Tilbury Area Public School

🌭📚 T.A.P.S. Family BBQ & Book Fair Night! 🎨🎉 Join us for a fun evening at Tilbury Area Public School on Thursday, May 7th from 4:30–6:30 PM! Bring the whole family and enjoy: 🌭 BBQ Hot Dogs, Chips & Drinks 🎟 Basket Raffle 📸 Family Pictures with EDGE 🤝 Community Partners 🎮 Play Rangers in the Old Gym 📚 Scholastic Book Fair in the Learning Commons 🎨 Student Art Show displayed on classroom bulletin boards 🎟 Food tickets are $1 each • Hot Dogs – 2 tickets • Chips/Drinks – 1 ticket each It’s a great chance to enjoy some food, celebrate our students’ artwork, and shop the Book Fair together! Children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. We can’t wait to see our T.A.P.S. families there! 💙

Happy Administrative Professionals Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate the amazing people who truly keep our school running. From answering phones and calming chaos to finding lost forms, solving last-minute problems, and somehow knowing the answer to everything — Mrs Blair does it all! Thank you for the smiles, the organization, the patience, and the behind-the-scenes magic that keeps our days running smoothly. We appreciate you more than you know! 💙📎

📘 Yearbooks Are Now on Sale! Don’t miss out on capturing the memories from this school year! Our 32-page, full-colour yearbook is now available to order for $20. 📅 Order deadline: May 9 💵 Payment can be made in cash or through School Cash Online. Forms were sent home already. More are available at the office. Be sure to place your order before the deadline so you can enjoy all the great moments from the year with your friends and classmates! Yearbooks will be delivered in June before the end of the year.

Today our Kindergarten class enjoyed a special visit to Hudson Manor! The students had so much fun completing a scavenger hunt and spending time with the wonderful residents. There were lots of smiles, conversations, and laughter as our youngest learners connected with members of the community. Moments like these are a great reminder of how powerful it can be when different generations come together. Thank you to the residents and staff at Hudson Manor for welcoming us so warmly. Our students loved the experience and can’t wait to visit again! ❤️

🌴 Tropical Thursday is coming! 🌺 Get ready to show off your best tropical outfit and accessories this Thursday, April 23! Think bright colors, floral prints, sunglasses, and all the sunny vibes 😎🌞 Let’s show our Falcon spirit and bring in the warm weather together! 🦅💛 Don’t forget—dress bold, dress bright, and have fun with it! #tilburyareapublic #gofalcons #schoolspirit #tropical #warmweather #TAPS

Our Grade 5s are ‘drivin’ to stay drug-free. Last week, we visited Racing Against Drugs to learn how healthy lifestyles keep our ‘engines’ running at peek performance.

Our Grade 5s are ‘drivin’ to stay drug-free. Last week, we visited Racing Against Drugs to learn how healthy lifestyles keep our ‘engines’ running at peek performance.

🍪 Smile Cookie Week is coming! 🍪 We’re so excited to share that our school has been selected as a local recipient of the Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign from April 27 to May 3! When you buy a Smile Cookie, you’re helping support our school nutrition program and giving students access to healthy snacks and meals every day. Here’s how you can help: • Buy Smile Cookies from April 27 to May 3 • Share with family and friends 💛 Every cookie helps make a difference for our students. Thank you for supporting our school and helping our community thrive! #tilburyareapublic #timhortons #communitysupport #smilecookie #schoolnutritionprogram

🌟 TAPS Families! Looking for something fun to do with the family while supporting some of our amazing students? Head over to Leamington this weekend to catch Little Tomato Children’s Theatre’s “Dare to Dream Jr.” production! It's a musical full of all your favourite Disney songs 🎶. A few of our own TAPS students will be performing all weekend — and they’d love to see familiar faces in the audience. 🎭 Opening Night is Friday! 🎟️ Tickets are available at the door, but calling ahead is recommended. Let’s cheer them on and celebrate their hard work and creativity! ❤️ #tilburyareapublic #daretodreamjr #youththeatre #LTCT #disneymusical

