Journey Elementary

We had a great start to our Journey Beach Day with a hula hoop competition between learners and staff.

Journey Elementary is looking for people who are willing to speak to our 5th grade learners about their careers. For more information: click https://5il.co/67gb or contact Mrs. Prahm at janel.prahm@k12.sd.us or 605-743-2567 ext. 3203.

Journey Elementary is participating in a “Super Food Bowl” Food Drive & Grade Competition! We are collecting food items during the week before the Super Bowl, Jan. 28 – Feb. 1 and donating the items to the local Food Pantry. Grades will compete against each other. For each item brought, that grade will move their football player 5 yards. Once they go 100 yards, they score 7 points. At the end of the week, we will see which class wins the “Super Food Bowl” and a popcorn party! For more information https://5il.co/67i1.

I was able to have lunch with this young man yesterday. His kind heart and ability to think of others were two things that consistently stood out in our conversation. It was great to be able to share some of our conversation with his mom today with the #goodnewscalloftheday.

Don't forget the STEM Festival for Harrisburg K-5 Families! Many activities for the kids to explore Science 🔬 Technology ⚙ Engineering 🔧 and Math ➕ @ Horizon Elementary.

Mrs. Ling nominated this young lady for the #goodnewscalloftheday for her hard work in the classroom. She has done an excellent job persevering through some of her math targets this first semester. Her hard work is a big part of her crushing her winter benchmark goal.

There will be no school Monday, January 21st. ⛄️🐯

Due to weather conditions, there will be no school today, Friday, January 18th. All school activities are cancelled.

This young man consistently impresses Mrs. Martin with his good choices and hard work. He helps others without being asked and makes good choices for his learning. Mrs. Martin nominated him for our #goodnewscalloftheday because of the positive choices he is consistently making.

This young man has been dialed into his ELA strategies recently. Mrs. Wieking has been noticing him utilizing reading strategies he is working on in other settings. She can see his hard work and persistence paying off! Mom was excited to receive the #goodnewscalloftheday.

Check out all of the amazing opportunities for learners coming up at the Harrisburg Family STEM 🔬🕹⚙️✖️ Festival on Thursday, January 24th. Vendor booths and a selfie station will also be present!

This young lady has been going out of her way to help a new learner to our building feel welcome as she has been showing her how the room works. Mrs. Karels definitely has noticed and nominated her for the #goodnewscalloftheday #choosekindness

HHS Cheerleaders 🐯📣 are putting on a Youth Cheer Camp on Saturday, February 9th. See flyer for details: https://5il.co/66ty

If you or your family has been affected by the ongoing government shut down you may be eligible for free or reduced meals. To apply, please go to the Campus Parent Portal and fill out the application listed under Applications/Form. If you have any questions please contact Chris Beach at 605-743-9031 or chris.beach@k12.sd.us.

This young man was nominated for the #goodnewscalloftheday by Mrs. Wieking for his ability to stay focused on his learning and work hard to progress through his learning tasks. It was great to see his smile as we shared this news with him.

I love hearing about leaners who persevere and advocate for themselves when a learning target is hard. Mrs. Bauer shared exactly that with me this afternoon when she nominated this young man for the #goodnewscalloftheyday.

This young lady was "caught" going out of her way making a new friend in our building feel welcome. Mrs. Gravning nominated her for the #goodnewscalloftheday. It was awesome to hear about this and be able to share with her mom.

This young man was nominated by Mrs. Palmer for #goodnewscalloftheday. He regularly does what is best for his learning in his studio. He makes good choices so he can stay focused on his learning tasks and advocates for himself when he needs assistance in learning a new skill.

Ms. Crofutt nominated these three learners for the #goodnewscalloftheday. They went above and beyond to help a new learner feel welcome and explained how their classroom works. All three parents enjoyed hearing about the kindness they are using at Journey.

A big thanks to these learners for helping man the Room Service Sleigh and providing a much need drink and snack to our incredible journey staff yesterday!