Freedom Elementary

Come to the Harrisburg High School Performing Arts Center on March 14 @ 6:30 PM to hear the Freedom 3rd grade students perform!

Mr. Knips had a close call with the supercomputer, but you managed to save him just in the nick of time! The grade level that swooped in with the win this week….Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten! You need a rest for your heroic efforts, so Tuesday, March 7th, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten may wear pajamas to school! Keep an eye on the HERO board to see what kind of trouble Mrs. Husske gets into next week. Congratulations Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarteners! Awesome job being ‘Here Every day, Ready to learn, and On time!’

We are halfway through The One and Only Ivan here at school. We'd like to celebrate Ivan's love of painting with a Color Day on Monday, March 6th. Please check the flyer for the assigned colors for each grade.

If you're interested in ordering a yearbook, please check out the flyer for more information. Contact Nicole.Husske@k12.sd.us if you have any questions!

As we wrap up School Board Appreciation Week, we'd like to thank Terra Vennard for her service to the Harrisburg School District! We are thankful for our School Board and the many hours they put in volunteering their time to support HSD teachers, administrators, staff, and students. 🐾 https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/1013595

There will be a 2-Hour Late Start tomorrow, Friday, February 24th. No breakfast will be served and buses will run where possible.

As we begin to wrap up School Board Appreciation Week, get to know School Board member Lisa Groon. Thank you, Lisa, for all you do for HSD! https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/1012256

Today we get to know School Board Member Jay Hutton! Thank you for your service, Jay! #SchoolBoardAppreciation https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/1010677

Due to the continued winter storm, there will be no school tomorrow, Thursday, February 23rd. The Girls Basketball game against Watertown has been postponed. 🐾

Due to the predicted winter storm, there will be no school, tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22. All activities are cancelled. There will be no before or after school childcare. No breakfast will be served. Stay safe, Tigers! 🐾

We continue School Board Appreciation Week here at HSD. Today, get to know School Board Vice Chair Linda Heerde! https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/1008661

It's School Board Appreciation Week! Each day this week, we'll highlight a different school board member. In this article, get to know HSD School Board Chairperson Mike Knudson. Thank you for your service to our District, Mike! 🐾 https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/article/1007878

It's School Board Appreciation Week! Each day this week, we'll highlight a different school board member. In this article, get to know HSD School Board Chairperson Mike Knudson. Thank you for your service to our District, Mike! 🐾

If you were at drop-off this morning, hopefully you caught a glimpse of our welcoming gorilla, Ivan. He was visiting Freedom Elementary this morning to introduce our new One Book One School book selection - The One and Only Ivan! The book, a parent letter, and a reading schedule went home with the oldest learner in the family today. This book is yours to keep; thank you to the PTO for purchasing over 300 books! Starting next Tuesday, we will be following the reading schedule to read 15-20 pages each day at school. We would like families at home to re-read those same pages, discuss the book, and answer some of the home extension questions that are included in the reading schedule. We also have a podcast (https://anchor.fm/freedom-obos) where you can listen to the reading if you'd like to mix it up a bit. This can be a great option for car rides or for younger learners not able to read the text independently. We have lots of fun activities planned at school and are excited for you and your family to read along at home!

HSD Community Education had such an amazing response for our first Yoga class, we've added another! Spots are LIMITED and will fill up quickly. REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/3E6QDsa

SPA 2023: workshops AND camps for grades K-12. Workshops include storytelling/puppets, technical theatre, photography, DANCE, American Sign Language performance, ceramics, instrumental music lessons with the Army Band, and more! Grades 6-12 will perform the musical SHREK!!!

Huge THANK YOU to our PTO for doing the Penny War Challenge and allowing classrooms to benefit from it. Mrs. Ramstad's class got 1st place and used their $100 winnings to buy more BOOKS!

This week we've been giving clues at school about our upcoming One Book One School book selection! Starting next Tuesday, the whole school will be reading the same book together. Two years ago we all read The Tale of Despereaux, last year we read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and this Thursday, February 16th, we'll reveal our newest selection! The book, a parent letter, and the reading schedule will be going home on Thursday to the oldest learner in the family. The book is yours to keep and read at home! A big thank you to our amazing PTO for purchasing books for everyone! One Book One School will run February 21 - March 10. Each classroom will watch the movie on March 15th. We're excited for fun activities, a podcast, trivia, and much more!

Calling all Tigers‼️ 📣 ⚠️ ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪꜱꜱ ᴋɪɴᴅᴇʀɢᴀʀᴛᴇɴ ʀᴇɢɪꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ? ⚠️ If your child will be five (5) on or before September 1, 2023, ʀᴇɢɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ! 🔗 https://bit.ly/HSDKinderReg 👍 Like & ⏩ Share

Beginning February 6th, we will track attendance percentages by grade. Each week, the group with the highest attendance percentage will earn a reward. The grade or cohort with the highest overall attendance at the end of 5 weeks will earn a special reward (including a reward for the teachers!) Help your student be a HERO at Freedom by getting to school every day on time, ready with an attitude to learn!