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Four Houses, One Family

E.B. Ellington has started the RCA house system! Ask your student about how we now have four houses, but we are still one Eagle family!

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Ellington Celebrates Black History Month

Celebrating Black History Month: A Joyful School Performance

This year, students at EB. Ellington, under the guidance of our wonderful music teacher, Iris Brown, came together to honor Black History Month and the 2025 theme of "African Americans and Labor" with a vibrant performance that brought history to life through song, dance, and storytelling. The event in the school’s auditorium was a heartfelt tribute to African American culture, resilience, and societal contributions.

Celebration in Song
Third-grade students accompanied by 5th-grade soloists performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and invited the audience to participate. Following "Lift Every Voice and Sing", the third-grade students sang "I am the Dream".

Call and Response: A Tradition of Storytelling
The performance included two acts that
the spirit of storytelling. Ms. Graham's third-grade class, under the guidance of theater teacher Elizabeth Watson, performed the choral poem "Rosa Sat," and selected fourth-grade students performed an adaptation of the  African American folktale "Freedom Bird".

Dance: An Expression of Joy
The audience was treated to an energetic dance performance to the song "Workin'" from The Color Purple featuring our fifth-grade students. Lastly, the Ellington dance group, Dance Express, entertained the audience with a lively hip-hop medley.   

Multi-generational celebration
The evening ended in a celebration of beauty in honor of inventor and entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker. Audience members, students, and staff joined together in a parade that celebrated the beauty that is E.B. Ellington!

 

 

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I absolutely love working here at E.B Ellington Elementary. Each day I wake up with a purpose and a goal to motivate and lead these students down a successful path. I’m from this community, so watching our children face challenges a still overcome them with so much growth and blossom each year is such a great experience. I love being that outlet person that they can rely on each day no matter if they’re my students or not. That really shows the level of trust and comfort that they have for me. Teaching has become my passion and I wouldn’t want to do it anywhere other than here at E.B Ellington. -Shalandria Middleton, 3rd grade teacher

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