Great minds think alike! Mrs. Trapp, Mrs. Stolp, and Mrs. Bahnson are dressed for Spring!
John Harris Elementary students earned 15,000 Hurricane Hero slips last month and celebrated on Friday with athletes from Lincoln and Washington High school! As a bonus, all of the athletes were former students at John Harris! The reward was part of our PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports). Students earn HERO slips for being Helpful, Showing Excellence, having Respect, and taking Ownership! Thanks to Cameron, Joe, Cole, Kael, Ethan, and Elliott for a fun morning and taking a photo with their elementary teachers!
Mark your calendars! The last day of school will be Wednesday, May 25th, 2022.
The Sioux Falls School Board approved a recommendation at their meeting tonight to move the last day of school from Tuesday, May 24, 2022 to Wednesday, May 25, 2022 due to the one day of school missed for inclement weather in December.
The John Harris Elementary newsletter is now available for the Month of April! See what is happening this month at John Harris! https://www.smore.com/96kmq
The John Harris Art Show and ice cream social is tonight, April 5th from 6pm-7:30pm. The student artwork is incredible!
Today is National School Librarian Day as part of National School Library Week! Thank you to our library staff of Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Hage, Toby, and Mrs. Savage - you are the best!
Wow! Thanks to all of the adult role models and students who came early this morning for our first in-person All Pro Dad of this year! Fruit, juice, coffee, donuts, and a great message! Thanks to Charlie Nesdahl for leading All Pro Dad! Join us next time on April 22nd at 7:15am!
"That’s a wrap for the #EverybodyReads month-long reading initiative! 🌳📚🍃
Take a look at how our tree grew throughout the month! Thank you very much to everyone who participated either through the school or public library. We are already looking forward to next March when we can do it all again. Until then, keep on reading!
Thank you to the music department staff and students from Ben Reifel Middle School for visiting John Harris Elementary today. The performance was awesome and our kids loved singing and clapping along to the songs! It was also great to see former students today!
We are looking for volunteers to help with Book Battles for grades 3-5! If you would like to volunteer, please sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BABAD2FABF85-book1
Friday, April 1st is an early dismissal day. School will be dismissed at 1:00pm.
We are back in person this Friday for All Pro Dad! Please consider bringing your children to breakfast! We invite any male figure to this event! This is such a great event for our families (Donuts for the kids and coffee for the adults)! Join us on April 1st, starting at 7:15am for All Pro Dad in person!
Maxed out on NCAA basketball? Switch gears and take in some football to raise funds for Sioux Falls Schools without PTA/PTOs! The Sioux Falls STORM take on the Iowa Barnstormers (that's the team Kurt Warner played for before he became SuperBowl MVP!) at 7:05pm tonight at The Premier Center.
50% of net proceeds from tonight's game go to Night of Hope & Caring!
https://www.ticketmaster.com/sioux-falls-storm-vs-iowa-barnstormers-sioux-falls-south-dakota-03-28-2022/event/06005C3CC1FA7A1E
Happy Birthday, Mrs. Dobberpuhl! We are celebrating Mrs. Dobberpuhl's birthday today and getting her ready for the camping season! Have a great birthday!!
John Harris Elementary students are earning Hurricane HERO slips this month for March Madness! We are shooting for 15,000 Hurricane HERO slips for our monthly reward. Students earn slips for being Helpful, showing Excellence, having Respect, and taking Ownership as part of PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports).
Community Engagement is a strong focus for the Sioux Falls School District. Take this 7-question survey to help us learn more about your interactions with your school and with other families.
https://survey.k12insight.com/survey1.aspx?k=SsXRVPsQQSYsPsPsPsYQRWQRXQQ&lang=0
Join us on March 24 for an all school skating party at Skate City from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Superintendent Jane Stavem hosted nearly 50 future educators Tuesday for "Bagels with the Boss." Student teachers currently working in SFSD classrooms joined us to learning about job opportunities, hear about the support offered by the District's Instructional Coaches, and connect with leadership. We look forward to adding many of these new teachers to our team in the Fall!
The Sioux Falls School District is excited to partner with Siouxland Libraries for a community-wide reading initiative. Throughout the month of March, students, staff, parents, and community members are being encouraged to track how many books they read. View the Count here! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads The goal is to create a community of readers ages 0 –100!
Native American Connections program renamed to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe (OSO)! The Native American Connections program, often referred to as ‘NAC’ is a program in the Sioux Falls School District that connects Native students with the culture, traditions, and heritage of the Oceti Sakowin. To center Indigenous language and culture in its programming, Native American Connections has collaboratively determined to rename its programs to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe or OSO. The program will continue to have OSO facilitators in all elementary buildings and offer OSO classes to Indigenous middle and high school students. In addition, OSO has renamed its Lakota language classes at the high school level which will now be titled Languages of the Oceti Sakowin. Our Languages of the Oceti Sakowin and Indigenous Studies courses are available to all high school students in the Sioux Falls School District. See more here: https://youtu.be/HdDc-JLLRCE
