Taylorsville Elementary School

While everyone’s running; we’re recruiting! Students are racing for the buses. Teachers are sprinting for the exits. And HR? We’re sprinting for résumés. While everyone else is kicking off their sandals, we’re kicking off hiring season for the 2025–26 school year at Spencer County Schools. We’re on the lookout for top-notch certified and classified staff who can bring energy, heart, and a solid coffee game to our team. Apply now and give us a reason to stop refreshing the applicant portal.

TES families: Today was our last house assembly of the year! Shout outs to the following houses: Tigress was our house assembly winner! ❤️ Vitaly was the 4th nine week top point earner. 🩶 Tigger is the House Winner for 2024-2025! 💛 🎉 Today we celebrated our 2024–2025 Student House Leaders as they wrapped up an incredible year of leadership by leading their final House Assembly! We’re so proud of the example they’ve set and the spirit they’ve brought to our school. 🌟 We also welcomed our newly selected 2025–2026 Student House Leaders! We can’t wait to see the amazing things they’ll do as they take on this important role in the coming year.

PBIS Foam Party on Monday May 19th. Rain or Shine All eligible students need to bring a towel and a change of clothes. Please make sure you have signed and returned the permission slip, if your child is eligible.

Dear Spencer County Families, Due to the threat of severe weather forecasted for this afternoon/evening, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students and staff, we will be releasing students early today, Friday, May 16, 2025. Early Dismissal Times will be: Middle and High School: 1:00 PM Elementary Schools: 2:10 PM We understand this may require adjustments to your afternoon plans, and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we prioritize the well-being of everyone in our community. This change in our schedule is done in hopes that each of you can be home and off the roads before the worst of the weather arrives. Please stay safe and alert to local weather updates throughout the day. Sincerely, Dr. Willie Foster Superintendent Spencer County Schools

Spencer County Families, We are aware of the threat for severe weather tomorrow afternoon during dismissal and bus routes. We are closely monitoring updates from the National Weather Service. We want to inform you that there is a possibility that Spencer County Schools will need to dismiss early on Friday, May 16th. At this time, no final decision has been made, and one will not be made until tomorrow. We strongly encourage families to have a plan in place in case a change becomes necessary during the school day. Any updates, including dismissal times, will be shared as soon as they are available through our usual communication channels. The safety of our students and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for your flexibility and continued support.

Ms. Voegele’s third grade class earned a surprise reward today for their great effort on the Kentucky State Assessment last week! “Camping Day” included sitting in tents, solving mysteries while pretending to be detectives, and enjoying s’more’s after lunch. They also put their STEM skills to work deciding how to create more space under each tent. It was pretty tight.  You can see how their creativity was flowing!

Tomorrow is our last Tiger House Assembly! Please have students wear their house shirts. The last Tiger Lair will be tomorrow as well. Students can purchase in the morning from 8:15-9:00.

1st Grade classes celebrated the letter V in their ABC Countdown with a Virtual Vacation to Disney World! They used their all access passes to scan in for all the fun, took a virtual tour of the parks, watched a parade, rode rides, and had Disney themed snacks.

Last Friday kindergarten had a camping day! They read with flashlights, worked on their adding skills, enjoyed snack time, and relaxed with some yoga!

Mrs. Walburn’s class is wrapping up the school year with theme days to celebrate all the progress they’ve made! They had camping day on Friday where they read a story about camping, made tents in the classroom, sang and danced to campfire songs, and did a nature color wheel walk. Today, was beach day. Students had water and sand sensory time and completed fun fine motor beach activities! So much fun!

TES Families: Yearbooks have been delivered to all students who have ordered them. We have a limited number of extra that we will sell on a first come first serve basis for $25 cash or check to TES. Please visit or call the front office for any questions or to purchase today!

TES Families - KSA State Testing begins MONDAY May 12th for our 4th grade students. Please see the attachments on Facebook or Rooms for our KSA Dress Up days, Good Faith checklist and Testing Schedule.

Spencer County High School is hosting a Boy's Basketball Camp June 2-5, 2025. Any boy K-7th grade (grade level is the grade that you just completed for 24-25 school year). The camp will take place at Spencer County High School. Click this link (or QR code) for MORE INFORMATION and to REGISTER! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hIj7gUJEK1LPUZj0hXUzSF60-PkpNjem/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100453405020382416753&rtpof=true&sd=true

Mrs. Hollan's class ended their research on dinosaurs last week. Today, they celebrated Dinosaur Day. Each student adopted dinosaurs eggs, read fiction and nonfiction books about dinosaurs, dug for dinosaur fossils, and had a special dinosaur snack. Their class even had a special dinosaur vistor!

Mrs Hutt’s 4th Grade class visited Cafe Read A Latte today. After finishing the Percy Jackson novel study, the class enjoyed “sampling” the rest of the series. Such a fun treat completed with “lattes”.

Our Office of Educational Technology has been made aware of a hazardous trend circulating on social media platforms, particularly TikTok. Students are being encouraged to insert conductive materials—such as pencils, aluminum foil, or paper clips—into USB and other ports on school-issued Chromebooks. The intent is to create sparks and smoke, often leading to fires. This behavior poses significant health and safety risks. Tampering with electronic devices can cause short circuits, potentially igniting fires. Such actions can render Chromebooks inoperable. We urge all parents and guardians to have immediate conversations with their children about the dangers of participating in this or any similar challenges.

1st Grade is doing an ABC Countdown to Summer and today was the letter P for indoor pool party! All classes did fun, summer themed activities like making crafts, snack creations and bubbles.

This Derby season, the horses aren’t the only ones chasing greatness; you could be too! Spencer County Schools is hiring district-wide with open positions in transportation, maintenance, classrooms, administration, and more. We’re looking for passionate, dependable team members ready to make a difference. If you’re ready for a stable career, this is your moment. Don’t wait at the starting gate; reach out to one of our Personnel Specialists today to learn more and get started! 🐎 See you soon!

TES Cheer Information - There will be 2 different teams, but time wise, we are putting them together for an open gym - see rooms or Facebook for the attachment

2nd Grade held their first ever Literacy Lock-In for their classes last week! Students stayed after school for several hours where they were engaged in reading/writing activities that centered around books written by popular children's book author, Cynthia Rylant. They had snacks to go along with each book they studied, did activities and a craft, ate pizza for dinner, and finished the night watching some of Rylant's other books being read aloud to them while cozied up in pajamas and sleeping bags. It was a great celebration of all the learning they have done this year!