The Edmunds Central School District is in search of bus drivers for the 2023-24 school year. If you or anyone you know is interested in driving bus, please contact Superintendent Kevin Kunz (287-4251 or kevin.kunz@k12.sd.us).
The NC Thunder cross country team and coaches are hosting a summer cross country camp on Saturday, June 3 from 8:00 am - 10:30 am at the Hosmer City Park. The camp is for all new and experienced runners. Come learn about the sport of cross country, play games, go on a fun run, and meet your team and coaches. Bring running shoes, running attire, a water bottle, bug spray, and sunscreen. RSVP to coach Angie Preszler at 605-281-0084.
This is a reminder that the EC strength and conditioning program (for EC student/athletes entering grades 7-12 in the fall) is set to begin tomorrow morning at 7:00 AM. If you did not fill out and submit a registration/waiver by last Tuesday's deadline, please DO NOT attend tomorrow as plans for this week have been made based upon those that registered. If you did not register and would still like to participate, please contact Mr. Kunz some time this week and, more than likely, arrangements can be made for you to begin next week.
Congratulations to the EC golf team of Cole Bukaske (T-7th), Harrison Beyers (T-7th), Seth Hettick (15th), and Trent Beyers (27th) on placing 2nd at the Region Golf Meet today. All four golfers will advance to the state golf tournament in Watertown on June 5th and 6th.
We wanted to pass along a couple pieces of information related to graduation. A reminder that lunch will be provided to the senior class at 12:00 PM today. Doors will open to families and the public at 1:00 PM with the graduation ceremony beginning at 2:00 PM.
There will be NO track practice today.
The Region Track Meet scheduled for today in Mobridge has been postponed due to concerns related to poor air quality. The meet has been rescheduled for tomorrow (Friday) and will begin at 12:00 PM.
50 State Reading Challenge PARTY IN THE U.S.A.
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Today we celebrated!! We celebrated reading with all of our states. Our 'Party in the U.S.A.' was such a great way to end our year! The teachers had equally as much fun as the kids!
It's so impressive to me that people will voluntarily take 25+ minutes out of their day to read and spend time talking to us about their state. Since we started on February 15th, we have spent 25+ hours reading with amazing people who shared their favorite books with us. This was such a special project to me and I am so grateful to all the teachers for flexing schedules to make it happen, to all who helped put us in touch with states to read with us, and to ALL who read with us. ❤️ EC Librarian Mrs. Beyers
Semester testing for MS/HS students will begin tomorrow (May 17th - Periods 4, 5, 6, 7). If a student has attained at least a “B” for both the 3rd and 4th Quarters in a specific class, they will be given the option to exempt themselves from the semester test in that class. Students that are exempt from a semester test will not be required to be in school during that testing period (6th Graders will be in school all day Wednesday). Students that are not exempt from a semester test will be required to be in school for that testing period. Students not required to take a test during Periods 1, 2, or 3 Thursday morning, will not be required attend that class period on Wednesday morning.
50/50 + Washington, D.C. 🎉🙌📚🗺️🇺🇸
We have done it! We've completed 💯 of our states and our nation's capital. Party plans are underway!
We checked our final state off yesterday with one of our third grader's aunts in Nebraska! Thank you to Miss Jen for spending her time with us and reading us such a fantastic book!
We absolutely loved Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly. One of best parts of this is finding books we've never heard and then adding them to our own library!
Another thing we love is pets! Thanks to Jen's sidekick, Griffin, for zooming with us too. ❤️
Vermont ✅
Montana ✅
Washington, D.C. ✅
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WE HAVE HIT 49/50 states AND Washington, D.C.!! How exciting is that?!?!? 🎉🙌
The 2nd graders read with Miss Marcy from Green Mountain State of Vermont. My second graders are the best at asking questions and enjoyed learning so many things about Vermont. And, I LOVED meeting someone that teaches online cooking classes (FOCUS class idea?!? MAYBE!)
