Open this link https://5il.co/23xao for next weeks announcements.
Mr. Befort
Congratulations to 2A for officially being accepted into the 2nd Grade Hero Training Program. This morning, headquarters surprised the kids and presented them each with letters of acceptance. The kids will work on leadership skills and academic studies throughout the school year.
Here is some information about Dot Day at the Ellis Public LIbrary
2A has been learning lots about being heroes. They made Hulk Smash pudding to show that challenges lead to great accomplishments, masks so we have super hero vision making hard goals, shields to defend us from distractions, and capes to go above and beyond in all we do.
The 4th, 5th, and 6th graders had fun with team building and cooperation activities during the first couple days of school!
Please open this link https://5il.co/23all to read about the nut allergy that we have here at WGS, and the reasons we cannot have any nuts or types of food made with nuts in school. This is for the safety of our children.
Please send water bottles to school.
The first day of school is tomorrow. We are excited to see the children at WGS. Just a reminder that tomorrow is a full day of school, so we will be dismissing at 3:24.
Just a reminder students can bring their supplies tonight from 6:00-7:00 and meet their teachers. PTO will be selling ice cream treats as well.
Thank you,
Mr. Befort
The WGS PTO meeting is scheduled for August 28th at 7:00, and not the 21st.
August 21st, Back to School Night-Bring your school supplies and meet your teachers. 6:00-7:00. PTO will be selling Ice Cream treats again this year.
There is a PTO meeting at 7:00 in the teachers work room on August 21st as well.
Ellis Railroader Family, Ellis Railroader Family,
Every two years, Kansas High Schools that have fewer than 100 students in grades 9-11, are asked to submit to the Kansas State High Activities Association (KSHSAA), a request to participate in either 8-person or 11-person football. As a school that has fewer than 100 students in those 3 grades, we need to submit our request to KSHSAA this fall, which will dictate the style of football we will play for at least the next two years. Many factors are used to aid in this decision, including, but not limited to, the following:
• Student enrollment trends
• Average number of students participating in football
• Travel requirements
• Student Safety
• Competitiveness
• Alignment between middle school and high school
• The ability to field both varsity of sub-varsity teams
As we work with our board, administration, football staff, and students to determine our best course of action for the next football cycle, we would also like to get some feedback from our community to assist in our decision making. As such, we have developed a brief survey to collect your thoughts about this decision. If you would like to share your thoughts about this decision, please click on the link below to complete this survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V3DV72F
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions and thank your for your support of our great district.
Respectfully,
Janice Wilson
Superintendent of Schools
You can watch last night's USD388 BOE meeting now on the USD388 YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/USD388
USD388 enrollment begins August 7th.
Visit https://www.usd388.com/page/back-to-school
for more information. A letter has also been mailed to parents along with a free/reduced lunch application.
PTO will be holding a back to school BBQ on Sunday August 13th starting at 5:00 at the grade school. More information will follow
Welcome Kathy to the USD 388 family!
Hi! My name is Kathy Desaire and I will be your new Food Service Director in the district and Head Cook at the grade school. I am excited to start the new school year. I have 35 years of experience in food service and love to cook for others. I am an Ellis High Alumni and have lived in Ellis most of my life. I have two children and two grandchildren.
The grill is going and lots of prizes are ready to be raffled off!! Come on down to the pool and support the Grade School PTO's Play and Learn project for the new playground!
Check out our latest job opening!
You can watch yesterday's BOE meeting as well as other USD388 content now on the USD388 YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/c/USD388
You can watch yesterday's BOE meeting as well as other USD388 content now on the USD388 YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/c/USD388
USDA Summer Food Service Program location map
https://ksde.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c59a8dfe7b5046aa893d32296c946f53