Isanti Community Schools wishes you Happy Holidays and a safe and healthy Happy New Year 🎊

💡 Reinforcing WÓWICADA (Faith/Belief) at Home

Use Language of Hope and Faith (Wówicada)
Morning Affirmation: Start the day by saying, "Let's walk this day with Wówicada and a hopeful heart. No matter what happens, we'll believe in ourselves."

Positive Reframing: When something goes wrong, help them reframe the event by saying, "We can learn from this. I have Wówicada that tomorrow will be better/we will try again."

🎄🎉 A huge THANK YOU to our amazing middle school teachers! 🎉🎄 Thank you for organizing such a fun and memorable Christmas party for our middle school students. Your time, creativity, and dedication made the day special and brought so much joy and excitement to our students. We truly appreciate all you do to make our school a positive and welcoming place ❤️💚

Thank you Rosie @ SSN Nutrition Center for allowing our students to participate in the elderly Christmas dinner. They enjoyed themselves 💚❤️ Thank you to Mrs Hrbek's 4th grade class for making the placemats for the elderly & also for participating in the Adopt an Elder. ❤️💚

We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for our school Christmas dinner. It was wonderful to see our families, students, staff, and community members come together to share a meal, laughter, and holiday cheer. Your support and presence truly mean so much to us and help make our school such a special place. Thank you for helping us make this event a success—we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season 🎄❤️💚

Please join us for Christmas Dinner tomorrow. We will also be recognizing our students that have shown the value of Wowicada (faith/belief), our honor roll students from last month, fall awards and honoring Giovani Jaime's for making the 2025 D6-3 All-District Football Team Honorable Mention and also honoring Aubrinee Tuttle for making the 2025 NVC Volleyball Team Honorable Mention. We are so proud of all of our Warriors & their accomplishments 💙💛

We hope to see you at our first home basketball game of the season! Please note the time change.

Students will depart at 8:00am. Please be at the school by 7:45-8:00 to eat breakfast. GO WARRIORS! 💛🏀💙

Isanti Community School is excited to announce that there will be a Christmas Program this year, December 15 at 5:30pm. Please join us and invite family and friends to enjoy an evening of songs and refreshments.

There will be no After school program Tomorrow Tuesday, December 9 or Monday December 15.

Please join us ❤️💚

💡 Reinforcing WÓWICADA (Faith/Belief) at Home

2. Practice Trust and Guidance (Elders and Teachers)
Share Stories of Trust: Tell stories about times you followed the advice of your own parents, elders, or teachers, and how it helped you succeed or stay safe.

Model Respect: Show clear respect when talking about teachers, family elders, or community leaders. When discussing schoolwork, reinforce that the teacher is guiding them on the right path.

Thank you to Mr & Mrs Bergen and the Hands to Heart toy program. They came from Kansas City and are delivering toys to reservation communities. Our PreK-12 students were very excited and appreciative. ❤️💚🎄

Our Isanti basketball teams played with heart and determination tonight! We are proud of their hard work and the way they represented our school. Good luck on your game tomorrow — keep that energy and teamwork going! Let’s go, team Isanti! 🏀💙💛

Join us for a festive week of Christmas celebration ❤️💚🎄

The Isanti Ozuyapi came up short, but played a great game! Good job boys! 💙💛🏀 We are proud of you!

Congratulations Lady Warriors on your win over Elba (102-39) 💙💛🏀

Each month at Isanti Community School, students have learned about a core value and how they can live that value in their everyday lives.

This month, students are learning about Wowicada - Faith/Belief.

Reinforcing WÓWICADA (Faith/Belief) at Home
1. Focus on Self-Belief (Unique Strengths & Powerful Spirit)
Acknowledge Strengths: Regularly point out specific things your child does well. Use phrases like, "I saw how hard you worked on that drawing—your focus is a unique strength!" or "You showed great kindness when you shared your toy. That comes from your powerful spirit."

Encourage Challenges: When your child is faced with a difficult task, remind them, "Remember how you figured out that puzzle last week? I have faith (Wówicada) that you can find a way to do this, too."

See our school web page for more information: https://www.isanti.school/page/dakota-language-culture

Come support the Isanti Warriors in Elba, NE tomorrow 💙💛🏀 GO BIG BLUE!