Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Tuesday, November 16th 2021-Blue Day

 Today's announcements
It’s American Education Week! Today American Education Week is honoring our Support Staff - bus drivers, custodians, para’s, librarians, cooks, and secretaries. These are the people who work behind the scenes ensuring that your student arrives safely at school, has a clean environment to learn in, a nutritious meal, and keep everything running smoothly to give students the best education possible. Please take a minute to thank these people!

We have 6 people that made state last night at MTI!!! They did a great job and now we are getting ready for State Dec 5-6 in Pierre, SD.

Mason Moody- 3rd in Extemporaneous speaking 

AG Sales - 2nd place
Dilyn Brooks
Brady Larson
Cody Slykhuis
Keaton Fridley

Ag Broadcasting 2nd Bailey Feistner
Prepared Public speaking- 2nd Bailey Feistner
They all did a great job, and we are proud of all that competed!!!

Mark your calendar.  The cast of the Missing Mountain Mystery are hard at work this week preparing a great show for all to see.  An afternoon matinee will be held at 2:00 on Friday for SC students. Community members who attend Friday's matinee will be charged $6.00. Saturday's public performance will be at 6:30. Admission on Saturday is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students.

Play Rehearsal Schedule.
Tuesday 3:30-5:30 RN Pheasant, Honey, Prairie Dogs, Wallace Walleye, Sven Spruce, Northern Hills, Southern Hills
6:30-8:00 Thakoza, Badlands, Wildflowers, Yote, Patty, Farmlands-Guard Corn, Guard Wheat, Queen, King, Royal Child 1, Royal Child 2

Wednesday 3:30-5:30 Full Company 6:00-8:00 Full Company

Thursday 3:30-5:30 Full Company 6:00-8:00 Full Company EXCEPT Waterfalls
The schedule for Friday, Saturday will be sent home on Thursday.

And there off for the JH Music Fest.
Return approximately 5:00 pm.
Junior High Band: Teagan M
Junior High Choir: Miley A, Temperance S, Tori H, Aubrey K, Hudson F, Cami E, Clay M, Parker E, Grant E

Girls will have open gym on the following dates after school until 5:00
Nov. 16 at Woonsocket
Nov. 18 at Woonsocket

Continuing on in our post-season Oral Interp are Sidney Salas (serious), Morgan Hoffman (non-original oratory), and Shania Cornelius, Dana Schelske, and Isabella Bitterman (readers theatre).  Good Luck at Regions today ladies!

Class pictures are back-if you ordered one they have been sent home with your child.

Due to the amount of Children in the play, WWTS Church group in Artesian is cancelled for Wednesday, November 17th.
Tuesday, November 23rd and Monday, December 6th WWTS will take place in Artesian.

Letcher will still proceed forward with having Sonshine Club from 3:45-5:30 and Confirmation from 6:30-8:00 tomorrow.

Declaim will take place November 22nd at 8:15 in the Gym.  The 6th grade will start followed by fourth and fifth grade.

This weeks breakfast option-Pick 1 Breakfast Item-Grape or Strawberry Uncrustable Sandwich, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip BeneFIT Bar, Mini Cinni Rolls
Pick 2 Breakfast Items-Cereal, Reese's Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix

Today's Lunch- Macaroni & Cheese, Steamed Peas, Chilled Mandarin Oranges
Tomorrow's Lunch-Flamed Broiled Steakburger, Sweet Potato Fries, Fresh Kiwi
Wednesday's-FFV Orange Wedge
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Middle School Updates
MS Updates for this week
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade

Upcoming Announcements
The Dakota players Children's Theatre is back again presenting "The Missing Mountain Mystery."  Sanborn Central School District will hold auditions for the original Musical production on November 15th from 3:30-5:00.  All students in grades K-8 are eligible to audition.  No experience or advanced preparation is needed.  Five days of intensive rehearsals (3:30-5:30 and 6:00-8:00) will be held in which lines, staging, songs and even dances will be learned, culminating in an out-of-this-world performance on Saturday, November 20th.  Cast members called for both rehearsal sessions are asking to bring a sack lunch/dinner for the break.  Not all children will be called for every rehearsal. 

High School Festival times (November 23):
Sanborn Central: Load at 6:15 am. Depart at 6:20 am.
From Woonsocket: Load at 6:35 am. Depart at 6:40 am.Return approximately 10:00 pm.
High School Band: Dana S
High School Choir: Malorie M, Shania C, Morgan H, Dayton E, Reed S, Payton U, Casady D, Cooper G, Evan E, Josh T, Caleb K

Athletics
View the HS girls and boys basketball schedule.

There is no Boys Junior High open gyms this week on Tuesday and Thursday as the girls will have the gym.
See attachment on updated bb schedules. We added JH girls practice on Dec. 10 and the JH girls and boys tourney at Springs was moved from Feb. 12 to the 19th.

Dean of Students Announcement
An admissions counselor from Dakota Wesleyan University will be coming on Wednesday, November 17 at 1:30 pm in the middle school lab to talk with prospective junior or senior students.

On Thursday, November 18 at 1:30 pm, Elizabeth (Libby) Flemming will be giving a presentation about the National Guards. Any junior or senior who is interested in learning more about the Guards is welcome to attend.

Mrs. Amundson did a growth mindset escape room with middle school the other week! We are happy to announce that all the students made it out of the mindset escape room in record time! Here is a picture of the 8th grade girls after they "escaped"!

Sanborn Central District Covid-19 Update 21-22 School Year
Elementary (Grades PK-5)
*Current Positives-
*Staff-
*Recovered-8

Middle School (Grades 6-8)
*Current Positives-
*Staff-
*Recovered-2

High School (Grades 9-12)
*Current Positives-
*Staff-
*Recovered-5

*Staff not associated with a particular grade, currently positive-
*Staff recovered and not associated with a particular grade-1

Community
The Town and Kountry Kids 4-H Blue Group is holding a hat and mitten drive. Please drop off hats and mittens at one of our locations before December 5th. We will be donating them to community members in need this winter.

Drop off locations include: Sanborn Central and Woonsocket schools, Country pumper, Letcher Community Church, CorTrust Bank Letcher

Upcoming
Wednesday-November 17th (Orange Day)
Children's Theater
State VB @ RC
Sonshine Club 3:45-5:30
Confirmation 6:30-8:00

Thursday-November 18th (Blue Day)
Eligibility
Children's Theater
State VB (Rapid City)

Friday-November 19th (Orange Day)
Children's Theater
State VB

Saturday-November 20th
Children's Theater Performance
State VB

Monday-November 22nd
Girls b-ball starts

Tuesday-November 23rd
HS Music Fest
G b-ball @ Woony
WWTS 3:15-5:30