Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

📌📚 IMPORTANT REMINDER: 📚📌 Please register your child for the 2024-25 school year ASAP if you haven't yet done so at mcusd2.org/register. 📝 Please note: Due to Skyward updates, you must delete your old Skyward app and redownload it. Login information will remain the same.🎒 For questions or further assistance, please contact the main office at your child's school during regular business hours. 🏫

📸✨ Some snapshots from New Teacher Orientation this month. We are so happy and proud to welcome our new teachers to the district this year! 🎉👩‍🏫

🗓️ Freshman Icebreaker 📅 Wednesday, August 7 🕘 9:00am-12:00pm 📍 Mattoon High School 📣 ATTENTION: Parent Session Update: 📣 Parent/Guardians will be given the handout linked below at the event. Parents/Guardians will have the option to stay from 9:00-9:15 AM to ask any questions about the information in the handout. 👇 🌐 mcusd2.org/Classof2028FAQ ✉️ For additional questions, please contact the Freshman Team Leaders: Nicole Moss: nicolemoss@mcusd2.com Elizabeth Ramsey: elizabethramsey@mcusd2.com

🌟📚 Each year, the Mattoon CUSD #2 School District and the Department of Early Childhood offer parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts, and motor skills. This is done through Preschool Round Up - free developmental screenings for 2 to 5-year-olds. 👶🗣️🖍️ Vision and hearing screenings are also provided, free of charge. 👀👂 Screening dates will take place at Franklin Preschool.📍 🗓️ August 7, 2024: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🗓️ September 4, 2024: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🗓️ October 2, 2024: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🗓️ November 6, 2024: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🗓️ February 5, 2025: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 🗓️ March 5, 2025: 12:30 - 6:15 p.m. 🗓️ April 2, 2025: 12:30 - 6:15 p.m. 📞 For an appointment, please call Melinda Beals at 217-238-8800. Signed Parent/Guardian permission is required. 📝

🍽️ FREE Summer Meals! 🍽️ 🎒 Summer school meals continue this week and are open to ANY child, age 0-18! Join us at Riddle and Williams Elementary Schools for breakfast and lunch, Monday - Friday, July 22-26. 🥞🍔 🕗 Breakfast: 8:00-8:15 AM 🍴 Lunch: 11:00-11:30 AM Pictured are Williams Elementary Kitchen Lead, Miss Gina B., and Riddle Elementary Kitchen Lead, Valorie M. We appreciate the hard work, dedication, and love that's always put into serving our kids. 🍎👩‍🍳

🎉 Class of 2028 Freshman Icebreaker 🎉 📅 Wednesday, August 7 🕘 9:00am-12:00pm 📍 Mattoon High School 👋 Meet your BIONIC mentor 📚 Explore your class schedule 👩‍🏫 Meet your teachers 👨‍👩‍👧 Parent session 🍔 Food & Prizes

📣📅 Updated MMS Fall Tryouts Information ⚾🏃‍♂️🥎 🗓️ Register on Snap8to18! ✅ Registration & physical required before tryouts.

MHS junior and senior B.I.O.N.I.C. (Believe It or Not, I Care) mentors recently attended a leadership training at Eastern Illinois University to help students grow in their leadership and communication skills. 🤝 Students participated in leadership modules, team-building activities, and toured EIU's Radio and TV broadcasting studios. Congratulations to Kameron L. and William P. on winning a $1,000 scholarship to EIU! 🎉

📢🎉 Attention Upcoming Kindergarteners and Families! 🎉📢 Don't forget to join us for ✨Kindergarten Signing Day!✨ Not only will this be a fun day, but it is also an important first step in helping us to best assess, learn about, and place our new students! 🥳🎉 Kindergarten Signing Day will include an academic screening, a FREE t-shirt (if registered for the event by Friday, July 19th), a school signing photo opportunity, and the chance to meet some of the staff! 👕👩‍🏫 Signing days will be held at Williams & Riddle Elementary Schools (depending on where your child will be attending) on the following dates: 🗓️ Monday, August 5th from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM 🗓️ Tuesday, August 6th from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM Register for Kindergarten Signing Day ahead of time with the following links to secure your time slot.👇 ✏️ Register for Williams: mcusd2.org/WilliamsKSD24 ✏️ Register for Riddle: mcusd2.org/RiddleKSD24

