Last Friday concluded Read Across America Week at JHE! Thanks to Mrs. Hage for all the fun incentives/activities built into the week!
Today started the SFSD's third Everybody Reads campaign! Through March 22nd, as students complete books, they can add a raindrop under the "Book Rainbow" by the library. It's going to be quite a sight! Reading logs were sent home last week with directions at the bottom of the sheet.
Did you know John Harris is open for summer care and enrollment is now open for the general public?
If you're looking for a fun, enriching, safe and creative place for your kid to spend this summer, this is for you! Care at John Harris will include breakfast, lunch & an afternoon snack, weekly field trips, swimming (with the purchase of a pool pass), enrichment activities, community activities and more!
Limited spots are available. To learn more, go to https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/after-school. To enroll, click on the 'Summer Enrollment Form' button! Scholarships are also available.
The February HERO breakfast was last Friday. HERO breakfasts serve as an additional way to recognize students and parent volunteers that have exemplified the John Harris CORE values (Helpfulness, Excellence, Respect, Ownership). Nominated by staff members, these students and parent volunteers became recipients of the "Honorable Harris HERO award" for February.
K9 Officer Van Voorst, K9 Hugo, and JHE School Resource Officer Vanderhule were our special guests!
It's Read Across America Week next week! See the flyer for more details about each day at JHE!
To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness week, all students wrote one act of kindness they have done recently! Our 5th grade Hurricane Helpers worked hard to put the display together, showing one small act of kindness can lead to another!
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!
It's a yearly tradition that the 5th grade JHE Book Battle Champions face the winning Harvey Dunn team. Congratulations to the Book Culprits for their victory at John Harris and for being the runner up after competing against Harvey Dunn. We are proud of all teams!
Friday was a big day! Some chose to celebrate 100 days of school, while others wore jerseys in preparation for the Super Bowl!
Congratulations to all students that participated in book battles last week! Thanks to parent volunteers who helped out!
Congratulations to these 2024 John Harris Teacher of the Year nominees: Mrs. Schempp, Mrs. Hogarth, Ms. Powers, Mrs. Dykstra, Mrs. Slager, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Dunbar!
Come to the JHE book fair from 3-6:45 tonight! There's something for everyone!
Kindergarten students have their "100 day projects" on display. We love seeing the variety of ways students presented their 100 items!
It's National School Counseling week! We are grateful for the work of Mrs. Morrison in our building. She is an asset to JHE students, staff, and families!
Can't make it to the JHE Book Fair? Order online using this link:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/johnharriselementaryschool
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!
A big congratulations to this year's 5th grade flag winner, Kyla Kock!
Kyla's flag marks the 33rd flag to be designed by a 5th-grade student and hung at JHE. Her flag represents this year's school theme: Take flight and soar!
Congratulations to this year's finalists: Luke Sallar, Paul Jensen, Elyse Klaassen, Adelyn Hotchkin, and Josephine Buss.
Thanks to Krista Larson, PTO Flag Chair, for all of her hard work organizing this important JHE tradition!
We have amazing artists at JHE! Thank you JHE families for supporting students' creative endeavors!
4th grade students started working with artist in residence, Marlee Hayes, this week. Their first project was creating "spin art" using salad spinners. Each creation was so unique!
Last Friday, Washington High School students demonstrated a variety of experiments as part of the JHE science fair kick-off. It was so much fun! The Science Fair will be held March 22nd from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Additional details were sent home with students Friday on an orange slip of paper. We look forward to learning from our student scientists!
Winston loves kids and books!
It was an indoor recess day. While playing outdoors is generally preferred, 5th graders are innovative in finding other ways to connect!
