Metamora Grade School

Thank you to our amazing MGS Admin Team for playing along, following the clues, and embracing the fun!🎄 Ending with a staff calendar surprise from your MGS crew!🎁 We’re lucky to work with leaders who don’t mind a little adventure and fun!🌟

Due the forecasted weather, the boys basketball game scheduled for Saturday 12/13 has been cancelled.

Our amazing Jr. High band performed last night at their winter concert. Thank you to Ms. Trotter and all the students for a great performance! You sounded amazing!

The MGS Girls Cross Country team was recognized at the Board of Education meeting last night for their amazing accomplishment of being back to back 3A State Champions! We can't wait to see what they do next year! WeAreRedbirds!

MGS students and staff celebrated today at our Winter SEL assembly! We celebrated our Girls basketball team, Speech team, Chess team, and Honor Roll Students. Students also played some Christmas Musical Chairs and we had a very special surprise guest...The Grinch!

Mr. and Mrs. Holloway, Grandparents of a couple students at MGS, have once again spoiled the MGS staff this holiday season! Thank you so much for all the delicious treats you brought in!

Reminder Christmas Spirit Week is next week! See the flyer for how to dress each day of the week!

Bella Arts Studio in Metamora presents Grinchmas A Whoville Celebration on December 20th! Meet the Grinch along with other activities! See the flyer for more details!

From January 1st - May 1st MGS will be collecting aluminum pop tabs! You can help us make a difference by collecting pop tabs. Tell family, friends, co-workers and everyone else that you are collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Turn-in the pop tabs in zip-lock bags to your homeroom teacher. Each MGS classroom will have their own 5 gallon bucket for collections! Let’s see how fast we can fill the classroom’s bucket up! All area schools are competing for bragging rights on which school collects the most for the Ronald McDonald House! Schools include: MGS, GHMS, MTHS, and St. Mary's.

Christmas Spirit Week is next week!!!

On Saturday, some MGS choir students sang carols for "Shine A Light on Metamora."

The K-3 Winter Concert is tomorrow night at the high school! Please click the link below for all the information that you need! See you all tomorrow night. - Mrs. Gregait

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cb-_YFQZuwnyvD8yW-UWUdNCZnHnJzidAzdSvGnZQVk/edit?usp=sharing

Last call!🎉 Store closes tonight at 11:59pm. Merch will be in before Christmas!🎄🎁 https://mgssportsboosters2025.itemorder.com/

MGS dancers had fun decorating their tree for shine a light. They braved the cold knowing they were getting Eli's afterwards.

Our first graders participated in a service project to give back to our community! They brought in something of their own to donate to Reclaimed Resale & we were able to go drop them off ourselves. Excellent job first graders! Your teachers are so proud of you!

Thank you KNZ Construction for your generous donation! The hats and gloves will help keep our students warm!

We have a few extra Santa Shirt prints left so it's not too late!!! If you would like to place an order please turn in the attached order form by Wednesday, 12/10. Orders will be delivered in time for Christmas. Have a Rockin' Merry Christmas! 🎸🧑‍🎄

Only a couple more days to order! The spirit wear store will close on Sunday night (12/7). Make sure to get your orders in before then. Hint, Hint...orders will be delivered before Christmas!!!

NEXT Friday between 4-8pm be sure to stop at East Peoria's Panera Bread for PTO Restaurant Night. *FLIER REQUIRED*

Panera will donate back 30% of the sale back to PTO. That is the largest percentage back to date!!

Funds from Restaurant Nights goes toward Family Fun Nights, FUN Day, Graduation celebration, and staff appreciation.