4th graders read with a true a midwestern gem, Miss Justine from Montana. Justine is the leader and organizing face of the Tour of Kindness, a project that has come to our area in the past. She read us an amazing book about a Navajo legend telling about how the stars, How the Stars Fell into the Sky. We loved it!
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5th grade finished the day with a fun read from a South Dakota native who is currently in graduate school out in Washington D.C. The humor was just right for this class and I can't wait to order Diary of a Class Clown for the library!
Congratulations to EC Boys Golf (pictured from L to R -- Clark, Cole, Harrison, and Seth) on their 2nd Place finish at todays YTC Golf Meet in Eureka. Cole (4th), Seth (5th), and Harrison (6th) all received medals for finishing in the Top 10.
✅ Mississippi
And just like that we've reached state #47!!!! 🎉👏
3rd grade scratched Mississippi off of our list today! How lucky are we to have enjoyed the brand-new, fresh-to-the-shelves Jory John book, Nothing's Wrong. He's one of favorite authors and our reader treated us with this awesome new book of his!
Missouri ✅
Kansas ✅✅
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A couple of ticks closer to 50! We read with Missouri and Kansas twice today!
2nd grade had the best time with Miss Shawna, a Bowdle native. She enjoyed and answered every single one of their questions...and that was A LOT!
We learned that Kansas is a really cool state...Pizza Hut originated there, they have a TON of caves, the helicopter was invented there, and they have the windiest city in the country! The best part was hearing a book from South Dakota author, Amanda Radke.
5th grade also enjoyed a reader from Kansas and loved reading back to her son. The 5th grade class gets so excited when they get to share a book back with a state! ❤️
4th grade checked Missouri off the map today with Miss Christy and her awesome bearded dragon, Spike. He may be our favorite part of the project this far! We did talk about Missouri, but we definitely can tell you more about Spike.
Maryland ✅
Oklahoma ✅
We are closing on on our goal! We have hit 45/50 states!
The kindergarten class loved reading with Miss Caitlin and her 4-year-old daughter. We read them one of our favorite books and loved listening to STUCK!
The first graders had a lot of questions about tornadoes in Oklahoma! We read with a speech pathologist who enjoyed answering all of our questions about Oklahoma.
Just a few more states and we will celebrate our map being filled with our fun pins!
On Wednesday, May 10th, EC students in K-6th Grades will travel to Eureka to take part in "Play Day" with the Eureka elementary students. Activities are tentatively scheduled to begin at the track complex in Eureka at 12:00 PM. Parents and other family members are welcome to attend. Students will return to Roscoe prior to the end of the school day and in time for afternoon busing.
The kids were WILD about the Bramble Park Zoo assembly today!! Thank you to the Edmunds Central P.A.C. for sponsoring this for the students! They enjoyed every part, most of them even touched everything including the boa constrictors!
They brought chinchillas, parakeets, armadillos, geckos, boa constrictors, and tortoises to see us. We enjoyed hearing about each animal and getting the chance for an up-close look as they shared them with all the kids!
The kids were WILD about the Bramble Park Zoo assembly today!! Thank you to the Edmunds Central P.A.C. for sponsoring this for the students! They enjoyed every part, most of them even touched everything including the boa constrictors!
They brought chinchillas, parakeets, armadillos, geckos, boa constrictors, and tortoises to see us. We enjoyed hearing about each animal and getting the chance for an up-close look as they shared them with all the kids!
Congratulations to Alanna Wiedrich for being selected for the 2023 SD Senior Honor Choir!
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Idaho ✅
Delaware ✅
We enjoyed reading with two more states today, both make-up states from snow days a few weeks back. We were so happy to get a bonus reading day this week to get them done!
3rd grade read with Idaho, the number one of producer of potatoes. We enjoyed this book so much we will definitely be ordering it for our library!!
5th Grade read with "The First State", Delaware!
We were awed by the facts about the size of this state! There's one point that's only 9 miles across! We enjoyed a book about Delaware native, WNBA player Elena Delle Donne. We all thought it was great to listen to this book with a great theme!
