South Dearborn Community
School Corporation
Sound it out at one table, alphabetize at another — Mrs. Patton's first-graders at Aurora Elementary School split into small groups this week, some sounding out words letter by letter while others put a whole list of "o" words in order.
Different tasks, same goal: building the phonics, spelling, and early reading skills that make every book after this one a little easier.
Different tasks, same goal: building the phonics, spelling, and early reading skills that make every book after this one a little easier.
All South Dearborn Community School Corporation schools will be closed tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd, for the Aurora Farmers Fair.
Then it's fall break with no school for students Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 9th.
We hope our students, staff, and families enjoy the fair and a well-earned break. We'll see everyone back Monday, October 12th!
Then it's fall break with no school for students Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 9th.
We hope our students, staff, and families enjoy the fair and a well-earned break. We'll see everyone back Monday, October 12th!
South Dearborn Community School Corporation is having an asynchronous eLearning Day today! For more information, please visit the eLearning page: https://www.sdcsc.k12.in.us/page/elearning
A colony built on codfish and shipbuilding versus one built on wheat and wide religious tolerance — South Dearborn High School students in Mr. Robertson's class compared the New England and Middle Colonies this week, studying their economies, crop exports, migration, religions, and ethnic groups.
Students walked away seeing how geography and the people who settled there shaped everything that came next.
Students walked away seeing how geography and the people who settled there shaped everything that came next.
This year, Aurora Elementary is headed to South America. ✈️
Ms. Friedhoff takes her students to a different continent each year, exploring the culture, history, and art along the way. So far, they've studied the Amazon Rainforest and the Amazon River, with Día de los Muertos, "The Day of the Dead," still ahead.
Every grade has its own subject, and they're all working in mixed media:
🌎 Kindergarten and 1st grade are studying the jeweled lizard, found in Chile.
🌎 2nd and 3rd grade are creating abstract orchids, a nod to the 4,000-plus orchid varieties found in Ecuador.
🌎 4th and 5th grade took on the anaconda, which can grow past 30 feet. That's roughly the length of a school bus.
Some students have even volunteered to take apple crates home to paint as pieces of the Amazon River.
We can't wait to see the rainforest come together at Knight of the Arts this year!
Our student leaders at South Dearborn Middle School and Aurora Elementary School joined forces to raise $1,000 for the Imagination Library of Dearborn County, honoring Dolly Parton's lifelong commitment to literacy. At roughly $1.30 per book, that's about 770 books headed to local kids.
To celebrate, students and staff marked September 25 as Wear Pink Day. Then they took it a step further: SDMS student leaders visited classrooms throughout Aurora Elementary to Drop Everything and Read with their younger Knights.
We're so proud of these young leaders for showing what students can do when they decide to make a difference.
Want to help continue the story?
Parents and guardians: Children from birth to age 5 can receive a free, age-appropriate book mailed to their home each month. Check availability and enroll through the official Imagination Library website.
Community members: Donations help put more books in the hands of Dearborn County kids, and you can designate your gift to a specific local program partner.
Every child deserves to discover what's inside a book. Let's keep those stories arriving in mailboxes across Dearborn County.
Earlier, it was vocabulary words and proving answers with evidence from the text. Now, it's life science through the pages of National Geographic. Mrs. McClure's fourth-graders at Dillsboro Elementary School made the switch after finishing their vocabulary assessment and are excited to apply the new words they learned through their non-fiction reading!
South Dearborn Schools thank the Laughery Valley FOP Lodge #146 Auxiliary for their generous donation of personal hygiene items, clothing, shoes, and other essentials for our students and families.
Their kindness goes far beyond the items themselves. Thanks to this donation, our students have what they need to feel comfortable, confident, cared for, and ready to learn each day. They also have a reminder that their community truly has their back.
We're grateful for the Auxiliary's continued support and the real difference it makes in students' lives. Thank you for giving so generously!
Pictured are Aubrey M., Bianca N., Lilyana S., and Ashlynn G., students who help organize and stock the SDHS Knights Cupboard and AES Clothes Closet.
South Dearborn Community School Corporation is having an asynchronous eLearning Day on Thursday, October 1st! For more information, please visit the eLearning page: https://www.sdcsc.k12.in.us/page/elearning
Ms. Rainey's students at South Dearborn Middle School turned numbers into pictures, reading and building graphs from real measurements and figuring out which ones actually matched the data.
It's a skill that shows up everywhere outside the classroom, including a weather forecast, an economic growth chart, or charts on the evening news.
It's a skill that shows up everywhere outside the classroom, including a weather forecast, an economic growth chart, or charts on the evening news.
Friday night lights, a full stadium, and a night dedicated to our seniors: Varsity Football hosts Rushville for Senior Night, Friday, October 9th at 7:00pm!
