Last week was exciting for several of our elementary classrooms as the Sac County Fair Queen, Anna McCollough stopped by to read, answer questions about being a Fair Queen, and engage in a few learning activities. Not only is Anna the Fair Queen, she is a Senior here at East Sac County and is a great role model for our students. Thank you for making time to do this!!!
This afternoon Ms. Villegas' 7th hour Intro to Art had an impromptu "drawing from observation" lesson. Not only did our students learn some Art content, they were able to enjoy the spring weather!!!
Concert Reminder - TOMORROW the ESC Music Department is presenting their Pops Concert! 7:00 PM in the JR/SR High School Auditorium. Hope to see you there!
Today our special guests for High Five Friday were employees from the Sac County Courthouse!!! Thanks for joining us and greeting our students!!!
Here is a sign that Graduation is getting closer for our East Sac County class of 2024! As a graduation requirement, Seniors must be trained in CPR. This week several of them took a CPR class taught by our school nurse. It was noted that our Seniors listened, interacted, asked questions, and had fun during the 2 classes! Nice Job!!!
Mrs. Bruce's preschool class is doing a study on sand. We are learning the characteristics of sand and what it can be used for. We used sand to practice writing our numbers on Wacky Wednesday!!!
The East Sac Dance Team is performing a Spring Show this Saturday at 7:00 PM in the High School Gym. Admission is $5, those who are 3 and under are free. Hope to see you there!!!
The four pillars of the National Honor Society include; service, scholarship, character, and leadership. Our members at the East Sac chapter demonstrate these qualities in a variety of ways. Recently, some of our members visited Black Hawk Life Care Center, Park View, and Twilight Acres nursing homes to play bingo and interact with the residents. Visits to the three nursing homes in the area will happen each month!! RAIDER PROUD!!
Once a month our student participate in a family morning meeting. All K-6 students are randomly assigned to a teacher in the building to report to. When there, students the opportunity to make connections with kids in all grade levels as well as build relationships with adults who may not be the students’ normal teacher. By doing so, we are building community and sense of belonging for all students!
East Sac County is proud to announce our 7-12 Spring Play! Carlie and the Chocolate Factory will be performed at 7:00 PM on March 22nd and 23rd! Please mark you calendars and join us for the performance. Our advisors and students have been hard at work practicing and are excited to bring a play back to the district!!!
With Dr. Seuss' birthday being Today and this week being Read Across America Week, the Elementary building has decided to dress up in celebration! It is also Breakfast week and in spirit of this we are asking that kids bring boxes of cereal to donate to the school pantry, we will be taking the donations all week. Enjoy the dress up days and Free Breakfast!!!
In recognition of National School Breakfast Week, the East Sac County School District and the ESC Nutrition Team is offering FREE BREAKFAST on March 4th - 7th for ALL ESC students!!! Enjoy!!!
East Sac County was recently recognized as Fields of Excellence Award Winner by Pioneer Paint. Only 100 fields in the nation were chosen for this award. Of those 5 were from Iowa. This award is a result of Steve Nuetzman's hard work and dedication to the ball fields here at East Sac County!!! Thank you for what you do and earning this award for our district!!!
https://pioneerathletics.com/fields-of-excellence
February is Dental Health Month!!! East Sac County 1st -4th grade students had the opportunity to listen to a Virtual Dental Presentation with Colgate. In this presentation they learned the importance of brushing, flossing, dental visits and healthy food choices. It was a great opportunity for our kids to be able to learn about keeping their teeth healthy!!!
Our East Sac County students have opportunities to learn information and skills inside and outside of the classroom through our School to Careers Program. This program allows students to work in a occupation during school hours to learn employment and job skills in an area the interests them. Students are held to expectations that are required of most workplaces. Congratulations to these students who decided to take part of this program!!!
Caden Arbegast worked with Steve Nuetzman at East Sac County Schools as a ground’s keeper. Some of Caden’s duties consisted of mowing, painting, winterizing equipment, working the sports fields, cleaning the gym, and hooking up the PA system.
Dalaney McAndrew worked at Kids World Daycare Center in Sac City. She mainly worked with the children under 3 years of age. Her duties were changing diapers, getting the children their snacks, laying them down for naps, and doing activities with the children.
Morgan Stehr worked at Cielito Lindo Mexican Restaurant in Lake View as a hostess. She also was in charge of other duties such as running the cash register, rolling silverware, wiping down menus, and other duties as assigned.
Gracie Snyder worked at Milton’s on Main in Lake View as a barista. Some of the tasks Gracie completed at her job included making coffee, taking people’s orders on the register, labeling new décor, sweeping/mopping, and washing dishes.
Kaydon Erpelding worked at Bellcock Farms in Sac City and Fonda as a farmhand. Some of the tasks Kaydon completed at his placement included cleaning out cattle barns and giving the cattle hay with the skid loader, running the grain cart, running a disc, mowing, and working with Herford cows and bulls for showing.
Sam Schmitt worked at Schmitt Construction out of Wall Lake. Some of the duties Sam performed at his job were installing underground utilities such as waterlines, sewer lines, tiling, and electrical lines. He also assisted in demolition of an old farm place and helped with dirt work.
Carson Rudd worked at Lake View Lumber. Carson’s duties were staking lumber, deliveries, putting away merchandise, mixing paint, computer work, and helping customers.
Parent teacher conferences are TONIGHT and THURSDAY!!! To better serve all students, starting this Spring ALL East Sac County PK-12 students will have a SCHEDULED conference.
We will be discussing current academic progress, attendance, State Testing goals (grades 3-11), future goals and considerations, course registration (grades 8-11), and ensure our Seniors have everything ready for graduation!
We truly can better serve our students if we collaborate together when discussing their current and future goals. We will respect your time and will make this a very relevant and positive conference. Thank you for attending!!!
Today our PK-6 East Sac County students were greeted by representatives from our local LANDUS Cooperatives. Over the years LANDUS has supported our district with many different projects and initiatives. We are thankful for their morning greetings and community support!!!
Mrs. Phillips' Second Grade Raiders are working towards writing standard W.2.1. Students will introduce a topic, state their opinion, provide sufficient evidence from the text to support their opinion, and write a concluding statement. Here you can see highly engaged and successful students!!!
Reading is very important to our East Sac County students!! Here are some pictures of our 4th graders reading with our Kindergarteners!! We love when our little Raiders learn from our older Raiders and work towards a common goal!!!
Our East Sac County Human Anatomy and Physiology welcomed a guest speaker from Buena Vista University today. Dr. Alex Berry, assistant professor of biology, talked to our HAP students about the opportunities at BVU, the various classes he teaches, and was able to bring in some fun guests. How amazing is it to live in a community where these opportunities are available to our students! Thanks BVU!
