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Reminder for all grade school students who borrowed a Chromebook or iPad for essential learning. Chromebooks and iPads can be dropped off today through Thursday from 8:30am-4pm. Drop off location is on the north side of the auditorium at the high school.
Fifth grade teachers handed out prizes to students who completed the weekly mystery assignment. Students who turned in the correct assignment each week had the opportunity to pie the teacher! They loved this fun event!
Sixth grader Thomas McLendon was surprised yesterday with an award for a full week at space camp at the cosmosphere in Hutchison! Thomas wrote a paper for a contest and was an area winner! Congratulations Thomas!!!
CTE staff has been busy packaging meals for senior citizens in the state of Kansas today. Each group will fill 11.5 boxes with 36 meal bags that hold 6 servings each! By the end of each session, the team will have packaged 2,484 servings! By the end of our two days we will have boxed 9,936 servings for our community and other communities in the state of Kansas! #thrivein375
Today is National Eat What You Want Day!!! Who knew there was such a Day?!? So, if you want pizza for breakfast, eat pizza for breakfast! Donuts for dinner? Go for it! Today carbs don’t count... well they do but we’ll just ignore them for this one day!! #thrivein375
Our education week has been wonderful! We’ve felt the love from all of you! Happy School Nurses Day was on Wednesday this week. Be sure you give them a shout out this week as well! #thrivein375
Don't forget tonight's Zoom parent meeting at 7:00 PM. You can join by using this link. Please register in advance.
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Don't forget tonight's Zoom parent meeting at 7:00 PM. You can join by using this link. Please register in advance. https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdOquqT0jGtRgwd81UEI0XfQtdDSadHgo #thrivein375
Today is May 1st, also known as May Day. This day ushers in a traditional celebration of flowers and spring. In many ancient calendars, May 1st welcomed the first day of summer. This was truly a cause for celebration.
One of the more popular rituals was harvesting flowers and giving them to neighbors and strangers in cone-shaped baskets. These May Baskets become more commonly known as May Day Baskets. The current tradition is observed by hanging a cone-shaped basket full of flowers or other gifts on the outside doorknob, then knocking or ringing the doorbell and running away.
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Today is National Honesty Day! An author created National Honesty Day in the early 1990s. The former press secretary to a Maryland governor selected the last day of April in contrast to all the foolishness the first of the month brings. Celebrate the day by answering questions truthfully all day long. #thrivein375
Happy secretaries day to two amazing ladies! Miss Brooke and Miss Jennifer, we love you and appreciate your wonderful, friendly attitudes each and every day! (Miss Brooke was unavailable for a photo 🥺) #thrivein375
We miss our kids!!#thrivein375
We had some great masks donated again today! Thanks to Mrs. Hayes for her donation. Last week we had masked made and donated from another family! You all are amazing!! #thrivein375
Happy Friday everyone! Sorry there was such a chill in the air today! Not a great thing in the middle of April!
This month we are focusing on Hope. We have a lot to hope for right now. My biggest hope is that when we all come together again, we will have learned to appreciate each other a bit more. #thrivein375
The Butler County Health Dept added an extra treat to our lunches today! Thank you so much BCHD! I hope it made your child smile! Thanks to Mr. Potter for delivering them today! #thrivein375
Just a good reminder as we begin doing more and more online with distance learning...#thrivein375
We started week 3 of distance learning. You are doing a great job! Thank you!!#thrivein375
This has been such an amazing week thanks to all of you! Your support of our teachers has been very much appreciated!
