All-City Elementary School -

Mrs. Love’s 3rd graders headed out on their first field trip of the year to the Mary Jo Arboretum on Friday! Students had a blast learning about trees, the history of east Sioux Falls, and the world around them while spending time outdoors exploring nature. 🌲🍁 What a great way to take our learning outside the classroom! A BIG thank you to Katie Hartigan for leading our group and sharing her knowledge with us, and to all of the amazing parent volunteers who drove and helped make this experience possible! We are so thankful for these hands-on learning opportunities and the families who help make them happen!

A HUGE THANK YOU to our amazing Parent Trainers! Over the past two weeks, our Parent Trainers have generously given their time to train other ACE parents & sub volunteers and help make sure everyone feels confident and prepared while volunteering at All City Elementary! We are SO appreciative of the time, patience, and diligence they put into making sure our volunteers know what to do and how to best support our students and staff. Parent involvement is such a special part of what makes ACE unique, and it wouldn’t be possible without people willing to step up and help others get started. Thank you, Alysha, Teresa, Lyndsey, Sarah, Tiffany, & Dana, for all you do for our ACE community! We appreciate you!

Big thank you to Marcus and Olga for helping keep our school clean! Thanks for all of your hard work this summer! We appreciate you!

Sunshine + fall days = the perfect combination for recess! Our kids loved getting outside and soaking up the sunshine on this beautiful fall day! Fresh air, happy faces, and time with friends—what more could you ask for? What's your favorite thing to do outside in the fall?!?!?

Roosevelt Royalty came to visit on Wednesday! We loved welcoming the Roosevelt Royalty to All City! They spent time playing games, joining our K–5 kiddos at specials, and making some fun memories along the way! Thank you for taking the time to visit our students and for being such positive role models! We loved having you at ACE!

Our first School Store was a success! Big thank you to Kylie Huether taking over School Store/Snack Shop Coordinator this year and our 4th and 5th graders volunteers for their support! Thank you to everyone who stopped by to support our 4th and 5th graders! Funds raised from our School Store help support their class trip this spring! Nothing better than grabbing a yummy snack on your way home after a hard day of work at school! Thanks for shopping, snacking, and supporting our students! We appreciate you!

🌟BACK TO SCHOOL BASH! 🌟 What an AMAZING night at our Back to School Bash! Our ACE families came together to dance the night away with neon colors, glow-in-the-dark fun, music, laughter, and LOTS of smiles! A HUGE thank you to the Bowden family for organizing such a great night and to all of our ACE families who helped in any way to make this event possible! Way to go! One of the things that makes All City so unique is the incredible involvement of our families. Their time, energy, creativity, and willingness to jump in and help bring SO many special experiences to our students throughout the year. We are so grateful for our ACE community and all the memories we get to create together! What a way to kick off another great school year!

🎉 PARTY ON THE PLAYGROUND! 🎉 Our students celebrated earning our September PBIS Award with a Party on the Playground! Students worked hard to earn enough High Flyer tickets by showing what it means to be RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and SAFE each and every day! It was also School Pride Day Dress Up Day, so our playground was filled with students proudly sporting their All City gear! What a fun way to celebrate our amazing school community! They earned it and had a blast celebrating together! Way to go, kids!

It is National PTO Appreciation Day on September 26th! A big thank you to our ACE PTO Board. They go above and beyond to help our school run smoothly with all of our volunteers and special events throughout the year. Thank you for your time and dedication! We appreciate you!

Congrats to these High Flyers! We are proud of your hard work ethic to be respectful, responsible, and safe!

Back to School Bash is tonight! Hope you can make it! Starts at 6:30 and $3 admission!

School Pride Day ~ September 25th

Wear an All City t-shirt (if you have one) to school and then to the Back to School Bash that evening! Go Eagles

First day of Chess Club for the 4th and 5th graders!! They were excited to get started on Wednesdays after school and learn all about this club and get to try out a few matches to begin the season.

STEM Time in the Library! Our 5th graders had a blast exploring, creating, building, and problem-solving during STEM activities in the library! We love seeing students learn through hands-on experiences while having so much fun!

🎨 Creativity is on display from Mrs. Smilloffs art classes! Our students have been busy creating some amazing artwork! From colorful abstract designs to detailed pumpkins and creative paintbrush pieces, each project showcases their imagination, individuality, and artistic talents. We love seeing our hallways filled with so much beautiful student work!

Congratulations to these High Flyers last week! Way to go demonstrating our PBIS skills we work on each day! We are proud of you!

Back to School Bash is this week!!

Our K–5 students were absolutely captivated by Julie’s SURF presentations! The excitement, curiosity, and nonstop questions showed just how engaged they were as they learned about the Sanford Underground Research Facility! Students were amazed to discover the incredible science and research happening deep underground right here in South Dakota. ⛏️💡 You could truly feel the excitement in the room as they learned, wondered, and wanted to know more. Thank you, Julie, for bringing science to life for our students and inspiring so many curious young minds!