Ellsworth Spotlight
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Ellsworth Open House - Thursday, January 30th
We are excited to host an Ellsworth Open House on Thursday, January 30th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Join us to visit your child's classrooms and see all the amazing things happening at Ellsworth!
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Happy Presidents Day - Monday, February 17 - No School
No school on February 17th - Happy Presidents Day
News
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Kindergarten Class of 2038
It is that time of year again when we begin compiling a list of Ellsworth kindergartners for the 2025/2026 school year and we would love your help! Click to find out how
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Cold weather is here!
Just a reminder to make sure that you are sending your child(ren) with a warm coat, gloves, hats, snow pants, and boots when weather permits. We do go outside for recess everyday (weather permitting) if the temperature with the windchill is zero or above. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
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Resources Support
Happy Fall! School is back in full swing and it has been great to watch the kids learning and connecting. We hope all have had a great start to the year. However, we know that sometimes circumstances outside of school can cause difficulties and struggles. If you and your family find yourself needing extra support please (click for rest of article)...
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 5th Grade Crochet Club
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7:00 PM Board of Education Meeting
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Wednesday
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM 4th Grade Growing Club
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 2nd-grade Drawing & Printmaking Workshop
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 5th Grade Crochet Club
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Thursday
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 5th Grade Crochet Club
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January 24, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 5th Grade Crochet Club
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January 27, 2025
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM Battle of the Books 5th Grade
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12:40 PM - 1:00 PM Battle of the Books 4th Grade
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Adaptability
• Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities, roles, and situations.
• Demonstrate agility and resilience in thoughts and actions.
• Respond productively to feedback, praise, setbacks, and criticism.
• Understand, negotiate, and balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable solutions.
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Communication
• Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
• Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes, and intentions.
• Use communication for a range of purposes and audiences including to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade.
• Seek, contribute, and respond to feedback to achieve collective outcomes.
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Critical Thinking
• Understand the bigger picture and propose solutions that consider the effects on the whole system.
• Consistently improve the quality of one's own thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing.
• Apply disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence.
• Access, evaluate, and integrate information effectively, using appropriate tools and resources wisely, ethically, and efficiently.
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Learner's Mindset
• Embrace curiosity to experience new ideas, while developing positive attitudes and beliefs about learning.
• Possess the desire to learn, unlearn, and relearn.
• Find and maximize opportunities to actively listen and elicit diverse perspectives from others.
• Adopt a dynamic mindset, embracing flexibility and taking ownership, with intrinsic motivation and an eagerness to evolve.
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Global Citizen
• Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity, concern, and respect to connect with others' feelings, opinions, experiences, and culture.
• Value and embrace diverse cultures and unique perspectives through mutual respect and open dialogue.
• Demonstrate personal, civic, social, local, and global responsibility through ethical and empathetic behaviors.
• Elicit diverse perspectives and contributions.
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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