All April long, National Jazz Appreciation Month celebrates the heritage and history of jazz. As a truly American art form, jazz's soulful and rich culture dates back to the 1890s. The roots of jazz can be found in the blues.
https://nafme.org/resource/jazz-appreciation-month/
Just a reminder the Scholastic Book Fair starts tomorrow. It will continue through April 12th. There will be an Ice Cream Social on the 12th from 6pm- 8pm to end the fair. Come for a cool treat and shop the book fair. Direction for setting up e-wallets and times can be found at the link on the Library's webpage.
Current 7th grade Families Save the Date! There will be an informational meeting about next years 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, April 3rd, at 7:00 pm in the MGS cafeteria. If you have any questions, please email Amy Abney aabney@mgsredbirds.org I Iook forward to seeing you there!
Reminder - MGS will be on Spring Break from March 25-April 1. We look forward to seeing everyone back on April 2nd!
5B and 5D engineers took a shot at engineering a Mars lander that would keep astronauts safe as they landed on the "Red Planet". We quickly learned that building such a contraption takes a LOT of engineering. Check out some of the ideas the kids had.
Why should the adults have all the fun? 5th graders had our own Mini Glo Bingo tonight!
Who/What: A brand new scouting troop is starting in Germantown Hills! This troop is open to girls 5th grade and up and will be linked with the existing Germantown Hills boys scouting troop.
Where/When: Meetings are held Monday evenings at Willow Hill church, and there is usually one campout a month.Scouting is very accommodating of other activities. Come to what you can, when you can, and advance at your own pace. Scouts in our existing troop participate in many other activities, including robotics, cross country, marching band, basketball, soccer, chess team, scholastic bowl, hockey, theater, baseball, rock climbing, track and chorus.
Why: Scouting builds competence and confidence in kids. Adult leadership is present at all events, but activities are largely run and directed by the scouts themselves. Scouts work together as a group, having fun and solving problems that arise. They learn critical skills such as first aid and cooking, and can earn merit badges in 100+ subjects.
Contact Dan Wear (309-397-3009) or Lori Hanson (724-816-1443) for more information!
The track meet for today is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, specifically falling temperatures and wind chill factor.
Who is your "ONE";the ONE person you cannot do your job without? The Metamora Elementary Teachers' Association asked its members to share the name of one such person. We all know it takes way more than one person to help us do our jobs, but here are a few that were highlighted.
Just a reminder....MGS Music in Our Schools Month shirt orders are due to Ms. Trotter or Mrs. Gregait by tomorrow 3/20. Thank you.
*please see attached order form
TODAY is Election Day! To find your polling place, click on the link: https://ova.elections.il.gov/PollingPlaceLookup.aspx
Don't miss out!! MGS Foundation's Silent Auction and Buy-A-Share is LIVE. https://givebutter.com/c/2024MGS/auction Bidding ends TONIGHT at 9:30PM.
Honor Roll Q3 PDF available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spqOM6pg8M_mzLzps8MbfJe_DSi8oEnm/view?usp=sharing
Honor Roll Q3 PDF available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spqOM6pg8M_mzLzps8MbfJe_DSi8oEnm/view?usp=sharing
Metamora and Germantown Hills Girls and Boys Basketball teams came together to help raise money for the Greater Peoria Honor Flight. Money raised came from shirt sales, admission and concessions at the basketball games, silent auction items, 50/50 raffle and donations. Bob Reed with the Greater Peoria Honor Flight accepted the check for $5,086.56. Bob shared with us that 11 years ago the cost of the flight was $50,000. Today it now costs $110,000! A BIG THANK YOU to all those that helped in one way or another to raise this money. It is greatly appreciated!
Thank you so much to the Rotary Club for your generous donation to our Band Program. It is truly appreciated!!
Students in KB created a rainstorm in music class today!
https://youtu.be/oxuoxzgOtTU?si=OBuQHU4oSLTNFLLf
Don't forget to register for the 2024 Flag Football season which will run from April 1st - May 5th. Registration is $75 and will close in the next couple weeks. There are still spots open if you want to sponsor a team for $150. If you are interested in sponsorship please send your details to mghjfl@gmail.com before March 14th
MGS Jazz Band performs for Rotary Club. Thank you to Snyder Village for hosting! We are grateful for our community partnerships with both organizations.
Parents--Please complete this brief survey. We must reach at least 20% completion to generate a score -which will reflect on the District Report Card. Thank you for your feedback! https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent
