Weekly Parent Update 10/16

Although it has been rainy and dreary outside, there is nothing but fun and excitement going on inside Ellendale Elementary. This week was School Lunch Week so on Friday we celebrated our lunch ladies and thanked them for their hard work in our school cafeteria. This week we had a great turn out, despite continued sickness and bad weather, at our PTE meeting. Mr. Aten's 5th grade and Mrs. Hall's 1st grade won the popsicle parties for the highest classroom attendance.

Just a reminder, this Saturday is the Taylorsville Apple Festival. The first Ellendale student to see me in the crowd will win a free lunch with Mrs. Stout at the local restaurant of his or her choice! It will be a great treat. Remember that all proceeds from the Kids Corner go to Alexander County Schools! I hope to see you all there!

Next week we have Fall Picture makeups on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Report card and conference day is Oct. 29. Conferences will be scheduled from 3-8pm. All next week is Bus Safety Week as well. On Wednesday, Oct. 21 the Ned Show will perform during an afternoon assembly for our students. The purpose of the Ned Show is to spread an anti-drug message. This assembly will gear us up for Red Ribbon Week, which is 10/26 - 10/30.

Weekly Parent Update 10/9

Happy Friday! I want to thank you all so much for your continued support of our school. It has been such a smooth transition for me as the new principal. I am so blessed to work with such a wonderful staff and such caring and supportive parents.
Now for the good stuff...We have had an awesome week here at EES. We have collected an amazing 3,667 cans of food for the annual Christian Crisis Center Canned Food Drive. That is just amazing for a small school of only 302 students! I am so proud of everyone for this selfless act of giving unto others. I know each and every person who donated food will receive a tremendous blessing!
This week we also participated in Campus Beautification! Our students in grades 3-5 cleaned up the grounds, pulled weeds, planted flowers, and picked up trash. It was a great opportunity for them to take pride and ownership in our school grounds.
I want to remind you all of the Flu Vaccine Clinic coming up in Nov. The clinic will be at Ellendale on Nov. 5. Students in grades 4 and 5 may receive a free flu vaccine with parent consent. Forms were sent home earlier this week. If you want your child to receive this vaccine at school for free, you must return the form by Monday. No vaccines will be given with the form, no exceptions. If you have questions or need another form, call the school office.
Our book fair cranks up next week. Monday is our family book fair event. It will be from 3 - 6 pm in the media center. We also have PTE on Monday night. We will be serving Chik-Fil-A meals at 5:15 and the program will begin in the gym at 6:30. We hope to see you there!

Have a great weekend!

Weekly Parent Update Oct. 2

Wow! I can't believe it is officially October! Time does fly! This week was a great one! We were very busy. Our K-3 teachers participated in a training to learn a new assessment method. The DIBELS assessment is a comprehensive assessment that measures early basic literacy skills. We will be administering this assessment to students in grades K-2 and will be sharing these results with parents at the end of this grading period. We feel strongly that this program will give us great information that will help us to better meet your child's individual needs in the area of reading.

Remember that next week is the Alexander County Fair, Campus Beautification and the annual Christian Crisis Center Canned Food Drive.