These first grade students took their teacher on some adventures this past week. Mrs. Mellendorf got to go frog hunting and mushroom hunting. She played pretend school and even was told she had to become a Cubs fan in one particular household. Keep the adventures coming first grade!
Grades Pre K through 12 Packet Pick UP/Drop Off Wednesday, May 6th
Our next Packet Pick Up/ Materials Drop Off date is Wednesday, May 6th from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at each child’s respective school building. Students in grades Pre-K through 12 will need to pick up packet materials and return previous packet assignments. We truly appreciate your continued assistance, time and effort, and patience throughout this Remote Learning Process. If the above date or time does not work for you, please contact your child’s school and leave a message. We will assist!
THS Students, please read the email below from the THS Office:
THS Seniors,
Congratulations, Friday, May 8th, 2020, will be your official last day at Teutopolis High School!!
Senior Packet Instructions for May 6th:
1) All Seniors will need to drop off any outstanding work that cannot be submitted electronically.
2) Seniors will be picking up art folders (please let staff know you have an art folder to pick up), caps and gowns, locker contents and shop projects. Students will pick up shop projects separately in the back of the school. If it is a large project, please provide sufficient transportation. Seniors are welcome to come early at 2pm to begin picking up their items!
3) Chromebooks & chargers, textbooks, library books and any other school issued items (like calculators) will need to be turned in on this day. We will set a later date for collection of items for students who are in dual credit classes that require you to keep items beyond May 6th.
4) Remember to please sign up for your date and time for the "Graduation Walk," found in Google Senior Classroom.
THS Underclassman Packet Instructions for May 6th:
On Wednesday, May 6th, you will need to turn in any homework that cannot be submitted electronically. You will also be picking up homework materials, locker contents, art folders (please let staff know you have an art folder to pick up) and shop projects. Students will pick up shop projects separately in the back of the school. If it is a large project, please provide sufficient transportation.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL INVOLVED!!!
Respectfully,
Deb Philpot, Interim Superintendent
A great day for outside schoolwork!
Kindergarten students staying busy at home!
Kindergarten students staying busy at home!
Golf season will be starting soon! We have Wooden Shoe Titleist hats for $25. Contact Mike Wilson at 217-821-5289 for more information. All proceeds will go the Boys and Girls Golf Teams.
Teutopolis Unit #50 staff members have some PAW-sitive pictures to share!
https://youtu.be/MpYv7Vu9Jfw
On Earth Day, students in Mrs. Wakefield's 5th Grade ELA class went outside to practice writing figurative language about our beautiful planet.
"Dust clouds from the disk danced in the breeze." (personification)
"The squirrels are like mini torpedos." (simile)
"The green grass is a pillow under my feet." (metaphor)
TJHS 8th Grade Promotion Announcement:
The TJHS 8th Grade Promotion has been postponed to a later date due to Governor Pritzker's Stay at Home Order being extended through May 30th. As soon as we are comfortable in setting the new date, we will notify everyone. Thank you :)
THS Honors Night Announcement:
The THS Honors Night will now be celebrateed as a THS Virtual Honors Night on May 17th. THS Staff will work with student recipients to create this online event. Further information will be forthcoming.
Teutopolis High School Graduation Announcement:
Due to the Governor's Stay at Home Order being extended through May 30th we will be postponing our traditional High School Graduation Ceremony to a later date after the Stay at Home Order is lifted. HOWEVER, Teutopolis School District is pleased to announce that we will be honoring the THS Class of 2020 on May 24th when Teutopolis School District premieres its first ever Teutopolis High School Virtual Graduation Ceremony. THS Staff will be working with senior students and senior parents to prepare an online ceremony to honor our seniors on May 24th. Senior students and families, please be checking your emails for information forthcoming. Please mark your calendars to attend the THS Class of 2020 Virtual High School Graduation on May 24th. Further online airing details, and premiere time will be announced at a later date.
In honor of Earth Day, Mrs. Chojnicki challenged her third graders to make nature people from materials they collected outside.
Reminder: Packet pick ups for students in grades K through 8 on Wednesday, April 22 from 3 to 6 PM. Please return previous packets during this time. High school students will not have packet pick ups on Wednesday, April 22 as assignments are being submitted electronically. High school students please check your email regarding further information... Thank you!!
Our new trophy case at the high school looks awesome! Thank you to Stevens Industries for donating the trophy case & installation. Thank you to TNT Glass for donating the glass. The Sportbackers plan on having a plaque made to recognize the donation.
Miss Mette’s 4th graders are doing their homework learning about forces and motion...pushing, pulling and friction. This might have been a parental favorite!
Kindergarten Easter Art
What are we missing with our students? ...lost teeth, new baby sisters, reading with pets, celebrating Easter...
#LightsForTheFight. Thank you to all who supported our Seniors, first responders, health care, and essential workers tonight! We are very thankful for the community that we live in!
#LightsForTheFight. Thank you to all who supported our Seniors, first responders, health care, and essential workers tonight! We are very thankful for the community that we live in!
Dear Parents, Students, Staff, and Community Members:
I hope this message finds you and your families safe and well. Today, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
announced that remote learning in Illinois will be extended through the end of the 2019-20 school year.
Although in-person learning has been suspended for the remainder of the year, at the Teutopolis CUSD #50 School District, I assure you our entire staff remains committed to learning and engaging with all students through remote learning, as well as continuing with our food distribution program.
Like you, we are saddened by the reality that our school community will not be able to reconvene in person this school year due to this public health crisis. So many of you have worked so hard to learn and grow in both the classroom and in extracurricular activities that today’s announcement may feel like a step back.
However, the final chapter of this school year hasn’t been written yet. These past few weeks have proven our school community is more resilient, more capable and more compassionate than maybe what we previously realized. I’m confident our collective strength will shine through during the remainder of the school year, and we will emerge even stronger.
Having said that, today’s announcement will result in significant and multiple scheduling changes in our district. As this announcement about the end of the school year was just made by Governor Pritzker this afternoon, it will take us a few days to sort out the many schedule details, including notable spring activities, promotion, graduation, etc. We appreciate your patience as we work as a district to get information to you in the next several weeks.
Please note, we will be holding our next packet pick up for the Remote Learning process on Wednesday, April 22nd from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at each student's respective school. Other upcoming packet pickup dates to note are May 6th, and our final packet drop off/pickup date as May 21st. These dates were pre-planned in anticipation of the Governor's announcement. If anyone needs assistance in obtaining their packets please contact the Unit Office and we will assist. Please continue to contact teachers if you need clarification regarding packet materials or online assignments.
We will continue to provide Grab and Go Lunches for free for any students ages 18 and under through May 26th. If you wish to add your child/children as participants please fill out the survey on the district website or contact the Unit Office at 217-857-3535.
I know this is not the school year that any of us imagined, but I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we have dealt with this unprecedented situation together. This period of Remote Learning offers us new ways to learn and grow, and out of this Pandemic, we will emerge stronger. Plans will be underway soon for the return to in-person learning next school year.
It’s important we continue to work together and support our students. I can't thank you enough for all that you are doing as we all work together through this.
Sincerely,
Deborah Philpot, Interim Superintendent, Teutopolis CUSD #50