Ellsworth Community School District

📣 Exciting News! 📣 Savannah Wayne will be running individual counseling sessions throughout the summer during some weeks in June and July! 🌞✨ These sessions will focus on tailored topics to meet individual needs. Counseling is aimed at providing social, emotional, and behavioral support for students and is not intended to be long-term or clinical in nature. 🧠💬 Availability is limited and dependent on the number of participants. 🗓️⏳ Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrMaGwQUjSKIq-5sMx5KJVtlNIoU_d7xpx7Q573cX3uDDBRQ/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

The kindergarten classes headed to the Children’s Museum to play and learn. We explored the town, the scrambler and many other places. Huge shoutout to the Elementary Parents’ Club for funding the field trip. We appreciate your support.

🚜 The Tractor Safety course for youth 13-15 years of age will be June 17-21! 📅 This course is FREE for Ellsworth (enrolled) students this year, so if you're an Ellsworth School District youth, you can call and take it for free! 🎉 Minimum age limit is 12 to enroll, but certification is given on your 14th birthday. You cannot take this if under 12 on June 17th. Older students are welcome! 🌾 This is an important course for the family farm and is required if you want to operate a tractor on a job or another farm. Please ask for a registration form; it can be picked up at school or sent to you. 📜 You MUST pre-register for this course. 🚜

Empowering voices, shaping futures. Celebrating National Speech Pathologist Day with gratitude to our dedicated team at Ellsworth Community School District. May 18th is a day to honor their unwavering commitment to communication and empowerment.

🌟 Last Friday was a blast as our students attended the Friendship Games in Hudson! 🎉👫 It was a day filled with teamwork, sportsmanship, and making memories that will last a lifetime. 🏆🎈 Huge thanks to everyone who participated and helped make it such a fantastic event! 🙌

We are thrilled to invite you to Taste of Tuscany, hosted by the Ellsworth Community School District Foundation! 🍷 Mark your calendars for Friday, May 31st at Vino in the Valley. The Ellsworth Community School District Foundation is committed to enriching educational opportunities for our students through private funding. 💡 Funds are distributed to classrooms via EXCELLS Grants, supporting innovative projects. We also honor our dedicated educators through the annual Teacher of the Year Award! 🏆 Join us for an evening of delicious Italian cuisine and support a great cause! ✨ Tickets can be purchased at the District Office or online at https://www.ellsworthcommunityschoolfoundation.org/tasteoftuscany

🌟📚 Woohoo! Big news from EES! Our Character Education Assembly was a hit! 🏆 We celebrated our PE award winners and cheered for our rule-following champs! Plus, we shared the heartwarming story of Pennies for Peter in honor of our friend, Peter Kolodzienski. 🕊️ Congrats to our honest-to-goodness Students of the Month – you shine bright! We also celebrated two incredible educators, Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Hamilton, as they embark on their well-deserved retirements! 🌟

🌱✂️ Our 4YK students are having a blast trimming our 'grass hair' that we planted! 😄✂️ Who knew gardening could be this much fun? 🌿👧🏽👦🏼

🌞🐴 Exciting news! 🌟 Registration is now open for the G.I.R.L.S. group with HorseWays LLC this summer! 🎉 Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to bond with horses and build lasting friendships. 🐎💖 Sign up today at https://horsewaysllc.com/ and let the adventure begin! 🌺👭

📚👧🏽👦🏼 What an amazing day at the Ellsworth Public Library with the 3rd graders! Huge thanks to Caroline and the fantastic staff for hosting us. The kids had a blast exploring all the books and learning about the library. 🌟😊

Mrs. Therriault's kindergarteners are having so much fun with their A-Z Countdown as we finish off the school year! 📅 These were for Career Day. So many wonderful careers! 🚒👩‍⚕️👩‍🍳👩‍🏫👨‍🔬👩‍🚀

💖✏️ Exciting news! The EHS Hearts and Minds group is spreading kindness by collecting school supplies for two schools in Ukraine! Last week, they hosted a "Pie" Silent Auction and Raffle to raise funds. 🥧🎉 Seven amazing teachers volunteered to be raffled/auctioned off, and winners got the chance to throw a pie at them! 😄🥧 What a fun way to support a great cause! Together, we raised over $350!

