Mattoon Middle School

We're gearing up for another exciting school year! 📅✨ 📋 Don't forget to register: mcusd2.org/register Please note: Due to Skyward updates, you must delete your old Skyward app and redownload it. Login information will remain the same. 📆 View the 24-25 calendar: mcusd2.org/24-25Calendar

MMS supply lists were updated at 8:30 a.m. this morning. If you viewed the lists before that, please click the link below to view the updates. We apologize for any inconvenience.👇 mcusd2.org/SchoolSupplies24 📓🖍 Reminder: you can also find registration information, first day dates, and the full 2024-25 calendar with the same link listed above. . 📋🏫

School supply lists for the 2024-25 school year are now available with the link below!👇 mcusd2.org/SchoolSupplies24 📓🖍 Good news...school supplies will once again be provided for Franklin through Grades K-5 with the exception of: 🎒A backpack, a change of clothes, and diapers/wipes for Franklin students 🎒A backpack, lunch box (if they are bringing their lunch), tennis shoes for PE (if they don’t wear tennis shoes daily), and wired headphones with a 3.5mm jack (optional) for K-5 students. You can also find registration information, first day dates, and the full 2024-25 calendar with the same link listed above. Contact your school's main office if you have any questions. 📋🏫

MMS invites incoming 6th graders and their guardians to Discovery Day on Thursday, August 8th from 10:00 AM to noon at MMS. 🏫 Reserve your spot to explore your new school, meet your teachers, practice using your locker, and familiarize yourself with your schedule. 👇 mcusd2.org/DiscoverMMS24 Additionally, guardians are encouraged to write a welcome letter to your future MMS Wildcat. Feel free to use the template found in the registration link above, and drop off your letter at the MMS main office for it to be placed in your student's locker before the first day of school. Printed copies will also be available for pickup. 💌

Happy Fourth of July! Wishing you a joyful and safe celebration on this special day in American history. A reminder, all MCUSD#2 offices are closed.🇺🇸🎆

Registration is open for the 2024-25 school year! Register your child at mcusd2.org/register. If you are new to the Mattoon School District, please call your school to begin registration. 💻🎒

🍽️ July FREE Summer Meals! 🍽️ 🎒 Summer school meals are open to ANY child, age 0-18! Join us at Riddle and Williams Elementary Schools for breakfast and lunch, Monday - Friday, July 15-26. 🥞🍔 🕗 Breakfast: 8:00-8:15 AM 🍴 Lunch: 11:00-11:30 AM

A huge shoutout to our amazing custodians who are hard at work this summer preparing for next year! They recently went through training learning various methods to strip and wax flooring. 🧹 🙌

📣📅 MMS Fall Tryouts Information ⚾🏃‍♂️🥎 ✨ Softball Tryouts: Mon, July 29 - Wed, July 31 ✨ Baseball Tryouts: Mon, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 7 ✨ Cross Country Practice: Starts Mon, Aug 5 🗓️ Register starting July 1 on Snap8to18! ✅ Registration & physical required before tryouts.

Mattoon Middle School still has 2023-24 yearbooks left. You can purchase yours in the MMS office for $36.

In observance of Juneteenth (Wednesday, June 19th), all Mattoon CUSD#2 offices are closed.

🖥️ From the office of the District Technology Department 🖥️ Registration for the 2024-25 school year is now open! 🎉🎉 We are excited to announce that our Skyward software updates are officially complete! You can complete registration on Skyward or by visiting https://mcusd2.org/register. Further action is required to access Skyward. Please delete your old Skyward app and redownload it. Login information will remain the same, but the link has changed which has been updated on our website. Thank you for your patience throughout this process. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your student’s building. Wishing you a safe rest of your summer!

MMS Day of Awesomeness 🥳⚽️🎪 05/22/24

🏐 WILDCAT VOLLEYBALL 🏐 📢 Open Gyms: Perfect chance to learn & improve your volleyball skills! 👧 Who: Girls entering 6th, 7th, & 8th grade for the ‘24-’25 school year 📍 Where: Mattoon Middle School (Enter through door #3, north side) 🕝 When: 2:30-4:00 pm (Tuesdays - June 4, 18, 25) (Thursdays - June 6, 20, 27) 🚗 Students must be picked up promptly at 4:00 pm. No registration needed, just show up ready to play. *Knee pads suggested but not required. 📧 Contact Coach Vanneste (elizabethvanneste@mcusd2.com) or call MMS 238-5800 with any questions.

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🍏📚 Sign up now for Golden Apple Summer Camp! 📚🍏 Enrich your child in Reading, Math, SEL, and STEAM activities! 🔢🧠🎨 🗓️ Monday - Friday, June 10 - June 20 🕗 8:15 am - 11:15 am 🏫 Hosted at Riddle & Williams Elementary 💰 FREE camp for students entering 1-8 Grade 🌟 Register now: mcusd2.org/GoldenApple24 Please note, meals and transportation will not be provided and there will be no camp on Wednesday, June 19. ❌

Sarah Bush Lincoln is offering Sports Physicals on Wednesday, June 11 from 5-7 PM at the SBL Family Medical Center (200 Richmond Avenue East, Mattoon, Illinois). 🏃‍♀️ The $20 appointment fee will be donated to the Mattoon Sports Booster Club. 💪 ✅ Cash or check only. Please make checks payable to Sarah Bush Lincoln. ✅ Insurance will not be billed, nor will insurance co-pays be collected. ✅ Immunizations will not be given. ✅ Parent must sign medical history form AND be in attendance. ✅ Appointments required. To schedule an appointment call 217-234-7000 (option 1 or 2). For more information, visit www.sarahbush.org/sportsphysicals. 📝 These physicals DO NOT meet the 9th grade physical requirement.

MMS Golfers are invited to qualify for IESA Sectionals. ⛳ Download the form here: mcusd2.org/MMSgolf24 No meets or competitions required. The top 3 boys and girls from MMS will go to IESA Sectionals. Interested Students must register on 8 to 18 and provide a physical and an average for 18 holes. The form must be returned to Mr. Sharp in the MMS Main Office by Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024.

Applications are due tomorrow (May 14) for the 2024-25 MMS Yearbook Club. This is a great club for students who love to take pictures or organize! Meetings will take place with Ms. Crary at 8:00 A.M. beginning in the Fall and run through February. Apply with this link: mcusd2.org/mmsYearbookApp24-25 For more information, contact Ms. Crary at michellecrary@mcusd2.com

Michelle Crary's DEN class at the Mattoon Middle School recently received a Kindness Grant from the Hannah Mansell Happy Day Foundation. Her students chose to make flower pots with succulents in them to deliver to the MMS office staff. 🌱🪴