Manhattan School District 114

Save the Date!

Incoming 2nd and 3rd grade parents, join Mrs. Kirk TOMORROW!

Our preschool families and staff had so much fun with their preschoolers at our end of year Family Involvement Day Picnic!

Please help us spread the word! 📢 New Educators! 📢 Childcare Providers! 📢 Parents of young kids! 📢 Fans of School/Teacher Play! Help us stock the Manhattan Food Pantry as families prepare to have their kids home all summer and take anything you'd like from our collection of no longer needed materials! 📚 Picture Books 📘Leveled Readers 📖Workbooks 🧮Manipulatives 🎲Games & Puzzles 🍎Classroom Decor 📝School Supplies 🗃️Storage & Organization 🚸... and MORE!

Instead of their regular specials and classroom work, our K-2 students had a circus-themed day filled with stories, singing, visitors, games, STEM fun, and lots of silly entertainment. A special thanks to Mrs. Newcomb from the Manhattan-Elwood Public Library and Smokey the Bear and his crew from Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie for spending time with us today!

Wilson Creek Olympic Day was a day filled with fun and memory-making! Thanks to Ms. Book and our PTO for planning such a fun-filled day for the kids and to the many, many parent volunteers that helped out - it couldn't happen without you!

The MJHS Demon Choir celebrated summer a little early by singing the National Anthem and the 7th inning stretch at the Joliet Slammers Game this past Wednesday! We're so proud of all of our Demon singers for representing us in the best way!

This afternoon, MJHS students and volunteers ran with officers from the Manhattan Police Department at their very first Demon Dash Color Run! Students ran to support the MPD in their efforts to support the Special Olympics Illinois! All money raised for the Demon Dash Color Run will be donated to the Manhattan Police Department for the Law Enforcement Torch Run and the Special Olympics Illinois. Way to go, Demons!

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With the end of the year approaching, our 7th grade ELA classes just wrapped up the novel, "The Outsiders" with their annual mock trial for the book character, Johnny. Every student in the class had a role in the trial, whether it was the judge, bailiff, lawyers, witnesses, jury, or news media. All students put on wonderful performances while simultaneously demonstrating their comprehension of the novel's plot and character development. Nice work, Demons!

Wonderful job Anna McDonald band, choir, & orchestra. The official last performance of the year was fantastic!

A big "BRAVO!" from WC to the MJHS band, orchestra, and choir. We were so excited and proud to see relatives and enjoyed singing along!

Thank you & great job to our MJHS band, choir, and orchestra for your performance today at Anna Mac. Its amazing how talented our kids are and no wonder our fine arts programs rake in the awards year after year at their competitions. Truly amazing!

MSD 114 Summer Athletic Camps are still open for registration until Monday, May 20th! We are offering basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, wrestling, softball, cross country, and track/speed camp this year. Please visit our athletics website for more information. https://sites.google.com/manhattan114.org/manhattan-demons-athletics/summer-camps

Today we celebrated 131 Young Authors at Wilson Creek! We enjoyed our students' creative stories and presented 15 awards at our assembly. Great job, K-2 writers! #wilsoncreeklearns

5th graders explored the ins and outs of shoe construction before engineering their own, wearable footwear designed to represent one of the Earth's spheres. You're invited to visit the public library next week to see their new, fancy footwear on display!

After weeks of observing caterpillars and studying metamorphosis, our first grade classes started releasing their butterflies today! This brings so much spring excitement to Wilson Creek every year. 🐛🔎🦋 #wilsoncreeklearns

5th grade choir wrapped up their season last week. Great year Anna Mac. Good luck in 6th grade. 5th grade students who had gone to the ILMEA festivals throughout the year include: Kaylie Chmura, Alice Harvey, Addison Cooke, Alyssa Marzec, Carly Connelly, Blaise Rose, Emilie Olszewski, Winter Reddicks, Kailey McGraw, Mira Joseph, Ashley Sibick, Madelyn Norwich, and Lea Ahmad. Three students earned a Choir Leadership Award: Lucy Ader, Ivy Pennington, and Lia Dyche

Our 2nd graders proudly presented a check to PAWS Tinley Park this week. The hard work of the teachers and students and the generosity of the WC families helped their student-led concession stand generously benefit the animal shelter. Great job, 2nd grade!

The MJHS 8th graders had a blast last week at their black and gold themed 8th Grade Dance! Between the music, food, bubble machine, and photo opportunities, the night was filled with smiles, laughter, and, of course, dancing! Thank you to Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Dobczyk for planning this event and to all the staff who volunteered their time to ensure our students had a wonderful "last dance" at MJHS! The class of 2024 will be missed!