♟️ Checkmate Celebration! ♟️ The Chatham-Kent Chess Challenge was a real king’s gambit of talent, strategy, and sportsmanship — and our TAPS team truly delivered! 🏅 🎉 Congratulations to our brilliant medalists for playing with focus, creativity, and championship spirit! We had 5 medalists. 👏 Kudos to every TAPS player who joined the challenge — your moves were bold, your teamwork inspiring, and your attitude unbeatable. A royal thank-you to Mr. Graham, our grandmaster organizer, for orchestrating such an incredible event that brought so many schools together for an unforgettable battle of wits. A queen-sized thank-you to Ms. Bolohan, for cheering on and supporting our students through every round. ♕ And let’s not forget our amazing Grade 8 students who worked behind the scenes — managing schedules, keeping scores, and ensuring every match ran smoothly. You were the true chess clocks of the day, keeping everything right on time! ⏰♞ TAPS came, saw, and captured the board! What a brilliant showing of teamwork, strategy, and school spirit! #tilburyareapublic #gofalcons #taps

LIGHT UP THE NIGHT FOR NOELLE NEEDS YOU! Noelle's Gift to Children is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help make the Light Up The Night for Noelle – CK Edition a glowing success! Whether you’re looking to give back to the community or just want to be part of an incredible atmosphere, we’d love to have you. 🔗 Register to volunteer here: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/111780/light-up-the-night-for-noelle-ck-edition/volunteer #Volunteer #ChathamKent #LightUpTheNight #noellesgift

💙 Today, Tilbury Area Public School proudly recognizes World Autism Awareness Day. We celebrate the uniqueness, creativity, and strengths of individuals with autism and reaffirm our commitment to building an inclusive, accepting, and supportive learning environment for everyone. Together, let’s continue to foster understanding and kindness — one conversation, one connection, and one bright blue light at a time. 💙 #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #InclusionMatters #TilburyAreaPS #LightItUpBlue

These chocolate bars are SIMPLY DELICIOUS! Please contact the school if you are interested in purchasing or selling a box!

Our Grade 3/4 classes were busy today helping the Kinsmen Club at Memorial Park! Our students helped pick up sticks at the park to get it ready for the annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Kindergarten Open House! Come join us Wednesday night to see all that TAPS has to offer!

It’s almost time for an EXTREME School Spirit Day, Falcons! 💙💛 On Thursday, April 2, we want to see your full 🦅Falcon pride in action! Break out the blue and yellow, rock your TAPS swag, go bold with wigs, face paint, and extreme attire, and show us just how spirited you can be!💛💙

🧦💙 Funky Sock Day at Tilbury Area Public School! 💙🧦 Today our students and staff at Tilbury Area Public School rocked their funky socks in honour of Down Syndrome Awareness! The bright colours, wild patterns, and mismatched socks were a fun way to celebrate what makes each of us unique. Funky socks are a symbol of acceptance, inclusion, and celebrating differences, reminding us that our school community is strongest when everyone feels valued and supported. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped spread such an important message today. Our hallways were filled with creativity, kindness, and some truly amazing socks! 🧦✨

🧦 Rock Your Socks, Falcons! This Thursday, let’s celebrate how everyone is unique and awesome by rocking fun socks for World Down Syndrome Day. Wear your brightest, silliest, mismatched, long or short socks to show kindness and support for our friends with Down syndrome. Let’s see those wild socks, Falcons! 💙💛

Staff vs. Students hockey game is this Wednesday! 🏒 All participating classes will walk to the arena for a 10:00 a.m. start. Parents and guardians are welcome to join us at the arena to cheer on our Falcons. Who are YOU cheering for — Team Staff or Team Students? 🦅❤️💙

🚨‼️Event Update‼️🚨 Our Staff vs. Students Hockey Game has been postponed due to the forecasted weather. ⛈️ The game is now rescheduled for Wednesday, March 25th at 10:00 a.m. 🏒 Please help us spread the word so all our school families are aware!