Maple Grove Charter School - One Town. One Team. One Dream.

Jesper the Elf is wheels up! ✈️🎄 Our MGCS learners spotted Jesper heading back to the North Pole in style—aboard an airplane, complete with a little sign that simply said “Goodbye” 👋💚. There were big smiles, lots of waves, and plenty of holiday magic as we wished him a safe flight. Don’t worry, Jesper—we’ll be ready for your return next year! ✨🎅

Yesterday was full of holiday cheer at Maple Grove Charter School! Mrs. Clause visited our learners to read “Santa’s Christmas Cookies”, followed by a fun and festive cookie-decorating activity. Our holly-jolly day wrapped up with an all-school sing-along and a special visit from Santa himself!

Thank you to Mrs. Artus and her family for bringing so much holiday cheer and fun! Also thank you to Mrs. Triebold for ending the year with such joyful and festive music!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at MGCS! 🎄✨

It may have been frightful weather outside, but inside we enjoyed a truly delightful MGCS 3–5 Christmas concert! 🎶✨ Thank you to our learners for filling the room with holiday spirit and joy. A special thank you to Mrs. Triebold for her leadership in bringing this concert together, and to Mr. Triebold for the beautiful piano accompaniment. We are so grateful for everyone who made this evening special.

🎬🍿 Thank You, Maple Grove Foundation Inc.!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to the Maple Grove Foundation Inc. for their incredibly generous gift to the learners and staff of Maple Grove! Treating our school to a special showing of Zootopia 2—complete with popcorn and sodas—was such a fun and memorable experience.

Since it was pajama day at school, learners came ready to get cozy with their blankets and enjoy the movie together. It was truly the perfect way to celebrate the season and bring some extra holiday cheer to our school community.

We are so grateful for your continued support and for creating such a special experience our learners and staff will remember for years to come. 💙

All aboard! 🚂✨ The kindergarten and 5th grade classes at MGCS took a magical ride on the Polar Express- hosted by Mrs. Artus and her family each year. It was an afternoon full of sweet treats and holiday wonder!

🎄✨ What a magical night at MGCS! ✨🎄 Our K–2 Holiday Concert filled the gym and our hearts — talk about a PACKED house! Our learners shined on stage, and we couldn’t be more proud of their courage, joy, and big voices sharing holiday cheer. ❤️ A huge thank you to Mrs. Triebold for her incredible music leadership, and to Mr. Triebold for accompanying so beautifully on the piano — what a team! 🎶🙌 And a shout-out to our amazing PTO for providing delicious refreshments and gifting each learner a family movie night bundle to take home. 🎬🍿 Your generosity truly helps make nights like this feel special. Fox families — thank you for filling the room with support, smiles, and holiday spirit. Nights like this remind us what community feels like. 🧡🦊

🎄✨ Holiday Vibes at MGCS! ✨🎄 Things are getting extra festive around Maple Grove Charter School — the chicken coop might even start caroling soon! 🐔🎶 Huge thanks to Windy Hill Tree Farm (Gleason, WI) for the gorgeous holiday roping on our front fencing — it’s adding some serious holiday sparkle! ❄️✨ With all the lights, wreaths, and potted decorations, the holiday spirit has officially taken over and has all of us feeling festive! 🎁💚

Last week our first graders took their learning outdoors with a trip to the school forest, it was filled with curiosity, discovery, and lots of bird chatter. As we attempted to be bird whispers, feeding them off of our noses practically, students became one with the birds and observed how different birds live, eat, and move. 🦆🦅🦜🦃🐦‍⬛We talked about how a birds, habitat, beak, and body shape are specifically designed to help with survival in its habitat. The kids compared a long pointy beak, short and strong beaks for cracking seeds and wide beaks that are duck like for straining water. They matched pretend bird beak tools to different habitats, this included the use of grilling tongues, tweezers, pliers, and a mini strainer! Doing all this to discover which tool was best for each habitats food source! Thank you to Mr. Noland and Mr. Fehrenbach for the amazing activities! Also, I would like to give a shout out to the amazing parents and grandparents that got roped in to be game wardens and singers of bird tunes! The bus was much quieter on the way back to school! 😴

Our Maple Grove Charter School learners have been busy creating beautiful ornaments in art class for this year’s Wisconsin State Capitol Tree! With the help of Cindy and Emily Artus, students designed ornaments that reflect the 2025 theme: “The Year of the Kid in Wisconsin.”

This theme encourages students to think about all the people who help make learning meaningful — from bus drivers and librarians to nurses, lunch staff, custodians, and teachers. Our learners used that inspiration as they created artwork that celebrates the many hands and hearts that support them every day.

