There will be no school on Monday, October 13, 2025 to celebrate Indigenous People's Day. Enjoy your long weekend!

There will be no school on Friday, October 10, 2025 for students due to teacher in-service.

Hiring a Daytime Custodian for Piedmont Valley Elementary School!
💰 $20/hour (cha-ching!)
🕒 Day shift (no late-night hallway hauntings here)
Perks include:
✔️ Getting your steps in before noon
✔️ First dibs on the good paper towels
✔️ Endless appreciation from teachers who just spilled their coffee
Join a team that actually notices your hard work (and your streak-free shine).
Apply today! 👉https://meadeschooldistrictsd.sites.thrillshare.com/o/msd/page/employment
💰 $20/hour (cha-ching!)
🕒 Day shift (no late-night hallway hauntings here)
Perks include:
✔️ Getting your steps in before noon
✔️ First dibs on the good paper towels
✔️ Endless appreciation from teachers who just spilled their coffee
Join a team that actually notices your hard work (and your streak-free shine).
Apply today! 👉https://meadeschooldistrictsd.sites.thrillshare.com/o/msd/page/employment

This post has been corrected to include a couple students I inadvertently missed!
Congratulations to the students at Piedmont Valley Elementary who were awarded Student of the Month for September for Sportsmanship. These students showed fairness, integrity, and respect in sports. We are so proud of you!
Congratulations to the students at Piedmont Valley Elementary who were awarded Student of the Month for September for Sportsmanship. These students showed fairness, integrity, and respect in sports. We are so proud of you!

There will be no school for students on Friday, October 10, 2025 due to teacher in-service.

There will be no school on Monday, October 13, 2025 as we celebrate Indegenous People's Day. Enjoy your long weekend!

Happy National Custodian Day! We appreciate all that our custodian, Jim, does for us. Have a great day Jim!

Well, our streak of having zero open positions lasted a whole 24 hours… a new district record! 🎉
Piedmont Valley Elementary is now looking to fill the following roles:
*Special Services Paraprofessional
*Cafeteria/Lunchroom Monitor (part-time)
If you know someone who would be a great fit, send them our way—help us break our one-day hiring record! 😉
Piedmont Valley Elementary is now looking to fill the following roles:
*Special Services Paraprofessional
*Cafeteria/Lunchroom Monitor (part-time)
If you know someone who would be a great fit, send them our way—help us break our one-day hiring record! 😉

Through the "Give Where We Live" initiative from Dacotah Bank, Ms. Katie O'Boyle was gifted $200 to use for her classroom. Ms. O'Boyle was presented her check by Tralice Ellis from Dacotah Bank on Monday. We are so thankful for their partnership!
Pictured L to R: Mr. Ethan Dschaak, Principal at Piedmont Valley Elementary
Ms. Katie O'Boyle, 2nd Grade Teacher at Piedmont Valley Elementary
Tralice Ellis, Dacotah Bank
Pictured L to R: Mr. Ethan Dschaak, Principal at Piedmont Valley Elementary
Ms. Katie O'Boyle, 2nd Grade Teacher at Piedmont Valley Elementary
Tralice Ellis, Dacotah Bank

Bring your Scooper Spirit next week as we celebrate Homecoming 2025..."Scoopers Go To Disney". Here are the dress-up days for Piedmont Valley Elementary.

📢 We’re Hiring: General Education Paraprofessional
Piedmont Valley Elementary is on the lookout for a dedicated, caring, and slightly magical General Education Paraprofessional to join our team! ✨
What you’ll do:
Support classroom learning (a.k.a. superhero sidekick to the teacher 🦸♀️🦸♂️)
Help students with daily activities (yes, sometimes even finding that missing pencil)
Keep the positive vibes going, even on Monday mornings!
👉 Apply today and help us make learning fun at Piedmont Valley Elementary!
https://www.meade.k12.sd.us/o/msd/page/employment
Piedmont Valley Elementary is on the lookout for a dedicated, caring, and slightly magical General Education Paraprofessional to join our team! ✨
What you’ll do:
Support classroom learning (a.k.a. superhero sidekick to the teacher 🦸♀️🦸♂️)
Help students with daily activities (yes, sometimes even finding that missing pencil)
Keep the positive vibes going, even on Monday mornings!
👉 Apply today and help us make learning fun at Piedmont Valley Elementary!
https://www.meade.k12.sd.us/o/msd/page/employment

Join us tonight for the PTA Ice Cream Social from 3-6pm in the PVE Gym!

2-Hour Late Start Wednesday, September 10, 2025

We hope to see you all at Open House next week! Open House will be Thursday, August 21, from 2-4pm at Piedmont Valley Elementary. This is a great time to see your classroom, meet your teacher, bring in all your school supplies, put money on your lunch account, join PTA, update your contact information, and so much more!

Please visit our website for the 2025-26 School Supply List!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBD_Zs480Ro0eokGR0BPxnZH2TJ9Iha2/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CBD_Zs480Ro0eokGR0BPxnZH2TJ9Iha2/view

This is your last chance to purchase school supplies and have them delivered directly to the school. Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity! Order your child's school supplies today!

Don't want to shop for school supplies or have to haul them in at the beginning of the year? You don't have to! We have partnered with Impacks to make is easy for you to shop. Simply enter your student(s) grades and the supply list is already loaded. Once you purchase your box of supplies, it is shipped to the school and we place it in your child's homeroom for next year!

Don't want to shop for school supplies or have to haul them in at the beginning of the year? You don't have to! We have partnered with Impacks to make is easy for you to shop. Simply enter your student(s) grades and the supply list is already loaded. Once you purchase your box of supplies, it is shipped to the school and we place it in your child's homeroom for next year!

Don't want to shop for school supplies or have to haul them in at the beginning of the year? You don't have to! We have partnered with Impacks to make is easy for you to shop. Simply enter your student(s) grades and the supply list is already loaded. Once you purchase your box of supplies, it is shipped to the school and we place it in your child's homeroom for next year!

Don't want to shop for school supplies or have to haul them in at the beginning of the year? You don't have to! We have partnered with Impacks to make is easy for you to shop. Simply enter your student(s) grades and the supply list is already loaded. Once you purchase your box of supplies, it is shipped to the school and we place it in your child's homeroom for next year!

