One of the great things about the Kansas Teacher of the Year program is that it allows winners from each district to visit other districts. Today, the area KTOY winners were in USD 379. 2024-25 379 TOY Leah Knitter and Alisha Brownell hosted the group and showed them all of the great things happening in Clay County! #celebrate379
🐝🌸 Pollination in Action! 🌸🐝
Ms. Brownell’s third graders took their science lesson to the next level by becoming busy bees! They built their own flower and bee models, then buzzed from bloom to bloom to see how pollen travels during pollination. #celebrate379
Ms. Brownell’s third graders took their science lesson to the next level by becoming busy bees! They built their own flower and bee models, then buzzed from bloom to bloom to see how pollen travels during pollination. #celebrate379





Missed the Clay Center Child Check screening but still need one for your child? Bring them to Riley County Grade School on Nov. 17! #celebrate379

Pumkinology week continued in Mrs. Shannon's class this week, including pumpkin pancakes! #celebrate379





Mr. Beardsley has been a great addition to the Lincoln staff this year as the Physical Education teacher. Right now, he is teaching 3rd graders a unit on soccer skills. Today, he had them playing a game of soccer tag, and even joined in on the fun! #celebrate379
It’s Pumpkinology Week in Mrs. Shannon's classroom! Their learning is underway, and students already know quite a bit about pumpkins and how they grow from seed to pumpkin. They will be doing more exploring using their 5 senses later in the week. #celebrate379









Ms. Brownell teaches science in 3rd grade. This week they are focusing on the life cycles of animals. Did you know that bats live for an average of 20 years?! #celebrate379
Parent/Teacher Conferences are this week! #celebrate379

BIG NEWS FROM LINCOLN ELEMENTARY!
Today, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Lane, and Ms. Coughlin surprised special education teacher Marcy Schooley with the announcement that she was named the USD 379 Elementary (grades Pre-K-5) Teacher of the Year! She will now have the opportunity to compete for the Kansas Teacher of the Year award.
Mrs. Schooley has been in education for 43 years and has impacted literally thousands of students over her teaching career. Congratulations from Lincoln Elementary and USD 379! #celebrate379
Today, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. Lane, and Ms. Coughlin surprised special education teacher Marcy Schooley with the announcement that she was named the USD 379 Elementary (grades Pre-K-5) Teacher of the Year! She will now have the opportunity to compete for the Kansas Teacher of the Year award.
Mrs. Schooley has been in education for 43 years and has impacted literally thousands of students over her teaching career. Congratulations from Lincoln Elementary and USD 379! #celebrate379
Mrs. Weller's second graders were working hard this morning on finding the central idea of a story. They had read a story in its entirety yesterday and now had to decide what it was all about. #celebrate379
The October LES BOE Report can be viewed here: #celebrate379


Mrs. Knitter has made the move from Pre-K to 2nd grade this year. Today, her students were learning all about identifying the point of view of a text. And they were having a little fun as well! #celebrate379
Pre-K was learning all about the outdoors and the fire department today! It ended with a visit from the CCFD themselves, which is always a big hit! #celebrate379
Every morning, Mrs. Siebold's kindergartners go through writing stations. These include small groups working on different writing standards, with one station being the Lexia iPad app. The students rotate through stations each day, ensuring they visit all of them throughout the week. They were working hard this morning! #celebrate379
Today, we thank our dedicated custodial staff across USD 379! #celebrate379

Fall Child Check is coming soon! #celebrate379

Today was a beautiful day for the annual kindergarten ABC Bootcamp! All K's created their own outfit based on the letters of the alphabet and presented them in front of their classmates and families at Dexter Park! A special thanks to the CCCHS band for making the trip to help us celebrate! #celebrate379







The Vv is for Vegetables Food Drive, and the amazing Cubs at LES did not disappoint. Thank you, LES, for your help with Mrs. Shannon's service project! The shelves at the Lighthouse will be full, but their hearts will be even fuller! #celebrate379






2025-25 USD 379 Teachers of the Year Leah Knitter and Alisha Brownell attended the Kansas TOY banquet last weekend. Besides being recognized as the elementary and secondary TOY representatives from Clay County, they also got put into teams and made plans to attend each other's schools during the school year. It's a great way to bond and gain insight and ideas from others! Congrats to both on their recognition! #celebrate379

Interested in being part of a focus group that will give input on the upcoming bond issue? We want your feedback! #celebrate379

