Good morning! The heat is not working properly on the north end of our building, k-4th grade end. The current temperature is about 60 degrees. Please dress students in warm clothing. We will also continue to go outside for recess as long as the windchill is 25 or above. Have a great week!
Veteran's Day Breakfast. Thank you to all those that served. Special thank you to those that spent their morning with Thomasboro Grade School.
First home game tonight! 7th grade won their game. Let’s go 8th grade!
Congratulations to our High Honor Roll and Honor Roll Students!
1st Quarter High Honor Roll:
Nevaeh Brownfield,
Abigail Combs,
Camryn Conner,
Avery Cunningham,
Carson Drewes,
Ryder Evans,
Jordan Franzen,
Leland Hollers,
Kamryn Jones,
Angel Loden,
Karleigh Maple,
Deacon Morgan,
Harper Morgan,
Caylee Phillips,
Eilla Pope,
Destin Ritter,
Haley Sage,
Colton Seder,
Aiden Stephens,
Layton White,
Khloe Wilson,
Tucker Winningham,
Ian Wolken
1st Quarter Honor Roll:
Tyler Baker,
Daniel Cosand,
Ruby Doolen,
Quentin Faulkner,
Kaiden Henricks,
Ayden Jennings,
Carly Lathan,
Emely Leiva- Monterreso,
Rebekka Maple,
Helen McClain,
Desire Mintz,
Henry Sage,
Tyler Seals,
Bayleigh Stow,
Skyla Vonderharr,
My’Saan Young
Congratulations to our four Book Blast treasure box winners this week! Keep entering those contacts for a chance to win the brand new iPad on Monday, October 31st! The student that raises the most money in each class will win a $100 book blast shopping spree and the overall student that raises the most money in the building will win a $200 book blast shopping spree! The Book Blast ends November 4th. Thank you for all of your support in this awesome program to put books in the hands of all of our students! Have a great weekend! ❤️🖤📚
Reminder! Tomorrow, October 28th, is our Halloween celebration. Students may wear their Halloween costumes. We will parade around Peace Lutheran Church at 1:30. If you have any questions, please call the school.
The Book Blast voyage to your student’s NEW BOOKS begins today! Please take 7 minutes to check out the Treasure Map. Simply register for the event and enter the contact info for 10+ people to support your little pirate’s home library. After completing those steps, your student will receive ALL 3 rewards and will be entered to win 1 of 4 Treasure Chests stuffed with cash and prizes! Also, 1 lucky winner in your school will win an iPad. Start the voyage to earn all 10 exciting new books on the Treasure Map booklist! Your participation can help other students at your child’s school build their home libraries, too. Go to http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/ThomasboroCMTY and
unlock your treasure!
Red Ribbon Week Begins! Today is wear your School Colors. Throw back to years ago when the 6th grade wore white for Red Ribbon Week.
The sixth-grade class is learning about the medieval era. Lady Elizabeth graced them with her presence and spoke on culture during the Medieval Times, including education, leisure, society, and dress. Students designed their own heraldry and were able to try quills, and ink and write calligraphy.
Basketball Practice Update-
Wednesday, October 19th- 3:00-5:00pm
Thursday, October 20th- 11:30-1:30
Friday, October 21st- 9:00-11:00
Saturday, October 22nd- 9:00-11:00
An updated practice calendar will be sent home with the athletes. Thank you!
Starting today, due to construction, our playground will be closed for the next few days. We will post again when we are able to open the playground.
Reminder- We have 11:30 dismissal today, Friday, September 30th. Tomorrow starts our fall break. School resumes October 17th. I hope you all have an amazing break! 🧡🖤
Interested in coaching? We currently have our head and assistant basketball coaching positions available. If you are interested, apply at the link below.
https://www.applitrack.com/ROE9/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?choosedistrict=true&district=248&category=Differential+%2D+Athletics%2FActivities
Just a reminder,
We have a 1:55 p.m. dismissal tomorrow and a 11:30 dismissal Friday. (no lunch will be served on Friday) Fall break will be October 3rd through October 14th. Students will return on October 17th.
The Office will be closed October 6th from 8:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and October 10th all day.
Good Afternoon TGS Families,
We have received updated information from the Champaign County Police Department and have officially lifted our soft lockdown. School will resume as normal for the remainder of the day and the rest of the week. If you have any questions, please contact the school.
Dear TGS Families,
To provide an update to the message that was sent last night, we now have public information that we are able to share. An individual was arrested for ‘unlawful transportation of a firearm’ at approximately 2:50pm yesterday afternoon at West Side Park in Thomasboro. After receiving notification of the incident from the Champaign County Police Department, due to the proximity of the park to our school, we went on a soft lockdown at approximately 12:30pm yesterday afternoon. Since the individual was apprehended before dismissal we were able to conduct normal dismissal procedures. Once the students were safely dismissed from the building, we notified our parents of the soft lockdown. Our first priority in any situation is to always maintain safety throughout our entire campus. Our second priority would then be to notify families of any situation that may have occurred on the campus. This is the order in which we conducted our soft lockdown. We continued to maintain constant communication with the Thomasboro Police Department and Champaign County Police Department in order to continue to maintain safety at our school. We then came to the decision to continue our soft lockdown today out of an abundance of caution for all students and staff. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all officers involved for their assistance, communication and direction in this situation. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.
Good morning! The after school program and flag football program have been canceled for this evening, Wednesday, September 21st. All students will be dismissed at 3:00 as usual today. Please make arrangements if your student planned to stay after. Thank you!
Good evening TGS Families,
Due to recent events that have happened in our community, tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21st, we will operate under a soft lockdown. During a soft lockdown, students and staff are able to move throughout the building, but remain inside, for example no outside recess. No visitors are allowed in the building during a soft lockdown. If you need to sign your student out early or access the building for any reason, please contact the school to make arrangements. There will be police presence during arrival, dismissal, and periodically throughout the day.
If you choose to keep your child home tomorrow, their absence will be excused.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McArthur or Mrs. White at 217-643-3275.
Thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Today, we were made aware of a parent that posed a possible threat. Once we were made aware of the threat we went on a Soft Lockdown.
Law Enforcement spent the afternoon at our school, and prior to dismissal they were able to apprehend the individual.
We take all threats seriously as the safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Again, the issue was resolved prior to dismissal, and we would like to thank the Champaign County Sheriffs Office, and everyone who had a part in quickly resolving this situation.
Sincerely,
Bonnie McArthur
Superintendent
Thomasboro Grade School
Remember, fundraiser order forms are due tomorrow! Please turn the forms and money into your child’s teacher!