WELCOME
Welcome to Mellette Elementary School!
Mellette Elementary serves students in 1st-4th grades. Our warm and welcoming school environment creates a school community that supports all learners.
Our staff values a positive attitude, collaboration, and a growth mindset, and teach with those values in mind. We tell our students every day at the end of announcements, "You are loved, you matter, and you belong here" and we do our best to ensure they feel this.
We have a positive school climate and caring staff members that hold students to high scholastic expectations. The Watertown School District's mission statement is "Empowering all students to succeed in an ever-changing world." At Mellette, we believe in teaching the whole child, including social-emotional development and empathy as well as the academic subjects. Each child is unique in their own special gifts and talents. Teachers differentiate instruction to meet all the needs of their learners.
The success of our school has relied upon parent involvement. The educational process is a partnership between parents and the school. Parental involvement influences the child's academic success and develops positive attitudes towards school. I encourage you to become involved. Please feel free to call, email, or stop by the office anytime if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Andi Ward, Principal
andi.ward@k12.sd.us
619 2nd St NW
Watertown, SD 57201
605-882-6385
Fax: 605-882-6382