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

The results are in on Maple Grove's Wearable Art Challenge! Congratulations to First Place winner Melody (3rd Grade number 13), Second Place Charles (5th Grade number 2) and Third Place Gauge (5th Grade number 15)!! Well done learners and thank you to all the parents who helped out and the people who voted!

At the end of December, the first grade class from MGCS were able to spend the day at the Merrill School Forest. Students began the day with studying the “right” tool for the job in terms of a birds beak. They were given the job of using tools to eat out of different habitats as a bird would. Different shaped tools such as pliers, a strainer, tweezers, and grilling tongs. Lunch is always a blast spent eating in the cabin with pack lunches and chaperones adding to the excitement! The afternoon was busy to say the least. Right after lunch we hit the trails on snowshoes. Watching 21 first graders bind their snowshoes and go out on the fresh snow covered trails… priceless😆 they flop with their feet like new ducklings. The time left in the afternoon, up until the minute the bus had to leave, we spent sledding on Mr. Nolands spectacular man made snow hills. Students found out how much fun old school sledding is! Nothing is like hitting the hills on a black garbage bag☺️. Thank you to Mr. Noland and all the chaperones that were able to make this day the memorable experience it was!

Happy Holidays from Maple Grove Charter School! Thank you to Windy Hill Christmas Tree Farm and Lori Studinski for the donation of the beautiful garland for all to enjoy!

The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 22, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no afterschool activities or athletic events.

A huge shout out to The Nook in the Woods for our new Maple Grove Charter School “merch!” Such great designs! Love seeing them around school and at parent pick-up!

The 3rd, 4th & 5th graders at Maple Grove who are part of the Artastic Club were given a challenge to create wearable art. They began with a plain garment and then were instructed to make it more interesting using any materials/methods they'd like. Parents were encouraged to help. The winner of this challenge will receive a $25 Michaels gift card. Please vote for your favorite by January 1st!

The beauty of fresh fallen snow was vibrant at Maple Grove Charter School! Learners got to explore the beautiful woods during labs and play in its fluffiness during recess ❄️

Board Meeting Update. Monday's School Board meeting will be moved up and start at 5:30 pm at the Middle/High School Library.

The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow December 15, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.

The School District of Athens will be closed today, December 14, 2022 due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.

The past few weeks, 5th grade students at MGCS have been gathering data on their school forest, including the pH of the soil, soil type, density of trees, and biodiversity, among other measures. With this information, students will determine the overall health of the forest and decide how to improve it, if necessary.

First grade students at MGCS were able to apply there CRISP traits to the outdoor labs on Friday. Stewardship, Perseverance, and Craftsmanship were at the highest priority when constructing bird feeders to help the birds surrounding Maple Grove make it through the winter with limited natural food supply. Students were given the resources of recycled paper towel rolls, roping, milk jugs, old pencils, and produce mesh bags to build bird feeder stations. The first graders will be responsible for maintaining the food supply of peanut butter, bird seed, and cranberries. We will be carrying this over into our math by graphing observations made throughout the day, including bird sightings, most common time of day for feeding, and amount of food used throughout the week. Students were so proud of their final product!

MGCS staff and families had a great time ringing bells for the Salvation Army at Fleet Farm and Walmart in Merrill. Even Maple the Fox 🦊 joined in!

Such a fun 3-5 concert tonight at MGCS! Our learners rocked it and put everyone in the holiday spirit! Thank you to Mrs. Matz who wrote and directed “The Best Gift!” They truly spread the message of “Share your goodwill.” Thank you again to the MGCS PTO for the traditional Christmas bags and the MGCS Foundation for the generous gift!

Our hearts are full! It was a packed gymnasium tonight at MGCS! What a great way to get into the holiday spirit with our K-2 concert tonight. They did a fantastic job! A shout out goes to Mrs. Matz for putting together such a great program! To our learners for their hard work and perseverance. To our PTO for the gift of Christmas Bags for every child and to the Maple Grove Charter School Foundation for your generous gift for the kids and staff! We appreciate you all!

Maple Grove's Kindergarten thru 2nd grade Holiday Concert starts at 6 pm tonight and can be seen on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySxG14MiDgv85XYQM3tFPw

The intermediate students at Maple Grove Charter School had quite the visitors on Friday. Thanks to Jordan and Colton from UW-SP’s Herpetology Society, various reptiles and amphibians put on an amazing educational show. Students learned about their adaptations, their defense mechanisms and how we, as humans can be good stewards toward them.

The 4th and 5th grade students at Maple Grove Charter School have decided to host a book drive to kick off our holiday season. All books that are collected will be donated to the children and families at the local domestic abuse shelter, HAVEN. If you have any questions please email Brianna Zondlo at bzondlo@athens1.org. Thank you!

A big shout out to a very generous community member, Laurie Rodda-Utecht, who made 120 homemade hats for all our Maple Grove Learners with even some extra to spare. Check out the picture of the machine she uses to help make each of these hats. We are so grateful for her generosity!

Kindergarten students at MGCS had quite the experience planting tulip bulbs in the snow as part of a nationwide project through Journey North!  Classrooms across the country plant tulips and compare their observations & photos online.  We spent one day digging an appropriate space and planted the bulbs the following week. We can't wait to see and share their progress throughout the year! ⚘