
Mrs Wiley's 7th grade math students are using hands on manipulatives to solve one step equations!



8th graders reading outside and enjoying the warm weather.


Taking advantage of the nice weather and reading Dr. Seuss books outside!





3C learning about simple machines by constructing catapults.




For “Teddy BearTuesday” in 1B today the kids interviewed their animals, wrote about them, made a Venn diagram with a friend to compare how their bears were alike and different, and read with their bears. They finished the day with their favorite part …the stem challenge to build chairs for their bears out of paper and tape only with no instructions or help.





MGS Band Hoodies for sale now! Extended through THIS Friday. March 4th!
Print order form here ----> https://5il.co/16fs2 and return to Ms. Trotter.


Our staff participated in helping with the weekend snack packs today. Thank you so much to our amazing staff for their acts of kindness. You are appreciated!





3rd graders using Skittles for graphing, counting money, patterns, and fractions during math workshop.





2B enjoyed celebrating today's special Twosday, 2/22/22!!





Some 1st grade teachers ready to teach on Twosday.


MGS 2nd grade team on Twosday, 2/22/22!


A big thank you to the Peoria Park District for their assistance in bringing the volunteers from the Peoria Symphony Guild to MGS today! The first graders loved the musical puppet show of Peter and The Wolf and getting to see the puppets up close.





Reminder tomorrow is Presidents Day so there is no school. Enjoy the holiday!Classes will resume Tuesday.

Tomorrow, February 17, will be a snow day for MGS due to the forecasted ice and snow accumulation. There are no online learning requirements. Be safe and see you Friday!

6th grade science - Students constructed a seismograph and demonstrated an earthquake to simulate how it measures the vibrations!



The 2nd graders are learning how to play in an ensemble, using the barred instruments and hand drums. Thank you to the Foundation for providing these instruments.




Special thanks to Emily Peterson, Gretchen Ward and Sonia Noorullah for the new mural in the band room!! It is awesome!!


Candy Heart Math Workshop in 3D!





Weather forecast, Covid stats and more in this week's Redbird Review!
https://prezi.com/i/e9gkafdwnan_/february-11/

8th Grade students created presentations on a concept about Chemical Change & taught their classmates. They got bonus points if they did a demonstration on their concept. Students really took ownership & did a fantastic job!

