October 20 at 7:30 a.m.: DPS App/Rooms Workshop 1
October 24 at 7:30 a.m.: DPS App/Rooms Workshop 2
October 31: Staff Professional Learning and Planning Day
No school for students.
November 3: Art Song Assembly for K - 2
November 5: Early Release Day for Students
ECE dismissal is at 12:45 p.m.
K - 5 dismissal is 1:00 p.m.
Discovery Link dismissal is at 4:30 p.m.
November 7: 1st Grade In-House Field Trip with the Bird Conservancy
8:15-10:10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
November 7: 2nd Grade In-House Field Trip
November 12 and 15: Trimester Awards
Wednesday, November 12: Trimester Awards for Kindergarten,1st and 3rd Grade
Friday, November 15: Trimester Awards for ECE, 2nd grade, 4th grade and 5th Grade
Ellis Elementary
Important Dates
It's Sweater Weather
As the weather continues to cool down, please ensure your Eagle has a sweatshirt, sweater, jacket or coat. We highly encourage you to write your name in your student's jacket. Our Lost and Found is already filling up quickly. If your student is missing an item, please check and see if it has been found!
Assistance with the DPS App & Accessing Rooms
Join us on Monday, October 20th or Friday, October 24th from 7:30-8:00 a.m. in Room 129 for help installing the DPS App and accessing Rooms on your personal device!
Ellis staff members will be available to assist you and get the app ready to go on your personal device!
You can install the app yourself on your device by following these steps:
1. Go to your preferred app store (Apple App Store or Google Play Store) and search for "Denver Public Schools App." Download or install the app.
2. Navigate to Rooms within the DPS app
3. Enable Notifications
4. Explore the App
Student Spotlight: 5th Grader Amiyah
Amiyah is a hardworking and thoughtful student who consistently looks for different ways to approach math problems. She works with great dedication and accuracy, always striving to understand concepts deeply. Amiyah shows a genuine love for learning and is always willing to help her classmates succeed. Her positive attitude and persistence make her a strong role model in our math classroom!
2nd Graders Receive Free Bikes
Our 2nd graders are wheel-y having fun now! Every student in 2nd grade received a brand-new bike and helmet thanks to Wish for Wheels, a nonprofit organization. We’re so grateful for this generous gift that encourages healthy habits, outdoor fun and big smiles!
Cherry Arts Mobile Gallery is Coming to Ellis
The Cherry Arts Mobile Gallery is coming to Ellis in late October! The Cherry Arts Mobile Art Gallery is a pop-up art gallery showcasing original works of art that travels around the community to schools, libraries and community centers. The Cherry Arts Mobile Gallery will be in auditorium for our Ellis Eagles to visit during the school day beginning October 21.
You can learn more about the Cherry Arts Mobile Gallery here.
BESS Window Closes on October 31
This is a friendly reminder to complete your Eagle's social emotional and behavioral screener, the BESS. The fall screening window is open through October 31st. You may review the BESS Overview for Parents/Guardians document to learn more about the BESS and universal social emotional and behavioral screening in DPS this year. Please complete your student’s screener today at: tinyurl.com/bessparent.
Math Curriculum
Students learn mathematics by doing mathematics, rather than by watching someone else do mathematics or getting told what to do.
“Doing mathematics” means learning mathematical concepts while engaging in mathematical practices—making sense of problems, reasoning abstractly and quantitatively, constructing arguments and critiquing the reasoning of others, modeling with mathematics, using appropriate tools strategically, attending to precision in the use of language, looking for and making use of structure, and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning. By engaging in the mathematical practices with their peers, students have the opportunity to see themselves as mathematical thinkers, with worthwhile ideas and perspectives, and to cultivate positive attitudes and beliefs about mathematics. You can watch this video on Problem-Based Learning.
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