Ellsworth Spotlight
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Blue Ribbon Celebration and Walk to School Day on 10/4
We are planning on celebrating our Blue Ribbon Award as a part of our Walk to School Day Celebration
News
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Ellsworth Awarded the National Blue Ribbon!
We are extremely excited and honored to announce that Ellsworth Elementary School has been awarded the U.S. Department of Education 2023 Blue Ribbon Schools Award! 🤩 We look forward to celebrating this award as a school community! 🦅🎉 #Elevate203
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held virtually for Ellsworth Elementary School on Thursday, October 12th, from 5-8:30 p.m., and on Friday, October 13th, from 8 a.m.-noon. To schedule your virtual conferences, you will log into PTC Wizard between Thursday, September 21st and Thursday, October 5 at 3pm to schedule. Click for more details.
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Ellsworth School Store - Run by our 4th graders!
On Fridays Ellsworth students are able to purchase items during their lunch period. Click for more information.
Upcoming Events
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Monday
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Board of Education
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Tuesday
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM FIRST LEGO League
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Wednesday
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7:25 AM - 8:00 AM Running Club
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM FIRST LEGO League
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October 5, 2023
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October 9, 2023
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October 10, 2023
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM FIRST LEGO League
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Self-Directed Learners
• Initiates, prioritizes, and evaluates achievable goals
• Seeks continuous learning opportunities
• Manages multiple tasks and life demands
• Takes responsibility for all choices
• Demonstrates positive choices for physical, social, spiritual, and emotional health
• Maintains a positive outlook
Skills: Independence, Accountability, Organization, Wellness
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Collaborative Workers
• Works within diverse groups to achieve a common goal
• Monitors and manages own role and behavior as a group member
• Offers and accepts constructive criticism
• Demonstrates consideration and respect for self and others
Skills: Teamwork
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Complex Thinkers
• Selects, applies, and reflects upon the processes to solve problems
• Accesses, evaluates, integrates, and cites information from primary and secondary resources
• Receives and expresses knowledge through spoken, written, visual, and tactile language
• Perceives, creates, and respects aesthetic meaning of behavioral, natural, and artistic expression
Skills: Research, Communication, Aesthetic Appreciation, Critical Thinking
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Quality Producers
• Creates products to achieve an authentic purpose
• Constructs products appropriate for audience and context
• Designs and develops products/presentations that reflect integrity, confidence, objectivity, and craftsmanship
• Uses relevant computer technology wisely, ethically, and efficiently
Skills: Presentation, Technology
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Community Contributors
• Explores individual and societal connections which impact communities of all sizes
• Develops respect for self and empathy for those of diverse abilities, cultures, and beliefs
• Plans and takes action for creating community in a variety of settings
• Exercises the rights and responsibilities of citizenship
Skills: Global Awareness, Acceptance of Self and Others
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Top 10% of Illinois schools - Illinois Report Card
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96% Illinois Science Assessment Proficiency
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1 teacher who was also an Ellsworth student
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34 families speaking 17 different languages
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230 students at Ellsworth
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In 1928 Ellsworth was established