201 celebrated completing 250 Dreambox lessons in the month of January as a class. They had a pajama, stuffie and blanket party!
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
4th Grade T-Shirt Designs!
We have some very talented 4th graders who used their artistic skills to design water bottle stickers and a T-shirt as a way for us to help students in need at our school. This "help" could be in the form of gas cards, grocery cards, clothes, winter outerwear, tennis shoes or whatever the need may be.
Sometimes families fall on hard times and the staff and students at John Harris brainstormed to come up with a way to help ease the burden for people we care about.
Stickers of the winning design will be for sale during Conferences on Thursday, February 9th in the Multipurpose Room for $2.00
Below is a link to the T-shirt store. As you "shop", be mindful of 2 different designs, 3 colors to choose from, and Adult and Youth sizes. The DEADLINE to purchase is February 20th at 11:59 p.m.
https://hauffsports.chipply.com/JHELEMENTARY/store.aspx
Next week is JHE's Random Acts of Kindness Week!
Congratulations to these 2023 John Harris teacher of the year nominees: Ms. Moser, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Schempp, and Mrs. Roberts!
SFSD loves our school counselors! Join us in thanking them this week (and every week) for "Helping Students Dream Big!"
The Make a Blanket Day event that was scheduled for Feb. 11th from 10-12 is cancelled. Stay tuned for more opportunities/activities at John Harris!
John Harris Elementary is fortunate to have Mrs. Morrison as our school counselor! We are grateful for the work she does supporting students and staff! Thank you Mrs. Morrison!
Scholastic Book Fair starts today!
Attending conferences virtually or can’t make it in? Shop on-line .
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnharriselementaryschool
Bonus: Every purchase supports our summer reading program and our school library!
During conferences this week, support John Harris students by purchasing a sticker designed by a fourth grader! See the picture for more information.
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!
John Harris Scholastic Book Fair coming next week!
See the attached infographics for more information!
John Harris Book Fair Homepage:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/johnharriselementaryschool
Book Fair Flyer with previews:
https://bookfairsfiles.scholastic.com/flippingbooks/booklists/F22/F22-ES-Case-Booklist/F22_ES_Case_Booklist.html#p=1
204 & 501 Stem buddies! Thanks to the JHE PTO for granting us these hands on resources!!
Yesterday was a big day for 5th grade!
All 5th graders attended a program about a soldier in the Revolutionary War at the Old Courthouse Museum.
After returning, 5th graders rooted through all the 5th grade classrooms learning about simple machines. Pictured are students from 503 learning about wheels and axles in 505!
The 22-23 John Harris Science Fair is tonight!
Please join us from 6:30-8 to celebrate the research, experiments, and inventions our scientists have completed!
Participants: Check-in begins at 6:00.
Click on the link below to review the reminders.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CveRuuQhmiS2g-Yv2DfNCQUcR8bxQofJqkdncX7ma2o/edit
~Margaret Dalton
JHE Science Fair Chair
During last Friday’s “Sip and Sketch” celebration, each classroom chose a unique approach to express their creativity. 503 made colorful name banners with a variety of mediums and 401 chose videos off of Art Hub and was able to recreate them using canvases and paint!
From Ms. Powers: “Thank you, John Harris PTO and families! The PTO funded my grant for a tossback for my 202 friends!! Research shows that hand-eye coordination by tossing and catching a ball helps us become better readers! It is just like reading across a page from left to right!”
Last week, 502 and 503 went head to head during “explorer battles!”
Scholastic Book Fair Time!
Check out the book fair over conferences
February 6 ~ 12:00-3:00pm
February 9 ~ 3:30-7pm
Attending conferences virtually or can’t make it in? Shop on-line .
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/johnharriselementaryschool
Bonus: Every purchase supports our summer reading program and our school library!
Various happenings at JHE! Last Friday, kindergartners visited the Ronning library, Tuesday was National Compliment Day and many classes engaged in activities where they gave compliments to classmates, despite the cold, students are loving the snow hills, 5th grade orchestra practices for a performance, and yesterday we celebrated the great choices students have made in the last month with a “Sip and Sketch” celebration!
