It was an amazing day with our buddies today! We heard a story about Petey the Pumpkin having a hard time and how through kindness and friendship he came out on top. 5B students LOVED spending time with our Skill Builder Bunch!







What a great day at MGS! Our classes got
to meet their buddies today, and had a fun at the assembly. Take a look at some pictures from today's activities. We Are Redbirds!




MGS students has their first SEL celebration of the year today. Students participated in some grade level activities, spent time with their buddy classrooms, and we had a whole school assembly where the students and teachers faced off in a game of Hula Hut Knockdown! Of course...the teachers won!!! WeAreRedbirds!




Save the Date for the Fall Book Fair. The MGS All-Star Book Fair will take place October 15th - 24th. More information will come soon about the Book Fair and two special events.

Thank you to the Metamora High band department for gifting the Metamora Grade School music room with 8 Djembe!

Thanks so much to the marching band and color guard for performing for our STATE Golfer Mila Girard . You looked and sounded awesome! Good Luck at STATE! Go Birds!




Reminder ~ Tomorrow (9/12) will be an early dismissal. Students will be released at 11:30AM.

Congratulations and good luck to Mila Girard as she competes in the IESA Girl's Golf State Competition today at Metamora Fields Golf Course! We are proud of you! Go Redbirds!




REMINDER: Please turn in PTO volunteer forms to your student's homeroom -OR- fill out form here: https://forms.gle/MqcwW2PvZ4KPXTXYA
Note: Checking a box does not commit you to anything, it just allows committee chairs to be aware you have interest and your contact info to reach out!
Note: Checking a box does not commit you to anything, it just allows committee chairs to be aware you have interest and your contact info to reach out!

We are thankful for the MGS Foundation and the many ways they support our school. Once again, they purchased a set of Rebecca Caudill books for each of our junior high literature classrooms as well as the library. Thank you so much!


Youth Basektball Clinic to Support the KB Strong Foundation. See the attachment for more information.

TONIGHT 6PM at Metamora Center | 104 S Menard
Can't make the social or meeting but interested in PTO? No problem, reach out to pto@mgsredbirds.org or fill out form here: https://forms.gle/MqcwW2PvZ4KPXTXYA
Can't make the social or meeting but interested in PTO? No problem, reach out to pto@mgsredbirds.org or fill out form here: https://forms.gle/MqcwW2PvZ4KPXTXYA

Bring the family up to the Metamora Square for the Meet Your Heroes event from 11-2 to support our local fire department! Bouncy House, Inflatable Slide, Balloon Animals, Face Painting, and much more. Pork Chop and Hot Dog meals available for Purchase!








Check Out September's Principal Perspective from Mr. Damery and Mr. Dirks!


REMINDER: Monday 9/8 at 6PM join PTO at Metamora Center for a casual parent social/ get to know PTO meetup followed by a PTO meeting. This is a great way to meet parents, learn about PTO programs, and ways you can be involved that fit your schedule!
Can't make the social or meeting but interested in PTO? No problem, reach out to pto@mgsredbirds.org or fill out form here: https://forms.gle/MqcwW2PvZ4KPXTXYA
Can't make the social or meeting but interested in PTO? No problem, reach out to pto@mgsredbirds.org or fill out form here: https://forms.gle/MqcwW2PvZ4KPXTXYA

The MGS Foundation for Excellence is excited to share all the fall mini-grant requests were approved totaling over $18,000. Approved requests included: Smart display screen, PE equipment, flexible seating, science experiment materials, STEM supplies, musical instruments, math manipulatives, Lit books, Accelerated Reader incentives, and MORE!

Looking for a fun outdoor family activity for this Saturday. Come up to the square between 11:00-2:00 for the annual Meet Your Heroes event on Saturday, Sept. 6th. Check out the flyer attached for more information.

Attention 6th - 8th grade girls interested in trying out for Basketball. Tryouts will be held on September 15th from 6:30AM-8:00AM. All athletes must have a current physical on file to be eligible to tryout. Any questions, please reach out to Amy Messacar at amessacar@mgsredbirds.org
Good luck to our MGS boys golfers as they compete in Sectionals today! Competing today is Corbin Colantoni, Nolan Buerkett, Owen Karcher, Alvin Noll, Major Crispen, and Jace Domenighini.
The MGS Cross Country team competed again today at the Washington Middle School Invitational. Lots of PR's and fun was had by all! Both the girl's varsity and girl's open teams brought home first place!




