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!
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!! 🍊🍓🍐🍎
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!
Congratulations to Miss Kraus in 6th grade Science for being the MVP teacher of the week! Your creativity and willingness to help in a time of need don't go unnoticed! #WeAreRedbirds
Congratulations to 1st grade teacher Mrs Nolte for our MVP of the week award! Thanks for all you do for our students! We Are Redbirds!
Reminder Spirit Week is next week. Please see the flyer for the themes for each day.
The MGS Unified students went on a field trip today to Target and Mickie's Pizza. Such a fun time had by all!
The MGS Unified Redbird apparel store closes this Sunday, September 28th! The MGS Unified Redbirds program will receive a portion of the proceeds!
https://mgsunified2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
https://mgsunified2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
8th grade ELA played "Capture the Flag" to review for their upcoming assessment. Students were teaching each other while running around the room completing tasks to earn flags for their teams. What a fun, and engaging, way to review key concepts!
Just a reminder the form is due tomorrow October 24th!
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!
Our Book Fair is coming and oh boy do we have a fun evening event for our MGS families! Save the date for NFL (Night of Family Literacy) Night on Tuesday, October 21st! See the flyer for more information. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Another amazing showing by the Cross Country team at the Dunlap Valley Invitational and some good experience running the Sectional course coming up in a few weeks. Best of luck to all the runners as the season is wrapping up!
