about measuring matter and water levels. In math we have been measuring angles,
learning about geometry and collecting data for our Data Notebooks. As Terrific Third Graders,
we always practice our expectations—Peaceful, Positive, Respectful, Responsible. So far, Third
Grade rocks—we love learning.
FOURTH GRADERS - Yasmine Porter, Kadria Mattire, Sam Sisk, Hannah Dantin –class reporters
Salutations from the Fabulous Fourth Graders! This year is off to a great start as we continue
to learn new strategies addressing the Common Core. Our teachers have set high
expectations for us in our fourth grade classes and collaboratively, we will strive to meet and
exceed those expectations. We are learning to read independently by using before, during,
and after reading strategies. We are also acquiring a larger reading vocabulary. In ELA class
we are reading The Lightening Thief. We really are enjoying reading this fictional book. We are
also determining how text features and organization help us understand nonfiction articles in
Time for Kids.In science we are asking ourselves “ What forms can energy take?” We are
discovering potential energy, kinetic energy, and energy transformation. In social studies, we
are learning about the NE states and tracing the Pilgrims as they fled England for religious reasons. In Math we
are learning to use a number line to find how to compare fractions.
FIFTH GRADERS – Brianna Crabtree, Bryce Riordan, class reporters
High Five from the Fantastic Fifth Graders – we SOAR!!! Nous parlons français. In Grade 5, instructional time in
Math is focused on three critical areas: (1) developing fluency with addition and subtraction of fractions, and
developing understanding of the multiplication of fractions and of division of fractions in
limited cases (unit fractions divided by whole numbers and whole numbers divided by unit
fractions); (2) extending division to 2-digit divisors, integrating decimal fractions into the
place value system and developing understanding of operations with decimals to
hundredths, and developing fluency with whole number and decimal operations; and (3)
developing understanding of volume. Our new Math teacher, Ms. Busot is great; she is
constantly keeping us learning. In English (Writing/Grammar), we are writing and
presenting the descriptive essay. We like reading our essays aloud and discussing what we have written.
Science is fun-we do hands-on projects and experiments with Ms. Byrd. We are discussing Transformations of
Energy – we can compare potential and kinetic energy and give examples of each; we can
classify energy resources as renewable non-renewable, or inexhaustible. We learned about our
carbon footprint. When you use fossil fuels, like heating oil to keep your house warm or gasoline
for your family's car, these things create carbon dioxide, also called CO2. Carbon dioxide is called
a greenhouse gas. Many scientists believe that greenhouse gases are
making the earth too warm. Your carbon footprint is the total amount of CO2
you create. A big carbon footprint is bad for the planet. We all should recycle
more and use less energy. In Reading, we read Family under the Bridge and
discussed how an old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their
mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and
children and a job for himself. Ms. Herbert is also our dance instructor; she encourages us
to always do our best— ballroom dancing is fun. In social studies we are doing packets on the settling of
America.
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SIXTH GRADERS – Stella Woodhouse, class reporter
Bonjour from the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Sixth Graders!! We have learned not to believe
everything you read on the Internet. Our motto is Don't be mean to people. No matter how bad you
want to, don't. Here’s what happening in our part of the building:
Science- We are studying compounds. We are engaged in the lesson because we do hands-on
projects and labs. We write compositions reflecting on our work. This allows us to use a variety of
resources to identify elements and compounds in common substances. We do warm-ups and
closures to see if we learned the content.
Reading: We are making inferences as we read. We have read Bud, Not Buddy. We do learning
centers and talk about homework.
Math – We are learning about percents. We have a new Math teacher. She is nice and helps us learn a lot.
English (Writing/Grammar) – We used the writing process to write our descriptive writing narratives. We
completed our writing packet.
Social Studies: We did our five packets on Asia. Then if we finished them all, we read ahead about ancient
Greece.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
K-2: Coach Browning and Coach Christine are working with students to meet their physical
education learning targets. At the end of the year, students will be able to pass the Back Saver Sit
and Reach on the Cooper Fitness Assessment. Back Saver Sit and Reach was selected because
maintaining adequate joint flexibility and range of motion is an important element of functional
health and mobility. Flexibility is essential for students to achieve a physically active lifestyle. The
primary goal of Physical Education is to instill healthy exercise habits in our students, in order to reduce obesity
and promote public health. The Fitness Gram/Activity Gram developed by The Cooper Institute, produces
criterion reference standards on how fit children need to be for good health. The Back Saver Sit and Reach (Left
Side) has been shown to be a reasonably accurate measure of hamstring flexibility which is needed in all fitness
areas both aerobic and anaerobic. Presently, students are working on circle soccer and line soccer. Next,
grades Kinder-2 will perform and identify critical components of oppositional throwing skill.
3-6: Coach Marks and Coach Ryan are assessing students in third through sixth grade with the
Fitnessgram using the areas of health-related fitness (cardiovascular fitness, muscular
strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Scores are entered into the
WELNET system where student progress is maintained online and coordinated by the
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals with other school systems participating in the
program. Having just completed a successful soccer program, the students in Grades 3-6 will
now participate in jump-rope skills (girls) and football skills (boys).
LINES from the LIBRARIAN…..Ms. Cooke
"The Future Starts Here!" The shelves await you with many new books to borrow, read and
enjoy. I hope you are all looking forward to another exciting and rewarding time in the library.
We have many new books including fiction, nonfiction, easy nonfiction, biographies, short
stories, easy reads and reference books. Also included in that count are the periodicals. Our
collection is really growing. The best part of each class visiting the library is being able to
share the richness of literature with the students. I love to read books and encourage each
Ellis student to keep on reading! See you in the library! We will be addressing these
Common Core Standards during library time: identify various genres, determine the type of information needed
(fact vs. opinion), expand a list of possible sources to answer an information need, select best sources based on
accessibility , develop additional search strategies using the library catalog, locate and access search
information from print and electronic resources, identify examples of informational formats, develop note-taking
strategies by writing facts beginning with verbs, and cite sources of information. Destiny is the library's
computer program. It can be accessed from home. At Ellis’ home page http://ellis.jpschools.org click on the
library resources link that will take you to Destiny. It's a wonderful program with many bells and whistles! Enjoy
browsing the library's catalog.
Ellis Eagles Soar!!!
ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
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JC Ellis Fall Fest
Friday, November 22nd
Set-up begin at 9:00am Volunteers needed!!!
Pre-K/Kindergarten
1:30 am to 12:30 pm
Grades 1-6
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
WRISTBANDS for the GAMES
will be sold at the Fall Fest,
11/22. Wristbands will not be
sold in advance.
PRE-K & KINDER - $5.00
Tickets are required
Grade 1-6 - $10.
for food and pictures.
$ .25 per ticket. Order
in advance.
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Black and Gold Day!
Thursday, November 21st
New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta
Show your support for our New Orleans Saints! Want a non-uniform
day???
Donate $1.00 to support PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions &
Supports) and receive a NON-UNIFORM DAY on Thursday,
November 21, 2013.
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ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
All Saints attire is welcomed.
You can wear a black, gold or tan shirt.
Jeans are allowed!
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ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!!
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