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				<title><![CDATA[Something Fishy is Happening at Lee Elementary]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Excitement is growing in Mrs. Boersma’s and Mr. Hanna’s third-grade classrooms. Students have watched their 150 Chinook salmon eggs morph into 3-5-inch fish in the parr stage. In a few weeks, the classes will take their maturing salmon and release them into Buck Creek at  Lemery Park in Wyoming.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK OM Team Advances to World Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg School Odyssey of the Mind teams shined at the State Finals Saturday. One team advanced to the World Finals, two seniors earned OM scholarships, and one middle school team earned a special Omer Award, given in recognition of the team overcoming an unusual hardship just days prior to the contest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Classmates Cheer on Unified Sports Team]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The chants started, “Let’s go TK,” “Let’s Go TK.” But then they changed to “Let’s go BC.” Students began alternating their cheers for TK and then the opposing team in the greatest display of sportsmanship. Every student on the court in the unified sports basketball game felt supported.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Dozen TK OM Teams Advance to State Finals]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind state finals March 21 hosted at TK!  Twelve TK teams - representing students from elementary grades through high school - advanced from the regional contest Feb. 21.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students are Jumping into a Healthy Lifestyle]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lively music, pink and red hearts and balloons everywhere, and more than 400 eager students ready for their turn to jump! That’s what the annual Lee Elementary School Kids Heart Challenge day is like.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK OM Teams Gear Up for Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eighteen teams, nearly 115 students, and endless creativity skills! Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams gathered recently for their own Spontaneous Spectacular night as they practice for upcoming Odyssey of the Mind competitions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inspiring Show Challenges Students to Believe in Themselves]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Never underestimate the power of dreams. Potential lives in all of us.” Just one of the many powerful messages delivered to Lee Elementary students through the voices of actors performing Bright Star Theatre’s “Black History Hall of Fame.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Humbled by ‘The Thank You Project’ Recognition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Jordan and Kenan Smith walked into Dayne Fletke’s middle school classroom, he had no idea what was about to happen. Neither did Kristi Palmbos, a para-pro in his room. But 7th grader Nate Boersma was all smiles. He knew exactly what was going on - or at least he thought he did.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Vending Machine Added at Lee Elementary]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students erupted with oohs, aahs and squeals of delight as curtains covering a large mystery box in the school foyer were parted revealing the school’s new book vending machine.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2025 Homecoming is Oct. 10]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming  is Friday, Oct. 10 when the Trojans will take on East Grand Rapids at 7 p.m. There is plenty of excitement and fun prior to the game!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Principal Seeks to Build on Existing Deep Roots]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sara Jewett casually sits down at a table and joins in lunchtime conversations with students in the cafeteria. She gives high-fives in the hallway and takes every chance she gets to better know her 400-plus students at Lee Elementary.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Welcomed Back for 2025-26 School Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Relationships” is the word TK Superintendent used multiple times in his welcome back speech to TK staff Wednesday morning. His inspiring words came after the spirited playing of the school fight song by the TK marching band, bringing everyone to their feet clapping and cheering.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes New Teachers for 2025-26 School Year]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nine new teachers have joined the TK staff for the 2025-26 school year. They took part in a new teacher orientation and training program early this week as they prepare for the start of the school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:15:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Food Service Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All students attending Thornapple Kellogg Schools are eligible for free breakfasts and lunches during the 2025-26 School Year through SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. We DO NOT KNOW YET if meals are free for the remainder of the 2025-26 School Year and will not know until the State of Michigan completes the State School Aid Budget.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:57:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Superintendent Eager to Keep Moving TK Forward]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Robert Pouch has been busy the last couple of months getting to know Thornapple Kellogg Schools and the community and he said he can’t wait to see all the staff and students back for the start of the 2025-26 school year soon. He was hired as the district’s new superintendent and started working in the district in July.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK 2025-26 School Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2093517</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Suggested Supply Lists for 2025-2026]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary staff have provided lists of suggested school supplies for 2nd and 3rd grade students. Please note these are only suggested lists. Additional specific items may be requested by individual teachers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Sets Aug. 25 as First Day of School for Students]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will begin the 2025-26 school year Aug. 25. 
A complete calendar for the school year is still being finalized, but some key vacation dates have been established.
Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26-28
Winter Break: Dec. 22-Jan. 2, 2026
Spring Break: April 3-10]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 10:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Food Service Starts Hydroponic Garden]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2080745</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[You might find Thornapple Kellogg Schools food service director Jessica Endres in the kitchen helping prep meals in the kitchen, on the serving lines helping out at lunchtime, or planting and harvesting the school’s new hydroponic garden system. Food grown in the system then finds its way into school lunches, offering healthy home-grown options to students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Transportation Information Form]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are excited to have your child enrolled at Thornapple Kellogg Schools. If you desire to use TK bus transportation for your student, please see the sign-up information provided.  Information is required by Aug. 4 to begin riding the bus the first day of school. We look forward to helping provide safe transportation for all students to and from school each day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:08:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Tasting at Lee Inspires Reading]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Greeted by “Uncle Luigi” as they entered the library, Lee Elementary students were seated at tables covered with red and white checkered tablecloths and each sporting an “appetizer” of new books.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 14:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Third-Graders Raise, Release Salmon into Local River]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg — Spring is salmon-release season for Michigan schools, including at Lee Elementary, where third-graders participated for the first time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 12:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK  District Fine Arts Festival This Weekend]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Artwork from students throughout Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be on display at the annual Fine Arts Festival Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, March 30 at Thornapple Kellogg High School. This is a free event for the entire community. Come for a little while or stay for the afternoon and enjoy the artwork, music and other specials featured.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Advance to State Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools will be well represented at the Odyssey of the Mind state finals with eight teams advancing from regional competition. The state finals are hosted at Thornapple Kellogg Schools on March 15.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Inspiring Show Challenges Students to Believe in Themselves]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2027232</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Lee Elementary students gathered in the cafeteria for a special assembly, they had no idea they would learn so much about history and be so inspired to believe in themselves and follow their dreams.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Odyssey of the Mind Teams Prepare for Regional Competition]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Clara McKeown fitted plastic straws together while teammates connected toothpicks with putty. They were all working on the same challenge - to build bridges that could span different distances between tables. They were given a limited number of simple supplies - a pencil, rubber bands, straws, toothpicks, putty, some paper clips, sheets of paper and a couple of paper cups. They were also given limited time to plan and then only 6 minutes to discuss plans and then build.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[We are TK STRONG]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK Alum John Garner created this video showcasing some of the many things that make Thornapple Kellogg Schools such an amazing school district and a great place for families to call home. Garner used his talents to skillfully pull together video clips including interviews with students, parents, alumni and teachers as well as images of the beautiful facilities, classroom learning and school activities. We hope you'll watch and share with friends so everyone can see why we are #TKSTRONG]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Superintendent Search Information and Survey]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education is beginning the search for the next superintendent to lead the district. Please read the information about the search and join in taking the community survey. The survey is open now and will close at midnight Feb. 9. Thank you for your support of the Board as they take on this important task.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Welcomes New Board Members; New Officers Elected]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Thornapple Kellogg Board of Education welcomed interim superintendent Tom Enslen along with three new board members at their Jan. 13 board meeting.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:44:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bus Drivers Make Special Delivery]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With lights flashing, a Barry County Sheriff’s deputy led a Thornapple Kellogg school bus and van on their way to make a very important delivery Thursday afternoon.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Bond Projects Complete:  Promises Made 2019 - Promises Kept 2024]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2007182</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2019, voters in the TK School District approved a $42.8 million bond. Now, in 2024 the promises made for those bond funds have been kept. Thanks to TK Alum John Garner for putting this video together. And a big THANK YOU, to our TK community for your support then, now and always! Together, we are #TKSTRONG]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKMS Service-Learning Class Continues Classmates Care Program]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/2000358</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Winter in West Michigan is not a matter of "if" it comes - it's "when" it comes. Right now, that means it’s a busy time of year for middle school students in Lil Lienesch’s service learning class. Students collect, sort, organize and inventory donations of new and gently-used winter coats, hats, boots, scarves, gloves and snow pants. This time of year they’re busy filling donation requests and delivering items to schools for families in need.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Students Honor Veterans]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Page and Lee elementary students learned what Veterans Day is about and why it is important as they took part in their own celebrations for the day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Board Names Interim Superintendent]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Retired Thornapple Kellogg Schools Superintendent Tom Enslen will serve as Interim Superintendent at Thornapple Kellogg while a search for a permanent superintendent takes place. The TK Board of Education approved a contract with Enslen to begin serving the TK district January 1, 2025. TK Superintendent Craig McCarthy announced he will retire December 31, 2024 after serving 6 ½ years at TK in administrative roles.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Please Be Patient, Be Understanding, Be Safe!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1979277</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK administrators are aware of the traffic congestion on Main Street, which backs up getting in and out of McFall Elementary. This occurs primarily in the morning drop-off time between 8:30 and 9 a.m. and in the afternoon between 3:15 and 3:45 p.m.