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
Save the Dates: Join the Sisseton Special Education Department for sessions presented by the South Dakota Parent Connection on Autism and Related Disorders. The sessions will be live-streamed in the Sisseton School District Multipurpose Room. All are welcome to attend. The next session is March 17 from 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Looking for where to purchase Westside WAVE Gear - If you haven't placed your order yet with 605 Design please do so today! https://605designandapparel.com/collections/westside-elementary
Your purchase not only puts Westside WAVE gear on your child, the funds raised from this fundraiser support the school student council. The student council promotes positive behavior intervention and support incentives, attendance incentives, kinder than necessary tshirts, supplies to promote a positive school culture. Thank you for your continued support!
1st grade had an educational zoo visit from Bramble Park Zoo today!
Reminder: No School on Thursday & Friday, March 13 & 14 (Spring Break), or Friday, March 21, 2025 (Staff Professional Development)
Westside wraps up this week strong and with many wins! Students ask to make thank you posters for those that have helped them learn. Janet Schmidt joined us this week from the Public Library to read. We get to have lots of love, listening to and reading with Grandma June in the library. Buddy reading continues in preschool. Our 4th graders look for their little friends during the week to keep them always safe throughout the school. Weekly visits to Edgewood continue with BINGO! We get to celebrate our students, small and big wins each day.
Next week we have three days prior to spring break!
Let's ALL be at school ON TIME, EVERYDAY, ALL DAY!
Thank you parents/guardians and community members for investing in our children for the future. We get to do this together! One day at a time!
Fox in Sox Friday! Wear crazy socks! We had a fun day wearing crazy socks!
Westside dresses up as what we plan to be when we grow up! Mrs. Lagapa's class had a pizza party for 20 perfect attendance days! We welcomed Sophie Moen a college student attending University of Sioux Falls home for spring break as a substitute this week! We get to celebrate our students as we are Well Prepared, Always Safe, Value Respect, Eager to Learn!
When I grow up I will be...
Westside had an outstanding future community of FBI Agents, Cops, Cowboys, Moms, Dads, Teachers, Nurses, Veterinarians, Professional Singers, Principals, Teachers! Mr. Brooks (Future P.E. teacher) taught class with Mr. Lotzer today!
Thank you SWO Tribal Headquarters, Education Department and Tribal Council for the warm welcome and day of learning. The second group of 4th Graders attended council meeting with Dr. Sherry Johnson, had language lessons, games and a tour with Alayah LaFromboise and Joey Bird. The students were treated to a generous pizza lunch. This was an outstanding experience to share and learn together. Thank you again for giving your time to inspire and encourage our community and leaders in training.
2025-26 Kindergarten Registration/Screening Day
March 21, 2025
9-3pm
Kindergarten Age Ready:
5 by 09/01/2025
Preschool Registration open
March 21, 2025
Age 4 by 09/01/2025
We look forward to meeting you when you SIGN as a Westside WAVE Learner for 2025-26!
It is an exciting week at Sisseton Elementary School!
Dress up days, Read, Read, Read! Fairytale day today!
Red Riding Hood arrived in the library! Thank you to Janet Schmidt for joining us today.
Wacky Wednesday is loading!
READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK ~ March 3-7
Celebrate with Dress Up Days! Readers are Leaders!
Read! Read! Read!
Preschool continues to shine bright this each and everyday. It is a place our youngest learners are eager to learn and our older learners join in each week to learn and grow together.
Fantastic Friday is community visit day and BINGO time together!
The West Side Preschool class, along with their teacher, Ms. A took a tour of the United States Post Office in Sisseton. After studying how the mail system works in their preschool class, the students wrote a letter to their family and then mailed those letters while at the Post Office. The generous and friendly staff at the Post Office took the time to show the preschoolers how they sort, load and then deliver the mail.
FFA Week February 17-21, 2025 - Members from Sisseton High School FFA Chapter visited Westside to read for our students and the annual coloring contest was held. This outstanding officer group dressed for success in their professional attire awarded the winners on Friday, February 21, 2025. Thank you Sisseton High School FFA Chapter and Advisor Mrs. Courtney Schaefer for this opportunity!
Another amazing week in preschool at Westside!
The children are learning about community, this week the post office with plans in progress for a visit to the post office. The week concluded with buddy reading with their 4th grade friends.
The weekend is loading and it's the day we get to visit our friends at Edgewood and Tekakwitha Living Center!
Thank you Mrs. Ziemer and Mrs. Yammerino for taking our learners each week. We are grateful for the time our learners get to learn and make memories with those that have stories to share from years before.
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.
