Mount Pulaski Grade School

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our two staff members that we would like to highlight today are Ms. Powell who teaches 3B and Mrs. Przykopanski who teaches 1A. Ms. Powell sang two years in her high school choir and played clarinet and alto saxophone in her highschool band. Her favorite music is country and pop with her favorite radio station right now being pop 2k on sirius xm. Ms. Powell got to meet Lady A at the sangamon county fair and remembers how nice they were. She did take piano and voice lessons as a kid but wishes to relearn piano because she forgot everything she learned. Mrs. Przykopanski played flute in junior high band and was part of her cheer/dance team in high school. She likes to listen to all genres of music and listens to music on 105.7 and 101.5. Mrs. Przykopanski and her husband used to go to concerts all the time like Shinedown and Badflower. If Mrs. Przykopanski could learn anything in music class, it would be to learn about the different genres of music and how each one got started. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff member we would like to highlight today is Mrs. Mileham who is a paraprofessional. Mrs. Mileham performed in madrigals/chorus in high school and did chorus in college. She does enjoy listening to all types of music but her favorite is country music. Mrs. Mileham's favorite radio station is 101.9 fm. She worked at Opryland in high school and met future country stars there. Mrs. Mileham has performed The National Anthem at games/races and can play a little piano. She enjoys learning about new music and singing karaoke. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

Attention MPGS Tracksters! Track pictures will be taken on Thursday, March 31st. Picture forms will be handed out today or tomorrow. Picture forms are also available in the MPGS office or you can order online at https://inter-state.com/ using code 67129ZA.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our next staff member we would like to highlight is Ms. Lex, who teaches 2A. Ms. Lex likes to listen to country and 2000’s hip hop. Her favorite radio station is Sirius XM highway. Ms. Lex got to meet the band Sugarland backstage and remembers how nice they were. She loves attending concerts and wishes she knew how to play guitar. Ms. Lex did take lessons on the guitar one summer but couldn’t play it well since she is left handed and the guitar was for a person who was right handed. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

MPCUSD #23 Board of Education - School Calendar for 2022-2023 Adopted March 21, 2022

Calling all future Bruins and Honeybears. We are looking to see how many students that will be entering Kindergarten at Mt. Pulaski Grade School. If you have a student who will be 5 years old by September, 1 2022, you are eligible for Kindergarten this fall! If you have a child living in our district and would be joining us during the 2022-2023 school year please fill out the following survey. https://forms.gle/wp83CTZAERTVPbvg8

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff member that we would like to highlight today is Mrs. Hill who teaches elementary special education. Mrs. Hill played alto saxophone in her high school marching, jazz, and concert bands. She also sang in choirs during college. Mrs. Hill enjoys listening to all kinds of music and likes to attend musicals and concerts. She currently performs in church choir, handbell choir, and does play the saxophone when she has time. If Mrs. Hill could learn anything in music class, she would like to learn about keyboarding theory. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our two staff members we would like to highlight today are Mr. Lamkey who is our school superintendent and Mrs. Hickey, who is our school nurse. Mr. Lamkey enjoys listening to all kinds of music and likes to listen to music on WSCR and series xm. Mr. Lamkey does enjoy musicals and will be attending a Journey concert and Zac Brown Band concert soon. He is interested in learning more about and listening to music. Mrs. Hickey played clarinet in her high school band and pep band. She enjoys listening to all kinds of music but her favorite is country music. Mrs. Hickey’s favorite radio stations are 101.9 and 104.5. She has attended concerts to Rio Speedwagon, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Vince Gill, and Old Dominion. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

You will be able to watch the Honeybears in action in Auburn at 4:30 pm through the NFHS network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/auburn-high-school-auburn-auburn-il/gam63a83205ef

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our two staff members we will be highlighting today are Miss. Read who teaches 1B and Mrs. Tschantz who is our district bookkeeper. Miss. Read played the clarinet in her high school marching, concert, and pep band. Her favorite kind of music is country and she enjoys going to musicals. A fun fact about Miss. Read is that she has been a cast member in plays. Mrs. Tschantz enjoys listening to country and pop music. Her favorite radio station is 104.5 and if she could learn anything in music class, Mrs. Tschantz would like to learn about pop songs. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

Volleyball send off for our 8th grade Honeybears heading to State @ 1:30 at the grade school! They will play today at 4:30 at Auburn High School. Let’s Go Honeybears!

Congratulations to all of the choir students who participated in Logan County Music Yesterday on March 17! There were four choirs or 75 students from Logan County who sang six songs at this event.

We had a visit from a leprechaun this morning. We also had yummy green donuts!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day from 1A

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff member we are highlighting today is Mrs. Farris who is the unit office secretary. Mrs. Farris enjoys different kinds of music and likes to listen to music from NPR and apple music. She did play the flute in 4th-8th grade and does enjoy singing. Mrs. Farris loves to go to concerts, has seen the Avett brothers 9 times, and has seen Jason Isbell four times. If she could learn anything in music, Mrs. Farris would be interested in learning how to read music. A fun fact about Mrs. Farris said that her father is a very talented singer and auditioned for Julliard. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

Before setting our Leprechaun traps today, PreK worked on sorting and graphing using Lucky Charms marshmallows!😋 (PM class)

Before setting our Leprechaun traps today, PreK worked on sorting and graphing using Lucky Charms marshmallows!😋 (AM class)

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff member we are highlighting today is Mrs. Elliott who is our title teacher. Mrs. Elliott was involved in her high school marching band, concert band, jazz band and participated in two musicals along with her church’s choir. She also took lessons in ballroom, swing, jazz, salsa, and country line dancing. Mrs. Elliott enjoys all kinds of music and listens to different radio stations. She likes to attend concerts and wishes she could be involved in band and choir now but doesn’t have the time. A fun fact about Mrs. Elliott is that she was a DJ in college and she can play the flute/piccolo. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff member we are highlighting today is Mrs. Bone who teaches 2B. Mrs. Bone did four years of girls, mixed, and show choir in high school. She also played alto saxophone in her high school concert, pep, jazz, and marching band in high school and two years in her college marching band. Mrs. Bone's favorite radio station is WCIC and enjoys listening to christian rock, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s music. She has played in the bell choir at church and watches the marching band perform at her kids football games. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our staff members we would like to highlight today are Mrs. Ciaccio who teaches 4B and Mrs. Mendenhall who is our instructional coach at the grade school. Mrs. Ciaccio sang, played clarinet, and was a cheerleader in highschool. She enjoys listening to pop music and has played piano for ten years. Mrs. Mendenhall enjoys listening to all types of music and switches radio stations so she hears the songs she likes to listen to. Mrs. Mendenhall got to meet musician Montell Jordan at a Chick-Fil-A in high school and got his autograph. She did play piano growing up, played flute in middle school and enjoys watching bands/concerts in the summer. A fun fact about Mrs. Mendenhall is that she loves music and has it playing all the time. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.

In honor of music in our school's month, our staff at Mount Pulaski Grade School shared how music is/was a part of their lives. Our two staff members we would like to highlight today are Mrs. Burgard who teaches Pre K and Mrs. G who is our librarian. Mrs. Burgard was in her high school choir and played clarinet in junior high school. She loves to listen to county, americana, alternative country, and southern rock music. Her favorite radio station is the highway on sirius xm. Mrs. Burgard likes to attend county concerts and would like to learn how to play guitar in music class. Mrs. G was in her high school choir for four years. She likes to listen to a little bit of everything and her favorite radio station is 98.7. If Mrs. G could learn anything in music class, it would be how to write music. Whether it's singing, playing an instrument or listening to music, make music a part of your life today.