With all the icky bugs going around, we wanted to share a gentle weekend reminder. Washing coats, hats, gloves, and backpacks can really help keep germs from spreading and help keep our students feeling their best.
Thank you for partnering with us to keep our school healthy and safe!💛🩺
— Your School Nurses
Join us for our annual Scholarship Awareness Day with the Taylorville Chamber of Commerce! 💛💜
🗓 January 30th
⏰ During lunch hours
📍 THS Cafeteria
Come learn about local scholarships and opportunities for your future! 🎓✨
Get ready for a fun-filled week as we celebrate Holiday Spirit Week at North Elementary from December 15th - 19th! Please join us in celebrating with the themed dress-up days listed below.
📅 Spirit Week Daily Themes
Check out the festive themes and plan your outfits for next week!
Monday, December 15th: GRINCH DAY!
Wear green or red to celebrate the Grinch!
Tuesday, December 16th: CHRISTMAS SOCK DAY!
Show off your holiday spirit by wearing your favorite festive socks.
Wednesday, December 17th: CHRISTMAS HAIR ACCESSORY DAY!
Wear a festive hat, clip, headband, bow, etc..
Thursday, December 18th: POLAR EXPRESS DAY!
Wear your pajamas to school!
Friday, December 19th: HOLIDAY SWEATER DAY!
Wear your most festive attire for our holiday sweater day!
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Lady Tornadoes, your 2025 Regional Champions! The TJHS girls defeated Mt. Zion tonight 30-25 to claim the regional crown. Congratulations, girls! We also want to give special recognition to Adelyn Durbin, who was recognized with the IESA Sportsmanship award.
Picture 1: Reid Donaldson
Picture 2 : Front row: Natalie Van Hoveln, Luc Depue, Jackson Perkins, Rosalia Stephens, Maci Salisbury Back row:Mason Ushman, Charlee Savoie, Stella Miller, Samus Rogers, Chelsea Romero, and Clara Carver.
Thank you to First National Bank of Taylorville for your continued sponsorship!
Our wonderful Unified Tornadoes club/group from THS recently visited the REACH Rooms at North School for a fun December activity!
They spent time decorating festive cookies and making crafts alongside the North School students. Laughter, smiles, and creativity were everywhere!
It was a fantastic way to celebrate the season and build community connections!
We want to recognize our dedicated PE teachers, Mrs. Hickey and Mrs. Curtin, for bringing an exciting global challenge to our K-2 students at North and our 5th-grade students at the TJHS!
They organized their PE classes to participate in the Annual World Record STACK UP event. This is an international attempt to beat the record for the "Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations," aiming for more than 752,632 participants!
Our students had a blast learning, stacking, and contributing their effort to this massive, cooperative world record attempt. It's more than just stacking, it's about coordination, focus, and being part of something bigger!
🥁 Drumroll, please! 🥁 Announcing our shining North School Star Students of November! These amazing individuals have earned a spot in the Hall of Fame this month for their dedication, kindness, and hard work. Give a huge cheer for our Stars!
November Star Students:
Emmalynn Kater
Lyla Force
Elliana Simmons
Levi Salisbury
Lincoln Siempelkamp
Alaynah Crowder
Bailey Costello
Mabry Marron
Klaira DeClerck
Henry Martin
Brinley Fisher
Clark Nolan
Bristol Ruot
Kennedy Hughes
Greylon Mulvaney
Hailee Mink
Natalia Legnon
A massive thank you to Nicole Patrick at Country Financial for her generous donation of Walmart Gift Cards to celebrate our November Star Students!
North families
Picture Retakes Tomorrow!
A quick reminder that North Elementary Picture Retakes are Tuesday morning, November 25.
Send those best smiles! 😊
The following information is from Inter-state Studio:
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken.
If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0105NBF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order.
To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Picture Retakes Coming Up!
North Elementary will have Picture Retakes on Tuesday morning, November 25.
If your child missed picture day or would like a retake, this is for them!😄
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken.
If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0105NBF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order.
To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
It's better late than never for these awesome photos! Mrs. Rahar brought a huge dose of Halloween fun (and a spooky friend!) to the North School Library in October, and our students had a blast!
Watch out for a very mysterious special guest in these candid class pictures: Mrs. Rahar’s friendly skeleton pal! She clearly loves books. Can you spot her? She pops up right next to students in some photos, but he's a master of hide-and-seek and totally disappears into the background in others!
Thanks to Mrs. Rahar for making the library so much fun! Enjoy these awesome, spooky surprises!
We apologize for the delay, but we simply had to share these October moments from Mrs. Rahar’s library!
These "better late than never" photos capture the students enjoying a fun, Halloween-themed session among the stacks. Look closely, and you might spot a very unique (and surprisingly helpful) friend of Mrs. Rahar's, a friendly skeleton who clearly loves reading as much as our students do! She appears prominently in some class pictures, only to mysteriously disappear into the background in others.
We appreciate Mrs. Rahar for fostering such a fun and engaging environment. We hope these photos bring a little bit of spooky cheer to your November!