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:16:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Assistant Superintendent Says “TK Feels Like Home”]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1977933</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On his second day as assistant superintendent of TK Schools, Mark Provost volunteered to announce at a middle school football game. “I saw they needed someone to help, so I jumped in. That’s what I want to do. I want to be involved. I want to help wherever I can to make this district successful.”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Teachers Earn Above and Beyond Awards]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1957592</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:30:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Staff Get Inspiration and Excitement for New Year]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1954775</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 13:40:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Back To School Open Houses/Registration Dates]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1946739</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:01:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Suggested School Supplies]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1783785</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please see suggested school supply lists for 2nd and 3rd grades.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:19:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Inspires Special, Unique Rock Garden at Lee]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1932675</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 14:02:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK 2024-25 School Year Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1884473</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 13:38:37 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Rise Up to Kids Heart Challenge]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1886353</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:53:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Show Inspires Students and Brings Black History to Life]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1877855</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Never, ever give up,” Lee Elementary students shouted in unison after an inspiring “Black History’s Groundbreaking Geniuses” performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:24:33 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Season’s Greetings from Third-Grade Electricians]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1859232</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[School News Network (Alexis Stark)   - Thornapple Kellogg — At Lee Elementary school, echoes of a familiar holiday song wafted out from inside the makerspace.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:34:22 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Become Cranberry Raft Engineers]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1848484</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:02:25 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Motion and Magnets and Maps, Oh My!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1848458</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:23:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKAA Gives Gifts to New Elementary Teachers]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1844103</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association gave $100 to each of the nine new TK elementary teachers to help them purchase items for their classrooms.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:06:52 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Lee Principal Vows to Continue Success]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1793141</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Megan Wonders may be new to the role of Lee Elementary Principal, but she’s a familiar face around the Thornapple Kellogg School District and especially at Lee Elementary.   She will be moving into the role previously held by Angela Jefferson for the last 11 years.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:23:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Earns Top 25 Honor in State]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1766175</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary School has been named as a top 25 school in the state of Michigan by the American Heart Association for the continued commitment and loyalty to promoting healthy heart habits.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 11:45:25 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[History Comes to Life to Inspire and Encourage Students]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1741179</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[An inventor, judge, professional athlete, community leader, and even students were all examples of agents of change for Lee students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:12:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Buckets of Kindness]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1738253</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students are taking part in a "Choose to Include" effort all year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 14:28:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Eagerly Jump Into Lifelong Health Lesson]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1730732</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Since 1996, Lee Elementary students and the TK community have donated more than $556,000 to the American Heart Association through what’s now called Kids Heart Challenge and formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:13:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKAA Gives Grants to Elementary Teachers]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1694445</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[New Thornapple Kellogg elementary teachers were surprised when they each received a $100 grant from the Thornapple Kellogg Alumni Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:07:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Police Canine Team Visits Lee Elementary]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1689014</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jessie is still a little young and rambunctious and definitely still in training. Still, the 16-month-old Belgium Malawa police dog seemed eager to put on a great demonstration for Lee Elementary second graders about how he and his partner, Barry County Sheriff’s Deputy Travis Moore, help each other.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:27:53 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Begin To See Things In a Whole New Light]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1675749</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee students rubbed their fingers across the raised dots filling pages of a book written in braille.  They wore blue-light glasses to protect their eyes from the glare of computer screens and donned sunglasses and reading glasses all in a way of acknowledging World Sight Day this week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:11:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Teacher Earns Excellence in Education Award]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1660785</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary second-grade teacher Nathan Fischer, known for the influence he has on his students, has been honored with an Excellence In Education award from the Michigan Lottery.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:54:45 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Staff Members Honored with Above and Beyond Awards]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1646407</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle School teacher Mary Francisco and Lee Elementary Title 1 reading coach Megan Wonders received the prestigious Above and Beyond Awards at Monday’s staff kickoff to the 2022-23 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:34:44 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Open Houses Set for Aug. 22]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1637356</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elementary School Open Houses:
