Mrs. Thomas, our instructional coach, has been busy working with K-4 students, helping them develop a variety of important skills. Here she is in Miss Bortmess's 2nd-grade class, introducing students to Epic as they prepare for their reading centers. Along with teaching the students how to navigate the platform, Mrs. Thomas is also guiding them through an engaging lesson on schema, helping them connect new ideas to what they already know—a key skill for deepening their reading comprehension!
Day 1: Where's Waldo Descriptive Writing Unit
The wall is open and the 8th Grade ELA classes are collaboratively teaching and learning how to write using figurative language
Teachers are dressing the part!
-students are learning to SHOW and not TELL in writing by using imagery and figurative language
Mrs. Thorpe's class is perfecting their Reading skills with Amira AI software!
Mrs. Reindl provided valuable insight on data management and security, focusing on both school and personal devices, to Mrs. Mateer's Computer Concept classes. She emphasized the importance of regularly checking and updating security features to protect our devices from potential threats. The students engaged in meaningful discussions about best practices for maintaining their digital safety.
TJHS Builder's Club members are continuing the Food Drive through this week. Thank you for all of donations that have poured in thus far. We have a goal of 2000 items for the Taylorville Food Pantry and with your help we can get there! It's a Great Day to be a Tornado!!
First graders celebrated DOT Day by reading The Dot, with each teacher leading a different activity centered around the story’s theme of creativity and self-expression. Students rotated between classrooms, experiencing various lessons and activities from each teacher. These photos capture Mrs. Lively and Ms. Reiser's activity, where students used augmented reality (AR) to bring their dots to life, adding an exciting tech twist to this creative celebration.
More of 1st grade Dot Day!
2nd grade continued
Ms. Reiser visited all the 2nd-grade classrooms last week to explore the app Quiver and its augmented reality features. Using the app, students were able to transform 2D pictures into interactive 3D images. They could manipulate the 3D objects and engage with them through various actions, providing a hands-on experience with augmented reality technology.
Mrs. Johnson's 3rd grade working on the Scientific Method.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT:
Eric Dust, Class of 2015
Eric graduated in 2015. He played basketball for University of Missouri St. Louis graduating in 2019 with a business degree. He Has worked for Boeing for the last 5 years and is currently a project manager for the military defense division. He is also a college basketball referee for the NCAA. Eric recently completed his first Ironman. Congratulations, Eric!
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If you know someone who deserves an alumni spotlight send a submission to alumnispotlight@tcusd3.org
Memorial School would like to give a big Thank you to the Staff at Kroger for the generous donation of school supplies!
5th Grade Buddies with 2nd grade today at North.
5th Grade Buddies at North this morning.
Today, 5th graders from Ms. McChristy and Ms. Laker's classes joined the 2nd graders from Mrs. Cope's and Mrs. Vickers' classes at North for a special reading activity. We call them '5th Grade Buddies,' and they teamed up to share stories and foster a love of reading across grade levels. It was a wonderful opportunity for older students to mentor their younger peers while building strong connections through literacy.
Fourth grade students took a field trip to Springfield to visit Lincoln's Tomb and to tour the Abrham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library.
Third grade students in Mrs. Castle's class visited the Christian County Historical Society and met with the Abraham Lincoln impersonator in the first Christian County Courthouse.
Mrs. May's and Mrs. Leonard's foods classes made fruit pizzas to work on their baking and knife skills in the kitchen.
Mrs. Reindl spent Friday in Mrs. McLean's 7th grade Geography classes teaching students to use CANVA to create travel brochures of a National Park. Students have to include the 5 themes. They learned how to add images, change text, use image AI generator, and Magic Write.
