Kindergarten and First grade students at Maple Grove Charter School recently wrapped up their learning about "Toys and Play" and “Tools”. They got to celebrate their end of modules by experiencing tools and toys all through play at Huey’s Hideaway in Medford. Through the dental office, doctor exhibit, farm, Grocery store, art room, hair salon, and so much more! Thank you to all the chaperones that were able to go along in this learning experience. You are never too old to learn through play😊🚌
Kindergarten students at Maple Grove Charter School recently wrapped up their learning about "Toys and Play". In this unit, we compared the attributes of toys from long ago and toys today. After a discussion about how fun and meaningful handmade toys can be, they each designed their very own monster. Thanks to the Athens High School's sewing class, their toys came to life! We were amazed by their craftsmanship and so grateful for their hard work. Thank you!
Please join us next Thursday for our annual Chili Supper! ALL community members and families are Welcome!
Voters in the School District of Athens did not approve either of the District’s two referendum questions. The first question asked voters for permission to exceed the District’s revenue limits by $900,000 for 2022-23 and by $1.67 million each subsequent year. The money would have been used to pay for general operating expenses in light of the District’s significant budget shortfalls. The second question asked for permission to borrow $5.525 million to use for deferred maintenance and facility improvements.
The Board of Education will discuss the referendum outcomes at its next meeting.
You watch today's Maple Grove Veteran's day program on our YouTube Channel starting at 9 am. Here is the link to it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw
All eligible district residents are encouraged to cast their vote today at the polls. Our District has two very important referendum questions on the ballot. Every vote counts!
Be a part of the decision. The School District of Athens has two referendum questions on the November 8 general election ballot. Your vote matters.
Our new CRISP (Craftsmanship, Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, and Perseverance) mural is up and brightens our halls at MGCS! Our learners and staff strive to follow these CRISP traits at school, at home, and in their community. Learners earn Fox 🦊 Tails from staff and their peers around these traits that will be proudly displayed each month on this mural. A big thank you goes out to our talented art teacher, Mrs. Kohli, for designing this and making it a reality! Also, a big thank you to all of our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade learners who played a big role in creating this beautiful mural by completing all the color blocking and bringing the piece to life!
REFERENDUM UPDATE: If approved, the referendum tax impact decreases due to additional state aid. Why? On October 15, our District was informed of additional state aid that results in a reduction to the property tax mill rate. As a result, the tax impact of an approved referendum has decreased for area taxpayers. Learn more on our referendum website: https://www.athens1.org/page/referendum
Tonight's WIAA Girls Volleyball vs Assumption starts at 6:30! Streaming is sponsored by CESA 10 and can be found on this link: https://cesa10.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_pkgzfg6o/254868
Tonight's Referendum meeting will stream on the District's YouTube page. It starts at 5:30 pm: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw
Community members are welcome!
What a fantastic family night at MGCS with our Fall Festival sponsored by our PTO! We had a spooktacular book walk and scavenger hunt on our trails through the woods, indoors we had a cake walk, food, book fair, and face painting! Thank you to all our families that came to enjoy the evening with us and to our awesome PTO for all your work to make this event possible!
The Athens School District is counting on you to vote in the upcoming school referendum. You have three more opportunities to get the facts about the upcoming referendum on November 8. Please join us on any of the dates below to learn more and ask your questions!
Tie-Dying fun for our monthly reading incentive at MGCS for learners meeting their monthly at home reading goal!
Learners set their own goal that is “just right” for them with their classroom teacher each month. They then work all month to achieve this goal. Then they reflect with their teacher at the end of the month on their progress and setting their next months goal based on how that current month went. Goal setting is something they will grow and learn from and use throughout their life.
Fungi, lichen, and moss...oh my! Kindergarten students at MGCS discovered these living things during our weekly lab experience. Using our knowledge about color, shape, size, and texture, learners described each fungus they found using these attributes.
To celebrate their hard work and perseverance during our poetry unit, 4th graders along with 5th grade at Maple Grove Charter School had the great opportunity to welcome published poet and community member James Botsford to our classroom to share about poetry. It was a great day hearing about James’ experience and inspiration with poetry, listening to some of his poems, and students being able to share their own poetry. We were so thankful to have James share his one of his passions with us today.
We have two questions on the November 8 general election ballot. Be a part of the decision. It's as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
With fire safety this week, 1st graders and learners at MGCS were excited to have a visit from the Hamburg Fire Department. 1st graders showed their CRISP traits in their respectful listening to fire safety practices and displayed craftsmanship in a coloring contest. As the firefighters said, “it was incredibly hard to choose 3 winners”, but the 3 they chose definitely showed that craftsmanship of a Maple Grove fox and could not stop smiling today! 😊🔥🚒🧯Way to go girls!
Thank you to MGCS Governance Board and PTO for our GaGa Pit. This is a great game that we can integrate our CRISP traits of Integrity and Respect! It such a fun game for the kids and adults too!
