Hayward Elementary

Need some groceries?
You still have time to stop by the Eat Well Mobile Market parked near Hayward today!
This convenient alternative to traveling to a grocery store sets up on Valley View every Monday from 1-6pm.
Pay with debit or credit cards, Eat Well gift cards, Google pay, Apple pay, cash app, or SNAP. No cash.

LAST CALL for Camp Invention! Secure your child's spot TODAY!

Parents of 5th grade students:
Our ceremony to celebrate our 5th graders will be Wednesday at 1:45 in the gym.
Please join us as we honor and celebrate their accomplishments and wish them well next year in middle school.

What is folklórico?

This type of dance reflects the traditions, cultures and beliefs of people in a particular region. Folkloric dance expresses the life and spirit of a people through its movement and music. It is both historical and current, preserving tradition yet shifting with the current times.

Show up tomorrow evening at Hayward Park for their performance at 5:30pm as part of our Somos Uno celebration to watch this amazing show!

Levitt In Your Neighborhood: Free concert for all!

Levitt In Your Neighborhood: Free concert for all! Free Concert in the Park When: Saturday, May 18th at 10:45 am Who: Eduardo Mendoza & Gabriel F...

We are SO grateful for Sonia Sotomayor PTO for showering us with love today.
is a favorite way to fuel our day

Friday, May 17th 4pm-6:45pm

Please join us to celebrate our end of the year cultural festival at Hayward Elementary. 💙💛 It is open to any and all families! There will be music🎵, games🎭, inflatables, food sales🍕🍔, Mexican Bingo🏆, giveaways🎁, and more!

The schedule is as follows:

⏰4PM - Kick Off
4PM - Mexican Bingo (La Lotería) in the Library (prizes for winners)
4:45PM - TWI Students Performance
5:30PM - Son De Mi Tierra Performs (Mexican Folkloric Dance)
6:00PM - Mexican Bingo (La Lotería) ends
6:45PM - Goodbye
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Por favor acompáñanos a nuestra fiesta de fin de año donde celebramos las culturas diversas de Hayward Elementary. 💙💛 El evento se abre a todas familias. ¡Habrá música🎵, juegos🎭, inflables, venta de comida🍕🍔, lotería🏆, rifas 🎁 y más!

El horario es:

⏰4PM - ¡Comienza la fiesta!
4PM - Comienza La Lotería en la biblioteca de la escuela
4:45PM - Canción de estudiantes en el programa bilingüe
5:30PM - Son De Mi Tierra baila la danza folclórica mexicana
6:00PM - Se termina La Lotería
6:45PM - Adios

Somos Uno is coming!! Friday is the big day!

Hayward hosted this year's Two-Way Immersion Extravaganza yesterday.
K-2 students from Rosa Parks and Sonia Sotomayor traveled to Hayward, played games and ate lunch in Hayward Park.

Keep an eye on Parent Advocates for Spanish Immersion - PASI for more fun activities and opportunities!

On Mondays, the Eat Well Mobile Market will be parked at Hayward from 1-6pm.
This mobile grocery store is bringing healthy, affordable food right to our neighborhood to make it easier to get to food from the store to your table. Please stop and check them out today and every Monday.

Help us celebrate the final day of National PE & Sports Week tomorrow by dressing up as a PE teacher!!

May 1-7 is National PE & Sport Week and we celebrate of the importance of physical education and health education. Health and physical education is a critical component of a well-rounded education. It’s where students learn:
Fundamental motor skills needed to participate in physical activity, which is vital at all stages of life;
Critical personal and social skills needed to help manage daily tasks and challenges; and
Important character values such as resilience, fairness and respect.
Thank you Mr. Peterson, Mr. Borges and Mr. Beacom for teaching us so many life skills!

Wow! SFSD is so grateful to the Sioux Falls STORM, LEVO, and media partners KELOLand TV for supporting Operation Hope & Caring where $18,417 was raised to support elementary schools that don't have PTAs/PTOs. We had a great time at the game and especially enjoyed the WIN! ❤️

Tonight is THE night! Come out to support SFSD elementary schools without PTAs/PTOs as the Sioux Falls STORM take on the Green Bay Blizzard. It's also Star Wars night, so wear your gear and bring your lightsaber to this fun family event sponsored by LEVO Credit Union!

Today's Teacher Feature shines a spotlight on Hayward Elementary's Jill Meeker! She makes the school library a great place to be and at the end of a day all she really wants to do is "finish her book in the hammock with the dogs!" Thanks, Ms. Meeker, for making SFSD a great place to be!

Worried about summer meals for your student(s)?
The school district will be providing free breakfast and lunch at these locations:
Terry Redlin
Anne Sullivan
Sonia Sotomayor
Robert Frost
Hayward
JKF
Garfield (lunch only)
Hawthorne (lunch only)

The Weather Service indicates the greatest threat of severe weather did not materialize in Sioux Falls. We will begin our bus routes at approximately 3pm, so there will be a slight delay in getting elementary and middle school students home. High School dismisses at normal time.

Due to the weather 4-30-24, SFSD will hold all elementary students who walk or ride the bus until the system passes. We expect the system to arrive about 2:45pm and be done around 3pm. Busses will not leave the elementary schools until it is safe to do so. This will also cause a delay in middle school bus routes, so plan accordingly. If wx is still an issue at high school dismissal time, we will encourage students to wait to leave until the system passes. Thank you.

Weather may cause some challenges at school dismissal time today. SFSD will make plans with your child's safety as our highest priority. If there are changes, parents/guardians will be contacted immediately. We ask that you please monitor your phone and email closely.

Free concert coming up at Hayward Park on May 18th!

Football & Star Wars Fans Unite! Fri, May 3-7:05pm Sioux Falls STORM take on the Green Bay Blizzard to support Operation Hope & Caring, a fundraiser for SFSD elementary schools without PTAs. Wear Star Wars gear, grab a light saber, and get in on the fun!

*Announcement*

Our fields are too wet and sloppy for safe play, so we will be CANCELLED tomorrow, April 27. We will see you May 4!

Dear Parents,

Growing up, we always wondered how our teachers seemed to know that exact instant we were doing something we weren't supposed to and we came to the logical conclusion--they must have eyes in the backs of their heads!

Then we became teachers and realized that teachers are just really good at knowing their kids and can guess in advance what the kids are up to.

As we work out front in the morning to get students into school safely and keep traffic moving, we wish more than ever that we really could have eyes in the back of our heads. But since we don't, the next best thing we can do is ask you to help us out.

Often times we are stopping traffic to allow cars to move out of the circle drive and we are paying attention to limited areas. We do not always know if you are sending your child across the street when we have temporarily stopped traffic. Our job is to keep traffic is moving, and the worst possible situation would be to start moving traffic while a child is trying to cross the busy street.

Our number one concern, above all others, is to keep every child as safe as humanly possible. If you park on the west side of Valley View, please send your child to one of the crosswalks. If you park on the east side of Valley View, please have them exit next to the curb rather than into the street. Also remember it is never safe to stop in the middle of the lane and let your child out of the car.

Sincerely,
The Morning Duty Crew