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In Miss Mixell's 6th grade ELA classroom, students are creating butterflies to serve as part of a larger butterfly garden. Each student is also writing a Haiku poem, which will be used as the border for the collaborative butterfly garden!
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"A good teacher can inspire the mind, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning."
It's Teacher Appreciation Week and we would like to say thank you to all of our teachers throughout the district. We appreciate all you do for our kids. You are making a difference!
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Just a day in the life of a Birth to 3 Home Visitor!
Miss Hannah worked on introducing early math skills with Paisley and her mom, Amanda last week. Together, they started by sorting various pom poms by color. Then, Paisley was able to graph each color by size, going from biggest to smallest. After the graph was made, Paisley counted how many there were of each color. This simple activity provided parent-child interaction, while promoting the early math skills of color identification, graphing, counting, and categorizing. We love having Paisley and her mom in our program!
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Williams Elementary School would like to invite you to Spring Title Night: One Book, One School this Thursday (May 5). The event will take place from 6-7:30 PM and Big Al's Shake-Ups will be there!
RSVP with the link below:
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We couldn't let School Principals' day pass without saying thank you to all of ours. We are blessed with the best. We appreciate you Mrs. Holt, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Pugh, and Mr. Stuart!
#MCUSD2 #Mattoon #SchoolPrincipalsDay
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8th Grade students in Mr. Compton's Industrial Tech class made a podium for Mrs. Bartels' classroom. It is so great to see hands-on learning come alive, that will be used for years to come!
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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
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Be sure to purchase your Riddle Elementary School yearbook by May 1st, 2022. Yearbooks are only $5.50 and you can get the direct link below:
https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/riddleelementaryschool
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Riddle Elementary School just refilled the Little Free Library! It is located in front of the building by the Kindergarten Playground.
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If you have a child entering kindergarten in the 2022-23 school year you are invited to this event to receive more information about kindergarten.
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MHS game updates
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Mrs. Campbell's students at MMS learned about Greek City-states, Sparta and Athens. Sparta was a warlike city-state that prized courage and obedience above all else. Athens prized the mind and education.
Then they chose which one they wanted to "live in." For the next two weeks, they engaged in feats of knowledge and strength to earn points for their city-state. They did a strength challenge between the Spartans and Athenians. They showed their skills doing push-ups, sit-ups, and arm wrestling.
Spartans earned the most points and won our Peloponnesian War! Oddly enough, the Spartans won the ACTUAL Peloponnesian War too.
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The DIY of the week at the MMS Media Center is making May Day “baskets” for residents at Odd Fellow Rebekah Home. Students are making a craft personalized to each resident! Mrs. Wilson helped organize this and provided the names of residents so we can help spread some cheer!
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Riddle Elementary School is hosting Fitness Frenzy Family Night on May 5th from 5:30-7 PM.
Outdoor games, dancing, BOGO Book Fair, snacks, prizes, and more!
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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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What's happening at this year's Project Graduation?
So many fun things! REMEMBER to get your permission
slips turned in by Friday (4/29) in order to be eligible for
cash and prizes! They are available in the school office,
or by emailing projectgradmhs2022@gmail.com. You
can return them to the school office, or email a photo of
the completed slip to the email address above. Baby
photos and pictures for the slideshow can also be sent
to that address! See you on May 27th!
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Mrs. House's ELA class competed in a parts of speech activity in class last week. Photo credit: MMS Student Ellie Miller
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The 6th-grade teachers want to thank everyone for coming to the Mattoon Middle School 6th grade orientation last night! It was a great evening and we hope all of the students found it to be as helpful as possible.
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The Birth-3 Program is having a "Night of Nocturnal Animals" on May 18 from 5-7 PM at the Douglas Hart Nature Center. Families are invited to come and learn about nocturnal animals, enjoy a hike, and cook hot dogs and s'mores. RSVP to Katrina at 217-238-8806
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Happy Administrative Professionals Day! We are blessed with the very best. We want to thank them today for all they do for our District!
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