Mattoon Middle School

Interested in joining MMS Cheerleading next year? Clinics will be February 28 & March 1 from 3:40-5:30 and tryouts will begin at 3:40 on March 3. Please see the following information packet for details: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1TJSOwKqzAYjgkZqVW6Cqe2vW2QZFDMPDIL-rz2_3-n8/edit?usp=sharing

Congratulations to our MMS Purrfections 2022 IDTA State Champions in Pom! We are so proud of you!

The MMS LEAD Team has challenged students to bring in canned food items on 2/22/22. We will be celebrating with a "Twinning TWOs-Day" theme. (canva credit: Madeline Landrus, 8th grade).

Good luck to the MMS Purrfections as they head to IDTA State in Springfield this weekend! The girls will be competing in both their Pom & Jazz routines. Ellie Miller & Brooklyn Redfern will also be performing their “Start the Beat” 1st place solo/duet. Good luck to all Mattoon dancers this weekend!

Congratulations to Molly Stuart and Alannea Shaw for completing all of the grammar units on Lexia PowerUp. These ladies set goals to complete these units and spent a lot of time and energy until they met those goals. Way to keep the End in Mind, Molly and Alannea!

We would like to give a special shout-out to our custodial team. They have been diligently working to get things cleaned up and prepared for our return. We greatly appreciate all of their hard work and dedication to ensuring the safety of our students and staff.

eLearning Days Announced for MCUSD #2 Schools Mattoon Schools will be transitioning learning to eLearning Days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (February 2nd-4th). All practices, events, and extracurriculars for those days will be postponed. Please fill out the following Google form to record your MMS attendance for each day before 2 pm: https://forms.gle/Bhbp72JiU7QCtNBJ6 Your course assignments and directions will be located in your individual Schoology courses by 10 am each day. Schools will be open for internet access in the evenings next week Monday-Wednesday (2/7-2/9): Elementary Schools: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Middle and High Schools: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Take an inside look at our MMS Media Center! This year it has been transformed with collaborative work areas, flexible seating options, advanced technology capabilities, resources, and opportunities for our students and staff. Watch here: https://youtu.be/lB4aIi6MR7U

A few students from the Mass Media class at MMS, under the direction of Ingrid Minger, visited the YMCA to test out the new eSports options! While there, they filmed a promotional video to encourage other middle school students to join the new eSports league.

MMS Staff Spotlight: Mr. Aaron Wells

One way our teachers are improving engagement in the classroom is by promoting student voice and choice in assessments. Click here to watch Whitney Jordan's project on killer whales with a Netflix theme: https://www.canva.com/design/DAE1WJCZlqg/nikkXuzqroHIMqN9v_o-eQ/watch?utm_content=DAE1WJCZlqg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

Here are our MMS Spelling Bee winners. From left to right, 1st Place: James Connett, 2nd Place: Jocelyn Janes, 3rd Place: Harlo Watkins, 4th Place Runner-Up: Hunter Connour. Top three will go on to participate in the Coles County Spelling Bee on February 2nd at Oakland Elementary School. We are so proud of all of our Spelling Bee participants and their hard work, we look forward to them representing MMS at the Coles County Spelling Bee!

6th grade Science classes recently participated in an escape room focused on learning about plate tectonics. Students completed various tasks unlocking secret codes showcasing their knowledge competing against their classmates.

The Student Reading committee representatives: Emi Ballinget, Kylie Frederick and Morgan Cole presented the Read Across Mattoon book to the Rotary Club. More details about the book will be coming soon!

8th grade FACS students are starting their egg baby projects today! Students are learning about the development and care of infants and children by taking care of an egg "baby" for the week!

Mattoon friends, we are attempting to gain 1,000 subscribers to our YouTube channels to allow all current and future live-streaming to be watched on mobile devices! Subscribe today! MHS link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCyLUro4vBG-9UTDZtLu2Owg MMS link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCP4ggSLKy8gXzxf1axy3Hmg

Attention 7th and 8th grade students! Interested in winning a CASH prize?! Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 American Legion Essay Contest! Essays are due to Mrs. Roberts by Feb 2. If you have questions, please contact Rhonda Davis (Mattoon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 88) at (217) 246-7487.

Douglas-Hart Nature Center is offering free classes for our students! The first session will be Basic First Aid, on January 18th, from 5-7. These will continue every third Tuesday of the month until May. This is a free opportunity with dinner provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to volunteer@dhnature.org or at The Nature Center's number, 217-235-4644.

Stretch time will resume at MMS on January 18th. Any middle school student who wishes to register for stretch time, can complete the registration form using this link https://forms.gle/fyNpubSM33r2msVm8.

2022 Freshmen Orientation will be January 5, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at MHS.