Please click this link to read and respond to our short April Newsletter, What's the Buzz?Don't miss the details about our upcoming events for the end of the year.
-Mr. Helleson
https://www.smore.com/nkwxd-what-s-the-buzz
We enjoyed the musical talents of our 2nd & 3rd grade. They presented their musical "It's a Jungle Out There!" to us during the day as well as an evening performance on Thursday. Great Job!
Our 2nd and 3rd grade have been working hard preparing for their music concert. Performances are at 1:45 pm and 6:30 pm on Thursday, April 7th. We hope to see you there!
It's National Library Week! We're so grateful for all that Mrs. Savage and Mrs. Luetgers do for our students and how they promote the love of lifelong reading. We're also grateful for the work that they do to support staff in providing resources. Please help us thank our extraordinary LBA library staff this week!
Happy National Assistant Principal Week to Mrs. Walden. Thank you for all you do for our school and our students!
We enjoyed the sounds of our band and orchestras this morning. Thanks for sharing your talents with the whole school.
We enjoyed the sounds of our band and orchestras this morning. Thanks for sharing your talents with the whole school.
Final Reading Tree picture is below.
LBA documented reading 4,254 books. In the month of March there were 4,297 books checked out from our library. Plus, our kids read curriculum texts, have books read aloud by teachers and utilize electronic books.
The city-wide number was 382,755 books.
Thank you to our friends at Oak Hills Baptist Church for your donation of Kleenex and other school supplies. Their children's ministry had a competition to bring in the supplies and our school is the winner. They are very much appreciated!
Congratulations to our 3rd Quarter Top Bees! These students have been nominated by either their classroom teacher, specials teacher, and/or classmates based on good character here at Laura B. Anderson. These are the Top Bees for 3rd through 5th grade. We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to our 3rd Quarter Top Bees! These students have been nominated by either their classroom teacher, specials teacher, and/or classmates based on good character here at Laura B. Anderson. These are the Top Bees for Kindergarten through 2nd grade. We are so proud of you!
Early Dismissal Friday, April 1st at 1 pm. Buses will run regular routes at the early time. Please make arrangements for your student to arrive home early.
The Whittier Road Show shared their musical talents with us this morning. The whole school enjoyed music from their orchestra, band and choir. It was great to see so many former Bees!
Look how many books our learning community at LBA has read so far in the month of March. Great job Bees!
Maxed out on NCAA basketball? Switch gears and take in some football to raise funds for Sioux Falls Schools without PTA/PTOs! The Sioux Falls STORM take on the Iowa Barnstormers (that's the team Kurt Warner played for before he became SuperBowl MVP!) at 7:05pm tonight at The Premier Center.
50% of net proceeds from tonight's game go to Night of Hope & Caring!
https://www.ticketmaster.com/sioux-falls-storm-vs-iowa-barnstormers-sioux-falls-south-dakota-03-28-2022/event/06005C3CC1FA7A1E
Community Engagement is a strong focus for the Sioux Falls School District. Take this 7-question survey to help us learn more about your interactions with your school and with other families.
https://survey.k12insight.com/survey1.aspx?k=SsXRVPsQQSYsPsPsPsYQRWQRXQQ&lang=0
Superintendent Jane Stavem hosted nearly 50 future educators Tuesday for "Bagels with the Boss." Student teachers currently working in SFSD classrooms joined us to learning about job opportunities, hear about the support offered by the District's Instructional Coaches, and connect with leadership. We look forward to adding many of these new teachers to our team in the Fall!
The Sioux Falls School District is excited to partner with Siouxland Libraries for a community-wide reading initiative. Throughout the month of March, students, staff, parents, and community members are being encouraged to track how many books they read. View the Count here! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/everybody-reads The goal is to create a community of readers ages 0 –100!
Native American Connections program renamed to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe (OSO)! The Native American Connections program, often referred to as ‘NAC’ is a program in the Sioux Falls School District that connects Native students with the culture, traditions, and heritage of the Oceti Sakowin. To center Indigenous language and culture in its programming, Native American Connections has collaboratively determined to rename its programs to Očéti Šakówiŋ Owáuŋspe or OSO. The program will continue to have OSO facilitators in all elementary buildings and offer OSO classes to Indigenous middle and high school students. In addition, OSO has renamed its Lakota language classes at the high school level which will now be titled Languages of the Oceti Sakowin. Our Languages of the Oceti Sakowin and Indigenous Studies courses are available to all high school students in the Sioux Falls School District. See more here: https://youtu.be/HdDc-JLLRCE
Project Search 2022! While it may not be a brand-new program, it is one that is having a huge impact on many Sioux Falls School District students! Project Search is an innovative, business led transition program for special education students ages 18-21 who have completed all high school requirements. The program is a partnership between the Sioux Falls School District, Dow Rummel Village, Department of Human Services, Transition Services Liaison Project, and Department of Labor and regulation. With the help of a classroom environment and Sioux Falls School District staff, students in the program learn and develop their employability skills. Students then apply those skills while participating in targeted internships at Dow Rummel, 5 days a week. The ultimate goal of Project Search is to find competitive employment for each intern upon completion of the program. The program’s strong partnerships are helping to develop the workforce of tomorrow, while gaining valuable interns and future employees along the way. To see more about Project Search, visit our YouTube page: https://youtu.be/5NsEybdUU94