🏕️🔥 Ms. Kissinger's outdoor adventure was a blast! Our students got hands-on lessons in campfire safety – from start to extinguish! And guess what? Their hard work paid off with yummy treats! 😋🌲 Plus, they flexed their creativity with shelter building in our school forest – tents, tree forts, you name it! Check out their awesome creations! 🌳🏰

Thanks to a new cooperative effort between area booster clubs and the district, our middle and high school students will have a whole new resource available for their fitness and athletic development. Englebert Training Systems (ETS) will begin working with our students this summer and throughout the school year providing our students with specialized training services to promote lifelong fitness skills and athletic development. Students will have the opportunity to work with ETS and their programs in their physical education courses, sports programs, and before and after school programs. Look for much more information as we integrate ETS into our programs this next school year. Thank you to the numerous booster clubs for their support in bringing ETS to our students! https://www.etsperformance.com/schoolspecificprograms

In honor of the second Monday in his Mental Health Awareness Month, we are highlighting the importance of building resiliency! If you have any mental health-related questions, don't hesitate to reach out to our Mental Health Coordinator, Kiley Fiala, at fialak@ellsworth.k12.wi.us. She's here to guide you in the right direction! https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/mental-health-resources

🎉🎈 Today, we pulled off a surprise retirement party for Barry Cain! 🥳✨ He's bobbin' off to new adventures at the end of June, but before he goes, let's celebrate his incredible tenure as superintendent of the Ellsworth Community School District. 🏫👏 Huge thanks to Dee, our amazing food service director, for whipping up delicious treats to make the day even sweeter! 🍰👩‍🍳

GrandParent Guardians Support Group Join us as we navigate the journey of grandparent guardianship together—finding strength, understanding, and a sense of belonging in the company of those who truly comprehend the joys and challenges unique to the grandparent guardian role. For more information or to sign up please email Melinda, Savannah, or Olivia casperm@ellsworth.k12.wi.us waynes@ellsworth.k12.wi.us carlsono@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

🏈📣 Calling all High School Football parents and students! 📣🏈 Mark your calendars 🗓️ for an important informational meeting happening in the North (old) gym at the High School on May 15th at 6:30 PM. This meeting is for all students entering grades 9 - 12 who are interested in joining the football team. Players and parents, your attendance is highly encouraged as we'll be covering crucial topics including: 👕 Clothing orders 💪 Summer weight room hours 📋 Program expectations 📝 Necessary forms and fees 📅 Important dates and schedules Got questions? 🤔 Don't hesitate to reach out to Coach Heller via email at hellerr@ellsworth.k12.wi.us

🎓 🎉Without your hard work and dedication of volunteers and the Senior Lock-In committee, we couldn't make this event a success for our seniors. 🙌 🌟 We're so grateful for all that you do! If you're able to lend a hand, please sign up here: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F20F0B4BA8AC2CA3FE3-49484921-senior%2F68101405%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR21jilr6oUTmvgozAU66D6xKhPHPeZIT3TIrAfP7TrJ24JXHKFojGkcqm8_aem_AcIfT_ISmvWcqOIO2BPt05aRzZf37x_vO_4TUhu_yZHLm5qLjAQE5bEtZeIFfiN96j-b0nY92-xYkGT7nlgepBGg&h=AT07b-YSs0SqW3HVVCuNE7WaF5CLBbtesuznYNPJRzNtnVwFDai7wqk2exsEozLhc2ejyavmBEDAorR2W3bvQy8n2mQyGonEADL2oVKzSI31kDY-eDTZLnqdaEp_nykNIQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT113F1u5CoUL1p-JWvBhvLKMPKj5ipjNlmoGcJ-FzJwrbozEh_bQjrpK-e2fOXFEMT2t3tCU755Lz7DxHAA-yd7yOOqhCg3zeTMs5AN1yoQmhspXisq9XmqpPInNvuspqSf5tKRPs_w1po9O_A8YjWG4b4TrSskOmeakQFQPaimyeEG77NSe2riw03_hnhJ1wwlg1sGH1A2-C-oI0JXUSz3k6B5zT2Gz0Rw Let's make this year's Senior Lock-In the best one yet! 🎉🎓

Today is School Communicators Day! A special thank you to Buena for sharing our stories with all of you and keeping everyone in the loop for all things Ellsworth Community School District!