Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Thank you F.O.E.L., Friends of Elsberry Literacy, for getting new books into the hands of our students. Once again students received a book to take home and enjoy thanks to F.O.E.L.




Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Elsberry School District teachers were challenged to take a selfie with students in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. We hope you enjoy the many different faces, ages, locations, and poses. #ESDThanksTeachers

Teachers are the heart of every school. Ask any adult about their favorite teacher, and they'll likely share a story that’s shaped their life. During Teacher Appreciation Week, we celebrate the incredible work teachers do both inside and outside the classroom. Beyond lesson planning, teaching, and grading, they serve as mentors, coaches, role models, and often become some of their students' biggest supporters. The impact they make can resonate for years to come. This week, take a moment to thank an Elsberry teacher for the positive difference they've made in your life, your child's, or your family's. #ESDThanksTeachers

Please talk to your student about the importance of these tests and encourage them to approach each day with their best effort. Attendance during testing is important. Missing school does not mean you miss the test. Students who are not present will have to make up the standardized tests at a later date.


We would like to thank our administrators for all they do for our students and our staff! We appreciate you!

Please talk to your student about the importance of these tests and encourage them to approach each day with their best effort. Some students get nervous before testing. Direct conversations to be about preparation, learning and effort to help students remain calm.


Please talk to your student about the importance of these tests and encourage them to approach each day with their best effort. Breakfast is an important part of being prepared to rock the test!


Attendance Matters
Did you Know?
•Students should miss no more than 9 days of school each year to stay engaged, successful and on track to graduation.
• Frequent absences can be a sign that a student is losing interest in school, struggling with school work, dealing with a bully or facing some other difficulty.
• By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.
• By 9th grade, attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores

Please talk to your student about the importance of these tests and encourage them to approach each day with their best effort. Make sure students are well rested prior to testing so they can have their best performance.


This week is Afterschool Professional Appreciation Week. The Elsberry R-2 School District started Explorer's Club in 2011 and E2 in 2016. Currently we have students attending these programs before and afterschool in preschool through eighth grade. Currently 83 students are enrolled at Explorer's Club in preschool through fifth grade and 30 students are enrolled at E2 which serves sixth through eighth grade. The funding for afterschool comes from the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant.



