Talking and Reading, Interrupted?
A Closer Look at Children's Technology Use Is children's use of popular technology devices such as tablets/ smartphones taking time away from day-to-day activities that promote brain and social development, such as conversation and reading? Here's what a national YouGov poll-commissioned by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Read Aloud 15
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The Edmunds Central School District is currently searching for the following positions:
- Special Education Paraprofessional (1 on 1 - EC Elementary School)
- General Education Paraprofessional (Boulder Colony School - Hosmer)
If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact Superintendent Kevin Kunz at Kevin.Kunz@k12.sd.us or 605-287-4251.
2nd graders helped the 1st graders with their reading skills in a combined library today. It's so awesome listening to them help each other! 📚💛
Did you know that by reading aloud to your kids you grow your child’s brain, literally. The more you read to your child, the more the neurons in their brain will grow and connect together.
There are so many benefits to this 15-minutes-a-day habit! Want to know what else science says about reading aloud? Follow this link to learn more...
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There's no rule that says we have to stop reading to our kids at a certain age! Kids of every age benefit from being read to!
World Read Aloud Day is today! This is a day dedicated not just to reading, but to the art and practice of reading aloud which has proven benefits!
📕 Builds vocabulary
📗 Enhances comprehension of ideas
📘 Improves memory and working memory
📙 Strengthens fluency
Reading aloud stimulates imagination and it gives students the opportunity to try on the language and experience of others.
6 Superior Performer awards is the most we've ever brought home!!!! While we didn't bring home a team trophy, I am so incredibly proud of this cast! I couldn't possibly have asked any more from them.
Congratulations to Kelsey Sowards, Kearstin Pietz, Grace Roth, Kelsey Lehr, Sophia Kroll, and Eden Weiland on being names SDHSAA Class "B" State Superior Performers.
Good luck to the Edmunds Central One-Act team! They perform at the SDHSAA State Festival at 12 p.m. today. 🍀
It's always a great day when the library gets new books! "Check-out" 😉 these fun new titles on our EC Library shelves!
Congratulations to our EC One-Act competition team. 🏆 They placed as one of the two top teams in the Region 7B contest in Ipswich today and will move on to perform in the SDHSAA state contest Feb. 1-3 in Brandon, SD.
Four students received superior performer awards: Kelsey Lehr, Sophie Kroll, Kearstin Pietz, and Grace Roth.
Back in December, FFA members that qualified for State Leadership Events competed in Rapid City. While out there, students attended leadership workshops, met with other chapter members, and connected with SD State FFA Officers and a few other states' officers to expand their leadership skills.
The Conduct of Chapter Meetings team placed 14th in the state. They had great poise and received high remarks on their professionalism during the contest. The team consisted of Cash A, Grace R, Lily R, Alexis F, Joclyn V, Kelsey S, and Sophie K. The team spent hours preparing and worked hard to earn their achievement.
The Extemporaneous Public Speaker, Jillian F, competed and earned 11th place in the state. She was able utilize knowledge she gained from working with the school bees and attending field trips with Mr. Cody to support her speech topic, which was: "
With the bee population in decline, would raising bees in urban areas be a solution."
Congratulations to all these students for their hard work!
5th grade Art Hour created mixed media Christmas trees this week. They were so excited about this project!
EC FFA members have been hard at work the last few weeks in preparation for the District Leadership Development Event (LDE) State Qualifiers. On Nov 14th we traveled to Miller to see their hard work pay off.
Jillian Fischer placed 3rd at Districts in Extemporaneous Public Speaking, qualifying her for state.
The Conduct of Chapter Meetings Team, consisting of Cash Anderson, Alexis Fischer, Joclyn Vargason, Kelsey Sowards, Sophie Kroll, Grace Roth and Lily Roth, placed 2nd and qualified as a team to compete at state.
Theo Haerter and Grant Fischer competed in Employability Skills as well, and had an excellent opportunity to practice their skills and connect with other chapters.
Congratulations to these members on their successes! We look forward to them competing at State Leadership in Rapid City on December 3rd & 4th!
The Edmunds Central Oral Interpretation team worked really hard yesterday in Pierre and were really close to advancing in all categories! Although we don't have a state-bound event this year, we are so excited to see them grow and learn in time for next season!
Congrats to the Edmunds Central Oral Interp team on advancing to regions!
Alanna Wiedrich, Serious; Jillian Fischer, Storytelling; Grace Roth, Lily Roth, Theodore Haerter, and Jillian Fischer; Reader's Theater
The 9th graders in Intro to Agriculture had the opportunity to tour the Parkview Nursery & Greenhouse in the beginning of October to learn about larger scale operations, check out their tree nursery, and look at their greenhouse spaces. Thank you to Dana for the wonderful tour!
Good luck to the 2023 Oral Interpretation Team! Their first competition will be the District 10B competition in Mobridge on November 6th!
Congratulations to the North Central Thunder Cross Country teams on outstanding performances at the Region 4A Meet in Chamberlain yesterday afternoon. The boys placed 2nd as a team and the girls placed 4th. With their 2nd place finish, the entire boys team will be moving on the the State A Cross Country Meet in Sioux Falls on October 21st. Individual place winners for the boys are as follows: Gabe Johnson (9th), Anthony Miller (14th), Avery Wells (15th), Drew Arbach (16th), Aaron Ingerson (26th), and Jason Arbach (30th). For the girls team, Melanie Dallenbach (17th) and Grace Roth (19th) advanced to the State Meet with Top 20 finishes. Additionally, Theo Haerter and Noah Ingerson place 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the boys JV race.
6th- 8th grade music students attended the Northwestern Middle School Festival on Tuesday! EC had students in both the band and choir, making music all day with Edmunds Central graduate, Jared Opp, and his wife and fellow music teacher, Katie Opp! They ended the day with an awesome concert!
EC FFA members attended their first contests, Land & Range Judging, on 9/27 in Webster. Grant F, Krist S, and Anthony M competed in Land Judging; while Cash A competed in Range Judging. Both teams represented well, Cash earned a bronze rating at the contest.
Congratulations to those who competed, we look forward to seeing more successes as contests continue into the fall!
