March is Music In Our Schools month. The band students each filled out a square of a puzzle and then completed a writing prompt stating one thing they enjoy about music!
Last week, the Sioux Falls Public Education Foundation awarded the ninth Public School Proud Grant to Amanda Bork-Hickey at John Harris Elementary! She received $1,456.59 for her proposal, “Sensory Success Opportunities.” She will purchase mold and play sensory sand, magnetic drawing boards, rainbow liquid sensory viewers, squish and squeeze sensory beads, maze cubes, discovery bags, gel floor tiles, and sensory wall panels that can be used by students to help with self-regulation strategies.
Thank you to the Sioux Falls Public Education Foundation and to Midco for being a longtime partner of the Education Foundation!
4th graders attended the Water Festival earlier in the week. It is always such a great learning opportunity!
Our lost and found is overflowing! Please stop by tomorrow to search for any items your child/children are missing. On Friday, all remaining items will be donated. Thanks!
405 became Paleontologists. They learned why paleontologists use special tools to remove fossils. First they tried their fingers to remove the fossils (chocolate chips) then a toothpick. They quickly found that tools help remove fossils safely.
In the first week of the Everybody Reads campaign, JHE students read 8,994 books!
All Pro Dad is this Friday at 7:15 a.m. in the gym. We hope to see you there!
Students are excited to spot books they've read on the JHE Everybody Reads display! We've made a lot of progress in just a few days!
Last Friday concluded Read Across America Week at JHE! Thanks to Mrs. Hage for all the fun incentives/activities built into the week!
Today started the SFSD's third Everybody Reads campaign! Through March 22nd, as students complete books, they can add a raindrop under the "Book Rainbow" by the library. It's going to be quite a sight! Reading logs were sent home last week with directions at the bottom of the sheet.
Did you know John Harris is open for summer care and enrollment is now open for the general public?
If you're looking for a fun, enriching, safe and creative place for your kid to spend this summer, this is for you! Care at John Harris will include breakfast, lunch & an afternoon snack, weekly field trips, swimming (with the purchase of a pool pass), enrichment activities, community activities and more!
Limited spots are available. To learn more, go to https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/after-school. To enroll, click on the 'Summer Enrollment Form' button! Scholarships are also available.
The February HERO breakfast was last Friday. HERO breakfasts serve as an additional way to recognize students and parent volunteers that have exemplified the John Harris CORE values (Helpfulness, Excellence, Respect, Ownership). Nominated by staff members, these students and parent volunteers became recipients of the "Honorable Harris HERO award" for February.
K9 Officer Van Voorst, K9 Hugo, and JHE School Resource Officer Vanderhule were our special guests!
It's Read Across America Week next week! See the flyer for more details about each day at JHE!
To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness week, all students wrote one act of kindness they have done recently! Our 5th grade Hurricane Helpers worked hard to put the display together, showing one small act of kindness can lead to another!
Tuesday, Feb 20 is a NO SCHOOL day, so be sure to stop by Oscar Howe Elementary for the second Community Health & Wellness fair, put on by the Community Learning Centers! There are lots of activities for kids, tons of community vendors, and amazing prizes for all!
It's a yearly tradition that the 5th grade JHE Book Battle Champions face the winning Harvey Dunn team. Congratulations to the Book Culprits for their victory at John Harris and for being the runner up after competing against Harvey Dunn. We are proud of all teams!
Friday was a big day! Some chose to celebrate 100 days of school, while others wore jerseys in preparation for the Super Bowl!
Congratulations to all students that participated in book battles last week! Thanks to parent volunteers who helped out!
Congratulations to these 2024 John Harris Teacher of the Year nominees: Mrs. Schempp, Mrs. Hogarth, Ms. Powers, Mrs. Dykstra, Mrs. Slager, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Dunbar!
Come to the JHE book fair from 3-6:45 tonight! There's something for everyone!
Kindergarten students have their "100 day projects" on display. We love seeing the variety of ways students presented their 100 items!
