Happy Earth Day!
A BIG thanks to the T.G.S. families who help with our weekly paper recycling!
Bill and Miranda Martin Family
Matt and Nancy Pals Family
Mark and Christina Probst Family
Dean and Carrie Vahling Family
Mrs. Drees's third grade class welcomes a very friendly and furry visitor! Humphrey the Hamster came to visit for the afternoon! He belongs to Simon Lee who became inspired to get a hamster after listening to the chapter book series featuring Humphrey the classroom hamster.
Have you been to the TGS Book Fair yet? If not, maybe these commercials made by 6th Graders will convince you!
Commercials for Parents:
Commercial F
Commercial G
Commercial H
Commercials for Students:
Commercial A
Commercial B
Commercial D
The 5th grade students are doing a fantastic job of telling us the story of The American Revolution!

Teutopolis Unit #50 has teacher and extra-curricular openings. https://goo.gl/Hf4p67
Digital Citizenship Tip!

In Tech class, 6th Graders made commercials to advertise this week's book fair using a website called Powtoon. They were assigned either parents or students as a target audience. The winners of the contest won gift certificates to the book fair and are pictured below. Great work 6th Graders!
Winning Commercial for Parents here: https://goo.gl/BajDcD
Winner Commercial for Students here: https://goo.gl/7Q9osD
More commercial entries will be shared throughout the week. Stay tuned!
Wooden Shoe Drive Thru - Friday, April 20th 4-6:30pm.
Boys Tennis will be 'grillin up' in front of THS. Come out to support the athletes.
BOOK FAIR
Buy One, Get One FREE
April 16-19 (7:30 am - 5:30 pm)
April 20 (7:30 am - 12:30 pm)
We hope to see you at our TGS Library!
THS baseball games vs Effingham and Salem are cancelled.
THS Boys tenns at Alton has been cancelled. Team is returning to THS.
A magical circus performance by the kindergartn students!

Varsity Baseball Sat April 14
T-Town will play Salem @ 12:00 @ Paul Smith Field
T-Town will play Effingham @ 2:00 @ Paul Smith Field
Kindergarten Open House
Children who will be entering kindergarten August 2018, along with a parent or guardian, are welcome to visit the Kindergarten rooms on Friday, April 27th, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. and from 1:30-2:30 p.m. You may come any time during these hours. We look forward to meeting you.
Digital Citizenship Tip #11

Varsity Baseball has a rescheduled game with Breese MD on Friday, April 13th 4:30 start. It will be at Northside Park in Breese.
Please help us gather data to assess local interest in the creation of a private, after-school program. If you are interested in such a program, please complete this two question survey. Thank you. https://goo.gl/forms/K7wVgYqJGSSbqTAC3

Digital Citizenship Tip #10

First graders in Mrs. Probst's class created the moon phases in an Mmm, Mmm, way.
Softball has added game at Newton today 4/10.
