October/November 2013 Newsletter

J (Upcoming EventsNovember 19 Math Interval Assessment 2November 20 Early Dismissal Day 1:50pmNovember 21 Black/Gold Day - Donate $1.00 to wear jeans and Saints attire and/or black & gold colorsNovember 21 Soccer Awards Gr. 3-6 November 21 PBIS store opensNovember 22 Fall Fest 11:30-2:30pmNovember 25-29 Fall Break Important Announcement Please use the Parent Portal to keep informed of your childs progress. You can always contact our teachers by email; their addresses can be found on the school websitehttp:/ /ellis.jpschools.orgFALL FESTPK/Kinder - 11:30 am 12:30pm PK and Kindergarten may participate longer with parental supervision Grades 1-6 - 12:30 pm 2:30 pm )C 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 parent-school 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

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 Debbies; trinkets and CLEAN stuffed animals for prizes.

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 childs name, homeroom # & homeroom teachers name. (Please print on the front of the envelope). EPO will hold the tickets until Fall Festival Day-11/22.

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.

ELLIS EAGLES ARE SOARING TO SUCCESS!! 11

OFFICERS

Pres. Stella Woodhouse

Vice-President Billal Amer

Secretary Bryce Riordan

Treasurer Brianna Crabtree

Reporter Hannah Dantin

REPRESENTATIVES

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

Taraneh Doust

Julia Hosch

Seren Mbeky

Elizabeth Trombley

Seren Rodriguez

Grade 2

Mirialys Diaz-Robles

Morgan Bradburry

Isaac Netters

Grade 3

Isabella Loycano

Kevin Schnyder

Grade 5

Priscilla Moradel

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 Calderon-

Arenales

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 ZelayaSabrina 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

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, MaShawn 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

Grade 5/6 Who Dat Nation

Hugh Fogarty captain

Joshua Miller

Nathan Fadaol

Thorin Campo

Tai Ogden

Richard Goff

Gabriel Patin

(DRESS CODE REMINDER!!Our Dress Code is designedto 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 K6). 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 SWEATPANTSSHOES: 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 childs 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) (TheHomework Louisiana Programis 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 childsgrade 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.)

CLASSROOM SNAPSHOTS

PRE-KINDERS

Ms. Keith: In ELA were 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; were also working on rhyming sounds; drawing, writing or dictating stories read out aloud. Weve 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 were 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. Weve also decorated paper plates in the form of lady bugs and hung them in the hallway. Were 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 were 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; were 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 Immersionclass, weso excitedlyare working on our Common Core Standards. Estamos aprendiendo espaol. 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 (marrn). 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 franais. 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. Studentscan identifythe fruits and vegetables (pommes, citrouilles, pommes de terre, haricots verts, les carottes, les oignons et mas) available during the season of "automne." Inour 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.

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 espaol. 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.

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 childs 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...thats 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 expectationsPeaceful, Positive, Respectful, Responsible. So far, Third Grade rockswe 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 franais. 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.

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. Heres 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 theperiodicals. 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!!!

JC Ellis Fall Fest

Friday, November 22nd

Set-up begin at 9:00am Volunteers needed!!!

(WRISTBANDS for the GAMES will be sold at the Fall Fest, 11/22. Wristbands will not be sold in advance. PRE-K & KINDER - $5.00Grade 1-6 - $10.) Pre-K/Kindergarten

1:30 am to 12:30 pm

Grades 1-6 12:30 pm 2:30 pm

(Tickets are required 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.

All Saints attire is welcomed.

You can wear a black, gold or tan shirt.

Jeans are allowed!