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The following student athletes qualified from Mattoon Middle School to go to East Peoria for the IESA 4A State Championships on Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21st.
Demri Sanders (8th) - Hurdles and Long Jump
Jackson Morgan (7th) - High Jump
Mitchell Clapp (7th) - Shot and Discus
Kelci Irons (8th) - High Jump
Way to go, Wildcats! Congratulations!
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Few snaps from the Boys Track Senior Night this past week. We are proud of the team and all of our seniors!
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Sharing some photos from this past week when MHS Band Director Todd Black conducted his final concert in the MHS gym. It was touching to see several MHS band alumni attend the event and join in to play the final song of the evening! Thanks to all those who attended.
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Not a bad place to play...
Busch Stadium game!
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BIG NEWS!
At 8:00 AM tomorrow (5/14), you can apply (with the doc below) for your child to attend the brand new Little Leaders - LIFT Daycare!
Please note, that this does NOT equal a guaranteed position. You will be contacted by Katrina Farris- Director of Early childhood to know if you have been granted a position or placed on the waitlist.
Little Leaders Information:
Hours of operation: 7:45-3:45, will run MCUSD2 yearly school calendar (August-May)
Cost: $ 180- infants, $165 Toddlers
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p1wGEBwdU-QHYloN7fJoksunLfNf_xCSzMhiNuGHuts/edit?ts=627d5951
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Mark your calendars for May 20! Mattoon Middle School presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. The show will begin at 6 pm in the old gym. Tickets are $7 #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #MMS
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The Mattoon Middle School is holding Open Gyms for incoming 6th, 7th, & 8th-grade girls on the following dates:
Tuesday, May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28
Thursday, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Contact Coach Vanneste (elizabethvanneste@mcusd2.com), Coach Brown (karenbrown@mcusd2.com) or call MMS 238-5800 with any questions.
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On Friday, May 6 Ms. Blackwell's 2/3 class surprised her with a Baby Shower! The whole thing was thought up by her students and planned by them (with some adult assistance).
What a sweet gesture from the kids. Congratulations Ms. Blackwell!
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Mrs. Simpson's 4/5 multiage class at Riddle Elementary got to go on a Douglas Hart field trip this week. Students enjoyed cleaning up the nature center, spreading some mulch, and learning the importance of different bugs in the area.
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Recently, all 6 kindergarten classes at Riddle Elementary School got to go on a field trip to Aikman Wildlife. The students got to feed and pet animals! They had a blast.
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Senior Exams will be Thursday (5/19) and Friday (5/20).
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Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and some of the 5th grade have been working on drawing from observation in art class at Williams Elementary. Fruit still lifes were set up around the room.
The first two weeks students practiced with fake apples and pears. During the last week of drawing the tables were filled with real fruit including apples, oranges, lemons, limes, mangos, pineapples, and one cantaloupe. After the week of drawing, Leaderslips were pulled to find out which students would get to go home with the real fruit.
Leaderslip winners were Vincent Webb, Zamarion Ford, Estherly Pierre, Vivian Fairchild, Noelle Johnson, Karter Wilford, Makailynn Ghaziani, Rhett Bradley, and Savannah Ifft. Each went home with one of our big fruits and our little fruits were handed out at random to other students at dismissal.
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Students in Mr. Wheeler's third-grade class at Riddle Elementary enjoy reading their published books. These recent publications are modern and fractured fairy tales and have been added to the classroom library until they are sent home.
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There will be a Free Youth Baseball Clinic this Sunday run by MHS Baseball.
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WIGs Wednesday!
Meet Jennaca Gibson from Mattoon Middle School. As summer approaches, her WIG (Wildly Important Goal) is to get a double back tuck in her gymnastics endeavors!
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Our Tech Leaderships teams from the District will join together on Wednesday (5/11) for a Celebration of Achievements and an Awards Ceremony. The event will be at Williams Elementary School from 9:00-10:00 AM and is open for families and guardians to attend.
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If you have a child entering kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year you are invited to this event tonight at 6 pm to receive more information about kindergarten.
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MMS offers "brain breaks" in the library. Students can visit and take a break from technology and play a card game. The library is working to build its game options for students.
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If you have a child entering kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year you are invited to this event tomorrow to receive more information about kindergarten.
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Any high school choir alumni who will be coming back to sing during Mrs. Dallas' last concert, should report to the old choir room on May 10th at 6 pm. She looks forward to seeing a lot of former students!
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