SONIA SOTOMAYOR ELEMENTARY El NOTICIERO NOVEMBER 2017 November 1 Fourth Grade Field Trip November 3 End of 1st Quarter November 7 Spanish Immersion Parent Information Meeting—6:00pm- 7:00pm in the Library November 8 Veteran’s Day Program 8:15am—Wear Red, White, & Blue! November 10 No School November 13 Spanish Immersion Parent Information Meeting—1:00pm- 2:00pm in the Library PTO/PASI Meeting at 6:30pm in the Library November 14 5th Grade Choir Matinee 1:45 5th Grade Choir Perfor- mance—7:00pm November 16 Tumbler Fundraiser Pick-up— 12:30pm-6:00pm in the Gym November 17 Coins for Kids Collection Ends Student Leadership Council Meeting - 7:40am PASI Great Gatherings— 6:30pm Hilton Garden Inn November 20 Spanish Immersion Parent Information Meeting—9:30am- 10:30am in the Library November 22-24 No School December 2 SOSO Santa Shop/Pancake Feed—10:00am December 5 Band/Orchestra Concert— 7:00pm December 7 Spanish Immersion Parent Information Meeting—1:00pm- 2:00pm in the Library December 8 Dress Up Day—PJ/Comfy Clothes Day December 9 Project Warm Up—10:00am Greengs families and friends of Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School! We are officially heading into the second quarter of school and also cooler tem- peratures! Please make sure your students are well equipped with warm clothing for recess! We will go outside unless the temperature drops to below 0 degrees with the wind chill. Things around school are hopping! This week we will honor our veterans in a cer- emony on Wednesday, November 8 th at 8:15am in the gymnasium. If you have a veteran that is able to aend the ceremony, please make sure you submit their name at the following link: hps://goo.gl/forms/ydZqjAyTW6jQIuSH3 We also have cards in the office on which the students can write the name of a veteran (living or deceased), branch of service, and student ’s name. Please make sure you child wears our naon’s colors of red, white, and blue! We would like to thank ALL of you who brought in main dishes, desserts, condi- ments, and accessories for the staff during conferences! The food was delicious and much appreciated as the staff put in long days. Thank you to all who supported our Book Fair, which was another huge success! The Scholasc points earned will put books in our classrooms as well as our li- brary. Thank you to Gretchen Hedrick for organizing and to all the volunteers served a shiſt or two! We are so excited about the upcoming Great Gatherings event on Friday, Novem- ber 17 th . There will be so many wonderful giſt packages available through the Si- lent Aucon and some very fun ‘gatherings’ for children and adults! It will be a great way to meet other parents, visit with teachers and get to know the interns! Please consider joining us that evening as it is sure to be a wonderful event. A HUGE thank you to PASI for their $10,000 donaon to our school library! Our librarian, Jenni Egstad, works diligently to find authenc Spanish texts for our stu- dents to read. This giſt will definitely help her begin to fill up the shelves! Thank you for all the many ways that you support our students, staff and school! Tracy Vik
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S O N I A S O T O M A Y O R
E L E M E N T A R Y
El NOTICIERO N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 7
November 1
Fourth Grade Field Trip
November 3
End of 1st Quarter
November 7
Spanish Immersion Parent
Information Meeting—6:00pm-
7:00pm in the Library
November 8
Veteran’s Day Program
8:15am—Wear Red, White, &
Blue!
November 10
No School
November 13
Spanish Immersion Parent
Information Meeting—1:00pm-
2:00pm in the Library
PTO/PASI Meeting at 6:30pm
in the Library
November 14
5th Grade Choir Matinee 1:45
5th Grade Choir Perfor-
mance—7:00pm
November 16
Tumbler Fundraiser Pick-up—
12:30pm-6:00pm in the Gym
November 17
Coins for Kids Collection Ends
Student Leadership Council
Meeting - 7:40am
PASI Great Gatherings—
6:30pm Hilton Garden Inn
November 20
Spanish Immersion Parent
Information Meeting—9:30am-
10:30am in the Library
November 22-24
No School
December 2
SOSO Santa Shop/Pancake
Feed—10:00am
December 5
Band/Orchestra Concert—
7:00pm
December 7
Spanish Immersion Parent
Information Meeting—1:00pm-
2:00pm in the Library
December 8
Dress Up Day—PJ/Comfy
Clothes Day
December 9
Project Warm Up—10:00am
Greetings families and friends of Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School!
