Swimming Fridays are the best! Kids love it and have so much fun!
Read Across America Week was a huge success and so much fun! Our school loves dress up days and the kids, staff, and families all participate! Thank you to our RAA committee of teachers, Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Peterson, for organizing all of the days! Our days included hat day, dress like your country, animal day/book character day, dress like a teacher/student, and pajama day! We also had a cultural parade during diversity day which was a huge success and so amazing to see where everyone is from! Thanks to all who participated!!!
Reminder that daylight saving happened this weekend! We sprung forward this time, so be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour to keep everyone on time for school on Monday! ⏰
Miss Nelson’s 4th graders had a great time at the Sioux Empire Water Festival at the University of Sioux Falls! They learned about the importance of water and how to help preserve this valuable resource. Thanks to the festival for such an educational experience! Thanks to our parents for driving!
Congratulations, Chess Club players! They completed their play off rounds of the All City Tournament. They awarded trophies for the top 9 players! They exhibited incredible sportsmanship along the way leading to this day! Way to go!
4th and 5th graders love spending time with their EIC buddies. They play lots of cooperative learning games together.
Tickets will be going on sale soon for our upcoming musical, Frozen, Jr., on March 27th at 10 am and 6:30 pm. Hope you can come see our show!
Miss Leloux's third graders were excited to go to Dow Rummel this month because they were bringing their biographies and photo frames to the residents they interviewed last month! The residents loved them! One resident said they would cherish this forever! Another had tears in her eyes as she heard about her life through a child's eyes! We love our time at Dow Rummel and the relationships we build with them! Thanks to our parent helpers for driving us! We love playing games with them as well!
Happy Social Worker Week!
In the Sioux Falls School District, every student's journey is unique. For many of the kids we serve, our school social workers are there every step of the way! Whether offering a listening ear, connecting families to resources, or advocating for students' well-being, their dedication ignites hope and creates lasting impact in our schools.
This year's theme, Unite to Ignite: Celebrating Our Impact, is a perfect reflection of how our social workers bring people together to create brighter futures for students.
THANK YOU to our incredible school social workers for your compassion and care!
Congrats High Flyers! We are so proud of you!
Thank you for the support at Pizza Ranch on Feb. 24th! We raised $823 from sales that evening! Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped clear dishes! Thanks to Karina for her help organizing this event!
Thanks for the support for our Scholastic Book Fair! The teachers will have $446 to spend on new books! Plus during the book fair there were 37 books bought off the teacher wishlists and given to the teachers right away! Way to support our teachers! Thanks Karina for getting this set up and organized!
Our 4th and 5th graders worked hard this last Friday to support our community during Kids Care! Thank you for dedicating your time and energy to helping others! Thanks to the staff and parents for helping as well! Way to go!
Big thank you to the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation for providing a taco bar for the staff! We appreciate it so much!
Mrs. Van Duyn, Mrs. Peterson, Miss Hecht, Miss Nelson, and Miss Leloux all attended the 2025 Teacher Clarity Conference in San Diego, CA. There were other Sioux Falls schools/teachers in attendance as well. In the two day conference, they learned many valuable tips and tools on bringing clarity in student learning that they will share during collaborations and back to their district assessment and clarity team meetings. We are excited to learn from them as we all strive to be lifelong learners and keep finding ways to bring success to our students!
We are still celebrating last night's wonderful Teacher of the Year event! So many amazing educators to celebrate! Congratulations again to 2025 Teacher of the Year, Bruce Rekstad, who left with a $4,000 check, courtesy of our friends at Vern Eide. Also, a huge congratulations to the other four finalists, Jennifer Aerts, Bryan Aukerman, Scott Amundson, and Jessica Foley. New this year, thanks to the generosity of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, these four finalists walked away with $1,000 each. So many wonderful memories were shared last night! We are so grateful to everyone who attended, from nominees and their friends and families to past ToY winners, past educators, school board members, SDEA friends, and SFSD administrators, it truly was an unforgettable night! Were you at the event? Feel free to get your photos here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC3KKk You can watch the full video of the event here! https://youtu.be/D-60TEv2ijA
Tonight is the night! The 2025 Teacher of the Year will be announced at an event starting at 7:00 PM. Watch live with us here! ---> https://youtube.com/live/MnFs9wL28Oo?feature=share
Thanks for your support!
Congrats to last week’s High Flyers! We are proud of you!
Great job, Jane Addams High Flying Eagles! Way to be responsible, respectful, and safe!
