Achieve Institute 27J Schools

10/02/2026

Please join us for a PuzzlePalooza on Wednesday 10/14 from 5:00-6:30 at Vikan Middle School!

08/17/2026

Reminders of upcoming events at Pennock and Vikan this week:
Pennock Elementary
Whole-School Back to School Night Tuesday 8/18 4:30-6:00
Achieve Institute Popsicles event Wednesday 8/19 4:30-6:00
First Day of School for K-5 Thursday 8/20

Vikan Middle
Achieve Institute BBQ event Tuesday 8/18 5:00-6:30
First Day of School for 6th grade Wednesday 8/19
Whole-School Back to School Night Wednesday 8/19 5:00-7:00
First Day of School for 7th-8th grades Thursday 8/20

Send a message to learn more

08/03/2026

Elementary families, please join us on Wednesday 8/19 at Pheasant Ridge Park for our annual Popsicles event, where you can meet your child's teacher, connect or re-connect with families and friends, and touch base with the GT team. We hope to see you there!

07/31/2026

Middle School families, be sure to join us on Tuesday 8/18 at Vikan Middle School for a Welcome Back evening for Achieve. We'll have some games for the kids to play, popsicles (maybe some hot dogs too?) to enjoy, and time for parents to talk with each other and our GT Team. We hope to see you there!

07/15/2026

We hope that summer is going well for all of you, but if you're getting that itch to start shopping for school supplies, you can access the lists below:

Grades K-5 can be accessed here https://pennock.sd27j.org/our-school/school-supply-lists
*For grades 1-5, use the list with "AI" at the start for supplies

Grades 6-8 can be accessed here https://vikan.sd27j.org/our-school/school-supply-lists

More communication about welcome back events will be emailed next week when Steve goes back to work :(

Enjoy the next few weeks of summer break!

School Supply Lists - Vikan Middle School

01/29/2026

Middle School Information Night from 1/28

This is a presentation of the programming that the Achieve Institute at Vikan Middle School will operate with for the 2026-27 school year.

01/29/2026

K-5 Information Night from 1/15

Achieve Institute K-5 Information Night from 1.15.26

01/27/2026

Achieve Institute events this week!
TODAY 1/27 - K-5 Information Night at Pennock Elementary from 5:00-6:00 in the Library

WEDNESDAY 1/28 - 6-8 Information Night via Zoom at 5:00 - access the Zoom meeting by visiting our Achieve Institute page - https://www.sd27j.org/programs-services/gifted-and-talented-education/achieve-institute

WEDNESDAY 1/28 - 6-8 Information Night at Vikan Middle School at 6:00 in the Library

THURSDAY 1/29 - Vikan Middle School Check it Out Night from 5:00-7:00 (Open House style). Amanda and Steve will be there to answer any questions you may have!

Have a great week!

Achieve Institute - 27J Schools