Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure!
🚀 Our 5th graders had a BLAST at UIS with Doktor Kaboom! 🔬⚡ Equal parts science, comedy, and personal empowerment, this interactive show had students laughing, learning, and thinking about real-life mental and emotional pressures in a whole new way! 🧠💡
From wild experiments to important life lessons, it was an unforgettable experience! Thank you, UIS Performing Arts Center, for bringing the magic of science to life!
Please see the attached information about Operation Loaded Bookbag for the 2025-2026 school year.
Mrs. Cope’s second grade class learned about faces, edges and vertices of 3D shapes by using straws and twist ties. The students had fun constructing the shapes.
Behind every successful school, there are dedicated volunteers. Thank you for the countless ways you support our students, from tutoring to event support and everything in between! Your impact is HUGE! #SchoolVolunteersMakeADifference
Mrs. Cope, Ms. Laker, Mrs. Vickers, & Ms. McChristy’s class got together with their buddies to play a Dr. Seuss trivia game on their computers, followed by a friendly rock, paper, scissors competition in Mrs. Cope’s room. They always look forward to this special day when they get to connect & learn with one another!
Monthly Dojo Behavior Incentive Reward Party
Every month, 4th grade students are recognized for making respectful, responsible, and safe choices at Memorial School with a reward party. Students got to celebrate with a food art project creating edible "hats" to kickoff Read Across America and Dr. Seuss's birthday next week! These kids did a wonderful job creating hats made for a cat that Dr. Seuss would be proud to wear!
It's National High Five Day! Let's celebrate with some awesome hand slaps! Who are you high-fiving today? #TommyTornado #itsagreatdaytobeatornado
Please see the attached information about Operation Loaded Bookbag for the 2025-2026 school year.
Students in Mrs. Rivecco's class enjoyed performing experiments like picking a card and rolling dice to learn about experimental and theoretical probability.
#mathinaction
Dance floor vibes and good times all around! Our students had so much fun at the TJHS Spring Dance! Huge shoutout to Student Council for planning such a great night and to Touch of Class DJ Service for keeping the party going! Check out these fun moments!
Several of our 5th and 6th grade band and choir students represented Taylorville JH at two different festivals recently. In February, 6th grade choir students were selected for the festival, and the 5th and 6th grade band members had their turn in March. Students travelled to Eastern Illinois University to work with guest conductors and other elementary/junior high musicians from the area.
Our 6th grade band participated in the US Marine Band’s March Mania! 32 marches iPhone head to head- and our students voted each day, ultimately choosing their favorite to win the whole thing! We had one student predict the winner! Seth correctly predicted that The Marine’s Hymn March would come out on top! The rest of us had our brackets BUSTED!
Check out the website to learn more. https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/Sousas-March-Mania/
Mrs. Grant’s 1st grade class completed a science unit all about weather. They learned about the different types of weather, how to identify clouds, the job of a meteorologist, and the various weather instruments. The 1st graders even made rain in a jar!
Did you enjoy Drop Everything and Read today? Encourage a love of reading at home too! Visit your local library for more great books. #TaylorvillePublicLibrary
¡Hola from Mexico!
Miss Sharrow’s 5th grade class took an unforgettable virtual field trip to Mexico this week—no suitcase required!
Students kicked off the adventure by grabbing their passports and boarding passes at the classroom “airport.” After a smooth “flight,” they landed in a beautifully decorated Mexican destination filled with color, culture, and excitement!
Throughout the day, students:
• Tasted some delicious new foods
• Learned the history behind Mexico’s vibrant flag
• Discovered traditions like Los Charros, maracas, and sombreros
• Decorated their own maracas
• Played a lively game of Lotería (Mexico’s version of bingo!)
• Looked at real Mexican pesos up close
• And even practiced Spanish greetings, numbers, and colors!
It was a day full of learning, laughter, and cultural exploration—¡Viva México!
Taylorville CUSD #3 was proudly represented at the Rochester STEM Fair by two amazing student helpers—Cora from Memorial and Eliza from North! These young STEM ambassadors stayed the entire event, showing students and families how to code with Sphero Indi robots and explore creativity with LEGO Education Essential Kits. Their confidence and kindness shone through as they explained how the tools worked, even impressing the WAND and TOMMY TV crews during their interviews! A special thank you to the Taylorville Public Schools Foundation for funding the Sphero Indis and to ROE #3 for lending the LEGO kits. We also had a surprise guest, Addie, who stopped by to lend a hand. We couldn’t be prouder of how our students represented our district!
As a part of learning about the JFK assassination, students analyzed real newspapers published in the aftermath of the events of November 22, 1963. While handling with care, students viewed and evaluated newspapers from local papers such as the Breeze-Courier to national papers to better understand how those in 1963 would have read to discover more information about the tragic events (and also noting how much prices have changed). They finished their analysis by having to write their own, unbiased article about the events as if they were a journalist in 1963. A small glimpse of some of the artifacts used this year to learn American History!
“Black Friday” Earners for this week (Academic Performance)
“Black Friday” is a weekly honor we recognize among our student-athletes who participate in our Strength & Conditioning program for their academic performance through the week. Student-Athletes who have a C+ grade or higher in their academic classes earn the right to wear Black on Fridays.
Taylorville Elementary Title I Family Night was held yesterday with guest speaker Kelley Perotti. She shared her message that everyone can be a Kindness Ninja! Perotti is a Black Belt in Taekwondo and also enjoys Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Spreading kindness is fun and easy!
Thanks to all our families who came out to enjoy our speaker!
Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! See the attachment for information about the upcoming YMCA party!
