A to Z Countdown to Summer
Congratulations to Elyssa Marten!
The winner of the 5th grade DARE essay contest.
Logan County Community Invited to Send Messages of Hope and Support to Local Veterans
The newly formed Central Illinois Veterans Commission has partnered with 2X4's For Hope of Quincy to build homes in Lincoln to be given to local veterans. Thanks to generous local support, the first of these homes is scheduled to be completed within the next few months, with more of these tiny homes being built and gifted in the future.
The backbone of the 2X4's For Hope organization revolves around a single piece of lumber, called a 2X4, which is used to build the framework of a tiny home. These 2X4's, prior to the homes being built are signed, and decorated with messages of love, support, wisdom, and success by the community to your veterans, so that once the home is completed, the veteran recipient will always be surrounded by the love, honor and respect of the community for a new beginning, a new day, and hope.
The Logan County Community is invited to come to a 2X4 signing event, to be held at RP Lumber in Saturday, April 24th from 8-12 noon. Come and send your message of hope and support to the veterans who will be honored to receive the gift of a home.
A groundbreaking for the first home is being planned for 1:30pm on Saturday, April 24th at the building location on 6th Street and College.
On any given night in the United States, it is estimated that over 48,000 homeless veterans are searching for a place to sleep. The mission of the CIVC is to provide Central Illinois veterans with the tools and support systems to enable them to move forward to obtain permanent sustainable housing. Help send the message of hope!
1A earned part of class outside today! They really enjoyed themselves. We took our spelling test and even read some books too! Such a nice day!
Tomorrow (4/16) is a School Improvement Day. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
Parent or Guardian:
We will be giving your child state-required achievement tests on April 12 - 16 with 5th grade science tests April 19-21.
Ways to help your child during testing:
* Making sure their iPad is fully charged every day.
* Making sure that your child attends school on the days of testing please avoid any appointments if possible.
* Making sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing
* Providing a healthy breakfast on the mornings of testing.
Reminder: There is no school tomorrow (Friday, 4/2). There is no school on Monday, 4/5. Enjoy the short break!
Parents - Questions about TikTok & Instagram? Don't understand what your kids are doing on those apps? Need help navigating social media with your kids? You're invited to attend an online Zoom event! The event is offered on 2 different nights - April 7 & April 8 (same content each night) - This event is offered by the Illinois Attorney General's Office.
Commonly Used Apps (Part II): TikTok & Instagram
Wednesday, April 7, 2021 6:30 PM (Central Time) - Click to sign up for this night:
https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TbfW12HDRai4fq-VfAxqmA
Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:30 PM (Central Time) - Click to sign up for this night:
https://ilattorneygeneral-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_snLK27RcSDeKilSml29A5g
(Please, register in advance. You must have or create a Zoom account to register since Zoom is the platform being used for the event.)
For more info on IL ICAC please visit:
https://illinoisicac.org/
For parent and educator resources or scheduling virtual events please visit:
https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/cyberbullying/index.html
We are opening the doors for a maximum of 200 home spectators at HS volleyball games and 150 home spectators at JH girls basketball games on a first come - first seated basis. Additionally, spectators are not allowed to bring food or drink (with the exception of water bottles) inside the buildings for home athletic events. Opposing teams will be allowed 2 spectators per player. Thank you for your cooperation.
Today's Track Meet at Williamsville is cancelled today. There will be No practice after school.
Parent Tips
Mt. Pulaski Community School District #23 would like to determine approximately how many kindergarten students to expect for the 2021 - 2022 school year. Children must be five years old on or before September 1, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten. If your child is eligible to enter kindergarten for the upcoming school year, please complete the form below by April 30th.
https://forms.gle/sdv2pvEVcvb7Bn1q9
Seventh grade ELA students are making argument writing an Olympic sport! We are focusing on finding the strongest evidence and deconstructing an argument. Who does not love a healthy competition?
Your 7th grade Honeybears are Sectional Champs! Congrats to players and coaches on becoming State qualifiers.
We became word detectives today! With our flashlights, we had to find our sight words hidden around the room! Hope Flashlight Friday here in 1A!
The KB Kids had fun drawing a Leprechaun yesterday.
Boys basketball 8th grade night
Boys basketball 8th grade night
Wednesday is the last day Class Composites are available to order from inter-state.com! Use Order Code 56855HQ by 03/10/2021 at 11:59 pm. Don’t miss out!
Honeybear Basketball starts this coming Monday! 5th - 8th grade students wishing to participate this season will need to meet Mr. A, Coach Brown, and Coach Miller in the multipurpose room at MPHS from 4:00 - 5:00 next Monday through Thursday. All participants will need a mask, have a water bottle, and wear their PE shoes. All current volleyball athletes that also want to play basketball are excused until their season has concluded. Please email Mr. A (janderso@mtpulaski.k12.il.us) if you have any questions.