Freeman School District 33-1

If your child needs to be added to a bus route, or if you have any questions about school transportation, please contact the district office at 📞 (605) 925-4214, or call/text my cell at 📱 (605) 572-8117.

📝 Please register your child for school bus transportation using this link.
https://forms.gle/L7Mg4E7T4jejtt6P9

🎒✏️ School Supply Opportunity for Freeman Elementary Families! 📚🍎
Freeman Elementary is excited to offer an opportunity to help offset the cost of back-to-school supplies for families who would find it helpful during the 2026–2027 school year.
❤️ Thanks to an amazing monetary donation from Holzwarth Seed, school supplies are available by request for Freeman Elementary students in PK–6.
📝 To participate, please complete the request form for each student by August 12:
🔗 https://forms.gle/1CBurZSNe5CS51JY8
A huge THANK YOU to ❤️ Holzwarth Seed for their incredible generosity and for helping our Flyer students start the school year ready to learn! ✈️
If you have any questions, please contact the Freeman Elementary office.🍎

We are doing some maintenance work on the plumbing in the high school over the next several days. Please note the following tentative schedule regarding facilities that will be unavailable during this time.

Wednesday 7/21/26
• Men’s student bathroom will be closed. All other services will be open.

Thursday 7/22/26
• Cleaning only. All services will be open

Friday 7/24/26
• Will not be working unless cleaning takes longer than expected

Monday 7/27/26
• Lining from North hallway cleanout to clay outside the building
° All sewer services will be shut down from 9AM to 6PM. This will include:
• Men’s and Women’s staff bathrooms
• Men’s and Women’s student bathrooms
• Kitchen and drinking fountains
• Gym locker rooms and laundry facilities

Tuesday 7/28/26
• Lining from hallway cleanout by the kitchen to North cleanout
° All sewer services will be shut down from 8AM to 4PM. This will include:
• Men’s and Women’s staff bathrooms
• Men’s and Women’s student bathrooms
• Kitchen and drinking fountains
• Gym locker rooms and laundry facilities

Wednesday 7/29/26
• Lining from Staff bathroom cleanout to drop in pipe
° Men’s and Women’s Staff bathrooms will be closed
° Men’s and Women’s Student bathrooms will be closed
° Drinking fountains by student bathrooms will be closed
° ***Gym Lockers rooms and the kitchen will be OPEN for use

Thursday 7/30/26
• Lining Women’s student bathroom
° Men’s and Women’s Staff bathrooms will be closed
° Men’s and Women’s Student bathrooms will be closed
° Drinking fountains by student bathrooms will be closed
° ***Gym Lockers rooms and the kitchen will be OPEN for use

Especially next Monday through Thursday, please use the elementary gym locker rooms and elementary school lunch room bathrooms if needed.

📚✏️ It's that time! Our 2026–2027 School Supply Lists are now available!

✈️ Freeman Elementary School Supply List
🎓 Freeman Jr./Sr. High School Supply List

🏐🏈🏃‍♂️⚽ It's time to get updated student physicals for the 26-27 school year and then upload them to Bound when your complete your 26-27 Activities Registration. The Student Physical forms and Health History Forms that need to be uploaded to Bound are available in the high school office, at the Rural Medical Clinics, or can be printed from Bound.

The Rural Medical Clinics in Freeman, Bridgewater, Marion, and Menno have 3 days in July designated for wellness exams and sports physicals. See the attached flyer for more details.

Students in grades 8-12 with signed waivers for gym access will need an updated physical by July 31 for their access to continue uninterrupted. If they do not have an updated physical at that time, their access will expire until the updated physical is completed and verified by the school. Students who will be in grades 8-12 who do no currently have gym access will need to complete the waiver and get an updated physical to have student access to the gym facilities.

Questions can be directed to Sherrie Kafka at sherrie.kafka@k12.sd.us.