All Elementary Schools will have their open houses Aug. 22. Families are asked to attend at each building during time slots assigned by the first letter of their last name as follows:]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:47:22 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2022-23 School Year Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1631446</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:01:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2022-23 School Supply Lists for 2nd and 3rd Grades]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1626679</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please see the attached supply lists for students entering the second and third grades in 2022.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:16:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[“Our Kindness Book” Becomes Bestseller in Lee Classroom]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1621800</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Landon Bowman used his imagination to write a story about a lonely tree named “Bob” who made friends with a bird named “Frank.” Ava Kelly used her own experience to write about a new girl in a neighborhood and a boy who helped introduce her to friends.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:44:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Create Super “Sweet” Art Projects]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1614555</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee students rolled up their sleeves as they prepared for the day’s art project. But they didn’t need paint brushes, paints or markers. Instead they used measuring cups, rollers and frosting bags. They cracked eggs, measured flour and sugar and other ingredients, squeezed brightly-colored frosting from bags and rolled out fondant to make one-of-a-kind masterpiece cupcakes complimenting their class-themed multi-layer cake.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 10:38:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Angel Delivers New Books to Lee Students]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1604333</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lee Elementary Book Angel is back.  A very generous TK family decided their mission AGAIN this year was to buy every Lee student a book to help foster their love of reading. The nonfiction book "Who Would Win? Walrus vs. Elephant Seal"  was chosen. That's more than 450 books purchased! THANK YOU  Lee Book  Angel for sharing the love of reading with all our Lee Kids! What an amazing gift!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:28:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hearts Filled with Pride at Kids Heart Challenge]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the music thumping, jump ropes whirling, and students cheering, Lee Elementary students joined in the annual Kids Heart Challenge raising funds raising more than $27,288 for the American Heart Association. Formerly known as Jump Rope for Heart, this program brings awareness to students about the importance of exercise and keeping their hearts healthy.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:28:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK “Back to Creativity” With OM Success - One Lee Team Advances to State]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1566472</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a year off because of COVID, Thornapple Kellogg Odyssey of the Mind teams stepped up this weekend in a big way advancing seven of the district’s nine teams to the state finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 14:43:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Light Up With STEM Project]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1544295</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[“It works!” exclaimed second-grader Skylar Dennis as she pressed her card and the red nose on the reindeer lit up – just like it was supposed to. She pressed the card again and again to make sure it worked every time.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:36:03 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Third Grader Spreads Seeds of Hope]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1499536</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Norah Wiswell may only be 9 years old, but she’s been helping spread seeds of hope all over Barry County. Last week the Lee Elementary third grader was recognized and thanked by Barry County United Way Director Lani Forbes in front of the crowd gathered for the organization’s campaign kickoff and Day of Caring.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:23:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary and Pre-School Open House Information]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1475611</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:29:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2nd and 3rd Grade Supply Lists]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1463633</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:32:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Cupcake Art – Too Cool to Eat!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1454024</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Move over Food Network Cupcake Wars. Lee Elementary third-grade original cupcake designs took the prize this year!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:52:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2021-22 School Year Calendar]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1453771</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:37:23 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Greeters Celebrate Every Week of Students in School]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1441656</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two dancing dinosaurs greeted Lee Elementary students one Friday morning. Another Friday, “Thing One and Thing Two” from “The Cat in the Hat” whizzed along on scooters as they waited for students to arrive. Yet another Friday brought four main characters from “Frozen” to welcome students to the last day of the week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2021 10:36:17 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Food Service: P-EBT Notification]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1420685</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 14:16:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Try, Try Again to Create Perfect Marble Run]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1414910</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students who have to stay inside for recess for various reasons don’t always have a lot of options for things to do. But with the help of a grant through the Barry Community Foundation’s Wilson H. Craig fund, Lee Elementary second-grade teacher Nathan Fischer is adding an exciting and challenging option.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:26:01 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grants Let Students Fidget and Master Rubik's Cube]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1414837</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Students in Nathan Fischer’s second grade classroom wiggled and fidgeted on their wobble seats as they methodically tried to solve the Rubik’s Cube. Spinning the colored sides this way and that way, students tried to figure out the secrets to getting all one color on each side of the cube.