Cheerleading Tryout sign ups and tryout packets are now available for the 2024-2025 Season! There is a Pre-Tryout meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 16 at 6pm in the MGS Cafeteria! If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Berberich at sberberich@mgsredbirds.org.
Ahoy, Matey! The 4th Graders enjoyed their Accelerated Reader Pirate Adventure on Friday, May 3rd. They learned their pirate names, told some haaarrr-ible pirate jokes, and completed their pirate training. We even celebrated the top reader in each 4th grade classroom: 4A- Amelia M, 4B- Hawkins M, 4C- Ciara M, 4D- Monroe H. A BIG thank you to all the volunteers who made this day such a success!
There is a FREE Prairie Winds Concert at MTHS on Friday, 5/10 at 7:30pm. The Prairie Wind Ensemble is a 70-member adult symphonic band with membership drawn from Central Illinois and the greater Peoria area. The concert will feature guest conductor and composer Robert Sheldon.
MGS Basketball Camp is Wed May 29th-May 31st. Girls and Boys K-7th grade are welcome! Make sure to sign up by this Friday May 10th to get a t-shirt. See the Flyer for more details!
Illinois Select VB Camp 2024 - June 4th-June 6th. See flyer for further information. Also information attached regarding Summer Training program.
Our Metamora Grade School app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created a Rooms account can now access new app features like chat and class streams via web and in the app.
Learn more about Rooms at this video: https://bit.ly/mgsrooms
Download for Android https://bit.ly/39IUUTe
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/3uoKAt6
If you are picking your child up in front please stay off the grass and landscaping for the next week. There is work being done today to help the front area look nice. Thank you to Barr Landscaping for all the work you have done!
Congratulations to this year's Band & Guard Award Winners: Allen Bidne, Tanner Gray, Charlotte Nauman, Miles Vogel, Asher Robertson , Madison Clark , Avery Dries & Emily Horner.
Calling all 6th through 8th grade dancers...
Reminder from PTO: Staff Appreciation Week starts Monday! Student participation is highly encouraged. Voting ends TODAY for the Red Star Awards. Place your vote by filling out this google form: https://forms.gle/88zwMhMBfK82z7eX8
10th Annual Tri 2 Beat MS - June 8th
See flyer for more information
Upcoming 8th grade Graduation Events:
- Monday, May 13 is our 8th grade Dance from 6 - 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15 our 8th graders may leave at 11 a.m. Permission slips will come home on Friday, May 9.
- Wednesday, May 15 our 8th graders Graduate at 7 p.m.
Congratulations to the Recorders, Colorguard and Bands on your awesome performances at the spring concert last night. You all did great! Special thanks to all those who helped out with the last minute change to bring the concert inside!
MGS Basketball Camp is Wed May 29th-May 31st. Girls and Boys K-7th grade are welcome! Make sure to sign up by May 10th to get a t-shirt. See the Flyer for more details!
Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom
announcements in the Metamora Grade School app! With
the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better.
Parents/guardians check your email with instructions to sign
up and access new features.
Voting Open till Sunday for the PTO's Red Star Awards for Staff Appreciation Week. Voting open to students, parents, and staff! Place your vote by filling out this google form: https://forms.gle/88zwMhMBfK82z7eX8
Kiwanis Club of Metamora is hosting a Pork Chop cookout on May 3rd from 11AM-2PM. See flyer for further details
The Instrumental Spring concert is being moved indoors due to the weather. The times will remain the same. Food trucks will be parked in front of the school - you will be able to purchase treats & bring into the gym! The bleachers will be out so you will not need to bring chairs.
The 4th graders enjoyed surprising Snyder Village residents with May Day baskets today.
7th graders getting sweet on DNA, its nucleotides pairings, and the start of protein synthesis
