Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_TH1q1qLwDuBhnkKJNXPTNTXB2gjtZ2/view?usp=drive_link
The Million Word Readers program is showing great progress — students are meeting reading goals, building confidence, and celebrating their achievements. 📚
📖Has your student joined the challenge yet? It’s not too late to join the fun — reach 1,000,000 words and enjoy an end-of-year celebration for those who achieve the goal! 🎊
Monroe Center School Library’s Million Word Readers are making amazing progress — students are working hard, reading more, and achieving their goals every day. 📚💪
✨🤓We’re so proud of these young readers as they build confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of books.
Monroe Center School welcomes graphic novelist Mat Heagerty (author of Lumberjackula) tomorrow morning — a special look at creating graphic novels. 📖
Have some fun, wear flannel for Team Lumberjack or black for Team Dracula — who are you cheering for?. 🪵🧛
Make it fun—wear flannel for Team Lumberjack or black for Team Dracula. 🪓🦇
Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!
Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxSlfIFTK-tp_CFt6N26t2eVVHbzFnoV/view?usp=drive_link
Monroe Center Library is thrilled to welcome graphic novelist Mat Heagerty to Monroe Center School on Tuesday morning, January 13. Each grade will enjoy its own presentation, so students get a personal look at how graphic novels are written. Many students have already read or heard excerpts from Lumberjackula—what a treat to meet the author!
Add to the fun: students are invited to wear flannel for Team Lumberjack or black for Team Dracula. 🪵🧛♂️✨
📝 Back-to-school tip: as you pack backpacks tomorrow, don’t forget any library books!
Parents & guardians — check your email for a full reminder on library procedures. Students will go over expectations at their next library visit.
We’re so excited to welcome you back! 🤩
Practice for all levels (6th–8th grade) starts Tuesday, January 6, at Meridian Junior High.
🕝 First Practice 1/6/26 (ALL players):
📍 Meridian Junior High
⏰ 2:30–4:30 PM
👨👩👧 Parent Meeting:
⏰ 4:30 PM (right after practice)
📄 Game and practice schedules will be handed out.
Future Practice Time Schedule:
🏀 6th Grade: 2:30–4:30 PM at Monroe Center School (students will be shuttled after school)
🏀 7th Grade: 2:30–4:30 PM at MJHS
🏀 8th Grade: 4:30–6:30 PM at MJHS
✅ Please make sure registration fees are paid and sports physicals are turned in before practice begins.
Here is this week's transportation bus safety tip!
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XXzJKyz8XunOWU18G4nwwArvdERiHNPC/view?usp=drive_link
Highland Elementary Library celebrated the season with an “Under the Sea” theme — students checked out cozy break reads, enjoyed Mrs. Weir’s Monarch storytime featuring Sydney & Taylor Explore the Whole Wild World, and giggled through Mo Willems’ Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! 🐦🎅 We even closed with singing + sign language to “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” 🎶❤️
🎉Can we get a round of applause for our readers? 👏
📚 Kamryn = 2,000,000+ words and counting! 🏆 Kaydin, Zoe, Mavis & Yasmin are rising fast, and our ¾‑ and ½‑million readers are powering through. The ¼‑million club grows every week — community reading vibes are strong. 💪
Find your next page-turner before break from the Meridian Jr. High Library?
Run out of pages over break...swing by Julia Hull Public Library in Stillman and keep those word counts climbing. 🤩📖
Ready for a reading celebration! 🎉📚
Josephine has passed 4 MILLION words — WOW! 🚀 William, Samuel, Michael, Kyla, Hattie & Keegan keep the pace strong. 💪 Evelynn, Reid, Brextyn, Luna & Carter have hit 75% — so close! The half‑million group is about to burst through, and the quarter‑million club keeps growing.
Looking for books to read over break? Pop into the school library this week to load up — and families, don’t forget the Julia Hull Public Library in Stillman Valley for great check‑out options.
Which book will you curl up with over break? 💭📖
