7th Graders earned an extra recess as a reward for having the least minors in our No Minors Contest. Way to go Class of 2030!!
NHS is hosting Chuck-A-Duck at the basketball games tomorrow night! It will be during halftime of the varsity boys game! Bring a couple extra dollars to participate and donate to a great cause!
High School students from the Relationships and Parenting class last semester completed a felt board story book final project and read their stories to elementary students. The younger students loved having guest readers in their class and listening to the books.
Last week Tank got to visit some behind the scenes places at the University of Iowa Health Care with the Engineering Services team. Engineering services is the hospital maintenance team and they do a lot of work making sure everything is in working order both inside and outside!
Tipton had a GREAT day at the SEIBA honor band auditions at Fairfield HS. Sophomore Noah Johnson made first chair tuba in the HS band while 8th graders Aislyn Smith (clarinet) and Logan Borseth (euphonium) made the JH band. 7th grader Kai Kruse made it to the 2nd audition round.
Mark those calendars. Coming up we will be having a benefit night at our home basketball games on February 11th. This is all to support a past Tipton student so order those t-shirts and be ready to come to the game!
Some 5th grade "TMSPN" kids made an NFL Playoff video. We think they did pretty awesome. Check it out to get the inside scoop for your fantasy football picks!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYHDBBRDs_Q
Mr. Copp's 8th Grade Science students completed a project-based learning activity "Pumpkin Chunkin", as a part of their unit on force and motion. For this project, the students were asked to research, design, and construct an original Pumpkin Chunkin device that could successfully chunk a candy pumpkin the greatest distance possible. The students then competed to see whose device could chunk their pumpkins the farthest. The top 3 groups were:
1st Place (28.7 meters) Levi Bodecker Blaine Merritts-Armey, & Kasen Carney
2nd Place (14.2 meters)- Hannah Oliver, Jaclynne Driscoll, & Lakyn Noard
3rd Place (13.9 meters)- Jordyn Brasmer
Before break our SEBH team hosted a wonderful Holiday Housewarming event! There were snacks, games, and lots of big smiles!
7th and 8th Grade Tiger Families:
We are happy to announce we will be hosting our 7th and 8th Grade Holiday Game Night this Friday! We are still going to be doing it in the Holiday Spirit! Please wear your festive gear and get ready to enjoy some holiday fun!
As we come back for the first school day of 2025, here's some photos from the last school day of 2024 and our TMS Holiday Assembly. Congrats to all these winners and let's have a great start to the new year!!
We can't wait to see our students after break! Be prepared by checking out the breakfast and lunch menus for January!
Tipton Schools is looking for a Maintenance Director!
This individual would be responsible for overseeing the maintenance, repair, and operations of all district facilities to help ensure a safe, clean, and supportive learning environment for all students.
Apply today here: https://www.iowaworks.gov/vosnet/jobbanks/jobdetails.aspx?enc=LHtG0JQvwyqGE2m2DcUAIa5gzLyHSV7vMDWQHMiYEdjwr2XQjJ6RMSkMxP3FGYsqLwPvCoGwRUJzPvEvNbxT9clEmNcex9wdo1TTHE3jh44=
Happy New Year! Here's to a happy and healthy 2025, we hope all our Tiger friends and family had a safe new year. We can't wait to see what is in store for 2025 here at Tipton Community School District!
Tipton is looking for paraeducators to fill full and part-time openings in our district. Anyone interested can find the application one our website: https://www.tipton.k12.ia.us/page/employment
The 7th grade quarter 2 music exploratory class performed their original compositions and traditional Christmas carols at Prairie Hills this morning.
This week Tank the Tiger got to visit Tipton Ambulance Services. He saw paramedics, EMTs, and ambulance drivers. Thank you for all you do for our community!!
It's a very holly jolly day here in Tipton. We want to wish all our students and staff a safe and happy break.
Grinchy Green winners at the Middle School. Overall, 5th grade holds a slight lead in the "Holiday Cup" for best participation percentage.