In appreciation of the upcoming holiday weekend, we will not be serving meals on Friday, April 10th or on Monday, April 13th. This will allow our wonderful kitchen staff to get some rest and be with their families. #thrivein375
Library books!! If you find that your child still has their library book and you don't know what to do with it... please drop it off at CTP during lunch service. We are back by the playground and have a box ready for you! We are open from 11-1 each day school was scheduled to be open. #thrivein375
The playgrounds are now tied off to prevent usage during the closure of schools. The virus has been shown to live for multiple days on shiny metal objects. We appreciate you helping keep your children home at this time. Hopefully the wind won't tear the tape off! #thrivein375
Our wonderful secretaries will begin working from home today. The phones have been transferred to their personal phones and they will still be responding to emails. I will continue to be at the school most every day. Please call or email should you have any needs during this time. #thrivein375
We are cold but we are here!! Please come get a lunch. We'd love to see you!
If you're the one who ordered the cold, I would like to speak to you! #thrivein375
Lots of great help with lunch service today! It was wonderful to see everyone stop by! We served/delivered 170 meals by 12:50! #thrivein375
It's exciting to see the kids today for lunch and for supply pick-up! Thanks everyone for your patience as we roll out this new learning plan! #thrivein375
Please see the latest Parent Student Update: https://youtu.be/zKoISc4Fo9E
We are ready for lunch! Today we have chicken wraps with sides and an orange. Breakfast tomorrow will be yogurt and a cheese stick. Please come see us! We miss our kids!
Thor was here for a bit...
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What's for lunch?? Today we are serving hot dogs, baked beans, chips and milk. Breakfast is added in as well and we're serving pancakes, cereal, juice and milk! Come see us! #thrivein375
The teachers have been busy trying to get all your child's supplies ready! As you can see, it's in different stages. Our hope is to have a plan in place tomorrow for how you can get your child's things. I have attached a few pictures from the Primary School. #thrivein375
The teachers have been busy trying to get supplies gathered for our students to have while they are home for this new adventure. Keep watching for information about when to come get your child's things. #thrivein375
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School Closing - Message to Families. Please see the news post below for important information regarding today's school closing message. https://www.usd375.org/article/213135?org=circle-public-schools
Career Fair was a success at CTI! Students in 5th and 6th grade had the opportunity to learn about many different career paths from our local parents. It was exciting to hear about the different job opportunities for our students. I was personally impressed to see two former students return to share about their medical profession. #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL - Thursday, March 12th ~ Friday, March 20th - School resumes on Monday, March 23rd, have a wonderful spring break! #thrivein375
All Parent/Teacher conferences will be held at the primary school on Wednesday, March 11th and Thursday, March 12th #thrivein375
Congratulations to Mrs. Jacobson! She is the employee of the month for March. She is such a fantastic teacher, she definitely deserves the honor! #thrivein375
It's Dr. Seuss day at both school's today! Children at the Primary had centers this morning. The children at the Intermediate will enjoy centers this afternoon.
First grade MTSS. Students worked to find the many sounds from the "buddy bus". The children were working to read words with a vowel digraph. Some even challenged each other to spell the word before placing it in the proper position under the envelope. #thrivein375
The students at CTI have just completed another week of testing. Our student council and student ambassadors wanted to fund some way to encourage the students to do their best. The each wrote a note of encouragement on a post it and then had the opportunity to post the notes around the building. We have the most amazing children in our schools! #thrivein375
Our custodians, in both buildings, are walking the hallways spraying doorknobs, sink handles and anywhere people are touching every hour in order to try to combat the many viruses going around. #thrivein375
Students in fifth grade took full advantage of the beautiful weather by using the playground as a reading location! #thrivein375
Don't forget that we will hold conferences next week. All conferences will be at the Primary School. 3rd-6th will be in the gym. K-2 will be in your child's classroom.
