National School Lunch Week

This week was National School Lunch Week. These students were the lucky winners of some really cool prizes! Kendra, Katelyn, Philip, Anna & Katelynn are pictured with Kitchen Manager Barb. Throughout the week, students received special food treats if their tray had a red ticket on it.

Chris P. Chicken makes appearance at Fred Assam Elementary!

What was that? OH MY GOSH! IT'S A GIANT CHICKEN! I'm sure a few drivers along Six Mile Road slowed down to take a second look! Chris P. Chicken made an appearance on Wednesday morning during the Mileage Club walking time. Students enjoyed the time with Chris P. Chicken and had "him" walking, jogging, dancing, high-5-ing right along with them. After such a demanding work-out, Chris P. Chicken flew back to the Pizza Ranch chicken coop.

Taco John's soccer team

Meet the girls from the Taco John's soccer team! Samantha, Sarah, Danica, & Victoria. These girls are four very talented soccer players! Their last game of the season was last Saturday and they beat their opponents from County Fair. They had another undefeated season! Samantha's dad, Bruce coaches the Taco John's team. I'm so excited that I had the opportunity to see the girls in action ~ it will be fun to watch them enhance their soccer skills over the next few seasons. These four girls represent Fred Assam Elementary School very well and we are proud of your accomplishments on the soccer field! Keep up the super soccer scoring madness!

A special treat for me!

I had a wonderful surprise phone call last Friday telling me that the 5th/6th grade football team from Groton would be playing football in Sioux Falls on Saturday morning. It was a wonderful experience for them to play football in Augustana's new stadium! Groton is the team dressed in black. Their opponents that morning were players from the Harrisburg area. What's really neat is that the coaches for these teams are brothers and their sons play on these teams. More than likely, this will be the only time that Groton and Harrisburg coaches/cousin's will ever meet for competition. Along with his team, my friend Luke is #52! Luke's mom and I had a great visit to catch us up on all the latest news! GOOD TO SEE YOU, GUYS!! I ENJOYED AN AWESOME FOOTBALL GAME!!

Fire Prevention Week

"Thank you" Brandon Fire Department! Volunteers came to Fred Assam Elementary and visited with our younger students about fire safety. They showed an excellent video to help us understand what to do in case of a fire at our home. They even dressed in their protective clothing to show us how they search for people during a fire. It was a super reminder for us to stay low to the ground as we leave a building that is on fire. The firemen's suits have lots of reflective strips on them so they can be seen easily. After our indoor visit, students got to pass through the cab of the fire truck and also see how fast and far the fire hose sprays water. This was a wonderful educational experience for our students ~ hopefully they will remember their fire safety lessons should they ever need them!

flag duty

5th grade students rotate the flag duty each week. Volunteers select their week of duty and they are responsible for putting the flag up each morning and taking it down at the end of the school day. Once in a while, a flag goes up the wrong way ~ but not very often! The students have learned how to handle the flags and the appropriate way to fold the flags. Pictured on flag duty ~ Emily and Brooklyn. 5th grade students are very dedicated to this responsibility for our school.

Congratulations to Mr. Hubers!

It's always nice to be recognized for the things you do ~ and that just happened to our band director, Mr. Del Hubers! He was recently notified that his teaching blog, Brandon Valley 5th Grade Band, was determined to be one of the best 5th grade blogs in our region!

Be sure to check out his blog site at: http://hubersbandstars.blogspot.com/

Mr. Hubers was recognized with an awards badge. He can add that to his blog to signify just how special his blog is to his band class!

Way to go, Mr. Hubers! We are proud of you!!