The Student Reading committee representatives: Emi Ballinget, Kylie Frederick and Morgan Cole presented the Read Across Mattoon book to the Rotary Club. More details about the book will be coming soon!
8th grade FACS students are starting their egg baby projects today! Students are learning about the development and care of infants and children by taking care of an egg "baby" for the week!
Mattoon friends, we are attempting to gain 1,000 subscribers to our YouTube channels to allow all current and future live-streaming to be watched on mobile devices! Subscribe today!
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Attention 7th and 8th grade students! Interested in winning a CASH prize?! Entries are now being accepted for the 2022 American Legion Essay Contest! Essays are due to Mrs. Roberts by Feb 2. If you have questions, please contact Rhonda Davis (Mattoon American Legion Auxiliary Unit 88) at (217) 246-7487.
Douglas-Hart Nature Center is offering free classes for our students! The first session will be Basic First Aid, on January 18th, from 5-7. These will continue every third Tuesday of the month until May. This is a free opportunity with dinner provided. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to volunteer@dhnature.org or at The Nature Center's number, 217-235-4644.
Stretch time will resume at MMS on January 18th. Any middle school student who wishes to register for stretch time, can complete the registration form using this link https://forms.gle/fyNpubSM33r2msVm8.
Attention 8th grade families! Freshmen Orientation is this Wednesday, Jan. 5th, from 5:30-6:30p.m. at Mattoon High School. Hope to see you there!
2022 Freshmen Orientation will be January 5, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at MHS.
MMS would like to thank all of our generous partners, community members, parents, & staff for helping to make the 2021 PAWS Store a success for our students. We couldn’t do it without you all!
The MMS Mass Media class has been hard at work taking orders for custom shirts, bulletin cuts, and holiday orders. Yesterday these two leaders helped cut over 46 sheets of bulletin board letters!
Awesome job practicing collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking!
MMS STEAM club members were challenged to create a tree to hold an ornament with various constraints Tuesday. Pictured are some of their creations!
2022 Freshmen Orientation will be January 5, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at MHS.
At MMS, our teachers go above and beyond ensuring we stay up-to-date on current trends in education. One way our teachers participate in professional development is through book studies. This morning a group of teachers met to discuss "Leading The Evolution" by Mike Ruyle. Awesome job Wildcats!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Winter Wonderland last night! What a wonderful celebration!
7th grade students who read selected books of the month celebrated with a pizza party today!
Our amazing 6th, 7th, and 8th grade FACS students worked hard to prepare, bake, and bag 986 cookies to be handed out to visitors during the MMS Winter Wonderland on December 16th.
The JH Wrestling Meet at Mt Zion scheduled for Thursday, December 16th has been canceled by the host due to illness.
There will not be a MMS Boys Basketball game tonight (Tuesday, December 14th) at Central A&M. Prior to Covid, we did play them the game was carried over from those schedules, but now we are no longer on the Central A&M schedule.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Coaches will be in contact shortly about any substitute plans, like having a practice tonight.
2022 Freshmen Orientation will be January 5, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM at MHS.
