FALL FESTIVAL IS FRIDAY, OCT 28TH FROM 6:30PM – 8PM AT THE ALL CITY ELEMENTARY GYM
• Ticket sales to play carnival games – support the PTO
• Visit the Hot Dog stand and support the 4th and 5th grade field trip
• Cake walk: contact Britni Johnsen if you would like to donate any cakes, cookies, pies or bars for the cake walk.
• Dress up for the costume contest and parade- prizes will be awarded in each category!
• Most Creative
• Most Unrecognizable
• Best Group
Back this year: Showcase your pumpkin carving, pumpkin painting, or pumpkin decorating skills and enter the contest for BEST PUMPKIN. Pumpkins will be set up in the breezeway to the gym. Drop your change/dollars to vote for your favorite. The winner receives 50% of the total collected with the other 50% going to the PTO.
Any questions please reach out to Karina Dachtler- Karinadachtler@gmail.com
Fall Festival is October 28th at 6:30pm!
CALL OUT for Cake Walk Donations!!
We need your help providing STORE BOUGHT goodies for the Cake walk at the upcoming Fall Festival!
Cakes, Cookies, Caramel Apples, anything you would have loved to take home when you were a kid! 🙂
The more treats we have, the more fun it is for the kids (and adults)!! Whether you're there in person or in spirit, we appreciate your sweet donations. You can start dropping them off in the parent workroom anytime!
This online School Spirit Wear Sale ends tomorrow! Order now!
Our All City 5th graders had a chance to attend their first Starbase day! DoD STARBASE is a premier educational program, sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. At DoD STARBASE students participate in challenging “hands-on, minds-on” activities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). They interact with military personnel to explore careers and observe STEM applications in the “real world.” The program provides students with 25 hours of stimulating experiences at National Guard, Marine, Air Force Reserve, Army, and Air Force bases across the nation.
DoD STARBASE’s primary focus is the program for fifth graders. The goal is to motivate them to explore STEM opportunities as they continue their education. The academies serve students that are historically under represented in STEM. Students who live in inner cities or rural locations, those who are socio-economically disadvantaged, low in academic performance, or have a disability are in the target group. The program encourages students to set goals and achieve them.
Here are our High Flying Soaring Eagles for this week! Congrats on being responsible, respectful, and safe! Keep up the good work!
It’s coding week during Family time!! Kids get the opportunity to code with Ozobots by creating a path it can follow and adding a code to make their robot spin, go fast, snail speed, or turn! So cool! They also get to do Osmo Coding and Coding Jam! They use Osmo tiles to get their character to move across the screen! Way fun! The also get to work with a friend to do different coding activities online together to create music or avatars! What a great experience this is for all of them! We might have some future professional coders among us!!
Today marks the 23rd Annual Lights On Afterschool event! Launched over 20 years ago, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities.
In honor of this event, Kids Inc. staff at all locations will be hosting celebrations throughout the next two weeks for students and families to participate in. Activities include talent shows, cookie decorating, pumpkin paintings, dance parties, art shows, scavenger hunts, and carnivals! These events are meant to bring awareness to the importance of quality after-school programs for kids.
Please help us say thank you to our Kids Inc. staff who play a MAJOR role in so many of our students' education journeys. We are incredibly thankful for each and every one of them for their dedication to the District and our students!
SFSD/Avera family forum #2 is tonight. 'Great opportunity to learn more about Anxiety. We all deal with this in our lives either in ourselves or family and friends.
NOTE: If you choose to join using a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone, you will be prompted to download the Microsoft Teams App. The app requires you to type a name. You can use a first name, nickname, or a made-up name. The anonymous platform does NOT allow us to see user names. It only allows us to see the number of viewers.
P.S. If you can't join tonight you still can go back and watch recorded sessions.
https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/counseling-services
Another successful school store today! Thank you to all of the workers and parents who got items ready! The kids love to get a special treat!
All City showed up last night in big numbers to support our first fundraiser at Pizza Ranch!! We earned almost $800 from sales for the evening! Wow! Way to go! Thank you to all of our students and families who helped bus tables and helped in any way! Thanks to Karina Dachtler for getting things organized with Pizza Ranch! What a success! Thank you for your support!
JOIN US IN 15 MINUTES for our second Family Forum Series virtual webinar! Tonight's topic will focus on anxiety.
💻📱 Click this link to join ---> https://bit.ly/3TyJjen
Important note: If you choose to join using a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone, you will be prompted to download the Microsoft Teams App. The app requires you to type a name. You can use a first name, nickname, or a made-up name. The anonymous platform does NOT allow us to see user names. It only allows us to see the number of viewers.
Happy Boss’s Day to Mrs. Van Duyn! Thanks for all you do for the students, staff, and parents! We appreciate you!
Twice a year during conference week, All City hosts a Book Fair where families can purchase books for their children or the classrooms! Each time someone purchases a book, we receive money to get free books for our classrooms! Thank you to Celeste Fergen for organizing this each time! THANK YOU families for your generous support to the Book Fair! The kids love the new books that were donated!
Ms. Becker is reviving an old tradition! For years, ACE families would donate a book to the school library in honor of their child’s birthday. This year, Ms. Becker is donating the book Creepy Crayon in honor of her 35th birthday to kick off this new/old tradition! If you are interested, Ms. Becker will have a list of wanted/needed books you can choose from to donate in honor of your child’s birthday. Celebrate birthday joy with Jane Addams readers! Email Ms. Becker with any questions: Sarah.Becker@k12.sd.us
Tonight is the night for our Pizza Ranch Fundraiser! It is from 5-8! Thanks for the support!
Our first Swimming Friday was back on October 7 and the kids had a blast!!!! All K-5 students have an opportunity once a month to go swimming at Embe downtown! Students get to swim with two classes at a time (K-1, 4-5, and 2-3). It is such a great way to build friendships and get some extra exercise in our day! We love our Swimming Fridays tradition!
**Fundraising Friday**
This week I have another super easy way to help the school out. Box Tops makes it easy to earn money for your school. You purchase items that have box tops, create a box tops account on the app and then scan your receipt! That’s it! No more saving the pieces and bringing them in to school. Just scan your receipt with the app.
If you have questions please reach out!
Thanks!
Karina Dachtler
Fundraising Coordinator
Big shout out to all of our lunch helpers for National School Lunch Week! Thank you also to Rebecca and Audrey for all they do! Thanks to our parents who also assist in the lunchroom each day! Also thanks to our custodians for helping keep our lunchroom clean!
Chess Club got started back up this week for All City students in grades 3-5! 27 students signed up! So fun! Thanks to the Yoder family for organizing and David Kerkhove for teaching the kids about chess!! What a great opportunity!
Here are this week’s “High Flying Soaring Eagles!” Thank you for demonstrating qualities of being responsible, respectful, and safe this week! Thanks to all students who worked hard on this!
