East Sac County Community School District

ESC Preschool 2025-26 Pre-Registration Do you have a Preschool aged child? If so we would love for them to attend Preschool at East Sac County! This form is Pre-registration for the 2025-2026 Little Raiders school year. Your child must be the age of 4 by September 15, 2025 to attend Little Raiders Preschool at East Sac County CSD. A reminder that preschool for the 2025-2026 school year will be 1/2 day preschool, four days a week (Tuesday - Friday). If you have any questions, feel free to call Mrs. Halbur in the Office, 712-662-7200. Online registration will close February 5th, 2025. Please fill out this Goggle Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf21X8mvMuAE2oreG8-0V3OznCU-VziAYd8qfBswhT2ZCxAGg/viewform?usp=sharing

Due to the Extreme Cold Warning starting at 6:00 PM tonight and predicted weather into tomorrow morning here are ESC's weather-related announcements: - Girls Wrestling Tournament scheduled for tonight in Sac City has been postponed to a date to be determined - All after school activity practices will be done by 6:00 PM tonight. - School on Tuesday, January 21st will be delayed 2 hours.

East Sac County is seeking to fill 3 Elementary Teacher Associate Positions! Please Apply TODAY!!! Why should you become a Teacher Associate ? Starting Pay is $14.60/hour with a HS Diploma, $15.10/hr with a 2 year Degree or Para Certification, $15.60 with a 4 year degree Awesome Work Hours - No weekends, No nights, No Holidays Benefits include - IPERS, paid personal days, optional insurance, a great work environment, and the chance to give back to your community. Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=352&posFirstChoice=Support%20Staff&posSpecialty=Special%20Education%20Assistant

Thank you to MGM Plumbing in Sac City for joining us at the elementary this morning for High Five Friday! Your smiles and warm greetings were just what students needed to get their day started off right!

Congratulations to the 1st semester Students in the Arts - General Music award recipients!!! KG Frankie Schroeder 1st Veronica Auen 2nd Kay-Miann Alafanso 3rd Charlie Kischer 4th Jimmy Gomez Jr 5th Colt Buse 6th Chael Hanrahan Congratulations to the 1st semester Students in the Arts - Instrumental Music award recipients!!! 5th grade - Jarrett Huster 6th grade - Brooke Jensen

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ESC second graders have been working very hard to complete their bug books. Throughout Unit 2 of ARC, the students had to answer six different research questions. They used this information to write a nonfiction book on their bug. Parents please look for these when the come home. Great job to our 2nd graders and their teachers!!!

The kindergarten classes are currently learning about fish, through our Zoology unit in our ARC curriculum. To enhance this learning, we invited Ben Wallace(a fisheries biologist) into the classrooms. Ben was able to compare and contrast how fish are different from other animals, and review the important organs fish have. The students were able to touch the fish, and ask important questions they had. Thank you to Mr. Wallace for sharing fish and knowledge!

Junior and Senior students in the Extended Learning Program (XLP), along with their teacher Mrs. Reese, greeted students this morning for High Five Friday! Many students enjoyed seeing familiar faces in the building. It is always great when our older Raiders can spend time with students at the elementary!

This week the ESC 2nd grade students had the opportunity to learn about how farmers have a big impact on our community with Alayna Hansen from Loess Hills Ag in the Classroom. The kids watched a video on where our food comes from. Then they made a food web with Alayna to discuss how everyday items like clothes, food, sports equipment, etc, come from plants and animals raised on farms. Each month Alayna is going to come into the classroom to teach our students about agriculture. We want to thank Alayna for this experience for our kids to learn more about how agriculture helps our community!

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!! Calvin Chedester-B.C. Livestock Carnarvon Emma Frank-Loring Hospital Sac City Tyson Herrig-Cookies Food Products Wall Lake Brooke Rardin-Loring Hospital Sac City Kennedy Reaman-Bettin Feedlot Odebolt Carson Rudd-Lake View Lumber Lake View Jerzee Schwanz-Salon L & Boutique

Reading is very important for learning! Our ESC elementary students have been very busy reading at school and home. We are currently on track to meet our goal for the year at the half way point. Our students have read a total of 111, 728 steps. They have met our 1st and 2nd quarter reading goals. They have 104,272 steps to meet our building for the end of the year. Thank you to the parents for helping create environments at home that promote reading!!!

Bake Sale Alert! If you are able, please support our students and their work for a good cause!

Prior to the Holiday Break, the 5th and 6th graders had a Food Drive Competition. The winner was Ms. Schimmer's room with 517 items with over 1,000 items in total delivered to our local Food Pantry!!

Nothing better than coming back from Holiday Break and starting the day with high fives, hugs and smiles! Thank you to the Sac City Chamber for welcoming students back this morning and getting their day started off right!

Before break, each East Sac County first grade student received decodable books to take home and keep. These books were given to them from Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education. This is part of a program to promote literacy, form a partnership with parents, and help reinforce learning at home. More information about this imitative can be found here: https://educate.iowa.gov/press-release/2024-12-02/gov-reynolds-iowa-department-education-invest-35-million-bolster-classroom-instruction-reading-home?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

ESC is seeking caring and quality individuals to fill the following positions!!! If you know of any individuals who are looking for a new position within the East Sac County Community School District, please share this post with them and send them our way!!! ESC offers a competitive starting wage and benefits!!! Become a RAIDER today!!! Teaching Positions - Available August 2025 1.0 FTE 7-12 Special Education Teacher - Strategist I Mild/Moderate 1.0 FTE 7-12 Special Education Teacher - Strategist II BD/LD 1.0 FTE High School Spanish Teacher Food Service: Available Now PT School Cook, Sac City Elementary 8:30 AM- 1 PM Teacher Associates: Available Now FT Elementary Special Education Associate Coaching Positions: 8th Grade Baseball - May 2025 7th Grade Baseball - May 2025 8th Grade Softball - May 2025 7th Grade Softball - May 2025 Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/

Update - There will be NO SCHOOL at East Sac County CSD today (1/2/25) due to the snow and current road conditions.

East Sac County CSD will be 2 hours late today (1/2/25). No AM Preschool or before school activities. Please allow extra time and drive safely when traveling to school.

Congratulations to East Sac County Students Of The Month for the month of December! 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: Aubrey Tedesco & Ronnie Bentsen Kindergarten: Frankie Schroeder, Teagan Bengford & Delaney Mohrhauser First Grade: Skyler Wirtjers, Maddy Brotherton & Ivy Buse Second Grade: Emarie Wiggins, Evan Thiele & Mariah Miller Third Grade: Gannon Pope, Finn Mueggenberg & Becklee Mohr Fourth Grade: Mia Mueggenberg & Jase King Fifth Grade: Kendall Wallerstedt & Jackson Bailey Sixth Grade: Chael Hanrahan & Addison Clayton 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: Diana Knaub (12), Hayden Fahrenkrog (8), Kylie Rudd (8), Brooke Burns (10), Peyton Ellerbrock (9), Kristen Bailey (11) and Peyton Steinkamp (7). We appreciate your hard work and dedication to being a positive role model in our school!!