Topeka Elementary

Our next staff spotlight is our cafeteria/recess staff!

It's bus driver appreciation day-- we love our drivers here at Topeka! Thank you for all you do!

1st grade had a visit from the LaGrange County Soil and Water Conservation today! The students learned about the importance of trees, met Woodsy the Owl, and each student received a tulip tree and a packet!

Kindergarten has been learning all about taking care of the Earth in CKLA and they did some Earth Day Stations outside! They planted some seeds in flowerpots decorated,picked up litter around the playground, and did a nature scavenger hunt where they found something of each color outside (since they are also working on color words in OG!)

Happy Monday! Next up for our staff spotlight is a group of incredible support staff!

Our burger bash was a success-- thank you again to Maple Lane Farm and Cedar Creek Meats for providing and processing the beef! Another thank you to our grill master Carl Calhoun for grilling our burgers!

This past week, Westview proudly recognized Child Abuse Prevention Month. Throughout the week, our students learned the importance of spreading kindness, building healthy friendships, and supporting one another. Students had the opportunity to take part in a special activity by searching for blue rocks (also known as “pocket hugs”) each one carrying an encouraging message to brighten someone’s day. It was a simple but powerful way to remind each other that kindness matters. To wrap up the week, we wore blue to show our support and to stand together in the belief that every child deserves a safe, happy, and healthy life. 💙

Happy Friday! Our interventions team is our next group for the staff spotlight!

We are so excited to announce our upcoming Farm to School lunch! We’re bringing the best of our local harvest straight to the cafeteria to celebrate fresh food and our amazing local partners.

🗓 When: Friday, April 24th
⏰ Time: During normal lunch periods
📍 Where: School Cafeteria (Note: Due to availability, this event is not open to the public)

On the Menu:

🍔 Fresh Local Beef Cheeseburgers
🥗 Fresh Burger Toppings
🍎 Fresh Fruit and Veggies
☀️ Sun Chips
🍦 Ice Cream Treat

A massive thank you to Maple Lane Farm and Cedar Creek Meats for providing and processing the beef for this event. We couldn’t do it without our local farming heroes!

Our next staff spotlight is our incredible Resource Room team!

Happy Monday! Our next group for the staff spotlight are our amazing specials teachers!

Our BOGO book fair is coming to Topeka Elementary! The book fair will run from April 27- May 1. See the link below for more details!

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/topekaelementaryschool

Our next staff spotlight is on our 4th grade team!

Fourth grade graders read the book '42 A True Story about Jackie Robinson' as a part of the Red and Gold Readers this school year. They celebrated Jackie Robinson day today by making pins in library and wearing them!

Third graders learned about famous bridges and how they were engineered. They then became engineers themselves and designed, built, and tested bridges to see how much weight they could hold!

Next up for our staff spotlight is our third grade team!

Welcome back from Spring Break, we hope you had a relaxing week! Continuing our staff spotlight series is our 2nd grade team!

Today at the state house, Topeka Elementary was celebrated as a school for meeting or exceeding a 95% pass rate of third grade students in IREAD in the 24-25 school year! Mrs. Shelley Brill and Mrs. Toni Devers traveled to Indy today to receive the award! Congratulations!

We are wishing all of our students and families a safe, relaxing, and wonderful Spring Break! ☀️ Whether you’re heading out on an adventure or enjoying some downtime at home, we hope you have a fantastic week.

School will be closed from April 6th through April 10th. We look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, April 13th! 🌸✨

In 1st grade, each student picked a peep figure, then wrote about it! After, they made a bunny bag for it to sleep in!