Mrs. Olsen's students took a field trip to the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Historic Site last week! Students got to go on a stagecoach ride, experience farm life, and learn about the Oregon, Santa Fe, and California trails. #tongienation #usd464










As kindergarten continues to learn about plants, last week students listened to a tall tale about Johnny Appleseed. Mrs. Sparks' class learned about tall tales and their main ideas. Students also cut open apples to inspect and discuss their parts, which they compared and contrasted to that of a pumpkin, which they learned about previously. Last but not least, they were able to enjoy a healthy snack! Yum! #tongienation #usd464






Mrs. Dombeck's 5th grade art students from Mr. Simon's class have been hard at work making Wonderful Original Works (WOW) of art in Printmaking, Sculpture and Drawing studios! #artmatters #tongienation #usd464









Thanksgiving Break is from November 20-24, 2023. Classes resume Monday, November 27, 2023.
Vacaciones de acción de gracias del 20 al 24 de noviembre de 2023. Las clases se reanudan el lunes 27 de noviembre.
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When students are away, the teachers will play! TES teachers got to have some wind-down time after a great day of professional development. #tongienation #usd464 #professionaldevelopment





Shoutout to our amazing educators leveling up their literacy game with LETRS training during yesterday's professional development! #tongienation #usd464 #professionaldevelopment #LETRS




Students in Mrs. Marxen's early childhood classes have been working on identifying and counting numbers! #tongienation #usd464




Old Mc2nd Grade had a great show, E-I-E-I-O! #tongienation #usd464


Don’t miss out! Now is the time to place your order for custom keepsake products featuring your child’s artwork. These items make great gifts for parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and any other important person in your child’s life.
The deadline to order is November 13th. Go to ArtToRemember.com to place your order. Thank you for supporting TES!

Mrs. Streeter's students are learning about all about how bees pollinate and make honey! Yesterday they were assigned various bee jobs and participated in a bee simulation where they got to do the many jobs a bee has! #tongienation #usd464









Mrs. Jeffery's class is learning about the Santa Fe Trail, Oregon Trail, and California Trail! #tongienation #usd464 #youhavediedofdysentery





Mrs. Pierce's friends are swatting sounds to build real and nonsense words! They had some big giggles as they built some crazy words! #tongienation #usd464


This semester, our school is participating again in a unique fundraising program with Art to Remember that gives you the opportunity to purchase keepsake items with your child's artwork on them. The best part is that every keepsake order supports our school art program.
Just head to ArtToRemember.com, search for your child’s name, and enter their online order code, or upload artwork from home and start shopping! #tongienation #usd464

Mrs. Spencer's class simulated honey bees to learn how bees help with pollination! #tongienation #usd464






Kindergarten students got a surprise storyteller from the Tonganoxie Police Department! #tongienation #usd464


Mrs. Schrant's first graders enjoyed listening to TMS FCCLA members read to them! 📚📚📚 #usd464 #tongienation



Mrs. Ulmer's class practiced making and reading simple words using large letter cards! #usd464 #tongienation


Students in Ms. Cornwell's class have been learning about the features of a fable during their Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) lessons. Groups made up fables and presented them to the class. #tongienation #usd464





Mrs. Streeter's kindergarten class used the letter sounds they have learned so far to build simple words! #tongienation #usd464



Fourth-grade Halloween fun in Mrs. Olsen's room! 👻🎃 Students played bingo, had a party, visited the nursing home, and enjoyed a school-wide parade.
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