Town & Country Elementary

📣 Hey Roadrunners! At Town and Country, we’re committed to building a positive, safe, and respectful learning environment for every student. 💙 We want to hear from YOU! 🗣️ Your feedback helps us grow and improve—and it's completely confidential. 👉 Please take a few minutes to complete our quick survey! https://assessment.pbisapps.org/Anon/490105W84m0 Your voice matters! Thank you for being an important part of our school community. 💬✨ #RoadrunnerPride #StudentVoice #WeAreTandC#EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🎶 The Beat Goes On at SVUSD! 🎶 Thanks to the leadership of Mrs. Romo, our Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, and the support of the competitive Hobbs Grant, music is coming alive in our elementary schools! With new instruments and supplies, our youngest learners are exploring rhythm, melody, and sound like never before. From drums to ukuleles, students are getting hands-on with music—and loving every moment of it! A huge thank you to Mrs. Romo for her vision and dedication. Because of her, music is no longer just a subject… it’s an experience. 🎵💛 #SVUSDShines #TheBeatGoesOn #HobbsGrant #MusicMatters

🐾✨ Future Coyotes in the House! ✨🐾 Last week, JCMS was thrilled to welcome all SVUSD 6th graders to campus for an exciting preview of middle school life! 🎉 Our visiting students were greeted with a warm welcome from the JCMS Band and Student Council, followed by an introduction from Assistant Principal Pizutto and Principal Wright. They got a sneak peek at all the fun, learning opportunities, sports, and activities that await them next year! 🎶📚🏀 Student Council led small group tours across campus, giving 6th graders a chance to ask questions, learn the layout, and hear straight from current students about what to expect. It was a great day for peer-to-peer connection—because sometimes it’s easier to ask someone who's been there! 😊 We’re excited to have them join the pack soon—because there’s a lot of fun and learning ahead at JCMS! 💙🐺 #JCMSCoyotes #FutureCoyotes #MiddleSchoolReady #SVUSD #WelcomeToJCMS #CoyotePride #GrowingUpFast

🌍 Earth Day Birdhouses: A Creative STEAM Project with 2nd and 4th Graders! 🐦🏠 In honor of Earth Day, our 2nd and 4th-grade students teamed up for a fun and environmentally-conscious STEAM project: creating birdhouses from recycled milk cartons! 🌱✨ Students took milk cartons from the cafeteria that would have been thrown away and transformed them into beautiful, functional homes for our feathered friends. They also got creative by using leftover art supplies and other materials, turning what might have been waste into something wonderful! This hands-on project not only allowed students to flex their artistic muscles, but also helped them understand the importance of recycling and sustainability. They learned that even the smallest materials can have a big impact on the planet! And to top off their Earth Day celebration, they enjoyed a fun treat: "dirt" cups with Oreos and gummy worms! 🍪🪱 A sweet ending to a day full of creativity and learning! A huge shoutout to all the students for their hard work, creativity, and dedication to making the Earth a little greener. 🌍💚 #EarthDay #Sustainability #Recycling #STEAM #CreativeLearning #Birdhouses #EcoFriendly #HandsOnLearning #RecycledArt #SweetTreats

🎉 Tat-a-Teacher Fundraiser Success! 💰💙 Our Tat-a-Teacher fundraiser, hosted by the Student Council, raised an impressive $231 for Teacher Appreciation Week! A big thank you to Town & Country for their support, and to all our amazing parents who helped make it happen. Staff and students had a blast choosing and sporting temporary tattoos—what a fun way to show school spirit and appreciation! #RoadrunnerPride #Tat-A-TeacherFun #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

📐 Our first grade Roadrunners took a hands-on journey into the world of 3D shapes this week! Through fun and collaborative centers, students explored geometric solids—learning names, attributes, and key vocabulary like vertices, edges, hemisphere, and tetrahedron. 🧠✨ Not only did they build a strong foundation in spatial understanding, but they also practiced teamwork and communication skills along the way. Way to go, Roadrunners! 💙🛠️ #RoadrunnerPride #HandsOnLearning #STEMfun #3DShapesIn1stGrade #EmpoweringYou

