Meridian School District will hold its preschool screening for the 2024-2025 school year on March 14th and 15th. See information below to get your child signed up!
2024/25 Meridian District Kindergarten Screenings
The Meridian School District will hold Kindergarten screenings for the 2024/2025 school year on Thursday, March 14th at the Meridian Elementary School in Blue Mound. You may make an appointment by calling 217-692-2535 beginning on Feb. 28th. Please bring your child’s certified birth certificate and 2 forms verifying residency with you to your appointment. The screening will take approximately 30 minutes. Students who are currently in the Meridian Pre K program or were screened last year, will not need to be screened. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Guebert at guebertl@meridianhawks.net or the school at 217-692-2535.
MES Scholastic Book Fair is right around the corner. Come visit the gym March 4th-8th to check it out!!
In celebration of Random Acts of Kindness Day, Mrs. Rhodes & Mrs. Dalby completed class lessons with all K-5 classes. We read the book, "Harry's Lovely Spring Day," which tells a story of how one small act can change someone's entire day (or even life!). The Kindergarten-2nd grade students then made a flower for our kindness garden. 3-5th grade students made compliment hearts and were given an act of kindness challenge to complete!
Last night, PreK danced the night away at the Ties & Tiaras Daddy/Daughter and Mommy/Son Valentine Dance!
Congratulations to our Meridian Elementary School February Students of the Month!
Kindergarten: Rennlee Babb, Ava Harper, Phoebe Burleson, Elizabeth Wiseman
1st Grade: Carter Perry, Beckett Grant, Amelia LeVault, Alayna Harper
2nd Grade: Fallon Hamilton, Lillian Whitmire, Erabella Knutt, Jack Burgess
3rd Grade: Raegan Head, Finnlee Babb, Olivia Gillum, Paisley Hamilton
4th Grade: Keegan Moretti, Elijah Younker, Gryphon Dudley
5th Grade: Scarlett Grider, Brayden Moretti, Max Moyer
4th graders have been studying the Chinese New Year. We had a very special guest today who has been lucky enough to visit China five times. Thank you, Mrs. Leach for all the fun information you shared with us!
Thank you to the Blue Mound Post Office for letting our PreK visit!! Each student mailed a Valentine home!! 💌
Meridian Elementary is accepting applications for a third grade position and a reading specialist position for the 2024-2025 school year.
The 3rd thru 5th grades enjoyed learning about a great sport called Lacrosse. Tony Albertina, Connor Phares, and Erin Paulson from the Decatur Park District came this week to introduce the students to this great sport that is growing across the US and right here in Central Illinois.
Happy 100th Day!
Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Dalby presented a lesson on kindness today. We are getting ready for "Random Acts of Kindness Week" next week! 🩷
Congratulations to Beth Rhodes on being selected by Decatur Rotary as the February Educator of the Month. We are so thankful for Mrs. Rhodes and all she does here at Meridian Elementary School to help our students, families, and staff!!
We encourage all fans at Meridian contests to display positive behavior toward all participants.
It's time to order your yearbook!
Here is the January Newsletter for Little Hawks. Our next playgroup will meet Thursday, February 1st from 9:30-10:30am at the Pleasant View Community Building (100 E. Lincoln St.) in Blue Mound! Playgroup is free and no sign up required. We will be handing out backpacks with goodies donated by the Birth to Five Program again this week for those who haven't received one yet!
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PreK has been busy with all the winter activities - fun snowball fights and indoor ice skating on wax paper!! ❄️ ⛸️
Thank you @SouthMaconPublicLibrary for joining us at Little Hawks playgroup today! They provided us with a penguin craft and brought little backpacks donated by the Birth to Five Program. We will have more backpacks to hand out next week for anyone who wasn’t able to join us today!! Our storytime today was the book "Penguins, Penguins Everywhere" and we waddled like penguins to the song "Did You Ever See a Penguin" by the Kiboomers!! 🐧
Menu Change for Thurs. 1/25
New menu -
pony shoe
applesauce
peas
animal crackers
Roads remain to be very slick. As such, Meridian Schools are closed for Tuesday, January 23. Since the school is closed, all extra curricular events are also cancelled. The call/phone notification will go out at 6:00.