Some of the juniors and seniors got to experience an SIU football game and the Carbondale tradition of Quatros Pizza after the game. We had such a great day!
One of the best parts of being in one building: the big kids get to be involved in story time, too! The seniors took a break from browsing the Scholastic Book Fair to hear Mr. May read a spooky story, Frankencrayon!
The 6th graders are modeling protein molecules so they can build and compare silk strands.
Applying for Financial Aid: Updates and Changes for 2023-24
If you’re a parent of a high school senior and/or college student, please join ISAC on October 26th, from 6:30-7:00 pm via YouTube Live at https://www.youtube.com/@ISACvid. The parent outreach coordinator, Claudia Aly, will briefly discuss a few of the upcoming FAFSA changes and answer some of the questions you may have.
Happy Halloween from Maple Grove First Graders.
Thank you to our parents for such a great party!
Joppa-Maple Grove Beta Club is sponsoring a fall food drive to support our local food pantry. Students may bring in donation items from Nov. 6-15 for a chance to win a doughnut party for their class! Please note the high-need items on the attached flyer. For more information, contact emay@joppa38.com if you would like to arrange a drop off. Thank you for supporting our community during Homeless Awareness Month!
Attention all Joppa families!!
We will be having a flag raising ceremony on November 9 at 8 am to honor Veterans. We are trying to reach out and invite Veterans of our Joppa families or any Veterans you know in the area. We are putting together a little ceremony and will be hosting a breakfast for the Veterans after the ceremony. Also, if you have a Veteran that is no longer with us, but would like to have him/her honored, please email Ms. Wear or send a note to the office. Also, we have a wall in our main hallway where we are posting pictures of Veterans associated with Joppa-Maple Grove either as alumni, family members, or community members. If you have any photos you would like to share with us, please do so. We want our Veterans to know how much they are appreciated and to feel the love and support from Joppa-Maple Grove. Please email wwear@joppa38.com with RSVPs for the ceremony and breakfast so we can make sure we have plenty of food. All community members are invited to join us to for the ceremony. THANK YOU!
Dear Parents,
You are invited to a parent class led by one of our own alumnae on December 12 at 6 pm in the Joppa-Maple Grove library. This class will teach you how to keep your children safe while using Tik Tok and Snapchat. Please click on the link to register and we are excited to see you there. (The class is limited to 23 participants, so be sure to register early.) https://forms.gle/Nug4BuPdLFNiW2Ab7
Mrs. Rivera's 5th graders are practicing adding and subtracting decimals with spooky task cards!!
Please see the attached flier about Halloween activities and expectations Joppa-Maple Grove.
Maple Grove PTO is hosting a Boo Gram fundraiser! Each candy gram is $1.00 and you may send as many as you want. The deadline has been extended until Friday, October 27, 2023. No other Boo Grams will be excepted after this date.
Jets and Rangers celebrate Red Ribbon Week! This year's theme: Be Kind to Your Mind
Meet the Lady Rangers Volleyball Team 2023!
Drawing for the Strickland's Gift Card for donating 2-Liters and Candy
Joppa-Maple Grove students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month. Check out all the fun learning that is happening here! Kindergarten made guacamole, 1st Grade read books, 2nd grade made art, and 6th grade made foil art.
There is Jr. High Cheerleading practice tomorrow Oct. 19, 3:00-4:30.
There is a Jr. High Girls Basketball game on Friday. The bus will leave at 3:30P.M. The game starts at 6:00 P.M.
Joppa Spirit Night is TOMORROW EVENING!
Tickets for the booths will be 25 cents or 5 for $1.00
Please note that we will continue to sell raffle tickets for the Playground Prizes until we have raised at least $1,000. If we do not raise at least that amount, we will hold off on drawing for the prizes until we sell more tickets. (We will continue to sell tickets at games and other events.) The winners will be notified when the drawing occurs. Thank you for understanding! You can purchase raffle tickets in the office or through PayPal. Just note the prizes you want the raffle tickets to go for and we will take care of that. https://paypal.me/MapleGrovePlayground?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Hello Joppa Community!
We are making changes to the drop off and pick up routine at Joppa-Maple Grove that will start Wednesday, October 18. These changes are being made to increase safety measures. I have included a map to help clarify.
* Joppa Jr/Sr High car riders will be dropped off and picked up at the main entrance of the school building.
* Buses will enter on the south side of the parking lot. They will be the only vehicles allowed to go behind the building.
* Elementary car riders will now be picked up and dropped off at the gym lobby. (If you have children at both levels, they can be picked up and dropped off at the gym lobby. JHS students will walk the sidewalk to the front entrance.)
* Elementary buses will drop off and pick up on the south corner of the gym.
* Joppa Jr/Sr High students will be dropped off and picked up at the West Central doorway by Mrs. Bellemey's classroom. (The door on the opposite side of the main entrance.)
Please help us by donating blood on October 16 from 1:15-6:15 in the JHS cafeteria.
We have the following shirts left from our PBIS T-shirt sale available for purchase:
(2) Small Polos $20.00 each
(1) Medium Hoodie $21.00 each
(3) 2x Hoodies $23.00 each
Contact the office to purchase them.
