Tyger River Elementary School

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It was another beautiful day at TRE! Be sure to check the calendar on our website to keep up with all of our exciting upcoming events.

Mark your calendars...the book fair is less than a month away! Visit the TRE website (or scan the QR Code on this post) to learn more about the book fair.

The Terriers had fun showing off their team gear for #collegecolorsday!

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Stacey Story! 🐾 Stacey is the School Nurse at TRE and has worked been a nurse for 20 years. 🐾 She was educated at USC Upstate. 🐾 Stacey enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading and travel. 🐾 Her favorite part about school nursing is establishing relationships with families and helping children. She loves to see their growth from year to year.

This Friday, August 30th is #collegecolorsday! Be sure to wear your team colors to school on Friday to show your support for your favorite teams and schools!

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Melanie Tabors McCarty! 🐾 Melanie will be a Teacher Assistant in the Special Education department at TRE and has worked with students for 15 years. 🐾 She is currently attending Western Governors University for dual licensure to recieve a Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary and Special Education. She plans to graduate in early 2025. 🐾 Melanie loves any type of music as music is therapy and calms the soul. She has lawn passes and goes to as many concerts as she can! Melanie also loves history and spends a lot of time visiting historical landmarks. 🐾 Her favorite part about teaching is being able to help even one child find a way to help themselves learn. Supports and techniques last a lifetime and build confidence!

Our K4 students have been hard at work this week! They've been working on spelling their names with Play Dough in Mrs. Knepp's class.

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Nancy Mabry! 🐾 Nancy is the Art Teacher at TRE and has been an educator for 3 years. 🐾 She was educated at Converse College. 🐾 Nancy enjoys spending time with her family, doing art, and watching Disney movies. 🐾 Her favorite part about teaching is helping students get excited and fall in love with art. 🐾 Nancy has two Boston Terriers--Gus Gus and Nessie!

Last week, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Almond’s kindergarten class deep dived into the book, Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom. 🌴 Students had to work together to make a coconut tree and count how many letters it will hold before falling. Lots of skills were practiced today (patience, communication, teamwork, inquiry, etc). CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM! 🌴 ABC

All of our students got to check out their first library books this week. Be sure to ask your students about the great books that they picked out! Check out Mrs. Mehaffey's class after their first session reading with their book buddies!

This week Ms. Knepp's 4K classes got to make chocolate banana pancakes. What a great way to celebrate the second week of school!

Monday in Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Almond’s kindergarten class, students listened to the story Yoko by Rosemary Wells. Students then had to follow directions to make their own friendship sushi. (It was also a great opportunity to practice being patient.) They did a great job!

To kick off our year, fourth-grade students took to the skies after reading The Great Paper Caper! Each student from Mrs. Cassidy's, Mrs. Hinch's, Mrs. Gillepie's, and Dr. Jackson's homerooms designed a paper airplane, added unique descriptions about themselves, and launched the planes into the air. The challenge was to find the creator of the airplane based on the clues! Not only did our students showcase their creativity, but they also made wonderful connections with fellow fourth-grade Terriers!

This week, Ms. Wood's class put on their “First Grade Expert” hats and focused on learning how to be an “expert” in their class with school supplies!

Our Terriers had a special surprise this morning in car line! Members of the Byrnes High School football players and cheerleaders greeted students are they arrived at school. Katie Thompson, a senior varsity cheerleader at James F. Byrnes and a student in Mrs. Heather Poore's Leadership Byrnes class started a Passion Project last spring to find ways to welcome Tyger River Elementary into the D5 family. Two of her goals included donating bookbags with supplies for students in need and recruiting fellow cheerleaders and football players to help with morning car duty. What a great way to wrap up the first week of school at TRE!

Mrs. Lee's Kindergarten class got to visit the library for the first time today to read "Pete the Cat Visits the Library." Check out their awesome art!

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Katie Farr! 🐾 Katie will be a Math Instructional Coach at TRE and has been an educator for 14 years. 🐾 She was educated at Lander University and Grand Canyon University. 🐾 Katie enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and exercising. She can often be found after school at the ballfields with her husband, Richard and 3 sons (Andrew, Owen and William). 🐾 Her favorite part about teaching is working with teachers and supporting students to grow as mathematicians and find a love of learning! 🐾 She is so excited about the new year and can't wait to meet all of the students and families at Tyger River!

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Ashlynn Campbell! 🐾 Ashlynn will be a Special Education Assistant at TRE and has been an educator for 3 years. 🐾 She was educated at Spartanburg Community College. 🐾 Ashlynn enjoys racing and spending time with her three children and ten dogs. 🐾 Her favorite part about teaching is seeing the kids learn new things and seeing them understand it.

The next staff member that we would like to introduce is Melinda Duckett! 🐾 Melinda will be a Reading Interventionist at TRE and has been an educator for 22 years. 🐾 She was educated at Winthrop University. 🐾 Melinda enjoys reading and spending time with family. 🐾 Her favorite part about teaching is being able to watch children grow and change over the course of a school year.