Stewart Elementary School

Mrs. Christensen and Mrs. Holmstrom's classes from Stewart School visited the Art Fair on Friday. We got a nice walk in, saw some great art, filled our Art Bingo boards, and had a great time making new friends. Art Fair is open free to the public on Saturday until 4:00 at the Middle School. Go check it out!

Stop on by YMS Friday from 4-8 and Saturday from 11-4 to check out the awesome art from the YSD students at our annual art fair!

Beadle Elementary is collecting photos to celebrate Beadle’s 100th birthday. We are very interested in any photographs from the earlier years of Beadle School, but we will accept photographs from all years. The photos will be used for a slide show of Beadle’s history next fall, when we have an Open House on Sept. 22, 2026. We invite you to upload photos to the link provided. For those not able to upload, they can bring their photos to Beadle, and we will upload them for you. We encourage former staff or family of former staff members to upload a staff photo, including the years they worked at Beadle. Thank you for your submissions and for helping celebrate Beadle’s history. They can be uploaded at this link: https://bit.ly/4uk4ov9

Mrs. C's 4th grade from Stewart enjoyed our field trip today to the Mead Museum sponsored by the Joseph and Sarah Wood Ward Alumni and Educational Center of Yankton College. Our local and state history can be exciting and interesting. Thank you, Yankton College.

Mrs. Heiter's 4th graders would like to give a big shoutout to the workers at Mead Museum that took time to give tours to our class today. Another HUGE thanks to Yankton College Alumni for sponsoring our tours. This was a great break in between testing for our kids while still learning about some fun and valuable information.

Mrs. Johnson’s 4th grade Stewart Stars had the best day on our field trip to Mead Cultural Education Center! We experienced so many moments of wonder and discovery as we explored the Corps of Discovery exhibit, stepped back in time to the 1930s, and learned about the rich history of Yankton College. This was truly one of our favorite days of 4th grade! A heartfelt thank you to the Joseph and Mary Wood Ward Alumni and Educational Center of Yankton College for sponsoring our class, and thank you to the Mead team for sharing their impressive knowledge and making learning come alive for our students. The center, team, and sponsors are such a wonderful treasure to our community!

Thank you to Mr. Gavin Zimmerman for coming to Mrs. Christensen's class at Stewart this morning to show us his collection of maps from the 1860's. They showed the early versions of the Dakota Territory. It was a timely visit since we are going to the Mead Museum on Monday. What a great way to kick off learning more about South Dakota. Gavin's son, Thomas, was pretty proud of his dad sharing with us! Thank you!

Sunshine, smiles, and a well-deserved break!

Mrs. Johnson’s 4th Grade Stewart Stars took a break from state testing today to enjoy Lunch on the Lawn together. We’re so proud of their hard work, positive attitudes, and bright smiles!

Who brightens every day at Stewart? Mrs. Osborne! 🌟 Thank you for being a helping hand to every student — your kindness changes lives. PTA surprised her with this gorgeous bulletin board full of positive messages from our school family. 💛✨

Mrs. Steiner's 1st grade class at Stewart has had the BEST time learning about the chicken life cycle! We learned the parts of an egg, how to candle a chicken egg, and experienced the process of hatching chickens in an incubator. Taking care of the chicken that hatched was one of the best parts!

Mrs. Heiter's 4th graders took a break from testing to do a fun experiment on mind reading. We learned that it really isn't possible to actually read minds.

Mrs. C's class from Stewart, along with the whole school, went to watch the AMAZING "Annie" today at the High School. The production and singing were fantastic, and we really enjoyed it! Thank you to the performers and instructors for inviting us. Our favorite was Annie and Sandy! Shows performed this weekend for the public...check the school webpage if interested.

Fourth graders at Stewart are State Testing this week. Sometimes we need some time to rest our brain and have a little fun. Mrs. C's class played games during brain break today.

Stewart STAR got to enjoy a fun lunch picnic with her mom in the front lawn of Stewart on this beautiful day!

Yesterday our speech therapy students traded the coffee cart for an apple cart — and it was sticky, delicious, and adorable!

Slicing, delivering, and topping apples with sprinkles, syrups, chocolate chips, and whipped cream for our teachers. 🍎✨ The best part? These messy, happy smiles at the end!

Huge shout-out to our amazing crew! 💚

The 10 Stewart fourth graders who stuck with Book Club for the last 6 weeks and read the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. They had to read six chapters a week, and then we met on Tuesdays during lunch to discuss our reading and chat about the book. Today we finished the last three chapters together, had some snacks, and watched the movie together. Congratulations to these 10 kiddos!

Stewart second graders aren't easily fooled, but this April Fools Day a few of them got tricked! If you saw us behind HyVee today we were just looking for the Loof Lirpa bird!

🐕📖 Huge thanks to Pam Fedders & Augie for bringing canine cuddles and reading support to our Stewart second graders throughout the school year!

Reading to a calm, friendly dog gives nervous kids a judgment-free place to practice, builds confidence, and makes reading feel fun again — many kids even go home wanting to read to their own pets. 🥰✨

Curious classroom moment: Why hexagons? 🐝 Stewart second grade students constructed different shapes and tested why bees build hexagonal cells — they discovered hexagons use space efficiently and are amazingly strong.