Message from Principal Gruber:
Monday April, 28 2023
Oliver Ellsworth
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Hello Oliver Ellsworth Families -
We are embarking on the last round of academic assessments. Please communicate with your students to do their best. They will come across questions they do not know the answer to. It is important that they not get frustrated. Our assessments increase rigor as students are successful. Receiving “hard questions” means they are doing well.
Love, Principal Gruber
Important Dates Coming Up - Mark Your Calendars
May 9, 2023 | Toilet Training class (zoom) | 6:30-7:30 |
May 15, 2023 | Mother’s Day Celebration | 6-7pm |
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Spotlight on Specials
In the last month, preschool students have read books about dragons, hats and frogs. We had fun doing Fly Like a Dragon and Spring is Here!
In Kindergarten, students learned about some women for Women’s History Month. We learned about Mae Jemison and Ruth Wakefield.
In First Grade, students read some biographies for Women’s History Month. They learned about Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai.
Second graders also read biographies for Women’s History Month. They learned about Mary Anning and Jane Goodall. They also practiced writing non-fiction book reviews.
Checkout Crates topics this month: Insects, Pond Animals, Plants and Flowers, Birthdays, and Feelings. Here are some pictures.
K - 2 Literacy Update
Earth Day is April 22
Our planet is an amazing place, but it needs our help to thrive! That’s why each year on April 22, more than a billion people celebrate Earth Day
to protect the planet from things like
pollution and deforestation.
OE students will be participating in Earth Day related activities the week of April 17 - 21.
Ask your child what they are learning about!
Click HERE to read more about Earth Day
April is POETRY MONTH!
WRITE Poetry - try these websites!
Hello Hello
By Brendan Wenzel
Food for the Future
By Mia Wenjen
Nell Plants a Tree
By Anne Wynter & Daniel Miyares
READ Poetry - try these websites!
Check out this famous poet, Amanda Gorman!
K - 2 STEM Update
April is Math Awareness Month!
Here are some “math-tastic”
activities to do at home!
OE will host the 3rd annual Science Fair on Friday, May 19th. Families are welcome to come & see the awesome projects that our students do!
All students are welcome to do a project of their choice to showcase. No project is too small or too big! More information to come…
Did You Know…?
Grade 1 Field Trip to Northwest Park
It’s Science Fair Time!!!
First grade students visited Northwest Park this week & learned about how animals & plants survive in their habitats.
Participants: Brooke Greenwood, Kristin Salvatoriello, Rosanna Wilson, Kyle Wood, Tammy McKay, Liz Pollard, Chelsea Dowe, Laurie Miller
Treasury Update- checking account balance= $20,391.53
March Booster-A-Thon- PTO raised over $17,000, brought in about $9500 and net $7,500. We raised about $1,000 more than last year’s Apex Fundraiser. Teacher feedback was that the videos about the National Parks were very cool and the students loved the danceathon.
Yearbooks- Yearbooks are now on sale. Cost is $12 for students and $5 for OE staff. Order online through the PTO website or paper order forms (went home with students this week). ALL ORDERS MUST BE IN BY APRIL 24th!
Amazon Wish Lists- The PTO is looking to coordinate a PTO account through Amazon so teachers and staff can create “Wish Lists” for classroom supplies, project supplies, etc. More information to come.
Upcoming Events/Fundraisers
Yard Goats- game is this Saturday April 22nd. Forms have gone home to students. 160 tickets have been sold so far.
Teacher Appreciation Week- May 1-May 5th PTO will provide lunch to the OE staff on Tuesday May 2nd. Other activities for that week will be a surprise. Big thank you to Kristin for her creativity and thoughtfulness.
ABC Countdown- PTO will assist with reimbursement for items needed for these activities.
Buy 1 get 1 free Scholastic Book Fair- May 15th- May 20th. Volunteers will be needed to set up on Monday and to run the fair Tuesday-Friday.
Spring Carnival- June 2nd 5-7pm. Planning committee meetings have been scheduled, April 20th 6:30-7:30 and May 8. The volunteer sign up sheet has been shared with board members and volunteers can sign up for stations. Vendors need to be secured asap.
Principal Report
● April is National Poetry Month. Mr. Wood is reading poems during the morning announcements.
● April 27th is STEM night. Don’t forget to sign up!
● May 25th is the Step-Up field trip for 2nd graders to visit JFK.
● May 25th- Career Night 5:30pm-6:30pm. More information to come.
Next PTO meeting: Monda, May 8 from 6:30pm-7:30pm
IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
https://windsorct.sites.thrillshare.com/page/transportation.
Tree House Program - Before/After School Program
Check out the Treehouse Program!
Tree House Before Care and Afterschool program registration is now OPEN for the 22-23 School Year. Please visit our website for the most current rates/pricing and calendar at https://tinyurl.com/4w7xe7k7. Any questions please contact Kate at kferrismorrell@windsorct.org or via phone at 860.687.2000 x1237.
For more information feel free to contact Mrs. Thompson at jthompson@windsorct.org.
�Looking for Pre- School? The Windsor School Readiness Preschool Program is currently accepting applications for three year old students. For more information about our full day year round spaces reach out to our Intake Coordinator Thaslima Thamanna via email at tthamanna@windsorct.org
Windsor School Readiness Preschool Program
Oliver Ellsworth School Governance Council 2022-2023
Calling all OE parents and families!
Next meeting: May 18, 2023
We need your participation - please consider joining the OE School Governance Council (SGC)!
SGC is a group of parents, school staff, and community members working together to improve student achievement. SGCs serve in an advisory capacity to assist the school administration. SGCs are primarily parent led. So we need YOU! Meetings will be held in the evenings (virtually for now) and are usually about an hour.
Please reach out to Principal Gruber at tgruber@windsorct.org or Rosanna Wilson (OE parent) at rosannazwillson@gmail.com for more information on our SGC. THANK YOU!!
Interested in being a Watch D.O.G.S. Volunteer?
Any dads or male role models interested in being a Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer can contact Ms. Pace at cpace@windsorct.org or 860 687 2070 ext 6229 for more information!