Laura B. Anderson Elementary School -

Field Day 2026 was a beautiful day at the park. It was great to see our older students helping the early childhood students experience their first field day. We also celebrated the success of our Fun Run this year by pieing some of our staff. We raised nearly $9,000 dollars. Thank you LBA community. Here is a link to more pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QHnHmxRB6nkYCjhL6
Have a great summer!

Kindergarten released some butterflies on the last day of school.

Our 5th grade had a blast at Arnold's Park in Okoboji, Iowa. Thank you to the Promising Future Fund for sponsoring this trip.

Congratulations to our 4th quarter Top Bees! These students have been nominated by either their classroom teacher, specials teacher, and/or classmates based on good character here at Laura B. Anderson. We are so proud of you!

The first grade made a trip to the Children's Museum of South Dakota in Brookings. They had a blast exploring. Thank you to the Promising Future Fund for sponsoring this trip.

Reminder... tomorrow, May 20th is field day at Pioneer Spray Park. Please make sure your student is dressed for the weather - it will be cool in the morning. The schedule is as follows:
3rd thru 5th - 9:30 AM to 11 AM
Lunch for all - 11 AM
Fun Run Celebration 11:30 AM
K thru 2nd - 12:10 PM to 1:40 PM
You are welcome to join us at the park. LBA

Field Day is one week away! We have had a slight schedule change. The whole school will eat lunch at 11 am at the park and we will have our Fun Run Celebration at 11:30. We hope you can join us!

We are in the season of field trips. The 3rd and 4th grade enjoyed the circus. Our 2nd grade had lots of fun at 605 Ninja. Thank you to the Promising Futures Fund for sponsoring these experiences for our students.

2nd grade got to extend their learning about landforms by exploring volcanoes. To end their work, they got to make a model and watch an eruption!

Our 5th grade Pickleball Tournament is a wrap. The Cookie Monsters from 501 beat out team Pickles! from 502. Congratulations!

Students and families gathered on the playground at Laura B. Anderson elementary on the evening of Thursday, April 30th, for an evening of fun and celebration. April 30th marks the birthday of the school's namesake, Laura B. Anderson. She was a revered educator at the old Riverside school, and when the school was rebuilt in the 1960's, it was renamed in her honor.
LBA is one of SFSD's oldest elementary schools, and it is considered a hub of community in the neighborhood where it sits. Generations of families come and go through this school's doors, and the impact the school makes reverberates throughout the community. We'd like to offer a big THANK YOU to all the teachers, staff, students, and families that continue to make this historic school a place where kids love to learn and grow.

View more photos from the fun-filled event here! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCSxKM

It was an awesome evening of community and fun! We raised a little over $8,800. You can continue to give thru the end of the school year. Thank you to all who supported our Fun Run this year!

Tomorrow is the day! We are collecting all of the student donation envelopes again at the beginning of the day tomorrow, April 30. We are so close to our goal of $5000 - currently sitting at $4500. Thank you so much for your support of your school. Our Fun Run will be on the school playground from 5-7 pm. We are looking forward to seeing everyone!

We're celebrating Laura B. Anderson's birthday this year with a Fun Run/Riverside Reunion on Thursday, April 30 from 5:00-7:00pm. The building will be open for tours, and we'll have all of our available photos, yearbooks, and memorabilia available for your viewing pleasure. This event is a fundraiser to help support our classrooms. All proceeds will go to LBA school.

One more week until our Fun Run on Thursday, April 30th. We are collecting donation envelopes again tomorrow, Friday, April 24th. Thank you for all of your support! Check out this new video with an update from Mr. Z and Ms. Vis. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S7ESglS48VcaaEeMwtKfMygs0B7Q0L_j/view?usp=sharing
This is the link to give electronically:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/lba-fun-runreunion

5th grade spent Earth Day cleaning up the school grounds. Thanks for being good citizens and helping to keep our school beautiful.

We are more than halfway to our goal for the Fun Run. Thank you LBA community! The QR code on the forms that were sent home is no longer working. This is the updated QR if you want to give electronically. We will collect each student's envelope again this Friday, April 24. We appreciate your support.

So far, we have collected $2665 for the Fun Run - more that halfway to our goal of $5000. Way to go Bees! Keep up the good work. The link to the video on the previous post was not working so try this one. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oof1kBKmplYXF0mHr2FPw3zjqc3lkDGl/view?usp=sharing

Neighborhood Soccer is cancelled for this Saturday, April 18!
With projected temps hovering just below/at freezing (which means parks won’t have water on), plus wind, and lots of standing in line for registration, it’s just not a safe situation! We plan to see you all next Saturday, April 25th!

Thank you

Congratulations to our Millionaire for a Day Winner - Anthony! He arrived to school in style and enjoyed a donut party with his class and family.