These outstanding students were recognized for demonstrating exemplary character, leadership, and kindness throughout the school. A special thank you to Deputy Gregory for helping present the award certificates and celebrating our students' hard work! 💙👮♀️
Help us congratulate these incredible young leaders in the comments below! 👇✨
This week, our 5th grade students stepped into the lab to explore energy transformations firsthand! Using circuit kits, batteries, and motor-powered fans, they investigated how stored energy converts and changes into different forms, whether that be a speaker, a light, a windmill, or even powering a propeller!
It’s one thing to read about energy in a textbook, but watching the concept light up (and spin!) in real time makes all the difference. Future engineers and scientists hard at work! 🔬⚙️🔋
Roar-ing Good Time at the Virginia Living Museum! 🦖🐾
On Tuesday, our Thurgood Marshall Elementary kindergartners took their learning on the road to explore the Virginia Living Museum! 🍃✨
Our young scientists spent the day discovering native animals, exploring local ecosystems, and learning how we can all help with animal conservation. From getting up close with dinosaur fossils to watching otters splash around, it was a day filled with curiosity and big smiles! 📸
We are honored to have these four amazing veterans as part of our Thurgood Marshall Elementary family.
Thank you for your service to our country and your continued dedication to our students!
#CPSInspires #CPSCelebrates #TMEPride
Our Thurgood Marshall Elementary 2nd graders had an unforgettable day exploring the wonders of flight, space, and science! 🌌
From testing paper airplane aerodynamics and operating interactive robotics displays to standing face-to-face with real space capsules and historic aircraft, our young explorers were inspired every step of the way. 🛸
Highlights from our high-flying adventure:
• Live STEAM Science: A thrilling liquid nitrogen demonstration full of clouds, vapor, and cool state-of-matter experiments! 🧪💨
• Aviation & Space History: Getting up close to vintage gliders, jet fighters, and Apollo-era space capsules. 👨🚀
• Honoring Trailblazers: Learning about NASA’s pioneer women mathematicians and aerospace history. 🌟
• Teamwork & Discovery: Exploring multi-tiered play structures and interactive exhibit galleries together. 🤝
A big thank you to our teachers, chaperones, and museum educators for making this field trip such a success! 🎒💙💛
Our 3rd GradenTME scientists had a blast bringing the water cycle to life during their Precipitation Lab! By adding colorful liquid dye to shaving cream "clouds," students got to see firsthand how clouds hold moisture until it gets too heavy and falls as rain 💧🧪.
Hands-on learning at its best!
🎉 Big news and big grooves! 🎉
We have some major achievements to celebrate from our Impact Aid Card drive! Last Friday, we were able to celebrate our students and families in style!
First, a huge CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Wells' class for winning this year's competition! Their hard work paid off with an awesome pizza party celebration, complete with fresh pizza and plenty of smiles.
Next up, shoutout to all of our incredible students who turned in their cards and earned their way to the Impact Aid Cards Dance Party! From showing off moves under the disco balls to line dancing, sharing smiles with staff, and hitting the gym floor together, the energy was unmatched.
A special thank you to our staff, volunteers, and school resource officer for helping turn the gym into a dance floor and supporting our students every step of the way. Thank you to all our families for returning your Impact Aid cards to help support our school! 🍕💃🕺
🎃 What a spooktacular success! 🎃
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Treats on TME Lane on Friday, October 30th! Seeing our building filled with families and creative costumes—from superheroes and aliens to witches, skeletons, and vampires—made this event unforgettable.
This celebration wouldn't have been possible without our amazing staff and dedicated volunteers. Thank you for bringing the magic: decorating classroom doors, running the gym games, assisting with crafts, and ensuring our trick-or-treaters had a safe and candy-filled time! 🍬✨
Thank you for making our community so special. We can’t wait to celebrate with you all again next year! 👻
Swipe through to see our week of pink! 💕👇
#InspireCPS #Tigerstrong
🎃👻 Join us for Treats on TME Lane TONIGHT!! 👻🎃
Mark your calendars for a night of treats and family fun right here at Thurgood Marshall Elementary!
📅 Date: Friday, October 30th
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Thurgood Marshall Elementary
🎉 What to Expect:
• Face painting 🎨 • Games 🎲 • Plenty of candy! 🍬 • Fun for the whole family!
