SDE Dragon Media

08/25/2026

SDE Media is sad today…Dolly Parton has shared books with millions of children across the country.

Thank you Dolly 💕

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/24/2026

What is 3rd, 4th and 5th grade doing during media special area now? Sharpening their typing skills!

08/21/2026

18 of our dragons accepted the challenge and put first things first! Today they were awarded for their summer reading!

Prizes included: Little Caesars, Cold Stone Ice Cream, Daytona Lagoon passes and Daytona Tortugas tickets!!

We are so proud of our dragons! 🐉

(Not pictured are two 5th graders who asked not to be posted)

07/30/2026

Hey Dragons!

We were a pathfinder school last year, let’s make it a goal to be a trailblazer school this year!!

Our Reading Culture Awards are back for a third year, and we are once again celebrating schools as they build strong reading cultures and increase student participation in Beanstack!

Here's how your school can be recognized and rewarded:
✨ Spark: 10% participation
🔥 Igniter: 25% participation + a Benny the Bean plushy
🧭 Pathfinder: 50% participation
🚀 Trailblazer: 75% participation + a $25 gift card and recognition on our Trailblazer list

And that’s not all. A special-edition prize is coming this fall. 👀

For all the details: https://bit.ly/4pJm7v0

07/28/2026

Did you know…one of the SSYRA Jr. books this year is a graphic novel?! How fun!

Our Dragons LOVE graphic novels!

Starting this one with my daughter tonight 🐉💙💚

07/27/2026

I can’t wait to see my readers in two weeks!!

🐉📚⚾ FINAL WEEK ALERT! ⚾📚🐉

A huge congratulations to this week's Top Performers in the Superintendent's Summer Home Run Reading Challenge! These Dragons have been putting in the work, logging their reading minutes, and leading the way as summer readers.

👏 Way to go, Victoria, Teagan, William, Lillian, Gabriel, Julian, Bailey, Alina, Scottie, and Jacquelynn!

🚨 This is it, Dragons! The challenge officially ends on July 31! 🚨
There's still time to pick up a book, log those reading minutes, and cross home plate before the final buzzer. Every minute counts, and every page read helps build stronger readers!

I am so proud of the dedication our students and families have shown all summer long, and I can't wait to see who completes the challenge so we can celebrate their accomplishment when school starts! 🎉📚

Let's finish strong, South Daytona! Show us what Dragon determination looks like and make these final days count. 💙💚🐉

📚⚾🐉💙💚

07/22/2026

Next up on Mrs. Hemmig’s SSYRA reading list is…

“The House at the Edge of Magic” by Amy Sparkes

07/20/2026

I can’t wait to hand out all these awesome prizes to these AMAZING dragons! 🐉

🐉📚⚾ Three Weeks Left… and Our Dragons Are Still Swinging for the Fences! ⚾📚🐉

A HUGE congratulations to this week's Top Readers in the Superintendent's Summer Home Run Reading Challenge! These amazing Dragons are making reading a priority, logging their minutes, and showing what it means to Put First Things First.

We are so proud of your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to growing as readers this summer. Your hard work is inspiring others to join the challenge and make every reading minute count! 💙💚

🚨 Only THREE weeks remain in the Summer Home Run Reading Challenge! 🚨

There's still time to step up to the plate, log your reading minutes, earn badges, and make the leaderboard before the challenge ends. Who will be featured in next week's celebration?

📖 Read every day.
⏱️ Log your minutes.
⚾ Finish strong!

Let's show the district what South Daytona Dragons can do! 🐉

📚⚾💙💚🐉

07/14/2026

Are there any K-2nd graders ready to start their SSYRA Jr. reading?!

Which one looks like it will be your favorite?