Irwin County Elementary

For Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., Mrs. Brown's Pre-K class had a "glowing" great time with glow-in-the-dark bowling and activities!

Congratulations to Mrs. Tammy Anderson, the 2026 Irwin County School District Teacher of the Year!

Tonight, ICSS also proudly recognized the 2025–2026 Teachers of the Year from each school:
✨ Rebecca Pylant – Irwin County Elementary School
✨ Tammy Anderson – Irwin County Middle School
✨ Jana Griner – Irwin County High School

We are so proud of these outstanding educators and the impact they make every day.

Congratulations to all of our Teachers of the Year! #WeAreIrwin

Today Mrs. Edgar's second grade class experienced many pumpkin STEM activities for Rock Your School Day! They began the day by reading The Biggest Pumpkin Ever which paired perfectly with our HMH lessons this week over compromising! Students enjoyed carving a pumpkin, feeling and smelling the inside of the pumpkin then making the pumpkin “throw up”. They learned about chemical reactions and the ingredients needed (vinegar and baking soda). They ended the day by creating catapults for a “pumpkin chunkin” contest and measured the distance of their launched pumpkins.

For Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., Mrs. Hurt's fifth grade class learned about and created models of plant cells. They had a great time!

For Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., Mrs. Roberts' Kindergarten students got to dress up and enjoyed seeing their "pirate teacher" as well. They also went "bowling for letters" and had a great time!

For Rock Your School Day, Mrs. Kilbury's class participated in many different activities about pumpkins. Students made catapults, wrote some stories about what they would do if they were scarecrows, and carved a pumpkin and made it “throw up!" The students had a great time!

At I.C.E.S.'s Rock Your School Day, the fourth grade team of Mrs. Mixon and Ms. Harris created a "Game Day" experience for students, complete with themed activities, visits from high school players, and photo opportunities.

For Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., Mrs. Tankersley's class engaged in a variety of exciting hands-on, party themed activities. They also experimented with making slime!

For Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., the fourth grade team with Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Mier, and Mrs. Warren engaged students with a day-long football theme, complete with math that involved moving up and down a football field! The students were all winners in these activities!

Today is Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., and students in Mrs. Hodnett's music class got to experience a luau! Students were engaged while learning about Hawaiian music, and they also got to do a limbo to see how low they could dance.

It's Rock Your School Day at I.C.E.S., and students in Mrs.Cowart’s fifth grade math class enjoyed measuring and making root-beer floats. After measuring all the ingredients using the metric system (meters, liters, and grams), students were able to enjoy their tasty creation. Students then had to convert their measurements across the metric system.

Irwin County Elementary School's first graders enjoyed a fall-themed field trip at Harper Hill yesterday. The students took a hayride, played corn hole, painted pumpkins, and participated in other harvest activities. The first graders really enjoyed their trip and learned a lot about harvest time!

Congratulations to 5th Grade for being recognized as PLC of the Month at I.C.E.S.! This team stood out because they consistently submitted their agenda on time, came prepared with prework, and engaged in rotational sharing that allowed every member to contribute meaningfully. Most importantly, they modeled intentional collaboration by turning concerns into positives and applying instructional suggestions, keeping the focus on how to best serve students. Keep up the excellent work!

On National Custodian Appreciation Day, I.C.E.S. would like to recognize Mrs. Neicy Mack and her dedicated team for the work they do keeping our school clean and welcoming. Mrs. Neicy goes above and beyond and does so with a smile, and we are so glad to have her and her team at I.C.E.S.

Students in Mrs. Edgar's classroom worked on Unit 3- Measurement today. Students measured gummy worms by stretching the gummy worm to compare the difference in lengths . They had so much fun exploring measurement and using the new additions to their math boxes, a ruler!

Irwin County Elementary School's cookie dough fundraiser has been extended to run through October 10. Please order your cookie dough and other items and help to support our school! Students who sell ten or more units will also get to visit the gaming trailer.

ICES Parents of Students in Grades K-3

Irwin County Elementary School recognized the Students of the Month for August today. These students are "respectful, responsible, and ready to learn," and their teachers are very proud of them!

Students at Irwin County Elementary School always enjoy attending Music class with Mrs. Dee Hodnett. Mrs. Hodnett designs fun activities and ties music in with other subjects as well.

Mr. Rathgeber's second grade class is pictured learning about rhythms. They played Don't Break the Ice to identify rhythms and they each created their own quarter note, quarter rest & pair of eighth notes out of pipe cleaners.

Ms. Mitchell's first grade class learned about Tempo. Presto means fast so they ran around the carpet, then the music changed to Largo - slow- and they had to move slowly around the carpet. They also learned 3 more tempos: Adagio, Moderato, & Allegro, and they used race cars to demonstrate the tempo.

Mr. Rathgeber's students and Ms. Mitchell's students had a great time in music last week!