Metamora Grade School

As a culmination to our owl unit, Mrs. King's first graders dissected owl pellets to discover what kind of animals their owl ate. They rated the activity at the end with a thumb up, down, or in the middle and it seems a lot of them enjoyed it!

Fruit sale pick up is NOW TOMORROW, Thursday Nov 21st. Please don't forget to pick up your fruit and cheesecake orders up tomorrow any time between 3-7 in the cafeteria. Thank you!

Reminder: The MGS Foundation Holiday Raffle Fundraiser is going on now - Dec 5th! There are more tickets available at the front office. The student who sells a winning ticket will receive $25 cash prize!

The Metamora Foundation for Educational Excellence's annual fundraiser event will be held on Friday, March 14th at Par-A-Dice Hotel. Sponsorship opportunities are now being accepted. You can sign up here: https://forms.gle/7B5qCJD4CQvritPy8 or email mgsfundraising@gmail.com

Reminder: While our Book Fair at school has ended, online shopping is still available through tomorrow, Wednesday, November 20th. The link to the MGS online Book Fair is: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/metamoracommconsschool1 You have the opportunity to purchase books that we may have run out of such as Diary of Wimpy Kid #19: Hot Mess or Bad Guys #20: The Bad Guys in One Last Thing. You also have the opportunity to pre-order the new Dog Man: Big Jim Begins, which is set to be released December 3rd!

Volleyball Tryouts will be held on December 2nd & 3rd. 7th/8th graders will be from 3:15pm-5:00pm. 6th graders will be from 5:00pm-6:30pm. All athletes MUST have a current physical on file to tryout!

Over the past 3 days MGS has had hundreds of special guests visit during Special Person's/Grandparents' Day for K-4! We wanted to take a moment to spotlight just some of the people involved in making this event a success. Mrs. Karcher, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Aeschliman and Kari Dalpiaz with PTO lead the planning efforts to bring this special day to life. Mr. Uzelac, our lead custodian, also had to put in several additional hours getting the school and supplies in place. Our food service staff made nearly 1,000 cinnamon rolls!! Finally, the parent volunteers and our PTO for helping run the event-- THANK YOU ALL!!

Today 6th graders debated Sparta versus Athens in Mr. Caruso’s 6th grade social studies class.

The MGS Student Council will be sponsoring SNovember to help those in need. We would like to collect NEW socks, gloves, hats, coats, etc to give to those in need in our area. The donation box will be set up in the main foyer the week of November 18-22 and again during Parent Teacher Conferences November 25 and 26. Thank you for all of your support.

Me & My Guy Dance - November 22nd from 6-8PM. Please see flyer for additional details.

Did you know MTHS offers preschool? The Metamora high school students teach the program! The program runs Feb 18th -May 2nd. Please see the attached flyer for more details!

The MGS Foundation Holiday Raffle Fundraiser is going on NOW- December 5th. Tickets are $2 each and could win some amazing prizes just in time for the holidays. Completed tickets and payment can be turned into the student's homeroom or front office. The winners will be announced the week of Dec 9th.

The 4th grade students had the privilege of learning about Mr. Oplt and Mrs. Stephen's time in the military. We are so grateful for their service.

Reminder there is evening shopping tonight for the Book Fair from 5:00-7:00pm in the library.

The Band and Color Guard were proud to Honor our Veterans at our assembly on today. Thank you for your service and dedication!

Grandparents'/Special Persons' Day is NEXT WEEK for K-4 students. Volunteers are still needed. Please consider signing up to volunteer here: https://bit.ly/MGSGparentDay2024

7th Grade enjoyed the visit from Dr Lee and showed him how to play the logic game Match Madness. Best quote of the day "Can I play again-Dr. Lee!"

The front lawn is going to be treated Saturday morning November 9th.

Members of the State Champion Cross Country team were recognized by the Board of Education for their tremendous efforts and accomplishments for bringing home the first ever Girls Cross Country team champion for MGS!

Congrats to our Remarkable Redbirds! These students were recognized at last night's Board meeting for demonstrating problem solving, responsibility, empathy and perseverance!