Conferences for CTE are Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. We hope to see you all there! #thrivein375
Watching the kindergarten children compete in a basketball game is so worth the time even on a beautiful Saturday afternoon! There is pure joy in learning the game! #thrivein375
Just a reminder, NO SCHOOL for students on Monday, March 2nd - Staff Development. Enjoy the beautiful 3 day weekend! #thrivein375
Second graders shared their "research brochures" about famous people from the past. It's amazing to see such great work being done by children who are 7 and 8 years old. #thrivein375
CTP kindergarteners enjoyed moving to some great word songs. They sing, spell and move to the beat. What a fun way to practice sight words! They also used their reading books to find their sight words and highlight. Very impressive! #thrivein375
Parent/Teacher conference notes will be coming home with students today! Please return by Wednesday, March 4th #thrivein375
We had a lot of students recognized for their hard work in the classroom and at home. Well done CTP! #thrivein375
Learning about the different text types and reviewing Author’s Purpose in fifth grade. 📖 #thrivein375
Officer Bear brought in his canine partner Scout for our Primary students today. Each grade level had the opportunity to watch officer Bear show a training session with Scout. The students also had the opportunity to ask him lots of questions. Thanks officer Bear! #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL Thursday February 20th due to weather.
The belated Valentine Parties were a success! The students enjoyed the love for an additional time. Thanks for supporting the unexpected "hold over" for this final party of the year. #thrivein375
Kali Stearns was recognized today in Topeka at the Kansas Exemplary Educators Network Conference today as a Horizon Teacher Awards Recipient. Congratulations Kali! #thrivein375
Due to the high probability of treacherous icy conditions in the morning due to quick dropping temperatures there will be no school tomorrow Thursday, February 13th. Be safe.
Ms. Stephanie worked to clear any remaining snow so our Primary students could make it to the buses safely. #thrivein375
Reminder: NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 14th - Staff Development and NO SCHOOL on Monday February 17th - Presidents' Day! #thrivein375
Thanks to our wonderful custodians for keeping our walks shoveled, repeatedly, today! Mr. Larry, Ms. Janelle and Ms. Stephanie worked hard to keep our schools safe today. #thrivein375
The sixth grade all elementary school band night was a huge success. It's amazing to hear what they learned in just a few hours. Thanks Mr. Northerns for your leadership and thanks Mrs. Goldsmith for getting our students ready for this night. #thrivein375
Student Council purchased a ball pump for our school, and it is already being put to good use! #thrivein375
This morning we had our two sixth grade student ambassadors cover the office during our staff pictures. They did an amazing job! #thrivein375
Don't forget tomorrow is CTE classroom group pictures and casual individual picture day!! Extra picture packets are located in both offices! #thrivein375
We are so proud of Owen. He placed in the top 6 in the Butler County Spelling Bee. Owen made it to round 10. Excellent job Owen! #thrivein375
Owen is still in! The group has become a lot smaller, 27 down to 8. He just finished round 5 successfully! #thrivein375
Good luck to Owen Richard in today's Butler County Spelling Bee! We're excited that you are representing our school again this year. #thrivein375
Counselor appreciation week has been a lot of fun for Mr. LaMunyon. The students and staff have overwhelmed him with their thanks! Thank you Mr. LaMunyon for all that you do for our students! #thrivein375
I'm always blown away when I walk around and see MTSS in action! The foundational reading skills are so important. Students drill down on these skills during this time each morning. Here we have a couple 1st grade groups honing their reading skills. #thrivein375
Individual and classroom group pictures are on Tuesday, February, 11th #thrivein375
Here are a few more fun pictures from the 100th day of school. We had the high school students come and spend some time at our building to take pictures for their photography class. Here are a couple fun ones to enjoy. #thrivein375
The school was full of excitement after the big Super Bowl win! Here, we have several 6th graders sporting the team colors and shirts. #thrivein375
We're having fun with 100 today! The Primary School is celebrating the 100th day of school today since kindergarteners started a day later (it's actually 101 for the rest of the school). It's going to be an exciting day at CTP! #thrivein375
We had a great second grade leader for yoga this morning! I love that the students are volunteering to lead! #thrivein375
Sixth Graders had the opportunity to Skype with SANCCOB, a penguin and bird hospital in Cape Town, South Africa today. They got to meet "Steve" a penguin they take care of and see some of the birds currently under their care. The students raised money to "adopt" one and pay for it's medicine and care. One of the penguins in the caged area is our Flippers and will soon be released back into the wild.#thrivein375
Picture packets will be coming home with students this week! Picture day is February 11th. #thrivein375
Fifth graders have been busy the past few days designing and constructing there very own cities and then calculating the volume of each building! We may have some future engineers on our hands 🚧🏗📏#thrivein375
Homecoming T-shirt orders are due this Friday, January 31st!! #thrivein375
The library becomes a busy place each day when the students come in for Makerspace. The children love it! #thrivein375
Preschool students are leaning about safety while working on their reading lesson. They know not to distract the driver and to always wear a seat belt. #thrivein375
Today the students at CTP are enjoying a yummy breakfast of mini blueberry pancakes, pineapple tidbits, milk and juice! Thank you to our wonderful cooks!
We survived our first ever earthquake drill today. The children were really excited! I found out the spaces in the office aren't the most comfortable! Mrs. Brooke fit in the space much better! #thrivein375
The students have been discussing in their classrooms and practicing for an upcoming earthquake drill. Hopefully you've heard about it already. #thrivein375
What do cheese slices, french fries and tater tots have to do with math? Actually, they are very helpful visuals when adding and subtracting with regrouping! 2nd grade made a difficult math problem look really easy by using these visual models. #thrivein375
NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 20, 2020 ~
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! #thrivein375
2nd graders (and a couple 1st graders) enjoyed think, pair, share this morning during MTSS. They were practicing their nouns and verbs with the "who and do" activity. Students each had a word and had to share a complete sentence with their partners.
We have a winner and a runner up! Owen Richards won the spelling bee and will represent our school on February 7th at the Butler County Spelling Bee competition. If, for any reason, he cannot attend, our runner up, Jobe Cole, will take his place. Great job boys and to the other 10 who competed! #thrivein375
The Spelling Bee has begun at CTI. Twelve students will be a part of this event today. Good luck spellers! #thrivein375
Preschool loves the Letter People!! They are working on beginning reading skills. The books have rebus pictures to help them identify different words. How exciting to be in preschool! #thrivein375
CTE Spangles Night Out
Thursday, January 16, 2020 5-8pm
Sometimes you just need to move! First graders are taking a quick brain break as they move along with Slim Goodbody. Exercise does a body and brain good! #thrivein375
Our preschoolers have begun working in centers! They are working really well with the new schedule. It's easy to see that they are getting prepared for kindergarten! How exciting! #thrivein375
Yearbook order forms will be sent home with students today! The deadline to get your order in by is March 3, 2020. #thrivein375
Welcome back!!! We are ready to go! The children at CTP were full of smiles and an eagerness to see their friends. We hope that you all had an amazing break. Here we have students doing the Pledge of Allegiance at CTP. #thrivein375
Top Readers!
We had our AR awards at the Intermediate this morning, and this group of students are our top readers for the 2nd 9 weeks! #thrivein375
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! We look forward to seeing you all in 2020! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Today was the final day of our 12 Days of Christmas Giving! We wanted to tell everyone who donated, a big THANK YOU!! Stuco did a great job, and collected lots of items to donate to Mom's Pantry before Christmas! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving! Today we collected items for both Day 9 and 10, baby items and paper goods! Tomorrow is Day 11, and Stuco is collecting first-aid supplies! Bandages, vasoline, Vic's, q-tips, cotton balls, antibiotic ointment...anything you can think of! #thrivein375
There is NO SCHOOL for Circle USD 375 students on Monday, Dec. 16 due to inclement weather and concerns regarding the safety of students. Thank you, and please stay safe.
12 Days of Christmas Giving! Today, Day 7, Stuco collected shirts and pants! Day 8, Monday December 16th, they're collecting baby items! Diapers, wipes, bottles, formula, baby food...anything a baby could need! #thrivein375
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Day 7, our true loves brought us socks and scarves! Tomorrow, December 13th, we are hoping they bring us a new or freshly washed shirt and pair of pants!
