Mrs. Klingler's 2nd grade class explored predictions by guessing whether the groundhog would see his shadow. Afterward, we followed up with an opinion writing activity, where students shared their reasons for wanting either six more weeks of winter or an early spring.
Bring on the sunshine!
Pre-K is celebrating the 100th day of school in their festive 100th-day shirts! 🎉✨ Our little learners are 100 days smarter and having fun marking this special milestone.
IMEC 2025 Music Dept
Our outstanding music teachers are networking and attending professional development to keep our music students performing at the highest level! They are proud to accompany our seven All State musicians this year and to represent TCUSD3! #greatdaytobeatornadomusician 🌪️ 🎶
The 2nd Grade Leadership Team at North Elementary School practiced team work and made a 100 cup stack in order to celebrate the 100th day of school.
Students in Mrs. Bortmess's class at North Elementary School paired up in partners and had 10 minutes to come up with as many words as they could! The goal was 100 to celebrate the 100th Day of School!
Celebrating 100 days with some fun shirts at Memorial Elementary School.
Mrs. Reindl went into Ms. Anderson's science classes on Friday to show the students Binary Code. Students then worked on solving some binary code. At the end of her week long lesson - she talked to the students about a cybersecurity path or computer science path to think about. She also shared websites to students for certifications.
Since the playgrounds are still snow covered, students and staff at North decided a walk would be great on this beautiful winter day! Students have not been able to get outside for recess since before Christmas Break. Everyone enjoyed the sunshine and exercise!
Mrs. Reindl went into Ms. Anderson's science classes on Wednesday and Thursday. She taught the students about the Enigma machine and how complex the coding on the Enigma machine was. She also discussed how hard it was to hack the machine during the War. Students then made personal Enigma machines. They then did some coding with their Enigma machines.
Help support the Taylorville FFA Livestock Judging Team as they travel to Scotland this summer. They are selling Avanti's Gondolas ($10) and Cinnamon Dessert bread ($6) for Super Bowl Sunday. Get your order in by Wednesday, 2/5/25 at 3 PM. Pick up will be at the THS Greenhouse on Sunday, 2/9/25 from Noon- 2 PM. Cash or Check will be accepted.
Visit the Taylorville FFA Facebook page to find the link and order your goods.
Good job FFA Meats Judging Team on your first Meats Judging Contest!
Ben Wamsley, Luke Short, Jackson May, Deacon Shanks
7th overall team out of 19
8th individual overall Luke Short
High individual grading Luke Short
10 individual placing Deacon Shanks
6th team placing
7th team ID
8th team questions
8th team grading
Todd Durbin, amateur astrophotographer and pilot, visited Mrs. Salmon’s 6th grade science to discuss the night sky. Mr. Durbin showed students images of astronomical objects, celestial events, and areas of the night sky. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with our students!
Memorial Speech students working hard this Winter Season shoveling snow and building snow forts!
Miss Johsnon's class at Memorial Elementary made Chinese lanterns to learn about the culture and traditions of the Chinese New Year.
We love to see students explanding their minds by learning about world cultures and traditions.
📢 ONE WEEK ALERT! 📢 Get ready, Taylorville High School Class of 2025! The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Scholarship Awareness Day on February 7th during all lunch periods. Both the GTCC and THS are thrilled about the incredible opportunities that await our Class of 2025.
We're so fortunate to live in such a supportive community, where local businesses and organizations invest in the future of our young adults. Over the next week, The Chamber will be highlighting each of these amazing contributors. Follow their page at The Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce to learn more about the scholarships available and the people who make them possible and be sure to visit the booths during lunch next Friday and fund your futures!!!
#TaylorvilleScholars #Classof2025 #ScholarshipAwareness #CommunitySupport #InvestingInTheFuture
The Taylorville High School Rise classroom got to learn how to use a sewing machine provided by assistant Mrs. Barton. We put cinnamon disks in between the fabric pieces and then had the students help sew the four sides and then they made bows and hot glued them to the fabric to make an ornament.
Attention Class of 2029!
We are excited to invite you to our Freshman Orientation, where you'll get a sneak peek into life at Taylorville High School. Join us on Thursday, February 27th at 6:00pm for an informative session where you’ll hear from THS staff about everything our school has to offer. You'll also have the opportunity to tour the building. Plus, don’t miss the Activity Fair, where you can learn about the many clubs, sports, and extracurriculars you can be a part of! We can’t wait to see you there and help you kick off this exciting next chapter in your academic journey. This is open to all current 8th grade students and parents. It's a great day to be a Tornado!
Fourth grade students at Memorial Elementary explored the fascinating world of rocks and minerals with the help of Mr. White, who visits each week as a guest science teacher.
Students started by studying different types of minerals, using their properties like hardness, color, and luster to identify what they were testing.
For a fun, edible twist on rock formation, students created sedimentary rocks using crumbled graham crackers, igneous rocks made with melted chocolate, and metamorphic rocks made from saltwater taffy!
In addition to rocks and minerals, students also learned about the layers of the Earth and fossils. As part of this lesson, fourth grade students got creative by making their own fossils.
To wrap up the unit, the students played a group game to test their knowledge of rocks, minerals, and fossils. It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience for all!
🎉💯 Starting the 100th Day Off Just Right! 💯🎉
Mrs. Klingler's 2nd graders are 100 days smarter, kinder, and full of fun! 🎓✨ From dressing up as 100-year-olds to tackling 100-themed challenges, these students are celebrating in style! 🥳📸 Check out all the fun as we count our way to even more learning ahead! 🚀📚 100 days brighter!
Mrs. Reindl is going into Mrs. Anderson's 8th grade classes this week to talk to students about a career path in computer science and/or cybersecurity. She is talking to them about the qualifications for jobs in various areas. She is also doing some coding and cybersecurity activities to show the students how long coding and solving codes have been around. They started on Monday learning about the Disk Cipher and how they had to adjust codes they sent to make it tougher to crack. Today they learned about Morse Code and how it was used during wars.
