Picture retake days are happening this week for Franklin Preschool and Williams Elementary School. For additional details, please contact your child's school or visit www.WagnerPortraitGroup.com. 📸
Riddle Elementary School recently hosted a book fair. Customers were given the option to donate change from their purchases to help buy books for One Stop Community Christmas. Donations added up to nearly $100! We were able to buy thirty-one awesome books that will be wonderful Christmas gifts. Thank you to all of our shoppers—your support is a win-win for everyone! 🙌 🎁🎄📚
Riddle Elementary School families are invited to Family Reading Night on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00-7:30 PM. 🌟📖
Get ready for an exciting journey around the school, where reading is the key to success. Every student must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, so let's make it a fantastic family adventure! 👨👩👦👦
Upon arrival, you'll receive your very own Reading Passport. Visit 3 classrooms of your choice to earn 3 stamps, which will unlock a world of reading opportunities. ✈️
Our classrooms will illuminate essential aspects of phonics and literacy, boosting your reading skills in the process. 📖
To reserve your spot, please RSVP by November 9th with the link below:
mcusd2.org/RESFamilyReadingNight.
5 Tips for IAR Testing November 7th and November 9th📝
🔹 Tip 1: Get a good night's sleep 😴
🔹 Tip 2: Stay organized 📚
🔹 Tip 3: Eat a nutritious breakfast 🍳
🔹 Tip 4: Read carefully 🕵️♀️
🔹 Tip 5: Double-check your work ✅
We are wishing our students the best of luck this week! You've got this! 💪
After working with the phone company, the issue has been resolved, and all phone lines throughout the district are working properly.
We are aware of phone outages affecting several buildings throughout the district. We are currently working closely with the phone company to resolve this as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
The Riddle Bulletin Board crew has been supplying some building beautification to our cafeteria.🎨
Ella, Kamiaha, and Serenity brought their creative minds together to brainstorm some Fall ideas, and the result is a picture-perfect bulletin board that's adding a touch of magic to our Riddle cafeteria! 🖌️🍂
Big shoutout to this talented trio for their hard work and dedication. Thank you for making a difference! 🙌💚
Riddle Elementary School has updated the meal menu for next week (October 30-November 3). Please click the link below to view the new menu. 🍎👇
mcusd2.org/RESMenu
📚✨ What a fun week at the Riddle Elementary Literati Book Fair! 📚✨
We also want to give a big shoutout to our wonderful shoppers last week who generously donated money for books to go towards One Stop Community Christmas. 🎁❤️
🍎👩🏫 Today, we celebrate Principal Appreciation Day! 🏫📚
Our Principals, Assistant Principals, and Deans lead with passion, dedication, and a vision for excellence. They inspire our students, guide our educators, and foster an environment where learning thrives. We are grateful to have these amazing leaders in our district.🌱🌟
Just a reminder, Student-Led Conferences are taking place throughout the district this evening and tomorrow. There will be no school tomorrow (Friday, October 20th). For more information on the conferences, please visit the link below:👇
mcusd2.org/StudentLedConferences
There's more here than meets the eye! Spot secrets on every shelf at our Literati Book Fair, and support our school with every purchase. Open this week (October 16th-19th) at Riddle Elementary from 8:00 - 4:30 p.m. daily and during Student/Parent/Teacher conferences on Thursday evening and Friday morning. Shoppers will be invited to donate spare change to purchase books for One Stop Community Christmas too. 📚
Pictured are a couple of Riddle Elementary art students who have been working on their superhero themed WIG (Wildly Important Goals), School Wide Scoreboard. The Riddle Scoreboard is near the front entrance of the School. 🎨
Assistant Principal Mr. Rahar commented on the project, "A student was able to share the creative idea with me and then I shared that idea with Mr. Niemerg and he selected leaders. This was created and ready to go within only a few days! The passion, creativity, and art skill involved is amazing! The adults had a totally different idea, however the students had a MUCH better idea that matched our theme and inspired others. Thank you to Mr. Niemerg and all the students involved!" 🙌
We are currently hiring substitute nurses. 🩺
✅ Flexible schedule
✅ Summers off
✅ People-focused
✅ Regionally competitive pay
Apply online:👇
bit.ly/mcusd2-apply
One week left until the Riddle Elementary Book Fair! Do you have what it takes to crack the case? Get an early sneak peak or shop online today at efairs.literati.com. Every purchase benefits Riddle. Shoppers will also be invited to donate spare change to purchase books for One Stop Community Christmas.📚
📣 Reminder:📣
There will be no school on Monday, October 9th. 🏫📚
📣 SMS Update: 📣
You'll receive two alerts today to your mobile device. One alert was sent at approximately 10 AM CST to opt in for our school alert system. This will say it's from Mattoon School District alerts. 📱✉️
IF you would like to receive text alerts from the school, please opt-in "Y" to the Mattoon School District alerts message.
The second alert is a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert System from FEMA and FCC that will involve all consumer cell phones and take place later this afternoon at approximately 1:20 PM CST. This message is not from the school.
This test is to ensure that the systems continue to be effective means of warning the public about emergencies, particularly those on the national level. 📱
📣 Reminder: SMS opt-in begins today! Watch Your phone to opt-in for our text alerts. 📣
Stay informed, stay connected! 📱✉️
Here's what you can look forward to:
✅ Instant Updates: Receive real-time notifications about school closures, delays, and essential announcements right on your mobile device.
✅ Emergency Alerts: Rest easy knowing you'll be the first to know about any critical situations or emergencies within the district.
📣 Exciting news for our parents and guardians! SMS alerts are coming soon! 📣
On Wednesday, October 4th, you’ll be able to sign up for SMS Alerts from our school district!📱✉️
Stay informed, stay connected! Here's what you can look forward to:
✅ Instant Updates: Receive real-time notifications about school closures, delays, and essential announcements right on your mobile device.
✅ Emergency Alerts: Rest easy knowing you'll be the first to know about any critical situations or emergencies within the district.
To get started, mark your calendars for October 4th! On that day, we’ll send you a text for you to quickly and simply opt-in.
We can't wait to make our communication even more convenient for you. Get ready for October 4th! 📚🏫✨
Mattoon Supervisors from both Riddle and Williams Elementary Schools recently met to participate in a de-escalation training provided by Kendra Rogers from EIASE.
Paras also attended in a separate group. A shout-out to EIASE for helping with this training.
