Character Counts Week is next week!!! Elementary, middle school & high school staff and students are encouraged to dress in the colors of the day that represent the different pillars of character.
The elementary students and Mr. Ruth are having fun reading and earning coupons!!! Ten students have already earned pizza with the principal! Keep reading & keep earning coupons until Monday night when the read-a-thon ends. How many more minutes can you read by then?
The Iroquois junior class is selling squares for a 50/50 raffle!! Each square is $20 and you get a chance at winning $1000. The drawing will be held as soon as the raffle board is full. You can purchase squares tonight at the home vb game, by contacting any junior student or calling the school.
Grades 6-8 will be taking a Youth Tobacco Survey on Oct. 24th during 6th period Study Hall. South Dakota has identified tobacco and vape use to be a problem among our students. The survey information will be used to develop programs to prevent tobacco and vape use. The survey is anonymous and no names will be reported. The survey is adaptive, which means how students answer the questions will determine what questions they are asked. All students in grades 6-8 will participate unless a parent opts them out by filling out the attached form. If you choose to opt your student out, please return the attached form to Mrs. Frandsen no later than Monday, Oct. 23rd.
Iroquois School IS IN SESSION with a REGULAR SCHOOL DAY on Monday, October 9. GO CHIEFS!!
Read-A-Thon started today!!! Please help your child get registered so they can start logging their minutes and winning prizes.
Iroquois FCCLA members attended Fall Leadership Conference in Sioux Falls on Oct 1 and 2. Emma, Avah, and Madi attended Rookie Training to develop leadership and communication skills while learning more about FCCLA. Kali is a 3rd year Teen Teacher and spent her time helping to present to 1st and 2nd year Teen Teachers.
Parents & Family of current 6-8th graders,
Join me via Livestream for a 25-minute parent informational meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:30pm! A tour director will give you all the details about this once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Washington, D.C., Gettysburg and Mount Vernon during the Summer of 2025.
Your student will bring home an RSVP card today. Make sure to either have your student return the card, or click here to RSVP digitally: https://rsvp.worldclassrooms.com/rsvp/8468090256?rsvp_id=8468090256
To join the meeting, simply click this link: https://schooltrip.us/IroquoisSD25
Northeast region land judging contest in Webster!
Nathan Enninga taking home bronze!
Iroquois FFA Placed 8th as a team out of 15 teams!!
Very proud of all the hard work everyone put in this year! Great work!
Please help your children sign up for this fun read-a-thon! All they have to do is read books, log minutes and win prizes!! Let's beat our 23,451 minutes read last year!!!
Mary Wienbar will be leading this Coffee and Canvas on October 22nd at 1:00 pm, during the HOSA Hunter's Breakfast & Vendor Fair. Registration is $20 and space is limited! Contact jodi.burma@k12.sd.us to register.
Parade is TODAY at 2:00 pm. We will dismiss at 2:45 pm. K-5 parents - please plan on meeting your child at their classroom after the parade if you are taking them home. Thanks. GO SHARKS!!
Homecoming Week - Class Color Day - Group pictures of those who participated today!!
PK - Black & White
Kindergarten - Plaid
1st - Stripes
2nd - Camo
3rd - Red/White/Blue
4th - Tie Dye
5th - Neon
Sped/Title - Hawaiian
FCCLA held its first Kids Club tonight. FCCLA members Emma and Kali planned activities for elementary students. 16 kids stayed after school and participated in the "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" event.
HOMECOMING week begins on Monday, 9-18-23. Monday is ALSO PICTURE DAY!! Just a reminder to be ready for school pictures right away on Monday morning. GO SHARKS/GO CHIEFS!!
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Today we had a speaker, Brooke Hoffman, from the South Dakota branch of NAMI. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses. Ms. Hoffman presented “Ending the Silence” to grades 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12 in separate groups. Ending the Silence is an engaging presentation that helps middle and high school-aged youth learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what steps to take if they or a loved one are showing symptoms of a mental health condition.
HuntSAFE Class Scheduled
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks HuntSAFE program is offering a class scheduled for September 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. The class will run from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM all four days. Students participating in the class must attend all portions to receive the full hours of certification required. The HuntSAFE class will be held at the De Smet Event Center in De Smet, South Dakota.
The class is offered free of charge. All the equipment is provided during the class.
The class will be held at the De Smet Event and Wellness Center, 705 Wilder Lane, De Smet, SD
Any person eleven years of age turning 12 by December 31st, 2023 or older is welcome to attend the class. Students will need to pre-register for the class by visiting the Game, Fish and Parks website (gfp.sd.gov), and click on the Education section.
For more information contact Kingsbury County Conservation Officer Christopher Schiera at 605-370-0980.
Christopher Schiera|Wildlife Conservation Officer
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
21176 Flood Club Rd| Lake Preston, SD 57249
605.370.0980 | Christopher.Schiera@state.sd.us
The JH football jamboree has been postponed today.
Elementary homecoming dress up days for September 18-22!!!
Iroquois FFA Members attended Desmet land judging school today!
#1 rule in Ag class - We don’t say dirt, it’s SOIL!
