Sunday, April 7, 2024 School Reach
Good evening, Oglala Lakota County School District Staff, Students, and Families. This is Connie Kaltenbach, Superintendent.
The recent moisture is nice but has made for some muddy off-road conditions. Parents and guardians, don't hesitate to contact your bus driver and the school if your road is terrible. We want to maintain a safe ride for all students. Students we cannot get to will be counted as exempt, but we need the parent/guardian to communicate with the school.
Our schools are state testing this week. This big test compares our students with other students in the state. Our scores last year were low. As a full district, we had a low percentage of proficient students in math and reading last year. I know our students are smart, and this is the test to show all that you know. Do your best and make your mark!
Batesland School:
State Assessment testing begins this week. Come rested and ready to rock the tests!
Monday: Regular day of learning.
Tuesday: State testing.
Wednesday: State testing.
Thursday: State testing.
Friday: Early dismissal at 1:00 pm.
Red Shirt School: Next week is state testing for the Rumble. Make sure kids prepare by going to bed early and getting on the bus.
Monday: Regular day. High levels of student learning.
Tuesday: Regular day.
Wednesday: Regular Day
Thursday: Regular day
Friday: Early dismissal
Rockyford School: We will continue state testing this week. Please ensure students get plenty of sleep and are on time for the bus.
Monday: Regular day of learning.
Tuesday: State testing. Activities after school include drama, anime, yoga, art club for 5th-8th grade, and drum group. Gaming club for 4th grade, Student Council, and Little Raiders basketball.
Wednesday: State testing. After-school activities include a building club, a gaming club for 5th grade, a Lakota Language club, STEM, Card Games, a Sewing Club, Board Games, hand games, and a poetry club.
Thursday: State testing. Activities after school - Beading club, gaming club for 6-8 grade, Dance club, an art club for 1st-4th grade, Piano lessons, Myths & Legends, and Little Raiders basketball.
Friday: State testing. 1 pm dismissal.
Wolf Creek School: State testing continues this week. Please make sure students are well rested. There will be popcorn parties on Friday for those classes that complete testing!
Monday: Regular day of learning.
Tuesday: Pee-wee basketball (grades 1-4) games starting at 5:30 pm
Wednesday: Regular day of learning.
Thursday: Pee-wee basketball games (grades 1-4) starting at 5:30 pm
Friday: Early dismissal at 1 pm for students. Teacher inservice.
Lakota Tech Events:
SBAC testing is this week for all 11th-grade students and some seniors. Remember to get plenty of sleep and a nutritious breakfast. We encourage students to take their time and do their best to show all that they have learned throughout their high school years. Ensure students bring their Chromebooks each day fully charged.
This is a reminder that your attendance matters. Whether an absence is excused or not, it is still an absence, and you miss important instructional opportunities when you’re not at school.
Monday: After-school activities 4-6 pm
Tuesday: After-school activities 4-6 pm
Spearfish Invitational Girls Golf meets Spearfish Canyon Country Club 10:30 am.
Harry Weller track meet Kadoka HS, 10am
Wednesday: After-school activities 4-6 pm
Thursday: After-school activities 4-6 pm
Friday:
Freshman Impact Program 8-4 pm Only 9th-grade students will attend school this day, along with LTHS student council members and students working the freshman impact skits (they know who they are). 10th - 12th grade students will not have school this day.
Freshman Impact: Caught in the Moment is a powerful prevention program for young teenage students. The students see up close and learn through hands-on activities the possible consequences of wrong choices, including drunken and distracted driving, and the lasting physical and emotional effects their choices can have on their families friends, and community. The program promotes communication and developing rapport between the youth and law enforcement/fire/rescue personnel.
Track O Rama track meet, O’Harra Stadium SD School of Mines, Rapid City, 8:30 am field events, 10:30 am running events.
Virtual High School Events:
Regular week of school
Waya’wapi Iyu’ha
Anpe’tu iyo’hila
Ta’ku ke eya’s
Every Child, Every Day, Whatever it Takes!