The countdown is ON! We are so excited to welcome students back for another great school year! Staff have been busily preparing their classrooms, brushing up on instructional skills, and revisiting the always-important-topic of customer service! See you soon!
School starts August 25th! Here is the 2022-23 school supply list for All City Elementary (note: this may be slightly different than the general Sioux Falls School District supply list). We can't wait to see you back! Enjoy your last few days of summer!
Please join us at the All City Open House on August 23rd starting at 6 pm! This is your opportunity to meet the teachers, see the classrooms, and bring in school supplies. In addition, you will be able to get any questions answered by members of our PTO board, activity coordinators, and staff. A variety of booths will be set up in the gym. Come prepared to pay your PTO dues (cash or check please), buy spirit wear shirts, get your badge photo and family photo taken, and more! See you then! More details to come so be sure to check out the All City PTO Facebook page for more details!
A new app for parents of bus-eligible students is coming soon! The FREE Stopfinder app allows parents/guardians/daycare providers to see pick-up and drop-off times, the location of the bus, and other features in a secure app. More information will be coming soon, including an invitation to set up your child's account in Stopfinder. If you are the primary household of a bus-eligible student, please check your email for more information.
What better way to start August than some "inspired" learning? SFSD staff members are sharpening their skills to help your student(s) achieve!
Keep your students fueled to learn! SFSD is no longer able to offer free meals to all students. Now is a great time to add money to their My School Bucks account. Or, for families with qualifying income, it is important to fill out the Free/Reduced Meal application!
Log on to the Parent Portal in Infinite Campus to apply! If you have questions or need help filling out the application please call 605-367-6180. We are happy to help!
Please note: if your student does not have a free/reduced lunch application on file, you will be charged full price for breakfast and lunch starting the first day of school. Thank you!
PRESCHOOL OPENINGS! Summer is slipping away! If you have a 4 or 5 year old needing a quality preschool experience this fall, check out Learning Adventures! The District's fee-based preschool is offered at three Sioux Falls School District elementary schools - Discovery, John Harris, and Sonia Sotomayor. Click the link for more info! https://www.smore.com/yvqsg (Income eligible preschoolers may qualify for federally funded Early Childhood. Call 605-367-8488 for that program.)
PRESCHOOL OPENINGS! Summer is slipping away! If you have a 4 or 5 year old needing a quality preschool experience this fall, check out Learning Adventures! The District's fee-based preschool is offered at three Sioux Falls School District elementary schools - Discovery, John Harris, and Sonia Sotomayor. Click the link for more info! https://www.smore.com/yvqsg
(Income eligible preschoolers may qualify for federally funded Early Childhood. Call 605-367-4484 for that program.)
Students/Families who need assistance with purchasing the necessary school supplies for a successful school year may consider attending Project SOS. The first day of classes for SFSD is Thursday, August 25, 2022.
Sioux Falls School District is actively recruiting income eligible children turning age 4 prior to September 1st for a free, high-quality preschool experience. Attend our event on June 14th from Noon to 4 pm at the Learning Lab-2205 N Career Ave. Questions? 605-367-8488.
Wishing everyone a safe and fun summer vacation!! School resumes on August 25!
We have some new staff to announce for for 2022-2023 school year! Welcome! We are excited to have you join our All City community!
PE: James Borges
Art: Brittany Lormis
Resource: Sydney Jones
Part-time Clerical: Kathy Horstman
Principal: Jennifer Van Duyn
All City First Grade: Jenny Joffer (see picture for additional information)
Last day of school is always a special day! This year we had our annual carnival again with some slight changes due to the rainy weather, but it was still a blast! Students got to rotate to six different stations for about 20 minutes at a time. First station was bat dizzy while carrying ping pong balls with a ladle and then toilet paper ring toss. Second station was tattoos, chopstix nuts and bolts, and decorate Thunder Road donated balls. Third station was Candy Cloud Factory cotton candy with Wreck It Ralph Movie. Fourth and fifth stations were carnival games and bouncy horses from Dakota Entertainment and Bounce Around. The sixth station was 'Junk in the Trunk' minute it to win it game, Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Cups game, and cup stacking. The kids had so much fun!
Thank you to Donna Stolz for organizing this event and lining up the volunteers and sponsors. Thank you to the parents who run each station: Clay, Austin, Collene, Anthony, Jacki, Gloria, Heidi, Jill, Dana, and Sarah! Thanks to the other parents scheduled that day that also helped in anyway! Thanks also to our sponsors who donated items for the kids to use! Big thanks to Thunder Road, Bounce Around Inflatables, Dakota Entertainment, Macs Hardware, Office Depot, and Phnom Penh. What a fun way to end our year together!
Happy last day of school! We hug our students a little tighter today! We love and cherish our students at ACE! We will miss their smiling faces in the hallway until we see them again in the fall! Thank you for the amazing memories from this 2021-2022 school year! Thank you for working hard! Thank you for being good leaders! Thank you for being you! Thanks parents/volunteers for all you do! You are the best! Have a wonderful summer! Stay safe! Have fun!
Kindergartners said their final good-byes to the year surrounded by family and friends as they sang their hearts out during their kindergarten graduation program on May 24. Mrs. Pike creates an amazing slideshow of memories from the year and works so hard all year to prepare these kids for first grade. We are so lucky to have Mrs. Pike as our kindergarten teacher here at ACE! She’s the best!
Great job today kindergartners with your program! It has been so awesome to watch you grow and develop throughout the year! We are so proud of you! Thank you kindergarten parents for all of your help in and out of the classroom!
The last ‘Family’ time of the year was the annual kickball game with family versus family. This year four families matched up with Leloux vs. Nelson and Gray vs. Williams (kindergarten had graduation and 2nd was on a field trip). Everyone had fun learning the rules of kickball, showing good sportsmanship, and playing in the sand. Thank you to all of the students for working hard and showing great leadership during Family time.
Mrs. William’s first graders took their last field trip of the year to the Butterfly House and Aquarium on May 23. They had so much learning about butterflies, exploring the aquarium, traveling the trails at the Outdoor Campus, and did some coloring pages. Thanks to the parents who drove and chaperoned. We are thankful for our parent volunteers so we can go on field trips like this!
Miss Leloux’s third graders worked on their paper mache piggies after reading ‘Charlotte’s Web’ in class together. They made little baby runt piglets like Wilbur in the book! This is a fun tradition for third graders to end the year! Each child got to name their new pet pig too! Thank you to all of the parents who helped prepare the pigs and assisted with the paper mache project! It was a lot of fun!
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The kindergartners took their last field trip of the year with Mrs. Pike on May 23rd to the Great Plains Zoo. Kids and parents had a great time exploring the zoo together. Thanks to all of the parents who drove and helped out! What a great memory to end their kindergarten year!
Mrs. Pike's kindergarteners had an exciting day when they released their classroom butterflies out into the world! The smiles on their faces says it all! Kindergarteners learned about the butterfly life cycle and watched their own caterpillars turn into butterflies! So cool!
