Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District #38‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

🏀 Reminder! 6th Grade Night is Tomorrow! 🏀
Join us Tomorrow, March 17, for a fun matchup as our Elementary Girls take on the Elementary Boys in a special 6th Grade Night Basketball Game!

⏰ Game begins at 5:00 PM
📍 Joppa-Maple Grove Gym

Come out and support our students and help us celebrate our 6th graders!

Go Rangers! 🏀💚💛 #RangerPride #Elevate38

🍕 Coming Soon! 🍕

The Joppa Beta Club will be kicking off a fundraiser beginning Monday, March 22nd, through April 5th!
Students will be selling Little Caesars Pizza Kits and Meal Deal Codes to help support Beta Club activities.
📢 The ordering link will be available Monday, March 22.
Stay tuned for more details!

Thank you for supporting our Joppa Beta Club students!

🍭✨ Sweet Adventure Awaits! ✨🍭

Get ready for a Candy Land Spring Fling at Joppa Maple Grove!
🎉 Who: 5th & 6th Grade Students
📍 Where: Joppa Maple Grove Gymnasium
📅 Date: April 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💲 Admission: $7 per person
Join us for a fun night of music, dancing, and sweet treats in our colorful Candy Land-themed dance! 🍬🎶
🎟️ Reminder: Students must bring the completed permission slip from the back of the flyer and turn it in to the chaperone at the door when entering the dance.
🍭 We can't wait to see our Rangers there for a night full of fun!

#RangerPride #JMG #CandyLandDance #SpringFling

K-5 students learned about Henri Matisse this week.  He is best known for using vibrant, expressive color and line movement to show emotion.  He was one of the first in the Fauvist movement to use "wild beast" colors.  He later became known for his paper cutouts (gouaches découpés) and ornate but happy compositions. Matisse is a leader in color and form, some of his best-known works are The Dance, The Red Studio, and his late-life cutouts like Icarus.  This exercise in dexterity, patience and only using paper and scissors like a paintbrush or pencil was very challenging but enjoyable

👕 Lost & Found at the Vendor Sale Today!

We will have a Lost & Found table set up today during the Vendor Sale.

If your child has been missing a jacket, hoodie, coat, or other clothing item, please stop by and take a look. We have several items that need to be claimed!

📍 Stop by the Lost & Found table while you are visiting the vendors.

Thank you for helping us get these items back to their owners!

🌸🐰 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🐰🌸

Join us TODAY for the Spring Extravaganza!

📅 Saturday, March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School

🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Served 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Come enjoy:
🛍️ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🌷 A fun day of shopping, food, and family fun!

We can’t wait to see everyone today! 🌼🐣

Vendors are already showing up and getting set up! Make plans to stop by tomorrow from 9 AM – 1 PM for Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, vendors, baked goods, BBQ for lunch, permanent jewelry, and so much more. We can’t wait to see everyone!

🌟🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week is Coming! 🍎🌟

At Joppa Elementary, we want to celebrate the amazing teachers who help our students learn, grow, and succeed every day!

🎨✏️ Families — We Need Your Help!

Please help your child create something special for their teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week.

💌 Students can choose to:
🖍️Draw a colorful picture for their teacher
✏️ Write a short thank-you letter
🎨 Decorate it with markers, crayons, stickers, or Ranger spirit!

💡 Message Ideas:
⭐ “Thank you for helping me learn!”
⭐ “My favorite thing about your class is…”
⭐ “You are the best teacher because…”

📅 Please send your child’s letter or drawing to school by Apr 15, 2026.

🏇 The Joppa Rangers know great teachers deserve to be celebrated!
Let’s fill our school with kind words, colorful pictures, and Ranger pride as we show our teachers how much they mean to us.

💙 Thank you for helping us make Teacher Appreciation Week special! 💙

FFA is currently working on their "granny era" learning how to crochet. We have a few BEAUTIFUL handmade blankets in the making that will be available for raffle or silent auction this week! Email kheady@joppa38.com or contact your ffa member for more information.

Intro to Ag is having chicks hatch today! We will try to upload some live videos of the hatchings today! Chicks are being sold for $3 a piece. While we have all these spoken for so far, if there is enough interest we will hatch another batch.

🌸🐰 ONE MORE DAY! 🐰🌸

The Spring Extravaganza is happening TOMORROW!

📅 Saturday, March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School

🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Served 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Come enjoy:
🛍️ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🌷 Spring shopping and family fun!

Bring the whole family and come celebrate spring with us! 🌼🐣

Join us on Tuesday, March 17, as we celebrate our 6th Grade students with a special basketball game!
The Elementary Girls will take on the Elementary Boys in a fun matchup beginning at 5:00 PM in the JMG Gym.
Come cheer on our students and help us celebrate this great group of Rangers!

#RangerPride #Elevate38

Pre-K will not be in session tomorrow due to scheduled screenings.
Kindergarten classes will still be in session and will follow the regular school schedule.

🌸🐰 2 MORE DAYS! 🐰🌸

The Spring Extravaganza is almost here!

📅 Saturday, March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School

🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Served 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Come enjoy:
🛍️ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🌷 Spring shopping and family fun!

We can’t wait to see everyone this Saturday! 🌼🐣

We are proud to recognize one of our seniors Kieran Presser, for receiving the Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship. This award honors students who show excellence in academics, leadership, and service.

Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

Level Up Your Life – Drug Free
March 16–20
Monday
Wear Your Coziest Pajamas

Tuesday
Wear as Much Green as Possible!

Wednesday
Wear Your Favorite Hat Day

Thursday
Wear Your Craziest Socks

Friday
Dress As Your Favorite Game Character

Friday, March 13 is the final day to complete the Illinois Parent Survey.

📋https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent&p=1

📌 Maple Grove Elementary parents — be sure to type Maple Grove when selecting your school.

Reminder: Child Find Screenings – This Friday
If you have not scheduled your child’s appointment yet, please call 618-543-7589 to sign up.
Screenings will take place this Friday, March 13, from 8:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Maple Grove Elementary.
Appointments are required. We look forward to seeing our future Pre-K and Kindergarten students.

Please share to help us spread the word.

9 Weeks Awards Program

Friday, March 20
9:00 a.m.
School Cafeteria

Parents and guardians are welcome to attend the Awards Program as we recognize students for their achievements during the last nine weeks.
Schedule:
• 1st – 3rd Grade: Begins at 9:00 a.m.
• 4th – 6th Grade: Will follow immediately after

We look forward to celebrating our students and their hard work!