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ELITE: Youth Entrepreneurship Camp 2024. Please see attached flyer for more information.
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Tomorrow is our last day for Penny Wars at Meridian Elementary! 3rd grade is in the lead as of the end of today! Thank you to everyone who has participated and helped with this fun event for the students! All money raised will be used for our end of the year PBIS fun day!
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These students used their PBIS points at the PBIS store to purchase lunch with Mr. Green! He surprised these students with a tasty treat from Sonic!
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Our very own Meridian Elementary School 5th grade teacher, Dr. Lisa Thomas, shares her new book: I AM SOMEBODY with the student body.
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Register NOW for Pre-K for the 2024-2025 school year! For more information please contact Kim Tucker at 618-342-6773 or by email: ktucker@meridian101.com. Spots fill up quickly so don't miss your opportunity to be enrolled!
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If you have a child in grades 6-12 or Athletics and haven’t joined Rooms, our family-teacher communication tool, sign up before the school year ends! Once you are enrolled, you won’t have to sign up again when the new school year begins! If you haven’t signed up yet, you should be receiving an invite via text and/or email today. You can select to sign up by email or phone. After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!
Download for Android http://bit.ly/2Pd45E7
Download for iPhone https://apple.co/2OW6nqJ
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The Wildcat Youth Football League would love to have you join! details below
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Dr. Thomas' 5th graders presented their group science projects about protecting the Earth.
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Are you in the know about the latest at MCUSD 101? Be sure to download the school app today!
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Meridian Elementary will be doing PENNY WARS again this year! This event will take place from April 29th through May 3rd. All proceeds will go towards the end of the year PBIS fun day! May the best grade win!
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Mrs. Hawkins 2nd grade students learned about Earth Day and created a fun hat to wear during class.
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Congratulations to the following students for making the 2024-2025 Middle School Cheerleading Squad!
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CHESI will be hosting a Health and Fun Fair on Friday, April 26 from 10 am to 7 pm. Location will be at RISE Community Market in Cairo, IL. For more information , please see attached flyers.
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During a Math Response to Intervention (RTI) session, Dr. Thomas' 5th grade class reviewed math skills, such as conversions, multiplication, division and following steps through making banana pudding.
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Shawnee National Forest is hosting a Kid's Fishing Derby on May 18, 2024. Details are posted below.
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FAST START/CNA Parent Night tomorrow night Thursday, April 18th at 6:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria.
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Enrichment Art made air-dried cupcakes yesterday. The 1st grade students worked so hard on these and they turned out so good. We will paint them next week.
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Don’t miss communication from your child’s 6th-12th teacher or coach in Rooms, our family-teacher communication tool on the school app! If you haven’t signed up yet, you should be receiving an invite via text and/or email today. You can select to sign up by email or phone. After you sign up, don't forget to download the school app and click Rooms in the bottom right-hand corner to communicate with your child's teacher!
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Download for iPhone https://apple.co/2OW6nqJ
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The Educator Rising students read Pete the Cat & the Missing Cupcakes to our Kindergarten classes. After the story the students colored pictures of fancy cupcakes and ate cupcakes.
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CNA students from Meridian and Cairo schools will be hosting a blood drive on Thursday, May 2nd at Meridian High School in the gym from 8 AM to 1 PM. Please follow the link posted below to make an appointment. All students who have someone register and provide their name will be eligible for an incentive determined by the building principals. Hope begins with YOU!
visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS to make an appointment.
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