Golf season will be starting soon! We have Wooden Shoe Titleist hats for $25. Contact Mike Wilson at 217-821-5289 for more information. All proceeds will go the Boys and Girls Golf Teams.
Teutopolis Unit #50 staff members have some PAW-sitive pictures to share!
https://youtu.be/MpYv7Vu9Jfw
On Earth Day, students in Mrs. Wakefield's 5th Grade ELA class went outside to practice writing figurative language about our beautiful planet.
"Dust clouds from the disk danced in the breeze." (personification)
"The squirrels are like mini torpedos." (simile)
"The green grass is a pillow under my feet." (metaphor)
TJHS 8th Grade Promotion Announcement:
The TJHS 8th Grade Promotion has been postponed to a later date due to Governor Pritzker's Stay at Home Order being extended through May 30th. As soon as we are comfortable in setting the new date, we will notify everyone. Thank you :)
THS Honors Night Announcement:
The THS Honors Night will now be celebrateed as a THS Virtual Honors Night on May 17th. THS Staff will work with student recipients to create this online event. Further information will be forthcoming.
Teutopolis High School Graduation Announcement:
Due to the Governor's Stay at Home Order being extended through May 30th we will be postponing our traditional High School Graduation Ceremony to a later date after the Stay at Home Order is lifted. HOWEVER, Teutopolis School District is pleased to announce that we will be honoring the THS Class of 2020 on May 24th when Teutopolis School District premieres its first ever Teutopolis High School Virtual Graduation Ceremony. THS Staff will be working with senior students and senior parents to prepare an online ceremony to honor our seniors on May 24th. Senior students and families, please be checking your emails for information forthcoming. Please mark your calendars to attend the THS Class of 2020 Virtual High School Graduation on May 24th. Further online airing details, and premiere time will be announced at a later date.
In honor of Earth Day, Mrs. Chojnicki challenged her third graders to make nature people from materials they collected outside.
Reminder: Packet pick ups for students in grades K through 8 on Wednesday, April 22 from 3 to 6 PM. Please return previous packets during this time. High school students will not have packet pick ups on Wednesday, April 22 as assignments are being submitted electronically. High school students please check your email regarding further information... Thank you!!
Our new trophy case at the high school looks awesome! Thank you to Stevens Industries for donating the trophy case & installation. Thank you to TNT Glass for donating the glass. The Sportbackers plan on having a plaque made to recognize the donation.
Miss Mette’s 4th graders are doing their homework learning about forces and motion...pushing, pulling and friction. This might have been a parental favorite!
Kindergarten Easter Art
What are we missing with our students? ...lost teeth, new baby sisters, reading with pets, celebrating Easter...
#LightsForTheFight. Thank you to all who supported our Seniors, first responders, health care, and essential workers tonight! We are very thankful for the community that we live in!
#LightsForTheFight. Thank you to all who supported our Seniors, first responders, health care, and essential workers tonight! We are very thankful for the community that we live in!
Dear Parents, Students, Staff, and Community Members:
I hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. Today, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
announced that remote learning in Illinois will be extended through the end of the 2019-20 school year.
Although in-person learning has been suspended for the remainder of the year, at the Teutopolis CUSD #50 School District, I assure you our entire staff remains committed to learning and engaging with all students through remote learning, as well as continuing with our food distribution program.
Like you, we are saddened by the reality that our school community will not be able to reconvene in person this school year due to this public health crisis. So many of you have worked so hard to learn and grow in both the classroom and in extracurricular activities that today’s announcement may feel like a step back.
However, the final chapter of this school year hasn’t been written yet. These past few weeks have proven our school community is more resilient, more capable and more compassionate than maybe what we previously realized. I’m confident our collective strength will shine through during the remainder of the school year, and we will emerge even stronger.
Having said that, today’s announcement will result in significant and multiple scheduling changes in our district. As this announcement about the end of the school year was just made by Governor Pritzker this afternoon, it will take us a few days to sort out the many schedule details, including notable spring activities, promotion, graduation, etc. We appreciate your patience as we work as a district to get information to you in the next several weeks.
Please note, we will be holding our next packet pick up for the Remote Learning process on Wednesday, April 22nd from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at each student's respective school. Other upcoming packet pickup dates to note are May 6th, and our final packet drop off/pickup date as May 21st. These dates were pre-planned in anticipation of the Governor's announcement. If anyone needs assistance in obtaining their packets please contact the Unit Office and we will assist. Please continue to contact teachers if you need clarification regarding packet materials or online assignments.
We will continue to provide Grab and Go Lunches for free for any students ages 18 and under through May 26th. If you wish to add your child/children as participants please fill out the survey on the district website or contact the Unit Office at 217-857-3535.
I know this is not the school year that any of us imagined, but I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we have dealt with this unprecedented situation together. This period of Remote Learning offers us new ways to learn and grow, and out of this Pandemic, we will emerge stronger. Plans will be underway soon for the return to in-person learning next school year.
It’s important we continue to work together and support our students. I can't thank you enough for all that you are doing as we all work together through this.
Sincerely,
Deborah Philpot, Interim Superintendent, Teutopolis CUSD #50
Update: Please note at the #LightsForTheFight tonight. Feel free to drive by our fields and show your support by honking you car horn as you pass by our facilities.
Update: IHSA Lights for the Fight. We will light up both the baseball and soccer fields tonight.
IHSA Lights for the Fight information
A message from TGS Staff:
https://youtu.be/k9_ZAh-pXKk
District Update to Parents, Students, and Staff:
Good afternoon! Just sending out a quick reminder of a few items.
Our next packet pick up for grades K-12 is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at your child’s respective school building. Please turn in your child’s previous packets during this time. If you cannot make this date and time please leave a message at your child’s school or email the teacher and we can make other arrangements per each student.
We continue to offer Grab and Go Lunches to any children in the district ages 18 and under. If you would like to participate in this program please fill out the survey online or contact the Unit Office at (217)857-3535.
The high school will be sending out an email note regarding high school boys cleaning out their PE lockers. Please check your email for a note from Monica Kremer regarding this process.
Mr. Beck, THS Principal sent an email to all high school students regarding the grading policy for the final quarter of the year. Please ask your child to share this email with you. If you have any questions after reading the email sent to your child please contact your child’s teacher and/or Mr. Beck.
As of today our return to school date is May 1st. We will keep you posted as the Governor keeps us posted. We are fully committed to trying to make the best of this situation when it comes to featured Spring events such as high school graduation. Special events such as this may need to be rescheduled to a future date but we will need to await the Governor’s orders to make those plans.
In closing, please know that we continue to be so grateful for your patience and assistance during this process. Our staff is continually working to provide what they believe to be the most effective remote learning experience for every child and their family. We also know that it continues to take a tremendous amount of time and energy from everyone involved. Please do not stress over this. If you have concerns please let your child's teacher know and they can try to accommodate. We are continually working on "best practices" during this process also and want you to know that we do not want this to be frustrating for anyone. If we can help, please let us know. Thank you!
Respectfully,
Deborah Philpot, Interim Superintendent