Sturgis Elementary Newsletter

Night At The Museum Reading Challenge:

March 9-March 27 students will be challenged to read with a friendly competition and special activities. PTA will host a culminating activity on March 31 from 3:30-5:30 where parents and community members are invited to view our schoolwide art gallery.

School Attendance Matters:

Consistent attendance ensures students master reading by third grade, develop crucial life skills like responsibility, and are 2.5 times more likely to graduate.

Reviewing Online Safety with Children:

Technology and social media is very popular even with the elementary aged students. Online safety is a topic broached by our computer teacher, Adam Fitzpatrick. You are encouraged to have an intentional conversation with your children about what they encounter online. Below are some preventative measures you may consider to do with your child’s electronics.

Set privacy settings for all social media and gaming applications
Keep video games and YouTube watching in shared family spaces
Set up video game restrictions to friends only
Set up “restricted” mode on the YouTube for your child’s account so inappropriate content is not available to them to watch
Remind students to talk to a trusted adult if they ever question something that they see on technology.

State Assessment Time:

All third and fourth grade students will be completing the South Dakota Assessment in the areas of English/Language Arts and Math. We ask to please make appointments around the testing schedule to minimize students having to make up their tests during instruction time. Students will be assessed 4/14 to 4/17. They will be testing in the mornings on these days with any makeups being covered in the afternoons.

Animals at dismissal:

For the overall safety of students during the busy time at dismissal from school, we ask that you do not bring your animals on school grounds during dismissal.

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School Board Election 2026-27

Meade School District 46-1

Petitions for school board vacancies for the 2026-27 school year can start being circulated on February 2, 2026 for the June 2, 2026 election.

Available Vacancies:

4-year term

2-year term

The terms of two Board members, Megan Snyder and Brian Voight, currently serving three-year terms, and one Board member, Thomas Schneller, currently serving a two-year term, are expiring. The two seats previously designated as three-year terms will be elected to four-year terms, as approved by the Board at its December meeting.

To serve as a member of the Meade School District 46-1 Board of Education, a candidate must reside within the boundaries of the Meade School District 46-1. The school board election will be held in conjunction with the regular June primary election.

School board election information is located on the district website.

For the 13th year, our schools will take part in the SPREAD THE WORD campaign throughout March. The 2026 theme, “Your Words Matter!”, promotes inclusion, respect,

and the celebration of all abilities.

In the month of January, third grade classes competed against each other in the Reflex Challenge. Students were encouraged to achieve their green light each day as the program tracked and tallied the totals. To earn their green light, students have to quickly and accurately answer rapid-fire multiplication and division equations. This practice helps to develop fact fluency, making their answers come as quickly as a reflex. This year's winning class is Mrs. Williams with second place going to Mrs. Stagner.