Two Leeds School students were recognized at the 33rd Annual Kiwanis & Rotary Club Honor Recognition Luncheon today.

Valedictorian, Isabella Engstrom, and Salutatorian, Olivia Follman, were amongst a group of 19 students recognized for their academic achievements.

Both of these young ladies have demonstrated exceptional leadership, involvement, and dedication throughout their high school careers.

Congratulations Isabella and Olivia. Leeds School is proud of you!

Leeds Elementary Music Program ~ Friday, May 8.

Due to the colder temperatures forecasted for next week, Benson County Play Day has been postponed to Wednesday, May 6.

More information regarding Play Day will be coming home with students next week.

Leeds will be hosting an elementary triangular tomorrow, Thursday, April 23rd starting at 4:30 PM. Leeds, Maddock, and Cando's elementary teams will be taking part.

The Leeds FCCLA will be serving taco in a bag and pizza.

Come enjoy lots of volleyball and some good food.

Schedule:

West Court:
Cando 6 vs. Maddock 6
Leeds 6 vs. Maddock 6
Cando vs. Leeds 6

East Court:
Leeds 5 vs. Cando 5
Maddock 5 vs. Cando 5
Leeds 5 vs. Maddock 5

Cross Grade Matches:
West Court - Cando 6 vs. Maddock 5
East Court - Leeds 6 vs. Cando 5
West Court - Leeds 5 vs. Maddock 6

Game Workers for both courts:
First Games - Leeds 6
Second Games - Cando 6
Third Games - Cando 5
Fourth Games - Maddock 6
Last Game - Maddock 5

Thank you Kennedy DeLap, our current Miss North Dakota, for speaking with our students today! Your message on Character, Leadership, and Service was greatly appreciated!

Summer EBT Notification

Please see attached document for more information.

Elementary Volleyball photos were sent home today! Be sure to check your child’s backpack and enjoy those great memories! 🏐 📸

https://morethanamemory.pixieset.com/leedselemvolleyball/

We received so many wonderful nominations this month, making the selection especially meaningful. Congratulations to our March Student of the Month winners! Your hard work, positive attitudes, and dedication truly stand out. We are proud to celebrate each of you!

March is celebrated as Reading Month, and Leeds Elementary (PK–6) marked the occasion with a Reading Month Challenge! Each student received a calendar to track their daily reading minutes.

A total of 45 calendars were turned in, adding up to an impressive 18,829 minutes of reading! The 4th-grade class earned the pizza party prize with a total of 5,246 minutes.

Top individual readers were Bridger with 2,005 minutes, Conor with 1,776 minutes, and Nora with 975 minutes.

We would also like to recognize the top reader from each class: Maisyn (600 minutes), Abel (430 minutes), Emma (600 minutes), Isabel (690 minutes), Everly (450 minutes), Bridger (2,005 minutes), Olivia (634 minutes), and Nora (975 minutes).

Congratulations to all of our outstanding readers!

Seeking coaches for the 2026 - 2027 sports seasons!

Join us in celebrating our athletes at the Benson County Wildcats Sports Banquet. Wednesday, May 13 @ 7:00 PM in Leeds School gym.

Hello all! Friday, April 17th 2026 is the Leeds FFA and FCCLA banquet. Doors open at 6:00 pm, banquet starts at 6:30 pm Be on the look out for the labor auction later this week. We will upload a presentation of each laborer with a short bio about each.

Our first graders became fairy tale engineers! 🏰 After their fairytale unit, students worked in teams to design a way to rescue her from the tower. From planning to building to problem-solving, their creativity truly shined! 💡 We loved watching them think, try, fix, and succeed! We had creative ways from ladders to seesaws and even tunnel slides! Great job first graders!

Please contact us at the school for more information about these positions.

Below is a link for the 2026-27 school calendar:
https://aptg.co/HVSJC7

Reminder there is NO school tomorrow due to Good Friday but we will have school on Monday, April 6th as a makeup day for the State Girls BB tournament. Have a great Easter break!

As we all know, spring weather in North Dakota can be a bit unpredictable! 🌦️❄️ With changing conditions from day to day, please continue to send your child with appropriate outdoor gear—this may include snow gear, jackets, and mud boots.

It is also that time of year when things get a little messy. Our playground is currently quite muddy, and while we do our best to guide students away from the worst areas, it is not always possible to avoid. Please expect that students may come home with mud on their jackets.

We appreciate your understanding, as outdoor recess is important for our students, and we will continue to go outside whenever possible rather than keeping students in due to muddy conditions.

Thank you for your continued support!

Exploring the Water Cycle!
The second grade students had fun becoming little scientists as they learned about cycles in nature. They created their very own "cloud" using a cup of water and shaving cream. Then they carefully added blue drops of water and counted to see how much the cloud could hold before it released precipitation- just like real clouds do. They were surprised when the "cloud" held 117 drops before it started to rain. They love making science come alive!