Mount Pulaski Grade School

JH Girls Volleyball Try-outs Start tomorrow 12/3 at 3:15 in the MPGS Gym.

It’s that time of year again!! Our PreK - 4th grade Christmas Concert will be on Wednesday, December 4th, at 6PM in the Mount Pulaski Grade School Gym. Students are encouraged to dress up in nice clothes for the concert. Each grade will perform two songs that will have a winter or Christmas theme. Mrs. Parker’s art classes (KB, 1A, 1B, and 3A) will have Christmas art hanging in the music hallway. Doors for the concert will open 30 minutes before the concert. Please have your child wait with you until you see their teacher. Your child may then go to their designated location with their classroom teacher. Pre K and TK parents and/or guardians may pick up their child after they are done performing. K to 4 students will carry their chairs back to their classrooms and parents can go pick them up from their classrooms once students clear the gym. There will be no voting for door decorations after the concert. We will be taking pictures and posting to social media for everyone to vote. If you have any questions, please contact Kayleigh Parker at kparker@mp23schools.com

This month for the Parent Alcohol Campaign, please see the attached newsletter

A message from our specialists at Chestnut Health Systems:

On December 19, Mount Pulaski High School is hosting Jessica Smiley from NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, to talk with parents about teen mental health. This event will be held at 6:15 p.m. in the Ed Butkovich Gymnasium at Mount Pulaski High School. It is open to all parents and community members. In addition to gaining information, we will offer other incentives to bring in as many community members as possible. We will have more details as we get closer to the date. If you have any questions, contact Melanie Hinson, MPHS School Counselor, at mhinson@mp23schools.com or 217-792-3209. nami.org

Save 30% sitewide Black Friday - Cyber Monday with the Mt. Pulaski Grade School holiday spirit wear sale! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/31764

MPGS Spiritwear Fundraiser Now-December 10th! Delivered directly to you!!! Find the perfect gifts for family and friends at the Mt. Pulaski Grade School holiday spirit wear sale! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/31764

Early dismissal tomorrow 11/26/24 @ 1:58pm. No school 11/27-11/29/24

Update on Pre K to 4 Christmas Concert- It’s that time of year again!! Our PreK - 4th grade Christmas Concert will be on Wednesday, December 4th, at 6PM in the Mount Pulaski Grade School Gym. Students are encouraged to dress up in nice clothes for the concert. Each grade will perform two songs that will have a winter or Christmas theme. Mrs. Parker’s art classes (KB, 1A, 1B, and 3A) will have Christmas art hanging in the music hallway. Doors for the concert will open 30 minutes before the concert. Please have your child wait with you until you see their teacher. Your child may then go to their designated location with their classroom teacher. Pre K and TK parents and/or guardians may pick up their child after they are done performing. K to 4 students will carry their chairs back to their classrooms and parents can go pick them up from their classrooms once students clear the gym. There will be no voting for door decorations after the concert. We will be taking pictures and posting to social media for everyone to vote. If you have any questions, please contact Kayleigh Parker at kparker@mp23schools.com Kayleigh Parker

It will be a chilly morning on Thursday! Please be sure students bundle up for bus stops!

Caps for a Cause at MPGS. This Friday, November 22, 2024 Bring $1 to Donate and you can wear a hat to school. Donations this month go to Toys for Tots.

Find the perfect gifts for family and friends at the Mt. Pulaski Grade School holiday spirit wear sale! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments, all with home delivery guaranteed by December 23rd! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/31764 Holiday Sale Info- Sale Dates: 11/14/2024 - 12/10/2024 25% off all merchandise Free shipping on orders over $75 Guaranteed delivery by Dec. 23rd

The MPGS Morale Committee is spearheading a spirit wear fundraiser this Holiday Season! This fundraiser will benefit our different committees here at MPGS that host fun events for students and staff. The items in the shop are shipped directly to you and guaranteed to arrive before Christmas. Click the link below to order! https://1stplacespiritwear.com/schools/IL/Mount%20Pulaski/Mt.+Pulaski+Grade+School

Congratulations to the MPGS speech team on a wonderful season! Ava DeHart and Lily Butler participated at the Logan County Speech Event on October 26 and David Lolling participated at the IESA Speech Event on November 9.

Just a reminder that JH Boys Basketball Pics and JH Cheerleading Pics are also tomorrow 11/12 starting at 2:30pm.

Parents and Guardians- MPGS is hosting vendors for Christmas on Vinegar Hill. This is a HUGE fundraiser for our school. PASE will be conducting a Cookie Walk. This is a fun and profitable event. Each year people look forward to our cookie walk. We are always given compliments on what our school families generously contribute. PASE is asking each family to please provide homemade baked goods (the equivalent of 2-4 dozen). We gladly accept all types of items such as: breads, muffins, brownies, cookies, rice crispy treats, snack mix or any other homemade item. The goal is homemade. Please, no store bought! Please send them to school on Friday, 11/22/24. You can drop the baked goods off in the office during school hours or after 3:10 PM, please take the items to the cafeteria through the back entrance off Scott Street by the cafeteria. You may choose to drop off Saturday morning 11/23/24. If so, please enter through the the same back doors to the cafeteria between 7 AM and 9 AM. Please have all cookies in a non-returnable container. If you make something special (like gluten free items), please label them as such. If you're only able to send a good container, make sure you have your name on the container. You can pick your container up either Saturday afternoon or Monday in the school office. Thank you so much for helping out! Kara Davis, PASE Co-President

Picture Retakes are Tuesday 11/12/24 Parents/guardians should send their child to school ready to be photographed. Parents/guardians who have previously placed an order do not need to place a new order. Just bring your old picture package with you. Parents/guardians who have not ordered can place an order using the Retake Event Order Code, 88006VF at https://inter-state.com/Order. This Order Code is different from the original Event Order Code.

Early Dismissal Friday, November 8, 2024

Tuesday, 11/05 - No School Friday, 11/08 - 11:30 Dismissal

Congrats 8th Grade Honeybears! 2nd place at the County Tournament.