Spotlight

April 3, 2026: Our preschoolers have been working on a recycling unit in class. This week they helped the fifth grade ambassadors do the weekly recycling! Everyone did such a great job. I didn’t know that our ambassadors were such great teachers! February 27th, 2026: Helmsburg Tigers are kind!! Look at all the food that you all donated for Mother’s …

Preschool

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P.E.

September 26, 2025 This month in PE has been a lot of fun! The BCX class from the high school has came to teach class twice so far and the kids are loving it! It’s such a fun way for the kids to create relationships and a love for sports!  Grades 2-5 have also enjoyed playing a class favorite game …

Music

February 27, 2026 We had an absolute blast on Saturday with two of our amazing elementary schools participating in Circle the State With Song! Our students have worked so hard, learning six different pieces and meeting once a week to rehearse together. On Saturday, we spent the entire day in New Albany, Indiana rehearsing in preparation for our final concert. Every …

Art

April 3rd, 2026 March 27th, 2026 Helmsburg artists please note the change of date for the art show. We moved to Monday, April 13th from 5:00-6:30! February 27th, 2026 February 20th, 2026 Artists are working on finishing up our symmetrical cities! February 6th, 2026 Sunset painting to use with our Symmetry city! January 23rd, 2026 Artists have been working on …

Weekly STEM Blog

April 3, 2026 Scientist of the Week: Sophie Fratianni This week in Science: Fifth grade students continued with their “Who Took Fluffy” forensic case study. Dr. Baker was here to lead the students in a blood typing lab. They learned all about the different blood types. Students were given different blood samples (synthetic samples) and anti-serum and had to mix …

2nd Grade

April 3rd, 2026 Second graders loved getting to open their Book Blast books! March 27th, 2026 Second graders have been working very hard on writing their own versions of Cinderella! They loved getting to read their finished stories to the first graders! February 27th, 2026 This week in second grade was full of creativity and hands-on learning! Students continued working …

3rd Grade

March 27, 2026 We are excited to be getting back into our regular schedule after a fabulous Spring Break! Our third graders are working hard as we prepare to show all that we have learned on the iLearn assessment. We are reviewing, practicing, and getting ready to shine! The sunshine and beautiful weather have been marvelous, and we’ve even enjoyed …

4th Grade

March 27, 2026 This week we continued learning about the Indy 500 race in preparation for our field trip to IMS. We learned that race car drivers need fast reaction times to operate the racecar safely. We tried out some of the exercises they use to improve their reaction time. It was much harder than we thought! We started by …