Attention K-3: Exciting Musical Announcement!
K-3 parts will be as follows this year:
Kindergarteners - teacups
1st graders - enchanted roses
2nd graders - clocks
3rd graders - candelabras
Please watch for communication from our costume chair, Kelley Lund for more information.
Life Church is such a supportive community leader to our school staff! Thank you for your generous hearts! We love your yummy surprises each month!
Ashley Armstrong from SURF (Sanford Underground Research Facility) out of Lead, SD came back again this year to talk to the ACE students about everything science!! She is a very engaging presenter who gets the kids excited about learning new things!
The kindergarten and first graders presentation was over “How hot is it?” They got to do experiments with testing the temperature of three different glasses of water, compare temps, and test out several different methods of taking temperatures.
The second and third graders learned about the importance of perseverance, identified what to do when things get hard and discuss how to learn from mistakes as the story of the search for dark matter is shared! They got to try to build the tallest tower and not give up when things got hard!
The fourth and fifth graders learned about particle accelerators and how they work and why they are indispensable when studying neutrinos.
Thank you, Ashley, for coming to our school again! We learn so much from you and it’s so interesting to hear about all of the ongoing SURF projects!! We love when you visit!
Fun fact: Miss Leloux used to coach Ashley in basketball when she was in high school! 😁
Dear Parents and Families:
Get ready! This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! We've turned up the volume with more fun, more choices, and more excitement—so kids will arrive curious and leave bolder, prouder, and stronger than ever before. Here's what you need to know about our upcoming Fair:
• Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly
• Find even more online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.
Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:
Fair Dates: Feb 6 and Feb 9th!
Book Fair Homepage: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/allcityelementaryschool2
We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!
ACE’s Book Fair Chair,
Celeste
We started the first whole school musical practice today for “The Beauty and the Beast”! All the students sang through three songs and we got a sneak peek at some of the solos from the main characters! The 4th and 5th graders have already begun their practices on Wednesday afternoons! So much time and effort goes into this performance! Thank you to all of our students for working hard and to all of the staff and parents who make this happen!
Sweet Tooth School Store days are a real hit! Sweet success! Thanks for the support!
Here are your Jane Addams Soaring Eagles for the week of January 17-30! Nice work being responsible, safe, and respectful!
Virtual Reality is awesome!! Miss Leloux’s third graders have virtual reality headsets in their classroom sponsored through a grant from the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation grant two years ago! These headsets allow students to travel the world in the blink of an eye! Look at those smiles! They are a blast to try! They can view animals up close, go inside museums, visit a cave, go inside a volcano, swim with sharks, fly over a city, and so much more!!
It’s game week during Family time!! These games were sponsored by the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation grant last year! Our focus with these activities were for the kids to practice using cooperation, good sportsmanship, learning something new, and working collaboratively with other age students in a small group. Students will stay with their original family but then will rotate to each classroom to try a new activity! The games included Quick Cups, Spot It, Guess in 10, Perfection, Shut the Box, and Otrio! All of these were so fun! Thanks again to our generous sponsors!
❄️ More Snow = More Fun! ❄️
Establishing healthy eating habits is the focus of this month's Family Forum Series, brought to you by Avera Behavioral Health and the Sioux Falls School District.
Watch with us here ---> https://youtu.be/52bvfQkh6GQ
Our Soaring Eagles for the week of January 9-12. Way to start the new year off great! We are proud of you!
School Store Success!
Kids love going to get some yummy treats after school on Tuesdays! Thanks for the support!
Don't miss valuable parent information provided by our partners at Avera Behavioral Health in our Family Forum Series. On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, we're discussing the importance of establishing healthy eating habits. Watch for the link or join us through our website.
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Join our team of substitute teachers! Enjoy a flexible schedule that you create and get paid WEEKLY (starting in February) while supporting our students and staff.
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Reminder for 35th Annual Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Nominations!
As you may have seen in your district newsletter, the deadline is approaching with less than two weeks remaining to get in your Teacher of the Year nominations! Outstanding, full-time teachers in any accredited Sioux Falls school are eligible for the award and $4,000 in prize money donated by Vern Eide Motorcars!
The nomination submission deadline is Monday, January 16th, 2023, with the ToY celebration to be held on Monday, February 27th, 2023.
To learn more and to nominate that special teacher, visit ---> https://bit.ly/3InLEq1
Happy New Year!! Welcome back! After two snow days, students took advantage of the huge snow hills on the playground!! They had so much fun catching up with friends and playing outdoors! Wow, there is a lot of snow to play on!! We are excited to have the kids back!! Hope everyone had a wonderful break!!
SFSD schools start 2-hrs late Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Due to the amount of snow that fell with this winter storm and the time it will take for plows to get into residential neighborhoods, there will be No School, no practices and no activities tomorrow – Wednesday, January 4, 2023. District and school offices will be open.
In addition to there being NO SCHOOL today, an update now includes that SFSD Offices will also be closed on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2023.