On Saturday, November 26th MGS chorus students sang and rang the Salvation Army bell at Kirby Foods.
1D Scientists wrapped up our owl unit by exploring owl pellets to sort the bones and discover what their owl ate. “This is kinda gross, but really fun!”-First grade scientist
The 5/6th grade chorus students sang their concert songs and carols at The Loft in Eureka.
Building Thinking
Classroom. Solving Unit Rates
A Big Thank You to the MGS PTO and everyone who donated food for the staff luncheon today! Everything was delicious!
Today 5C created 3 beat patterns with rhythm sticks, in music class, to accompany a song from New Zealand called Makoair.
3C students wanted to say, "Thank you, veterans!"
The cross country team celebrated a great season Friday night at their team banquet. Coach Dirks and Coach Vieck are very proud of this team’s effort this year! We will miss all the 8th graders moving on to the high school next year!
Reminder to all veterans and active military members who is a parent, sibling, or grandparent of a current MGS student...Metamora Grade School is holding an assembly in your honor on November 11th. Please let us know if you can attend at the link provided. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ayunirPNUM-X0EHd9KTTJ1aNj7NFZWk1NkK1vFuAIUQ/prefill
The Caterpillar Visitors Center is hosting a holiday lighting & book signing with the author of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site on November 9th. More information for this free event can be found on the flyer.
Over the weekend our cheerleaders attended a stunt clinic with Titanium Force Cheer where they choreographed their pyramid and worked on individual stunts!
Metamora Area Volleyball Club offers camps, leagues, and club volleyball for all ages! More information can be found at https://www.metamoraareavolleyballclub.com/
Be sure to register for the Volley Jolley Christmas Camp being offered January 2nd & 3rd!
Show your school spirit and help support our playground renovations! All proceeds from these fun socks will go towards the MGS playground project to ensure that all Metamora Grade School students can participate in the fun at MGS! Orders can be placed online through November 22nd, with orders arriving in time for Christmas! Makes a great gift! https://fundraising.hoopswagg.com/collection/metamora-grade-school
MGS Chorus students at the Rivermen game. They sounded wonderful and had a lot of fun!
On the morning of November 11th, Metamora Grade School will be holding a special assembly to honor our veterans and current members of the military. We invite every veteran or current military member who is a parent, sibling, or grandparent to an MGS student to attend on November 11th. More details can be found on our flyer and you can RSVP at this link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ2CQHrGpvkIgSXrFauMD8c2q9Zp8pKVbDTihT8NsvRoWh8w/viewform?usp=pp_url
7th grade SS students have been working hard on their Real Estate Development Proposals . Their goal: to convince their fellow students to move to their colonies. Where do you want to live: New England, Middle, or Southern Colonies?
The softball team presented their favorite bus driver Debbie with a State medal.
Lots of tears were in the room. Debbie told the girls "I told you I would take you to state! You need to listen to me!" It was obvious how much Debbie appreciated the medal and the girls.
50 days of first grade! 😎 We celebrated with some 50’s themed decor and glasses for the kids to wear. The favorite activity for the day was that the students wrote how to make a root beer float and then got to follow the steps and make root beer floats!
Pep Band Rocked the House last Night!
In 8th grade Science, students completed a project about a planet in the solar system. Students were able to choose within their group from a project menu board. Some of the choices included: make a model, create trading cards, perform a rap song, write a children's book, create a travel brochure, build a habitable structure or produce a movie trailer. Here are a few of the final projects!
Check Out this rap about Venus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FrzPN82BT5m6_a6VmgUCKh7KlX3dgpv7/view?usp=sharing
Check out this movie trailer about Mars:
https://biteable.com/watch/3769672/9802235848b1f747d925f924a6c9919e
Check out this book about Captain Mercury:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFPrsEIo5I/NTyxkw9ey-F1SY8lOCM6ww/edit?utm_content=DAFPrsEIo5I&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
