Reminder that daylight saving happened this weekend! We sprung forward this time, so be sure to set your clocks ahead one hour to keep everyone on time for school on Monday! ⏰
4th graders had a wonderful time at the Water Festival on Tuesday!
4th graders had a wonderful time at the Water Festival on Tuesday!
This team welcomed over 70 future JHE kindergartners last night!
Our Hurricane Helpers served as guides at kindergarten registration tonight! It was so great seeing future John Harris students in the building!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024-25 John Harris Science Fair:
1st: Bouncy Ice Bubbles by Nora Johnson (503) and Penny Gedney (501)
2nd: The Stuff that Matter by Bentley Carlisle (501)
3rd: Stroboscopes by Oliver Ollerton (404)
Happy Social Worker Week!
In the Sioux Falls School District, every student's journey is unique. For many of the kids we serve, our school social workers are there every step of the way! Whether offering a listening ear, connecting families to resources, or advocating for students' well-being, their dedication ignites hope and creates lasting impact in our schools.
This year's theme, Unite to Ignite: Celebrating Our Impact, is a perfect reflection of how our social workers bring people together to create brighter futures for students.
THANK YOU to our incredible school social workers for your compassion and care!
Candy day!
🎉 Reach for a Sweet Read has officially begun! 🎉
Please encourage your child to read and track their books or minutes throughout the month of March. The library is fully decorated to inspire and excite students about reading! Let’s work together to make this a fun and rewarding experience for all.
Thank you for your support in fostering a love for reading! 📚🍭✨
Stay tuned for updates as our gumball machine fills up!
REACH for a Sweet Read
Get ready for a month-long celebration of reading! From March 1-31, we’re diving into the world of books with REACH for a Sweet Read! To kick things off, we’ll have fun dress-up days that will inspire us to read!
Let’s make this a month full of adventure, imagination, and, of course, sweet reads!
We are still celebrating last night's wonderful Teacher of the Year event! So many amazing educators to celebrate! Congratulations again to 2025 Teacher of the Year, Bruce Rekstad, who left with a $4,000 check, courtesy of our friends at Vern Eide. Also, a huge congratulations to the other four finalists, Jennifer Aerts, Bryan Aukerman, Scott Amundson, and Jessica Foley. New this year, thanks to the generosity of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, these four finalists walked away with $1,000 each. So many wonderful memories were shared last night! We are so grateful to everyone who attended, from nominees and their friends and families to past ToY winners, past educators, school board members, SDEA friends, and SFSD administrators, it truly was an unforgettable night! Were you at the event? Feel free to get your photos here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC3KKk You can watch the full video of the event here! https://youtu.be/D-60TEv2ijA
Tonight is the night! The 2025 Teacher of the Year will be announced at an event starting at 7:00 PM. Watch live with us here! ---> https://youtube.com/live/MnFs9wL28Oo?feature=share
While it has been nearly two weeks since the second and third graders performed the musical "Flakes!," directed by Mrs. Fitz and her student teacher Ms. Leewarner, we can't get the music out of our heads! Thanks and congrats to students, directors, and parent volunteers! Thanks to teachers for adjusting schedules to accommodate rehearsals for this wonderful performance!
Congratulations to these Honorable Hurricane Hero award recipients!
For approximately 10 weeks, after school at EmBe, we have had 13 kids (3rd-5th) participating in Groove lessons. This is a local organization who has partnered with the CLC to provide enrichment activities for the districts after school programs. John Harris has had the pleasure of being the pilot program and is excited to perform tomorrow at 4:00pm in the JHE gym! Please consider this your invitation to come, support our kids and check out all they have learned! It will last approximately 15 minutes.
A recent Facebook post regarding Washington High School falsely claimed a routine request for a birth certificate was related to immigration status.
State Law (SDCL 13-27-3.1-3.3) requires all public school students to have a birth certificate on file within 30 days of enrollment. When required records are missing from student files, school staff regularly attempt to contact families before sending the required information to the State’s Attorney.
These requests are made solely to ensure compliance with State Law and to maintain complete student records. They are in no way related to immigration enforcement. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our students and their families.
Please reach out to your child’s school or the district office with any questions rather than relying on social media for accurate information. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping student records up to date.
A big congratulations to this year's 5th-grade flag winner, Emma Weeks! Emma's flag is the 34th flag to be designed by a 5th-grade student and hung at JHE. Her flag represents this year's school theme: Believe.
Congratulations to all finalists: Isabel Ausborn, Hayes Ringling, Chloe Nelson, Nicholas Storm, Laila Cory, and Will Lovejoy.
Thank you to Ms. Levisay for guiding students through the artistic process and motivating students to participate in the flag designing tradition. Thanks to PTO rep Krista Larson for helping make the flag ceremony tradition one that students look forward to each year!
As we wrap up a busy week of conferences, we would like to extend our gratitude to the JHE PTO for providing food in evenings of conferences.
Everything was delicious!
As we wrap up a busy week of conferences, we would like to extend our gratitude to the JHE PTO for providing food in evenings of conferences.
Everything was delicious!
Tomorrow is our last day to collect food for Feeding South Dakota.
Bring an item to donate and celebrate our hard work with Jersey Day!
Thank you for your help with our SOUPER BOWL food drive!
