The fire alarm did go off at MGS today. It was a false alarm. Both the police
and fire department did show up. They gave us the all clear. Students were only outside for a few minutes.
We hope you get a chance to check out the teacher sponsored tree on the square. Each ornament was hand crafted by our very own MGS staff members. 🎄Happy Holidays!
The deadline for the Holiday Fundraiser Raffle has been EXTENDED to Tuesday, Dec 10th! We are well below our goal so offering another weekend of selling in hopes of reaching our goal. Winners will be announced Wednesday, Dec 11th. Happy Holidays!!
NOTICE: The December PTO meeting is cancelled for tonight. The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 14th.
Reminder: PTO Restaurant Night this Friday 4-8pm at East Peoria's Panera Bread. A paper or digital flier is required when ordering OR use code FUND4U if ordering online or on the Panera app.
LAST DAY for the MGS Foundation Holiday Raffle Fundraiser. All completed tickets and money should be turned into the student's homeroom or front office by tomorrow! Winners will be announced next week.
December MGS newsletter--14 school days until Christmas break!
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There will be a Junior High dance this Friday night from 6-8pm. This is for 6th-8th grade students only. Admission will be $5 at the door. There will be concessions available for purchase.
Congratulations to Rachel Gregait, Nathan Lamkin, Miles Vogel, Emma Griffiths, Derek Zimmerman, Ethan Brattvet , and Landon Peterson on their outstanding performance in the Geneseo Middle School Honor Band on Saturday. Way to represent MGS!
Thank you everyone for making SNovember a success! Student Council collected hats, gloves, socks, and coats for those in need. A huge thank you to Deputy Angela Holocker for the quick delivery to make sure the items got to the Heart House before the weather turns cold this week.
Here are more pictures from 6th graders celebrating our class novel, Esperanza Rising.
Congratulations to Olivia Symmonds on receiving the Outstanding Sportsmanship Pin at Regionals.
The Music Boosters have extra strawberry, chocolate and plain cheesecakes for sale. They are $20 and will go great with turkey!! Please stop by the main office if you would like to purchase one. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!
The first grade students read Balloons Over Broadway & created their own balloon floats to parade through the halls for the rest of the MGS students! Thank you MGS staff and students for being such a wonderful crowd & great job first graders on your amazing floats!
https://www.yout-ube.com/watch?v=tGUr6w-UzAQ
6th grade Literature celebrated the end of their Esperanza Rising unit with a themed party. They had food and activities all based on the book. What a fun way to wrap up the unit!
Kindergarten students practicing for th e Winter Concert in the music room!!
Reminder - there will be a half day of school tomorrow, November 22nd. Students will be released at 11:30am. Next week, there will be No School. Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday & Tuesday. MGS hopes everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving.
As a culmination to our owl unit, Mrs. King's first graders dissected owl pellets to discover what kind of animals their owl ate. They rated the activity at the end with a thumb up, down, or in the middle and it seems a lot of them enjoyed it!
Fruit sale pick up is NOW TOMORROW, Thursday Nov 21st. Please don't forget to pick up your fruit and cheesecake orders up tomorrow any time between 3-7 in the cafeteria. Thank you!
The Metamora Foundation for Educational Excellence's annual fundraiser event will be held on Friday, March 14th at Par-A-Dice Hotel. Sponsorship opportunities are now being accepted. You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/7B5qCJD4CQvritPy8 or email mgsfundraising@gmail.com