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:20:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Final Four Announced in Lee March Book Madness]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1413597</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students let out cheers as they learned who’s in the Final Four – not teams in the basketball competition - books in the Lee March Book Madness contest! Just like the NCAA collegiate basketball tournament, the March Book Madness contest pits 16 books in one-on-one contests with students voting for their favorites to advance until the favorite book is crowned at the end of the month.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:53:57 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Grants Enhance TK Elementary Music Programs]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1411192</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Elementary music programs received a boost from three grants this year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:13:47 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School Calendar Set for 2021-22 Year]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1406682</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:33:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Second-Grader Sets Goal on Saving Lives]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1397289</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing her warm-up athletic pants, a whistle around her neck and a t-shirt that says “I Kicked Kawasaki Disease,” Lee Elementary second-grader Georgia Mosley was all geared up for her special day as a PE assistant teacher. All day Wednesday, she demonstrated exercises to classes, helped set up equipment, and explained rules for games and activities.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 13:28:33 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Get Taste of Michigan History]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1375865</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you know how many pounds of mint it will take to flavor 135,000 sticks of chewing gum?  Or why Faygo Pop is called the “one true pop?” Did you know the Civil War would lead to the discovery of Vernor’s Ginger Ale or that a mistake led the Kellogg brothers to discover corn flakes?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:34:32 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Share Dreams for a Better World on MLK Day]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1370602</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Each link of a paper chain draped around the Lee Elementary library holds a pledge from second and third grade students. Their pledges are ways they can help make the world and their community a better place – pledges like loving each other, helping others, being kind and staying positive - all in honor of Martin Luther King day.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:27:02 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pen Pal Project Connects Learning with Excitement]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1348011</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an age of immediate electronic messaging, some Thornapple Kellogg third graders are learning and loving the art of old-fashioned letter writing as they get to know elementary school pen pals in Texas. It’s a writing lesson with a real-world purpose that helps them practice basic writing skills like grammar, punctuation and writing complete sentences.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:22:37 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK Virtual Students Selected to Join Author Talk]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1321070</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Milo Burghardt and Sydney Engel are learning virtually at home this school semester, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t connecting with others.  Recently they joined a national virtual discussion with a published author and illustrator and were selected from students across the nation to ask the questions on the live event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:49:19 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Take Part in Groundbreaking Ceremony]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1319987</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wearing hard hats and TK facial coverings and with shovels in hand, students from McFall, Lee and Page elementary schools, tossed up a bit of dirt to officially break ground on the first phase of the district’s $42.8 million bond projects.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:44:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Lee Elementary]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1279760</link>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:54:32 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2nd and 3rd Grade Supply Lists]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1272431</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please note students will be receiving their letters from school soon with teacher-specific supply requests that may be slightly different than the supplies listed here. Please keep your receipts so you can return items if not needed.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 16:01:48 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKVS Second Semester Enrollment Information]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[An opportunity to switch from one learning platform to the other (virtual or in-person) or to confirm your continued TKVS enrollment for the second semester will be available through PowerSchool October 26 - November 13, 2020. Information regarding making a change can be found by clicking the link above.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:53:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Brain Gain Courses Available]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1247549</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kent Intermediate School District is offering free, two-week Summer Brain Gain courses for all students kindergarten through 12th grade. Sign up online now.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 17:20:21 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Coronavirus Updates and Resource Information]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1186963</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:38:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[March Book Madness Results Videos]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1179162</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:11:28 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[11 OM Teams Compete at Regionals; 6 Advance to State]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1168099</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thornapple Kellogg Schools were well represented with 11 teams at the regional Odyssey of the Mind competition in Wayland last weekend. The district will again be well represented by six teams advancing to the state finals March 14 hosted at TK Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:41:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michigan History Lesson Never Tasted So Good!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1156230</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Did you know there are more than 50 flavors of Faygo pop with cotton candy being one of the favorites? Or that Vernor’s Ginger Ale is the oldest soft drink in the country and it started right here in Michigan? Did you know Little Caesar’s Pizza – now a national chain – started in Michigan? Just ask Lee Elementary third graders and they can tell you all kind of fun facts about some of the most famous Michigan-made food products after they took a taste-testing tour of Michigan’s history.