☀️🎉 Countdown to Summer is ON! 🎉☀️ Join us as we celebrate the final stretch of the 2024–2025 school year with Spirit Weeks full of fun, color, and creativity! Starting today, we’re kicking off May with themed dress-up days and rainbow-inspired outfits leading all the way to the last day of school. 🌈👟🎨 Whether you’re rocking the color of the day or going all-out for the theme, let’s make these last days unforgettable! 📅 Check the flyer for the daily themes—don’t miss out on the fun! #CountdownToSummer #SpiritWeeks #EndOfYearFun #RoadrunnerSpirit #EmpoweringYou

🌟 Staff Highlight for April: Mrs. Gracious Davenport 🌟 Meet Mrs. Davenport, our incredible 7th & 8th grade science teacher at JCMS! This is her first year as a Coyote and her eighth year in education, but she’s already made a lasting impact. 💙 Gracious Grace Davenport lives up to her name—she’s passionate, warm-hearted, and full of laughter. Her belief in the potential of every student drives her mission to build a safe, supportive, and inspiring classroom. 🔬✨ Originally from Florida, Mrs. Davenport moved to Sierra Vista with her husband, mom, and kids after her brother was stationed here with the Border Patrol. Her husband—who she met working at a middle school—is now one of our amazing custodians! Together, they’re raising three little ones (ages 6, 5, and 1) and loving life in the SV community. 🏡👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Before becoming a teacher, Mrs. Davenport worked in daycare and was active in church youth programs. One special moment with a teen in her youth group encouraged her to pursue middle school education—and we’re so glad she did! From stepping in as support for a sub while still waiting for her AZ certification to creating fun traditions like Student of the Week (complete with favorite snacks!), she’s all heart. 💫 She says, “People make people, not money,” and we couldn’t agree more. Welcome to the Coyote family, Mrs. Davenport—you’re making a difference every day! 🐾💛 #JCMSCoyotes #StaffHighlight #ThankATeacher #ScienceMatters #CoyotePride #StaffHighlight

🎉 Spring Fest Fun! 🌷 Spring Fest was a huge hit, packed with exciting and educational activities for all ages! Students had a blast with our bean toss math challenge, duck pond math, spelling ring toss, tangrams, and so much more. It was a day full of learning, laughter, and springtime celebration! #SpringFestFun ##RoadrunnerPride #SVUSD #TownAndCountryElementary #EmpoweringYou

🦉🔬 Future Scientists at Work! 🔬🦉 Our amazing Town and Country 5th graders transformed into young scientists during an exciting hands-on science lesson! 🧪🦴 With gloves on and tweezers in hand, they explored the world of food chains and animal biology through owl pellet dissection. Students carefully examined real owl pellets to uncover tiny bones—skulls, jaws, and more—learning all about what owls eat and how they contribute to the ecosystem. 🌿 It was a day full of curiosity, discovery, and hands-on learning! Way to go, Roadrunners—and shoutout to their awesome teachers and families for making science come alive! 💚 #ScienceRocks #RoadrunnerPride #OwlPellets #STEMLearning #SVUSD #TownAndCountryElementary

⏰📘 Time is running out to order your Town & Country yearbook! The Roadrunner PTO wants to make sure no one misses out on this keepsake full of smiles, fun, and unforgettable moments! 🐦💛 📅 Deadline: May 2nd 🌐 Order now at yearbookordercenter.com Don't wait—once they're gone, they're gone! Secure your copy today! #RoadrunnerPTO #YearbookCountdown #TownAndCountryPride #SVUSD #LastChance

