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We kicked off the morning at MGCS with a Recess Rodeo! Learners and staff came dressed for the occasion 🤠 Our Fox 🦊 Dens, which are a mixture of K-5 learners, rotated through 6 stations outside on both our upper and lower playground to go over recess safety and expectations. Yee-Haw!
Our coop at MGCS got an upgrade! A huge Thank You to Brian Plisch, from BP Seamless Gutters, for installing these wonderful gutters to our new coop! The color matches perfectly too! The water that flows through these gutters will also flow into a rain barrel where we can reuse it in multiple places around the school. It was a great addition!
Third graders at Maple Grove had their agriscience lesson of farm to table involve salsa making. They were able to wash, slice and dice harvested veggies, fruits and herbs into such a tasty treat. This "fruits of their labor" activity was another wonderful hands-on learning opportunity that occurred thanks to Field Edventures' Miss Sandy, to Athens' ag teacher Mrs. Bunkelman and to Athens' FFA student intern, Caden.
On Friday first graders from Maple Grove Charter School were able to fully experience the concept of farm to table. The learners have been tending to the gardens and monitoring the produce as it is ready for consumption. We are fortunate to have the School Gardens provide so many opportunities to have hands-on experiences with healthy and sustainable agriculture. Today we began the morning by picking the tomatoes and peppers that were just right for a breakfast salad at 9:00am. Students did everything - wash the produce, cut the produce, and mix the delicious ingredients for serving to one another. It is not very often that you have first grade learners recognizing the value and having an appreciation for healthy food in our lives🥗🥕❤️ but here at MGCS we do! Thank you to Mrs. Bunkleman, Mrs. Benton, and to the parents that volunteered for making the morning a success😊
Third graders at Maple Grove Charter School showed perseverance, craftsmanship and respect on their Fox puzzle during CREW meeting. They have also been learning to accept and respect each other's similarities and differences that make us each unique and special.
Students that are picked up via cars at Maple Grove Charter School were rewarded for their amazing CRISP trait behavior with a glow party. It takes a lot of respect, integrity and perseverance to wait patiently.
We would love to see our MGCS Families at our PTO Kickoff!
Learners and families were excited to be greeted by Maple the Fox 🦊 this morning! Have a great Wednesday everyone!
We had a FOXtastic first day yesterday at MGCS! Today we welcomed our newest kindergarten foxes to our family! So much excitement in the air🦊💕
Maple Grove Charter School is excited to announce that we are a proud recipients of Trout in the Classroom, a program sponsored by Trout Unlimited. Trout Unlimited sponsors all the supplies and fish to make this learning possible. Although this will be a whole school learning opportunity, our third grade classroom will take the lead on it as an extension of one of their literacy units throughout the year with a focus on the study of water. Our trout eggs are set to arrive in early November and we will raise them throughout the year. Thank you to Al Hauber, Kirk Stark, and Perry Nikolai from the The Wisconsin River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited for your time and knowledge of the delivery and set up of the tank!
Another HUGE shout-out to a grandparent of one of our learner's at our school, Bob Lange, who designed and built our beautiful trout tank stand. It's beautiful and fits the space perfectly! THANK YOU!
The 2023-2024 school year is upon us and we had a wonderful turnout at our open house at Maple Grove Charter School! Thank you to the PTO for the fun activity of decorating cupcakes and to our staff for all your preparation making this special for our learners and families! We can't wait to see all the smiling faces next week!
A big shout out to Westfall Construction for your work installing drain tile and laying the solid foundation for our outdoor classroom space at Maple Grove Classroom Space! It looks fantastic! This was made possible from our implementation grant and the generosity of time from Westfall Construction.
Maple Grove Charter School is looking for a friendly and helpful adult to join our Governance Board. We look forward to adding another fox to our fox den family! 🦊
During the month of July, three Maple Grove Charter School teachers were fortunate enough to attend the 2023 School Forest Summit at the Merrill School Forest. While teachers are familiar with taking students there, this was a different experience for the memory book. Teachers laced up their hiking shoes and became one with the forest. The time was well spent networking with other educators, learning from professionals in the forestry field, and professional development opportunities of how the information can be applied to the teaching of students at Maple Grove charter school. A few of the highlights included opportunities to work with personal solar panels and learning to use a Biltmore stick to estimate the diameter of the trunk, as well as the height of the tree. The summit also had its first maple syrup tasting contest. The 2023 maple syrup produced by MGCS students and staff was the winning syrup!!! This opportunity was made possible through grant funding and provided such an amazing experience for these staff members! Thank you to UWSP and Merrill School Forest for putting together the summit.
If you haven't registered your students for the 23-24 school year, please do by August 7th! https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration
Athens Elementary and Maple Grove Charter School will be closed to the public from August 1 - 10, 2023.
If you need assistance during this time, please visit the Athens Middle & High School office which will be open from 8 - 4 p.m. on the following dates:
August 1 - 10, 2023.
Beginning on Monday, August 14 all school offices will be open Monday through Friday from 7:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Maple, our🦊, has been super busy at MGCS this summer and is anxiously awaiting your return! What fun things have you been doing this summer?
The Maple Grove Charter School has been selected as a host site for the Trout in the Classroom project beginning in Fall 2023. Thank you to the Wisconsin River Valley Chapter for making this educational opportunity possible. The Trout in the Classroom program is tightly aligned with Maple Grove’s mission which is to “develop the whole child through the provision of exploratory experiences where students will engage in hands-on approach in project development through cultural connections to our traditions, opportunities and our greater community.”
Stewardship is one of the five CRISP traits that we strive to grow in our students. Caring for these cold water trout and learning about their aquatic habitat needs will inspire students and adults to protect and conserve our local waterways.
We do need to provide a stand for our new tank. We are wondering if anyone has a tank stand, in good condition, laying around for us to have or purchase that is about 13 inches wide and 48 1/2 inches long? If you do, please email Robin Hanson at rhanson@athens1.org. Thank you for checking.
Our ladies and gentlemen were finally able to come home, to MGCS, today! They love all the room of the new coop we purchased through our Charter School Implementation Grant.
Look at how much our chicks grew in just 10 short weeks! From fluffy, little chicks to smooth, gorgeous teenagers. The kids will be so excited to see them when they come back to school!
A huge shout-out to the Flory family for taking such great care of them until our coop was set and ready to go!