A reminder that we have an early dismissal for students on February 15th. Parent-Teacher conferences are 1:00 - 8:00 that same day.
Here is the link to sign up for Conferences: https://bit.ly/4aW4Ozj
Also, a reminder that we do not have school on February 16th or 19th.
The students are creating a "Heart Wall" with Miss McCarty in PE to go along with our Kids Heart Challenge you may be hearing about! The students may dedicate a heart and add it to the wall if they know someone who has been affected by a heart condition in any way.
Dear Families,
Kids Heart Challenge has officially kicked off at Mellette Elementary. If you haven’t yet, register today to join the Legacy of Lifesavers and help kids with special hearts! Just for registering, your student will receive the KHC wristband!
REGISTER at http://www2.heart.org/goto/MelletteElementary
and COMPLETE FINNS MISSION TODAY! Learn how to save a life with hands-only CPR!
REGISTER TODAY to meet the Heart Heroes and see the cool thank-you gifts your student can earn! Be sure to talk with your student about their favorite Heart Hero and heart-healthy message from today’s kick-off! Thank you for supporting our school and the American Heart Association!
Hello Mellette Families - Here is the link to our February Parent-Teacher Conferences:
https://bit.ly/4aW4Ozj Please sign up for a time to meet with your child's teacher.
Today is "I Love Public Schools Day!" We love South Dakota Public Education, Watertown School District, and all of our students and families! Thank you for choosing us!
Mellette Families, a reminder that there is no school on Monday, January 15th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Also, there is an early dismissal on Friday, January 19th at 12:20 p.m.
Have a great day!
On Monday, January 8th, the Watertown School Board will hear a presentation on the plan for our elementary schools. This will be for discussion only with no action taken. The School Board meets in the administrative office at 5:30 PM. You can watch a live stream of the meeting at https://www.youtube.com/@watertownschooldistrict14-74.
Mrs. Kannas' 2nd-grade class used their creativity while being engineers in science today! They made hats, using only lunch supplies, to solve the problem of shading their head from the sun, as if they were on a deserted island.
Congratulations to Mrs. Moes, one of Mellette's 1st grade teachers, for being chosen as McDonalds' McTeacher of the month!
Happy New Year from the Watertown School District!! We hope you had a good holiday season. A reminder that Watertown schools resume on Tuesday, January 2nd!!
Kindergarten and First grade families packed the gym to create gingerbread houses together on Thursday afternoon!
Merry Christmas from the Mellette staff! Have a wonderful holiday break! School resumes January 2nd.
Our second graders did an awesome job reciting poetry that they had memorized! Great job!
Thank you to our special guest readers with came today! I missed photos of a couple more too!
Festive fun in Ms. Epp's SLC!
Festive fun in Ms. Epp's SLC!
A job well done to our both our AM and PM preschool students on their holiday concert today!
The Mellette Elf on the Shelf appeared in the lunchroom on Wednesday!
A reminder that our Christmas break will begin at 12:20 p.m. on December 22nd and go through January 1st. School will resume on January 2nd.
Happy Holidays!
Congratulations to our November students of the month! These students were nominated by their teachers for showing respectful, safe, and kind behaviors all month! Today they played Winter BINGO!
