Today is our school assembly for the Color Fun Run! Please pay attention to Facebook posts and emails going out about how you can support JHE! Thanks!
Mark your calendar for Tuesday at 6pm! SFSD and experts from Avera are teaming up for the second year of the Family Forum Series. It's 30-minutes of online learning that includes practical advice to strengthen families. September 19 Topic :Benefits of Setting Limits.
The first All Pro Dad event of the 23-24 school year is tomorrow morning from 7:15-7:45 in the gym! Come for great conversation, donuts, and coffee! We hope to see you there!
Our outdoor classroom/garden area is expanding! Next to the benches and tables we have added a "Positive Rock Garden" that contains encouraging and inspiring messages. Today 405 students helped with landscaping and getting the area ready to add more rocks. Over the weekend, while watering flowers, Mr. Dixen discovered two special insect visitors, including a praying mantis! How cool!
Its one week before the JHE Fun Run Kickoff! Don’t Miss Out -- Register for our JHE Fun Run!
We’re only ONE week away from our JHE Fun Run and our students and staff are so excited! We’re looking forward to having fun and building community together.
The theme this year is WORLD CHANGER! Our students are WORLD CHANGERS and we will learn and celebrate this theme over the next two weeks! We also have a special partnership this year with a well-known entertainment group that will be announced at the All School Assembly next week.
⭐️ Log into MYBOOSTER.COM today to get started! ⭐️
Register & share today to help our school reach our goal of $75,000 to support our students & staff. This year, we are raising money to support our specials – music, art and gym!
Thank you for supporting our school - we are grateful for our amazing school community!
Questions about the Fun Run, here is a video: https://vimeo.com/700577112/c198513505.
If you would like to volunteer for the event, we would love to have you: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4AADA928A7FA7-jhefuncolor
This week is National Arts in Education Week. We are so grateful for the work and contributions of the JHE fine arts teachers! JHE has many amazing student artists and musicians too. Thank you families for supporting fine arts education!
Music: Jill Fitzsimmons, Emily Anderson
Art: Samantha Levisay, Maggie Moeller
Orchestra: Laura Cooper
Band: Ali Dunbar, Holly Gage
JHE Classroom Teachers - 2023-2024 School Year
Thanks JHE PTO for keeping our staff hydrated! We are so grateful!
JHE 5th graders listened intently as Lincoln High School band students demo'd instruments. It's safe to say that many students are interested in starting an instrument! LHS students put on quite a show!
The JHE PTO knows the way to educator's hearts...through delicious caffeinated beverages! Rainy Day Coffee Company serves up a variety of cold and warm drinks. Thanks PTO for the Monday treat!
The first two days at JHE were a blast!
The first two days at JHE were a blast!
The SFSD Leadership Team is just as happy today as they were as Kindergarten students! Together, they've been in school a total of 150 years! Show us your "First Day" photos with #SFSDFirstDay. Have a GREAT year!
Thank you to our community partners, Southern Hills Church, for providing meals at the JHE open house tonight! Thanks to all the volunteers for taking time to support our school community!
The Boohoo/Yahoo Breakfast will take place on August 24th (the first day of school) from 8:15-9:15 AM located at the Laurel Oak Picnic Shelter.
This is a great opportunity for all families to connect and especially for kindergarten and new families to John Harris! All our welcome!
See the attached image for more information!
Hot Dog Dinner at JHE Open House tomorrow: August 22nd - 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
This meal is provided by Southern Hills Church. We are fortunate to have them as community partners! We will have tables set up in the gym. Stop down before/after visiting classrooms.
We look forward to seeing families tomorrow!
JHE staff adventure: Yesterday was the first day for all staff to be in the building after summer break. Staff boarded a school bus unsure of where we were going. Skate City was our destination. We connected through fun activities and great conversation! We are energized and ready to see students and families in our building next week!
SFSD congratulates its valued partner Steve Hildebrand of Promising Futures! Steve recently received the Community Service Award from the Associated School Boards of SD for his work to remove economic barriers so all students can see their bright futures ahead. Thank you, Steve!
Looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity at JHE?
Come to the library and help out in a variety of ways, pick what works for you!
-Read with students
-Create fun projects
-Sort and organize library resources
-Process and prepare books and much more
Please email Stefanie Hage at Stefanie.hage@k12.sd.us if your interested.
Back-to-school paperwork just got easier! There's a new, fast, phone-friendly way to fill out the Free/Reduced Meals Application! You'll be notified immediately. Use the QR code or the link to complete it TODAY! Bonus points if you also complete your student registration! 🙂
