Welcome
Thrasher Elementary School is a strong part of our local history. The school, on James Boulevard, opened in 1961, and grew rapidly with the population of Signal Mountain. Today, elementary students are served by Thrasher, and Nolan Elementary School.
Thrasher is a Kindergarten through grade 5 school located in the heart of Signal Mountain, TN. From 1975 - 1999, Thrasher served the mountain as an intermediate school with grades 3 - 5. In the fall of 1999, it was reopened as a K - 5 school serving over 500 students. The inside of the school reflects the warmness of the mountain with an indoor pond and park benches. Throughout the school the walls are palettes for learning. Murals around the school continue the theme of the community and/or the curriculum of that grade level. The building reflects the school's child friendly and nurturing culture.
Cultural Arts are an emphasis at this school. Our goal as an Allied Arts school is to provide students with basic skills, appreciation, and understanding of dance, literary arts, music, theater, and visual arts. We also plan and implement an advanced infusion of instruction to meet the grade level benchmarks within art disciplines based on national and state standards. Funds from Allied Arts and PTA provides a BrainDance teacher for K - 1 students. PTA also provides an Art teacher for the school. The music program offers chorus and hand bells to fifth grade students.
Character Education is a goal of the system as well as the school. Weekly assemblies concentrate on the character trait of the month and students who exemplify those traits are recognized with Panther Pride.
Technology is integrated into the curriculum and viewed as a tool to enable learning. Each class is networked and has access to the Internet. There are at least three computers in every classroom. A stationary lab is provided for grades 2-5, and a primary writing and reading lab for K-1 students with a teacher provided for in each lab. Grade 3-5 classrooms are equipped with Promethean Boards, laptop computers, and projectors. Accelerated Reading, STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy, Study Island (3-5 Math), Ticket to Read, and Orchard are school wide programs that students use. The goal is to provide K-2 with document cameras and projectors and to continuously upgrade our technology to enhance learning.