📚 1,226 books down and only 6 days left to hit our goal for Everybody Reads! Keep on reading Eagles!
🏃♂️⚽️ Track and soccer are off to a strong start this season! Don't forget, both McGovern Makes & Garden Club will be meeting this Thursday! 🌱
🎉 Huge congratulations to our 5 incredible Public School Proud Grant recipients! 👏 Your passion, dedication, and innovative ideas are shaping the future of education.
Wes Darby - 3D Sculpting
Christianna Mitchell - Fun Math Learning
Joy Hulscher - Tech Touch Literacy
Holli Norling and Taunya Jones - The Color of Music
✨ What a fantastic opening night of Matilda! ✨ The cast and crew truly gave an unforgettable performance! If you missed it, don’t worry — there are still two more chances to catch this incredible show on Saturday, March 22nd at 7:00 pm or Sunday, March 23rd at 2:00 pm.
Empowering the next generation of women in science! 💡 50 8th grade girls spent the day exploring different careers and connecting with professionals in the science field. Thank you to all the organizers of this amazing event!
Warm up your evening with a Soup Supper before the first Matilda show this Friday, March 21! 🍲 Join us for delicious soup, garlic bread, and desserts, all for a free will donation starting at 5:30 PM. The show kicks off at 7:00 PM – don’t miss it!
It’s going to be an action-packed week! 💃✨ Join us for the dance performance this Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Memorial Middle School—don’t miss out! 🎶 Then, track & soccer practice kicks off Wednesday after school 🏃♂️⚽. The excitement continues with Matilda performances starting this Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM, and a Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM! 🎭
The 8th grade boys basketball team had an unforgettable trip to the University of South Dakota! 🏀 They had the opportunity to see the campus and attend a men’s basketball game. A huge thank you to Promising Futures for making this experience possible!
The cast of Matilda is putting in a lot of hard work as they prepare for next week's performances! Catch the show on Friday and Saturday at 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM. Tickets are just $5 for students and $8 for adults!
Dr. Novak, JHS Freshman Academy Coordinator, is hosting two information sessions at GMMS during parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday, March 11th. Session 1 will start at 4:45 PM and Session 2 starts at 5:45 PM. These sessions will last 20 minutes and are designed for students and parents to ask questions about the transition to high school.
As a reminder, in-person conferences will be hosted from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 11th. From 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM teachers will be facilitating virtual conferences. Doors to the school will be locked at 6:00 PM.
We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening.
76 books down and so many more to go. 📚Keep reading and adding to our mountain of sweets. 🍬📖
Don't miss the final basketball game of the season this Monday! 🏀 Then, join us for Spring Conferences on Tuesday, March 11th from 4 PM to 6 PM. 📅
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! ⏰
Shrinky Dink fun at McGovern Makes! 🎨🖍️ Students got creative by drawing and cutting out their favorite designs, then watched them shrink to perfection in the toaster oven!
The PTA will be selling McGovern gear at conferences on March 6 & 11 . This is the perfect time to stock up on all your school spirit essentials before the spring sports season kicks off!
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Garden Club got knotty and creative with macrame! 🌿 Students and parents teamed up to craft stunning plant hangers! 🪴
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!
Spring conferences are this Thursday, March 6 from 4 PM to 8 PM. This is the perfect time to discuss your students progress. Reach out to your student's Protime teacher for more information.
This March, we’re mixing books and sweets in the best way possible! Help us create a mountain of sweets by adding a treat to our display for every book you read this month. 📖
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
