We hope to see everyone at our Welcome/Farewell/Art Show tomorrow! We look forward to honoring our 5th grade families who will be leaving us at the end of this year. We are thankful for your many years of service to the ACE community!
The 2nd graders got to do some fun Drumfit workouts in music class today with Mrs. Anderson! Exercise and music is the perfect combo! So much fun!
The 1st and 2nd graders took advantage of the beautiful day to read outside in our new Outdoor Classroom area!! So nice out!
Earlier this year, the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation promoted to the community to sponsor a tree to be planted at each school in celebration of the Sioux Falls School District being a '150 Years Strong.' Our tree was gifted from the Aguilar-Pizer Family and Knobloch Drywall earlier this year and it has grown so much since the beginning of the dedication. Thank you for sponsoring our tree on our new playground for all to enjoy for the years to come!
Our Compliment Card Bulletin Board is full again! Way to go, kids! Students can earn a card by doing a positive behavior following our PBIS behavior system! We focus on these three B's: "Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe!" We also added in "Be You!" Now, teachers and students get to decide together what they would like to do as a reward! Nice job!
Our 5th graders went on their middle school visits this morning & it was so much fun running into Adriana (Alejandro’s sister)! She is a WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) Leader at Patrick Henry Middle School & gave us our tour!! So fun to see ACE graduates continuing to use their 'Leader in Me' skills/7 Habits by volunteering for leadership positions in middle school! We’re looking forward to seeing more and more ACE alumni as WEB leaders in a few years!
Autograph Day in Family today!!! This is always such a big end of the year tradition where students receive autograph books and get the chance to sign their name and write kind messages to each other! Our whole school swarms out into the hallways and signs away! Such a fun memory and keepsake!
Every year, students campaign and run to be on the Student Council from grades 1st-5th. Two members are chosen from each class. This year, Rob Hollan, was the parent volunteer in charge of monthly meetings where students met and discussed different needs of our school and ways they can make a difference. The final duty as a Student Council member is to go on a field trip to the City Hall. On their visit, they got to meet Mayor Paul Tenhaken and visit his office! They also met with Councilor Greg Neitzert at Carnegie Hall. The students were engaged, asked great questions, and learned a lot. Maybe we have some future politicians among us!
Rob wanted to thank all of the teachers for their support of Student Council this year, thanks to Christine Erickson for setting up the visit, and thanks to Matt Manes for helping out today too! Fun fact . . . Sioux Falls is now over 200k people with 3,200 miles of roads and growing!!
Mrs. Pike's kindergarten class went on a field trip on May 11 to the Butterfly House & Aquarium. They extended their learning from within the classroom by listening to the Butterfly House experts discuss the different types of butterflies they have. Recently, the kindergarteners even had some of their own butterflies hatch in their classroom! The kids had a great time playing at Sertoma Park too! Thanks to the parents who helped chaperone and drive!
Art Show/Farewell/Welcome is rescheduled to Thursday, May 19 with updated times!
Jane Addams building is host to two
schools within its walls. On one side of the building, we have our All City sections, but on the other side of our building is the Elementary Immersion Center (EIC)! The EIC program is a school for immigrant and refugee children who are typically just coming to America for the first time from all over the world and may be limited in basic English needs, so they come to this program to learn English and other academic/social skills in preparation to ‘graduate’ and go to their home based school. One way we unite the two schools is through ‘buddy classrooms.” This year Mrs. Gray’s ACE 5th grade is paired with Mrs. Peterson’s 4th/5th grade EIC students. They meet weekly and practice reading, playing math games, doing coding ozobots, Osmos, and other fun games! The kids form great friendships through these interactions! It is so fun to see their bond throughout the year!
All City third graders have been learning about fire safety, emergency home plans, and safety around the home. On May 13th, the Fire Safety House came to All City so students could practice escaping safely from a bedroom window if there was a fire in their home. Two Sioux Falls Firefighters helped with the practice and went through safety tips! If your family is in need of new fire alarms in your home, please call 211 and they will get some to you. Be sure also to practice a plan with your family to have a safe meeting place in case of an emergency! It is also a good idea for your child to know how to call 911 in an emergency and know their address/emergency contact phone numbers. Thank you to the firefighters who came to help out!
The 2nd graders finally got the chance to do their printmaking in art with Mrs. Cabrera! They had so much fun! Ms. Becker, Miss Stacy, Miss Gabby, some parents, and grandparents even got to join in! Nice job 2nd graders!
School Info 5.13.22
• Classes in-session and on-time today
• Bus routes may be impacted
• No tardies this morning
• Final day May 25, 2022
Cardio DrumFIT! One of the Sioux Falls Public Schools Education Foundation grants that ACE has been awarded the past few years! Fun for all ages! Check out the pics for more details and forwarded message from the foundation!
Reminder: Art Show & Ice Cream from 6:00-6:45 in the ACE hallways and gym on May 12! Farewell/welcome ceremony at 6:45 in the gym!
On May 6, we celebrate "School Lunch Hero Day"! Big shoutout to our lunch coordinator, Rebecca Skroch, for all of her help in the lunchroom! Thank you to all staff who help serve food and monitor students in the lunchroom! We appreciate you!!
On May 11, it is "National School Nurse Day" so we celebrate, Erin Stofferahn, our Jane Addams nurse! We appreciate all that she does for our students (and staff) in regards to meds, helping with recess injuries, kids not feeling well, getting our med bags ready for out of school experiences, etc! Thanks for all you do!
Great job to our 4th/5th grade students who participated in the spring band and orchestra concert on May 9th! They performed in a morning matinee for the students of Jane Addams and an evening performance for families. You have made such significant gains as musicians from the fall concert! Thank you Emily Deinken (band teacher) and Denise Anderson-Alpers (orchestra teacher) for all of your hard work with the students through weekly lessons and group practices! Way to go!
Chalk fun during “Family” time on this beautiful spring day that felt like summer! Family time is an opportunity in our school day for students to be grouped together with multiple aged students from K-5th. There are typically 3-4 students from each grade level mixed together within one Family. Each Family meets three days a week for 20 minutes. Students stay with this Family teacher for the entire year and each year they rotate to a new Family teacher. Kindergarten students are paired with their siblings in the same Family.
During Family time each week, students work on the leadership skills and the seven habits with lessons from Leader in Me program, opportunities for coding/technology practice, learning to play games and cooperate with others, decorate the hallways, practice for the musical, etc.
The relationships between the students and teacher built within one year in each Family is so fun to watch develop! Students gain so many valuable skills of teamwork, cooperation, collaboration, and friendships! We love Family time at ACE!
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week was a blast and SUN-sational! Jane Addams teachers/staff were spoiled with yummy food, treats, prizes, celebrations, and a Hawaiian dress up day! Each day had a special theme thanks to Kim & Mrs. Hannemann! They went above and beyond to make us feel special and loved! Thank you to Life Church for the goodie buckets and meal! Thanks to the PTO for the yummy Italian dinner! Thanks to Promising Futures for the bagels! Thanks to Liz Blais for the cute cookies and Kelley Lund for decorating the teacher workroom! Thank you to ALL who helped make this a very memorable week!
