Frigid temperatures meant inside recess, but our 4th graders still brought the energy! ❄️🏀 Classes cheered on the Tongie boys basketball team as they took on Wichita North—loving every minute of supporting them from afar!
Next week = Spirit Week + The Great Kindness Challenge! ❤️
We’re celebrating kindness with the theme “Show Us Your Kind.” Students will get a checklist and spread kindness at school (and beyond!). Let’s lift each other up—because KINDNESS MATTERS! ✨💫
We’re celebrating kindness with the theme “Show Us Your Kind.” Students will get a checklist and spread kindness at school (and beyond!). Let’s lift each other up—because KINDNESS MATTERS! ✨💫
Kindergarten is wrapping up their CKLA Kings and Queens unit by having their very own tea party! Mrs. DeKeyser's class is dressed in their finest threads and ready to rule.
We’re so proud of all our 5th graders who earned their spot at the STAR Party by showing positive behaviors all throughout 2nd quarter! Your hard work, responsibility, and great choices truly shine. Keep being STAR students—we’re cheering you on! 🌟👏
We love the way our school community shows up for our students! ❤️ School Board Member Lisa Balmer volunteers her time to help our Kindergarteners build their phonics skills, and we couldn’t be more grateful. Can't say it enough - It takes a village and we have the best one! 📚✨
Talk about service with a side of pizza! Mrs. Schaecher’s class earned a pizza party with the Mayor and other city leaders after collecting over 500 canned goods for the Mayor’s annual food drive. So proud of our students for giving back to our community in such a big way! 🍕🎉
Braves helping Braves! 💙📚 We love seeing Tongie team spirit in action as School Board Member Linda Vernon jumped into BSP to help our young readers sharpen their phonics skills. It truly takes a village—and ours is the best! 💪✨
Stars, stripes, and smiles! 🇺🇸✨ We had the BEST time celebrating Ms. Michelle after she passed her citizenship test! She’ll soon be sworn in as an American citizen and we couldn’t be more excited or proud. What a moment to celebrate! 🎉
Mr. Brice’s PE class is bringing the beat AND the burn! 🥁💪 Cardio drumming had our students moving, grooving, and getting their hearts pumping—all while having a blast! #TESPride #MoveToTheBeat
🍕🎉 Pizza + School Spirit = the perfect combo!
Tomorrow is TES Pizza Night at Gambino’s! Every slice you buy sends a little dough back to Tonganoxie Elementary. Eat pizza, support our kids, win-win! 🍕
Tomorrow is TES Pizza Night at Gambino’s! Every slice you buy sends a little dough back to Tonganoxie Elementary. Eat pizza, support our kids, win-win! 🍕
Learning doesn’t stop for a little rain! Mrs. Beadle’s students turned a rainy day into the perfect backdrop for practicing their spelling words—cozy, focused, and full of learning!
Big congratulations to our November/December Students of the Month! We are so proud of your hard work, positive attitudes, and leadership. Keep shining and setting the bar high—way to go!
Wednesday early release = time to grow! 🎯📚 Our teachers revisited high-impact instructional practices and strategies with our amazing instructional coaches—collaborating, learning, and sharpening their craft to give our students the very best every day!
All TES facilities and grounds, including playgrounds, will be closed to students, staff, and community members on Monday, December 29 and Tuesday, December 30. The Tonganoxie Police Department will be conducting large-scale training exercises on those days, in conjunction with other local, state, and county agencies. Please do not be alarmed by the large police presence. You can support this important training by avoiding the area. We appreciate your understanding.
Ms. Woolston’s second graders enjoyed a fun read-aloud with Mrs. Humerickhouse!
The weather didn't stop these three crazy elves at the elementary school from getting into shenanigans! Happy holidays from TES!
Reading Is Fun (RIF) is back at TES! All TES students were treated to a new book and a bag of popcorn this week. What a great way to celebrate the end of the first semester!
Our Lost & Found is bursting with lonely coats, gloves, and water bottles hoping to make it home for the holidays! 🎄🧤 Swing by next week to see if anything belongs to your kiddo. All unclaimed items will be donated to Good Shepherd on 12/18!
Proud is an understatement! Our 5th graders rocked the Winter Band Concert last night with confidence, talent, and tons of heart. 🎶❄️ What an amazing start to their musical journey! 👏🎺
Who's on Santa's nice list? Milo, Brutus, and Theo, that's who! These very good boys, along with their owners from Human Animal Bond Therapy Pets of Fort Leavenworth, visited TES today. They were rewarded with lots of good stories, belly rubs, and ear scratches by TES third graders!
