🧡🖤 **A DAY TO REMEMBER AT SELFRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL** 🖤🧡 (Pictures 2 of 2)
Today was one of those days that reminds us **why we do what we do.**
We were honored to welcome **Ricky White** to Selfridge Public School for a powerful presentation built around a message that every student deserves to hear:
**EVERY CHILD MATTERS.**
Ricky spoke from the heart about **respect, belonging, understanding, kindness, and the responsibility we all have to make sure every child knows they are important.**
Our students, staff, families, and community members came together for **Every Child Matters March**. Walking side by side was a powerful reminder that we are stronger when we stand together for our children.
🧡 **Orange Shirt Day** is a day to honor Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential and boarding schools and to remember those who never returned home. The orange shirt represents the message that **“Every Child Matters”** and reminds us of the importance of truth, healing, respect, and making sure every child feels valued and supported.
Every child deserves to know:
🧡 **You are seen.**
🧡 **You are heard.**
🧡 **You are valued.**
🧡 **You belong.**
🧡 **You matter.**
Today wasn’t just another school activity. It was a chance to listen, reflect, come together, and remind our students that **they matter—not just today, but every single day.**
A heartfelt thank you to **Ricky White** for sharing your message with our students and staff, this was such a meaningful day.
**This is what school is about. This is what community is about. This is what family is about.**
🧡🖤 **One School. One Family. One Mission.** 🖤🧡
Today was one of those days that reminds us **why we do what we do.**
We were honored to welcome **Ricky White** to Selfridge Public School for a powerful presentation built around a message that every student deserves to hear:
**EVERY CHILD MATTERS.**
Ricky spoke from the heart about **respect, belonging, understanding, kindness, and the responsibility we all have to make sure every child knows they are important.**
Our students, staff, families, and community members came together for **Every Child Matters March**. Walking side by side was a powerful reminder that we are stronger when we stand together for our children.
🧡 **Orange Shirt Day** is a day to honor Indigenous children who were forced to attend residential and boarding schools and to remember those who never returned home. The orange shirt represents the message that **“Every Child Matters”** and reminds us of the importance of truth, healing, respect, and making sure every child feels valued and supported.
Every child deserves to know:
🧡 **You are seen.**\
🧡 **You are heard.**\
🧡 **You are valued.**\
🧡 **You belong.**\
🧡 **You matter.**
Today wasn’t just another school activity. It was a chance to listen, reflect, come together, and remind our students that **they matter—not just today, but every single day.**
A heartfelt thank you to **Ricky White** for sharing your message with our students and staff, this was such a meaningful day.
**This is what school is about. This is what community is about. This is what family is about.**
🧡🖤 **One School. One Family. One Mission.** 🖤🧡\
\#EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay #SelfridgePublicSchool #ChieftainPride #OneSchoolOneFamilyOneMission
I can also make this a little shorter for Facebook so the strongest parts stand out more with your photos.
Including our very own Sue Isabel and 3 students over who are interested in joining the show in the future!!
Great things are happening this year!!
Tomorrow Wednesday the 30th,
Due to the Early Out at 1:00 for students
We’re excited to welcome Ricky White to spend the day with our students and staff as we celebrate culture, relationships, belonging, and the message that Every Child Matters!
🚶 Community March — 11:25 AM
🎒 Student Dismissal — 1:00 PM
👥 Staff Professional Development with Ricky — 1:15–3:30 PM
We’re proud to learn together, grow together, and continue making Selfridge a place where every student feels valued, supported, and like they belong!
One School. One Family. One Mission. 🧡🖤
Check out these pictures of our students investigating a **Dill Pickle Autopsy** and exploring **Forensics Chromatography**. Science gets a lot more exciting when you get to be the detective!
What do you think they discovered? 🥒
On **Wednesday, September 30**, Selfridge Public School will wear orange to honor children who attended residential schools, remember those who never returned home, and recognize the lasting impact on families and communities. Every child matters.
**Our schedule for the day:**
• Speaker Ricky White: K–6 in the morning and grades 7–12 in the afternoon
• Community March: 11:25 a.m.
• Student dismissal: 1:00 p.m.
• Staff session: 1:15–3:30 p.m.
We encourage students, staff, and families to wear orange and join us for the Community March. 🧡
Staff & Students:
Congrats on an awesome Growth of Students that are proficient in ELA & Math:
ELA - 37% proficient in 24-25 to 52% proficient in 25-26 (Growth % - 28.8%)
MATH - 17% proficient in 24-25 to 34% proficient in 25-26 (Growth % - 50.0%)
Great Job, Keep up the Great work, so proud of both the students and staff. Mr. S.
