Agar-Blunt-Onida School District 58-3

Mrs. Todd's Intro to AFNR class completed an Edible FFA Emblem Lab today while they learned about the different parts of the emblem and FFA emblem history.

Thank you to Danielle Rausch for the delicious watermelon donation for school lunch! Here is a picture of a few of the sweet and tasty ones!

ABO School District Weekly Events

Week of September 15–21, 2025

Monday, September 15

First Activities Grade Check

Wednesday, September 17

“Books and Breakfast” Book Club Meeting
Location: Library | Start Time: 7:30 AM

Thursday, September 18

Middle School Volleyball @ Lyman
Start Time: 4:30 PM (updated start time—due to no C Match)
Leave Time: 2:30 PM | Dismissal: 2:15 PM

High School Volleyball @ Lyman
Start Time: 6:30 PM
Leave Time: 2:30 PM | Dismissal: 2:15 PM

Friday, September 19

Middle School Football vs. Gettysburg
Start Time: 4:45 PM

High School Football vs. Gettysburg
Start Time: 7:00 PM

Saturday, September 20

Marching Band @ Gypsy Days (Aberdeen)

Cross Country @ Gettysburg
Start Time: 10:00 AM | Leave Time: 8:30 AM

Looking Ahead:

Friday, September 26 – Early Dismissal at 12:30 PM

Varsity Football @ Faulkton
Start Time: 3:00 PM
(SDHSAA start time change due to referee availability)

Middle School Football vs. Faulkton (This was cancelled, but we have put it back on the schedule with the time change below.)
Start Time: Approximately 5:00–6:00 PM (immediately following varsity)

5th graders had the chance to observe the reactions of worms in different environments. Dry, wet, dark, and with light. They also were able to design their own experiments with the worms. Thank you West Prairie Resort for the worms!

HAPPY DOT DAY!! Students in our Creative Art class celebrated International Dot Day with a special project on pointillism. Inspired by the children's book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, International Dot Day is a global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration, encouraging people to "make their mark" on the world. Our 9th-12th graders took this to heart, exploring the unique painting technique pioneered by Georges Seurat. They learned how small, distinct dots of color can blend together to create a complete image, and then applied those skills to create their own modern dot art. Using specialized dot tools, they experimented with color theory and composition, creating incredible texture and depth in their work. Take a closer look to their art projects: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/hs-dot-art

Dot Day Fun with Yayoi Kusama! Happy Dot Day! This year, our K-5 art students celebrated by diving into the life and work of the incredible artist Yayoi Kusama. They had a blast practicing their cutting skills, using dot brushes for the first time, and creating vibrant, colorful projects filled with dots, just like Kusama's signature style! To get a closer look at their amazing creations, visit my website: https://sites.google.com/view/mrstassler/yayoi-kusama

Second Grader Super Spellers of the week! Great job!👏

MS Science practicing dichotomous keys with their Candy Kingdoms!

Learning how to make Kool-Aid! Chargers are the Koolest!!!

Physical science has been busy this year with a lab where they used the Scientific Method to determine if candy is packed by color or randomly and another where they used dimensional analysis to make fudge!

In STEAM class our 4th and 5th graders had a blast learning about Newton's First Law of Motion which is all about how things keep doing what they're doing unless a force acts on them. We put this principle to the test by playing paper football! Students had to apply just the right amount of inertia to send their paper footballs flying, with some even scoring awesome field goals. It was a fun and hands-on way to understand how science works in real life!

Second Grade designing bird feeders in science.

Small but dedicated group to kick off year 3 of History Club! Congratulations to this years officers: President-Carter, VP- Noel, Secretary- Jace, Treasurer- Kadyn, Middle School Rep- Hallie. We are open to all students in grades 6-12 who are interested!

aMAZEing! Thank you Mr. Gittings for including the 5th grade in your classroom. Students had fun playing with your classes handmade mazes.

Chemistry also got in on the fudge fun! However, they had some more difficult conversions than Physical Science.

Philip Volleyball Tournament Schedule Start Time: 9:00 MT/ 10:00 CT

Great Job Wyatt! 4th place at Hoven XC meet in the middle school division!

Our 2nd-grade art class dove into the wonderful world of museums this week! We talked about the importance of museums, and the students were so excited to share their own museum experiences. After learning about the role of a curator, they became curators themselves! They browsed through art magazines and flashcards, carefully selecting pieces to replicate on their worksheets. Stay tuned to see how their projects turn out next week!