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
Project Search 2022! While it may not be a brand-new program, it is one that is having a huge impact on many Sioux Falls School District students! Project Search is an innovative, business led transition program for special education students ages 18-21 who have completed all high school requirements. The program is a partnership between the Sioux Falls School District, Dow Rummel Village, Department of Human Services, Transition Services Liaison Project, and Department of Labor and regulation. With the help of a classroom environment and Sioux Falls School District staff, students in the program learn and develop their employability skills. Students then apply those skills while participating in targeted internships at Dow Rummel, 5 days a week. The ultimate goal of Project Search is to find competitive employment for each intern upon completion of the program. The program’s strong partnerships are helping to develop the workforce of tomorrow, while gaining valuable interns and future employees along the way. To see more about Project Search, visit our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/5NsEybdUU94
John Harris Announces Fifth Grade Flag Winner! John Harris Elementary has been a school for 30 years this year. Since the school’s opening year, there has been a contest amongst fifth graders to create a new flag that represents the motto for learning for the school year. Students draw and submit their artwork to be judged by the JHE staff and PTO leadership who determine the winner. This year’s theme was, “Everything you don’t know is something you can learn.” Over 40 fifth graders submitted their artwork to the competition this year and there were four finalists. The finalists included Henry Combs, Sullivan Martin, Finley Salon, and Jake Van Rooyen. The winner of the flag was Sullivan Martin. His winning flag will be hung amongst the other 29 flags and be part of JHE history! Congrats, Sullivan!
Thank you, School Bus Drivers!
February 22nd is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Our School Bus drivers have been through a lot this past year. From picking up extra routes due to driver shortages to having to pivot on a dime almost daily. We cannot emphasize their importance enough. Please help us say thank you to our bus drivers not just today, but every day!
No School February 21-22!
Don’t forget, President’s Day Break is Monday, February 21st through Tuesday, February 22nd. There will be NO school these days. See you on Wednesday, February 23rd!
YEARBOOKS FOR SALE - Softcover Color $13.00 You can return the envelope to your child's teacher with cash or check payable to: John Harris PTO. You also have the option of ordering online at inter-state.com/order and enter the code 63154J.
Both Flyer Orders and Online Orders are due Sunday, February 27th.
