Riddle Elementary School is hosting a Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on tomorrow (March 13) from 2:00 - 6:00 PM.
The drive will take place in the school cafeteria. All blood types are needed.
The Birth to 3 Program and the Little Leaders Childcare Lab at LIFT are teaming up with Dominos in Mattoon for a fundraiser on Thursday, March 23rd from 4PM - 8PM. 15% of all sales will be donated!
Mrs. Sweeney’s 1st-grade class at Williams recently celebrated Read Across America week by reading Dr. Seuss books outside. Students read independently, with partners, to teachers, and even Mr. Schaffer.
Riddle Elementary 4th and 5th-grade students are invited to participate in the Illinois Readers Choice Program, the Bluestem Award. There are twenty nominated books, and this month students are able to vote for the book they believe should win the award. For each Bluestem book read, students answer questions about the book and are entered into a monthly drawing for free books.
Pictured are the drawing winners for the month of February. Congrats to all our winners!
The Birth to 3 Program would like to thank the Family Worship Center for partnering with them and Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. Thanks to their donation every newborn born in the month of April at Sarah Bush will receive this book for free!
MMS is asking for parents and guardians to take the 2023 Illinois 5 Essentials survey.
Please take the survey with the link below:
bit.ly/mms5essentials
Thank you!
The MHS Drivers Ed class recently had Kristin Iverson, manager of the Coles County Farm Bureau and Ryan Hill, a local farmer come and share with our students about sharing the road with farm implements. They shared the importance of being patient around farm equipment or any slow-moving vehicle.
We have been very fortunate this semester to have two other guest speakers. Kari Paxton from the Liberty Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. spoke about sharing the road with motorcycles. Veron James from Union Pacific spoke about the importance of railroad crossing safety.
We are grateful to have these individuals and organizations share with our MHS Driver Education students!
Support Franklin Preschool by ordering and wearing your very own Franklin Preschool T-Shirt! We have children and adult sizes! The shirts are only $10! Order with the link below:
bit.ly/FranklinShirt
Just a reminder, grades K-12 have an early dismissal this Friday, March 10 and no school on Monday, March 13. Franklin Preschool has no school Thursday, March 9 through Monday, March 13.
Riddle and Williams Elementary schools recently took some students to Barnes and Noble to help select books for their libraries. Students qualified for the trip by reading 18 or more of the 20 nominated Bluestem titles for the year by mid-February. During the day they had a budget and located books they thought kindergarten through fifth-grade readers would enjoy. It was a great day and they can't wait to start reading all the new purchases! It was a day full of books, ice cream, and lots of laughs! This year 10 students from Williams and 8 students from Ridde were able to attend.
We want to give a big thanks to Rural King who recently donated a chicken coop to the MHS Animal Science class! We appreciate this generous donation!
6 MMS wrestlers are state bound with Coach Fryman and Coach Edwards!
Four 1st 🥇 🥇 🥇 🥇 place!!!!
One 2nd 🥈 place!
One 3rd 🥉 place!
1st place:
70 Creed Cole
75 Jaxtyn Howell
85 Memphys Howell
215 Mitchell Clapp
2nd place:
275 London Miller
3rd place
126 Brody Goonan
Congrats to all of our kids!
We have been made aware that phones are currently down at Riddle Elementary School. We are aware of the issue and working with the phone company to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
The Birth to 3 Program recently packed crib bags for all the babies that will be born at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center throughout the month. Thank you to Fields Church and Sarah Bush for partnering with us to give every newborn a book!
Join the team! Mattoon CUSD #2 is now hiring Math Teachers at MHS.
Reasons to apply: Regionally competitive pay, rich culture, paid time off, TRS retirement, and more!
Get additional details with the link below:
https://bit.ly/mcusd2-apply
You can now order your MMS Track and Field apparel by clicking the link below. Orders are open through March 19, 2023.
mattoontrack23.itemorder.com/shop/home/
The MHS Corps of Cadets is hosting the 88th Annual Military Ball tomorrow (3/5). Members of the community, 50 years or older, are invited to enjoy snacks, music, dancing, and the company of the Corps of Cadets. As this is a formal event, gentlemen are expected to wear a suit and tie, and ladies a military uniform or a formal floor-length gown.
We are asking that any high schoolers interested in trying out for cheerleading in the Fall at MHS please fill out the following survey:
bit.ly/mhsCheerSurvey
Check out some of our POP fundraiser prize winners from the week at Riddle Elementary! Remember there is still time to register and send messages over the weekend to be entered into the $250 Amazon gift card drawing on Monday! You can still earn the Golden Ticket prizes.
LIFT Central Illinois is hosting a Parent Open House, scheduled for Thursday, March 9th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Whether you're a current or prospective parent/student, you can come to explore the seven different career pathways to choose from.
During the open house, you can meet with faculty members, learn about the programs offered, and take a tour of the building to explore your options.
Get more details with the link below:
bit.ly/LIFTOpenHouse
