2025-26 Kindergarten Registration/Screening will take place on Friday, March 21, from 9 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Screening includes a short kindergarten readiness assessment with information for parents/guardians.
Please visit the Westside Elementary Office to complete your child's registration.
Please bring a copy of your child's current immunization record and certified birth certificate.
Children enrolling in kindergarten must be at least 5 years only on or before September 1, 2025 to be eligible to attend kindergarten in the 2025-26 school year.
If you have any questions on kindergarten registration, please contact the Westside Elementary office at 605-698-7613 x 4 or email sissetonelemoffice@k12.sd.us
The Title VI /Federal Programs / IPP Public Hearing will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the HS/MS Multipurpose Room. The public is invited to attend.
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Holly Medenwald. Holly is a teacher at Westside Elementary, and we appreciate the intervention support she provides for students at Westside!
Reminder: No School on Thursday & Friday, March 13 & 14 (Spring Break), or Friday, March 21, 2025 (Staff Professional Development)
The Class A So Dak 16 Girls Basketball game will be held in Watertown, SD, at the Watertown High School Arena on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at 7:15 p.m.
Join us to cheer on the Lady Redmen as they compete against the Hamlin Chargers!
Reminder: Per SDHSAA regulations, temporary banners, signs, and noisemakers are prohibited in postseason play.
Livestream - https://www.youtube.com/live/7d6--yYQqZ4
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Lisa Kuipers. Lisa is our Early Childhood Special Education teacher and provides EC services for students in our school and community. We appreciate the support she provides for our youngest learners!
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Cheryl Ceroll. Cheryl is a Special Education paraprofessional at Sisseton Middle School, and we appreciate the support she provides for students at SMS!
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Shawn Hanson. Shawn is a Special Education Teacher at Sisseton Middle School, and we appreciate the support she provides for students at SMS!
Due to predicted weather conditions, Sisseton Public Schools will start at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Breakfast will not be served. Buses will run where able.
Due to extreme cold temperatures, the Sisseton School District is closed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Due to predicted weather conditions, Sisseton Public Schools will start at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Breakfast will not be served. Buses will run where able.
The Sisseton School District joins districts across the state to thank school board members for their leadership and service to our local school district and community during South Dakota School Board Recognition Week from February 17 - 21, 2025. THANK YOU for your service to our school and community.
THANK YOU to our School Resource Officer, Officer Zastoupil, for helping to promote responsibility and good choices.
#NationalSchoolResourceOfficerAppreciationDay
CONGRATULATIONS and GOOD LUCK to our SHS gymnastics team and individual competitors who have qualified for the SDHSAA State Gymnastics Meet in Watertown on February 14-15.
Team Competition is Friday, February 14, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Individual Competition is Saturday, February 15, also starting at 2:30 p.m.
Media Coverage from SDPB: https://www.sdpb.org/hsactivities/sports/gymnastics/
For more information, visit: https://www.sdhsaa.com/activity/gymnastics-championships/
CONGRATULATIONS and BEST WISHES to our gymnasts!
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, Alyssa McGuire. Alyssa is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, and we appreciate the support she provides for students across the district!
Reminder:
No School on Friday, February 14, or Monday, February 17, 2025
The Sisseton Special Education Department is recognizing staff who go above and beyond for the students they serve. Congratulations to our Staff Star, May Amodia. May provides services for our students in the Transition Special Education program, and we appreciate the support she provides to these students!
Congratulations to Mrs. Hillestad our elementary STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) enrichment teacher. Today she was awarded South Dakota Outstanding Elementary (STEM) teacher at the 2025 South Dakota STEM Conference in Huron. Congratulations Mrs. Hillestad we are grateful for the impact and difference you are making for our students and school.
We invite all to an open house to congratulate Mrs. Hillestad in the STEAM classroom at Westside Tuesday, February 11 4-7pm.
Congratulations, Mrs. Hillestad. We are proud of you and honored to have you as an educator at Westside in Sisseton!
Sisseton School District Parent-Teacher Conferences:
Westside Elementary - February 10 & 11
SMS/SHS - February 11 & 13
THANK YOU to our school counselors for providing support services for our students and schools!