🌟 April Teacher Feature – Mr. Austin Meckler! 🌟 Let’s give a big shoutout to Mr. Meckler, our awesome Tech Foundations and Yearbook teacher at JCMS! 🎉 This is his third year as a proud member of the JCMS team—he spent two years teaching Social Studies and now brings his creativity and real-world focus to CTE (Career & Technical Education). Mr. Meckler loves helping students explore life skills through hands-on projects—like his popular budgeting simulation, where students choose a city to live in, find housing and transportation, write checks, and see what it really takes to manage a budget. The surprise on their faces? Priceless. 💸 Outside the classroom, Mr. Meckler leads the charge on PBIS Tier One and brings the fun with school-wide events like Rock-Paper-Scissors tournaments, Simon Says showdowns, and Tic-Tac-Toe competitions—with awesome student engagement and prizes that build community and school spirit! 🏆🎉 He's also a martial arts enthusiast (since the age of 4!), gamer, our former wrestling coach, and proud husband and dad. He’s currently earning his master’s degree in education and is passionate about creating a classroom based on mutual respect and strong relationships. Thank you, Mr. Meckler, for the energy, heart, and creativity you bring to JCMS! You make a difference every day! 💙💻🙌 #TeacherFeature #JCMSPride #SVUSDProud #CTEChampion #PBISLeader #MiddleSchoolMatters #ThankATeacher

🌍💚 Earth Day Adventures at Town and Country! 💚🌍 Our amazing 5th and 6th grade Roadrunners went all out to celebrate Earth Day with learning, creativity, and teamwork! ⚡️ 🌱 5th graders became eco-warriors in a thrilling escape room challenge. Their mission: save the Earth from pollution and deforestation by uncovering five hidden environmental codes. With critical thinking and collaboration, they cracked the clues and emerged as true Earth heroes! 🧠🔍🌎 ♻️ 6th graders took on a hands-on math challenge by cleaning up a fictitious neighborhood using coordinate grids. With teamwork and strategy, they navigated the x and y axes to collect trash efficiently, reinforcing math concepts while practicing real-world problem-solving! 📉🗺️🚮 Way to go, Roadrunners! Your dedication to learning and the planet is truly inspiring! 🌟 #EarthDay2025 #RoadrunnerPride #EcoWarriors #HandsOnLearning #SVUSD #STEMandSTEAM #EmpoweringYou

🎉 Meet Mrs. Fraiser – Village Meadows Teacher of the Year and SVUSD Teacher of the Year! 🎉 Mrs. Danielle Fraiser is a passionate third-grade teacher at Village Meadows and has been an integral part of Village Meadows Elementary School since 2006. Thanks to the generous support of the SV Education Foundation, she has also been named the Sierra Vista Unified School District Teacher of the Year! This outstanding educator truly brings learning to life. During a unit on the history of the Titanic, students first explored informational texts—then stepped into a transformed classroom where a scaled model of the Titanic stretched across half the room! For Mrs. Fraiser, learning is non-negotiable. She holds herself to the same high expectations she sets for her students, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to growth. When she says, "ALL students will learn," she means it—understanding that while the path to success is rarely linear, it's always worth the journey. Known for wearing her heart on her sleeve, Mrs. Fraiser advocates fiercely for her students' needs. In her own words: "For real, let’s go! We have work to do!" Recognizing Mrs. Fraiser with this award isn't just about celebrating her as an outstanding educator and devoted mother—it’s about honoring the deep, lasting impact she’s made on our Village Meadows Wolf Pack community. 🐺❤️ Congratulations, Mrs. Fraiser! 🌟 #SVUSDTeacherOfTheYear #WolfPackStrong #InspiringEducator #VillageMeadows ##SVUSDProudARatedDistrict #EmpoweringYou

🎉 Meet Mrs. Dahl – Town and Country Teacher of the Year! 🎉 Mrs. Isabel Dahl is a dedicated second-grade teacher at Town and Country Elementary, and her impact on her students is truly inspiring. She thoughtfully designs and implements differentiated learning centers that meet a wide range of learning styles, abilities, and interests. These engaging, hands-on activities allow students to explore and reinforce concepts at their own pace, making learning both meaningful and fun. Beyond academics, Mrs. Dahl fosters a classroom culture that is inclusive, collaborative, and empowering—a place where every student feels valued and supported. Congratulations, Mrs. Dahl! 🏆 Your Roadrunner family is so proud of you! #TeacherOfTheYear #RoadrunnerPride #TownAndCountry #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict #EmpoweringYou

