
April 26, 2022
5th graders had two opportunities recently to explore the Career Cafe recently! JLG Architects and Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Jon Sogn visited John Harris Elementary to ...

April 26, 2022
Students in Mrs. Pierson's 4th grade class had a book tasting event! The event was possible thanks to a John Harris Elementary PTO grant that was awarded to Mrs. Pierson. At the...

April 20, 2022
While our Sioux Falls School District educators deserve to be celebrated all the time, the National Education Association (NEA) has dedicated May 2-6 as the official Teacher Appre...

April 15, 2022
Staff Appreciation Week is coming! Please see the message below from the John Harris Elementary PTO! To show our thanks to the great staff at John Harris elementary during Staf...
April 10, 2022
John Harris Elementary Student art work was on display last Tuesday as students showcased over 1,400 pieces of their art! Each student chose two pieces that were displayed for al...

April 10, 2022
The John Harris Elementary School talent show is back! Can your student sing, tumble, spin a ball on their finger, or juggle bowling pins?!? Whatever the talent... we would love t...

April 6, 2022
John Harris Elementary 4th and 5th grade students recently participated in the annual free throw contest. Students participated in qualifying rounds and then the finals took plac...
April 5, 2022
Last month, John Harris Elementary students participated in the #EverybodyReads initiative. We started the month off with a bare tree, created by Miss Levisay, John Harris Elemen...

April 1, 2022
We made it! The first-ever #EverybodyReads community-wide reading initiative is officially in the books! So how did we do?
Drumroll, please!..............
Together, as a comm...

February 16, 2022
The 34th Annual Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, March 14 th at Axtell Park. This year, there were 69 outstanding nominees for this p...

February 12, 2022
The Sioux Falls School District is excited to introduce its first-ever newsletter from the Child Nutrition program! This monthly newsletter will showcase the Child Nutrition p...

February 11, 2022
To my John Harris family,
I have been a teacher here at John Harris for almost 30 years and the parents and staff have supported my family through the happiest of times to the h...

February 11, 2022
Thank you to all the students and families who participated in and attended the in-person portion of our 21-22 science fair! A second huge thank you to all of our volunteers! We...