Welcome to a new school year! It has been wonderful seeing
all of the smiling faces coming through our doors. It is great to see all of
the returning families and we welcome our new students to Ellis! We are out of
the gate fast as students settle in quickly to the learning process.
This year we are focusing on the writing process as a staff.
Writing is critical across the curriculum and will play a significant role in
future education and eventually, employment. Teachers are taking additional
training on strategies to enhance the writing process and create a challenging environment
to encourage all students to maximize learning.
We are happy to announce that we again have MyOn resources
available through the school. I have heard from many of you how your children
enjoy logging on from home to read and that many of you use the resources for
preschool children as well. Your child will have the information of how to
login and access all of the books. You may also use smart phones, and tablets
as well as computers. If you do not have access at home, the library computers
provide computers are another option so all of our families can use it.
In math we are strengthening our knowledge this year through
additional training with a focus on critical thinking skills, reasoning and
problem solving. We want to ensure that students understand the underlying
concepts in math, not just an algorithm that may not transfer into new
situations.
For all subjects we are providing links to web resources
that will support your efforts to support education at home, and links to
information about the curriculum and the Idaho Core Standards are available. We
are fortunate to be a Title I school and as a result there are additional
resources for us. If you would like more information regarding this, the Title
I link on the school site will get you started and in the event you would like
to have more information do not hesitate to come in and talk to us. You will
also be receiving additional information about how to support the educational
efforts at home through the numerous events held during the year.
I want to say how wonderful it was to see almost everyone at
Back to School Night! It was a great start to the year and we look forward to
frequent opportunities to work with you this year!
Sincerely,
Dr. Betsy Goeltz
