Join us this Saturday at the Barrel House for a Hungry Hearts fundraiser!
📅 Saturday, August 23rd
📍 The Barrel House – 4701 E 54th St, Sioux Falls, SD
🕛 12 PM – 10 PM
Let’s come together for a day of community, fun, food, and fundraising in support of Hungry Hearts! ❤️
Activities throughout the day include:
🪓 Axe Throwing (12–3 PM)
🎯 Dunk Tank, Bouncy House, Face Painting, Kid’s Games (12–7 PM)
🎨 People's Choice Rib Contest (Starts at 12 PM – coins available for $20)
🛍 Silent Auction (Closes at 7 PM)
🦙 Zoo Mobile with live animals (1–3 PM)
🔥 Live Auction Closes (6:30 PM)
💍 Dream Wedding Winner Announced (7 PM)
Food (Starting at 12 PM):
🍔 Burgers, Brats & Sides (Free Will Donation – matched up to $20,000!)
🍧 Snow Cones & Cotton Candy (12–5 PM)
Live Music Lineup:
🎧 12–2 PM: DJ Dontai
🎸 2–4 PM: Simply Travis & Dan
🎤 4–6 PM: Connie McColl
🥁 7–10 PM: Funk Fuh Fried
❤️ 100% of the proceeds go to support local families in need through Hungry Hearts.
Bring your friends, your appetite, and your giving heart. Let’s make a difference together!
Did you know, the Sioux Falls School District offers FREE preschool opportunities for eligible families?
Give your child a strong start, right from the beginning!
Call to learn more and see if your family qualifies! 605-367-8488
JFK Field Day was not hampered by the rainy weather. Our team had a plan for a wonderful day of inside activities! Field Day activities were held throughout the school halls and music room.
Students also earned enough SOAR slips to have a School Carnival Activity. We had many carnival game stations where students could play games and win prizes.
Our team of staff who organized these two events, our parent volunteers were essential to the wonderful success of this day. Thank you to all for your time and efforts!!
As a final Field / Carnival Day treat - all students and staff were able to enjoy a Dakota Snow cone treat - thank you to our Booster Fun Run Supports for your support this year!!
UPDATE - JFK 15 Day Summer Countdown Challenge is nearly halfway through! - Every day that a class has perfect attendance, they are earning a SUNSHINE! - On the last day of school, the class in each grade that has the most SUNSHINES will get a special prize! Let's stay focused on being On Time and Ready to Learn each day through the end of the school year!! Here is our progress so far! SOAR Eagles, SOAR! And keep earning those SUNSHINES through the last day of school!
JFK 15 Day Summer Countdown Challenge has started!
- Every day that a class has perfect attendance, they will earn a SUNSHINE!
-On the last day of school, the class in each grade that has the most SUNSHINES will get a special prize!
Let's stay focused on being On Time and Ready to Learn each day through the end of the school year!!
The second picture included shows our progress through May 2!
SOAR Eagles, SOAR! And earn those SUNSHINES!
Junior Kindergarten were treated to a Visitor today for the letter "V". Ms. Jean from Delta Dental came to talk to students about keeping our teeth healthy. Ms. Jean used her Friend Fish to show us how to brush our teeth. Our friend Wyatt got to be the Magician helper! Thank You, Ms. Jean and Delta Dental for the visit today!
Have you heard of The ChompSaw? It's a tool for the next generation of inventors, thinkers and problem solvers! The ChompSaw helps students learn tool safety. It helps with coordination and spatial reasoning, promotes creativity and use of sustainable materials to make ideas come to live! JFK 2nd and 5th graders have started using this new tool in Art. Students are working on their form projects - building with cardboard. Here are a few photos of them working. Be sure to ask your 2nd and 5th graders to tell you about these projects in Art Class!
Reminder - No School
Congratulations to the JFK staff members that were recognized at the SFSD Recognition Banquet.
25 years in the SFSD: Chris Munce, Brooke Mellegaard, and Val Johnson
Retirement: Laurie Rich and Mary Kueber
Please use the link below to view the April JFK Newsletter.
https://secure.smore.com/n/wnvfa
Thank you.
District Wide Parent Survey
JFK Celebrates Inclusion!
Everyone had an Opportunity to Sign the JFK Inclusion Poster. It says - JFK is Kind, JFK is Inclusive and JFK is Respectful.
Today is our last day for Everybody Reads Month. Please be sure to count your reading minutes, chapters or books through tonight and send them to school with your students so we can add up our total. So far, we are a little over 12,000 - but I am sure there are lots of forms to be returned. Thanks for supporting JFK for Everybody Reads Month!
You're Invited to the JFK Spring Band & Orchestra Concert!
Monday, March 31, 2025
Our amazing 4th & 5th graders will be playing all your favorites from Ode to Joy to We Will Rock You!
Can't wait to see you there!
JFK Art Show - The Glow Room.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ve0FENDTa0c?feature=share
JFK's 1st Annual Art Show and Ice Cream Social was a wonderful event and huge success last night! We had an amazing turn out of students and families - even beyond our expectations.
Thanks to all who came to participate and support our students and view their artwork. Thank you to JFK Art Teachers Ms. Heidesch and Ms. Moeller for all that you do!
Next week at JFK we are Celebrating Inclusion.
What does this mean? Inclusion means making sure everyone feels welcome and valued no matter who they are.
Inclusion is important because it makes people feel good and helps us learn from one another. When we include others, we are being respectful, kind and creating a possibility to make new friends. Being included makes us feel happy and accepted. We can include others by inviting them to play a game with us at recess or sit next to a new person at lunch.
Be kind. Using nice words can make a huge difference.
To help us Celebrate Inclusion, next week we will have dress up days next week. See our Choose To Include Week Schedule attached.
JFK is Kind.
JFK is Inclusive.
JFK is Respectful.
Save the Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 6:30PM - 7:30PM
JFK 1st Annual Art Show and Ice Cream Social
Reminder... No School Friday Mar 14, 2025
Save the Date:
JFK's 2nd Grade Presents: "A Boring, Snoring, Exploring Day!"
Thursday, April 10 at 6:30pm.