🌟 April Staff Highlight – Meet Ms. Sophia Macias! 🌟 We’re thrilled to celebrate Ms. Macias, our amazing 7th grade English and Honors English teacher at JCMS! A proud Benson native, Ms. Macias joined us in January after graduating from NAU in December—and she’s already making waves! Originally studying agricultural science, she discovered her true passion for English at NAU and hasn’t looked back since. In her classroom, Ms. Macias brings literature to life with interactive notebooks, creative lessons, and meaningful conversations. Her students recently read The Giver by Lois Lowry and loved connecting with the themes of identity, choice, and community. As a first-year teacher, she’s embracing every challenge with heart, grace, and determination—building her classroom culture, exploring what works best for her students, and learning right alongside them. When she’s not teaching, she’s coaching soccer (a great passion she’s had since she was littlel!), working on her Master’s in Education, and spending time with her big family—she’s number 8 of 12 siblings! Ms. Macias says her students make her feel like both a grown-up and a kid at the same time—and we think that’s the magic of a great teacher. We are so lucky to have her as part of the JCMS family! 💙📚⚽ #JCMSPride #StaffHighlight #NewTeacherMagic #SVUSDProud #MiddleSchoolMatters #EmpoweringYou

🚧⏰ Time to Build Knowledge! Our second-grade Roadrunners at Town & Country stepped into a fun and engaging “Construction Zone of Time” as part of their project-based learning adventure! 👷‍♂️📏 In this hands-on activity, students explored the concept of measuring time by working through real-world scenarios—just like real builders on the job! 🛠️🕒 They practiced time management, strengthened their understanding of time measurement, and built essential skills like collaboration and critical thinking along the way. Learning has never looked so constructive! 💛 #RoadrunnerPride #TimeToLearn #PBLinAction #HandsOnLearning #TownAndCountryScholars #SVUSD #EmpoweringYou #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict

🍕🎉 Join us tonight at Peter Piper Pizza for our PTO Fundraiser! 🎉🍕 Let’s raise some dough together while enjoying a night of fun, food, and community spirit! 🙌 Swing by between 5 PM and 7 PM to support our school. PLUS… we still have some temporary tattoos ready for our Tat-a-Teacher event tomorrow — don’t miss out on the fun! 😄💪🎨 📍 Peter Piper Pizza 🕔 Tonight | 5 PM – 7 PM See you there, Roadrunner families! 💙⚡ #TatATeacher #RoadrunnerPride #PTOFundraiser #FamilyFunNight #TownAndCountry#SVUSD #PizzaForACause

🌟 Join Us Tonight for the Discovery Showcase! 🌟 Come out tonight and see the amazing projects our Discovery students have created throughout the school year! 🎨📚🧠 Our Discovery program is a specialized educational experience designed to challenge and enrich gifted learners, encouraging in-depth study, higher-level thinking, and collaboration with intellectual peers. ✨ Here’s a sneak peek at what they’ve been working on: 👧🧒 1st & 2nd Grade – “It’s Not A...” Creations & Alliteration Adventures 🎩🎨 3rd & 4th Grade – Presidential Art, Trading Cards, & Garden Planning 🏕️🧊 5th & 6th Grade – Presidential Art & Cubes, plus a hands-on Camping Challenge! 📍 Where: Rothery Education Center 🕔 When: TONIGHT from 5 PM – 7 PM Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate creativity, innovation, and the brilliance of our Discovery students! #DiscoveryShowcase #GiftedEducation #StudentCreativity #SVUSD #ProudOfOurStudents #EnrichedLearning #EmpoweringYou

🦊🥚 The Great Golden Egg Heist! 🥚🦊 Our 5th graders were put to the test when the mischievous Prankster Fox stole the Golden Egg and left behind a daring message: "I couldn’t resist! The Golden Egg is too beautiful for just one day a year. If you want it back, you’ll have to solve my puzzles before time runs out!" Working together in teams, our students used critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to solve a series of fun (and tricky!) puzzles. Thanks to their determination and teamwork, they cracked the mystery just in time and rescued the Golden Egg! Way to go, 5th grade — you showed that no challenge is too big when we work together! #GoldenEggChallenge #5thGradeHeroes #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #BoltPride #CriticalThinking #ProblemSolvers #SVUSDProudARatedDistrict #EmpoweringYou