Elcho School District
Wednesday Weekly Buzz
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
District-Wide Information

  • We will be transitioning from our Closure Food Service plan to our Summer Food Service on Monday, June 1st. Families can pick up meals Monday through Friday from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. Lunch and breakfast for the next day will be included. There will be no delivery during this time. If you have questions, please contact Chef Charlie, Food Service Director at cferrigno@elchoschool.org or 715-275-3225 x1420.
  • You can now find our 2020-2021 School Calendar on our website. Click HERE for a printable version.
  • Library books can be brought to the school main office during open hours, NOT the public library receptacle.
  • Parents of Elementary Students:  The elementary teachers are working on a virtual summer school opportunity for the month of June.  Ms. Betsy will send out a message via Class Dojo with more information.  Parents who are interested can respond to that message in Class Dojo to sign their student(s) up.
  • Middle and High School Students: Students currently in grades 9-11 and are interested in taking online Odysseyware courses through RVA to earn high school credit this summer, please fill out THIS SURVEY by Wednesday, May 27. We are working on other options for summer school for high school and middle school.

Rescheduled Events

Reminders
  • If you have childcare needs, please contact Ann Schmidt, Early Learning Center Director, at (715) 275-3225 x1670. 
Resources
  • Check out the Educational Resource page on the Elcho School website for helpful links.
  • Elcho School has gathered mindfulness resources and created a new page on our website, Mindfulness Resources, for easy access for parents and students. You can find this new resource area under the District tab, below the Educational Resource page.
  • 2020-2021 School Calendar
  • Langlade County has a website dedicated to COVID county resources and information. You can find that HERE.
COVID-19 Updates

Temporary Food Benefits for Children

Since schools are closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, children who usually get free or reduced price school meals through the National School Lunch Program can instead get temporary food benefits. These benefits are called Pandemic EBT or P-EBT. Children can get these benefits in addition to any other school meals they are getting.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is automatically providing these benefits to most children who usually get free or reduced price school meals based on information they have on file. If the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is able to verify your information, the benefits will automatically be provided on your QUEST card if you have one or on a P-EBT card you will get in the mail. You can use these cards like a debit card to buy food. You will get a letter in the mail letting you know if you are automatically getting the benefits. You may also get an email in addition to the mailed letter. See more information about these benefits and how you will be notified.

If the Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have your information or is not able to verify your information, you will need to apply for the benefits. If you have not been notified that you are automatically getting these benefits by May 20, please complete this application. You must apply for the benefits by June 30.

It is very important that the information you provide for each child who usually gets free or reduced price school meals exactly matches the information your school has on file. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will look at that information to make sure you can get the benefits.

If you apply and your information cannot be verified, please check with us to make sure your information is correct. You can contact us at . We will work with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to make sure the correct information is on file.

For more information about these benefits, please read this flyer.