Pre-sale tickets are discounted and available now in each school's office. Grab yours early and skip the line at the gate. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our outgoing senior players! 🏈
Pre-sale tickets are discounted and available now in each school's office. Grab yours early and skip the line at the gate. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our outgoing senior players! 🏈
What's the first rule in the workshop? Safety glasses on, every time. South Dearborn High School students in Mr. Thayer's class are learning table saw safety this week, including the right way to hold the wood, the different cuts a saw can make, and how to respect the blade.
It's a skill that pays off well beyond the classroom, whether that's a job site or a garage workbench at home.
It's a skill that pays off well beyond the classroom, whether that's a job site or a garage workbench at home.
It's finally here: Homecoming Friday!
The Knights host Madison Consolidated High School tonight at 7:00pm, and we can't wait to fill the stands with cheers.
Grab your seat, bring your voice, and let's give our Knights the send-off they deserve. See you tonight!
Mrs. Weinbender's first-graders at Dillsboro Elementary School picked up their pencils this week and did something big for six- and seven-year-olds: they wrote about themselves, on paper, formatted the right way — date and all.
It might look like a small formatting lesson, but it's really the first page of something bigger: these kids just became writers with their own stories to tell! 📝
It might look like a small formatting lesson, but it's really the first page of something bigger: these kids just became writers with their own stories to tell! 📝
Mrs. Cady's first-graders at Aurora Elementary School practiced their phonics on Chromebooks this week and broke into small groups to read together with their teacher.
That one-on-one time made the difference — sounding out words out loud, getting help in the moment, and building fluency and comprehension along the way.
It's the kind of practice that turns sounding out words into actually reading them and understanding the collective meaning they convey.
That one-on-one time made the difference — sounding out words out loud, getting help in the moment, and building fluency and comprehension along the way.
It's the kind of practice that turns sounding out words into actually reading them and understanding the collective meaning they convey.
Could middle schoolers help improve disaster response in our community? Ms. Gabbard's seventh-grade PLTW Computer Science Foundation students at South Dearborn Middle School think so.
This semester, they're teaming up with eighth-grade PLTW Medical Detective students on a Natural Disasters project, designing an app to help first responders and volunteers diagnose and track illnesses after major flooding. With a scenario set in a downtown area evacuated to emergency shelters, the app has to be simple, reliable, and fast.
Once their designs are finished, students will present them to eighth graders and the Emergency Management Board for feedback and approval. It's the kind of project that shows what PLTW is all about: giving students a real-world problem worth solving.
This semester, they're teaming up with eighth-grade PLTW Medical Detective students on a Natural Disasters project, designing an app to help first responders and volunteers diagnose and track illnesses after major flooding. With a scenario set in a downtown area evacuated to emergency shelters, the app has to be simple, reliable, and fast.
Once their designs are finished, students will present them to eighth graders and the Emergency Management Board for feedback and approval. It's the kind of project that shows what PLTW is all about: giving students a real-world problem worth solving.
Mrs. Andrew's agriculture students at South Dearborn High School have a new travel companion this fall: a flat Franklin, or "Frankie," headed out on four field trips as part of an FFA project.
At each stop, students will snap a photo with Frankie, introduce him to new faces, and log the visit — date, location, people met, a special memory — building a four-adventure scrapbook by the end.
It's a project built on communication and presentation skills, one new friend at a time.
At each stop, students will snap a photo with Frankie, introduce him to new faces, and log the visit — date, location, people met, a special memory — building a four-adventure scrapbook by the end.
It's a project built on communication and presentation skills, one new friend at a time.
Good mornings start with a good breakfast.
Did you know breakfast is served every school day? Students can get a filling breakfast starting at 7:30 AM at Aurora Elementary, Dillsboro Elementary, South Dearborn Middle School, and South Dearborn High School. Each meal includes whole grains, fruit, and milk, the fuel kids need to focus, learn, and take on the day ahead.
So before the bell rings, make sure your Knight grabs a bite. A good breakfast is a great way to start the day!
Did you know breakfast is served every school day? Students can get a filling breakfast starting at 7:30 AM at Aurora Elementary, Dillsboro Elementary, South Dearborn Middle School, and South Dearborn High School. Each meal includes whole grains, fruit, and milk, the fuel kids need to focus, learn, and take on the day ahead.
So before the bell rings, make sure your Knight grabs a bite. A good breakfast is a great way to start the day!
What's better than a Friday night football game? A Homecoming Friday night football game! The Knights host Madison Consolidated High School on September 25th at 7:00pm.
Save yourself the wait at the gate; discounted pre-sale tickets are available now in each school's office.
We look forward to seeing the whole community coming out to enjoy all the homecoming festivities and to cheer on our Knights! 📣
Save yourself the wait at the gate; discounted pre-sale tickets are available now in each school's office.
We look forward to seeing the whole community coming out to enjoy all the homecoming festivities and to cheer on our Knights! 📣
What happens to math once you cross zero? Mr. Martin's students at South Dearborn Middle School are finding out this week, practicing problems with positive and negative integers.
It's building the kind of number sense that makes everything from temperatures to bank balances easier to read.
It's building the kind of number sense that makes everything from temperatures to bank balances easier to read.
