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

What a fun and educational day Maple Grove's 4th grade students had at Council Grounds State Park recently. Our experience was led by Sandy Benton who taught us all about energy. A few experiments were conducted where we learned about the difference in potential and kinetic energy. We then met with a crew from Wisconsin Public Service and were given a tour of the dam. We were taught alot but also given the opportunity to ask many great questions. Thank you to Sandy and WPS for this special opportunity!

🔬🌿 Sweet Science! Ms. Szutkowski's fifth graders are exploring the microscopic world with a tasty twist! From crafting edible plant and animal cell models to studying cells under the microscope, learning has never been so delicious and fascinating! 🍭👀

The School District of Athens is seeking employment of a Maple Grove Charter School Custodian & Maintenance position. If you have an interest in applying for this position, please complete the application which can be located on the WECAN website: https://wecan.waspa.org.

Our 2024-2025 Enrollment Application is open NOW until April 30th, 2024 for Maple Grove Charter School! If you are a new family or have a child starting kindergarten please scan the QR code to fill out our application. We are a K-5 Public Charter School that focuses on environmental and agriscience, hands-on learning. We are part of the School District of Athens and also accepting open enrollment, just ask us how. Any questions or to schedule a tour please call us at 715-257-2199. We look forward to having you a part of our Maple Grove Family!

We are at 35% of our families that have registered for the 2024-2025 school year. That is a good number to have but let's keep it going. If you haven't registered for next school year please do so as soon as possible. If you have registered, remind someone to do their registration. Here is the directions on how. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration Maple Grove families, please register as soon as possible as spots are filling up fast. If you know someone who would like to have their child(ren) join the School District of Athens, share this with them as well. Remember the window closes May 24th, but the sooner you register, the sooner we can get ready for next year. If you have any questions regarding Online Registration, please contact us at #715 -257-7511 ext. 102.

The School District of Athens will be closed tomorrow Monday, March 24th due to inclement weather. There will be no after school activities or athletic events.

Our littlest foxes at MGCS sported huge smiles while "sensing the forest" last week. Reviewing our five senses is always enjoyable outdoors, but fresh snow only added to the experience! ❄️

March has been all about maple syrup for the 4th grade foxes at Maple Grove! A big thank you to those who helped us tap our trees, as well as Mrs. Hanson's family who helps with turning our sap into syrup! We have enjoyed taste testing and comparing different types of syrup as well as enjoying syrup with French toast sticks and ice cream. Our sap collecting helps us to work on our team work and perseverance!

Come join us for some delicious pancakes and some great raffles!

During Read Across America Week, learners that met January reading goals were able to celebrate their accomplishments by playing games! The games brought laughter, collaboration, and CRISP traits in recognizing these reading foxes 🦊 Goals are set by learners with their classroom teachers and it is amazing to see so many learners having the excitement for reading! Read Across America week reignited the fire for so many learners to continue to do their best and persevere these next months of the school year😄📚

This quarter, Ms. Szutkowski's fifth-grade class delved into entrepreneurship and basic design principles, sparking creativity that led to the creation of stunning logos for our 2024 maple syrup bottles. After a school-wide vote, fifth-grader Briana B. emerged as the talented artist behind the winning design. Thanks to a collaboration with Athens High School, we were able to bring these designs to life with beautifully printed labels. If you're eager to savor Maple Grove's pure maple syrup, reach out to a Maple Grove student or contact Maple Grove Charter School at 715-257-2199. 🍁

Come check out MGCS tonight and have some dinner on us!

It was such a beautiful day yesterday we moved our staff crew (staff meeting) outside to our outdoor classroom at MGCS! ☀️ 🍁 🦊

Ms. Ettens 1st graders and Mrs. Zamzow's WIN groups have been enjoying their Friday Reading Buddy time! Whether reading their own stories, reading poetry they have written, or heading out to the woods for a book walk about maple syrup, everyone is having fun with this collaboration!

January and February were busy months for Maple Grove Charter School's 4th grade Outdoor Lab students. Concepts studied were animals and insulation, how animals get energy, bears and their defense behaviors, and how polar bears are adapted to their environment. We also enjoyed learning about rabbits and FFA with Mrs. Bunkleman and a Herpetology presentation by UWSP students.

Grade 3-5 learners at MGCS are able to join Artastic Club, which meets once a month. Learners are encouraged to use there creativity and try their best to complete challenging art projects! Community members we able to vote on "Wearable Art" and we have the winner! Congratulations to Melody (#8) on your winning design! Also, congrats to Iris (#2) for taking second place and Kassidy (#4) for taking third place. Thank you to all the learners who participated!

We have had the registration window only open a couple of days and already have over 15% of the familes register for next year! That is a great start! Let's keep that number growing. If you are having issues or lack a computer at home, you can go to your building office tomorrow during parent-teacher conferences from 3:30 to 7:30 for some help. No appointment need. Otherwise you can go to our registration website and sign up for next year. https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration Remember the deadline is May 24th.

Our Open House / Family Night is Thursday, March 14th from 4:30-6:30. We are excited to see you and your family at our special school!

The online registration window is now open! You can begin registrating for the 24-25 school year to the School District of Athens. If you have any question please contact your school office or go to the registration website https://www.athens1.org/page/online-registration

Turtles, snakes, and salamanders... oh my! Last week, some of our Maple Grove foxes walked on the wild side with a visit from UWSP's Herpetology Society. Curricular connections included a study of adaptations of reptiles and amphibians and their ecosystems in third grade, animal defense mechanisms in fourth grade, and biodiversity and conservation in fifth grade.