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Students enjoy wearing their sunglasses for a special dress up day.
A group of students play a board game during Global School Play Day.
Two McFall students in their classroom.
McFall students hold up grocery bags they've decorated for music month.
Three male students show their TK shirts.
Students built forts and played pretend during Global School Play Day.
A student swings on the playground.
McFall kindergarten students celebrate 100th day of school.
Three boys on the McFall playground in their TK attire.
Students try to use 100 cups to build a tower during the 100th day celebration.
A teacher leads a music class as students tap rhythms with drumsticks.
Students color pictures in the library.
Two students look at a book in the library together.
Two boys dressed in their TK shirts and faces painted for homecoming.
A group of students gather on the playground.
Students and teachers dress up as if they were 100 years old in celebration of 100th day at school.
McFall first graders learn to code a robot.
A student smiles at his helper as he rides a horse in the therapeutic riding program.
A teacher assists a student learning to write.
Students enjoy building during free time.
A student builds a tower during Global School Play Day.
A student becomes the "I" in Kind during kindness week.
Students gather around a fire truck while the firefighters give them some safety lessons.
Two students play a game of Sorry during Global School Play Day.
A student smiles while he gets assistance riding a horse.
The winners of the Masked Singer event are revealed.
A student picks a book out of the McFall library.
A group of McFall students pose with their TK shirts and tattoos for the homecoming game.
Four McFall students on the playground.
A student stretches to reach the sides as she sits atop a climbing apparatus on the playground.
Three girls with their faces painted for homecoming.
A student holds up her drawing and the digital art created from it by high school students.
A group of students lay on the floor reading books.
Students listen to the librarian read a book.
A McFall students works on his chromebook.
McFall Elementary staff during a dress up day celebration.
A student grins as she rides a horse in the therapeutic riding program.
A teacher reads a book to her students.
Four McFall students show their TK spirit wearing black and orange t-shirts and accessories.
McFall students use yoga balls and pool noodles as drums and drumsticks as they rock out in an energetic PE routine.
Students show the digital art created from their drawings.
The Masked Singers reveal their identities to McFall students.

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Members of the TKHS 2025 Homecoming Court.

2025 Homecoming is Oct. 10

Thornapple Kellogg Homecoming is Friday, Oct. 10 when the Trojans will take on East Grand Rapids at 7 p.m. There is plenty of excitement and fun prior to the game!
Mr. Sleeman joins in a game of funnel ball with McFall students.

McFall Principal: In It for the Long Run

On the first day of school, new McFall principal Ben Sleeman walked 11.3 miles. Some of it was uphill (or up the ramp) to the gymnasium and back, there wasn’t any snowstorm and he wasn’t barefoot. Still, it was a busy day walking from one end of the building to the other and back again several times, popping into classrooms making sure students and staff were all settling into school.
TK Superintendent Robert Pouch speaks to staff members before the start of the 2025-26 school year.

TK Staff Welcomed Back for 2025-26 School Year

“Relationships” is the word TK Superintendent used multiple times in his welcome back speech to TK staff Wednesday morning. His inspiring words came after the spirited playing of the school fight song by the TK marching band, bringing everyone to their feet clapping and cheering.
New teachers took part in orientation and training this week.

TK Welcomes New Teachers for 2025-26 School Year

Nine new teachers have joined the TK staff for the 2025-26 school year. They took part in a new teacher orientation and training program early this week as they prepare for the start of the school year.
Cafeteria table with Trojan logo.

Food Service Information

All students attending Thornapple Kellogg Schools are eligible for free breakfasts and lunches during the 2025-26 School Year through SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. We DO NOT KNOW YET if meals are free for the remainder of the 2025-26 School Year and will not know until the State of Michigan completes the State School Aid Budget.
TK Superintendent Robert Pouch

New Superintendent Eager to Keep Moving TK Forward

Robert Pouch has been busy the last couple of months getting to know Thornapple Kellogg Schools and the community and he said he can’t wait to see all the staff and students back for the start of the 2025-26 school year soon. He was hired as the district’s new superintendent and started working in the district in July.
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A Message from McFall Principal Ben Sleeman

McFall Elementary School
Welcome to McFall Elementary School!
McFall is a fun, energetic building filled with our students in Young 5's, kindergarten and first grades. Our entire staff at McFall is committed to providing quality, early childhood education for students beginning their educational journey at TK Schools. Our teachers spend time each year continuing their education and staying current with educational research in early childhood education. Our goal is to inspire our young students and give them the great start they need to be successful lifelong learners.
We're glad you're here! We welcome volunteers so please stop in and see us soon!