12 Days of Christmas Giving!
Today, Day 6, STUCO collected personal hygiene products! Tomorrow, December 12th, bring socks or scarves to donate!
First grade gathers for a shared story. They are learning about the Mexican culture. Today they were focused on the Christmas traditions and the legend of the poinsettia.
Don't forget tonight is our program night! 6:30 for k-2 students. 7:15 will be the band perfomance for 5th and 6th followed by the the 3rd-6th music program.
Please plan to supervise your children until it is announced to send them to the classrooms. We will all dismiss from the stage so please keep their coats as well. Bathroom breaks should be taken prior to sending them to the classrooms.
We look forward to seeing you all tonight!
Congratulations to Mrs. Allison Swilley for being recognized as the Circle Employee of the Month! Yay!!!
Mini Cheer Camp is today at CHS from 4-6 on the north side of our building in the Turf room? (NO Mini Camp on Thursday)!!!!
T-shirts will be ready to pick up at a table between the girls & guys varsity games on Friday night.
We are so excited to welcome Mrs. Cain (Ms. Brooke) back to school. You'll all be glad to hear her answer all your questions when you call.
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy the time with your family and loved ones!
It's a packed house at our grandparents program! Thanks for coming today!
Just a reminder: No School on Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th for Thanksgiving break! Happy Thanksgiving!!
TGIF (Towanda Grows Incredible Families) Day was a success with students working to assist with getting the food ready for tomorrow's Mom's Pantry.
The Grandparents Day Program is next Tuesday at 2 at CTI for both schools. Be sure to look for the note coming home tonight. Your child will need permission to leave with their grandparent. Thanks so much!
Fourth Graders Jaydra Gibson and Aubrey Marley were each recognized as a CTE Junior Fire Chief on Tuesday afternoon. Well done Jaydra and Aubrey!
Fundraiser Pick Up is tomorrow, Nov. 20th from 3-6pm at the Intermediate School lunchroom.
MTSS- multi-tiered system of supports time is full of great strategies for reading. Here students are reading a word and organizing it by its ending. They are also learning its definition.
Firefighters Tim and AJ came to visit kindergartners today as they have been learning about the letter F.
Good morning from CTP! Students are getting really good at the tree pose!
Fifth graders are learning about the different tools they can use to "spruce" up their Native American projects.
First grade MTSS mystery word sort. Students turn over a word, read it to their partner and their partner has to identify the beginning blend. Excellent word practice on so many levels!
Please meet the new voice at CTI for the next few days! Ms. Deb will be greeting students in Ms. Brooke's temporary absence.
Final CTE shirt orders are due today, Friday Nov. 8th
Last time to order a school shirt for the school year!
Collaborative learning at CTE. Sixth graders walked over to support first graders as they are both learning about ancient Egypt and the Egyptian culture of today.
Sixth grade study hall has a lot going on!
Picture Retakes are this Thursday, November 7th
Please call either office if you have any questions!
PTO Meeting is tonight at 5pm in the CTP Library!
Happy Halloween from Circle Towanda Primary!!
It's been a busy day in preschool and ECH! Inside recess and a visit from fourth grade to help with a project! What a fun day!
NO SCHOOL this Friday, November 1st
Working on their Egyptian profiles in 6th grade.
Thanks to all the parents who made it to conferences! We had an amazing turnout! If, for any reason, you were unable to attend your child's conference, please contact the school on Monday and we will gladly schedule a time to meet with you!
Don't forget that the children have the day off tomorrow too! We'll be back in school on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend!
Don't forget that all the conferences are at the primary school tonight and tomorrow. We look forward to seeing you!
Parent/Teacher Conferences start tonight, please call either office if you need to check on your conference times. All conferences will be held at Towanda Primary.
There is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Thursday, October 23rd or Friday, October 24th. Enjoy the long weekend!
Kindergartners got to enjoy a sunny, but windy, field trip to the pumpkin patch!