We are officially heading into the second quarter of school and also cooler tem-
peratures! Please make sure your students are well equipped with warm clothing
for recess! We will go outside unless the temperature drops to below 0 degrees
with the wind chill.
Things around school are hopping! This week we will honor our veterans in a cer-emony on Wednesday, November 8th at 8:15am in the gymnasium. If you have a veteran that is able to attend the ceremony, please make sure you submit their name at the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/ydZqjAyTW6jQIuSH3 We also have cards in the office on which the students can write the name of a veteran (living or deceased), branch of service, and student’s name. Please make sure you child wears our nation’s colors of red, white, and blue! We would like to thank ALL of you who brought in main dishes, desserts, condi-
ments, and accessories for the staff during conferences! The food was delicious
and much appreciated as the staff put in long days.
Thank you to all who supported our Book Fair, which was another huge success!
The Scholastic points earned will put books in our classrooms as well as our li-
brary. Thank you to Gretchen Hedrick for organizing and to all the volunteers
served a shift or two!
We are so excited about the upcoming Great Gatherings event on Friday, Novem-
ber 17th. There will be so many wonderful gift packages available through the Si-
lent Auction and some very fun ‘gatherings’ for children and adults! It will be a
great way to meet other parents, visit with teachers and get to know the interns!
Please consider joining us that evening as it is sure to be a wonderful event.
A HUGE thank you to PASI for their $10,000 donation to our school library! Our
librarian, Jenni Egstad, works diligently to find authentic Spanish texts for our stu-
dents to read. This gift will definitely help her begin to fill up the shelves!
Thank you for all the many ways that you support our students, staff and school!
In the world of education, a considerable amount of time is spent
implementing strategies to increase student engagement. While teaching the need-to-
know skills to be successful in reading, writing, and math, schools continue to be
challenged by the reality that today’s students need a bigger nudge to come to school
than just wanting to learn.
Today’s students are growing up with the expectations that schools and
learning will keep pace with the super-charged lives they have at home, guaranteed to
them by smart phones, 24-hour news and entertainment channels, and fast-food restaurants. Enter an
opportunity to implement computer science immersion in three Sioux Falls Elementary Schools.
This fall, the District launched the computer science immersion program at Hayward, Lowell,
and Anne Sullivan Elementary Schools. The computer programming curriculum is guided by California-
based Code to the Future who assigns a trainer to the schools, helping both teachers and students
embed computer coding into their math, reading, science and social studies classes. The theory is that
the critical thinking and collaboration that is required in today’s world can no longer be found on the
pages of an encyclopedia or dictionary.
Learning must be real-world, hands-on and immediate. Computer science immersion is proving
to be that and so much more. This month, we are inviting school and business leaders from around the
region to see the program in action. There is great interest. Local business partners and curious
computer-focused companies have an ongoing opportunity to participate in demonstrations of learning
hosted by Kindergarten through 5th graders who are already accomplishing the basic coding commands
key to the technology that makes our world work.
Code to the Future uses the phrase “Awesome is the New Normal” to generate excitement and
engagement. The high-level problem-solving skills students are learning through computer science
immersion are, indeed, awesome and one day perhaps this type of learning will be considered the new
“normal.” For now, it is a cutting-edge program that has students not wanting to even take a break to
use the restroom. Now, that is engagement!
On Wednesday, November 8, we will celebrate our United
States Veteran's and active military personnel that are part of the Sonia Sotomayor School community and family! We are so very grateful for
their service to our country and want to say Thank You!
Veteran's Day Celebration
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 8:15 am
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary Gymnasium
Click HERE to submit the name of any veterans who will attend our ceremony as our honored guests on November 8.
