Online registration is open for the 2023-2024 school year. Register online through the Skyward Family Portal with the link below:
bit.ly/23-24-Registration
Riddle Elementary 4th and 5th-grade students are invited to participate in the Illinois Readers Choice Program, the Bluestem 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 from the month of March. Students also recently voted for their favorite book. The winning book, chosen by students across Illinois, was "Twins" written by Varian Johnson and illustrated by Shannon Wright.
It has been brought to our attention that Skyward will be down this evening due to routine maintenance and updates. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Mattoon Summer Tennis Camp is happening from May 30-June 9th. This camp is available for kids 7-18. Register by May 5th to guarantee a T-Shirt with the link below:
bit.ly/MCUSDTennisCamp
Riddle Elementary School will host two great events in one night on May 4, 2023! The family board game night will be held in the Cafetorium from 5:30-7:00 PM and the Scholastic Book Fair will take place in the Library from 5:00-7:30 PM.
Shout-out to our event partner, First Mid Bank & Trust, and to Fifth Grader, Chloe Walls for creating this graphic to help promote the event!
Join the team! Mattoon CUSD #2 is now hiring Math Teachers at MHS.
Reasons to apply: Regionally competitive pay, rich culture, paid time off, TRS retirement, and more!
Get additional details with the link below:
https://bit.ly/mcusd2-apply
It has been brought to our attention that Skyward will be down this weekend due to routine maintenance and updates. Families should be able to access it again on Monday, April 24th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
We are happy to announce that we will be offering over 20 summer camps throughout the district from May-August this year! Click the link below for details and to get registered. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP.
bit.ly/MCUSDcamps
We are happy to announce that we will be offering over 20 summer camps throughout the district from May-August this year! Click the link below for details and to get registered. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up ASAP.
bit.ly/MCUSDcamps
Online registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year. Register online through the Skyward Family Portal with the link below:
bit.ly/23-24-Registration
Track & Field registration is open through the end of the week! Registration is available to 4th and 5th-grade students at Riddle Elementary and Williams Elementary. All paperwork is due by the end of the day on Sunday, April 16th.🏃♂️🏃♀️
Register here: bit.ly/RegisterYouthAthletics
#YouthAthletics
Jen Sledge from the Mattoon Post Office recently visited Ms. Kimery's Kindergarten class at Riddle Elementary! She read the kids "The Jolly Postman", showed them her uniform and mailbag, and played a game. The class has been meeting community helpers and learning more about their jobs.
We hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We can't wait to welcome students back tomorrow (4/11).
Riddle Elementary students have been busy learning how to build with clay. Students in every grade have an opportunity to work with clay. Pictured are students from Mr. Wheeler's fourth-grade class.
Mattoon Police Officer Devin Patterson recently came to speak to the Kindergarten & K/1 Multiage students at Riddle Elementary as part of their community helpers unit. He taught the students about his job as an officer and introduced us to his K9 partner, Bane. Bane had some amazing tricks the students enjoyed! Thank you, Officer Patterson!
The Riddle Elementary Student Lighthouse Team recently donated $854 worth of toys from an Amazon wishlist to the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis.
The team worked hard to establish their "why". Their goal was to "provide comfort to children in a hospital."
They decided to host a Market Days event held in February. The team worked, on their own time, to create handmade items to sell. They set up their items on the Riddle stage to sell their items alongside the Junior Student Lighthouse Team, who helped to market the items for sale. These items, including pet rocks, hand-drawn posters, candy grams, paintings, jewelry, and more, brought in over a whopping $850!
The team researched hospitals and chose to partner with Child Life in Indianapolis. The students called the hospital to find out how to best serve them. They were directed to an Amazon wishlist filled with a ton of toys and items for their patients. The team filled out purchase orders to place orders for their gifts.
The students were able to donate 47 toys and items of need to the Peyton Manning Children's Hospital! The team would like to thank the Riddle Elementary School community for the generous donations made to their cause.
Wishing you a happy Spring break!
The MHS Tech Leadership students have been collaborating with other teams throughout the district at Riddle, Williams, and MMS. Each tech team has collaborated on what is working well within each respective team, what they enjoy about their leadership opportunities, and areas that they would like to continue to grow.
Chloe Ervin, Riddle Elementary School 5th-grade student, recently completed a Wildly Important Goal of writing a book for the Riddle Elementary School library! She authored the book, "Cats Around the World: A Guide to Five Amazing Breeds." During this process, Chloe followed an action plan to accomplish her goal and developed partnerships. A couple of the illustrations were beautifully drawn by her aunt and the book was published by Illinois Printing Services in Sullivan, Il, which donated their time and materials to help Chloe's goal become reality. After the book was published, Chloe presented Mrs. Muzzy, Riddle librarian, her autographed book. Chloe's book is now available for all students and staff to purchase while in the library! Congratulations Chloe!
Students and families are invited to visit their student's elementary school during their open houses on Thursday, March 30th.
Come see all of the ways your child is learning, leading, and growing in the classroom!
