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

April 24, 2026 News from Mrs. Workman: April 17, 2026 News from Mrs. Knighten: April 10, 2026 News from Mrs. Knighten: News from Mrs. Workman: April 3, 2026 News from Mrs. Knighten: March 27, 2026 News from Mrs. Knighten: News from Mrs. Workman: March 13, 2026 News from Mrs. Knighten: News from Mrs. Workman: February 27th, 2026 News from Mrs. …

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 24th, 2026 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 …

Weekly STEM Blog

April 17, 2026 Scientist of the Week: Charlotte Lookebill This week in Science… Fifth grade students continued with their forensics unit with Dr. Erin Baker. This week the students learned all about fingerprints. They looked at their own fingerprints to determine if theirs had whirls, loops, or arches. They also started a new science unit called Stars & Planets. In this unit, …

2nd Grade

April 17th 2026 Second graders had a blast at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum! April 10th, 2026 We are so proud of our 2nd graders who performed their Ted Talks for the school this week! They did an amazing job! April 3rd, 2026 Second graders loved getting to open their Book Blast books! March 27th, 2026 Second graders have been working …

3rd Grade

April 10, 2026 Third Grade at Helmsburg Elementary had a fabulous week! On Friday, we traveled to Indianapolis for the Final Four Fan Fest Field Trip, and it was so much fun!  The students had an amazing time experiencing all the excitement. Back in the classroom, we’ve been working hard reviewing for iLearn. Our students are prepared and ready to …

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 …