School Info 5.13.22
• Classes in-session and on-time today
• Bus routes may be impacted
• No tardies this morning
• Final day May 25, 2022
Today is National School Nurse Day! John Harris Elementary wants to say thank you to our incredible nurse, Val! Thank you for taking care of the staff and students at John Harris, Nurse Val. You do so with your kindness, compassion, and always with a smile! You are the best!
Mrs. D's first grade class has had some fun lately with Science. Students got to experience being in a giant whale and had fun exploring bird beaks!
Kindergarten students were treated to a fire safety puppet show this afternoon at John Harris Elementary. The show is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Fire Department, Avera, and the Washington Pavilion. Songs heard during the show included Stop, Drop and Roll, Never Play with Matches, Fire Alarms, Bath Water Safety, and the fire fighters are friendly so if they see them in the gear, come to them- don't hide! In addition to the show, students received a coloring book, pencil, character cards, and a bath card thermometer. Thanks to the sponsors and the performers!
John Harris Elementary opened our doors in the Fall of 1991. We are celebrating 30 years this year and you are invited to celebrate with us!
Congratulations to Bella as she earned every song on her orchestra star chart this year! This is impressive! Way to go, Bella!!
May 1st was National Principals' Day! We are thankful for our principal, Mrs. Dobberpuhl! Thank you, Mrs. Dobberpuhl, for helping to make our school amazing!
Parent/guardian feedback is important to SFSD! We just launched a 7-question survey - which takes 5 minutes or less - to help guide the next steps toward becoming the BEST school district in the nation!
Check your email or paste this URL in your browser: https://survey.k12insight.com/r/QDVv1e
The survey is open until the end of the school year. Take the survey once for each child enrolled. If you prefer to only take it on, please reference the oldest child in your household. Thanks for your participation!
2nd Grade students build habits this past week and shared them with their class. They explained what was in their habitat and facts about them. They did an incredible job!
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!
