Sioux Valley has purchased rights to a new software that will allow us to have our weekly activities as well as all the dates for our academic activities for you to view at your convenience. The website is www.bigeastsd.org. Here is how you can check any event that is happening at Sioux Valley.

1.       Type in the web address: www.bigeastsd.org.

2.       On the main page you can click on Sioux Valley. That will take you to our calendar.

3.       When you are on the main page it will automatically bring up what is scheduled for that day. You can click on a tab that states view the whole week and that will show you the events for the whole week.

4.       If you want to view a certain activity, or look at the whole month, you may click on the tab on the right side of the page that states: “Go to Advanced View.”

5.       This view will allow you to select any activity you wish to view, located on the left side of the page. If you want to view what is going on for a month at a time, you can look at the bottom of the page and click on the Month tab and select the month you want from the drop down menu. After you complete that, click on the “Show Activity Report.” This will show you all the activities that are going on during that month,

6.       When the report loads on your computer, you can print off the information you want, as well as download the information to an email calendar so you have it with you at all times.

7.       This program that is very beneficial for parent and students to be informed of all the events, activities, and important dates that are happening at Sioux Valley.

8.       You can also sign up for automatic emails and text reminders and tailor it to only the activities you want to be reminded about.

The best way to feel comfortable with this program is to take a little time and use it, it can be a little overwhelming at first, but it does get easier when you use it more. This is just another tool we are using to help keep our parents and students up to date with what is going on at Sioux Valley. Thanks for your time, and enjoy the school year!

If you have any questions feel free to contact me:  moe.ruesink@k12.sd.us