Merry Christmas from TC's ExCEL Play Group! The kids enjoyed reading "Christmas Cookie Day" by Tara Knudson, singing and dancing to Christmas songs, and making their own gingerbread houses (while eating them, too, of course)! Each child was also given a child-sized 11-piece baking set to put to use at home. A special thank you and a birthday shout-out goes to Lincoln, who turned 4 and brought cupcakes to share! Wishing all of our TC Penguins a safe and happy holiday break! See you back at Play Group on January 24th at 9:00 am.
Artist of the Week - Vanessa Garcia. Vanessa is a junior in 2D Art, Section 4. Vanessa's assignment was to create an art piece that was impactful to others when looked at. She did just that, and made an outstanding piece! Vanessa's acrylic painting measures 14" x 18". Vanessa has always demonstrated advanced skills in art and been a role model student. This is a great way to end our Artist of the Week for 2024. We are looking forward to more beautiful art from our TC students in 2025.
Mrs. Detlor's 2nd Graders had an absolute blast going on the Polar Express today! They boarded the train in their pj's with golden tickets in hand, excited for their trip to the North Pole. There was hot chocolate with mini marshmallows and chocolate chunk cookies to enjoy while they listened to the story, The Polar Express. Santa sent special bell necklaces for the class, and the students discovered that they were all believers! It's the most magical time of the year in 2nd Grade. #polarexpress #2ndgradeROCKS #thebellrings4allwhobelieve #webelieve #magicaltimeofyear
Our Food Science II students got into the holiday spirit today by learning to decorate festive cookies with royal icing, thanks to Libbybug Cookies! 🎅❄️
From mastering techniques to creating beautiful Christmas-themed designs, these students turned plain cookies into edible works of art just in time for the holidays. A huge shoutout to Jenn for sharing your time, talent, and holiday cheer with us!
The Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association recognized All-State players and All-Tournament players per division and inducted four Hall of Fame members on Sunday at their banquet at the Monona Terrace. Cali Eastling received Division 4 1st team recognition and Makenna Rettler received Division 4 Honorable Mention recognition. Congratulations Ladies!
The Central Sands Cheer squad had their annual community service project and this year they picked making Christmas cards for the elderly. They got together and had an ice cream party and made 52 Christmas cards! Way to go girls for taking that hard work beyond the mat to spread Christmas cheer for your communities.
Tri-County Area Schools Toy Drive Sponsored by TC Student Council
We're excited to announce that our Toy Drive is in full swing! Our goal is to collect 300 toys, and we’re already halfway there but could use your help to make sure EVERY student at Tri-County Schools received a gift this year.
Please consider donating a toy valued at $10. You can drop them off between the high school and elementary school offices. Please remember to bring in your donations by Tuesday, December 17th.
Let's work together to make this holiday season brighter for those in need! Thank you for your support!
Today, Mrs. Detlor’s 2nd Graders said goodbye to Ms. Booth, their UWSP preservice teacher. Ms. Booth is a TC graduate who is attending UWSP, has subbed in our elementary building, and is a coach. For the last 8 weeks, Ms. Booth has been planning and teaching lessons in Mrs. Detlor’s classroom in all content areas, as well as visiting classrooms in our elementary school to see TC teachers in action.
There was laughter, smiles, hugs, and tears this afternoon as the students celebrated her. Ms. Booth got an internship in the Stevens Point School District, where she will complete her student teaching in 1st Grade. It is an incredible opportunity for her, but these 2nd graders are going to miss having her in their classroom. Congratulations to Ms. Booth on a successful practicum, and we wish you well with your internship! #TCproud #TCgraduate #msboothROCKS #UWSP #preserviceteacher
As of yesterday, the students have collected over 120 toys. They will continue collecting toys until the end of the day on Friday. If you want to help with their donations, please drop them off in the MS/HS Office. Thank you for all of your support!
Artist of the Week - Valerie Garcia is a senior in 3D Art 2. Valerie did an excellent job with her Snoopy sculpture. Valerie created her project out of clay and glazed it. It measures 9" tall by 6" wide. Her craftsmanship is fantastic. Her work has been a delight to watch being created from start to finish. Valerie has always been an outstanding student artist, especially in 3D Art.
Mrs. Detlor’s 2nd Graders had a blast writing their letters to Santa. They included in their letters one thing they needed and one thing they wanted. The letters were absolutely adorable and thoughtful. The coolest part? They got a postcard from Santa today! The 2nd Graders were beyond excited and couldn't believe how much Santa knew all about their class. He even gave them advice on how to stay on the Nice List. 🎅 #magicaltimeoftheyear #2ndgradeROCKS #santaletters
Join us in the High School Gym.
To watch the concert live from home visit - https://fan.hudl.com/tcfans and look for Performing Arts Varsity Coed in the drop-down list on the left-hand side.
Orange Chicken received great reviews last time it was served to the students and staff at Tri-County. Today it was served with scratch made Lo mein, utilizing local produce - cabbage from Lauer Farms and carrots from Patrykus Farms. As always we appreciate your feedback, let us know your thoughts, was it better with fried rice or Lo mein?
Booster Club Meeting This Wednesday
Operation Adopt a Teacher was a huge success! A special thank you to Cindy Johnson for leading this charge and offering Thrivent Action Team funds to get the teachers their wished for items. There were many other family and individual sponsors, as well. THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Artist of the Week - Landon Nelson is a junior in 2D Art 1. Landon's assignment was to create a large replica painting. His acrylic painting measures 18" x 24". Landon loves to create artwork with trucks. Landon is a joy to have in class. He is social with everyone and easy to talk to. This painting of an old truck, tucked in the grass with the beautiful light turned out great! Landon's effort and artistic skills came shining through.
The Winter Choir Concert is fast approaching!!
When?
Thursday, December 14, 2023
What time?
The concert will promptly start at 7:00 p.m
Students should be in the choir room for warm-ups
At 6:30 pm.
Where?
TCHS Lecture Hall
What should students be wearing?
6-8 Grade singers should be wearing black on the bottom and white on the top. Ladies are welcome to wear skirts,dresses or pants as long as they are school appropriate.
Please be aware that crop tops, pants with holes, halter tops and leggings
(unless worn under a skirt) are not proper concert attire.
High school singers are asked to dress nicely, preferably with black shoes. The students will be wearing choir robes for the performance.
Any questions please feel free to contact
Mrs. Frank by phone 715-335-6366 x517
Or email crystalfrank@tcpenguin.net
Join us for Rock the Gym.
Code & Go Robot Mouse
Today, Mrs. Detlor’s 2nd graders learned and practiced basic coding with their robot mouse that was donated by Cindy, Chuck, and Aiden Johnson. They learned some basic coding, caught on quickly, and were able to use coding cards to get Mrs. Detlor across the dots on their classroom rug to the gnome. Students then worked in small groups, building a maze for the Mouse to get to the cheese. They had 5 minutes to build a maze, code the mouse's path, and put their coding to the test. All groups were eventually successful and had a BLAST! These 2nd graders are looking forward to their next opportunity to code. Thank you, Johnson Family! #steam #challenges #2ndgradeROCKS #TCproud #teamwork #adoptaclassroom
Happy Thanksgiving!
TC Athletic Schedule for Dec. 2-7th
Winter Sports Pictures are on Wednesday, Dec. 4th (MS GBB will be in January)
