April 8th, 2024 USD 239 School Board meeting can be watched by clicking the following link. https://youtu.be/5Kp5MsFaF5s
First grade enjoyed viewing the eclipse today. Each child decorated their own solar eclipse mask for extra protection and documented their observations!
Shown is Mrs. Nichols’ class.
Kindergarten friends enjoyed witnessing the eclipse today! Look at the joy and smiles on their faces! ❤️❤️❤️☀️☀️☀️🌔🌔🌔🕶️🕶️🕶️😊👏 They documented the changes at three different times of the day. Miss Becky Anderson came up with a great way to make the glasses extra safe!
MGS students observing the 2024 Solar Eclipse.
Have an elderly neighbor who could use some assistance with their yard ready for spring? MJSHS will be out Thursday morning and we have room for a few more jobs. Work schedule will be approx 9-12pm.
Any senior parents need a banner for their graduation parties this year? MHS Entrepreneurship class would love to help you out. Contact Mr. Flinn at cflinn@usd239.org for sizes and pricing.
Team Pratt had a full house for Acorns to Oaks! Students chose their favorite book by Syd Hoff to partner read with their oak. Then we showed them an interactive math activity called "Kahoot" to practice our telling time skills!
Tomorrow 4th grade will judge our soybean plants. We have 3 in our class that are at the beginning flowering stage! All 3 of them are being grown in our window. #willieandthebeanstalk
Our Zoo friends, Miss Teagan, Miss Lynn, and Miss Kal taught the group about Keystone Species. Keystone Species are essential in maintaining balance within an entire ecosystem.
More Science Buddy pictures from the Kindergarten and 5th Grade Science Buddies Trip: The day was spent learning about anteaters, sloths, aardvarks, and armadillos. They also walked the zoo and found the animals they are independently researching.
Kindergarten and 5th Grade Science Buddies enjoyed a beautiful morning at Rolling Hills Zoo. This semester, Mrs. Smith's 5th Grade Class teamed up with Mrs. Shaft's Kindergarten Class to become Animal Experts!
Team Sanders had fun this afternoon during our Acorns to Oaks time! We spent time reading and playing an Easter math game with three addends. My apologies to those Acorns & Oaks that I didn't get pictures of this week.
The 6th grade classes concluded their social studies unit by having a Chinese New Year parade for the rest of the students at MGS.
Mrs. Shaft's Kindergarten friend, Paige, won the weekly drawing for great behavior. Her ticket was pulled out of the bucket. She earned her ticket for being a great helper. Paige loves to help her teacher and does so without asking. Way to go, Paige!
MJSHS Community Service Day is April 11 from 9am-12pm. Please email kmchenry@usd239.org to get on our list.
HS Softball and Baseball will be postponed for today. We are currently working on makeup dates and will announce those once we have them. Thanks
4th grade is making switches with the #Cosmosphere.
Our 8th St. Pat's Citizenship finalists for tonight's dance. Doors open 6:15. We are using the NEW gym. Class pictures at 6:30.
There will be a High School Football parent meeting Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30 pm. The meeting will go over the summer schedule and summer ecxpectations. The location of the meeting will be the old gym.
USD 239 School Board March 11th, 2024 meeting can be viewed here. https://youtu.be/YFuLGNY04vs