The Kindness Club at Williams Elementary recently set up and ran a Hot Chocolate Bar for teachers throughout the school. The kids even made classroom deliveries! Big shout out to all the kids for their sweetness, hard work, and leadership.
The Fields Church recently partnered with the Birth to 3 program to support their initiative to provide books to all babies born at Sarah Bush Hospital this school year. The Birth-3 program would like to thank them for their support!
Pictured left to right are Birth to 3 employees Tonya Reynolds, Cheryl Headrick, Katrina Farris, Jammie Bowyer, and Nancy Jeisy.
Franklin Preschool families, mark your calendar! Franklin is hosting a Valentine Dance & Book Sale on Thursday, February 9th from 6:00-7:00 pm. Dancing, a book fair, valentine cards, and refreshments.
Monday, January 23 Scholastic Bowl Results:
Varsity:
Lincoln 280, Mattoon 130
Charleston 280, Mattoon 110
Effingham 330, Mattoon 180
JV
Mattoon 150, Lincoln 90
Mattoon 180, Charleston 120
Effingham 330, Mattoon 180
MHS also hosted the 7th annual Mattoon Fresh-Soph Invitational tournament on Saturday, January 21st. Our A team tied for 5th place in the 12-team field with a record of 3-4. Freshman Lincoln Wheeler averaged 46 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament Second Team.
Scholastic Bowl Coach, Brendan Aydt stated, "We are really young this year; Kendall Holtzhouser is our senior anchor, and we have a large group of freshmen who were very successful at the 8th-grade level last year, so I am really excited about seeing them grow at the varsity level."
The Lady Wave basketball team took a trip to watch the Fighting Illini women's teams as they faced Indiana on January 18th. Many of the Illini men's basketball players were also in attendance, including Coleman Hawkins and Terrence Shannon who were nice enough to take a picture with our team!
Riddle Elementary art students continue to work on the 2022-2023 School year mural. The mural will be a combination of Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and the "Great Wave of Kanagawa".
The JROTC drill meet at West Aurora HS for this weekend has been cancelled due to expected weather conditions around the Chicago area.
The Birth to 3 Program would like to thank the Mattoon Kiwanis Club for their generous donation in supporting the initiative to provide every newborn baby at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital with a book! We appreciate your support in encouraging parents to read with their children.
Mrs. Grabiec's 3rd Grade class at Williams Elementary recently enjoyed a pizza party! Her class set a goal at the beginning of the year to earn 20 compliments for high level behavior during specials, at lunch, recess, and more. They met their goal and had such a slice day! 😂🍕
Shout out to our Transportation, Maintenance, and Custodial staff around the district for working to clear snow today and making sure everything is ready for students tomorrow! We can't wait to see you back!
The Birth to 3 Program is teaching an 8-week Family Strategies course that delivers practical, proven tactics and related coaching to parents in a caring, small-group environment. This class is open to all families and includes free childcare, workbooks, and dinner will be provided! You must register to attend. The next session is February 7th. For questions, call (217)-234-2621.
The MMS Student Lighthouse Committee would like to invite members of the community to visit their school and take a guided tour to see all of the great things happening! Tours will be offered on February 1st, March 1st, and May 3rd and each will last approximately thirty minutes.
To participate, please call the Mattoon Middle School at 217-238-5800, and leave your name and contact information (phone number and/or email address) with a secretary. A student will call you back to schedule your tour date and time. The students even created this digital invitation, so please help them share it out!
All high school boys are encouraged to sign up to be a part of the 2023 Wavemen Dance Team. This team will have an exhibition performance at the end of the IDTA/IHSA Dance Team competition held at MHS on Sunday, January 29th.
All students that sign up must be in good standing with grades, behavior, and attendance. Practices start today!
ClassE is hosting a dress sale January 27-29th! All proceeds go to the class.
Get more information on the event, including how you can donate to the sale with the link below:
https://bit.ly/classe-dress-sale
Buy your MHS yearbook today for the 2022-2023 school year! The cost is $55 if you order before February 10th. In February the prices will go up! You can pay all at once or with 3 payments. Go to www.jostensyearbooks.com to order today!
The Birth to 3 Program has partnered with the Mattoon Rotary Club and Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital to provide books for babies born at SBLH for the month of February. Katrina Farris, Director of Early Childhood (Left) and Tonya Reynolds, Home Visitor (Right) spent some time this week packing crib bags for the babies.
We appreciate this partnership with the Birth to 3 Program!
Heart melting moment! We just had to share this photo. Lori Collings is the teacher in the 0-6 month classroom in the Little Leaders Daycare at LIFT. These babies definitely get plenty of care and attention. Lori has worked for Mattoon CUSD #2 for over 17 years and is a dedicated employee.
The Birth to 3 Program is hosting their January Family Night on Thursday, January 26th from 5-6 p.m.
National child passenger safety technicians Katrina Farris and Tonya Reynolds will educate families on car seat safety. Please R.S.V.P at 217-238-8903 or on Brightwheel. The event will be held at LIFT.
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 in March 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 months of November and December. Congrats to all the winners!
A reminder that Mattoon CUSD #2 will be closed tomorrow in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
