Dear Eli Terry Families,

We had a truly wonderful week at school, and it’s clear that the winter season is right around the corner—especially with how cold it has been outside lately! Even with the chilly weather, our classrooms have been full of energy, learning, and excitement.

Today was a special highlight with our PTO Holiday Fair. The building was buzzing with enthusiasm, and it was such a joy to watch students take part in the experience. Their smiles, careful choices, and genuine excitement about finding gifts for family members and friends really captured the spirit of the season. The holiday season is all about kindness and giving, and your children were so proud of the thoughtful gifts they selected at the fair. Moments like these remind us just how lucky we are to spend our days with such caring and joyful students.

Thank you for your continued support of our school and our PTO for making events like this possible. Have a great weekend!

Mike & Kelley

Project Little Smiles is a student-led service project created by two South Windsor High School juniors to bring comfort, creativity, and joy to children at Connecticut Children’s Hospital. We collect broken and gently used crayons to be cleaned and reshaped into new crayons, along with gently used children’s books, to help brighten a child’s stay.

1.Find broken or unused crayons and gently used children’s books at home.

2.Place crayons in a small Ziploc bag (preferred).

3.Have your child drop off donations in the school’s collection box located in front of the main office.

Eli Terry School will be hosting a December Book Swap on Friday, December 19. A collection bin will be outside the main office for students to drop off books starting this coming Monday!

This is a wonderful opportunity for students to share books they’ve enjoyed and pick out “new-to-them” books to bring home. Book swaps help build excitement for reading, encourage generosity, and keep great stories circulating throughout our school community.

All students will be able to participate in the book swap, even if they do not donate a book.

Ms. Audrey and our Student Ambassadors are excited to announce a Hygiene Drive to support members of our community who are in need. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference!

Next Friday is CCMC PJ Day for the Kids!

Students are encouraged to donate $1 or more to support Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and in turn they can wear their pajama's to school!

You have the option to donate online with the link below or you can bring your dollar into school. Thank you for supporting this important cause!

The PTO is excited to share that the Student Directory for this school year is now available! Access to the directory is available to our school community through the link below. Thank you for helping build a strong and supportive school network!

We will reopen the directory again in January for any changes or additions. Please reach out to the PTO if you have any questions or need assistance accessing the directory at sweliterrypto@gmail.com.