Garden Club finished planting seeds for the school garden! They will be ready to plant into the garden beds within the next month!
7th grade students got hands-on while finishing up the circulatory unit last week! Students were able to find the atria, ventricles, and blood vessels while understanding the flow of blood through the heart.
We are proud to announce the Sioux Falls School District has been named a #BestCommunitiesforMusicEducation from @nammfoundation for its outstanding commitment to music education! Congratulations to our music educators, our talented students, and our community for your support!
Congratulations to our Students of the Quarter for third quarter! Keep working hard and finish the year strong!
The soccer season is off to a great start! All players are working hard to improve their skills. Go check out the games tonight at the Sanford Sports Complex at 4:15.
State testing continues this week! Make sure your student is coming well rested with a charged chromebook!
The stats are troubling-47% of SFSD students qualify for free/reduced lunches. Their family's income is not enough to make ends meet. That makes it difficult to support school fundraisers. Operation Hope & Caring helps! Get your tickets to the SF STORM game to support schools!
Does your child have conflict resolution skills to solve everyday problems? Join us Tues, April 18 at 6pm to hear from SFSD & Avera Behavioral Health in this month's Family Forum Series segment. Watch for the link in your email. It's practical advice to strengthen families.
Track meets, choir concerts, and soccer games will all be happening this week at GMMS!
The students in Mrs. Richard's Spanish 1 class made cascarones last week. Cascarones are colored eggshells filled with confetti. They are typically broken over someone's head to celebrate spring.
The School Board has voted to move the last day of student classes to Friday, May 26, 2023 - requiring students to make up two of the five days missed due to weather. Staff will report through Friday, June 2, 2023.
The deadline is quickly approaching for a summer of learning and fun! Discover at least ten career paths. Three full days on a college campus. Countless opportunities to make friends, have fun and explore your future. South Dakota 7th and 8th graders are invited to apply to attend free Career Explorations Camps, hosted this summer at BHSU, DSU, NSU, SDSU and USD. Apply today and shape your student’s tomorrow https://ourdakotadreams.com/elementary-middle-
school/career-exploration-summer-camps/.
Help us to cheer on our soccer and track athletes this week as competition starts.
PTA will be meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at 5:45. Everyone is welcome to join!
The track meet on Monday, April 3 has been postponed until Thursday, April 20.
Keep up the reading GMMS! So far we have read over 1100 books and the district has read almost 200,000!!
CAN you believe it?
GMMS collected over 2,000 pounds of food during our March Madness Food Drive.
Ms. Kittisopikul protime won the bracket with the help of the 6-1, 7-1, and 8-1 teams collecting over 1,400 food items.
All food was donated to Feeding South Dakota.
Track and soccer practices start on Monday! Come prepared to practice!
Grief and Loss are the topics of this month's Family Forum Series - an online program to strengthen families with a partnership between SFSD and Avera Behavioral Health. Watch for the link Tuesday at 6pm or join us at sf.k12.sd.us. Click Students & Families, then Counseling.
Check out one of the Shrek performances this weekend! Friday, March 17 @ 7pm Saturday, March 18 @ 7pm Tickets are $5 at the door.
