Congratulations to MES students Alexis Webster and Kynleigh Gillen for being selected to show their artwork in the 2024 Young Artist Showcase. This exhibition is artwork by local young artists in 5th-8th grades. The exhibit is presented by Gallery 510 and is held at the Madden Arts Center in the Anne Lloyd Gallery. The exhibit will be on display January 4th- 25th from 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday and 10-2 on Saturdays. If possible stop in to see all the amazing artwork from our local youth artists.
Meridian Elementary has an opening for an elementary teacher which will begin on January 22.
https://www.illinoiseducationjobbank.org/Job-Posting/148130/Elementary-Teacher-second-grade/job-details
Happy Holidays from Meridian Schools!
Pre-K had Buddy Movie Day at the Community Center!! Thank you to Rural King for donating the yummy popcorn!!
Some fun today in 5th grade. Students were escaping our commons with an Escape Classroom activity.
Little Hawks Playgroup will resume January 11th. Here is the newsletter for more information on playgroups and community events/activities for little ones:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f_sveJ1uW4baGfO5-R3eG0lm286GC7jG4Ns4hWIb-zA/edit?usp=sharing
First Graders are practicing adding on with dice.
Third Grade Readers read Gingerbread Man Loose in the School and then they hunted for Gingerbreadmen in their school.
Congratulations to our Meridian Elementary School December Students of the Month!
Kindergarten - Elena Murray, Cash Moronez, Elsie Lash, Nora Nashland
1st - Ruby Koehler, Milo Hall, Hudson Horne, Vivian Booth
2nd - Justin Robling, Waylon Wilson, Simon Pfeiffer, Brooklyn Keller
3rd - Lily Sauer, Cameron Kutola, Avery Colbrook, Davis Chappell
4th - Caleb Smithers, Wren Pfeiffer, Jerzee Grider
5th - Paislee Thomas, Lillyann Harris, Brylee Britton
We had a surprise visitor today!!
Fifth graders have been reading about forensic science. Today we did an experiment to try and identify each other's fingerprints 🔍
Please see the attachment for an employment opportunity at Meridian Elementary.
First graders had fun doing mirror sight words! ❄️
We are very excited for 4th grader Elaina Kater who is playing Randy Parker in Theatre 7's A Christmas Story the Musical. Performances start this weekend!
Meridian Elementary has some upcoming employment opportunities. See the attachment for more information.
MES Christmas Concert
Here is the November Little Hawks Newsletter. Little Hawks will meet this Thursday, November 30th from 9:30-10:30 am at the Pleasant View Community Building followed by 2 more playgroups before the end of the year.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dDOiZqawSm1UTIt74is5l9AxNMf-IJShZEINXKLQVp0/edit?usp=sharing
Third graders enjoyed their field trip to the Christian County Historical Museum today, where they visited a one room schoolhouse, a depot, a log cabin, learned about military history, and sat in the original Christian County Courthouse where Abraham Lincoln himself stood when he was a lawyer!
PreK had Buddy Day with Coach Sef from MidState Soccer Club!
Reminder, we dismiss at 1:50 today, 11/21/23. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
