WESLEY D. TISDALE SCHOOL

Thank you to the Ramsey Fire Department for coming in and teaching Tisdale students about being a firefighter and about fire safety. 🚒We’re grateful for our local heroes who take the time to educate, inspire, and help keep our community safe! 🧯

Science is like being a detective who explores the world with wonder and curiosity! KNagy scientists are learning about energy and sunlight as they look closely, observe, and investigate. Students made and recorded observations of different surfaces! ☀️☁️🔎💡

Typing like pros, one key at a time! 💻 Second and third graders at Tisdale are building their keyboarding skills using unplugged paper keyboards to practice proper hand placement, finger correspondence, and posture. These foundational skills are helping our young learners develop accuracy, confidence, and good habits that will support them for years to come. ⌨️💛

Kindergarten students in Mrs. Nagy’s class are practicing letter formation, letter recognition, letter sounds, and red words through hands-on approaches! Arm tapping red words, sand trays, and Play-Doh are just a few of the kinesthetic activities that make learning so much fun! 💥🖐️

Tisdale kindergarteners are practicing labeling! Our little learners labeled parts of the classroom, posters, and even each other using Post-it notes, sounding out words and working with partners to bring their writing to life. We’re learning that we can stretch out words and listen for sounds to help us become independent writers! ✏️💛

Pumpkins, golf tees, and lots of little hands at work! 🎃🔨 The preschoolers in Miss Sullivan's class explored, experimented, and discovered what happens when they tap golf tees into pumpkins. A simple invitation that encouraged curiosity, creativity, problem-solving, and plenty of fine motor practice!

At Tisdale, kindness isn’t just for the Week of Respect; we practice it every day! From playing nicely on the playground to helping a friend on the swings, our little learners show that small acts of kindness make a big difference. 🛝💙

Our Tisdale kindergarteners are getting creative with letters! 🔤💙💛 Students are using loose parts to build the letters they’ve learned so far, making learning hands-on, meaningful, and fun. When students have the freedom to choose their materials, creativity takes center stage! ✨

​ Kindness Quest has arrived at Tisdale!  As part of Week of Respect, our students embarked on an interactive laser adventure filled with music and plenty of WOW moments! Through the adventure, students explored the power of kindness, empathy, compassion, friendship, and community, which are all important pieces of building a school where everyone feels respected and valued. A huge thank you to our friends at Prismatic Magic for helping us make kindness come to life in such a memorable way!

After reading the classic Ten Apples Up On Top! Miss Sullivan’s preschoolers took on a STEM challenge: Can you create a structure that will support 10 apples up on top?
Using their own ideas and different materials, there was lots of building, testing, adjusting, and trying again! Along the way, the preschoolers practiced creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and perseverance.
A playful invitation inspired by a favorite story and led by the children’s ideas! 🍎❤️

Our kindergarten friends in Miss Pontones’ class are learning their letters & numbers one colorful piece at a time! 🔤🔢Through hands-on learning and plenty of fun, our youngest learners are building important skills while making learning memorable. 💙💛