Metamora Grade School

Congrats to the Kindergarten team. They are the winners of the costume contest on Halloween! They received a traveling trophy and Eli's!

Parent/Teacher conferences is a great time to stop by lost and found to check for any items your child might be missing. It is located in the all purpose room.

Attention 6th-8th grade girls interested in volleyball. There will be voluntary open gyms beginning on December. Tryouts will be held on December 10th and 11th. Please see flyer for dates & times. You must have a valid physical to be eligible to participate.

🎅Santa Store is Coming to Town!! This means PTO needs some elves to help... don't miss out on this FUN event for the kiddos..
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4CA4AB2DA7F58-60296093-2025
❤️💚Students absolutely LOVE shopping at our store filled with handpicked items from our incredible Santa Store committee!!

THANK YOU to all who ordered gift cards through the PTO's RaiseRight fundraiser. Orders have been delivered to homeroom teachers and should be sent home with students today or tomorrow.

🎨🖌️ Save the Date! PTO's Parent Outreach Committee is bringing Art-at-the-Bodega in for an ornament painting night! Cost: $12 (cash or card accepted). This includes all supplies, fired, and delivered back to MGS before Christmas break. PTO will also have hot cocoa and a treat. PLUS Santa's Workshop games in the AP room from the Family Fun Night committee!

Thank you Pep Band for performing at the basketball game last night. You sounded great!

Congratulations to Ethan Brattvet on your outstanding performance in the ILMEA District 3 Honor Band on Saturday. Way to represent MGS!

Join us on Monday, December 29th, 2025, for a 1-day Softball Clinic. Train with our coaches and learn from current MTHS players. A proud MTHS alum and Ole Miss recruit Kaidence Till will be joining us to assist athletes with hands-on instructions and inspiration! Come train, learn, and elevate your game!
Online Registration: https://forms.gle/B9hLFRWkVBL8FAvn8
Venmo payment accepted
*Please make sure to include your Players name for Winter Clinic in the memo line.

4A and 8E buddies worked on our grateful tree together.

On Wednesday, all 5th grade scientists abandoned their originally planned lessons to learn all about how the Northern Lights are formed. They then created silhouette landscapes with Northern Lights in the background. They look amazing!

FRUIT SALE DELIVERY -Wednesday, November 19th

We are now asking for your help in getting fruit and cheesecakes unloaded, sorted and passed out on delivery day.

Please contact:
Ellen Rinehimer 
309-530-2237 
Ellerinehimer@gmail.com 

The fourth-grade students were privileged to listen to Mr. George Oplt share his experiences from his time in the Marine Corps. We sincerely appreciate his generousness in sharing his stories, and we are grateful for his years of service and for helping to teach our students about the importance of our military branches.

Good Luck to Ethan Bratvett as he travels back to Olivet Nazarene University to represent MGS in the ILMEA District 3 Concert Band Saturday!

MGS students and staff showed their support for our troops on Veterans Day with a whole school assembly inviting local veterans and families to share in this special day! The choir did an outstanding job singing the National Anthem, K-4 students sounded great singing and the band sounded amazing! It was a great day at MGS and thank you to all the veterans past, present, and future who allow us to live the lives we do!

Last week to sign up for our MGS Redbirds Cheer Stunt Clinic for this Saturday!

Tomorrow, November 11, 2025, in observance of Veteran’s Day, we will host a special assembly at 9:00 a.m. to honor and recognize all veterans. This event provides students with an opportunity to learn about and demonstrate respect for both current and former members of the military. The assembly will feature a speech by a local veteran and musical performances by students, celebrating military service both past and present.

As part of the program, we will acknowledge the veterans within our MGS community, including families and staff members. Any veteran or active-duty service member who is a relative, parent, sibling, or grandparent of an MGS student is welcome to attend this meaningful event.

Guests are kindly asked to arrive between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m., and MGS staff will be available to assist with entry and seating. Following the assembly, all veterans and their guests are welcome to join us in the gym for a time of fellowship with students and fellow service members.

Come out to the Peoria Rivermen Hockey Game on December 13th at 7:15pm to support Let it Be Us as the Non-Profit of the Night. A portion of every ticket helps foster and adoptive families in Illinois!

Who says kindergarten kids aren't big enough to help? Thanks to 87 kids and their families, kindergarten kids collected 670 items to be donated to local families and the food pantry. ❤️🤍🖤