📌 Important Note: This event is exclusively for TME students, and all students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
We can't wait to see our TME families there! 🧡🖤
Our preschool classes spent the day diving into pumpkin exploration! The children loved feeling the pulp, counting seeds, and getting messy as they learned about the parts of a pumpkin. Check out these big smiles and busy hands! 🍁✨
💡📖 Slide through to see our Kindergarten learners of Ms. Sherwood's class in action today.
Let’s turn our school PINK and show our support! 💕 Join us for a week full of fun, school spirit, and awareness as we stand together to support those affected by breast cancer.
🌸 Here’s the lineup! 🌸
🤠 Monday, October 26: Cowboy Boots Day — Give Breast Cancer the Boot!
💖 Tuesday, October 27: Pink Crazy Hair Day
🎀 Wednesday, October 28: Pink Power Day — Wear pink from head to toe!
🧦 Thursday, October 29: Pink Sock Day — Rock your craziest or cutest pink socks!
👒 Friday, October 30: Pink Hat Day — Wear your favorite pink hat!
Let’s fill our school with PINK, spread awareness, and remind everyone that together, we can make a difference! 💗
📸 Don’t forget to show off your pink spirit and share the fun!
We have Spirit week next week for Breast Cancer awareness, so be ready to show off your pink!
🎃👻 Join us for Treats on TME Lane! 👻🎃
Mark your calendars for a night of treats and family fun right here at Thurgood Marshall Elementary!
📅 Date: Friday, October 30th
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: Thurgood Marshall Elementary
🎉 What to Expect:
• Face painting 🎨 • Games 🎲 • Plenty of candy! 🍬 • Fun for the whole family! 🍬 Candy Donations: We are accepting candy donations through Monday, October 26th. Any contributions are greatly appreciated to help make this event sweet for our students! 📌 Important Note: This event is exclusively for TME students, and all students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
We can't wait to see our TME families there! 🧡🖤
Snap, spell, and read! 📚✨ Last Friday, our students in Mrs. Lee's First Grade Class used hands-on word-building blocks to practice phonics and spelling skills. By physically connecting letters and sounds, students get a fun, tactile way to strengthen their reading foundation. From CVC words to sight words, they loved building—and showing off—their progress!
#InpsireCPS #ReadingforEveryone #HandsonLearning
Here are a few highlights from our trip:Interactive Sky Shows:
-- Students actively engaged with the presenter, asking great questions about the stars and cardinal directions as we mapped out the sky.
-- Immersive Star Tours: Settling into the dome theater to look up at the vast, glowing universe above.
-- Hands-on Science: Holding planet Earth in the palm of our hands—literally!
-- Mythology & Constellations: Tracing iconic figures like Orion across the starry night sky projected over rugged landscapes.
Science is always better when you get to experience it up close. A huge thank you to Old Dominion University staff for making astronomy so bright and inspiring for our young explorers! ✨🪐
Our second grade students used cheese crackers, pretzel sticks, and mini marshmallows to bring place value to life—hundreds, tens, and ones never tasted so good! Learning math concepts is always sweeter with hands-on (and edible!) activities. 📊✨
#InspireCPS #MathisFun #TME
🌟 We had a truly special learning day in Mrs. Williams 3rd grade classroom as we celebrated White Cane Day! We were honored to welcome our visitors, who taught us powerful lessons about independence, accessibility, and the crucial role of white canes.
Our students had amazing questions, and yes, the guide dog (Wexley!) was an absolute star, resting right on our "CHOOSE KIND" rug. A perfect reminder that kindness and inclusion go hand-in-hand. 🤍🐾
We are grateful to learn how to make our community more welcoming for everyone.
#InspireCPS #Choosekind
Mark your calendars for October 19th – 23rd and join in on the fun! Here’s what’s on deck: 🗓 Mon (10/19): Gold Day 🟡
🗓 Tue (10/20): Decades in History 🕰️
🗓 Wed (10/21): Pink Out! 🩷
🗓 Thu (10/22): Safari Day 🦓
🗓 Fri (10/23): Blue and Gold Day 💙🟡 Show off your school pride all week long!