Also, we invite students to complete a certificate to recognize any family member or friend (still living or passed) to hang on our Wall of Honor for the month of November. The student will need to know the name of the military personnel and branch of service or deployment location.
Students can acquire a certificate in the office or from Mrs. Biggar, our school counselor.
Thank you for helping us thank our Veterans for their selfless service to our coun-try!
School Related Cancellations and Postponements It is important to be prepared for the winter storms and extreme cold that every South Dakota winter brings. Please read the following information so you are aware of the procedures for school related cancellations and postponements. District leaders rely on experts from the National Weather Service and city/county officials when we make decisions on school cancellations, late starts or early dismissals. Cancelling School/Late Start When a severe storm hits the area, or is forecast, we start contacting local officials as early as 3:00 a.m. We communicate with our Operational Services Department, the Weather Bureau, the City Street Department, Sioux Falls Transit, and our transportation contractors. It is our goal to decide whether or not to cancel school by 5 a.m. to allow time for parking lots and sidewalks to be cleared, food services to prepare meals and the bus company to begin operations. In the event that school needs to be cancelled or delayed, families will be alerted via a ParentLink phone call. These calls will generally be sent between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to accommodate families whose children are picked up by buses at 6:45 a.m. Announcements are also made on the District’s website, the app and over the local radio and television stations. Because the public schools have a limited rural area, it is often possible for Sioux Falls to have school when nearby towns may not. Early Dismissal Storms occasionally move in during the day, making it necessary to assess whether or not to dismiss school early. We choose early dismissal only under the most extreme circumstances. In most cases, it is safer for students to remain at school due to the need for transportation and proper supervision. In the rare instances when schools are dismissed early, families will receive a ParentLink phone call and the information will appear on the District’s website at www.sf.k12.sd.us. Announcements are also made over the local radio and television stations. Notifications refer to dismissal “one hour early” or “two hours early” because of the number of different building schedules. In addition to noting the early dismissal, announcements about evening activities are normally included.
It is very important that every family has a plan for early dismissal. Be sure your student knows where to go in case no one is at home. Parents/Guardians are urged to talk with their student about his/her safety during winter weather emergencies. Be Safe This Winter The school system offers these suggestions concerning cold weather and emergency situations: 1. Listen for a ParentLink phone call regarding school closings, late starts, or early dismissals. Check the District’s website at www.sf.k12.sd.us for updated information. Announcements will also be made on local radio and television stations. (Please avoid calling schools or the Instructional Planning Center. Phone lines are needed for emergency communications.)
Greetings from the SoSo Library!
We have SO much to be thankful for in the SoSo Li-brary! Thank you for working with your students on the Book Character Pumpkins! Thank you for all the Birth-day Book donations! Thank you for supporting the Li-brary and Classroom Libraries through books purchased at the Book Fair!
This month, I wanted to share Library day information with parents. Please help remind your students to re-turn their books on Library day so they can check out new ones. Thanks!
Monday: 204, 201
Tuesday: 303, 104, 103, 503, 402, K02
Wednesday: 301, 203, 102, 101, 401, 404, K01, K05
Thursday: 304, 105, 501, K04, K03
Friday: 202, 502, 302
Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Egstad
Birthday Book Donations Fiona Medema 10-5 The Giving Tree
Thomas Carolan 10-2 Charlie Goes to School
Sophia Honkomp 10-4 The Night Before First Grade
Brady Stamp 10-3 Gustav Gloom and the Cryptic Carousel
Brianna Langdon 10-6 Nancy la Elegante
Briar Rave 10-12 What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night
Calla Rave 10-12 She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Remi Manning 10-10 Daniel Tiger’s 5 Minute Stories
Scout Minister 10-6 Women in Science (50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World.)
Ashton Scott 10-12 The Spooky Express South Dakota
Boston Scott 10-12 There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
Collin Waldner 10-27 The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School
Samuel Brunz 10-8 What Do You Do With an Idea?
