Thank you to our superintendent, Mr. Sturgeon, for being the Mystery Reader in Mrs.Kinkelaar’s 1st grade class! The students loved the stories and special treat!
Mrs. Willman's first graders got together with their fifth grade buddies to make a Christmas tree craft!
We had a busy day at TGS! Santa came to visit, and we had fun playing Elf Games!
The second graders made edible Christmas trees. Thank you to all the parents who donated items to make this project possible!
Grandparents are so Helpful! Mrs. Chesnut's 6th grade students invited some of their grandparents to school to help sew a Christmas present for their parents.
TGS Holiday Dress Up Days
12/12 - Christmas Vacation - Wear your Hawaiian shirts and leis
12/13 - Grinch Day - Wear your green
12/14 - Santa's Hoedown - Wear your flannel shirts and boots
12/15 - Holly Jolly Thursday - Wear your holiday shirts
12/16 - Rock Around the Christmas Tree- Wear your Christmas socks
12/19 - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Wear your pajamas
12/20 - Clash of the Carolers - K & 1st- Wear white, 2nd & 3rd Wear green, 4th- Wear red or green, 5th & 6th Wear red
12/21 - Run, Run, Rudolph - Wear your comfy clothes and tennis shoes
12/22 - Elf Games - Wear Your red or green for your teams
The students in Mrs. Chesnut’s ELA classes had to argue their textual evidence in front of “Judge Judy”. The teams with the winner arguments are pictured with the judge.
The following students will be representing Teutopolis at the Dec 10th Elks Hoop Shoot Contest in Effingham:
12 yr old boys Grayson Schmidt
12 yr old girls Claire Probst
10-11-yr-old boys Madox Pals
10-11 yr old girls Stella Deters
8-9-yr-old boys Paxton Buening
8-9-yr-old girls Lilly Ruholl
Good luck to all!
The first graders had their annual Friendsgiving Feast! They read a story about The First Thanksgiving and discussed the important roles the Pilgrims and Native Americans each played in the feast. We are thankful for this awesome group of first graders!
Mrs. Mellendorf's first grade class read/listened to the Junie B. Jones Thanksgiving chapter book. In this book, the characters brought in one item they were thankful for and had a Thankful Bag Show and Tell. Mrs. Mellendorf's class did the same activity!
Happy Thanksgiving from Mrs. Kreke’s Kindergarten Class! They are thankful for their parents and all they do! They are also very thankful to be a Wooden Shoe!
Second graders created their own version of the Macy's Day Parade after reading about the history of the parade in the book "Balloons over Broadway".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-Z0h9rTuk
Mrs. Bushue’s 2nd grade class and Mrs. Chesnut’s 6th grade class made Christmas tree ornaments for the residents of a nursing home. They were excited to send holiday cheer to others.
Sixth graders and second graders worked together to make Christmas trees for those in a local nursing home.
Mrs. Kreke’s kindergarten class built a tree house using connect straws! They learned about their community and neighborhood! In science, they talked about blue prints and how to make a house! As a class they made a tree house! It took teamwork and creativity!
TGS students collected food to donate to Catholic Charities! We surpassed our goal of 6000 items. TGS brought in a total of 7,792 items (including monetary donations)! Miss Mette's 4th grade homeroom had the most items brought in - 787 items. Thank you to 5th grade for helping with the collection and charting of how many food items were donated. Awesome job, TGS!!
Jerry Runde shared good financial information with the 3rd graders. He taught them about spendings, saving, sharing, and investing money. The students enjoyed some treats from Mr. Runde as they answered questions correctly about money.
Mr. Thoele’s class thanks local veterans for their service! Thank you to all veterans for your sacrifice!
Sixth graders are out of this world! They took a trip to the International Space Station, Mars, and the Moon today with their virtual reality goggles!
It was a fun filled week in Mrs. Kreke's kindergarten class with the Little Red Hen and making turkeys with their 4th grade buddies! Mrs. Kreke’s class took turns baking bread for their classmates! Everyone worked together and helped the Little Red Hen bake bread!
