Spencer County Community;
I hope this message finds you safe and well. As you know, our area faced a significant weather event that resulted in the cancellation of school on Friday, September 27, 2024. While decisions like these often prompt varied opinions, the safety and well-being of our students and staff will always be our top priority. On Friday, several of our schoolsโTES, SCHS, SCMS, and SCESโdid experience power outages, and some areas within Spencer County were without power into the weekend. Any time that one of our schools goes without power there are obvious safety concerns, challenges serving meals, and loss of communication.
Additionally, I realize that communication on Friday morning was not as smooth as it should have been. I apologize for any confusion or frustration this may have caused. We went to work on getting the issue rectified immediately and were able to identify and correct the cause that led to some not receiving the notification email/text/call on Friday morning. To be certain, we will be conducting tests over the next two weeks to verify that any remaining issue(s) have been corrected prior to Fall Break.
Lastly, we will be required to make up for Fridayโs cancellation. We will address that in the future as we gain a better handle on the impact of winter weather over the coming months.
Your patience and grace are greatly appreciated. Do not hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns. Have a great week!
Best,
Dr. Willie Foster
Superintendent, Spencer County Schools
willie.foster@spencer.kyschools.us
(502) 477 - 3250
School Closing Announcement: Tiger Cub Village will be CLOSED today, September 27th, 2024.
Spencer County Community;
Due to the forecasted wind speeds and potential for flooding, Spencer County schools will be closed on Friday, September 27, 2024.
The National Weather Service forecast indicates potentially unsafe conditions for our students and staff that will affect both arrival and dismissal.
We will address and communicate make-up information at a future date.
TigerCub Village will be open.
A decision on extracurricular activities will be made by midday.
We hope our families and students stay safe this weekend. We look forward to seeing our students and staff back in classrooms on Monday morning!!
Best,
Dr. Willie Foster, Superintendent
Introducing our 2024-2025 Student House Leads and Jr. Leads! These students completed the application process and the teacher house leaders determined that these 4th and 5th graders were an outstanding fit for this important leadership role! We can't wait to see what this group will accomplish this year!
Join us for an informative and engaging ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, hosted by our 21st Century Program! We will discuss ๐๐๐๐๐, along with our new ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ, ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐, and other important online tools. Dinner will be provided.
SCMS Auditorium
Thursday, 9/26
6:30pm
TES Spirit Wear forms will come home with students this Friday. Online ordering is available now. Orders are due Wednesday, October 9th!
https://taylorsvilleelementary24.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Join the 21st CCLC programs to learn the in and outs of the districtโs new communication app- Rooms! This will be on September 26th at 6:30 p.m. at SCMS in the auditorium.
Mrs. Hollan's class learned about ponds during their My View lesson on Informational texts. Students were active collaborators and effective communicators as they illustrated a pond based on an assigned season.
TES STEM Happenings
Mrs. Whitely's students practiced effective communication by reflecting on their week. They discussed growth goals and their strengths ๐
Our first tiger talk was so much fun! We love that all of our students belong! Also, new Tiger students were sorted using our sorting board! ๐ฏ 6 houses, 1 school
Tomorrow is our first Tiger Talk!! Students and Staff, please wear your house shirt to represent your Tiger House. New and Kindergarten students received their shirts today. We also delivered shirts that were ordered through house spirit wear to classrooms today!
Arrgh Mateys! Today was National Talk Like a Pirate day and 1st grade celebrated with lots of pirate themed activities! We created our own pirate names, made treasure maps and flags, read books, learned pirate words and did a treasure hunt around the room for them, and got hats and eye patches!
Recent happenings in 3rd grade! Mrs. Bryant's class, Mr. Maier's class, and other 3rd graders taking an energy break ๐
Join us for an informative and engaging ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, hosted by our 21st Century Program! We are excited to introduce ๐๐๐๐๐, our new communication system, along with a walkthrough of our brand-new ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐.
If you have questions about how our district will communicate going forward, want to learn more about our new systems, or need assistance getting set up, this is the perfect opportunity to get all the information you need!
You won't want to miss this important night to stay connected with our district! We look forward to seeing you there!
If you havenโt already downloaded the app, you can do so by searching โ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐โ in the app or google play store.
This week in Math, Mrs. Lyversโ 2nd grade class has been working on addition and subtraction within 100 and solving story problems. The students were active collaborators in their small groups as they did three reads of their problem, used the CUBES strategy to make sense of the problem, and then solved using one of three strategies/tools used in class: base ten blocks, connecting cubes, and tape diagrams. Once they solved, groups were effective communicators and empowered learners as they shared and evaluated their thinking with the rest of the class.ย
Ms. Fields 1st grade class had their first Mystery Reader of the year! Students were given one clue a day this week to see if they could guess who was coming. Lauren Ford, the mom of Milo Ford, came in today to read a book to the class!
Kindergarten WIN (What I Need) groups started this week! Kinders have the opportunity to travel to different classrooms to learn. Reading WIN groups are working on learning letters and sounds OR on reading sounds and reading/writing words. Math WIN groups are working on number identification, number writing, and counting within 5, 10, OR 20.
Mrs. Lauyans' 2nd grade students and Mrs. Hollan's Kindergarten students are being effective communicators during math! Mrs. Lauyans' class is comparing two numbers and Mrs. Hollan's class is building quantities 0-5.
TES STEM happenings from the week!
