We had our annual Tug-of-War Challenge during Family. It is kindergarten vs 1st, 2nd vs 3rd, and 4th vs 5th. It gets very competitive, but always so fun to see the kids chanting and cheering on each grade!
We only have one School Store day left next week! We appreciate all of the support all year! This time they even had a super tall special guest working checkout! Thanks JT for filling in!
May Choice Day
We had our last Choice Day of this school year on May 10th. We are so thankful for all of our families who put on a choice day throughout the year and to Abby Brue for being the leader in charge! This is such a neat opportunity every month for these kids!!
Here were the May choices:
• Sport Bowl Tour
• Ethiopian Restaurant Experience
• JD House of Trophies
• Butterfly House and Aquarium
• Beach and Ocean Crafts
• Cub Scouts
• Escape Room
• Pollinators in the Classroom-Thank you to Pheasants Forever for stepping in to help out!
• Soccer
• We all scream for ice cream!
• Magic
• Pottery Making
• Healthy snacks
It was autograph signing day which is a school favorite activity during Family time! Kids get to go in the hallway and ask for autographs from all K-5 students, teachers, and parents! We all feel like movie stars! So fun!
Congrats to our High Flyers! They demonstrated qualities of being safe, respectful, and responsibility! We are so proud!
We have many other support staff/teachers that teach our kids amazing things throughout the school year as well that we are so thankful!
Mrs. Sweeter-Counselor
Mrs. Scott-Special Education Teacher
Mr. Geraets-Speech
Mrs. Kvistero-Instructional Coach
Mrs. Holtman-Special Education Instructional Coach
Mrs. Robinson-ULE/Gifted Ed Teacher
Ms. Deinken-Band
Mrs. Anderson-Alpers-Orchestra
Many other OT/PT/Specialists that also help at our school in many ways!
THANK YOU to all!
We also want to recognize and honor our Educational Assistants (EA's) for all that they do!!! Thank you Stacy Jelen, Brianna George, Audrey Frich, Dawn Stoakes, Jackie Thoelke, Su Lester, and Heather Eyk (not all pictured).
Happy birthday to our principal, Mrs. Van Duyn! We hope she has a wonderful day! Thanks for all you do!
Our All City students sang the National Anthem at the Sioux Falls Storm game on Friday, May 10th. They did so good! Thanks to Mrs. Anderson for leading the charge! What a great opportunity!
The 4th and 5th graders had the most beautiful weather day for their annual bike trip. They rode the bike trails to Falls Park. Thanks to all of the parent chaperones and teachers for helping. Thanks to Scheels for helping out along the way!
Happy School Lunch Hero Day last week! Thank you bunches for our lunches!! We appreciate our whole lunch crew who takes on the lunchroom each day! Big thanks to Rebecca Skroch who gets everything organized for lunch every day!
For the second year in a row, the Sioux Falls School District is proud to be called one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association for Music Merchants Foundation. This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our teachers, the commitment of our students, and to the close ties that have grown together over the years in our music education community. As we celebrate this recognition, let us also celebrate the power of music to inspire, educate, and unite us all.
Happy School Nurse Day on May 8th! We appreciate all that Nurse Nick does for our students and staff at Jane Addams! Thanks!
Next, we want to highlight our "SPECIALS" teachers! We appreciate all of the ways they bring such fun to the arts, books, and exercise! Mrs. Anderson teaches music, Mrs. Smilloff teaches art, Mrs. Reavis teaches library, and Mr. Borges teaches PE. The kids really enjoy coming to your classes throughout the week. These teachers are very busy at other schools as well so we are thankful Jane Addams is one of their spots to teach. Thanks for all you do!
Third graders went on a field trip to the Old Courthouse Museum in downtown Sioux Falls. They first got to go into the Starlab which is a very cool inflatable globe figure where kids go inside and learn about the stars and constellations! So neat! After that, they broke into groups to do a scavenger hunt and explore the museum! Thank you to all of the parents willing to drive to help out all year!!
In family time, the ACE K-5 students went to the playground to do bubbles and chalk together! It was a blast!
The kids lined the hallways for the School Store!! Thank you for the support!
Last week, Mrs. Pike's kindergarten class took a field trip to the Great Plains Zoo. They all enjoyed looking at and learning about all of the animals! Thanks to all of the parents for driving to make these field trips possible!
Our last swimming day of the year at Embe was super fun! The kids just love our swimming days! Miss Leloux even cooled off and splashed in on the fun to surprise the kids on their last outing!
ACE & EIC third grade buddies played with chalk and bubbles on a beautiful Friday afternoon!
The annual ACE Talent Show was on May 6th. The kids and their families braved the stage to show off their many talents! Kids sang, danced, played an instrument, did comedy, made balloon art and a yummy snack. We are impressed with their bravery to get on stage and perform. The teachers even performed a "talent" by playing a game of Human Hungry Hungry Hippos! Check out the video:
https://youtu.be/HFkWv96gd7M It was a great night at McGovern Middle School. Thank you for allowing us to use your facility and to the Johnson family for being great hosts of the night!
