We are now accepting book donations until May 9th. Bring any lightly used children's books to the library. The JHE Book Swap will take place on Friday, May 16th. See the flyer for details.
Last Friday, Waste Management provided our K-2 students with a lesson on waste disposal and recycling!
Library update:
With Earth Day being celebrated this week, Kindergarten and first graders read There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Worm. Students then were able to create their own worm and watch it grow!
Yesterday, 304 spent some time in our outdoor classroom. They made weather observations and wrote about it using descriptive language.
It's Administrative Professionals' Day! We have two of the best at John Harris: Deb and Toni! These two consistently go above and beyond to support students, staff, and families! Thank you both for your amazing work and dedication to the JHE community!
Join us this Thursday night! We hope to see a big turnout at this fun family event!
Last week JHE second graders had a wonderful time visiting the Children's Museum of South Dakota in Brookings!
Congratulations to 4th and 5th grade orchestra students and 5th grade band students! Yesterday's spring concert was excellent! Thanks to Ali Dunbar, Holly Gage, and Rachel Bozonie for putting together an amazing show!
Reach for a Sweet Read!!!
Thank you for supporting our March "Reach for a Sweet Read" !! We thought you would be interested in how much READING John Harris Students and Staff actually did for the month. Check out these totals. Congratulations Students and Staff on a job well done.
Total classroom read alouds reported: 1,102
1,102 Read alouds = 32,347 books read
Total student books/time reported: 40,038
2025: 72,385 books read
Link to JHE Sweet Read Video:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGh7yL4ChY/qr3-pj9w7CnwmyDIqAwlkg/watch
Congratulations to all 5th grade students that participated in yesterday's Free Throw Finals! Congratulations to our first, second, and third place recipients. All students exhibited HERO skills through this competitive event!
It's National School Librarian Day! Thank you to Mrs. Rhode for making the library such a wonderful part of the John Harris Elementary community!
Congratulations to all 4th grade students that participated in yesterday's Free Throw Finals! Congratulations to our first, second, and third place winners! Students displayed excellent sportsmanship and positive attitudes!
Last Friday was our PBIS March Madness celebration! Members of the WHS girls' team and the LHS boys' team joined JHE students in a morning of fun and friendly competition. Coaches from the teams emphasized the HERO skills that our students live daily.
4th grade invited other students and their families into our classrooms on Friday for a ‘World’s Fair.’ They wanted to share their research and Google Slideshows on the countries of the world! We are so proud of all of their hard work!
It was such a pleasure to have Ben Reifel Music Groups perform at John Harris last Wednesday afternoon! Thank you to the students and the directors. JHE loved the performances!
Jennifer Spencer - Unity Show Choir
Pam Green - Unity Show Choir
Andrew Travers - Bows of the Bison
Brooke Bigge - Jazz Band
Ali Dunbar - Wind Ensemble
Congratulations to the March Honorable Harris Hero recipients!
Congratulations to these John Harris Elementary Public School Proud Grant Recipients:
Samantha Levisay, Lindsey Rhode, Courtney Wythein, Katelyn Peterson, Amanda Bork-Hickey.
The money received through the grants is being used to purchase wonderful activities, materials, and/or supplies that will benefit the learning experiences of students at John Harris!
Look at that gumball machine! John Harris students and staff have been working very hard to fill that gumball machine up. We currently have read 54,460 books. We still have until March 31st to get to the top! Keep on reading Hurricane Heroes! We can do it!
As we enter the fourth quarter, it is amazing to reflect on the growth students have made so far this year. We are proud of our readers, artists, writers, musicians, mathematicians, scientists, and athletes!
There was a great turnout at All Pro Dad this morning. It's hard to believe there are only two more this school year!
