Every day is a GREAT day in SFSD classrooms! Thursday was extra special as Supt. Stavem and Board Member Marc Murren surprised six educators by naming them finalists for the Dr. John W. Harris Teacher of the Year Award! Please join us in congratulating these amazing educators!
It's School Counselor's Week and we are so thankful for our counselor, Mrs. Sweeter!! The kids adore her and love when she comes in to give her Guidance lessons! Feeling puzzled? Mrs. Sweeter can help! Her kindness and patience with the kiddos makes her a great resource to turn to in times of need. The students and staff showed their appreciation with these signed puzzle pieces! Thank you for all you do!
Don't forget to check out the Book Fair and Spirit Wear tonight in the gym! Thank you to Celeste Fergen and Donna Stolz for organizing these things! Thanks, families, for the support!
We had our first whole school choreography practice with Mary Pat Norgaard today in the gym for the musical!! It is so fun to see how much they are improving each week! Thanks for working hard, kids!! Thanks to all of the staff and families who help behind the scenes getting this prepared! We appreciate your hard work!
It's time! JK and Kindergarten registration for the 23-24 school year is NOW OPEN! Parents of children who will be five (5) on or before September 1, 2023
and live in Sioux Falls School District boundaries can learn more at:
https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/school-registration
Friday, Feb. 10 is our next dress up day!! Plan ahead for SPORTS DAY!! In honor of Super Bowl Week, please wear your favorite team gear/color from ANY sport! Maybe you have a jersey from your own team you could wear! Support anyone you want! Have fun with it! Volunteers and staff are welcome to dress up too!
SFSD loves our school counselors! Join us in thanking them this week (and every week) for "Helping Students Dream Big!"
The Hood Magazine Teacher of the Year
Nominate a deserving educator today for a chance to win the Hood Magazine 2023 Educator of the Year award!
https://www.thehoodmagazine.com/2023/01/13/423805/2023-educator-of-the-year-nomination-form-for-jk-6th-grade-sponsored-by-sanford-fit
Looking for a fun activity for your family on Tues, Feb. 21, 2023 - a No School Day in the SFSD? Head to Air Madness from 10am-6pm to jump, play, and unlock donations to Operation Hope & Caring! SFSD schools without PTAs/PTOs benefit!
These Soaring Eagles showed great leadership qualities of being respectful, responsible, and safe this cold week of January 30-February 3! Way to go!
February 4th is “Thank a Mail Carrier”
Day!! We want to thank mailman Jeff for everything he does for our school! He was surprised and happy when he received a large envelope of thanks from the kids at ACE!
Chess Club continues to meet each Wednesday afternoon and are currently in the 4th and 5th round of the tournament! Standby to see who our winners will be soon! Thanks to the Yoder family for keeping this tradition going at All City! The kids love it!
Scholastic Book Fair is Monday, February 6 from 12:00-6:30 pm and February 9th from 3:30-6:30 pm in the school gym. Please come support our book fair and our school! Check out these book fair preview videos!
K-3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YggvIm0B7iU&list=PLtCDOmMCDvaoJ6Uz06Q4FZErTPgqDwXPF&ab_channel=Scholastic
4-5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFCMaOfCl6M&list=PLtCDOmMCDvaoJPGmv036AW8lwOxcepXut&ab_channel=Scholastic
Our Soaring Eagles were awesome this week of January 23-27! We appreciate your effort to be responsible, respectful, and safe!
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!
