Tonight's meeting is streaming live on our YouTube Channel. Meeting starts at 6. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw
Be a part of the decision. The School District of Athens has one referendum question on the April 4 general election ballot. There is an information meeting tonight at Athens Elementary, 6 PM. If you can't make it, there are more meetings scheduled. Please check the website! Also, watch your mailboxes for more information about this critical vote.
Fifth grade learners had an opportunity to make maple snow candy during our maple sap kickoff day. It was a sweet experience!
Fourth and fifth graders at MGCS have been spending the past month learning about the Iditarod and tracking mushers that they have chosen to follow. Last week we had a great opportunity to have guest speaker Mark Vachavake present to our class about the Iditarod. Mark had previously lived near Nome, Alaska (where the race ends) for many years and has been to the Iditarod 16 times. He shared information about the race itself, brought in Alaskan artifacts to show, and also brought in dog booties that were actually worn by sled dogs in the Iditarod for students to keep!
It was a great way to wrap up our exploration.
Thank you Mark for this amazing learning opportunity!
We had a wonderful Open House we had last week at Maple Grove Charter School! We had soup, a fire pit with s'mores, inverted art show, face painting, tours, and great conversations! Thank you to the Maple Grove Governance Board, the Maple Grove Foundation, the PTO and the amazing staff for all your support to make this successful.
Applications are being accepted now until April 28th. Any questions or to schedule a personal tour feel free to contact us at 715-257-2199.
What a busy Friday filled with adventures centered around Maple Syrup as well as our outdoor lab bird house building. Books, a virtual field trip, making maple syrup play dough, syrup tasting, tree tapping, and beginning to write step 1 in their memory books of maple syrup making.
1st graders at Maple Grove Charter School had so many life long learning experiences and educational adventures to fully kick off the start of the 2023 maple syrup season! As if all of that wasn't enough, learners also got to use power drills, measurement, and perseverance when putting together their bird houses! Thank you to the amazing staff, volunteers, families, and learners for working together Friday in making it an amazing day to be at MGCS! 🍁🍁
Maple Sap Adventure Day
From read alouds, to movies, to syrup jar logo voting, to tree tapping, to identification of inner tree parts, to taste testing of sap vs. syrup, to drawing a tap-able tree of age and diameter… oh my! Third graders at Maple Grove Charter School had so many hands-on learning experiences all related to the start of maple syrup season.
Registration is now open for the 2023-24 school year. Go to the registration page to begin. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration
The future of the School District of Athens is in the hands of voters. Casting your informed vote is important! Are you voting absentee? Timing is everything. Visit myvote.wi.gov to register, request a ballot, or find polling places.
Come check out MGCS Open House/Family Night Thursday, March 9 from 4:00-6:00! We will have Olive Garden soup and breadsticks, a live inverted art show along with showcasing our learners very own inverted art, a campfire with SMORES, teachers available in their classrooms for questions and conversations, and check out some of the cool things our learners are doing in their outdoor labs! Come check out everything Maple Grove Charter School has to offer!
You are all invited to Maple Grove Elementary on Thursday March 9th from 4pm-6pm!
This are show is going to be awesome! The learners have worked so hard in creating their "inverted" art. come check it out and watch a live painting demonstration of how it's done!
There's also food and games and a whole lot of family fun!
Recently, fifth grade learners from MGCS enjoyed an overnight stay at the Merrill School Forest. Led by Mr. Noland, fifth-graders and their chaperones built winter survival shelters, learned about Earth's fresh water resources, went cross-country skiing, and enjoyed many traditions like s'mores, campfire songs, and the famous green pancake breakfast.
Why is Your Informed Vote Critically Important?
A voter-approved operational referendum seeks to rebuild financial stability for our district. Learn more on the athens1.org website & attend a community information meeting March 8 at the Town of Johnson or March 13 at Maple Grove Charter School. Meetings start at 6 PM.
Are you planning out your week? Do you want a night free from making dinner? We have you covered at Maple Grove Charter School's Open House/Family Night Event on Thursday, March 9, 4:00-6:00. Our very own, Stephanie Kohli, will be having a live inverted art painting along with learners inverted art already on display. We will be providing Olive Garden soup and breadsticks and a hot chocolate bar. Come check out what our free charter school has to offer!
Did you know? The School District of Athens has the lowest school mill rate in Marathon County, fifth lowest in CESA 9, and 20th lowest in the entire state of Wisconsin. On the April 4 general election ballot, the School District of Athens is asking voters to approve a non-recurring operational referendum question to sustain the operation of our School District. Please cast an informed vote. Watch for the community-wide postcard coming to mailboxes soon.
Our families and community members are amazing! Thank you to all our volunteer mystery readers who came this week and are coming next week to bring the joy of reading to our learners at MGCS! Thank you!
Voting will decide the future of the school district. Attend a community information meeting: tomorrow, March 1 at Athens High School, March 13 at Maple Grove Charter School, or March 16 at Athens Elementary School. Both meetings start at 6 PM. Check out our website for more: https://athenswi.sites.thrillshare.com/page/referendum
Our Open House is fast approaching! Come and join us on March 9, from 4:00-6:00 to see what Maple Grove Charter School has to offer as a K-5 public charter school in the School District of Athens. Accepting open enrollments. Hope to see you there!
Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, the referendum community information meeting scheduled this evening, February 27 at Maple Grove Charter School, has been cancelled. This meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, March 13 at 6 PM, and it will be held at Maple Grove Charter School in the gymnasium.
The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow Monday, February 27 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events