Who do we love? FARMERS!! 🚜🌾❤️ Today, to celebrate the letter F, our very own FFA students and wonderful Ag Teacher, Mrs. Andrews, taught the kids about the many hats farmers wear and all the important jobs they do each day. Students also learned fun facts about different farm animals! 🐄🐖🐓

Congrats Abbie!

Another letter is in the books!! 🎶 The students absolutely ENJOYED the music and had a fantastic time! A big thank you to the Northeast Community College Jazz Machine for coming to perform! And a big thank you to Mrs. Vogt for organizing this awesome experience for our students. 👏

Students had their first Book Club meeting today! 📚✨ A big thank you to Halle Fuhrer for getting this started and helping spread the joy of reading!

⛳️ Golfing season is in full swing! 🏌‍♂️

D is for DISCO! 🕺✨ The kids had an absolute blast at our dance party celebrating the letter D—full of music, moves, and big smiles all around! 💃🎶

Our 5th and 8th graders are ready to leave no crumbs on the State Science Assessment tomorrow! 🔬✨ Get a good night’s sleep, fuel up with a hearty breakfast, and come ready to shine.

Join us for prom!

The Burke National Honor Society earned $1280.00 from their Papa Murphy's Pizza fundraiser! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Get your yearbook ordered!

🚗 Get Signed Up for Driver's Ed🚗
We’re excited to offer Driver’s Education classes from May 26th–29th!
🔞 Eligibility: Students must be 13 years old by January 1, 2026
Ready to hit the road? Click below to sign up!
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📣 Preschool Registration is OPEN! 📣

We are excited to announce that preschool registration is now open for the upcoming school year! Scan the QR code or complete the registration form at the following link: https://forms.gle/6kzpBvqZBZssqF2a8

April board meeting

Our Reading Olympics teams brought home the hardware today!!! 2nd/3rd grade team 1-Dash, Nash, Toni and Emmy with a 3rd place trophy 2nd/3rd grade team 2-Chloe, Rubee, Logan and Daisy with a 2nd place trophy. 4th/5th grade team-Jacque, Alese, Nona and Liam with a 3rd place trophy and 6th grade team-Eva and Connor with the WIN!!! 1st place!!! Congrats to our teams. We are Cougar Proud!!!

Huge shout-out to SDSU 4H Outreach for hosting our Cougar Day activity!

B is for Backstage! The kiddos had a blast at the school play yesterday. 🎭✨ Don’t miss the finale performance tonight at 7:00 PM! 🌟

📣✨ You’re Invited! ✨📣 Join us for the FCCLA Open House on Monday, April 13th at 7:00 PM! 🗓️ 📍 Location: Elementary Lunch Room Come check out all the amazing projects, accomplishments, and opportunities FCCLA has to offer! 👏💼 We’d love to see you there and celebrate the hard work of our students! ❤️

🍔🔥 Huge THANK YOU to the Rosebud Rancherettes for coming to our school and grilling up some delicious burgers for lunch today! 🔥🍔 We truly appreciate all the hard work you put into the Beef in Schools program 🐄👏

🌾🦬 South Dakota History Field Trip 🦬🌾 What an incredible day of learning and exploring! 📚✨ We visited the historic site where teenagers discovered the famous Verendrye Plate🪶🗺️ We also took in the beautiful view where the Bad River and Missouri River come together 🌊🌅—a perfect reminder of how powerful and meaningful these landmarks are.

🎨 A is for ART! Our kiddos had a blast today creating colorful chalk designs!