Ellis Island

7th grade students visited Ellis Island as part of their study of the immigration period in the late 19th/ early 20th century. The day long trip to New York was very exciting! Pictured is Miss Wry's homeroom on the island.

Immigration Simulation

7th grade students furthered their understanding of immigrant life in the early 1900s with a simulation of arrival at Ellis Island. Students were assigned roles and boarded the ship bound for America!

Pine Lake CAPTivates Kids

Tyrrell students participated in a day of team building at Pine Lake over the weekend as part of the CAPTivating Kids program.

Congratulations!

Jillian Noack took first place in the Scholastic Challenge for Grade 6 students in the State of Connecticut. Over 400 students from 14 schools in the state competed in this competition.

Congratulations!

Four students that received awards from the Waterbury Elks Drug Awareness essay contest titled, “I Choose Not to Use”. • Zachary Lepore-Local 1st Place • Angelina Santos-Local 2nd Place, District First Place, • Alyse DeLuca-Local 3rd Place, District Third Place, State Second Place • TuAhn Nguyen-Local Fourth, District Second These students received awards at a ceremony at the Elks Club on April 29th.

Congratulations!

Domenic Setaro won the Tyrrell Geography Bee, qualified for the state competition, and came in 10th in the state with over 250 schools competing. Congratulations Domenic!

Congratulations!

Tyler Nadeau is a finalist in the Division 1 (5 & 6 grades) Waterbury Elks essay contest titled “Why I am Proud to Pledge Our Flag”. Tyler received a savings bond on April 29th at an awards presentation dinner.