
October 27, 2025
I'm coming to you surrounded by pumpkins this week because we're in the Fall season and it's Halloween! The three winning pumpkins from last week's Trunk or Treat were Mrs. Tut...

October 27, 2025
November 3, 2025 6:30pm Reigster here. Executive function and self-regulation skills provide critical supports for learning and development. These skills allow us to retain and ...

October 27, 2025
Our UPK Program has FOUR openings for THIS YEAR! -3 openings at Scott M. Ellis Elementary School -1 opening at Ashbury United Methodist Church in Norton Hill QUALIFICATIONS - M...

October 23, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 10/23/25 by Sierra Pizzola

October 22, 2025
Dear Families, I wanted to take a moment to provide you with more context regarding the “hold” that occurred today. Towards the end of fifth grade recess, a student suffered a...

October 22, 2025
2:11pm The hold has been released. 1:45pm The elementary school is in a hold while an ambulance responds to a medical emergency. A hold is a precautionary measure used to l...

October 20, 2025
Check out the Zones of Regulation Resource. This week, I'm excited to share with you the Zones of Regulation, a social-emotional learning curriculum that we'll slowly be ...

October 17, 2025
October 20 6:30pm Register Here During this webinar, the presenter will introduce various strategies to engage your child in developing vocabulary, background knowledge and verb...

October 16, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 10/16/25 by Sierra Pizzola

October 14, 2025
This week I'm standing outside of the Ellis Collab Lab - the newest addition to Ellis Elementary. Right now, students are studying the life cycles of caterpillars and butterfli...

October 9, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 10/9/25 by Sierra Pizzola

October 2, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 10/2/25 by Sierra Pizzola

September 29, 2025
Watch Mr. Urban's Update! I'm coming to you from one of the first grade classrooms at Ellis Elementary, where I'm standing in the hard corner. What's the "hard corner," you as...

September 25, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 9/25/25 by Sierra Pizzola

September 22, 2025
Watch Mr. Urban's Update, or keep reading! This week is spirit week, field day, and our annual faculty and staff costume race on Friday! Last week, our plan for Respect/Spiri...

September 18, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 9/18/25 by Sierra Pizzola

September 15, 2025
Watch Mr. Urban's update! We have two open houses this week, Tuesday (Grades 3-5) and Thursday (Grades 1-2). Please see the schedules below. Grades 3-5 Tuesday, September 16...

September 11, 2025
Spartan Snapshot 9/11/25 by Sierra Pizzola

September 11, 2025
Elementary students recently took part in their first character education presentations of the year, beginning with the theme of safety. Each session was tailored to the students...

September 11, 2025
Grades 3-5 Tuesday, September 16, 2025 5:40-6:00 pm Mr. Clermont will meet fourth grade band families in the band room. 6:00-6:10 pm Mr. Urban will greet parents...
