Sign Up Here for the 2017 MPS Summer Learning Academy!!! For the first time ever, all MPS students in grades Y5-8 may apply to participate in the Summer Learning Academy!!! Just like an athlete needs to exercise regularly to stay at the top of his game, so do students! During summer months students need to continue to exercise their brains, to keep the new connections made during...
MPS has again been offered the opportunity to show a documentary by Sarah Moshman, the producer of the "The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things". Her latest documentary is called "Losing Sight of Shore" and it has a powerful message about grit, determination and believing in yourself. It follows the nine-month journey of four women, as the...
According to Michigan School Law, any child who wil be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2017, is eligible to enter school this fall. Children who turn five (5) between December 2, 2016, and June 15, 2017, are eligible for kindergarten. Children who turn five (5) between June 16, 2017, and September 1, 2017, are eligible for the Young Fives Program In addition, children who t...
Congratulations to Raisinville student, Ella Kreyger, for placing 2nd in the Michigan Earth Day Poster Contest for second grade! There were 716 entries for 2nd grade, so this is quite an accomplishment and we are very proud of her! The poster she created will also be turned into greeting cards. Art teacher Melanie Castellese encouraged her students to enter the con...
There will be a half-day of school for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, March 22. Pre-school at Riverside, along with Kids Club at Riverside and Custer, will operate on a regular schedule.
There will be a half-day of school for Monroe Public Schools students on Wednesday, February 22. Pre-school at Riverside, along with Kids Club at Riverside and Custer, will operate on a regular schedule.
Lots of excitement in the choir room lately! Last weekend we had four events perform in the district solo and ensemble festival at Eastern Michigan University. Congratulations to soloists Corinne Cadle and Haley Langmeyer and ensembles Varsity Chorus, directed by Cate Windelborn, and Momentum, directed by Zach Everly, who all received high ratings and qualified to move on to the state...
Lincoln Elementary Scholarships are being offered to former Lincoln School students who have decided to continue their academic desires beyond K-12. Each five hundred dollar ($500.00) scholarship will be given to high school graduates who will be attending a college or university in the summer or fall following their high school graduation. The scholarship is to be used first to pay tuition and t...
This April, MPS Vocal Music Department will be presenting our 3rd biennial Vocal Arts Day (VAD). This event was born out of the traditional "All City Vocal Concert" in which all choir students in grades 5-12 participated in an evening performance. Back in 2012, vocal music staff decided they wanted more! So we brainstormed and came up with the first Monroe Public Schools Voc...