Reminder - tomorrow, Friday, March 8th is an 11:30 dismissal for teacher in-service in the afternoon.
Engineering in the Classroom - Rube Goldberg Competition -
Saturday, March 2nd, Meridian Elementary School 5th graders participated in the Rube Goldberg competition held at Eisenhower High School. 5th graders from Central Illinois came together for the competition through Engineering in the Classroom. Mr. Punches 5th graders received 1st place and Mr. Punches’ class will advance to the Regional Competition. We are thankful for the help and support of our volunteer Engineers and our 5th grade teachers who inspired our students as they developed their machines and learned engineering skills. For the competition, students had to build a Rube Goldberg machine that could insert and remove a piece of toast from a toaster, using a number of complex steps. The goal of the event is to foster an interest in STEM fields in young students. Congratulations to our Meridian Hawk 5th graders and good luck at Regionals on Friday, April 5th at the University of Illinois.
It's Book Fair Week!! Don't forget Family Night is tomorrow night. Shopping from 4-7 and we will be offering a $5 pizza dinner from 5:00-6:30. Additional shopping hours will be Tuesday-Friday 8-10:30 a.m. and Thursday after school 4-6. We can't wait to see you there!!
Congratulations to our fifth graders for their hard work and success at the engineering competition!
https://www.wandtv.com/engineering-in-the-classroom-host-a-rube-goldberg-competition/video_7ad893a3-a9a2-51c9-9042-1defb5de0e0a.html
Mr. Snively's 5th grade students at the Engineer in the Classroom Rube Goldberg competition. Great work, team!
Mr. Punches' class placed 1st in a Rube Goldberg contest today at Eisenhower High School. Great job!!!
Mrs. Meisenhelter's class presented their Rube Goldberg project at Eisenhower High School. Great job, Class!
Miss. Ward’s second grade class celebrated Dr. Seuss week by reading “Green Eggs and Ham” and doing a green eggs taste test! They then took a poll of who liked them and who didn’t, and graphed the results.
Ms. Bourisaw's 4th Grade was super excited to learn that our poster won 1st Place in the Farm Bureau's "Ag in the Classroom" poster contest! Molly, Ella, and Emersyn did an amazing job researching agricultural facts in Illinois and making such a bright & colorful poster! The 1st Place prize is a field trip for the whole class to the St. Louis Science Center! 🚜. Way to go!
Woo Hoo! The books have arrived and the kids are excited! Don't forget next week is Book Fair week!
2nd graders took advantage of the beautiful weather and took Math class outside!
First Grade Readers read a timeless story that everyone loves, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They practiced reading this story many days, and they ended the week with writing and illustrating their favorite parts.
Here is the February Newsletter for our Little Hawks - see the attached for information on our Bright Start 0-3 Screening and our Preschool Screening coming up. Call 217-692-2535 ext. 244 to schedule!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eb-wUAvyjSzrTTFHfLbt8DlmKa74e6_osrQsxS2ewLA/edit?usp=sharing
Meridian Elementary School Positions for the 2024-2025 school year -
Elementary Teacher (Third Grade- 2 positions) & Elementary Paraprofessional (Pre-K & RTI- 2 positions)
Please send a letter of interest, resume, letters of recommendation, and transcripts to:
Lori Guebert, Principal- Meridian Elementary School
By email: guebertl@meridianhawks.net
In Celebration of Leap Day, please wear GREEN on Thursday!
REMINDER -
Yearbook orders are due Wednesday, Feb. 28th. To place your order and pay, go to – www.inter-state.com/yearbook and our school code is 82573J. Yearbook cost is $16.50 and must be pre-ordered.
Teamwork makes the dream work! Third graders work together to solve multiplication model puzzles. 🧩
Thank you to the Meridian FFA for coming over to present Ag in the Classroom lessons to our students.
Meridian Elementary 3rd & 4th Graders enjoyed going to the UIS Performing Arts Center to see a production called "The University of Wonder and Imagination". It was a fun show filled with lights, music, and magic!
Bright Start will be conducting screenings for children age 0-3 in the Meridian school district on March 14th and 15th. Please see information below to get your child signed up for this free screening.
