2nd Grade Field Trip to the Washington Pavilion!
Today our 2nd grade students got to leave school for a little bit to enjoy the Kirby Science Discover Center! Lots of time to explore, play, and learn all things science!
🎲 FAMILY GAME NIGHT TONIGHT!!! 🎲
The Anne Sullivan Game Night is tonight from 5:30-6:30pm. ALL ARE WELCOME! 🎉
There will be board games and pizza provided for all. At the end of the night, you can take the game home!
5th Grade Middle School Transition is upon us!
Yesterday was the first of a few different visits with Whittier Middle School and other middle school staff to prepare our 5th graders for their upcoming transition. The Whittier Middle School Counselors came to talk to students and parents about what middle school will be like, what to expect, the "Whittier Way", and upcoming visits.
5th Grade parents, more information will be coming home in the next few weeks about Middle school, signing up for classes, and a summer jump start opportunity. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact your student's teacher or the school.
Testing Continues!
This next week we will continue testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade. Younger students will start the following week. As students work hard at school, sleep at home is increasingly important. Research tells us that sleep is critical for physical health, academic performance, and mental health! 😴
Let's work together to help all of our students do their best each and every day!
3rd Grade Field Trip!
Today our 3rd grade students got a little break from school to visit the Washington Pavilion! They went to watch "Doctor Kaboom Science"!
If your family wants to attend there are performances Saturday, April 13th @ 11am, 1pm, or 3pm!
Upcoming Testing!
Calling all parents and guardians, we need your help! We have less than eight weeks left to prepare your student(s) for the next grade level, but we are up to the task! Starting next week will being Spring testing with all grade levels. Here is how you can help:
* make sure they get 10-12 hours of sleep a night... Sleep is IMPORTANT!!
* eat a well-balanced dinner & breakfast
* READ at home!
🗳️ Help shape the future! Five candidates are vying for two open seats on the Sioux Falls School Board. Learn about them and make time to get to the polls on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/elections
SFSD wants your feedback! Our annual parent/guardian survey is now open through Friday, April 19, 2024. Check your email for an active link and share your experiences with us as partners in your child's education! https://survey.k12insight.com/r/6HS2G1
🌟 Special Guests at Anne Sullivan! 🌟
Today the Whittier Road Show came to perform for all Anne Sullivan Students. We got to enjoy Jazz band performances, orchestra, and select choir singers! Even some past Anne Sullivan students were a part of the performance!
What a wonderful way to start the morning! 🌟
❄❄Weather Announcement: ❄❄
There will be NO language clubs today. All students will go home after school!
Please remember to send snowpants and boots to school tomorrow. There is more snow coming and kids are outside for recess!
Plans are in the works for SFSD students and staff to bring electronic devices home over the weekend in the event that winter weather presents challenges on Monday. Refresh your memory now about the new remote learning plan by using the QR code on the image. We'll keep you posted if there are any schedule changes for Monday.
☀️ Hopefully everyone is enjoying this beautiful day off! ☀️
This week we had lots of events going on! Our kindergarten and 1st grade students got to enjoy a puppet school at Oakview Library and our 4th grade students enjoyed a field trip to USF for the Annual Water Festival!
🎺 Concert Reminder 🎻
The 4th and 5th grade students have their band and orchestra concert tonight at the Anne Sullivan Gymnasium!
Concert starts at 6pm!
☔ Raindrop Book Count! ☔
Anne Sullivan's current total: 8,195 books!!
Sioux Falls current total: 94,698!! We are excited to get to the 100,000 books read!
📚 Remember to read at home and have students keep the count in their classroom. 📚
🎶 2nd Grade Concert!!! 🎶
All 2nd grade students had their Music Concert today!
📚 Everybody Reads 📚
The 3rd Annual Everybody Reads initiative is intended to encourage reading throughout our schools and community by tracking how many books are read from Friday, March 1, to Friday, March 22, 2024.
Students, staff, parents and community members will track how many books they read. The school libraries and the public Siouxland library branches will have a weather-themed visual display set up in their buildings.
Thanks to Overdrive, Follett, and Bound to Stay Bound, we will make a donation to REACH Literacy for every 100,000 books read! We hope you will all participate and help us reach a city-wide goal of reading 300,000 books between March 1-22!
The importance of routine and structure for children!
Spring feels like it is just around the corner! As we approach the last 12 weeks of school, I wanted to remind you of the importance that routine and structure have for our students. Not only do routine and structure help kids to feel safe, but it also helps them to develop lots of important skills such as independence, time management, and self-discipline. Routine and structure provide a framework that supports the academic, social and emotional growth for students and helps set them up for success in school and beyond. Here are a few ways you can help your students maintain a positive routine and schedule:
1. Set Clear Expectations (reading time, family chores, and other responsibilities)
2. Create a consistent schedule
3. Provide Support
4. Encourage Healthy Habits (Exercise, eating nutritious foods, drinking water and limiting screen time)
5. Limit Screen time (Too much screen time has a negative impact on brain development and attention and emotional well-being)
6. Set a Bedtime Routine (Consistent bedtime each night, brush teeth, read a book and no screen before bed)
By utilizing these strategies, parents can support their children’s routines there by promoting a sense of stability, security and well-being in their daily lives.
🌧 ☀ "Rain or Shine, Everybody Reads All the Time!" 🌧☀
This school-wide and city-wide reading challenge starts Friday, March 1st!!
Each day in March students and teachers will track how many books they read each day. We will then track the number of books we read using raindrops.
*Students can add tallies for books they read at home in the morning when they come to school.
🙂 If we reach 300,000 books read across the whole city, then REACH Literacy will receive $1,500. 🙂
1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip!
Our students got to enjoy a trip to the Washington Pavillion to watch a play and enjoy a trip away from school.
Language Club Begins
Anne Sullivan will start Language Club today. This is an after-school program for students who speak Nepali, Spanish, or Kunama. Below are the groups listed and when those students will meet.
- Nepali every Monday from 2:45 to 3:45 in the Library.
- Spanish every Monday from 2:45 to 3:45 in the Orchestra.
- Kunama every Tuesday from 2:45 to 3:45 in the Library.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office.
