The annual "Everybody Reads" city-wide reading challenge is beginning!!
From March 1 to the 31st! The theme is Reading is SWEET!
Mission: An initiative to encourage reading throughout the community by tracking how many books are read from March 1-31, 2025.
Goal: 350,000 books read city-wide
Donation: $1,700.00 to REACH Literacy to support literacy programming
✨At school students and teachers will be tracking all of their reading throughout the month! ✨
🏀 Special Visitors 🏀
Concordia University of St. Paul Basketball Team came to visit Anne Sullivan 4th and 5th grade students today as they prepare for the NSCI Basketball Tournament. The team talked with students about hard work, motivation, and setting goals for themselves! They also got out on playground to play with 4th grade students.
Good luck to the team as they compete in the upcoming days!
Don't forget about Kindergarten Registration!
🌟 Do you have a child that is 5 or will be 5 by September 1st? Then they may be ready for kindergarten! 🌟
March 6th from 3:00-5:30 come to Anne Sullivan with your new and upcoming Kindergarten student! We will be here for you to meet the teachers, see the school, and have your child explore the classroom setting!
We can't wait to see all of you!
📖 Levo Volunteer Readers 📖
Today Kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms had Levo Volunteers come and read with them and to them! Students had a wonderful time getting to read with these adults and share all of their learning so far this school year!
🚌"Magic School Bus" at the Washington Pavilion! 🚌
Yesterday our 1st and 2nd grade students got to enjoy a special performance at the Washington Pavilion! A good time was had by all!:)
✨ Come share your input! ✨
Calling all parents and guardians, come and share your ideas and get to know other parents in the community!
Monday, March 3rd, Anne Sullivan is having a "Community Conversation" meeting where you can come, share ideas with other parents and community members, enjoy a breakfast pastry, and enter in a drawing to win!
This will be at Anne Sullivan from 8-8:45am!
We are still celebrating last night's wonderful Teacher of the Year event! So many amazing educators to celebrate! Congratulations again to 2025 Teacher of the Year, Bruce Rekstad, who left with a $4,000 check, courtesy of our friends at Vern Eide. Also, a huge congratulations to the other four finalists, Jennifer Aerts, Bryan Aukerman, Scott Amundson, and Jessica Foley. New this year, thanks to the generosity of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation, these four finalists walked away with $1,000 each. So many wonderful memories were shared last night! We are so grateful to everyone who attended, from nominees and their friends and families to past ToY winners, past educators, school board members, SDEA friends, and SFSD administrators, it truly was an unforgettable night! Were you at the event? Feel free to get your photos here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC3KKk You can watch the full video of the event here! https://youtu.be/D-60TEv2ijA
Tonight is the night! The 2025 Teacher of the Year will be announced at an event starting at 7:00 PM. Watch live with us here! ---> https://youtube.com/live/MnFs9wL28Oo?feature=share
📖 Reading Goal here we come! 📖
Anne Sullivan students have set a goal to get more and more students to grade level on their Lexia Reading! Every day students spend time working on their reading skills to meet their goals.
They can also work on these skills at home if you have a device! If you are looking for ways for your student to learn at home, reach out to their classroom teacher for login information!
🌟 We are almost there! 🌟
February Focus - Leader in Me - Habit 6 - Synergize - "Work together to do better"
This habit focuses on how we can get along with and work with others, even those that are different than us. We focus on working together in order to achieve our goals and achieve more together. Through habit 6 we can set goals as a team and problem solve with different ideas in order to grow and learn more each day!
At home students can focus on working together with adults and siblings. Doing things together or sharing chores with the family in order to get more done!
Mrs. Duin is also discussing the book "The Hard Hat" with students in her morning videos. It talks about teamwork and how to be a good teammate. The book focuses on ways in which we can be a great team member in order to work together to achieve more!
Kindergarten Registration is Coming!
Is your child 5 or turning 5 and ready to start Kindergarten? Anne Sullivan will have Kindergarten registration on March 6th, 2025, from 3-5:30pm. Come, bring your child, and meet the teachers!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the school office, 605-367-6084!
Looking Back - January Focus - Leader in Me - Habit 5 - Think first to understand, then to be understood!
Habit 5 helps us to listen to others and understand different perspectives or points of view. It teachers us that we can give our opinion in respectful ways but that others may have different opinions that we need to listen to and respect. Lastly, it helps students to work on effective communication skills such as speaking clearly, calmly, and using respectful words in order to get our ideas and thoughts out.
NO SCHOOL next Monday and Tuesday!
Anne Sullivan Families and the Sioux Falls School District, there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 17th and Tuesday, February 18th!
Enjoy the long weekend, stay safe and stay warm!
♥ Valentine's Day Parties!! ♥
The classroom Valentine parties will be on Friday, February 14th. Your student(s) can bring a card for their classmates, but we ask that NO TREATS are brought in. You can bring pencils, erasers, bouncy balls, or non-food items.
Again, this is due to allergies and making sure all students are included.
Please call Mrs. Duin or Mrs. Karst if you have questions about this.
A recent Facebook post regarding Washington High School falsely claimed a routine request for a birth certificate was related to immigration status.
State Law (SDCL 13-27-3.1-3.3) requires all public school students to have a birth certificate on file within 30 days of enrollment. When required records are missing from student files, school staff regularly attempt to contact families before sending the required information to the State’s Attorney.
These requests are made solely to ensure compliance with State Law and to maintain complete student records. They are in no way related to immigration enforcement. We are committed to protecting the privacy of our students and their families.
Please reach out to your child’s school or the district office with any questions rather than relying on social media for accurate information. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping student records up to date.
4th Grade DAPA Play
Today our 4th grade students got to attend the DAPA play titled "Magic School". It was about the harmful effects of social media and spreading rumors about others. It helped students see how it can hurt others when things are posted that are not true or out of their control.
The message for students to take home, "Meanest on social media spreads and it can't be reversed after the fact, so be aware of what you are saying and be kind!"
"Soup"er Bowl Results
This week Anne Sullivan students had a fundraiser to support the local food shelf. Every day we celebrated with dress up days as student brought in items to donate to the food shelf. Each grade level competed to see which class could bring in the most items.
As a school we brought in 3,740 items! Everyone did an amazing job and had lots of fun dressing up!
Do you or someone you know have a child who will be 5-years-old on or before September 1st? If so, Online Registration for the 25-26 school year is now open on the Sioux Falls School District website or through the Parent Portal. Start your child off on the right foot this upcoming school year and get them registered now! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/school-registration
💯 Happy 100th Day of School!!! 💯
Yesterday, Anne Sullivan students got to celebrate the 100th day of school! Throughout the school day, students practiced counting to 100, making 100 with snacks and crafts, stamping their speech sounds, writing about being a 100-year-old person, and more!
They got a special visit from Zero the Hero to celebrate their 100 days of learning!
🌟💯🎉 So much excitement and fun! 🎉💯🌟
🌟 National School Counselor Week 🌟
This week we want to take a moment and say thank you to our School Counselors here at Anne Sullivan! Mrs. Bossman and Mr. Jensen have been here at Anne Sullivan for 11+ years helping all of our students, our building, and our community thrive and grow each year. From student meetings, classroom lesson, crisis support, building support, and community outreach, they do it all!
If you see them this week at school, at conferences or out and about before and after school, take a moment to say thank you! ❤
