🌟🍎 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! 💙
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! 🌼🐣
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
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.
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! 🌼🐣
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!
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
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.
📋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.
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!
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!
The Spring Extravaganza is almost here!
🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny $10
Served from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
📅 Saturday, March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School
Come enjoy:
🛍️ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny hosted by FFA
Bring the whole family and celebrate spring with us! 🌷🌼
The Spring Extravaganza is almost here!
📅 March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School
Join us for a fun day filled with:
✨ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny hosted by FFA
Bring the whole family and come celebrate spring with us! 🌷
📅 March 14
🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Joppa High School
Join us for a fun day filled with:
✨ Vendors
🍪 Baked goods
🔥 BBQ for lunch
💎 Permanent jewelry
🥞 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny hosted by FFA
Bring the whole family and come celebrate spring with us! 🌷
🏆 Congratulations Rangers!
National Sr. Beta Club State Convention Winners
🎉 Sr. Beta Club
🥇 Jaelyn Clark
1st Place – Woodworking
🥈 Jasmine Harvill
2nd Place – Drawing
🥈 Bricley Lang
2nd Place – Quilling
🥈 Alex Reames
2nd Place – Sculpture
🥈 Group Entry
2nd Place – 3D Design
We are incredibly proud of our Senior Beta students for representing our school with excellence and creativity!
#RangerPride #Elevate38 #BetaClubSuccess
🏆 National Jr. Beta Club State Convention Results 🏆
We are proud to recognize our Jr. Beta students for their outstanding achievements at the National Beta Club State Convention!
🥇 Haley Clark – 1st Place, PE/Health
🥈 Liam Kerr – 2nd Place, Digitally Enhanced Photography
🥉 Avery Dresser – 3rd Place, Social Studies
Congratulations to these students for representing our school with excellence and hard work. We are incredibly proud of you!
#RangerPride #Elevate38 #BetaClubSuccess
🏐⚾ Joppa Rangers Weekly Athletic Schedule ⚾🏐
Here’s what’s coming up this week for Ranger Athletics! Come out and support our student-athletes as they represent Joppa-Maple Grove.
Here’s what’s coming up this week for Ranger Athletics! Come out and support our student-athletes as they represent Joppa-Maple Grove.
Tonight’s volleyball game at Egyptian has been cancelled. We will share an update if the game is rescheduled.
Junior student Kasey Cohoon was hard at work today in the STEAM lab using the GlowForge to engrave an image of his truck on a piece of wood. Kasey says he's excited to show others how to use this machine to make different types of engravings. "I don't think I'm all that book-smart," he says, "but I like doing stuff like this." Mr. Cohoon will work with other upperclassmen to complete several other GlowForge projects. He hopes to be able to make plaques and other keepsakes for community members.
Hello Maple Grove Parents,
Our Kindergarten students have a special message for our families!
Please take a moment to watch their video below.
🎥 Watch here: https://youtube.com/shorts/C0AZ_e_fY0Q?feature=share
They are asking our parents to please complete the Illinois Parent Survey.
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent&p=1
Our Kindergarten students have a special message for our families!
Please take a moment to watch their video below.
🎥 Watch here: https://youtube.com/shorts/C0AZ_e_fY0Q?feature=share
They are asking our parents to please complete the Illinois Parent Survey.
https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/?target_name=parent&p=1