Open Interviews for elementary supervisors, paraprofessionals, and substitute positions for each of these roles are being conducted next week on July 15th, July 17th, and July 18th. 🤝💼 Interviews will be conducted on the following days: Monday, July 15th from 8 AM to 12 PM Wednesday, July 17th from 8 AM to 12 PM Thursday, July 18th from 4 PM to 6 PM All interviews will take place at Williams Elementary School. 🏫 If you can’t make an interview, but would still like to be considered, please complete the form with the link below and we will reach out with more information. Please note that this form does NOT replace the formal application. If you are selected to move forward, you will be required to complete a formal application. 👇 mcusd2.org/OpenInterviews24 🌞Summers Off 🕒Flexible Schedule 😁5.5 Hours Daily 🤝Leadership Opportunities 👨‍🏫First Steps As An Educator

School supply lists for the 2024-25 school year are now available with the link below!👇 mcusd2.org/SchoolSupplies24 📓🖍 Good news...school supplies will once again be provided for Franklin through Grades K-5 with the exception of: 🎒A backpack, a change of clothes, and diapers/wipes for Franklin students 🎒A backpack, lunch box (if they are bringing their lunch), tennis shoes for PE (if they don’t wear tennis shoes daily), and wired headphones with a 3.5mm jack (optional) for K-5 students. You can also find registration information, first day dates, and the full 2024-25 calendar with the same link listed above. Contact your school's main office if you have any questions. 📋🏫

MMS invites incoming 6th graders and their guardians to Discovery Day on Thursday, August 8th from 10:00 AM to noon at MMS. 🏫 Reserve your spot to explore your new school, meet your teachers, practice using your locker, and familiarize yourself with your schedule. 👇 mcusd2.org/DiscoverMMS24 Additionally, guardians are encouraged to write a welcome letter to your future MMS Wildcat. Feel free to use the template found in the registration link above, and drop off your letter at the MMS main office for it to be placed in your student's locker before the first day of school. Printed copies will also be available for pickup. 💌

Happy Fourth of July! Wishing you a joyful and safe celebration on this special day in American history. A reminder, all MCUSD#2 offices are closed.🇺🇸🎆

From June 10-14, MHS JROTC students joined 212 cadets from 19 different schools across Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin for the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) in Marseilles, IL . 🏕️ Cadets formed teams with students from other schools and tackled activities like rappelling, archery, raft building, nightly sports, zip lining, land navigation, and an obstacle course. 🎯🏹🛶 Throughout the camp, cadets took on peer leadership roles and were evaluated on their motivation, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities. Both individual cadets and platoons were recognized for their outstanding performance. 👏🏅

Registration is open for the 2024-25 school year! Register your child at mcusd2.org/register. If you are new to the Mattoon School District, please call your school to begin registration. 💻🎒

MHS is excited to host a youth sports camp for cross country! 🏃‍♀️🏃 This camp is free for all Mattoon residents entering 3rd through 8th grade in the upcoming 2024-25 school year. You are not required to attend an institute within the MCUSD2 district to attend Cross Country Camp. ☀️ No registration is required for Cross Country Camp. Camp takes place on Thursdays, July 11, 18, and 25 from 7:30 AM to 8:45 AM. Participants should meet behind the MHS football bleachers in Memorial Square.

🍽️ July FREE Summer Meals! 🍽️ 🎒 Summer school meals are open to ANY child, age 0-18! Join us at Riddle and Williams Elementary Schools for breakfast and lunch, Monday - Friday, July 15-26. 🥞🍔 🕗 Breakfast: 8:00-8:15 AM 🍴 Lunch: 11:00-11:30 AM

A huge shoutout to our amazing custodians who are hard at work this summer preparing for next year! They recently went through training learning various methods to strip and wax flooring. 🧹 🙌

On Wednesday, June 12, our Birth-to-3 and Little Leaders families took an exciting field trip to Aikman Wildlife Adventure in Arcola! 🦒🌿 What a wild day of fun and learning! 🦁🚍

📢 Aramark Student Nutrition is hiring positions in our district! 🎉 Apply now at https://careers.aramark.com/ 🍽️