The second grade students had fun digging through soil and holding worms during our visit with Ag in the Class. We then finished off the day by making Turkey headbands 🦃

Second graders got a lesson on coding that involved no technology. They learned the most basic principle of computer coding is learning to follow a set of instructions. Then they practiced their skills by writing some simple "code" of their own and challenged their classmates and teachers to solve their codes. #unpluggedcoding

Mrs. Hickey's K-2 classes completed a Turkey Building Relay Race. It's safe to say they had fun and made some pretty cute turkeys in the process. Follow the link to see some more Relay Race Turkeys! https://photos.app.goo.gl/Xak9iKC3V2sXNJF46

Kindergarten classes had the opportunity to build their own Mini Mayflower foil boats this week. Students worked as a team to design a boat that could hold the most "pilgrims" possible. Ms. Specha helped them to test their designs, while practicing their skip counting by 5's. Several teams designed boats that held 102 pilgrims, the same number as on the original Mayflower.

The varsity and junior varsity boys basketball teams along with Coach Ryan Brown were greeters at Memorial Elementary on Wednesday morning. The basketball players greeted the students at the doors and mingled with them in the multipurpose room.

Sharing information on an indoor soccer league.

Thank a Board Member!

Feed Your Potential Newsletter from Aramark Food Services: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xPV5Y4xyBmL7NrPQYL0J6sptwUDAtcyv/view?usp=share_link

The students in Miss Evan's class chose their favorite book, wrote a brief book report, and designed a pumpkin to match the main character in the story. #pumpkinbookreports

Thank you to Stephen Turner and family for the generous donation of $10,000 towards the new fine arts sports complex.!

Please see safety update from Dr. Chris Dougherty:

TCUSD3 Cafeteria is hiring!

Ms. Specha brought squishy circuit pumpkins to the first grade classrooms over the last few days. Students used special types of dough, a 9 volt battery, and an LED light bulb to complete a circuit and light up the stems of their pumpkins. #STEMinfirstgrade #squishycircuits

October is National Principals Month, and we are GRATEFUL for you and your leadership. As a Leader of Hope, we see your dedication every single day! #ThankAPrincipal #LeadersofHope https://ilprincipals.org/principal-appreciation/

Kindergarteners practiced their engineering skills by creating shapes from pumpkins and toothpicks during a Fall themed STEM lesson.

2nd graders in Miss Evans's class loved making catapults and collecting data on their predictions. Special thanks to Ms. Specha for coming in today!

North Families--Don't forget, our picture day is tomorrow, October 13. Visit inter-state.com/order for ordering and package information! The Code for our pictures is 68919EF

THS students visited North School today as guest readers! Thanks to Mrs. Porter for coordinating the event and to Mrs. Childers for her assistance!

The Army National Guard visited with the first graders during community helpers week. Thank you for visiting and teaching us about your job!

October is National Principals Month, and we are excited to celebrate our administrators as Leaders of Hope! Thank you for your dedication! #ThankAPrincipal #LeadersofHope https://ilprincipals.org/principal-appreciation/