Talk about collaboration. Students in our art and shop classes are helping with stage props for the upcoming theater production.
Elementary students might not like this, but we wanted to share some free educational sites that you may want to have students use over the long weekends and/or in their downtime.
ABCY.com- practice math and reading skills
storyline online- free online library where books are read to students
factmonstonster.com- practice math facts
cool math games - however, make sure the game they are playing is more educational than not (I have fallen for this several times with my own child and find out there are more games that are 'entertainment.')
Prodigy
Khan Academy
Great reminder for us parents/guardians from Love and Logic:
Have you ever thought about what a blessing it is to be a good thinker? Now I'm not necessarily talking about being a genius or intellectually gifted. I'm mostly referring to being able to use good problem-solving skills and good old-fashioned common sense.
As this world becomes ever more complex and temptation-laden, it becomes more and more important that we teach our kids how to build their mental muscles. Listed below are some quick tips.
• When your kids ask you for help, encourage them to try a bit longer before you jump in to help them. The only way to really learn good thinking skills is by having to figure out some things on your own.
• Ask them as many questions as possible. Examples include, "What else might you try? What have you seen other people do to solve this problem? What would happen if you tried ______? Where might you learn how to do that? Is that something you could learn about in a book, by asking someone, or by looking on the internet?"
• Allow them to mess up. Too frequently, we step in and tell kids exactly what to do when we worry that they might make a mistake. When the consequences are small, allow them to blow it and learn.
Thank you to our Rotary Organization for the donation to the school's Angel Fund. The Angel Fund goes towards students' needs (food, shoes, coats, glasses, laundry, etc).
Beautiful day for a XC meet.
Career Exploration Camp at Western Dakota Technical College.
Scrubs Camp: October 29th
All programs Camp: March 20th
https://www.wdt.edu/future-students/career-exploration-camps/
BIG NEWS.
The Hot Springs School District's preschool has been recognized by the School Administrators of South Dakota as an exemplary preschool in the state of South Dakota. Exemplary – Programs at this level are exhibiting high quality practices consistently across all categories, structural elements (schedule, teacher training, ratios), classroom environment and dimensions of teacher-student interactions.
https://www.sasd.org/preschool-levels-excellence/
A great read for parents and guardians.
https://charactercounts.org/36-ways-to-build-kids-character/
The Bison soccer team traveled to James Valley Christian to play in Huron on Friday but fell 0-9. Saturday morning the Bison defeated Groton 2-1! Way to play hard Bison!
Our soccer team plays Tuesday at Douglas and Thursday at RC Christian.
There are a few opportunities this week to support our Bison athletics at home. Our MS volleyball team is at home tomorrow starting at 4:30. The Cross Country team runs at home Tuesday too. The race is scheduled to begin at 10am. And the last home event this week is our HS volleyball team hosting Lakota Tech on Thursday.
A happy Monday morning from the Hot Springs School District. The next three Mondays we are going to share a part of what we are all about at the Hot Springs School District.
Here at Hot Springs, we believe that (1) all students can learn, (2) academic excellence is the focus of learning and supports the total development of the student, (3) students learn best when they are actively involved, (4) students are individual learners with differing learning styles, maturation rates, and educational needs, (5) students must be given the opportunity to reach their potential, and (6) student can learn to productively work both individually and cooperatively with others.
Great night for football.
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Update from golf:
The results from the Hot Springs JV golf meet held on the Southern Hills Golf Course on 9-16-24.
Schools entered-Hot Springs, Rapid City Stevens, Sturgis, Custer, Lead/Deadwood, Spearfish, Douglas & Pine Ridge.
No team scores were kept.
RCS Gavin Hunter captured the meet medalist honors with a 18 score of 73, 2nd RCS’s Zander Purcell-82, 3rd RCS’s Conner Konvalin-87, 4th Sturgis’s Jake Price-89 & 5th Douglas’s Trenton Gibbs-90.
Hot Springs was led by Kavan Watters-100, Holten Rutz-105, Dean Nathan-108, Gabe Burgess-108, Rowan Reineke-117, Xander Shaw-119, Sean Campbell-131, Conner O’Hern-133, AJ Madagan-134 & Brody Whitcher-134.
Next JV meet is on 9-26-24 in Douglas, starting at 9am.
Results from the Spearfish Invite held on the Spearfish Country Club Golf Course on 9-17-24.
Schools entered, Hot Springs, Belle Fourche, Spearfish, RC Central, RC Stevens, Sturgis, Lead/Deadwood, Custer, ST.Thomas More & Lakota Tech.
Spearfish took the team title with a 4 person 18 hole score of 322, 2nd RCS-329, 3rd STM-334, 4th RCCentral-342 & 5th-Custer-352.
Spearfish’s Parker Reede won the meet medalist honors with a 18 hole score of 75, 2nd RCS’s Max Fares-76, 3rd RCC’s Ben Gibon-77, 4th Spearfish’s Charlie Rasmussen-78 & 5th BF’s Isaac Voyles-80.
Hot Springs was led by Brock Schroeder-88(19), Noah Weiseler-94(34th), Austin Heinert-95(36th), Teegan Lucey-95(37th), Sammy Waldner-100(44th), and Hazen Rutz-118(59th).
Next Varsity meet is the BHC Championship on 9-24-24 in Lead/Deadwood on the Tomahawk Golf Course starting at 10am.
Congrats to our soccer team for a win last night against Custer.
Parents of 11th and 12th graders:
As many of our students are considering options for life after high school, our juniors and seniors should become aware of Build Dakota.
This is a full-ride scholarship program for students attending technical college and entering high need fields in South Dakota. The technical colleges partner with businesses across the state to provide these scholarships which in turn provides a vital work force for South Dakota.
This fall, their 10th year of students, they have about 615 students starting college with approximately $10.5 million in combined financial support!
Please look for more information on a parent/student and community meeting that the high school is organizing to bring to Hot Springs. The tentative date is November 4th.
The application cycle is January 1 – March 31, 2025, application cycle. They’ve added several new programs for the 2025-2026 school year:
• Early Childhood
• Powersports
• Medical Assistant
• Dental Hygienist
• Entrepreneurship
Pictures from our soccer team this weekend. How awesome that one of the team members played the Star Spangled Banner on his trumpet.
From Educators Rising:
USD School of Education is excited to invite you and your students to our annual USD EdRising Day! We are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker is National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson, who is a graduate of USD. The day includes free breakfast, lunch, and t-shirt, as well as breakout sessions from USD School of Education faculty and USD Admissions.
We encourage you and your students to REGISTER HERE as soon as possible. More information: usd.edu/edrising
If you have any questions about USD EdRising Day, please contact Jackie at jackie.wilber@usd.edu . We look forward to having you and your students on campus.
Go Coyotes!
It is IT Professionals Day today. The Hot Springs School District recognizes Mr. Orback. Mr. Orback is always busy helping staff and/or students. We would not be able to do so many things without Mr. Orback's help. Thank you Mr. Orback for everything you do for the school district.
Did you know that October 16th is National Fossil Day?
