5th grade students visited Harvey Dunn Elementary this morning for the finals of Book Battles! It came down to one question and John Harris Elementary came away with the win! Congratulations to all of the students who participated and to Mrs. Hage and Mrs. Boyle for the work they did to make this event a huge success! Thanks to the staff at Harvey Dunn for hosting this year's finals!
Happy Administrative Professionals' Day to the best! Thank you, Deb and Toni, for everything you do!!
Save the date: Y.E.A (Year End Activities) Day is on Wednesday, May 25th! More information to come!
April 25th-29th is After School Professional's Week! We are thankful for all of the after school programs! At John Harris Elementary, we have an incredible Kid's Inc. staff!
Save the date! John Harris Elementary is celebrating 30 years!
The 4th-5th grade band and orchestra concert was held last night at John Harris Elementary. The students performance was incredible!! Thank you to all of our students for providing a great evening of music! Shout out to our orchestra instructor, Mrs. Cooper, and band instructors, Ms. Dunbar and Ms. Gage, for their leadership in the music department!
Today's All Pro Dad topic was Respect. Respect is also one of John Harris Elementary's core values of being a Hurricane HERO. Thanks to all the adult role models and their students for joining us this morning for breakfast and a great message. Shout out to Charlie Nesdahl for leading this group - he does a great job. Join us for our final All Pro Dad on Friday, May 20th in the school gym starting at 7:15am.
Happy National Banana Day! Students in grades K-2 received a special "bananagram" delivered to them in their classroom. Bananagrams have inspirational and positive messages written on them. Mr. Thom, Mrs. Dykstra, Mrs. Hage, and Mrs. Dopperpuhl all enjoyed wearing the banana costume and delivering to our amazing students! We want to thank the Sycamore Fareway for their generous donation of bananas!
Join us Friday, April 22nd for All Pro Dad in the school gym starting at 7:15am!
📌 Reminder!
🌷 Spring Break starts tomorrow!
There will be NO school Friday, April 15, and Monday, April 18, 2022.
See you on Tuesday, April 19!
Great minds think alike! Mrs. Trapp, Mrs. Stolp, and Mrs. Bahnson are dressed for Spring!
John Harris Elementary students earned 15,000 Hurricane Hero slips last month and celebrated on Friday with athletes from Lincoln and Washington High school! As a bonus, all of the athletes were former students at John Harris! The reward was part of our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports). Students earn HERO slips for being Helpful, Showing Excellence, having Respect, and taking Ownership! Thanks to Cameron, Joe, Cole, Kael, Ethan, and Elliott for a fun morning and taking a photo with their elementary teachers!
Mark your calendars! The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 25th, 2022.
The Sioux Falls School Board approved a recommendation at their meeting tonight to move the last day of school from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 to Wednesday, May 25, 2022 due to the one day of school missed for inclement weather in December.
The John Harris Elementary newsletter is now available for the Month of April! See what is happening this month at John Harris! https://www.smore.com/96kmq
The John Harris Art Show and ice cream social is tonight, April 5th from 6pm-7:30pm. The student artwork is incredible!
Today is National School Librarian Day as part of National School Library Week! Thank you to our library staff of Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Hage, Toby, and Mrs. Savage - you are the best!
Wow! Thanks to all of the adult role models and students who came early this morning for our first in-person All Pro Dad of this year! Fruit, juice, coffee, donuts, and a great message! Thanks to Charlie Nesdahl for leading All Pro Dad! Join us next time on April 22nd at 7:15am!
"That’s a wrap for the #EverybodyReads month-long reading initiative! 🌳📚🍃
Take a look at how our tree grew throughout the month! Thank you very much to everyone who participated either through the school or public library. We are already looking forward to next March when we can do it all again. Until then, keep on reading!
Thank you to the music department staff and students from Ben Reifel Middle School for visiting John Harris Elementary today. The performance was awesome and our kids loved singing and clapping along to the songs! It was also great to see former students today!
We are looking for volunteers to help with Book Battles for grades 3-5! If you would like to volunteer, please sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BABAD2FABF85-book1
