Today marks the 23rd Annual Lights On Afterschool event! Launched over 20 years ago, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities.
In honor of this event, Kids Inc. staff at all locations will be hosting celebrations throughout the next two weeks for students and families to participate in. Activities include talent shows, cookie decorating, pumpkin paintings, dance parties, art shows, scavenger hunts, and carnivals! These events are meant to bring awareness to the importance of quality after-school programs for kids.
Please help us say thank you to our Kids Inc. staff who play a MAJOR role in so many of our students' education journeys. We are incredibly thankful for each and every one of them for their dedication to the District and our students!
JOIN US IN 15 MINUTES for our second Family Forum Series virtual webinar! Tonight's topic will focus on anxiety.
💻📱 Click this link to join ---> https://bit.ly/3TyJjen
Important note: If you choose to join using a mobile device like a tablet or smartphone, you will be prompted to download the Microsoft Teams App. The app requires you to type a name. You can use a first name, nickname, or a made-up name. The anonymous platform does NOT allow us to see user names. It only allows us to see the number of viewers.
Renberg Elementary PTA has their October meeting this Thursday, October 20th, at 5:00pm in the Library. We hope to see you all there!!
Renberg PTA is collecting donations of candy for Trunk or Treat scheduled for Saturday, October 22 from 4:00-6:00. Drop by Renberg and feed our monsters with your donation of a bag of candy!
Renberg Kids Inc. program painted a plow for the Paint the Plow program. They did a great job designing and painting the plow. Make sure you watch for the Renberg plow on the roads this winter!
Our Renberg Bobcats had such an awesome PTA Bobcat Bolt Fun Run this morning. The weather was chilly, but that didn't stop students and adults from having fun! A big shout out to Mr. Jason Brakke who was an amazing DJ and made the run a blast for students and staff! Our Renberg PTA Bobcat Bolt Fundraiser was a huge success!
Our Renberg PTA Trunk or Treat is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 4:00-6:00. It's going to be a great afternoon of fun for our Bobcats. Fun activities for the event include Trunk or Treating, a bouncy house and dinner for a small fee. We are still needing lots of volunteers to help this event be a success! Please click on the link below to a Sign Up Genious and consider volunteering to help with Trunk or Treat!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4caaaf22a7fbc61-renberg
Also, we are accepting donations of bags of candy for Trunk or Treat. Please consider donating. We have a box in the office at Renberg for donations.
We want this event to be a fun filled, Bobcat community building event! We hope to see you all there!!
Renberg PTA
Excuse us while we brag for a minute… Our Superintendent is pretty talented! Dr. Jane Stavem is an accomplished pianist, vocalist, trumpet player, French horn player, percussionist, xylophone player… oh, and she also plays harmonica! 😉 These talents, along with her deep love for all things Fine Arts, earned her the honor of Parade Marshal for Festival of Bands 2022! We are proud to be lead by someone who values the role extracurriculars play in “preparing each student to succeed in a changing world!”
Please use the link below to access the Renberg Elementary October Newsletter.
https://www.smore.com/9fh0v
We hope you have a great month!
Patti Pannell, Renberg Elementary Principal
Picture retakes on are Tuesday, October 4. Packets are coming home today, Firday, with your child if you haven't had your picture taken or would like retakes.
Updated breakfast and lunch pricing, how to re-apply for free and reduced meals, who gets low fund balance notifications, and an easy and delicious snack mix recipe to try at home. It's all in the October edition of the "What's the Scoop" newsletter from our Child Nutrition Services!
Read it here! ---> https://www.smore.com/g09r2
Renberg Elementary kicked off our Bobcat Bolt Fundraiser yesterday. The Bobcat Bolt is sponsored by PTA. Be sure to register your student by following the directions on the packet/information page sent home with students. You can support our Bobcats Bolt Fun Run by either donating through the online platform or by sending cash/check to school. You can also support our school by purchasing something in the various shops that are available on the online platform.
Our Bobcats Bolt Fun Run Fundraiser will run through next Friday, October 7, when our students will complete the run!
Thank you for your support!
Renberg PTA
101 has been practicing Independent reading. They are working on how it looks, sounds and feels when they read independently. 101 students are rockstar readers!🌟 📚
Attendance is important! You don't want to miss learning! ✏📝🖍
Parenting is hard. So is growing up! Join SFSD and Avera experts as we team up virtually on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm for topics that strengthen families.
We will have our first Renberg PTA Meeting of the year on Thursday, September 15, at 5:00. The meeting will be held in the library. We hope to see you there to discuss all the great things that PTA can do to help support our Renberg Bobcats!
Meet Mr. Mendoza, our new Music teacher at Renberg Elementary!
My name is Eduardo Mendoza Reyes Ortiz, and I am from Bolivia, South America. Even though I moved to South Dakota five years ago I still can't get used to the winter. I graduated from Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD) and this is my first-year teaching music. On my free time I like to play the saxophone and compose songs. you can check out my YouTube channel to see some of the songs I have done.
https://www.youtube.com/c/EdumendozaMusic/featured
This year I have the goal to expose my students to multicultural music to promote diversity and love for music.
Mrs. Haulgid, Kindergarten Teacher in K01, was nominated by Mrs. Husby, School Secretary for the SFSD Staff Star Award. Today, Superintendent Stavem presented Mrs. Hauglid with this award! Her students were so excited! Mrs. Hauglid is a dedicated, passionate and talented teacher. We are so lucky to have her as part of our Renberg family!
Use the link below to access the Renberg Elementary September Newsletter. It's full of great information for parents and guardians. We hope you have a great month of September!
https://www.smore.com/9fh0v
We have quite a few new staff at Renberg Elementary. We will be sharing pictures and some information about each of our new staff members in the following weeks. Here is our first introduction!
Mrs. Beth Carlson is the new Speech-Language Pathologist at Renberg Elementary. Mrs. Carlson is in her 18th year as a Speech-Language Pathologist and her 10th year in the district. She also serves students at GMMS. Mrs. Carlson has 3 children. She loves to sew, take pictures and digitally scrapbook family memories. She motivates students with enthusiasm, meaningful acitivities and strong relationships. Welcome to Renberg Mrs. Carlson!
