El Dorado School District

It's National School Lunch Week! Families can save time and money by letting their children enjoy breakfast and lunch at our schools. Take advantage of this opportunity any time you can!

It's National School Lunch Week! Remember all students in the El Dorado School District eat free. Watch for some interesting facts about school meals coming this week!

Catch some 7th & 8th grade Wildcat football at Harmony Grove tonight! 7th grade plays at 5:30 and 8th grade at 7:00. Go CATS!

Want to know what's for breakfast and lunch? Cafeteria Menus are available on the El Dorado School District app under the Dining section of each school or on our website at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/food-services.

Blended Learning Fridays will begin this Friday, October 9. Students will complete work online with the choice of being at school or at home. For full details on this option, please read our article on Blended Learning Fridays at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/article/316241.

REMINDER: School will dismiss early today at 2:15 pm. If your child rides the bus, they will be home about an hour earlier than usual.

This Friday, Wildcat football is back! Tickets will be pre-sell only. Band, cheer, and football parents can buy tickets Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00-4:30 at the TAC House. General tickets will be available Thursday and Friday 9:00-4:30 at the TAC House and Thursday at the stadium from 6:00-8:00 pm.

The Promise Podcast is back! Check out this month's episode on Mental Health and how we can get help for our students at https://www.eldoradopublicschools.org/page/promise-podcast.

We're looking for a Chromebook Technician. If you are interested, apply today at http://bit.ly/ESDCTjob.

REMINDER: School will dismiss at 2:15 today. If your child rides the bus, they will be home an hour earlier than usual.

This Thursday the 9th grade football team plays at Hot Springs Lakeside. Tickets are pre-sell only and can be purchased at the TAC House today and tomorrow from 9-4:30 and Thursday from 9:00-11:30 am. There will only be 200 tickets available and are $5 each.

Due to some players being quarantined because of COVID-19, the game between the El Dorado Wildcats and the Pine Bluff Zebras on October 2, has been canceled. The game has been ruled a “no contest.”

WOA Families - Remember you can reserve meals to pick up each week for your students. Meals must be reserved by Monday of each week by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/ESDWOAMeals. Complete the form for each student in your home to receive 5 breakfasts and lunches per week.

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade classes use Standards Based Reporting (SBR) to assess the level of learning each student is achieving. With progress reports coming out this week, we encourage parents to view this video to learn more about SBR. https://youtu.be/AvgocZMa65A

Due to some players being quarantined because of COVID-19, the game between the El Dorado Wildcats and the Jonesboro Golden Hurricanes on September 25 has been canceled. The game has been ruled a “no contest.” The status of the game between the El Dorado Wildcats and Pine Bluff Zebra’s on October 2 will be determined at a later date.

REMINDER: School will dismiss at 2:15 today and will begin dismissing each Wednesday at this time. If your child rides the bus, they will be home an hour earlier than usual.

Today, all kindergarten students learned that they will be recipients of the El Dorado Promise when they graduate from EHS in 2033! Thank you to Murphy Oil for providing this ongoing, generous gift for our students! And thank you to Simmons Bank for the fun backpacks each kindergartener will be bringing home today. Check out this video from Promise Director Sylvia Thompson, and some special guests, for a little more information. https://youtu.be/5gQaNiqjnZw

Parents - if you or your student need help with Google Classroom, you have two opportunities this week for a tutorial. Our staff will be at the TAC House from 4-6 pm tonight and Thursday night to answer any questions you have.

We're looking for general maintenance staff with experience as a locksmith and carpenter. If you're interested, apply today at http://bit.ly/ESDMaintenanceJob

Have you completed your 2020 Census? If not, please consider this information from the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce on how the Census impacts our community. Fill yours out today!