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The HSD Child Nutrition Department is modifying it's Grab & Go program to a more convenient method with our new 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙗 & 𝙂𝙤 meal schedule! 🍎 Starting the week of May 4th, we will be moving to ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴘɪᴄᴋ-ᴜᴘ on WEDNESDAYS ONLY.  🍏 You will be able to pick up 5 breakfast and 5 lunch meals for each child between the ages of 0-18 each Wednesday. ⚠️ To help protect our staff and to make the process smooth please have your trunk or rear door open so staff can place the meals in there.

Families of 5th graders: Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Transition to North Middle School Zoom meeting!

Grading & End of Year Information 🔴 Elementary & Tiger Reserve Info: https://5il.co/femv 🔴 Middle School Info:https://5il.co/femx 🔴 High School Info: https://5il.co/femw

⚠️ 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘜𝘚𝘛 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 "𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘜𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦" (𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯) 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭. Now more than ever, it is important that we have up-to-date contact information. Even if your information has not changed, you will need to confirm your contact information. ① After logging into the Parent Portal, a link for "Annual Information Update" can be found under the left menu. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙪𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙩 743-2567, 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 3010, 𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙖𝙩 𝙟𝙚𝙖𝙣.𝙝𝙪𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣@𝙠12.𝙨𝙙.𝙪𝙨. ② The updates must be done through parent/guardian portal accounts. Household information for ALL students must be updated. ③ Online updates should be completed on a computer or iPad, not a mobile device. 🔗 https://sis2.ddncampus.net/campus/portal/harrisburg.jsp

These are challenging times, and we care about the welfare of you and your family. If your family is in need of resources, please complete the survey sent out by your building principal on April 15th. #HarrisburgStrong #InThisTogether

How are our Tigers making the most of their day? 🐾Message us a picture by the end of the day and we'll share them tomorrow. #WhatchaDoinWednesday

There will be some changes to the Grab & Go meals over the next couple of weeks.  During that time, we will transition some items served over to heat-and-eat products such as breakfast sandwiches, cheese omelets, chicken nuggets, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and popcorn chicken.  All of these items can be heated in the microwave and instructions are on a small label that has been placed in the bag.  We will continue to have Uncrustables peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a daily option in addition to the heat and heat lunch items.

The 2020 Census is happening now. You can complete your questionnaire online, by phone, or by mail. It's quick and easy! https://my2020census.gov/

Let's give a shout out to our teachers, custodial staff, child nutrition staff, technology staff, support staff and everyone else who is working so hard to keep our children learning, safe and fed! We want to hear from parents AND students! 💕 HERE'S HOW: 📫 Send one of the following to: HSD@harrisburg.k12.sd.us 👇 🤳 Snap a picture holding up a handmade sign 📹 Record a short video and send to WeTransfer.com (free) 📝 Write a handwritten message and snap a pic 📩 Send an email of thanks *By sending, you consent to republication.

“Lift up your eyes and see the good in the world, for we are people with an amazing capacity to do great good. And if only the minority choose to exercise this capacity to the smallest degree, oh how wondrous and sweet the deeds performed at but a few hands!” ― Richelle E. Goodrich

As we continue connecting with our Tigers from afar, focus on the outcomes, not the obstacles. 🐾#InThisTogether #MindfulMonday #TigerStrong

Parents: Send us a picture or short video of your Tigers connecting with their teachers online! 🤳 Pictures can be emailed to: 📩 HSD@harrisburg.k12.sd.us 📼 Video clips (10-30 ᔕEᑕOᑎᗪᔕ ᗰᗩ᙭) can be sent via: 🔄 WeTransfer.com to the email address above. It is a free service up to 2GB. 🚫 Please do not include faces of other students in your picture/video. 🐾 By sending, you consent to republication. THANK YOU!

🍎 Week 3 Learning Boards are updated. 📚 New Learning Boards will be posted every SATURDAY morning as we continue distance learning. 🔖 You can bookmark the following site, otherwise they are always available through the link on your school's website. 🐾 https://www.smore.com/6aqx7-distance-learning

The Harrisburg School District is now delivering Grab & Go breakfast and lunch meals to the Misty Glen neighborhood.  The pick-up time will be from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM in front of the Community room.  Just look for the big yellow school bus! These meals are available to any child between the ages of 0-18 and the child does not need to be present to pick up meal.  Meals that are taken are to be consumed by the children in the household.  Do not ask for meals that are intended to be eaten by adults.  

The six elementary schools will have another pick-up of materials on Friday, April 3rd. Instructional materials along with items from lockers and desks will be sent home on Friday from 11:00-6:00. Please come to your child’s elementary school to pick up your child’s books, workbooks and personal items. All items will be pre-bagged for drive thru pick up. Library books may be returned at that time. 🐾

While many South Dakotans stay home during coronavirus, there will be tens of thousands of people who will head to work to keep essential services functioning smoothly for everyone. This week, we recognize the following services. 🧹🔧📦🐕♻️ Whether you are staying home to keep you and your family healthy, or working to provide services essential to keep our community operating, THANK YOU!

We have over 20 ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ coloring page submissions so far! 🖨 Print a copy here: https://5il.co/edac. 🏠 Hang your coloring sheet in your window to remind the entire community to ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ! To submit a coloring sheet, include your student's first name, school, and teacher's name and do one of the following: 📩 Email a photo of the drawing to Joanne.vermulm@k12.sd.us or ↪ Message the photo to the District Facebook Page

As parents, there are times our children drive us crazy! In this time of rapid change and, for most of us, some kind of confinement at home, this can be especially true. Getting through the day can become tense, and we can be unsure about how to discipline our children. Join this free web-based meeting with Randy Sprick. Randy is a parent (and yes, sometimes his children drive him crazy), a grandparent, and a world leader in effective behavior management. His presentation will cover things you can do to help your children learn to behave better and become more independent and responsible. https://mailchi.mp/safeandcivilschools/webinar-for-parents-80512?e=0674488432&fbclid=IwAR2xXwGNSLojK-ohtWSu31ALeb-1piJ6T5wq43J2Nxo2TCfxofLjH7ikuPo

We are so proud of our Tigers for being part of the effort to protect our community by preventing the spread of illness. This is tough, but we are tougher, and we are all #InThisTogether to #ProtectLikeATiger! ❤️ To show our appreciation, we made a coloring sheet for our Tigers! 🖨 Print a copy here: https://5il.co/edac.   🏠 You also can hang your coloring sheet in your window to remind the entire community to Protect Like a Tiger! To submit a coloring sheet, include your student's first name, school, and teacher's name and do one of the following: 📩 Email a photo of the drawing to Joanne.vermulm@k12.sd.us or ↪ Message the photo to the District Facebook Page

On Wednesday, April 1st (tomorrow), the Harrisburg School District will be distributing a box of nonperishable dry goods, from Feeding South Dakota, to any family that wishes to pick one up. The boxes will be handed out from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, or until they run out, at the school locations that are also handing out grab-n-go meals. These boxes will be picked up from the back of the buildings at the entrances to the kitchens. Boxes cannot be picked where the grab-n-go meals are handed out. We will have signs on the doors indicated which door to go. Only one box is allowed per family. • North Middle School - the door is in front of the long-sloped dock. • Liberty - the rear of the building is located along Willow Street, with the entrance in the recessed part of the building. • Freedom - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Explorer - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Journey - look for the door near the red dumpsters • Horizon - the rear of the building is located off E. Brewster Street, look for the door near the red dumpsters.