Metamora Grade School

The Community Holiday Basket Committee is once again passing out gift cards to families that might need a little extra help this holiday season. Please turn the form into the MGS front office by October 24th. If you have a problem printing out the form or would like one sent home with your child please contact Jennifer Sarver at jsarver@mgsredbirds.org

The Committee is incredibly grateful for the generous monetary donations from the community and schools. Donations may be dropped off or mailed to:
Metamora Commerce Bank, 1 South Englewood Dr, Metamora, IL 61548

Please make checks payable to: Community Christmas Basket Fund
Thank you!

Student Directories are now available in the front office. The cost is $5.

Congratulations to the Marching Band and Colorguard on your outstanding performance in the Homecoming Parade on Friday! You looked and sounded great!

MTHS Band Day is coming up fast! On October 11th, from 12pm-8:30pm MTHS will be hosting 30 bands from all over the state in competition. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to see and hear some amazing performances!!

METAMORA BAND'S
MARCHING BAND INVITATIONAL

44th ANNUAL MBI
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025
See Link Below for More Information

http://www.metamorabands.com/marching-band-invitational.html

The 11th Annual MGS PTO Craft & Vendor Show is coming up on Saturday, October 18th from 9AM-2PM.
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!! Please consider signing up for a shift: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BAAAA23AAF8C43-59199244-mgspto#/
Adults and responsible high/middle schoolers are welcome!

JH Boys Basketball tryouts are right around the corner. They will be held on 10/20 & 10/21. 8th grade will be from 3:15-5:00pm & 6th/7th grade will be from 5-7PM. All participants must have a current physical on file to be eligible to tryout - if your son has not been attending open gyms, please reach out to Amy Messacar at amessacar@mgsredbirds.org to verify your son has a valid physical.

REMINDER: PTO Meeting TONIGHT 6PM in the Library

Today, 5B kids spent a wonderful morning with our buddies. We made friends with the kids in Bright Beginnings and Skill Builders. Long lasting friendships were created today. :)

MGS students and staff had a blast celebrating homecoming and our SEL day today with a football related relay race. Grade levels competed against each other for bragging rights throughout the year! Students also spent time with the buddy classrooms again today celebrating what it means to be a Redbird! Hope everyone has a fun, and safe, homecoming weekend! Go Redbirds!!!

Congratulations to our jr. high MVP teacher of the week Mrs. Wallace! She does aa amazing job making ELA fun and engaging for all students!

What's Happening in October!!!!

Mon. Oct. 6th - PTO Meeting - 6:00 MGS Library
Thur. Oct. 9th - MGS BOE Meeting 7:00 MGS Cafeteria
Fri. Oct. 10th - No School - Joint Teacher Institute at MTHS
Mon. Oct. 13th - No School - Columbus Day
Oct. 15th-24th - All-Star Book Fair
Sat. Oct. 18th - Craft and Vendor Fair - MGS PTO
Oct. 20-24 - Special Persons Week at MGS - See Flyer Attached
Tues. Oct. 21 - NFL Night - See Flyer attached
Thur. Oct. 23 - PTO Restaurant Night at Germantown Grille 4-10PM
Sat. Oct. 25th - Trunck or Treat - See Flyer Attached

So much going on! We Are Redbirds!

K-4th grade MVP staff member of the week goes to......Drum Roll please! 4th grade teacher Mrs. Marsha Brown! Thanks for being a kind and supportive teacher for our students!

8th graders and 4th graders working together to make Pumpkin Pals.

The Fall 2025 All-Star Book Fair is quickly approaching. The book fair will be held October 15th - 24th. If you would like to volunteer to help at the book fair, please click on the link and sign-up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845A8AC2FA0FE3-59029209-2025#/

Congratulations to the 5th grade team on being our MVP team for the month of September! Your commitment to your students and effort are noticed! Thank you for everything you do to support our MGS students!

8th grade students explored different careers at the Civic Center through Career Sparks.

8th Graders spent today learning about different careers at Career Spark.

Thank you, Peoria area businesses for a great experience! More pics of 8th grade career exploration at Career Spark.

It's that time of year again when the MGS Music Boosters are kicking off our Annual Fruit and Cheesecake Sale! Please see a MGS Band or Choir student to place an order or you can order online at https://freshfruitorder.org/mgsmusicboosters/Organizations/LandingPage.aspx
Thanks so much for your support!! 🍊🍓🍐🍎

What a great way to spend a beautiful Saturday morning supporting a former MGS student at the Kare's Foundation annual 5K. It was inspiring seeing the community together for a great event. Thank you to the MGS Cheer team for coming out to support such a great event!