The 2025 Royal Brush "Best Youth Art Month Classroom Display" results are in! The winner was Kristin Johnson at Hoxie Grade School, but our very own Amy Lawson received an Honorable Mention for her YAM display. Amy's display contains the acronym YAM for Youth Art Month. Her board says, "The more you immerse yourself in the arts, the healthier and happier we become," a phrase taken from the book "Your Brain on Art" by Magsamen & Ross. Her decorations are paper sculptures from K, 1, and 2 students and Printmaking Challenge papers by fourth and fifth grader. Other papers used are from student "no name" artwork.
Congrats, Amy! Amy will receive a brush set from Royal Brush. The contest was administered by Kansas Art Education Association and sponsored by Royal Brush. #YAM #Royalbrushart #kansasaea #tongienation #usd464
TES teachers kicked off Spring Break by deepening their understanding of FastBridge reports and how to use them to plan specific academic intervention lessons during a Professional Development Day on Friday, March 14. #tongienation #usd464
Oh how we've missed our friends from Human Animal Bond Therapy Pets! Theo, Blake, Sadie, and Louie were back to read with some very happy first graders. Theo even did a few tricks for us! 🐶🫶 #tongienation #usd464
Mrs. Riddle's first graders had a great time with Market Day!! After a unit about Goods and Services, first graders planned their own "good" or "service" to bring to their market. They earned "dollars" for three weeks to spend at the market. #tongienation #usd464
Kindergarten students in Mrs. DeKeyser's class & fifth grade students in Mrs. Schaecher's class came together to read on the learning stairs to celebrate Read Across America. It was so fun for Mrs. D to see her former students reading to her kindergarteners! #tongienation #usd464
📸 It's class picture day! Preorder at www.strawbridge.net → "Order Pictures" → Code: FM445395. No preorder? No problem! Every student who takes a picture will get a package—keep what you love, return what you don’t! 📷✨ #PictureDay
Congrats to our National School Breakfast Week Grand Prize winner at TES, Cameron Blauvelt! 🎉🎉🎉 #tongienation #usd464
5th graders are finding their rhythm and grooving to the beat—watch out, dance floor! 🎶🕺💃 #tongienation #usd464
Mrs. Olsen's BSP group shared their thoughts & feelings on a variety of novels this week. Each group has been reading a chapter book & creating a project of summaries. They shared with their peers their likes, dislikes, & recommendations of their books. #tongienation #tes #usd464
What a fun way to wrap up Read Across America Week at TES! #twinning #tongienation #usd464
An exciting update to our previous post about art by fourth grader Marilee Long and fifth grader Lucas Schloerb being featured as part of the YAM exhibition at Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library! A print of Marilee's artwork with the adorable kitty in a yarn basket will be made and displayed at the National Art Education Association Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the National Youth Art Month Exhibition. Congratulations Marilee and Lucas; we are proud of you! #tongienation #usd464 #YouthArtMonth
⏳ The countdown is on—just 5 days left to order your TES Yearbook! Don’t let these memories slip away! 📖✨ Final orders due March 11—order yours today! #TESYearbook
Fourth grade was glowing with kindness last Friday. Huge thanks to our PTC for throwing such an awesome dance party! #tongienation #usd464
In order to properly assess current conditions and maximize safety, USD 464 will have a two hour delay on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Per our inclement weather policy, all morning activities and practices are canceled, as well as the morning session of preschool. School breakfast will not be served; school lunch will be served.
All bus pick ups and district building opening times will be delayed by two hours, and classes at all schools will begin two hours later than normal. Students will be dismissed at their regular dismissal times.
📸 Say cheese! TES classroom group photos will be taken on March 11! 🎉 Capture the memories for just $10 each. Order yours at www.strawbridge.net → Click "Order Pictures" → Enter code FM445395. Don’t miss out! 📷✨ #tongienation #usd464
Thank you to our amazing PTC for putting on a fantastic Glow Dance! Mrs. Tinberg's class had a blast starting our Friday with a fun dance party! #tongienation #usd464
National School Breakfast Week is coming! Help us celebrate by being one of the more than 12 million students across America who eat school breakfast every day. Daily prize drawings will take place next week for students who eat school breakfast, with grand prize drawings on Friday-every morning that students eat breakfast, they will be entered to win the grand prize at their school! #NSBW25 #tongienation #usd464
This week Mrs. Dombeck's kindergarten art students painted adorable little ladybugs & did a wax resist in their houses drawn in clay! Little pipe cleaner antennas were the perfect final touch! TES online gallery: https://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=95141
Did you know our TES PTC makes the magic happen? From fun family events to celebrating teachers & fundraising for our school, they do it all—but they need YOU! No big commitment, just big impact. Come check them out! Next meeting: Tues, March 4 @ 6PM, TES PD Room. 🎉 #TESPTC
5th graders are stepping up their game! 🎶✨ Learning choreography for their May 1st program with the help of amazing student leaders—teamwork and talent in action! 👏 #tongienation #usd464 #futurestars #leadingtheway
