
Mrs. Jansen’s 2nd graders loved learning about the life cycle of butterflies!

Mrs. Bushue’s 2nd graders have been playing games to work on their reading fluency.

Mrs. Yager’s class has been trying out some new reading games. Learning is fun!

Mrs. Kinkelaar’s first graders have been busy learning about their classroom community!


It was a busy day in Mrs. Kreke's kindergarten class today!


Preschoolers have been doing lots of work with their names! They have been learning all about each other the first few weeks of school.



Mrs. Chesnut's reading class is participating in a web-based program called MobyMax this year. MobyMax offered a contest for classes to earn 20,000 points by the end of October. Mrs. Chesnut's class has already answered so many questions correctly that they have met their goal. For meeting their goal, the class earned a $55 Amazon gift card. Mrs. Chesnut and the students will decide together how they wish to spend the money earned.


Mrs. Jansen's class went on a Gingerbread man hunt! That tricky gingerbread man left notes in different areas of the school building. At each area the students met different staff members. They finally caught him just in time for snack!




Miss Mette’s class thanks The Meemic Foundation for awarding us a $75 grant for school supplies from Office Depot.

Mrs. Habing’s 6th grade science classes grew cherry tomato plants last year. She took the last six ‘half dead’ plants home and they are overtaking her flower bed! The tomatoes will be enjoyed by this years 6th graders during their nutrition unit. All 6th graders took a flower or tomato plant home. Is yours still alive?


Kindergarten and 1st Grade Families are still welcome to attend tonight's "Meeting the Teacher" event from 6-7pm, but you may choose to bring a flashlight. Emergency lights are on and windows are still allowing for good light. #WoodenShoeResilience


A friendly reminder to please return ALL of your library books tomorrow, Tuesday, July 20th. Thank you to all who participated in our Biography Challenge and attended our TGS Summer Library Program!

It's our FINAL Summer Biography Challenge! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 13th! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30-11:30AM. Please return ALL library books on July 20th.


The Summer Biography Challenge continues! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, July 6th! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!


The Summer Biography Challenge continues! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 29th! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!


The Summer Biography Challenge continues! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 22nd! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!


The Summer Biography Challenge continues! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 15th! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!


9:00 Story Time presented by Effingham Public Library is cancelled today for TGS summer library.

The Summer Biography Challenge continues! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 8th! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!


The Summer Biography Challenge is ON!! Click on the image...can you guess who this is? Come to your TGS Library to submit your guess TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 1st! The TGS Library is open tomorrow from 8:30AM and 11:30AM. We hope to see you there!
