This past Friday, the Woman of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sac City delivered each first grader a Reading Bear. They hand-made 58 bears so each first grader would have the opportunity to have a bear to read to during school. The purpose of this program is to build confidence in their reading as they would have their own bear to listen to them read during reading time. The kids were excited to pick out their bear that they get to keep at the end of the year.
Thank you to the woman of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for providing this opportunity for our first graders!!!
In Personal Finance students learned all about careers from how to pick a career that is right for them, filling out applications, completing resumes, writing a cover letter, interviewing, and writing a thank you letter. In the following pictures students are shown completing their mock interviews. Students were to apply to an open sales associate position and interview for that same position. In order to make the process as real world as possible students interviewed each other while the other students in the classroom critiqued their interviews by writing positive aspects and things that need to be improved within the interview process. Students were to dress up and were graded on appearance, first impressions, interview content, interview technique/skills, and their closing. Students then were required to write a reflection about their interview. This was a great experience for the students; they were able to sit through an interview and get some real world experience before actually interviewing outside of school.
Kindergarten students from Mrs. Freier''s class had a great time last week learning about fire safety, firefighters, and fire trucks! Each student received a Fire Hat and a ride on a Fire Truck!!!
We were fortunate this morning to have a very large High Five Friday group! The Sac City, Wall Lake and Lake View Fire Departments greeted elementary students this morning. A lot of familiar faces for many of our students!
Each month, 3rd graders get the opportunity to participate in Pick a Better Snack. Lora Wright with Sac County Extension and Jill Williams from Loring Hospital come into the classroom to share about a fruit or vegetable. They teach the students how the fruit or vegetable is grown, how it helps their bodies, and how it can be eaten or prepared. At the end of the presentation, students are able to try the different fruit or vegetable.
Join us for a delicious breakfast every day we have school. Breakfast is served from 7:30 to 8:00 AM daily.
October is National Principals Month! We would like to recognize the leadership of our East Sac County Principals!
Becky Halbur, PK-6 Principal
Tony Tedesco, 7-12 Principal
Heather Spetman, Director of Special Education, PK-12 Assistant Principal
Thank you for your work and making East Sac County a great place to learn and grow!!!
Fall Play Shirts!
Proceeds help support the Fall Play.
Order Deadline is Oct 18th.
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Yesterday, Ms. Wood took three East Sac County students who are considering K-12 education as profession down to Iowa State for a college visit and a look at the ISU Education Program!
From left to right in the picture: Mike Manzer is interested in teaching Physical Education, Chloe Ramaeker is interested in teaching secondary sciences, and Sophia Gardea is interested in elementary education.
East Sac County Elementary Playground Dedication!!!
Today East Sac County held a Playground Dedication to thank and recognize the donors and those who helped a dream become a reality. Several donors were present and a plaque was presented to Julie Clayton for all of her work with the wring grants and fundraising.
The Journey -
In July of 2023 a group of teachers and Julie Clayton were in the planning stages of fundraising for playground repairs. Steve Nutezman and Mark Berry did what they could to get the existing playground usable for the 23-24 school year. In discussions with Mr. Hemiller and the ESC school board it was decided that this project would be a priority for the district. At that time estimates were obtained and a project design was accepted. Julie started writing grants and asked local businesses to donate to this project. The playground project that was adopted had a price tag of $477,000. This project was made possible by several of those pictured and others who were not present today! Through Julie's fundraising efforts, the school district received approximately $130,000 donated from over 25 different people or organizations. This donation number includes the savings of about $30,000 worth of labor donated by Wirtjers Excavating and Trucking for the dirt work and site prep. The school district used capital project funds to pay for the remaining $350,000 balance.
Thank you to all of the donors and Julie for helping bring an awesome playground to ESC that our East Sac County students can enjoy, be proud of, and is accessible for all!!!
Last week, East Sac County FCCLA members attended the Iowa FCCLA fall rally held at Iowa Central Community College today. The 28 members participated in workshops, community service, and contests. Keylee Dixon and Emily Slater prepared a cheese dip for the dip challenge. Kinzie Erpelding cooked her Dill Pickle Wrap Grilled Cheese in the Grilled Cheese Challenge and earned 3rd place and a spot on the competition team at the State FCCLA Leadership Conference next March. Madison Meister and Avaloyn Dontje prepared a Corny Cheese Dip and earned third place!
Today, our High Five Friday guests were from State Farm and Cedar Creek Pet Retreat here in Sac City! Thank you for taking time to start your day with us!!
Yesterday, East Sac County students participated in the Iowa Healthiest State Annual Walk after being encouraged to do by Loring Hospital. Walking and fitness is important for our students and the community. We were proud to take part in the annual event and promote walking at fitness here at East Sac County!!!
Today is National Custodian Appreciation Day! We would like to show our appreciation and thank the people who work very hard to keep the schools clean and ready for students and staff! Your hard work is noticed and appreciated! Thank you!!!
Kelly Murley - 25 Years
Tammy Smith - 15 Years
Teresa Kotz - 5 Years
Don Hout - 2 Years
Scott Stone - 1st Year
Congratulations to East Sac County Students Of The Month for the month of September!
Elementary students are recognized for consistently following Raider expectations, putting forth their best effort, and being a difference maker within the school. Congratulations to the following students:
Preschool – Navy Beckman and Maddox Mogensen
Elementary – (back row) Nora Horsley (3), Cynlee Ripley (3), Dante Donner (6), Brooke Jensen (6), Briggs Kluver (5), Jacque Lohff (5), Gage Golwitzer (4), Peyton Suhr (4).
(front row) Rosa Gonzalez (3), Dawson Scharn (K), Jessa Buse (2), Tate Buse (K), Araya Garrels (2), Savannah Boeckman (1), Weston Steinkamp (1), Matthew Sistrunk (1), Blair Steinkamp (2).
Not Pictured: Louie Wedeking (K)
Junior High and High School students have been nominated and selected by staff for many reasons. Criteria can include being a role model for others, showing kindness, doing well academically, working to the best of their ability or having a positive attitude. Congratulations to the following students:
Mason Schoneboom (7), Kyler Crotty (10), Kendall Quirk (12), Caroline Mahler (9), Evan Johnson (8), Sophia Gardea (11)
We appreciate your hard work and dedication to being a positive role model in our school!!!
The Dance Team would like to once again thank everyone who donated and the Knights of Columbus for their donations!!!
Students in Mrs. Hudson's class worked on sorting two-dimensional shapes into different categories based on their attributes! 4th Grade Math is AWESOME!!
These gentlemen from the Iowa DOT took time out of their schedules to greet our East Sac County students this morning for High Five Friday! Thank you for joining us today!
An After School Mentoring Program exists within in our community. Please see the flyer for additional information.
In Ms. Miranda's 2nd Grade Social Studies, we are working on answering the essential question, "Why do we have rules and laws?" The kids had an opportunity to work in groups to discuss ways to solve the hypothetical problem of litter out on the playground. Working together to solve problems is great skill, even at a young age!
