ECSD is currently hiring for a High School Head Varsity Volleyball Coach for the 2023-2024 school year.
Compensation is $4,641.00 (2022-2023 rate)
Questions can be directed to Adam Koger by email at kogera@ellsworth.k12.wi.us
Mr. Whalen was asked to be the public address announcer for five high school basketball games recently at the Target Center home of the Timberwolves. So fun!!
EES after school puzzle club is back in action.
Basketball Hygiene Drive: There is a new service project at EHS to develop a Panthers Closet with items for students who may need access to hygiene items. There will be a drive at two basketball games this month. Please bring new items to the February 14th and February 17th basketball games! See the poster for more information!
EES students celebrating golden ticket winner.
Free Childcare Worker Certification training that is being held at the Ellsworth Public Library.
Ellsworth Community School District - Child Development Screening and Registration
The Ellsworth Community School District will hold child development screenings and 4K / 5K registration on the following dates:
Wednesday, February 15 8:15am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, March 22 8:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, April 26 10:00am - 6:00pm
All take place at the Ellsworth Elementary School.
To register for four year old kindergarten your child must be 4 by September 1, 2023. If you are registering for kindergarten your child must be 5 by September 1, 2023.
Appointments are required for screening. Appointments are not required to register for 4YK. For an appointment or if you have questions please call Tina Hallock at 715-273-3912 or email hallockt@ellsworth.k12.wi.us.
Registration forms can be picked up at the Elementary office or you can find them on our district website. www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us
This Piñata club was amazing Im so proud of those kids making their own piñata!
We had so much fun, they couldn’t believe they made that.
Thanks for supporting this afternoon program.
ECSD is currently hiring for a High School Head Varsity Volleyball Coach for the 2023-2024 school year.
Compensation is $4,641.00 (2022-2023 rate)
Questions can be directed to Adam Koger by email at kogera@ellsworth.k12.wi.us
Ellsworth Elementary Spelling Bee Champion, Haylee Bergh(5th grade). Haylee will compete at the regional spelling bee today. Good luck Haylee!
Registration is now open for 4YK for the 2023-2024 school year. More details can be found at https://www.ellsworth.k12.wi.us/page/new-student-enrollment or contact Tina at 715-273-3912
ECSD is currently hiring for a High School Softball Varsity Assistant Coach.
Compensation is $2,123.00 and the coaching position starts on March 13, 2023.
Questions can be directed to Adam Koger by email at kogera@ellsworth.k12.wi.us
It's National School Counselor Week and we wanted to take a minute and say how thankful we are for this dedicated and caring group. Thank you for all you do for our students and staff.
Ellsworth Trails Winter Walk: The Ellsworth Trails committee would like to invite you to a fun new event. They will be hosting a winter walk in Cairns Woods on February 18th from 4-7. The walk will be lit by candle luminaries and there will be snacks available. Bring your snowshoes or boots and enjoy the beautiful hidden gem of Cairns Woods in a new way!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EllsworthTrails
EES and the 3rd grade in particular would like to recognize and pay tribute to classmate and friend Peter Kolodzienski. Peter unexpectedly passed away in mid December 2022. Peter was a fantastic friend, classmate, teammate, and student. Peter played lunch recess football with Mr. Whalen and classmates everyday last fall. Peter earned the nickname "Speedy Petey" because of his beautiful stride and great speed. The 3rd grade lunch football buddies wanted to present this varsity jersey #21 in honor of Peter and his future plans of playing for the Panthers someday. Peter loved John Deere tractors, big bucks, and touchdowns !! Peter was always very kind & happy. "Speedy Petey" will always be remembered by us here at EES and the class of 2032.
ECSD is currently hiring for a High School JV Girls Volleyball Coach for the 2023-2024 school year.
Compensation is $3,198.00 (2022-2023 rate)
Questions can be directed to Adam Koger by email at kogera@ellsworth.k12.wi.us
ECSD is currently hiring for a High School Girls Assistant Tennis Coach for the 2023-2024 school year.
This coaching position starts August 9, 2023 with a compensation of $1,958.00 (2022-2023 rate)
Questions can be directed to Adam Koger by email at kogera@ellsworth.k12.wi.us
If you haven't checked out the new Ellsworth Public Library please stop by and see this beautiful space. This project has been years in the making and wouldn't have been possible without the support of so many community members. We are proud of the contributions of our staff and parents club. The display as a whole is a great reminder how the generosity of our community continues to move us ahead.
February 2023 Lunch Menu
School districts around our area of the state have had to make a number of adjustments to school
calendars and snow day models with the large number of snow days already this year. To this date we
have had 8 school days affected by weather leading to cancellations of school or partial days. As
communicated in an earlier email, our school calendar had 2 days already built in that are now student
contact days. With our latest snow day last week we have also transitioned our scheduled teacher
inservice day of Monday, February 20th to a day of school for all students and staff.
As an added measure to address further snow days, we are also moving to a “Distance Learning Model”
when possible for inclement weather disruptions. Middle School and High School students will be utilizing
their chromebooks to log on for the day while Elementary students will be provided with packets for the
day. This is a model being utilized by many districts who have chosen to move to Distance Learning
days. I want to make it clear that we do not see this option as providing the same educational quality as
in-person instruction but the level of impact this winter is having on our school calendar has made this the
best option moving forward in order to provide us with the greatest ability to avoid added days in June and
disruptions to our summer school program.
We will also be adjusting our daily schedule slightly to ensure that we meet the state required minutes of
instruction. Beginning on Monday February 6th, the school day will begin 5 minutes earlier (8:00
am) in all buildings. Morning bus pick up times will remain the same. These added minutes, along
with the move to the “Distance Learning” days will provide us with the needed minutes for all buildings as
mandated.
Below is a summary of school schedule and calendar changes that we are making moving
forward:
● Monday, February 6th - School start time will move to 8:00 am.
○ Morning bus pick up times will remain the same.
● Monday, February 20th - School Day for All Students (Was a Teacher Inservice Day)
● Monday, April 10th - School Day for All Students (Built in Snow Day on Calendar)
● Friday, June 2nd - School Day for All Students (Built in Snow Day on Calendar)
● Distance Learning Days - (Details coming for each building level by email on January 27th)
Please look for the emails coming to all parents with the Distance Learning day schedules and
activities from each building level tomorrow (January 27th).
Thank you for all your continued support and flexibility this year!
Barry Cain
Superintendent