Eloise Hurney 10-11 She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
Jake Brown 10-24 Guiness World Records 2017: Gamer’s Edition
Jack Gilbertson 10-25 Harry Potter and the Scorcerer’s Stone
Attention 5th grade parents!
Mark Your Calendars
5th Grade Vocal Music Concert
Tuesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m.
in the Sonia Sotomayor Gymnasium
For the 5th grade vocal concert, the students will be performing Why Mosqui-toes Buzz in People’s Ears, by Verna Aardema (retold and set to music by Brian
Hiller and Don Dupont) on Tuesday, November 14th at 7:00 p.m. The matinee for the students will be Tuesday, November 14th at 1:45-2:25 pm (parents are welcome to
attend this dress rehearsal).
The students will narrate the story in Spanish (with a slideshow in English) and will enhance the meaning of the story by singing, dancing, dramatizing, and play-
ing instruments.
All 5th grade students will be participating in some special part—e.g. narration,
dancing, or playing instruments.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Make sure to mark your cal-
You are invited to the orchestra and band concert here at Sonia S. in the gym. Becuase our or-chestra is so large, we need to have separate concerts for the 4th grade orchestra and the 5th grade orchestra and a concert for the 5th grade band. The concert will be, Tuesday, December 12. 6:15- 4th grade orchestra concert 6:45- 5th grade orchestra concert 7:30- 5th grade band concert Please have your students here 15-20 minutes before their concert time to get ready! Our students have worked really hard and it's going to be amazing! Hope to see you there! Mrs. Sip and Mr. Eckart
Do you have board games, blocks, Legos or toy figurines that your kids no longer play with
and you are ready to get rid of? If so, please consider donating them to the School Men-
toring and Counseling Program. You can drop these items off in the Office.
Thank You for considering!
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Lincoln Youth Wrestling
We are looking forward to an exciting year of wrestling and look forward to having you join us! Here is some information about the Lincoln Youth Wrestling Program: Lincoln Youth Wrestling is a youth wrestling organization run by Lincoln High School coaches and volun-teers who are dedicated to teaching the sport of wrestling to kids from 1st grade to 6th grade. Our goal is to introduce the sport of wrestling while building self-confidence, self-discipline, good sportsmanship and encouraging physical activity.
Registration: Registration will be held the first night of practice.
Practices: All practices will be held in the wrestling room at Lincoln High School. Park in the back, staff parking lot on the NE side of the school and come through the main en-trance.
Beginner Group (1st-3rd grade) will start up November 28th and run every Tuesday from 6:30-7:30.
Novice Group (4th-6th grade) will begin November 27th from 6:00-7:30 every Monday and Thursday.
Cost: $0 Our intention is to grow the sport of wrestling in Sioux Falls and at Lincoln High School. Donations will be greatly appreciated.
Apparel: Gym shorts and t-shirt is recommended for practices. No street shoes will be al-lowed on mat. Wrestling shoes or socks will be the only footwear allowed on the wrestling mats. Head gear is optional, but at this level most kids are not wearing head gear. Singlet Policy: A $50 refundable check is required for Lincoln Patriot singlet check-out.
PARENT ADVOCATES FOR SPANISH IMMERSION To advocate and support the Spanish Immersion program in the Sioux Falls Public Schools with the primary focus on interns who enhance the language and cultural experience in the classrooms and
community.
ADVOCATE Immersion Research
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UPCOMING EVENTS
PASI MEETING
Monday, November 13th 7:15 pm Sotomayor Library
- Middle/High School Families Included. PASI Serves K-12 community
GREAT GATHERINGS
Friday, November 176:30pm
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls
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GREAT GATHERINGS small gatherings~big results
TICKETS: Tickets are on sale NOW for this great new event! While we have enjoyed the enormous success of the annual Spring Fiesta Fundraiser, this year we are transitioning to a new event, but with the same goal: raise money to cover the cost of our annual classroom interns. https://www.payit2.com/e/pasigreatgatherings2017 is the link you need to have to be involved in all things related to this wonderful event!