Selfridge Public School’s **Successful School & Life Skills Class** is looking for community members from **Selfridge, Fort Yates, and Porcupine** who would be willing to share a special skill, talent, hobby, or activity with our **Junior High and High School students**.
📅 **Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays**
⏰ **2:30–3:30 PM**
Do you enjoy cooking, sewing, arts and crafts, woodworking, fitness, music, culture, traditional skills, mechanics, outdoor activities, technology, career skills, or something else you think our students would enjoy learning?
We would love to have you come in and share your knowledge and talents with our students!
If you are interested in helping provide a fun, hands-on learning opportunity, please contact **Mr. Sondag at Selfridge Public School**.
🧡🖤 **It takes a community to help our students build successful school and life skills!**
**What skill or talent could YOU share with our students?**
Today, our Selfridge students put their creativity and problem-solving skills to work by making **homemade kites using dowels and garbage bags** for their STEM project!
And guess what… **THEY ACTUALLY FLY!** 🙌🪁
Check out the pictures of our students testing out their creations! What a great hands-on way to learn about design, engineering, wind, and aerodynamics.
**Great job, kiddos! We are proud of you!** 👏🧡🖤
Our Junior High students are working hard using **Amira**, our online reading intervention program designed to help students improve their reading fluency, accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Students work directly with Amira to practice reading skills at their individual level while receiving immediate feedback and support.
We are proud of the effort our JH students are putting into strengthening their reading skills! 📖💪
**Every minute of reading practice helps build confidence and success!**
🧡🖤 **Go Chieftains!**
8 Selfridge JH/HS students attended a STEM event at Prairie Nights Casino and had the opportunity to build and test solar-powered cars. Thanks, Mr. Johnson for always thinking of STEM activities for our students.
1st Quarter Midterms were handed out to our **JH/HS students today**. Parents and guardians, please ask your student to show you their midterm report and take a few minutes to review their progress together.
**Elementary Midterms** will be sent home with students by their teachers **before Friday**.
Thank you for your continued support of our students and their education! 🧡🖤
🌟 **8th Hour—Successful School & Life Skills!** 🌟
Fun was had by all—except maybe the Study Hall students! 😄
🎨 Arts & Crafts created Diamond Art
🤖 STEM built mini robots
🍽️ Cooking Club made ham and cheese sliders
🏀 Athletic Club played basketball at the park
💬 Small-Group Counseling met
♟️ Chess Club sharpened their skills
Our 8th Hour program gives students opportunities to learn new skills, explore their interests, build relationships, and have fun!
🧡🖤 **One School. One Family. One Mission.**
A big **THANK YOU to Mr. Agard, Miss Fox, and Miss Kacey** for everything you do to support the staff and students at **Selfridge Public School**!
Your hard work, patience, problem-solving, and willingness to help keep our technology running and our school moving forward are greatly appreciated.
🧡🖤 **We appreciate all that you do for Selfridge Public School!** 🖤🧡
The current Selfridge Public School calendar incorrectly lists October 15–16, 2026, as “Teacher Convention” days.
The correct dates for the NDCEL Fall Conference are October 21–23, 2026.
Therefore:
✅ School WILL be in session October 15–16.
❌ There will be NO SCHOOL October 21–23.
Please share this information and update your family calendars.
Selfridge Public School has **36 iPads** available for purchase.
✅ 32 GB iPads
✅ Discounted student price: **$10 each**
✅ Available while supplies last
**See Mr. Agard to purchase an iPad.**
WILL START WEDNESDAY 🎉 26-27 Night Lights After School Program 🌙✨
Hosted at: Selfridge Public School
Learning-Fun-Friendship-Safety
🕒 Starting Wednesday, September 16th Program Hours: 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
🏫 Who Can Attend: All K–12 Students! (BUSING AVAILABLE)
📅 Student Days:
• Mondays & Wednesdays
🌟 What We Offer:
• 📚 Homework Help Provided/Advanced Classes/Extra Club Time
• 🎨 Arts, Crafts & Creativity 🍎 Nutritious Snacks
• 🧪 STEM Projects & Games 💡 Safe, Supervised Space
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🎯 Why Join Night Lights?
Friendly, Trained Staff Educational Fun After School
Build Friendships & Confidence Support for Busy Families