TK Teachers Earn Above and Beyond Awards Two teachers received the annual Thornapple Kellogg Education Association Above and Beyond Awards. This award is presented each year to staff members who are nominated by their peers for the work they do and their efforts to go above and beyond what is expected. The award was named after retired first grade teacher Shelley Erb.
TK Staff Get Inspiration and Excitement for New Year Color guard members twirled their flags in unison, the TK marching band proudly belted out the school fight song and Thornapple Kellogg staff members enthusiastically clapped and sang along as everyone was welcomed to the start of the 2024-25 school year.
Back To School Open Houses/Registration Dates Welcome to the 2024-25 school year at Thornapple Kellogg! Whether you are a returning student or new to the district, we are glad you are here and we are excited for a new school year! We look forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school, Aug. 26.
Book Inspires Special, Unique Rock Garden at Lee Colorfully painted rocks form the letters “TK,” spell out “Lee,” and create a sunburst in front of Lee Elementary School as the culmination of a school-wide project that started by reading a book.
Students Rise Up to Kids Heart Challenge They did it again. Lee Elementary students jumped into another record year, raising $27,621 for the American Heart Association through their annual Kids Heart Challenge - formerly called Jump Rope for Heart.
Show Inspires Students and Brings Black History to Life “Never, ever give up,” Lee Elementary students shouted in unison after an inspiring “Black History’s Groundbreaking Geniuses” performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre.
Season’s Greetings from Third-Grade Electricians School News Network (Alexis Stark) - Thornapple Kellogg — At Lee Elementary school, echoes of a familiar holiday song wafted out from inside the makerspace.
Lee Students Become Cranberry Raft Engineers Did you know a cranberry raft can hold a block, a cow, a dinosaur, a car and even a truck? Well, they can in Lee Elementary’s Maker Space lab!