We are so proud of their creativity and excited to have Maple Grove represented on the Capitol Tree in Madison! 🦊

A huge thank-you to Cindy and Emily for guiding this special project, and to our students for sharing their talents with the entire state!

Today we were honored to welcome several Veterans to Maple Grove Charter School who shared a bit about their service — including the uniforms they wore and the equipment they used. Our learners were so interested and thankful to hear their stories firsthand! Our assembly included patriotic songs, crafts, letters, and a collage of Veterans put together by our learners.

A big thank-you to all of the Veterans, families, and community members who joined us for this special day. Your presence made the celebration even more meaningful.

We are so grateful to the Veterans who took the time to be with us today and to all who have served and continue to serve our country to protect our freedom. ❤️💙

Last week, Maple Grove had the opportunity to celebrate and recognize just under 100 learners that met their quarter one reading goal. In order to do this they had to turn in September and October reading logs with completed minutes. Maple Grove foxes K-5 said their CRISP traits really come out in order to meet the goal! Learners used craftsmanship to make scarecrow mason jars and enjoyed an apple nacho boat after 📚🦊 Keep up the strong reading foxes. Quarter 2 is already under way and can require extra perseverance with the holidays! Check out these adorable scarecrows!

🌶️ What a night at Maple Grove Charter School! 🌶️

A huge thank you to all of our families and community members who came out for our Chili Supper! It was such a fun and successful evening thanks to your support.

A big shout-out to our amazing Maple Grove staff who organized, cooked, set up, and ran the event — you’re the best!

👏 Thank you to our Chili Cook-Off contestants — Morgan Gille, Betsy Bloch, and Trina Lutzke — and congratulations to Morgan Gille, winner of the Golden Ladle! 🥇

And of course, thank you to our families for donating all the chili ingredients, to Harmony Cheese for their generous donation of cheese and cheese curds, and to Polka Dotted Pie for the delicious desserts.

It truly takes a village — and we’re so lucky to have the an amazing one right here at Maple Grove Charter School! 🧡🦊

🌶️ Tomorrow’s the night!
Leave the cooking to us and join us for the Annual Maple Grove Charter School Chili Supper & Cook-Off! A great evening to enjoy delicious chili with all the fixings plus desserts, connect with our community, and support our school!

Don't forget to vote for your favorite chili in the cook-off with 3 mystery chefs from our awesome community! Plus check out the Book Fair and add a new book or two to your family library or start on your Christmas shopping! We hope to see you there!

The MGCS PTO is excited to share our new apparel order! Show your Maple Grove pride while supporting our PTO, which helps fund special events and activities for our learners throughout the year.

Click the link to shop: https://maplegroveschool.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Order deadline is November 14th.

🎃 Spooktacular Halloween Fun! 👻
Last week was full of Halloween excitement at Maple Grove Charter School! Learners enjoyed a costume parade and had a blast with classroom activities and festive fun. Thank you to everyone who helped make our Halloween celebrations so memorable — it was a day full of smiles, creativity, and spooky fun! The staff even got in on the costume fun as the "Spice Girls" along with Mr. L as the chef!

The kindergarten class at MGCS enjoyed a visit from a community member, wood worker, and Governance Board member, Michael Fasse.  These learners recently completed a unit about "Toys and Play," which compared toys from long ago to toys today.  Mr. Fasse described his childhood attending a different one room schoolhouse, shared examples of more simple toys from that time, and various activities that required using his imagination.  He also shared his hobby and craftsmanship with the class by gifting each student a handmade wooden fox!  Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talents, Mr. Fasse! 🦊

🔥 Shoutout to the Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department and EMTs! 🚒 Thank you for visiting Maple Grove Charter School to teach our learners about fire safety, checking smoke detectors, and making an escape plan. We truly appreciate your dedication to our kids and your ongoing commitment to our school and community! ❤️🦊

🎃 Thank you for making our MGCS Trunk or Treat a huge success this past weekend! We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for a fun-filled afternoon—our creative trunk decorators, generous donors, the Neske Family, the Maple Grove Charter School PTO, and all the families who came out to join in. 👻 A special thank you to the Fromm Brothers Historical Society for matching donations and supporting our school and community, and to Fromm Family Foods for hosting us on the historic Fromm Farm. Your partnership made the day extra special! 🙌 Thanks to your kindness, we raised funds to support Maple Grove Charter School and created memories that will last a lifetime. 🧡 Share your favorite photos from this fun event in the comments—we’d love to see them!