GATHERINGS: These can be events for adults or students and the goal is to build community, have fun, and raise money! You can host an event, buy filling out the information at the link above. You choose the event, location, date and details and others sign up and pay to participate. As the host, you cover the cost of the event and the amount that participants pay becomes a donation to PASI to help us meet the fundraising goal! It could be sledding and hot cocoa, a movie party, a Husker watch party with burgers on the grill or whatever other creative idea you come up with! At the Great Gatherings event, participants will then sign up and pay to attend your event. You will be given a roster of participants to communicate specific details to as the event date nears. We need hosts, but we also need attendees!
DONATIONS Throughout the night there will also be games/activities to participate in. The committee is looking for a variety of giftcards to use for these. If you are willing to donate gift cards, please contact your classroom liaison for more information. Thank you in advance!!
What does an intern cost? Amity Processing Fee: $1,600
Monthly Stipends: $2,000Daily School Lunch: $300
Spirit Wear/Experiences: $100TOTAL per Intern: $4,000
Each year we will bring around 13 interns to work with our students for a total of $52,000. In addition, PASI strives to support all the immersion schools in other ways through Professional
Development, purchasing books for libraries and classrooms, relocating new teachers and more. Your donations help support all of these great causes for our students and staff!
In November, Principal Sra. Vik and Librarian Mrs. Egstad will be going to Mexico on a book shopping trip with the goal of bringing back great new titles for the Sonia Sotomayor Library. They have been busy looking at what reading levels have the greatest needs and also which genres they would like to grow the inventory of. They will take this information with them as they visit book warehouses and select books for the school library.
PASI is proud to support this effort by donating $10,000 in funds to be used for the purpose of growing the elementary library. The PASI Board has been good stewards of the donations that have been given over the past few years and is excited that your donations are able to help the elementary school students to have engaging and authentic Spanish literature available to them.
It will take some time and effort to get these books ready for students to checkout, but be watching for these new additions to the library during second semester!
"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” – Walt Disney
The Gift of Reading
How can you participate? -ATTEND the event and get to know many other families with students in the immersion program. Our hope it that we raise money AND build community!-BID on the Silent Auction items-there are some awesome items and packages available-find one (or more!) that are right for you a get your bids in!-DONATE-go online to www.pasisf.org and make a donation through Gracias Giving. Both one time and recurring options are available. 100% of donations go to benefit the Spanish immersion program.-SHARE information for Corporate donors-does your employer financially support nonprofits in the community? Contact us with that information and we will reach out to share why supporting PASI is a great investment for them to make!
The PASI website has gotten a facelift and we would love to have you make it one of your "favorites" and check it out often! This is your one stop shop for everything you need to know about PASI and what's happening! On the website you will find:
-Bios of the interns working at our schools this year -Information about upcoming and past events -Details on the SCRIP Program-Links to all of the Sioux Falls Immersion School (SSE, Edison and Lincoln)-Meeting Minutes -Contact Information for PASI Board Members and Officers -Easy link to making donations via Gracias Giving
www.pasisf.org
PASI NEWSLETTER APRIL 2017
Did you know? The demand for bilingual workers in the United States continues to grow each year. According to an article by the Huffington Post, it is estimated that American's lose nearly $2 Billion each year due to language or cultural misunderstandings.
The top 6 industries for multilingual employees are: -Healthcare-Hospitality and Customer Service-Finance-Law Enforcement-Education-Social Services
Do you have a Spanish Immersion student who is in middle or high school? PASI's Middle School/High School Parent Council is looking for parents of middle and high school-level Spanish Immersion students to work together to further enhance our children's experience. The Council will develop a field trip program locating Spanish-speaking-focused career or cultural opportunities for our students to step outside the classroom for learning. The group will also find ways for students to give back through service to the community or school. The Council will work to improve communication between the schools and parents. And More! Please join us for our next meeting on November 7th, 7-8pm @Shannon Graber’s House 1720 E. Edgewood Rd, 57103. RSVP to [email protected] . Meeting minutes can be found online at: https://www.pasisf.org/middle-school-news