Explorer Elementary

🚨 Don't forget! Lunches are now being distributed throughout the district. 👉🏼 NMS | Explorer | Freedom | Horizon | Journey | Liberty ⏰ 11 AM - 1 PM 🗓Monday - Friday

📩 Several email hosting companies are implementing additional filtering mechanisms due to the increase in COVID-19-related spam and phishing emails.  🔵 This is especially true with high quantities of recipients on a single email such as district communication emails.  It is important to allow both hsdnoreply@harrisburg.k12.sd.us  and harrisburg.school@harrisburg.k12.sd.us in the settings of your email account in order to receive district communications via email.  🔵 Here is a link to this process for popular email accounts:  https://bit.ly/33Jginw 🔵 If you are sure these emails have been whitelisted in your email account, please contact Jean.Hudson@k12.sd.us to verify your contact information.

⏰ Grab & Go Breakfast & Lunches All Week 11 AM - 1 PM

We will start our distance learning journey tomorrow. Below is a link to what is called a Smore, similar to a webpage, that has learning boards for grades JrK through 5th grade. The learning boards have activities and lessons for Wed.-Fri. of this week. Each week a new Smore with new learning boards will be sent to you. If you have any questions about the learning boards or can’t access the Smore or links to the learning boards, please contact your child’s teacher or school. https://www.smore.com/6aqx7-distance-learning

The Governor has requested schools to remain closed through May 1st.  The Harrisburg School District will comply with this request. Distance learning will begin Wednesday, March 25th and continue through May 1st. We are excited to announce that three additional Grab & Go meal sites will be opening on Thursday, March 26th!  Meals can now be picked up from Liberty, Freedom, Explorer, North MS, Journey and Horizon.   Pick up times will continue to be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and will be open Monday through Friday.

Today's supply pick-up will be DRIVE-UP! Please remain in your vehicle until you are greeted. Thanks for your cooperation! 🐯

🚩 The Harrisburg School District will remain closed, at a minimum, until Tuesday, April 14, 2020.  Distance Learning, beginning Wednesday, March 25, will continue through Thursday, April 9, 2020.  Per the District Calendar, Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13 are scheduled days off for Easter break.  Should the Governor recommend a longer closure, Harrisburg School District will follow as recommended. 🐾 🚩We ask all to continue to practice social distancing.  Health professionals believe we will be at greatest risk for community spread of the virus in the coming days.  The following link provides information regarding the virus and its impact on children. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/children.html

Be prepared for tomorrow's supply pick-up! Please make sure you have completed the Device Responsibility Form for EACH child in grades 1st-5th. This should be done BEFORE you come to pick-up supplies. Follow the link below to complete: 🐾 🐾 https://forms.gle/vbkD2WMSmjywQEEA6

🔴 Grab & Go Breakfast and Lunches ⚪️ Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 1 PM 🔵 Explorer | Freedom | Horizon All Harrisburg District Students Welcome to Pick Up a Meal! 🐾

💐 🌷𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜! 🌹🌺

Please see the letter from Mr. Eppard concerning iPad & material distribution. This will be March 24 from 11am-6pm. iPad waivers need to be filled PRIOR to picking up iPads for 1st-5th graders. Please follow the link & fill out for EACH child: https://forms.gle/UHtVusUSNz72S5qA7

Per Governor Noem’s pre-emptive approach to the COVID-19 outbreak, schools across the state will be closed the week of March 23 – 27. #TigerStrong

We will continue to offer Grab & Go breakfast and lunches next week at Freedom, Explorer and Horizon every day from 11 AM to 1 PM. We served DOUBLE our numbers today over yesterday! #TigerStrong🐾 Details can be found here: http://bit.ly/HSDCOVID19

All district events have been cancelled through April 6th, including kindergarten assessments, extracurricular events and performances. In the event the district is open next week, we will continue to limit outside individuals from entering the building, including lunch visits and parent volunteers. You may have seen or received some previously scheduled posts through PeachJar or via social media in recent days. We apologize for any confusion that may have caused.

The Harrisburg Child Nutrition Department is expanding its hours to the hours in which free meals will be offered to students.  We will now be open from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. 🐾Grab and Go breakfast and lunches are available at Freedom, Explorer and Horizon: • Tuesday – 3/17        11:00 AM to 1:00 PM • Wednesday – 3/18   11:00 AM to 1:00 PM As we are using Federal funds to provide these meals there are rules that we must abide by. • Only K-12 students enrolled at Harrisburg are allowed to pick up a meal. • Students can go to any of the three locations to pick up meal.  They do not need to attend that location to get a meal. • The student must be present to pick up a meal. • Each student is allowed to pick up one (1) lunch meal for that day and one (1) breakfast meal for the following day. • You must take a milk with each meal.

Enjoy the long weekend, Tigers! ☘️

To clarify the previous post: • ᴊᴜɴɪᴏʀ ᴋɪɴᴅᴇʀɢᴀʀᴛᴇɴ - 12th grade students enrolled at Harrisburg are allowed to pick up a meal.

The Harrisburg Child Nutrition Department is happy to provide FREE meals to our students during this time of uncertainty. Grab and Go breakfast and lunches are available at Freedom, Explorer and Horizon: • Monday – 3/16         11:00 AM to 12:30 PM • Tuesday – 3/17        11:00 AM to 12:30 PM • Wednesday – 3/18   11:00 AM to 12:30 PM As we are using Federal funds to provide these meals there are rules that we must abide by. • Only K-12 students enrolled at Harrisburg are allowed to pick up a meal. • Students can go to any of the three locations to pick up meal.  They do not need to attend that location to get a meal. • The student must be present to pick up a meal. • Each student is allowed to pick up one (1) lunch meal for that day and one (1) breakfast meal for the following day. • You must take a milk with each meal. Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this time of uncertainty.

Harrisburg Families: We will be closed Monday through Friday next week (March 16-20). We would ask that you limit outings with your children that require close contact and practice social distancing. We will keep you informed as the situation develops. 🐾

In order to limit the of spreading germs at water fountains, we're asking learners to please bring a water bottle to school if you have one!