*August 20 - School Board Meeting @ 3:30 p.m.

*August 20 - Open House from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

*August 20 - May begin purchasing meal tickets, activity tickets, adult season tickets in the Business Office

*August 22 - Classes begin at 8:30 a.m.

*Due August 27 - Junior Class Post-Prom Fundraiser Orders

*September 17-21 - Homecoming Week

*When arriving at the school we request that all visitors check in at the Main Administrative Office.  The doors near this office can be found on the south entrance of the school building and will be the only doors that will be unlocked to promote student and staff safety.

*Parents are asked to notify the school when their children will be absent from school.  Please call before 9:00 a.m. the morning of the absence.

*If you have any questions regarding one of the five bus routes please call our bus contractor: Lenny or Deb Braun @ 380-7079.  In addition, if your child will not be riding the bus, please contact them before 7:00 a.m. so they can alter their routes.  Also, if your child rides an activity bus and will not be returning on it, partents/guardians MUST sign out their child with coaches prior to leaving.

*Did you know that you can now pay for lunch bills online?  If you are interested in learning more about this, please contact Mrs. Gohl at Shana.gohl@k12.sd.us or at 426-6571.

*New to the Ipswich School District?  Please contact the school as soon as possible to register your child or children.

 *School Lunch: The cost of each meal will be $2.35 for grades Pre-K-5 and $2.60 for grades 6-12.  Parents may send any amount of money for lunch and it will be put directly into their child's account.

*Activity Tickets: $10.00 for Grades 1-5; $15.00 for Grades 6-12; $35.00 for Adults; $20.00 for Senior Citizens (60 years old)

*Single admission tickets for athletic events will be $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for all grade, high school students and senior citizens.  Doubleheaders will cost $5.00 for adults.  Preschoolers and Kindergarten students will be admitted free to all athletic events when accompanied by an adult.

  ***Positions Available for 18-19 School Year***

• *** (New)Special Education Paraprofessional
• Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
• Middle School Boys Basketball Coach
• Assistant Track & Field Coach
  
  Please check employment quicklink for details.

  PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION

We are accepting registration for all incoming preschool students for the 2018-19 school year.  Children must be 4 years old by September 1, 2018 to enroll.  Children living both in and out of district are eligible to apply.  The Ipswich Public preschool is a free program.  Preschool meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.  Please call the school (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at 426-6832 to register your child.

 JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

We are registering children for Junior Kindergarten for the 2018-19 school year.  Children who turn 5 years old by September 1, 2018 are eligible to enroll.  The program provides a stepping stone between preschool and kindergarten.  Junioir Kindergarten meets every afternoon from 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. and is a free program.  Please call the school (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) at 426-6832 to register your child.

 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

The Ipswich Public School is conducting kindergarten registration for all incoming students for the 2018-19 school year.  Children must be five years old by September 1, 2018, to enroll.  Preschool and Jr. Kindergarten will be doing transitioning activities and kindergarten screenings will be done during school hours, starting on February 20th.  Results from those screenings will be in March, please call the school at 426-6832 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. to register your child or to schedule a time to review th results from the screenings.