Labor Day - NO school

NO school on Monday, September 1 due to Labor Day.  School resumes on Tuesday, September 2. 

lynx eyes

The Lynx Eyes mural was painted in the gym during the summer.  High School art teacher and artist Chad Nelson, along with his son Zach, and daughter Emma painted the mural. Emma just happens to be a 5th grade student at Fred Assam Elementary, too! Student Council budgeted and paid for the mural to be painted.  We are proud to have the Lynx Eyes watching over us! 

Welcome to a new school year!

Welcome to a new school year!  Breakfast begins at 7:30am; supervision on the playground at 7:45am.  Please use the parking lot if you are going to leave your vehicle and wait with your student. The drop-off lane is just for students exiting the vehicle and parents moving on to their next destination. Thank-you for your cooperation! 

The staff and I are looking forward to an AWESOME school year!  Susan Foster - proud principal

Welcome to the 2012 - 2013 School Year!

WOW!  Summer passed by in a 'blink of an eye'.  I enjoyed spending my summer days with my grandson, Boeden - who is now 9 months old!  He loves to be outside ~ especially helping water plants.

We have 395 students at Fred Assam Elementary so far. It was exciting to see returning faces as well as many new faces in our school family.  I'm looking forward to an awesome year!  S

Buddy Walk

Fred Assam Elementary's "Act of Kindness"
Be sure to join us on Saturday, September 10 at Sertoma Park!
Registration begins at 10:00.
Welcome & thank-yous: 10:45.
The walk begins at 11:30.
Food and entertainment: available 10:00 - 1:00.

Registration forms are available on the Assam Anchor. Simply print and bring to the walk.

*BE A BUDDY at the Buddy Walk!
*FAE students ~ $3.00 with adult.
*Turn in $3.00, any donations, and adult signed waiver form at the registration table.
*Go have fun being a BUDDY!

The Buddy Walk is an annual fundraiser for New Directions Down Syndrome Association in Sioux Falls.

Homecoming Week!

Dress-up days:

Tuesday ~ jersey or neon day

Wednesday ~ hat day

Thursday ~ color day ~ JK & K - blue; 1st grade - red; 2nd grade - orange; 3rd grade - purple; 4th grade - green; 5th grade - yellow.

Friday ~ SPIRIT day! Red & Black!

Fred Assam Elementary ~ Distinguished School

CONGRATULATIONS are in order for all students, staff, and parents of Fred Assam Elementary School as we have just been named one of South Dakota's Distinguished Schools! The South Dakota Recognition Program honors the state's most exemplary and inspiring public schools. Schools selected for Distinguished School Awards are strong, well-rounded community schools that offer a quality education for all students. "Kudos" to all six attendance centers in the Brandon Valley School District ~ all are 2011 Distinguished Schools!

Distinguished Schools have met adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two consecutive years in both reading and math and show progress in narrowing the achievement gap. AYP is based on scores from the South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (Dakota STEP) taken by elementary third, fourth, and fifth grade students, middle school students, and high school juniors. The AYP status is a measure of whether a school is in compliance with the federal government's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Dakota STEP test is based on content standards developed by teachers and administrators to test what students need to know.