Bison Beat
February 2022
Message from the Principal
We completed our Fast Bridge testing back in January, our school wide goal was to reach 57% of our students to be At/or Above Winter Benchmark for reading, we were able to reach 60% of our students meeting At/or Above Winter Benchmark. Together as a staff we are so proud of our students and the growth they are making in reading. Thank you for your continued support at home to help with reading and math.
Students in grades 3-5 took the South Dakota Interim Block Assessment for Reading & Math. This test is similar to the summative assessment students will take in the Spring however, teachers picked targets we have performed poorly on to gather a better picture of where our students are at right now with those areas so they make adjustments to their instruction to fill in the gaps.
The elementary office would like to welcome our newest Bison, Laura Sowers, as the new secretary. She is busy getting to know our school, students, and their families.
Mrs. Karn
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
We will be using Sign Up Genius to help schedule conferences. Your child's teacher has shared their link via e-mail or their other communication tool with you. This platform will allow you to choose the date & time that is most convenient for your family. If you have not selected a date & time, the teacher will assign you with what is available by February 24 and notify you.
Teachers links can also be found on our school district website. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's teacher or by calling the elementary office.
Educational Learning Sites
Find a link for Clever on our district website, under the Parents/Students Tab.
Message From the Counselor
This month we are focusing on citizenship and respect. During students lessons, we talk about taking care of each other and the planet by cleaning up after ourselves. We also discussed how we make decisions to keep each other safe, such as pushing in our chairs when we get up. The students listened to the book, "I Voted: Making a Choice Makes a Difference" by Mark Shulman and Serge Bloch. The students practiced making a choice by voting for the new playground from three options. They also got to move and exercise with a this or that game featuring characters from Encanto.
Ms. Madsen
Save the Date---March 14-24 Fundraiser
Parents and families— We are excited to announce our Dance Fit Fundraiser coming soon!
The Dance Fit program is a two week experience where student’s will learn about character topics and are invited to help their school. At the end of the program, all students will participate in the big Dance Fit event which is a video experience where students will complete 35 dance moves or exercises along with our Booster Dance Crew, and features dances from the Just Dance Video Game!
Through MYBOOSTER.COM you can register your student(s) for the program and use the online sharing tools to ask friends and families for donations to help our school! Donations can be gathered for every lap your student completes on the Dance Fit Day. Our goal is to have as many students registered as possible by the our kickoff day, but registration and giving will be open through the Dance Fit!
Students will also experience an amazing character theme called SPORTS CITY WORLDWIDE! Check out more about this year’s character theme here!
Stay tuned for more information in the upcoming weeks!
Preschool Screening
- An early childhood development screening that can help identify possible concerns in a child's development.
- Helps identify a child in possible need of further evaluation or needs to support development.
Click on this link or call (605) 745-3512 to sign up for a slot to have your child screened for preschool.
Friday, Mar 11, 2022, 08:00 AM
Hot Springs School District Bison Center
Important Dates
March 2 4th Grade Music Program 2:45-3:45
March 3 Early Release 1:30
March 11 Preschool Screening 8:00-4:00
March 14-24 Playground Fundraiser
March 23 3rd Grade Music Program 2:45-3:45
March 24 Dance Fit
March 24 Community Togetherness Night along with Math & Literacy Activities
PLEASE FIX on 2nd Semester Important Dates that the 5th Grade Band/Celebration will be May 17
Abby Karn
Email: Abby.Karn@k12.sd.us
Phone: 605-745-4149
Facebook: facebook.com/HotSpringsSchools23-2