“We can be a calm and respectful audience!” Those are the skills our first graders practiced yesterday at Washington High School to practice for their field trip next week to the Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls! You can practice with them also, talking about being a good listener👂, being calm 😌, and clapping 👏🏽 when appropriate! All good skills for our Anne Sullivan All Stars! 🌟
And with a blink of an eye, we are already a quarter way through the 2022-2023 school year! The second quarter is here, and it’s a busy one! While this time of year tends to get chaotic, it’s important to remember how crucial student attendance is. Chronic absenteeism is a serious problem in South Dakota - a problem SFSD is committed to improving. Missing just two days a month can hurt a student’s grades and increase their chance of dropping out. Make sure your student is on the path to a bright future – and that starts in the classroom!
🎶🎵Musical Delight 🎻🎶 Yesterday our 4th grade students took a short walk to the Oakview Library for a wonderful musical treat! They enjoyed a fun story and a small symphony piece to start their day!
Let’s take a moment to celebrate all of our learning, growing, and fun!! Fall parties are underway to celebrate each student and their growth!!! Happy Friday! ✏️🍁🥳🤩
Today is officially the start of 2nd quarter! Students and teachers worked hard all of 1st Quarter to learn, grow, and lead together! At our assembly we celebrated all of our students and teachers! 🌟Take a minute this weekend to ask your student about all of the things they have learned so far this school year! 🎉😁
🎃Having a little pumpkin fun today to celebrate fall! The kindergarten friends go to search for their pumpkin in the hallway and will get to take home and share with their families! 🍁🎃
🎃Having a little pumpkin fun today to celebrate fall! The kindergarten friends go to search for their pumpkin in the hallway and will get to take home and share with their families! 🍁🎃
Today marks the 23rd Annual Lights On Afterschool event! Launched over 20 years ago, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities.
In honor of this event, Kids Inc. staff at all locations will be hosting celebrations throughout the next two weeks for students and families to participate in. Activities include talent shows, cookie decorating, pumpkin paintings, dance parties, art shows, scavenger hunts, and carnivals! These events are meant to bring awareness to the importance of quality after-school programs for kids.
Please help us say thank you to our Kids Inc. staff who play a MAJOR role in so many of our students' education journeys. We are incredibly thankful for each and every one of them for their dedication to the District and our students!
JOIN US IN 15 MINUTES for our second Family Forum Series virtual webinar! Tonight's topic will focus on anxiety.
💻📱 Click this link to join ---> https://bit.ly/3TyJjen
Important note: If you choose to join using a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone, you will be prompted to download the Microsoft Teams App. The app requires you to type a name. You can use a first name, nickname, or a made-up name. The anonymous platform does NOT allow us to see user names. It only allows us to see the number of viewers.
Last night of conferences and book fair tonight! If you haven’t gotten in to talk to your child’s teacher please call the school and set up a time! We can’t wait to see everyone and don’t forget to check out the awesome books at the book fair! Tonight 3-7pm! 📚
Conferences have started and book fair is here!!! If you are not sure of when your child’s conference is please call the school and we can help!! Today, 12-7 and Thursday 3-7!
Reminder: There is no school Monday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 11th! Enjoy the long weekend!
This morning our 3rd grade students did some exploring at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum! They used iPads to complete a scavenger hunt out in nature! 🌲🌿🍁
The Book Fair is coming!!! 📚🥳 Next week during conferences we will have our annual book fair! Head to the Anne Sullivan library to check it out there will be lots of fun things and new books!
Today our 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade students are getting their vision and hearing screening!! Students will come home with more information as needed! If you have vision and hearing cone we should for your child please contact the school! 👂👁
Parents and Guardians! Friendly reminder that NEXT week is parent teacher conferences! Watch for announcements and slips to come home with dates and times! If you need a special time feel free to call the office or reach out to your child’s classroom teacher!
Last week our principal Mrs. Duin, went on the news to give an update on free and reduced lunch! There is still time to fill out paperwork for free and reduced lunch here are school to help alleviate the costs! 🍽💲The form can be found on infinite campus or contact the school office for help!
Excuse us while we brag for a minute… Our Superintendent is pretty talented! Dr. Jane Stavem is an accomplished pianist, vocalist, trumpet player, French horn player, percussionist, xylophone player… oh, and she also plays harmonica! 😉 These talents, along with her deep love for all things Fine Arts, earned her the honor of Parade Marshal for Festival of Bands 2022! We are proud to be lead by someone who values the role extracurriculars play in “preparing each student to succeed in a changing world!”
Updated breakfast and lunch pricing, how to re-apply for free and reduced meals, who gets low fund balance notifications, and an easy and delicious snack mix recipe to try at home. It's all in the October edition of the "What's the Scoop" newsletter from our Child Nutrition Services!
Read it here! ---> https://www.smore.com/g09r2
Orange Shirt Day! Friday September 30th, 2022, is Orange shirt day that promotes awareness about the history of American Indian and Native Residential boarding school systems which still impact Native Americans today. The day honors the children who were removed from their families and forced into boarding schools and remembers those who never returned home. Encourage kiddos to wear orange!