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:16:03 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Book Angels Brings Joy of Reading to Young Students]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1129406</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every student at Lee Elementary School this year will receive a new book they can call all their own thanks to the anonymous efforts of the Lee Book Angel. That's more than 450 books to be donated this year!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 10:17:22 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Student Video Announcements 3/9-3/13/20]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1179164</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 10:13:14 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Battle of the Buildings Returns Nov. 13]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1120159</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[TK bragging rights are one the line in the annual Battle of the Buildings Nov. 13. Members from each building within the district will compete in fun (and sometimes goofy) basketball competitions.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:28:20 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Delicious Art Lesson Leaves Students Licking Their Lips!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1102248</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Third graders not only got to make their cake and eat it too - they also designed their specialty cake and all its decorations, learned how to read the recipe and baking abbreviations, estimated the cost of making it, and created the edible lesson in art class. “It’s the ultimate STEAM lesson,” said Lee art teacher Kathy Bailey. “This included science, technology, engineering, art and math and then they got to eat it!”]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:19:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Young Students Share Sweet Profits]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[A simple children’s summer lemonade stand by some very young students is showing everyone the true meaning of kindness.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:02:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Staff Welcome Back Video]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Enjoy our staff video! We look forward to a FUN year here at Lee!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:02:35 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Read All About It - Lee Students Deliver Weekly News Broadcasts]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1083096</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ryker Stout arrived at Lee Elementary School Wednesday morning dressed for success - with a suit coat, dress pants and shirt and even a tie. He looked the part of a television journalist and hoped it would help him tackle his first assignment delivering the Lee Elementary news.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:18:39 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Open House]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1071800</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elementary Open Houses will be held on Monday, August 19, from 4-6pm.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:25:04 -0400</pubDate>
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				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1055662</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:34:05 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Student Video Announcements 9/9-9/13/19]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1084671</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:39:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Student Video Announcements 9/3-9/6/19]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1081811</link>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:23:07 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Summer Office Hours]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1051828</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Lee office will be open starting August 5. Summer hours will be Monday-Thursday, 8am-4pm.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 09:27:08 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Student Video Announcements 8/26/19]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1077336</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:28:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Student Reaches 100 Book Goal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the school year, Char Thomas asks her Lee Elementary students to write down their goals for the year. Many say they want to improve their reading skills or work on their math skills. Audrey Lee wrote she wanted to read 100 books - a tall order for a third-grader, but a goal she ultimately achieved.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 07:58:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Get Up Close to Sea Turtles]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1045182</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fawkes suffered a devastating injury leading to a debilitating condition called "Bubble Butt Syndrome."  It might sound funny, but it can be deadly for a young sea turtle like Fawkes - named by the South Caroline Aquarium Sea Turtle Hospital employees after a character in the Harry Potter series. Lee Elementary second-graders could see the weights placed on the back end of Fawkes'  shell during a Skype session with the aquarium. The weights, they learned,  help the turtle dive to get the food he needs.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 12:28:15 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Second Graders Become Rubik's Cube Masters]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1044666</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Mr. Barnes' students finish an assignment early or are waiting for class to resume after a break, they often reach for their multi-colored Rubik's  Cubes. "It's a way to keep their minds engaged during those short breaks they have throughout the day," said Ethan Barnes.  "As a class, we researched the benefits of the Rubik's Cube puzzle and wrote a grant together ."]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 14:06:53 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Skyping Puts Students at South Carolina Aquarium]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1016932</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[River otters swam around and around, gracefully gliding through the water and bobbing their heads up every few minutes to see what was going on. It was a one-of-a-kind view for Lee Elementary students as they watched the otters from the rocks high above the water enclosure at the South Carolina Aquarium. No  - it wasn't a lavish field trip. Using Skype technology in Lee Elementary's Makerspace room,  Mr. Fischer's second-grade class interacted with Susan Snide, a distance learning interpreter for the aquarium.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:13:00 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Parent Survey on Student Learning Style]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1036038</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 10:46:03 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Elementary Makerspace Inspires Visitors]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1016387</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Blue, green, yellow, orange and white Lego pieces were stacked in varying heights representing different fractions. At a nearby table, Little Bits were used to turn wheels and make lights go on and off demonstrating simple circuits. And later, students used their ingenuity and creativity as they tried to build the tallest tower possible using 100 Keva Planks.
