Riddle Elementary School

Just a reminder: Parent Teacher conferences are tomorrow and Friday! There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday and the public is also invited to attend the LIFT Open House. Tour the campus, meet the facilitators, and see what students are learning. A great opportunity to find out more information if your child is thinking about signing up for classes next semester! #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #LIFTCentralIllinois

We are now hiring Paraprofessionals. To apply, click the link before: http://www.generalasp.com/mattoon/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Support+Staff #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #NowHiring

Picture retake day at Riddle Elementary School is tomorrow (Monday, October 17th). Please read the form for additional information. For any questions, contact Wagner at 314-567-5900. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Mrs. Kimery’s kindergarten classroom at Riddle features the “discovery shelf.” This past week, students were able to discover and compare pumpkins size/weight of being heavy or light at one of the stations. In addition, each student received a pumpkin to take home! Pumpkins were donated from Mr. and Mrs. Black who work within the district! #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Riddle Elementary 4th and 5th-grade students are invited to participate in the Illinois Readers Choice Program, the Bluestem Award. There are twenty nominated books, and in March students are able to vote for the book they believe should win the award. For each Bluestem book read, students answer questions about the book and are entered into a monthly drawing for free books. Pictured are the drawing winners for the months of August and September. Congrats! #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Picture retake day at Riddle Elementary School is Monday, October 17th. Please read the form for additional information. For any questions, contact Wagner at 314-567-5900. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Third grade students in Mr. Niemerg's art class have been having a lot of fun working on some seasonal decorations. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

The Kindness Cafe at Riddle is partnering with One Stop Community Christmas to host a sock drive for October -- Socktober! One of the members created this promotional flyer 😊 #mcusd2 #mattoon #riddleelementary

Be sure to subscribe to the Riddle Elementary YouTube page, "RES TV". Each morning students broadcast the morning announcements. Today they announced the gold slip winners for the week. Students receive the awards for displaying one of the 7 Habits. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXi5WqiywNBaNahpIeIqw #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Students in Mr. Niemerg's 5th grade Art Classes at Riddle have been using Math skills along with their art skills. Students are measuring to create Grid drawings of Pop Art junk foods. The lesson is about making healthy snack choices. They also discussed the roles of graphic designers to make the wrappers and advertisements to convince consumers to purchase their products. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #RiddleElementary

Check out more photos from Green & Gold day with the link below! https://www.mattoon.k12.il.us/article/849605 #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #GreenandGold

Check out photos from the Homecoming Parade this past week with the link below: https://jg-tc.com/news/local/education/parade-broadway-bolt-part-of-mattoon-homecoming-traditions/article_4ff9ff2e-3a23-11ed-a8cf-0fb135eb0559.html #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #MHS

More homecoming parade photos available at the link below: https://jg-tc.com/news/photos-mattoon-celebrates-during-the-annual-homecoming-parade/collection_8c87d57c-3a25-11ed-bb40-13eda5d74c18.html#57 #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #MHS

It's a beautiful day to serve! Green & Gold Day 💚💛 #mcusd2 #mattoon

Tomorrow (9/23) students across the district are participating in our 2022 Green and Gold Day, where they have volunteered to participate in various service projects throughout the community. We are so proud of them for "sharpening the saw" and helping others. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon

Stretch Time will be cancelled tomorrow (Wednesday, September 21st) for all buildings so families can attend the Broadway Bolt and Homecoming parade. Find more details on all the HOCO festivities with the link below: https://www.mattoon.k12.il.us/o/mhs/documents/homecoming%2Fgreen-%26-gold-2022-information/373377 #MCUSD2 #Mattoon

We have been experiencing phone outages across the district this morning. Consolidated has been contacted and is working to fix the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #

This week kicks off our Homecoming festivities! Wednesday 9/21: Broadway Bolt HOCO Parade Friday 9/23: Green & Gold Day The following streets will be closed to traffic on 9/21 from 3:00-7:00 PM Broadway Avenue, between 12th Street and 2nd Street Richmond Avenue, between 12th Street and 2nd Street Prairie Avenue, between 12th Street and 6th Street For more details on all our Homecoming Events throughout the next two weeks click the link below: https://www.mattoon.k12.il.us/o/mhs/documents/homecoming%2Fgreen-%26-gold-2022-information/373377 #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #MHS

Riddle Elementary students continue to work hard on their school homecoming float. Students in Mr. Niemerg's art class, who finished their assigned work, helped to paint some glowing signs for the parade this past week. Excitement is in the air for the HOCO parade this Wednesday (9/21)! #MCUSD2 #Mattoon

Green and Gold Day will take place on Friday, September 23. Students will be taking part in community service projects together throughout the community. #MCUSD2 #Mattoon #MHS #GreenAndGoldDay