Metamora Grade School

🔔 Here is your friendly reminder to upload your receipts to your BoxTop app from the last 14 days!
If you have not already joined, download the app today and start earning for MGS. *Referral Code: X72U6NB8
No matter if you shop online or in-store you can submit receipts. Wal-Mart shoppers can connect their Wal-Mart account to Box Tops and points are automatically applied!

📩PARENTS-- Please check email for communication on upcoming teacher appreciation deadlines and reminders. We have also included the Staff Favorite Lists once again.

🌷We still have several open donation items. Please consider signing up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAFA729A4F4C61-63504266-staff#/

Cash donations can be dropped off to the front office. Non-perishable items can be dropped off now- Wed, May 6th.

ATTENTION all MGS Families...
All after school activities have been canceled due to the potential severe storms this evening. Dance tryouts will be extended tomorrow from 5:30-8:00pm. Stay safe everyone!

The Jazz Bands got their groove on at the Arts In Education Spring Celebration on Friday! Outstanding Job! Special shout out to David Poehls for putting this event together!

⌛FINAL CALL: FUN DAY 👕T-shirt orders are DUE TOMORROW (Tues 4/28)
-These optional shirts will be colored based on grade & include student signatures on the back!
-Available in youth & adult sizes. $15/each (additional $ for 2XL+)
-Order forms & payment due to homeroom teacher
-Checks payable to Metamora Grade School

Congratulations to our Jazz Bands and Choir on your awesome performances today in Peoria. Special Shout to our Music Boosters for the ice cream treats! Thanks so much for all you do for our programs! We couldn't do it without you!! 🎶🎵❤️🍦

The Spring Edition of the Redbird Review is here!

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😎FUN DAY shirts: A great memento with student signatures on the back of shirts within their MGS graduation year.

🔴Adult sizes available, perfect for FUN DAY volunteers!
🔵Due Tuesday, April 28th to your student's homeroom teacher
🔴If you have a shirt from last year and it still fits, students can wear that shirt again. The color shirt will not change, just the signatures on the back in the graduation year

🥷💥Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAAAB2AA7FAC25-63283284-funday

🌷PTO is requesting your participation in the annual staff appreciation week luncheon! It truly takes a village to feed approximately 100 of our dedicated teachers and staff. Please consider signing up for an item (or two): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAFA729A4F4C61-63504266-staff#/

Non-perishable items can be dropped off now- Wed, May 6th

Don’t forget the BOGO Luau Book Fair starts this Wednesday, April 22nd! Create a Book Fair eWallet for your child NOW so they can shop cash-free, worry-free, and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds! Start here: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/metamoracommconsschool.

Reminder through 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.

There is a pto deadline today for teacher appreciation-- please check your email if you have not already.

🌟NEW-- the sign up for the luncheon is now live. Please consider signing up for one or more items to feed over 100 dedicated teachers and staff on Wednesday, May 6th. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAFA729A4F4C61-63504266-staff#/
A flyer and a kit for K-4 will be coming home soon so please be on the lookout for those.

It truly takes a village! Thank you for your participation.

After about 9 hours of IAR/ISA testing, kids in 5B and 5C got to spend Friday visiting the "IAR"Bucks Board Game Cafe. It was so much fun, and the kids practiced ordering their breakfast treats as if they were at a real cafe. A lot of fun was had playing board games and enjoying their cafe treats.

Thank you to all the students, and the MGS Education Foundation, who helped duct tape Mr. Dirks to wall today! Your donations will help provide valuable materials for teachers in their classrooms! Mr. Dirks fell off the wall before we could get a group picture 😔

Are you looking for something for your kids to do over the Summer? Right at School is holding a Summer Camp! Check out the flier for details!

The 6th grade students started their Book Clubs this week. They enjoyed reading outside today!

👕Order forms for {optional} 🕶☀️FUN DAY🕶☀️ t-shirt coming home with students this week!
🔴Orders/payment due by 👉Tuesday, April 28th👈
🔵Different color shirts for each grade
🔴MGS grad year on back w/ handwritten student signatures!
🔵$15/each- youth & adult sizes (great for volunteers & teachers)
🔴Cash/ Check payable to Metamora Grade School

Accept the challenge and sign up to volunteer at FUN DAY:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EAAAB2AA7FAC25-63283284-funday

🥷💥 Want to go full ninja mode? You can sign up for both morning and afternoon sessions—and even help with set-up and tear down!

Bring your energy, sneakers, water & sunscreen for an AWESOME DAY!