Elf on the Shelf fun at Riddle Elementary School. 🤣🧑🎄
First graders from Riddle Elementary went caroling yesterday to spread holiday cheer. They visited Brookstone Estates North and South, Odd Fellow-Rebekah Home, Copper Creek Cottages, and our Board of Education & Administrative Office. They also sang to secretaries and Principal Kleiss! 🎄🌟
Wishing our students a wonderful Winter Break! Teachers will return on January 3rd and students will be welcomed back on January 4th. See you then!❄️⛄️
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming to Lake Land College January 14, 2024! Get your tickets today at the LLC Field House Athletics Office or Washington Savings Bank. Tickets will also be available at the door. For more information, call 217-234-5333. ⚾️🌭
Pictured are the Riddle Elementary Art Contest winners from November. Students were given the opportunity to disguise a turkey. All entries were put on display and fifth grade, student leader Jaynah T. announced the contest winners over the school intercom. Pictured are the winners with Jaynah. From left to right KeAra B., Maddy P., Dominic F., Aleenah B., Cohenn P., Kyleigh J., Kale P., and Jaynah. 🎉🦃 🎨
We are looking forward to seeing who will win the challenge of decorating an evergreen tree this month! 🌲
📢MCUSD2 Families📢
Did you know that breakfasts and lunches are provided at no charge to our students throughout the entire 2023-24 school year? 🥗🥪🍎🍽️
Check out our monthly menus here: mcusd2.org/MonthlyFoodMenu
Representatives from Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha recently visited Riddle Elementary School and picked up a collection of socks from the school’s student-led sock drive for One Stop Community Christmas. 🧦
Students from Mrs. Simpson's Kindness Cafe Group organized the drive that collected 852 pairs of socks! 🎄
One Stop Community Christmas took place this past weekend at Lake Land College. 🎁
...And all through Riddle Elementary School not a student was stirring, not even Mrs. Kleiss! The gifts were displayed on the table with care in hopes that the students soon would be there! 🎁
This is the week the kids have been waiting for! Students will have the chance to purchase gifts for family and friends this week during their assigned shopping time at the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop Experience. 🐧
Don't forget the shopping at Riddle Elementary School starts next week! Make sure your child has written their lists and checked it twice for the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop Experience! 🐧🎁🛍
We are now hiring custodians and sub-custodians! 🤝
✅ Retirement Benefits
✅ Paid Time Off
✅ Regionally Competitive Pay
✅ Rich Culture
Apply online:👇
bit.ly/mcusd2-apply
Riddle Elementary Art Students have been busy this month incorporating math and estimation with some pumpkinology! The students were given the opportunity to guess the weight and number of pumpkin seeds inside a massive pumpkin. Sophia is pictured collecting seeds from the giant pumpkin, and Aubrey is pictured beside the giant pumpkin. Aubrey was the winner by guessing that the pumpkin had 707 seeds, which was the closest guess to the actual count of 738 seeds. Not pictured is Mackenzie, who guessed that the pumpkin weighed 75 pounds, which turned out to be exactly right! On average, a pumpkin has about 400-500 seeds. 🎃
Riddle Elementary is excited for their upcoming Holiday Shop! The dates this year are Monday, December 11th-Friday, December 15th. Teachers will soon be sending home additional information, budget envelopes, and the date that their classes will attend the shop.🎁🐧
View photos from all the Veterans Day Events held on November 9th and 10th throughout the district with the link below.🇺🇸🫡
mcusd2.org/VeteransDay2023
In October, kindergarten students at Riddle Elementary listened to the story 'I Need My Monster' by Amanda Noll. Afterward, students designed their own monster! Their designs were then sent to Jennie's Wearables. Jennifer Mayhew, the owner, then used sublimation to transfer their designs to fabrics and sewed the small pillows for each student! The reveal day for the pillows was held on Friday, November 17th. Every student was able to take their pillow home to enjoy their very own monster! 👾🧟♂️
Elementary basketball registration for 4th and 5th-grade opens January 5th. The season will run from January 22nd to February 15th. Get your sports physicals now to be able to participate! Find additional information at mcusd2.org/athletics.
The Winter Wavette Dance Camp will be held for grades K-5 on Saturday, December 2nd from 1:00-2:15 p.m. This camp will enable your child to become a part of the tradition that is Mattoon Dance. Each camper will be taught by a group of high school dancers led by one or more veteran dancers of our team. 👯♀️
All attending will be invited back to perform with the Wavettes during half-time of the JV Girls Basketball Game on Monday, December 4. 🏀
Checks can be made payable to the MHS Dance Team.
mcusd2.org/HalfTimeExperience
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Just a reminder, we will not have school November 22nd-24th. School will resume on Monday, November 27th. 🦃🍁
The Riddle Art 1st quarter of School Leadership Award winner was
Trinity V. Students caught demonstrating positive leadership qualities, incorporating the seven habits, are given raffle tickets, for a chance to be the grand prize winner. Throughout the first quarter thousands of students earned raffle tickets, and the winner was finally drawn. Congrats Trinity!
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 invited 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/September and October.🏆
November 15, 2023 marks School Board Members Day in Illinois. We are thankful to our board members for their commitment to education. Our board members spend multiple hours each month on district work, attending meetings, and other responsibilities most will never hear or read about. We want to thank all six members of the Mattoon CUSD #2 Board Education for their service to the district and our students.📚✨
