Ms. Whitney is helping the students develop their strength and flexibility. She is teaching them the benefits of yoga!
Just a reminder that tomorrow night is Family Fun Night. We welcome you to come have some fun with your family. Please come at 5 to take the parent survey (if you haven't already) and then get a spaghetti dinner in the cafeteria. After you eat, there are some fun activities planned for you and your family. We will have the book fair in the library, Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat read aloud and snack craft, solar eclipse craft, STEM project, Bingo, making bookmarks, and a trivia game at the end of the night. Get your family together or join another family to make teams of 5-6. Thank you for all you do to make JMG the best district!
The Rangers traded in their green for red today to show our support for Meridian. Let's go Bobcats! Show the rest of the state how we do it in the southern tip of Illinois.
We took students to compete at History Day at Murray St. students took either a U.S. or World History exam. They competed against teams from Kentucky. This is the first time Joppa has taken part of this experience at MSU. All the students did well and got great exposure to Murray State’s campus and History Dept.
Greetings Joppa-Maple Grove! As you may know, Meridian is going to be playing in the state tournament. Some students have reached asking me to ask everyone to wear red to school tomorrow (yes, it is pajama day too). We want to take a picture and show them we are supporting them. I am so proud of our students supporting a team we compete against in regular season. Let's encourage our Southern Illinois neighbor to win it all!
Good morning! I am sharing a scholarship opportunity for any student 17-23 years of age. Here is the link to apply: https://www.netc.navy.mil/NSTC/NROTC/
Greetings Joppa-Maple Grove Community! On March 12, we will be having a Family Fun Night from 5-7:30pm. We will be offering a free spaghetti dinner to all of the families that have taken the 5Essentials Survey for our schools.
*If you have already taken the survey, you will get the free dinner.
*If you haven't taken the survey and would like to take it before the event, and not have to wait in line to complete the survey before eating; then take the survey and screenshot the end saying you have completed it. That will be your ticket in to the dinner.
*If you need to wait and take the survey at the Family Fun Night, we will have Chromebooks set up in the main hallway. All you need to do is take the survey and then get your ticket to the free spaghetti dinner.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the Family Fun Night. We have some fun activities planned for all our families.
Here is the link to the survey if you want to take it ahead of time: https://survey.5-essentials.org/illinois/survey/parent/login/
PLEASE make sure you take the survey. The participation is part of our Illinois Report Card.
Thank you!
Dr. Seuss week!
Attention parents of future Pre-K or Kindergarten children. Please call and register your Pre-K and kindergarten-eligible students for a screening before Friday, March 8, 2024. No walk-ins will be screened that day. 618-543-7589 Thank you!!!
Elementary to celebrate Dr.Seuss week! You may be entered to win a prize for just showing up! Dress for the day and get another chance to win a prize!
Good evening! Tomorrow night is 8th grade night for the Jr. High Volleyball team. See you there!
Joppa's juniors had the opportunity to visit Murray State University's College Fair. After visiting the different colleges exhibits, the students learned more about Murray, received a tour, and ate lunch at Winslow.
Students had an opportunity to learn more about the dangers of vaping. They were able to examine a set of pig's lungs to see the difference between a health set of lungs and lungs exposed to vaping
The 7th Grade Class of 2029 is selling Little Caesar's pizza kits. You may place an order by visiting bit.ly/Classof2029 or by talking to any member of the 7th grade class. All orders must be placed by March 18th, and orders will be delivered to Joppa-Maple Grove on April 15th. Please contact Ms. Cohoon or Mr. May for more information. Thank you for supporting the Class of 2029!
Mrs. Hannan, the Dean of Allied Health and Nursing from SCC, visited Consumer Education class to discuss the health programs offered at Shawnee Community College. She explained what the career involved, what to expect for a salary, and what prerequisites for the programs.
Today we had Mr. Bob come visit us with some of his animals. We got to see a Silky Chicken, a Gila Monster, a Buteo Hawk, a Black Tail Prairie Dog, and a Coatimundi. Mr. Bob complimented us on how great our students are.
Maple Grove Jets are playing in the championship game tomorrow evening at MES. We are encouraging everyone to wear red and blue tomorrow to show our support for them. Let's go Jets! (How awesome would it be for our junior high and high school students to show our elementary students how we support our community?)
Students in 5th-12th grades had presentations on how vaping affects our lungs today. Representatives from SIH came and showed the students the effects using pig lungs. Here are some pictures of the 5th graders participating.
Here is some interesting information on the upcoming solar eclipse: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/where-when/
Greetings Joppa Community! The Class of 2028 is raising funds for their 8th grade trip. Students are invited to bring money on Fridays from March 8-April 26 to buy Sweet Treats. The 8th graders will be set up from 2:40-3:00 at both the elementary and high school doors. Thank you for your support!
