Your preteen is navigating their first summer without childcare. Older siblings are caring for younger siblings at home and meal preparation is a little too much responsibility. You’ve hired a teenage companion to take your kids to the parks, camps, and activities but this means funds are tight for food.
These are all real scenarios playing out in homes and apartments across Sioux Falls. That’s why the Sioux Falls School District is proud to, once again, offer free breakfasts and lunches to all children, ages 1-18 during June and July 2023.
Using meal counts from previous summers, the Office of Child Nutrition established a schedule for breakfast to be offered at eight schools on Tuesdays through Thursdays. Lunch will be served Mondays through Thursdays at six locations and Monday through Friday at two locations. The schedule will be emailed to SFSD families and will be posted on the District’s website: sf.k12.sd.us. No income eligibility paperwork is required..
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Yesterday morning was JHE's second monthly "HERO breakfast." Congratulations to students and parent volunteers that were nominated!
The JHE Book Swap event is almost here. See the flyer for details! There are nearly 1,000 books ready for new homes!
Our school nurse is amazing! We are grateful for everything she does for students, staff. and families!
The John Harris talent show is in the books! We are proud of all performers and those behind the scenes. It takes a lot of work to coordinate and organize an event like this. A big thank you to Gretchen McKee, Mary Schilling, Jamie Appel, and Annie Welsh!
The John Harris talent show is in the books! We are proud of all performers and those behind the scenes. It takes a lot of work to coordinate and organize an event like this. A big thank you to Gretchen McKee, Mary Schilling, Jamie Appel, and Annie Welsh!
The John Harris talent show is in the books! We are proud of all performers and those behind the scenes. It takes a lot of work to coordinate and organize an event like this. A big thank you to Gretchen McKee, Mary Schilling, Jamie Appel, and Annie Welsh!
The JHE staff would like to thank the JHE PTO for all of the amazing gestures/treats throughout last week. Closing out the week, we enjoyed the lunch and the surprise picnic blanket gifted to each of us! We are seriously fortunate to work in such a wonderful and supportive school community!
The JHE staff would like to thank the JHE PTO for all of the amazing gestures/treats throughout the week. Closing out the week, we enjoyed the lunch and the surprise picnic blanket gifted to each of us! We are seriously fortunate to work in such a wonderful and supportive school community!
Yesterday, first graders took a field trip to Ocean Outfitters!
We have become aware of a scam circulating that appears as if SFSD Child Nutrition Coordinator Gay Anderson is asking people to go out and purchase large dollar amounts of gift cards. Gay has NOT sent out a text or an email. Her communication devices appear to have been hacked. Please delete any communication and do not follow through with the request. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Last Friday was JHE's Glow Day!
Yesterday, kinder and first took advantage of the beautiful day and brought their books outside to enjoy the outdoor classroom during their library time!
The JHE PTO has spoiled us for "staff appreciation week!" A big thank you to Christa Bauman, Lori Blom, and Lucy Henglefelt for setting up the various treats and activities throughout the week!
Teacher appreciation week kicked off today at JHE with snack and beverage deliveries, courtesy of 5th grade students!
We are proud to announce the Sioux Falls School District has been named a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation from @nammfoundation for its outstanding commitment to music education! Congratulations to our music educators, our talented students, and our community for your support!
The John Harris 5th grade band has worked very hard and they are ready to share their parade songs, “Let’s Go Band!” & “Star Wars” with the JH students on Thursday! We are so proud of all they have accomplished this year and look forward to all they will accomplish with music in middle school!
A big thank you to Ali Dunbar and Holly Gage for their work with this group!!
2nd graders displayed their habitat projects yesterday. They were so excited to show what they had learned and created!
We hope you can join us for the JHE Books and Breakfast Book Swap. Mark your calendars!
It was so much fun seeing families at the JHE art show and ice cream social tonight! Thanks to parent volunteers Christa Bauman and Katie Cory for helping making the night possible. Thanks to our amazing art teachers Sam Levisay and Molly Wilson for guiding students throughout their art projects. Thanks to the JHE staff who put in extra hours setting up and preparing for this event. Finally - thanks to students for creating their masterpieces and their parents for supporting them!
