Even though it's a short week, there are still plenty of activities for the week of October 14-18!
8th Grade Families - Check out the PBL Open House at Jefferson High School this Thursday, October 17 from 6:00-7:30 pm.
Fall conferences are right around the corner! We look forward to meeting with families and students! In addition to signing up for a conference, please consider signing up for drink and snack donations for teachers and staff. Donation Sign-Up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E44A5A62BA2FD0-50716001-patrick#/
📚 Our school is hosting an Online Book Fair. Fun Fact: Students are 2x as likely to achieve literacy success if they have just 1 book at home. 📚Order here: https://book-efairs.follettcontent.com/guest/home?efairCode=ZED87
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Student Council Reps! They are already busy planning the first Student Council event of the year - the Fall Dance on Friday, November 1st. More details to come soon!
🍁🍁No school on Monday, October 14 & Tuesday, October 15🍁🍁
In honor of Native American Day, there will be no school on Monday, October 14th. We encourage you to attend the 7th Annual Native American Day Parade, which starts at 11 :00 a.m. on 13th Street & Phillips Ave. Tuesday, October 15th is an Inservice Day for staff. Classes will resume as normal Wednesday, October 16th.
Reminder - Fall weather is here! Encourage your student to dress accordingly.
Staff and Students had fun with our Homecoming Dress Up Days last week!
Team 7-3 has been busy saving the world in geography by protecting us from the notorious Gang of 14. Using clues like longitude, latitude, and altitude as well as reading climographs, teams had to locate each member and learn what they know before time ran out! In math, they solved a Slope Escape room by working with their team to solve tasks that led them to the final word that would "unlock the room!" They also started their first Junior Achievement lesson that focused on income and taxes! Keep working hard, Team 7-3!
Patrick Henry School Photo Re-Take Day is Friday, October 11. Pre-Order at: Scherling.PreOrderPhotos.com with Access Code: E37PQ6
🍎Meet the New Staff at Patrick Henry! 🍎
We’re excited to introduce the amazing educators who’ve joined our Panther family this year! They bring energy, passion, experience and dedication! Let’s give them a warm Panther welcome!
Check out what's happening at Patrick Henry this week!
It was National Custodian Day earlier this week!
They are the quiet heroes of our school. They are the first to arrive each day, clean up messes that no one dares to touch and they befriend everyone that passes by. Thank you to Jeremiah, Jared, John, Jacob and Don! We appreciate all you do at Patrick Henry!
8th grade Bass and Cello players had the opportunity to spend the day at USD in Vermillion. They learned and performed with middle and high school orchestra students from South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. They rehearsed, watched performances and had master classes throughout the day.
Earlier this week, School Board Member, Marc Murren, visited Patrick Henry to get a first-hand experience of the work staff do each day to educate and prepare students! Thank you for visiting our school, Mr. Murren!
6th graders on Teams 6-1 and 6-2 recently took a journey through the water cycle. They visited stations for rivers, lakes, clouds, glaciers and more to simulate the path of a water drop! The chains are a physical reminder of the journey they took - each color represents a different station!
We owe a big thanks to our local Sioux Falls Scheels store! They recently reached out to Patrick Henry with donations for our Panther Caring Closet. The Panther Caring Closet is a space at Patrick Henry where students may go to obtain supplies that they may not be able to get otherwise- supplies include clothing, shoes, hygiene products, school supplies, etc. Sioux Falls Scheels, thank you for showing up and supporting our students! 💙💛💙
Is your child interested in Mathcounts? If so, mark your calendar for Wednesday mornings from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Mathcounts provides a fun atmosphere for students to push themselves to achieve more in mathematics. Mathcounts challenges students' critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as develops their self-confidence! See Miss Haugland for more info.
During our extended PRO time last week, Team 6-2 took advantage of the beautiful Fall weather and walked to the park for fresh air and team building!
Check out the Panther Events this week and don't forget the fun dress-up days for Homecoming Week!
