Mrs. Kreke's kindergarten class finished their 1st week of the Christmas count down!
Day 1 Christmas around the world
Day 2 Kindness Day (they made Christmas cards for Meals on Wheels, and Christmas bracelets for their 2nd grade buddies.
Day 3 Christmas ornament Day
Day 4 Candy cane Exchange Day
Day 5 Gingerbread Day!
Mrs. Jansen’s class worked together in small groups to build a boat out of recycled items.
The goal was to keep the gingerbread man dry and to make sure their boat didn’t sink.
Last week, students in Mrs. Wells' 5th grade reading classes celebrated Thanksgiving by having a "book tasting." Students brought in their favorite book and a treat to share inspired by that book. Students were able to go around the Thanksgiving table "tasting" books and getting new ideas to read!
TGS Holiday Dress Up Days December 16th-20th
Welcome to Mrs. Kinkelaar's Noun Town! 🏡
In Noun Town, there’s a place for everything and everyone! People, places, and things all have their special spots. First graders have made learning about nouns fun!
TGS 1st graders enjoyed their Friendsgiving! They learned all about the first Thanksgiving and had a delicious feast!
Mrs. Willman's 1st graders and Mrs. Schabbing's 5th graders enjoyed their Buddy Day!
We are very thankful to AAA Mobility located in Effingham for donating a hoyer lift to our special education department! The staff at AAA Mobility is AWESOME!!
Students in Mrs. Kreke's 5th grade class and Mrs. McClellan's 1st grade class participated in Buddy Day where they read The Great Turkey Race and then had to create their own obstacle course out of paper!
The 2nd graders in Mrs. Waldhoff's class have so much to be thankful for this year!
Kindergarten had a visit from Laker Louie! They listened to a story about how Louie found his place at Lake Land College!
First grade students have been reading stories about maps this week. They learned how to read maps, how maps can be used for different things, and that maps help us get to where we need to be. Students in Mrs. Mellendorf's class made a connection to these stories and discussed their location on the maps.
TGS brought in a total of 7,144 food items for Catholic Charities!
Mrs. Tipton's kindergarten class had so much fun learning about the Little Red Hen and baking some yummy bread. Each day a small group worked together to make bread for the class. They made blueberry, chocolate chip, strawberry, and apple cinnamon bread. The students learned about hard work and personal initiative.
Children in Mrs. Wendt's kindergarten and Ms. Tarin's second grade classes decorated Christmas ornaments for area nursing home residents.
Mrs. Wendt's class would like to say thank you to all veterans, especially the special ones in our TGS family!
Ms. Tarin's 2nd grade class enjoyed a read and feed on November 1st. Students could read and take AR tests while enjoying a snack of dirt pudding. Students had to follow the steps in a process to make their snacks, which is a math skill they have been working on.
Mrs. Repking's 1st grade class wrapped up their election unit today using the book “Duck for President” by Doreen Cronin!
They spent last week discussing what makes a good leader and character traits of both candidates (Duck and Farmer Brown). Then, they did an opinion writing on what makes each candidate a good leader to run the farm.
After some very persuasive, civil discussions, the ballots were cast today!
It was a VERY tight race, but by ONE vote, Duck won!!!
Thank you to the Teutopolis and St. Francis Home Community Education Organization for making and providing bookmarks to TGS students!
Mrs. Repking’s first graders joined their 4th grade buddies in Mrs. Sandschafer’s classroom for a fun STEAM project!
They built catapults using popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and a spoon. Then, they tested them out by trying to launch pompoms into baskets held by their teachers! Some great diving catches were made!