Lee Elementary School's Makerspace room was in the spotlight and guests from East Grand Rapids Schools were impressed.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:04:06 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Police Officer Shares His Role in a Community]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/1015411</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Second-grader Colin Goggins stood proudly beside his father in front of his classmates in Stephanie Woods' Lee Elementary classroom. His dad, Officer Tom Goggins with the Portland Police Department, visited the classroom to talk about his role in the community. His experiences fit well with the current Reading Street lesson about being part of a community, what makes a community, and important people within a community.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 12:36:40 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Bedtime Stories Available Throughout March]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Throughout the month of March, a series of Bedtime Story videos will be published on the TK Facebook page. Teachers, staff and administrators throughout the district will be reading some of their favorite books. New videos will be posted at 7 p.m. each night and families are encouraged to gather for these fun bedtime stories!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 13:08:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TAEF Grant and Lee PTO Funds Help Young Readers]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/990031</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a grant from the Thornapple Area Enrichment Foundation, Thornapple Kellogg Lee Elementary second-grade teachers were able to purchase the Reading Street Sleuth for classrooms. Additional funds from the Lee PTO provided supportive materials as well.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:24:06 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[History Never Tasted So Good!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/983958</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[In celebration of Michigan's 182nd birthday, Lee Elementary third-graders experienced a tasty history lesson and learned some fun facts about the state they call home. From Little Caesars Pizza to Vernors Ginger Ale, Faygo Pop, Kellogg's cereals and much more, students got a taste of Michigan as they explored the state's products and history. They even learned that sometimes, great things come from mistakes.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:59:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Happy Holidays from the Lee Elementary Staff!]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/969056</link>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:43:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Love Playground Donations]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/934706</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary students love their new four-square courts and an additional basketball hoop thanks to generous donations by NTA Property Management, the Middleville Lions Club, Lee PTO and a TAEF grant. Students have two new four-square courts and are learning to play the game at recess. They also now have an additional basketball hoop with new cement court to go with the hoop that was relocated making room for the four-square court. Pictured are several students playing the game while Lee Principal Angie Jefferson watches with Lions Club members Jason Bushman (left) and Andrew Beck.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 16:49:27 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thank You TK Community: Elementary Walk-A-Thon Surpasses Goal]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/920575</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Through the extremely generous support of TK families and the community, a total of $74,329.39 was raised at the 10th annual PTO walk-a-thon event last week.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:40:42 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK PTO "Groovy" Walk-A-Thon 2018]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/913182</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The TK PTO Walk-A-Thon will be held on Friday, September 21, 2018 at the TKHS Track/Stadium. This year's theme is "Groovy". Lee Elementary will be walking from 1:10-1:50 PM.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 10:57:16 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TKHS Football Players Gear Up as Playground Buddies]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/910831</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Colson Brummel didn't remember Lee Elementary School being so small. "I kind of feel like a giant," said the TKHS junior as he walked down the hall where he once attended second and third grades. But that was a few years ago and now Brummel and his friends are coming back to their elementary school as role models for younger students. Members of the TKHS football team are volunteering time to be with Lee students on the playground, interact with them, and just show them good sportsmanship and good leadership.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 20:27:41 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Preparing for "Groovy" Elementary PTO Walk-A-Thon]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/909804</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Elementary PTO Walk-A-Thon event is coming Sept. 21! This one-day event allows the PTO to sponsor a walk-a-thon event where students, parents, siblings and community members walk the TK track. Students collect donations and pledges for the laps they walk with all funds used by the PTO to support the elementary schools. Watch this video for more information about this year's upcoming event.  It's going to be GROOVY!!! Don't Wait - Sign up to make a donation today!]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 16:17:20 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Elementary Students Sew Up End-Of-Year Project]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elementary art teacher Kathy Bailey squealed with excitement when she saw the stack of brightly-colored aprons piled neatly on a table beside a sewing machine. "Look at all these! They are wonderful!" she said holding up one of the aprons and gently putting it over the head of a  third-grade student who had just finished sewing.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 13:38:52 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pigs, Cows, Bees, Tractors: All Part of Ag Awareness Day]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[How can plants be grown without soil? Where does chocolate milk come from? Why do chickens lay different colored-eggs? Thornapple Kellogg third graders asked and got answers to these questions and many more at the 14th annual Barry County Ag Awareness Day at the Barry County Expo Center. 
