Tyger River Elementary School

Last week, Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Bright's 5th grade classes visited our kindergarteners with a surprise guest...the gingerbread man! Our fifth graders presented a reader's theatre with gingerbread themed stories. What a great way to celebrate the upcoming holiday season! ❄️🎄🍪

Today was Grinch Day in Mrs. Knepp and Mrs. Chandler's class! They dressed up for the day, baked special cookies, and enjoyed a read aloud of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." What a great day! 💚❄️🎄

Some of our littlest learners in Mrs. Harvey’s class made Christmas cards for their loved ones this morning!

They had a lesson in block printing and created their cards in gold and silver ink. Each card is their own piece of art work celebrating the holidays. 🎁🎄❄️

What a fun week at TRE! Staff participated in a truly spectacularly “ugly” sweater contest. After a schoolwide vote, Jessica Basyari was selected as the winner! 🏆✨

Thanks to everyone who participated and cheered — you made the day merry and bright. 📸🧣🎁

Today Mrs. Mary Lee’s kindergartners enjoyed a cozy read-aloud of Gingerbread Friends by Jan Brett. After the story, the children created their own gingerbread house ornaments — full of giggles, glitter, and lots of tiny hands working together.

Thank you Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Ferrell creating these fun holiday activities for our students— these ornaments will make delightful keepsakes! ❤️✨

Mrs. Cook’s class wrapped up their gingerbread unit by building their own gingerbread houses and writing all about the experience. Students practiced fine motor skills while assembling (and taste‑testing!), used vocabulary from the unit, and wrote their houses! 🎉🍪

What a magical night — thank you to everyone who joined us for our first Merry & Bright Family Night! Students enjoyed photos with Santa, cookies and milk, festive crafts, and cozy Christmas read‑alouds from our wonderful special guest readers. Your smiles and school spirit made the night truly special. We can’t wait to celebrate with you again! 🎄✨

This week, our kindergarteners had a very special guest! Superintendent Dr. Gary came to read "If You Take a Mouse to the Movies" with Mrs. Thompson’s class! The students giggled at the mouse’s antics, joined in with predictions, and practiced great listening and sharing.

A huge thank-you to Dr. Gary for spending time with some of our youngest learners and supporting early literacy. Moments like this make our school community stronger — and reading more fun!

#EarlyLiteracy #KindergartenReads #CommunityMatters #ReadingRocks 📚✨

Exciting news! TRE had 16 of our 4th and 5th graders represent TRE at the district level on December 1st at the 2025 District Honor Choir Clinic and Concert. 🎼🎶🎹

After practicing their music for several weeks, they got to join the other district honor choir members from across the district for a clinic and concert. Congratulations on a job well done!

Mrs. McCarty's class had a special guest visitor today! An elf came to their classroom and they named her Candy. ❄️⛄🎅🏼 Candy was sweet enough to wrap up the Promethean board to make their classroom even more festive. 🎁

Our incredible fifth graders spent time in the TRE Clothing Closet as part of a Thanksgiving service project — learning firsthand the power of helping others. They sorted and bagged clothing, put items on hangers, organized newly donated racks, and labeled everything to make it easy for anyone in need to find what they’re looking for.

We’re proud of their compassion, teamwork, and commitment to making our school and community a kinder place. Thank you, students and volunteers, for showing what service looks like in action! 🙌🍂

#TRECares #ServiceLearning #FifthGrade #CommunityFirst #ThanksgivingService

This week, some of our youngest learners designed and built their very own parade balloons, then brought them to life in a joyful recreation of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — complete with cheering, an excited audience, and tiny marchers full of pride. To top it all off, we shared a warm, community-style Charlie Brown Thanksgiving feast: popcorn, jelly beans, and plenty of friendship.

Huge thanks to our teachers, families, and students for making tradition, creativity, and gratitude come together in one unforgettable celebration. 🥰🎉

We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family and friends.

#TREKindergarten #ParadeDay #CharlieBrownThanksgiving #HandsOnLearning #GratefulHearts

Huge thanks to our amazing coaches (Mrs. Hodge, Ms. Duckett, Ms. Davis, and Mrs. Atkins) for rolling around the cheer cart and treating our teachers to bagels and hot apple cider the day before break!

Your thoughtfulness warmed hearts and classrooms — teachers left smiling and ready for some well-deserved rest. We appreciate all that you do for the TRE family! 🍩☕️✨

Huge congratulations to all classes who met their reading goals for the first 9 weeks — they earned the TRE Glow Party! Students enjoyed reading by flashlight, glowing decorations, and tasty fun snacks while celebrating their hard work. The room was full of smiles, bright books, and proud readers — thank you to our teachers and families for supporting literacy every step of the way.

Keep reading, keep shining — next celebration is waiting! 💡📖🌟

Mrs. Cassidy’s 4th grade class visited the library for a special lesson during Native American Heritage Month. Together with the librarian they read Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story and then used PebbleGo to research the Native American peoples of the Southeast United States.

#NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #TygerRiverES #LibraryLearning

Ms. Mackey and Glenn’s 5th grade classes visited the library for a special lesson honoring Native American Heritage Month. Together with the librarian they read The Rough-Face Girl, an Algonquin Cinderella story, then reviewed character traits and completed a hands-on craft to build their own story structures.

Students connected cultural storytelling with literary skills in a creative, respectful lesson. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #TygerRiverES #LibraryLearning

It was an exciting week at TRE as we hosted our second @girlswhocode meeting! 🚀💻✨This program is designed to help introduce girls to coding and increase future female professionals in the world of coding and engineering.

During our first two meetings, our members got to participate in hands‑on computer programming activities and fun unplugged coding challenges. We can't wait to watch them build problem‑solving skills, teamwork, and confidence. #GirlsWhoCode #STEMforAll

Last week the Tyger River Elementary staff were treated to a special surprise — Superintendent Dr. Gary stopped by to personally congratulate our amazing team for earning an Excellent rating on the SC State Report Card! 🌟
A huge thank-you to every teacher, support staff member, and administrator whose dedication, creativity, and hard work made this possible. Your commitment to our students shows every day, and today we celebrated that success together.
Join us in celebrating this achievement — Tyger River Elementary is shining bright! 🐯📚👏

Today our curious 3rd graders from Tyger River Elementary visited Roper Mountain Science Center — and what a day of discovery! Students explored hands‑on exhibits, met live animals, and conducted experiments that brought classroom science to life. Big smiles, thoughtful questions, and teamwork everywhere we looked.

Thanks to the Roper Mountain staff for an engaging, memorable field trip that sparked wonder and deeper learning. Proud of our Tigers for their curiosity and enthusiasm! 🐯🔬🌟

#TygerRiverElementary #RoperMountain #FieldTripFun #STEM #3rdGradeExplorers

Mark your calendar for the TRE Merry & Bright Family Night on Tuesday, December 9th. The event is $10 per child and includes a cookie and milk, craft, read aloud, a visit with Santa Joe, and a printed 4x6 picture with Santa.

Registration forms will be sent home with your students. Sign up now to reserve your spot for this fun family event! All forms and payments need to be returned to you oldest child's teacher by Tuesday, November 25th.

Proceeds will be used to sponsor Christmas wish lists for our community at the MTCC and help purchase a school mascot for Tyger River Elementary School.