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Reminder: Spring Break is this Friday, March 29-Monday, April 1st. Enjoy the long weekend!
JFK staff and students FLOODED the library hallway with raindrops by reading 17,019 books! Amazing work!!
On Monday, our 3rd grade students and teachers got to take a trip to the Washington Pavilion to see the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra. Students were enthralled by the "Carnival of the Animals", which brought animals and music together to inspire them to explore the world.
March 21st was World Down Syndrome Day--to commemorate the day, Junior Kindergarten rocked some fun socks!
Students in 105 had a fun morning sampling Girl Scout cookies and deciding which kind was their favorite. This multidisciplinary project sharpened their math skills of data and graphing, as well as their opinion writing skills.
Plans are in the works for SFSD students and staff to bring electronic devices home over the weekend in the event that winter weather presents challenges on Monday. Refresh your memory now about the new remote learning plan by using the QR code on the image. We'll keep you posted if there are any schedule changes for Monday.
St. Patrick's Day came a little early today for students in 104. Students learned about data and graphs as they counted the number of each type of Lucky Charms marshmallows in their bags.
Our first week of Everybody Reads has been very successful! Currently, students and staff have read 4,159 books!
Students in 503/504 wrote a biography about an important person in history, and created the person using a plastic soda bottle. Students got super creative with their subjects!
Check out this month's edition of the JFK Parent News: https://www.smore.com/n/wfmges
Reminder: We have a NO SCHOOL day coming up on Friday, March 15 for a Teacher Compensatory Day.
Thank you to the families and staff that came to our 1st Annual Family Literacy Night! It was great to see families enjoying stories and playing games together. We had so much fun, we plan to make this an annual event!
Starting Friday, March 1 through March 22nd, JFK is participating in the Everybody Reads initiative with the Siouxland Libraries. This year's theme is "Rain or Shine, Everybody Reads." Students will have the opportunity to fill out raindrops to show the downpour created by our voracious readers!
The Sioux Falls School District will donate $500 to REACH Literacy for each 100,000 books read. Last year, JFK students and staff read 11,237 books--we hope to surpass that total this year!
Tonight's the night! Please plan to attend our 1st Annual Family Literacy Night!
We are also in need of clean-up assistance--please consider signing up for our 2nd shift--if you can stay to clean up, please just put "Clean-Up" in the comment section of your sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49AAA72FA4FCC34-47839542-family/34220951#/
Parents--additional help is needed for our Family Literacy Night on Monday, February 26th. We mostly need help with clean up at the end of the event--please sign up here if you are willing to help out: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49AAA72FA4FCC34-47839542-family
Tuesday, Feb 20 is a NO SCHOOL day, so be sure to stop by Oscar Howe Elementary for the second Community Health & Wellness fair, put on by the Community Learning Centers! There are lots of activities for kids, tons of community vendors, and amazing prizes for all!
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we felt it was prudent to make families aware in advance of the District guidelines regarding deliveries for students. Please contact the office with any questions.
Please save the date for JFK's First Annual Family Literacy Night event, happening on Monday, February 26th. Please see the flyer for more information--we hope you can join us!
Is your 5-year-old ready for the rigors of Kindergarten? Get all of your questions answered Tues, Feb 13 at Susan B. Anthony Elementary. Families from all SFSD schools are welcome!
