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Students of the Month:
Front: Arabella Scott, Resi Merrifield, Sailor Rodgers, Klaira DeClerck, and Briggs Champley
Middle: Camdyn Foor, Natalie VanHoveln, Kate Sample, Maci Salisbury, and Caddis Spurgeon
Back: Colten Horve, Colton McDermith, Grayson Stolte, Brooklyn Hosto, and Ella Neighbours
Not pictured: Chelsea Romero and Leigha Mollet
Staff Spotlight: Left to Right P.E.-Brooke Hickey, Music-Jacob Schumacher and Art-Tracie Boehme
These three teachers work together with the classroom teachers to create units that enhance and extend the learning in the classroom setting. They work on movement, social emotional well being , and creative expression. Our students are very lucky to have such a great team adding activities to their day!
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North Families:
We dismiss at 12:50 today. Please call the office by noon for changes in dismissal procedures for your student.
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Taylorville schools will be closed today, January 23, due to concerns with the early morning commute, however, we will utilize e-learning.
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Monday, January 22 will be an e-learning day for the Taylorville school district as schools will be closed due to potential inclement weather.
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There will be no school in Taylorville School District today Taylorville School District will be closed today due to the inclement weather received overnight. This will be an emergency day due to the timeliness of the Inclement weather.
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TCUSD 3 extracurricular activities for tomorrow (1/16/24) are on as scheduled.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16th, will be an e-learning day for TCUSD 3. There will be no student attendance within the school buildings. Please visit this link for e-learning information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Ki5DvsFoJoJT7ZRtKleCiITVlHsz-S1/view?usp=sharing
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Second graders in Ms. Evan's classroom participated in Red Ribbon Week by dressing in RED. We love a good theme day!
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Second graders enjoyed a STEM lesson on catapults. We followed experiment directions, made predictions about out outcomes, and recorded our data using a google form. Some excellent work was on display today!
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Join us for the Taylorville Public Schools Foundation McTeacher Night on October 26th from 4-8 PM!
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The elementary instructional coaches and technology integrationist are very excited to receive the Illinois Retired Teachers Association Grant. Suzanne Specha, Cara Thomas, and Paula Moutrey will use the generous grant money to purchase KaiBots to use in the elementary classrooms. These fun robots will create a rich and engaging way to teach & learn coding skills. They will also allow students to solve mazes, puzzles, or escape rooms.
Pictured left to right are Suzanne Specha, Cara Thomas, and Paula Moutrey
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Sharing information about the SASA Soccer League.
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North School Dropoff time is extra fun when Miss Gina is there to greet students and their pets. Today's visitors included Shadow and Peaches the Guinea Pig. What a great way to start the day!
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Good morning everyone,
It’s that time of year again! Friday, October 13th, 2023 is our 3rd Annual Folds of Honor / Military Appreciation Game vs. Charleston. Attached is a link to ‘Military Themed THS’ apparel that we sell to help Folds of Honor (100% of the proceeds go directly to FOH). Tornado students, teachers, parents, and fans can purchase this apparel (via online) for ONE WEEK. The apparel will be delivered to THS prior to the 10/13/23 game (all are encouraged to wear this apparel that day to show support!)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and thank you for your support!
Lee Mateer
Taylorville High School
Lmateer@tcusd3.org
Online Store Link:
https://shop.primodesigns.net/THSFoH/shop/home
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The TJHS Leadership Team approved bell changes scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug 21. Doors will continue to be opened at 7:45 am, with breakfast opportunities extended until 8:15 am in the cafeteria. Those students who may be late for any reason will have access to second chance breakfast carts at 9:06 am. First period is now scheduled to begin at 8:20 am and our dismissal remains at 3:10 pm on regular school days. Thank you for your patience and support throughout the school year. Go Tornadoes!
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We are proud to welcome Amanda West, PreK teacher at Central!
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We are proud to welcome Beth Guhlstorf, speech and language pathologist at TJHS!
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Access lunch and breakfast menus from the Nutrislice app, available in the iOS and Google Play store.
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Thank you for your patience. Connectivity has been restored at THS.
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Our phones and internet are down at THS. We are doing our best to resolve this issue.