We are extremely proud to share with you that our school, Lennox Elementary, has been recognized as a 2024 Blue Ribbon School!
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 356 schools (out of almost 90,000 elementary schools in the US) as the 2024 cohort of National Blue Ribbon Schools. Three of these elementary schools are in South Dakota. This prestigious recognition highlights schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups. “The National Blue Ribbon Schools Award is a testament to the exceptional achievements of students and educators at each of these schools,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “The 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools are raising the bar for our nation’s students, serving as models for effective teaching and intentional collaboration in their schools and communities. As we celebrate their achievements, let us look to these schools for inspiration as we champion education as the foundation of a brighter future for every child.” National Blue Ribbon Schools are led by leaders who articulate a clear vision of instructional excellence and uphold high standards. They showcase effective teaching methods and offer robust professional development for their staff. Data-driven instruction is a hallmark, and there is a concerted effort to ensure every student succeeds. Collaboration among families, communities, and educators is a key component of their success.
I, along with two teachers, Mrs. Stacy Lund and Mrs. Karen Bartscher, will be traveling to Pierre this Thursday to be honored at the Teacher of the Year Banquet. In November, I and another teacher (to be announced) will fly to Washington, D.C., for further recognition.
This achievement deserves to be celebrated! Stay tuned for details on school celebrations that will be happening in the future.
2nd grade is learning about strong and weak beats in music this week. They learned a folk song from Ghana called "Obwisana" and had fun performing a rhythm stick pattern with a partner!
School buses are moving traffic signals...know when to stop! Flashing amber/yellow warning lights indicate that the bus is preparing to stop. Red flashing lights and an extended stop arm indicates that a bus is stopped! Please keep our students safe and never drive through a stopped school bus with red flashing lights and an extended stop arm!
Thank you, Showplace, for generously donating five backpacks filled with 4th-grade school supplies. Lennox Elementary appreciates your contribution!
Thank you to the Wiebers Family for donating school supplies to Lennox Elementary in memory of their daughter, Rhonda. We appreciate your generous gift.
3rd Grade held a Wax Museum on Friday, April 26th. Students dressed as a person from history and presented information they researched to people as they dropped changed in their bucket. All money raised was donated to the Ford family who lost their home and belongings to a house fire.
Mrs. Lund's class incubated and hatched baby chicks!
Mrs. Bartscher's kindergarten classroom loved to have Mr. Quail, Kelsey Schmidt and Noah Sayler visit to show us science experiments! Here are some photos from that time.
This week 3rd graders district wide got a chance to video conference with Mr. Kruse about digital archiving.
Mr. Hinker and Mrs. Shade's high school life skills math class came and had an Easter egg hunt for the junior kindergarten class. The high schoolers numbered the eggs, so the class could hunt for a certain number on their egg. Due to the cold windy weather, they had the egg hunt inside 🙂 - they also made bunny ears together.
Tuesday, March 26th, Sarah VanLaeken, a life coach, presented a message to our 3rd and 4th grade students on the topics below at the Intermediate school gym.
* Being realistic about your expectations of yourself and others (Self-compassion)
* Choosing to listen to the voices in your head- turning down the volume on the inner critic and turning up the volume on the voice of wisdom (Self-worth)
* Taking time to quite the storm and step out of the chaos of life (Visualization)
* How to lean in and trust your gut (Intuition) & Be your #1 Fan (Self-confidence)
Mrs. Shade and Mr. Hinker's high school math class played St Patrick's Day bingo and helped Mrs. Hinker's JrK class with math centers. They also brought delicious green Rice Krispie treats!
World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st Lennox Elementary "Rocked their Socks" by wearing our WiLd, SiLlY & MiSmAtChEd socks! #RockYourSocks
As part of “Music in our Schools Month,” high school music students visited the 4th graders this morning. Students were invited to learn more about each instrument and had fun trying them out!
District third graders researched a problem of their choosing and created proposals for how they think it should be solved. They presented their proposals to their peers.
6th graders came to read to Lennox Elementary JrK and Kindergarteners for Dr. Seuss week.
Sandy, from the Outdoor Campus, recently visited junior kindergarten. She talked to the class about animals in their natural habitat during the winter months.
Teachers jumping rope at the Kids Heart Challenge Assembly.
FFA students presented to classrooms at Lennox Elementary.
Today the first graders in Mrs. Bauder's class started work on building their Lego models that they created last class period in Minecraft.