More than 500 students from Hastings, Delton Kellogg, Thornapple Kellogg and Barry County Christian schools visited different stations set up at the fairgrounds to learn about agriculture and its importance to Barry County and the state.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 16:06:50 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Inspired to Help Furry Friends]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inspired by texts from a pilot program called "Reading Street," Lee Elementary students in Nathan Fischer's class felt the need to help out their community in some way. They decided to focus on their furry friends in the community, so they contacted the Barry County Animal Shelter to see how they could help.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:42:24 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Jump Rope for Heart is Another Success]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/832584</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a heart shaved into the hair on the back of her neck and hearts decorating her shoes, JoAnne Desy led her last Lee Elementary Jump rope for Heart event and the school raised a record $30,634 for the American Heart Association.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:50:05 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[It Draws, It Spells, It Colors, at Touch of a Tablet]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/832561</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Moving at lightning speed, second-grader Logan Shank beat his teammates Exley Roon and Emma Bowman to the Sphero, a miniature robotic orb, effectively becoming the leader of the assigned group of three. Tapping twice, Logan woke the sleeping Sphero, which dramatically snapped to life flashing strobe-like until it connected with his iPad via Bluetooth.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:21:49 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee OM Team Competes at Regionals]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/829732</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary sent one Odyssey of the Mind team to the regional competition. The team did very well and gained valuable experience. Primary teams are not eligible to advance to the state finals.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:54:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Michigan Made: Lee Students Experience Taste of Michigan]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/819220</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who doesn't like chips and salsa, ice cream, cereal, honey and spearmint gum? But who knew so many of these foods in different brands are made right here in Michigan?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:57:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Library Purchases Books Written in Spanish]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/815122</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[With assistance from a Barry County Youth Advisory Council grant, the Lee Elementary Library was able to purchase books written in Spanish and some written in Spanish and English.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:12:15 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Community Service Honors MLK Jr.]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Martin Luther King Jr. Day has become a day of service for many to honor King's work. Lee students learned about who Martin Luther King Jr. was, what he did and why his actions were important.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 12:29:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Student Council Celebrates “Socktober”]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee Elementary student council conducted a sock drive throughout the school collecting 568 pairs of socks to donate to homeless shelters in Barry County. Students learned one of the most requested items at homeless shelters are socks and decided to create their “Socktober” schoolwide event. Thanks to the donations, many people in need will have warm feet this winter.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:12:33 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Students Create Glowing Projects Using Circuits]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lee third graders Noah Green and Logan Curtiss rushed back to Lee Elementary’s librarian Cindy Brooks excitedly showing her their completed closed circuit projects. Eyes on their Halloween papers glowed eerily when they completed the circuit built on the back of the paper.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:07:43 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[TK New Attendance Policy]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please see the link for information on our new attendance policy.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 11:31:36 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[PowerSchool Parent Portal Update]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/597305</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Parents, please take a few minutes to create your new Parent Portal account.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:12:11 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Students Embody Character Trait of Compassion]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Jordan Pranger had an idea one day that she wanted to do something to help others. She wrote a short note about her idea to her third-grade classmates in Krissta Hannapel's class, and it turned into something much bigger than even she expected.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 17:00:18 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Author's Story Reminds Young Readers It's OK to be Yourself]]></title>
				<link>http://lee.tkschools.org/apps/news/article/697067</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's OK to be just who you are - even if being yourself means you feel like you are a little different than everyone else. That's the message third graders received loud and clear from new children's author Katie Newell.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 12:32:54 -0400</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lee Staff Welcome Video]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Check out our welcome back to school video.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:37:41 -0400</pubDate>
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