Thanks to everyone for supporting our McTeacher Night on Monday!! We raised $1298! The money will go directly to the classrooms. Mrs. Bair and Mrs. Turner's class's were the winners of the classroom happy meal parties! Congrats!!!
Thanks to Lane Enterprises for sponsoring this fun event for us!
It was our first run around at CTP today! Students who meet their AR or homework goal for the nine weeks were allowed "run" in the hallways with the teachers.
Nurse's assistant Hailey Martin screens a sixth grade student's hearing as part of her yearly task. Nurses in the district try to screen students in even grades' hearing annually and students in the odd grades' vision annually.
Cafe Latte is now open for business in fifth grade. Students will keep a reading log and earn Turner bucks to spend. Be sure to ask your fifth grade children about their reading!
GraceMed will be at CTP on Thursday, please send in your forms if you haven't already done so!
Tonight's the night!!! Please come support our teachers!! The cash for cookies, 100% go to the classrooms!
McTeacher Night from 5-8pm
NO SCHOOL on Friday, Oct. 11th
Have a great weekend!
Second grade 3-ring circus math centers ended up having a special guest today! Mr. Potter joined in on the fun!
What to do on a rainy day in pre-K? Learn and play together!
Just a friendly reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 11th
Finding fun ways to practice spelling words... five ways. Students write them in pencil, pen, colored pencil, marker and crayon.
Look for conference notes coming home with your child today or tomorrow in their backpacks!
Starting our morning out strong! Warrior strong! Students at the Primary School spend 8-8:10 practicing calming exercises each morning.
McTeacher Night is coming up, mark your calendars!
Students participate in the after school Monart Class.
Our fire drill at CTI wrapped up our drills for the month of September. Whew!
Don't forget to bring your smiles for picture day tomorrow!
Our morning crew from CTP is ready for the day!
First graders on their Lucky Dragon Parade after learning about China.
SucessMaker training for K-5 teachers.
Teachers hard at work during inservice today. K-5 teachers are learning about SuccessMaker.
Our students were so excited to be in the parade tonight!
Right At School students are ready for the parade today!
Friday, September 20th - classes dismiss at 1pm
NO PreK classes will be meeting
Mr. Jacobson working on volleyball skills with fourth grade.
Students in fifth grade enjoy math stations of Prodigy, Math Around the Room, Tasty Properties and Freckle. Com.
Tonight is the Book Fair Family Dinner from 5:30-7pm at CTP
Book Fair will be open from 6-8pm
We held our first TGIF (Towanda Grows Incredible Families) Day today! All the students gathered at the Primary School to meet their new school families and get to know each other a bit better.
Doubles plus one is so much fun in second grade!
Both schools ran a tornado drill today. Students in fourth grade are making their way to their safe location.
Calling all girl scouts!
Working together to write a mystery story in first grade.
Kindergarten students love working in centers to review
letter names and sounds.
Student Council 2019-20 President: Leah Moore Vice President: Lauren Swilley Secretary: Eric Wellner Treasurer: Jenna Moore 6th Reps: Lauren Burk, Brody Coulter 5th Reps: Brianna Paul, Alex Crawford 4th Reps: Kylie Ward, Aubrey Marley 3rd Reps: Peyton Bishop, Jocelyn Karst
August Intermediate Students of the Month
3rd- Sawyer Hendricks, Teddy Martin,
Natalia Gutierrez
4th- Cole Wilbur, Alexius Hornseth, Truett Patty, Paradyse DeLoach
5th- Alex Crawford, Ace Vargo, Hunter Earnest
6th- Heidi Bodkin, Jackson Strecker, Jenna Moore, Eric Wellner
Students in Mrs. Turner's fifth grade take a tour around the world through virtual reality.
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First Day of School Grades 1-7 and 9 Dismissal at 1:00 pm
New Student Enrollment August 2nd 10:00 am - 6:00 pm at the Primary Building
Online Enrollment begins August 1st at 1:00 pm