Ellis Parent Organization

Vote for J C Ellis to get school supplies from Target.

J C Ellis Elementary School This school can receive up to $10,000 in Target GiftCards® for any supplies it needs. You can help. Vote now!

First - 5th grade starts school Thursday, August 9. PreK & K start either August 14 or 15. You will be notified which day your child starts.

To help you get ready for school, get some cool new labels for uniforms and school supplies. 30% of the profits will go to J. C. Ellis. You just have to order through this link so Ellis will get credit. Kiddo Tags offers peel-and-stick clothing labels, iron-on labels, pencil tags, pacifier tags, value packs, and many more (permanent, temporary, allergy, and iron-on options). There are lots of fun designs to choose. http://www.kiddotags.com/?a_aid=4fa9a45026f2c&%3Ba_bid=0d3a3561

KiddoTags -- Never Lose Another Item!! Custom Name Labels for your kids bottles, food containers, sippy cups, or binky. We now offer Iron-On Labels, and Shoe Labels too! Made in the USA and shipped for FREE!

J. C. Ellis will undergo a $1.6 million project adding classrooms, electrical upgrades, and parking.

Jefferson Parish elementary school to receive major upgrades Now that the Jefferson Parish School Board's school closure and consolidation has been finalized, renovations and construction can begin at J.C. Ellis Elementary School in Metairie. The board had put the $1.6 million project on hold until it could say with certainty which schools would be closed. ...

Is anyone interested in doing a uniform sale or exchange? We can post it here. Let us know what you are interested in acquiring and what you have to offer. Please note if you are giving away your items or if you want to sell them. Try to be as specific as possible with your items and include size, item, color, good shape or not, fee or free, and way to contact you (email, phone, or private message), also note it your item has been taken.

Anything fun your child is doing this summer? Summer camp? Vacation? Educational learning? Music lessons? Fun time at home? Discovered any new local summer events? Please share with us.

Count down to summer: 7.5 days (including today)

Wednesday, May 23 is the last day of school and a half day. Dismissal is at 12:25. There will be bus service, but no aftercare.

Thank you to Angie Boudreaux Berggren, Chrystal Breaux Garcia Langley, Jenny Exsterstein, Julie Bulligan Bayer, Tiffany I'mgood Johnson, and Michelle Gutierrez for helping out with the Teacher Appreciation daily lunches. Thursday we are providing breakfast and Friday will be lunch. Come out if you can help.

EPO meeting this Wednesday. We will have an election for next year's board members.

It seems that some of the immersion parents are not aware of the happenings with the state of immersion. Here is a brief summary of what's going on. The JPPSS has a huge financial deficit. The immersion programs have been routinely under attack for possible budget cuts, therefore cutting the program. In December 2011, the JPPSS school board approved a charter for a full immersion school. This was granted to the International School of Louisiana. It will be located at 822 S. Clearview Parkway in Elmwood, La. 70123 starting August 2012. As an immersion parent, you have the choice to keep your child at J. C. Ellis or transfer to International School of Louisiana Jefferson Parish. The application deadline for ISL-JP has passed, but they will accept your application. Here is the application info on the JPPSS website: http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/district/news/Blog.aspx?id=2147507266&blogid=2147485652 .
Regardless of what choice you and your family make, please complete the letter of intent and return it to school on Monday, May 7, 2012. Ms. Berner needs to plan her budget for next year and has to factor in how many immersion students will remain.

Jefferson Parish Public School System Students in the Jefferson Parish Public School System that would like to participate in a foreign language immersion curriculum may now apply to the International School of Louisiana which will open a new charter school in Jefferson Parish in August 2012.

Will you be able to help out any day next week around 10 AM or 1PM? Please consider helping out with teacher appreciation week. We just need about 30 minutes of your time to help set up the lunch buffet and to pick it up. You can respond here, send a private message, or send an email to [email protected]. Thanks for your help and support!