Congrats to the 8th grade boys basketball team. They are Sectional Champions and defeated El Paso-Gridley 57-22. They will play in the IESA state Championship this Saturday at 2:30 at Tolono Unity. Team TBD! #WeAreRedbirds

Superintendent Dr. Lee along with Board Members Heather Ioerger and Jared Frye will be holding a Webinar on Thursday evening at 7pm. This is an informational presentation regarding the upcoming Education Referendum. There will be time for questions and answers following the webinar. To join the Webinar follow the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82547247889

The Boys Basketball Sectional game will be broadcasted on DigiMAX Sports Network. Thank you MTCO!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUG1CibUkGs
Good luck to the 8th Grade Boys Basketball team as they compete in Sectionals tonight! The game is at 6:30 and will be played at MGS! Come out and cheer the team on! Go Birds!

First grade exceeded their goal of collecting 100 non perishable items to donate to the Open Arms Food Pantry for 100 day! The four classes combined collected 194! Great job, first grade!


Two referendum info sessions to choose from this Monday, February 5 at Snyder Village-SV Center--4:30 and 7:00pm.
Please bring a friend and come with questions!
Congratulations to the 8th boys basketball team. They are Regional Champs. defeating Germantown Hills 43-16. #weareredbirds


If you didn't get your Krispy Kreme order form turned in today, please send it with your student tomorrow.
Thank you!
The IESA 8th Grade Regional Championship boys basketball game between Metamora Grade and Germantown Hills will broadcast LIVE on MTCO digiMAX local channel 401 at 5:30pm this evening! MTHS varsity boys players Luke Hopp, Tyler Mason, and Cooper Koch will handle the play-by-play.
The game will also air on the digiMAX Sports Network YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/@digimaxsportsnetwork7028/streams

Attn: 6-8th graders that signed up for chess - practice will be held tomorrow February 1st from 5-6PM in the A/P Room.
As part of Unified Redbirds week, MGS welcomed Robert Anthony to come and speak to the kids. Mr. Anthony is a Para Olympian who travels the country as a motivational speaker. He talked to the kids about overcoming obstacles and about being a positive influencer. To learn more about Mr. Anthony you can visit his website at https://www.robertanthony.us/




Who wouldn't love some homeade yumminess for those busy nights and weekends?! Purchase some meals or bakery items from Braker's Market while supporting the Metamora Pool. Orders due by Feb 13th and will be available for pick up on Feb 28th. Click on the link to complete the order form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLcOJseFgm0K5R4UJxu34czPxhSynt0XQxGcDLuu3ESB4NCA/viewform
PTO REMINDER: PTO's Krispy Kreme Fundraiser order forms and payment are DUE Thursday 2/1 to your child's homeroom teacher

February is near--read all about it! District Redbird Review linked below--
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2462/MGS/3954569/February_Review_2024.pdf

8th Grade Visit, Activity Fair, and Parent Meeting is tonight at MTHS! Activity fair starts at 5:30 p.m. Parent meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
Reminder: PTO Restaurant Night is tomorrow 1/30 from 4-8PM at Geo's Pizza. No flier required.

8th grade families, please plan to attend the MTHS parent meeting on Monday, January 29. The activities fair will occur from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. with the parent meeting occurring from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Recommendations for high school classes and the course registration sheet will be provided.
The PTO will be hosting a staff luncheon on Wednesday, February 8th. They are requesting donations to feed 100+ MGS teachers & staff. Sign up: https://bit.ly/MGSTacoLuncheon24
THANK YOU!
Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday Jan. 26th will be a 1/2 day of school. Students will be dismissed at 11:30. There will be no after school care.
MGS Foundation's annual fundraiser GLO Bingo tickets ON SALE NOW!
https://givebutter.com/c/2024MGS
This adult-only event will be held on Friday, March 15th at Par-a-Dice Hotel

