Isna Wica Owayawa

Say “hello” to two-way messaging in the Isna Wica app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app on March 11th. Download for Android https://bit.ly/32s9V8I Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3kesrHx

Everyone is welcome to come play and socialize! Our 8th grade students and parents have been working tirelessly to raise funds for their end of the year trip.

Our monthly family night will be a family literacy afternoon on Thursday, February 29, 2024, starting with lunch at 12:00 PM and classroom activities from 1:00-3:00 PM. Come and enjoy an afternoon of literacy activities with your student.

Parent/Teacher Conferences Wednesday February 7th, 2024 3pm-6pm We will have a 2pm Dismissal Come visit the teachers and visit about the progress your student is making in school. Meal will be served (4:30-5:30)

Our 5th grade leadership students have implemented a monthly reading challenge. Their goal is to get students to love to read! Our January classrooms with the most books read will receive lunch of their choice. The classes with the second most read books will receive banana splits. K-2: 1B - 44 Books 2A - 31 Books 3-5: 3A - 169 Books 4A - 113 Books 4B - 113 Books 6-8: 7B - 17 Books 7A - 16 Books Great job to all the students, keep reading!

Hi Isna Wica Family and Staff, At Isna Wica Owayawa, our top priority is ALWAYS the safety and well-being of our students. We are in the process of arranging for a specially trained K9 (drug dog) to visit our school. During the visit, the K9 and the OST DPS K9 officer will be conducting an inspection of the School for the presence of drugs. This proactive step is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure there are no illegal drugs in School Thank you for your continuous support on our endeavor. Please tap the link for the 'Enhancing School Safety' document -->> https://5il.co/2e7d4

Our 7th grade leaderships students have planned the following February spirit days.

Good afternoon. We will be having our monthly eighth grade parent meeting tonight at 6:00 PM in the Gifted and Talented classroom.

We are loving our app! It's everything Isna Wica, in your pocket! With the app, you can access documents, events, news updates, and even emergency notifications. Download for Android https://bit.ly/32s9V8I Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3kesrHx

Come and show our 8th grade students your support and enjoy an evening of BINGO.

Student Interview with Suraya Kelly by Misha Featherman

Student interview with Talia Iron Cloud by Sienna Iron Cloud

Congratulations to one of our students and a former student. For winning in the Young Warrior with Braids Contest sponsored by Oglala District Councilman Tyler Yellow Boy and the OST TEA office. Brayden Red Owl won the Young Warriors with Braids in the 9-11 yr old category with his braid measuring at 26 inches long. Brayden got a beautiful star quilt and other gifts. Our former student Rueben Looks Twice Jr. won the 15-18 year old category. Rueben's hair measured at 50 inches! His second time winning, the first time was at Boys with Braids conference in California, he took 1st place there. Congratulations and we are very proud of you! 💙🦅

Lakota Nation Education Conference. Principal Lisa with Miss South Dakota 2023 - Miranda O'Bryan. Today, we learned she was a student and attended Loneman School when her mother was a teacher at Loneman. We are very proud of this young lady and we hope she will visit our school soon.

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Congratulations to our November Student of the Month Students are selected by their teachers based on the following criteria (effort, good attendance, character, behavior, attitude, good citizenship, leadership, responsibility, and respectful behavior).  Congratulations & Good Job! KA  Louis Janis IV KB  Rayah Featherman 1A  Royalty Brown 1B  Chadlyn Tuazon 2A  Jordana Her Many Horses 2B  Delilah Bahe 3A  Mercedes Brave 3B  Jaceon Kills Small-Nash 4A  Orion Her Many Horses 4B  Karlee Goings 5A  Lavonna Keith 5B  Josephine Chavez 6A  Jett Rowland 6B  Marques Star Comes Out 7A  Bailey Waters 7B  Bianca Afraid of Bear 8A  David Fast Wolf 8B  Marco Biete 8th Grade - Caleb Red Feather

Oglala District Elders

Good Luck to our Boys Volleyball Team as they play American Horse today. We are making history as this is our first Boys Volleyball team. 🦅💙🤍🏐

UPDATES: We have some updates about this week. We have moved Parent/Teacher Conferences (PTC) to Tuesday November 21st from 3pm to 6pm. Supper meal will be provided. We will also dismiss school at 2pm on Tuesday November 21st. We will have No School on Wednesday November 22, 2023. We wish you a great Thanksgiving Holiday with your families. If you have any questions please call the school at 605-867-6875

Hi Parents / Guardian, We have launched our Isna Wica app on both IOS and Android mobile apps stores. Please download our app and get updated about Isna Wica Owayawa (Loneman School).