Tulakes Elementary School

08/11/2025

We can't wait to welcome our Twisters back tonight! Come meet your teachers from 5-6pm!

08/08/2025

There’s no place like Tulakes! 🌪️🌈👠👠

Our staff reported back yesterday and spent the day playing and learning and planning together! Now we’re off to district convocation to officially kick off the 2025-2026 school year! We can’t wait to see our Twisters!

01/09/2025

Stay warm & safe Twisters 🌪️

Due to predicted inclement weather conditions, all Putnam City Schools will be closed today, Thursday, January 9, 2025.
Stay safe and warm.

01/08/2025

IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR KIDS CLINIC!!!!! YAY!!!!!!!! Our favorite time is almost here! Pre-k - 5th graders, sign up to perform with the Pirate Cheerleaders on January 31st! Clinic is on the 25th! $40 pay at the door.

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D. D. Kirkland Early Childhood Center
Tulakes Elementary School
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Central Elementary Cubs
Putnam City Pirate Athletics

12/12/2024

🎄🎉 Day 1 of our 8-day countdown was a hit! We kicked things off with Tree Topper Day, and let’s just say our Twister kiddos had a blast rocking their festive hats and headbands! 🎩✨

Missed out? No worries! Join us tomorrow as we get cozy by the fire — wear your favorite flannel! 🔥🧣

12/02/2024

🌟 Congratulations to our amazing 2024-25 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Eva Sharp! 🌟

We are beyond grateful to have Mrs. Sharp as part of our Tulakes family. Her unwavering dedication to her students and passion for teaching inspire us all every day. The impact she has on our school community is truly unmatched, and her hard work never goes unnoticed.

Thank you, Mrs. Sharp, for everything you do to help our students grow, learn, and thrive. You are so deserving of this recognition, and we are so proud to celebrate YOU! 💛📚✨

11/18/2024

‼️ Due to the severe weather, there is no school today, Nov. 18, 2024.
Please be weather-aware and stay safe. Thank you.

UPDATE: 11:15am - All middle school athletics are canceled for today. High school extracurriculars will continue. The regularly scheduled Board Meeting will continue at 5pm.

11/04/2024

All Putnam City Schools will be closed today, November 4, 2024, due to the severe weather in our area. Please be weather aware and stay safe.

🚨 UPDATE, 11/4/24 8:42am:
The regularly scheduled Board Meeting for this evening has been canceled. A Special Board Meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 11th at 5:00pm.
Further, all extracurricular activities for today have been canceled.

10/16/2024

Happy National Boss Day!

Thank you for always advocating and being there for us, the staff, no matter the circumstances! We truly appreciate all that you all do! 💕

09/13/2024

Every month we celebrate our students that are going above and beyond and being “very demure, very mindful” (as our 5th graders would say). Today during we celebrated our students for the month of August! BIG SHOUTOUT TO THOSE FRIENDS! 👏🏽 👏🏽 🎉

09/13/2024

All the way back to the 80’s featuring our kind kindergarten team: Ms. Allen, Ms. Chaplin, Ms. Moncivais, and Ms. Dillahunty (missing in pic)! Have a wonderful year teaching our Kindergarten scholars!