Your preteen is navigating their first summer without childcare. Older siblings are caring for younger siblings at home and meal preparation is a little too much responsibility. You’ve hired a teenage companion to take your kids to the parks, camps, and activities but this means funds are tight for food.
These are all real scenarios playing out in homes and apartments across Sioux Falls. That’s why the Sioux Falls School District is proud to, once again, offer free breakfasts and lunches to all children, ages 1-18 during June and July 2023.
Using meal counts from previous summers, the Office of Child Nutrition established a schedule for breakfast to be offered at eight schools on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Lunch will be served Mondays through Thursdays at six locations and Monday through Friday at two locations. The schedule will be emailed to SFSD families and will be posted on the District’s website: sf.k12.sd.us. No income eligibility paperwork is required..
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
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Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Staff Appreciation week comes to a close. Thanks to King of Glory for the wonderful lunch today! #proudtobeaneagle
We have the Champions for 5th grade Book Battles! The Reading Genius' won! Great work 5th graders!
We have our 5th grade Book Battle finalists: Team Florida and Reading Genius'! Great work to all 5th graders who participated! We will have our Championship this week! Stay tuned to see who the 2023 5th Grade Book Champions will be!
Tuesday was Family GAME NIGHT at Terry Redlin! What FUN!
KID LINK FAMILY FUN: Be there from 5-6 p.m. this Tuesday, May 9, for some fun activities, games, snacks, and so much more! Our theme this week is THE OCEAN!
Terry Redlin will also be having it's Family Game Night from 5-6pm!
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Terry Redlin Staff had our first ever Marshmallow Madness! Congrats to our WINNER Ms. Gulick & runner-up Mrs. Heidesch!!
We have become aware of a scam circulating that appears as if SFSD Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson is asking people to go out and purchase large dollar amounts of gift cards. Gay has NOT sent out a text or an email. Her communication devices appear to have been hacked. Please delete any communication and do not follow through with the request. We apologize for this inconvenience.
**Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation**
Todd Huisman & Cynthia Breen from Terry Redlin Elementary received the 40th Public School Proud Grant! They will use $1,309.90 for their proposal, “Bringing Mindfulness to Life!” With grant dollars, they will purchase 20 Zenimals kits for grades K-5 that will help students focus on self-regulation strategies. In the proposal, they wrote, “When students approach new tasks, they can often feel overwhelmed. The use of a Zenimal can help with mood, thought patterns, and emotions. The Zenimal has nine different types of meditation to help students become calm and more at peace. The toolbox works on breathing, stillness, inspiration, relaxation, sleep, empathy, gratitude, awareness, and restoration. All of these areas of focus are key for students to be successful in the classroom when approaching grade level expectations. When we can help students recognize when one of these areas is off balance and address the issue in a calm and positive way, we can get students back on task and ready to learn.” Thank you, First PREMIER Bank!! Congrats Eagles!
KID LINK FAMILY FUN: Be there from 5-6 p.m. this Tuesday, May 2, for some fun activities, games, snacks, and so much more! Our theme this week is CAMPING!
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We are proud to announce the Sioux Falls School District has been named a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation from @nammfoundation for its outstanding commitment to music education! Congratulations to our music educators, our talented students, and our community for your support!
Terry Redlin had our "Earth Day" school ground clean up day today. Students picked up 20 bags of trash around the school. Way to GO! 102 students got to enjoy some chalk time when they got done.
Yesterday the Kindergarten students had a "Staycation" Field Trip. The Great Plains Zoo Mobile made a visit. The students were HAPPY AS A HIPPO!
Students from 601, 602 & 603 last Friday took a trip to the Washington Pavilion & also had lunch at McDonald's. What a FUN day!
After a long couple weeks of testing, 401 students took a break to celebrate Earth week. They learned about the importance of flowers and pollination to our environment. They each planted flower seeds that they will care for as a class and watch grow over the coming weeks.
Kid Link Families: Next Safety & Community meeting will be held on Thursday, April 20th from 5:30-6:30pm in the library.
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The stats are troubling-47% of SFSD students qualify for free/reduced lunches. Their family's income is not enough to make ends meet. That makes it difficult to support school fundraisers. Operation Hope & Caring helps! Get your tickets to the SF STORM game to support schools!
KID LINK, Tuesday, April 18(5pm-6)--TONIGHT IS FAMILY NIGHT!
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Does your child have conflict resolution skills to solve everyday problems? Join us Tues, April 18 at 6pm to hear from SFSD & Avera Behavioral Health in this month's Family Forum Series segment. Watch for the link in your email. It's practical advice to strengthen families.
Mrs. Heidesch had 16 students earn eating lunch in the art room today! Way to show your SOAR skills.
