Mrs. Reindl went into all the 5th grade classes this week and taught the students about their digital footprint. She read "The Technology Tail" by Julia Cook to the classes. Then students designed their own tail. They used band -aides to cover any bruises or scratches (bad things posted online), stickers (good or helpful things they have done online), and holes (not so smart things they have shared online). It was a great learning activity.

Mrs. Salmon's 6th grade science class has been learning about the solar system. Mrs. Reindl - brought in sphero's teaching the students how to code them. Students then coded the sphero's to rotate around the sun. More advanced coders went on to add color and sound.

Thank you Christian County Health Dept for the generous donation of journals to be used by our TJHS students. Ms. Whitehead "SEL" Interventionist is more than happy to facilitate along with our student helpers.

STUCO Twin Day at TJHS! More pics to come...

On Friday, Mr. Starks' geography class was taught how to use the design tool Canva by Mrs. Reindl. Students are now working on creating a travel brochure about a state or national park of their choice. They need to incorporate the 5 key geographic themes into their brochure: 1. Location 2. Place 3. Human-Environment Interaction 4. Movement 5. Regions Students were also taught how to use AI writing tools to help develop descriptive text for each of the 5 themes.

Last week, all the 5th grade classes in our school received their first digital citizenship lesson from Mrs. Reindl. Here's what the students learned: The students discussed what it means to be a "digital citizen". They learned that as we use more and more technology and go online, we all have certain responsibilities to be good, ethical, and safe digital citizens. The class talked about the difference between right and wrong when it comes to online behavior. They discussed things like being kind to others, protecting your personal information, and using technology appropriately. The students worked together to go through different online scenarios. They had to decide what the right thing to do would be in each situation, and why. This helped them practice making good choices when using technology. Overall, the digital citizenship lesson gave the 5th graders a great foundation for being responsible and safe as they continue using computers, phones, and the internet more and more. It's an important lesson that will help them become better digital citizens.

The TJHS Builders Club is sponsoring a food drive to assist local families in our community. We are featuring a classroom competition and the 1st hour class that beings the most items will receive a breakfast pizza party. Monetary donations will also be accepted and each dollar counts as four items. Thank you in advance for supporting the Builders Club service project and our Taylorville Food Pantry!

TJHS STUCO Homecoming Week fun photos!

TJHS Homecoming Dress Up Days! Let's show our school spirit!!

Thank you to our community partners at First National Bank in Taylorville for their generous donation to our PBIS store at TJHS! Nivaeh Wiley --Student Council President Maecy Richardson-- Student Council Vice President Bank Representatives: Hannah Buzzard Stephanie Longden with daughter Riley Longden (6th grader)

Mrs. Sharrow's class is enjoying the challenges of STEM team building activities. Thinking outside of the box for some hands on learning and community building for the Class of 2032!

The RISE Classroom took advantage of the summer sun to create this fun, sun-melted crayon science experiment. What a great idea!

TJHS 5th grade spirit on full display in Mrs. Tyler's Class! Go Tornadoes!!

Hope to see everyone...Monday night at TJHS. Dominoes will be served as well--please join us on Aug 19 and rsvp by Friday, Aug 16, 3 pm--824-4924.

TJHS Fannie Mae Fundraiser top sellers attended the Cardinals game yesterday. TJHS Tornadoes are in the stadium!

Just a reminder that we are in person registering today (Thurs, Aug 1) until 7 pm and have lots of great help to assist you and your student along the way! Also, PE clothes are priced very reasonably at $20 for the entire uniform and PE shorts are required to be purchased from the school as they are NOT see through and they are the appropriate length. Thank you in advance!

Parent/Guardians of TJHS 6th-8th graders, please join us...

Mark your calendars for meet the Teacher Night @ TJHS. Monday August 12, 2024 6:15-7:00PM

TJHS Cross Country update...

CNB Bank & Trust is offering a free summer math program for kindergarten through 12th students. Students can stop by the Taylorville branch beginning June 24 to pick up their math packet. It has daily activities for the student to complete. Once the month is over and the packet is completed, they can return them to the bank and receive a $10 gift card. TJHS thanks CNB Bank & Trust for providing this financial literacy opportunity to our kids and community!