STEM night was a success! Thanks to all who came out and learned!
https://www.newell.k12.sd.us/page/stem-night-2023
Hero Breakfast 2023! Thanks to all who came at had breakfast!
https://www.newell.k12.sd.us/page/hero-breakfast-2023
The $5 Book Fair is coming to Newell School Monday, April 24 at Austin Auditorium!
Pre-school through fifth-grade students will have the opportunity to go shopping throughout the school day. If you would like your child to purchase the book(s), please send $5 for each book to school with them on Monday in a marked and sealed envelope. Their classroom teacher and Mrs. Wallace will help them choose books!
The book fair will also be set up from 4pm - 6:30pm in the lobby of Austin Auditorium. Proceeds from this book fair will be distributed to classroom teachers for updated reading materials for classrooms.
April is National Poetry Month! During library class, fourth and fifth-grade students at Newell Elementary School are learning about Blackout Poetry and how to make their own creations. Students are using recycled newsprint and old books. Be on the lookout for some of their finished works!
Newell School District is looking for a head of maintenance for the 2022-2023 school year. Starting salary will be $50,000, and benefits for the position include 100% paid premium for health insurance, South Dakota Retirement, 40 hours of vacation after one year of employment, 162.5 hours of paid time off annually, and options for dental, life, and vision insurance. If interested in the position, please fill out the application listed below and either email andrew.fergen@k12.sd.us or bring it to our business office located in our high school.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/56/District/2502991/Employment_application.pdf
Last week Mr. Decker took the applied biology and chemistry class to the Sanford Underground Research Facility. They went on a tour of their Wastewater treatment plant to see how they process and purify water that is pumped up out of the mine/lab!
The 8th graders were visited today by Don Balyeat from the Civil War Trust. Don brought in several artifacts from Civil War battlefields and he will give another presentation tomorrow. His program allows students to interact with the items and see the Civil War through a new perspective.
Newell School District will surplus school supplies such as old books and textbooks and a carpet extractor on Tuesday, April 18th. Surplussed items can be located in the multipurpose room from 5:30-7:30 pm and are free to the public.
April school board minutes.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/56/District/2953063/April_2023_minutes.pdf
Newell School District is looking for one paraprofessional. Starting pay for the position is $13 an hour. Benefits for the position include a 100% paid premium for health insurance throughout the year and 132.5 hours of paid time off for annual leave. If interested in this position, please fill out the job application below and either email andrew.fergen@k12.sd.us or bring it to the business office located in the high school. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/56/District/2502991/Employment_application.pdf
April special school board meeting agenda.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/56/District/2947479/April_special_board_meeting.pdf
Supper is served at 5:30, in MP room and then activities are in the Middle School gym. Come learn about many different types of science, and then take some math games home to work on facts, etc throughout the summer
It’s been fun giving away Book Blast Treasure Chests and even an iPad over the past two weeks. Coming soon… the $100 Book Blast shopping sprees! To our students and families, great job completing your Treasure Maps. Enjoy your fun rewards! We will celebrate soon with all the books heading our way. Batten down the hatches and get ready for the big delivery!
Newell School District is looking for a head of maintenance for the 2022-2023 school year. Starting salary will be $45,000 and benefits for the position include 100% paid premium for health insurance, South Dakota Retirement, 40 hours of vacation after one year of employment, 162.5 hours of paid time off annually, and options for dental, life, and vision insurance. If interested in the position, please fill out the application listed below and either email andrew.fergen@k12.sd.us or bring to our business office located in our high school. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/56/District/2502991/Employment_application.pdf
Aye, me hearties, there’s still time to earn a Book Blast treasure! After the Book Blast ends Sunday (tomorrow) at midnight, a $100 Book Blast shopping spree will be awarded to the student with the highest dollar amount of contributions from each grade level. An additional $100 Book Blast shopping spree will be awarded to the student with the highest dollar amount of contributions in the school; so, all hands on deck!
Donuts with Dads! The kindergarten classes had a great afternoon!
Let’s blow our Book Blast out of the water! We only have two days left, so now is the time to act. If you would still like to contribute to the event, please do so through the invitation from your favorite student or make a school-wide contribution: https://bit.ly/NewellESCommunityLink
Please support Newell at NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
My school is having a Book Blast to help all students have books to read at home.
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. You have until Sunday night at midnight to contribute.
Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond that has contributed to our Book Blast event! Your support has helped every student to go home with at least one new, exciting book to read, and some students will earn up to 10. With a focus on the promotion of literacy and reading, a new book is like gold to be treasured!
Local veteran, Greg Todd paid a visit to Mr. V's US History class today. He spoke about the culture, history, and his firsthand accounts of Vietnam from his time in the service. We look forward to having Greg come back again!
Aye, me hearties, there’s still time to earn a Book Blast treasure! After the Book Blast ends Sunday at midnight, a $100 Book Blast shopping spree will be awarded to the student with the highest dollar amount of contributions from each grade level. An additional $100 Book Blast shopping spree will be awarded to the student with the highest dollar amount of contributions in the school; so, all hands on deck!
Today’s Current Leaders:
Pre-K - Rawley Wulf
Kindergarten - Chaizley McTaggart
1st Grade - Andrew Randolph
2nd Grade - Riggin Wulf
3rd Grade - Cooper High
4th Grade - Novella Liggett
5th Grade - Harper Whitacre
6th Grade - James Gatzke
7th Grade - Brilee Heath
8th Grade - Kiley Link
Current contribution leader in the school - James Gatzke
Thank you for your dedication to building literacy at your school! We are thrilled to be partnering with you.
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