
Due to poor weather conditions, there will be no school tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27th. All activities are cancelled. We wish you safe travels and a Happy Thanksgiving break!


A reminder there will be an Early Release on Wednesday, November 27th and No School on November 28th & 29th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. 🦃🥧🍂🐾🏈🍁


SAVE THE DATE for Explorer's Annual Art Show. Ms. Wiertzema has some awesome things up her sleeve this year!


Due to the weather forecast for the next couple of days there will be a change to the elementary breakfast menu for Wednesday, November 27th and Friday, December 6th.
The menus on the website reflect the changes. 🍊


Get your tickets NOW for our annual Prairie Christmas performance! With limited seating, you don't want to miss out on this winter tradition.❄️☃️❄️🌲HarrisburgPAC.com


Here's what's happening around Harrisburg & community this week! https://share.peachjar.com/flyers/874831/schools/150561


Check out the latest events and happenings in the Harrisburg Community and District. 🐾https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/862538/schools/34398


Calling all veterans and family members of veterans!
We are collecting photos of veterans who are in some way connected to our learners at Explorer Elementary for a special video to be shown at our Veterans Day Program. If you would like to participate, please send a photo, along with the NAME of the veteran and connection to your child. You can send to your child's teacher, or to Mrs. Keupp at ashley.keupp@k12.sd.us. Please send to school no later than Wednesday, November 6. If you sent a photo for last years video, we'd like to use it again, unless you reach out and ask not to.


Open the gates and seize the day by attending the NMS production of Newsies! Showtimes are November 1 @ 7PM and November 2 @ 2PM and 7PM in the NMS PAC. Tickets: www.harrisburgpac.com.


Cooler temperatures mean that the holidays are nearing- celebrate the holiday season by attending Tiger Nation's Prairie Christmas!!! Enjoy holiday music by the HHS Choir, and do your holiday shopping at the vendor fair. Tickets available starting October 1: www.harrisburgpac.com


PeachJar is now on our App! Looking for a flyer? Choose your school and look for the PeachIJar tab. All your school's active flyers are listed. 🍑🐾

Don't forget to join us for the BooBash this Friday at South Middle School from 6:30-8pm. 🎃👻


Explorer Elementary wants to honor all our veterans and current active duty military members on November 11th. You are cordially invited to attend lunch with your learner. Since we have different lunch times, please ask your invitee when you are to come in that day for your free meal. Also please to makes sure to RSVP for lunch to the office by November 8th. You are also invited to attend our Veteran’s Day Program at Explorer, which begins at 1:30 pm. You will be able to sit with your student that invited you and be recognized along with all veterans and active service members. If you have any questions, contact the school.


A reminder the deadline to submit flyers to PeachJar is noon on Monday. Visit our website for full details. 🍑https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/o/district/page/peachjar-guidelines-for-submission


What happens with you combine all of your favorite fairy tale characters into 1 story? Get your tickets to the HHS Production of the Tony Award winning musical, Into the Woods to find out. Shows: November 15/16 in the HHS PAC. Tickets: www.harrisburgpac.com. See you at the show!!


Extra Extra: Get your tickets to the NMS Musical, Newsies @ www.harrisburgpac.com. Show is November 1 and 2 in the North Middle School Performing Arts Center. See you at the show!


A reminder there will be no school October 10th - 14th. Enjoy the long weekend, Tigers! 🐯🚩


This year our specials teachers will be using the Seesaw Family App to share what's going on in class. Your child will post items to Seesaw to show their learning. You'll be able to browse their portfolio as well as receive a notification whenever something is posted! Even if you were connected last year, you'll need to add the new specials class this year. Watch your email for directions and the link to join!
More info: https://tinyurl.com/yyxsnkm7


📣PARADE ANNOUNCEMENT
ᴡʜᴏ: ᴀʟʟ ꜱᴛᴀᴋᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅᴇ.
What: Final Parade Information
When: Line up 12:45p – 1:25p. Parade begins at 1:30p.
Where: Line up in the HS parking lot.
Why: Celebrate Homecoming 2019!
Incidentals:
🏈All Floats and Parade entrants need to enter from the SOUTH Driveway off Willow St.
⚠️Tiger Way off Minnesota Ave. will be CLOSED.
🚦 Please CARPOOL if you can as parking will be limited.
🚘DO NOT PARK IN THE GRASS!
🚩If you can park at Liberty, Freedom or South MS and have all parties ride the float to the HS it will save parking.
🐯If you are dropping off a student to ride on a float, please use the bus turn-around or the visitor parking turn around. Please don’t park in these areas to keep traffic moving.
🍭If you are dispensing candy, please don’t throw from the float. Have people walk beside the float and hand it out. We want to keep kids back from the moving floats.

A reminder for community and PTO organizations that the PeachJar Deadline is today. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘽𝙐𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘼𝙇𝙒𝘼𝙔𝙎 𝘽𝙀 𝘼 𝙏𝙐𝙀𝙎𝘿𝘼𝙔.
Visit https://www.harrisburgdistrict41-2.org/o/district/page/peachjar-guidelines-for-submission for guidelines and step-by-step directions.
