The Muhlenberg County Health Department recently donated 325 personal and 12 large Stop the Bleed kits to our school district to replenish our supplies. Our SROs delivered those kits today to each of our schools. On behalf of the Board of Education, we are grateful to the Health Department and the Kentucky Department of Public Health for this generous donation!
The Mustang Battalion at MCHS presented a Superintendent Orientation this morning for Superintendent Orr and Mr. Ken Carver. The presentation included details of the Mustang Battalion and the variety of programs/activities/events they experience throughout the year.
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Meet Bonnie and Alora! These students are doing some job shadowing at the Board of Education through the Ignite Program. Each have been given the opportunity to meet our staff and work on a few projects.
Project Recovery visited Bremen Elementary this morning and acted out the book "If You Are Still Feeling Blue" by Chandler Greenwell with the Pennyroyal Center. Members talked about the many feelings a person may go through with trauma and how to cope in healthy ways.
Learning Walks took place in our schools this week where our Learner-Centered Design Team along with teachers and board members observed classrooms. The team visited in groups and met at the end of the day to debrief on great things taking place in our classrooms.
March 6-10 is National School Breakfast Week!🍽🥛🧃
Attention families with children starting Kindergarten this coming school year: Muhlenberg County Schools will hold open registration at each of the elementary schools March 20-24. Please contact the school your child will be attending as soon as possible to set up an appointment to register. A list of needed information can be found on our district website here: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3192/MCPS/2838189/Kindergarten_Registration_Information.pdf.
🏆 Bremen Elementary hosted the Regional Governor's Cup competition this past Saturday and we are so proud of our students who competed! Here are the results of their hard work...
All Muhlenberg County Schools will be in session tomorrow, March 6.
Due to heavy wind and thunderstorms moving our way, all Muhlenberg County Schools will be closed today, March 3. This will be NTI Day #5. Students should have NTI packets and/or instructions. Teachers will be reaching out to students in case any help is needed.
Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss! 🥳 It's Read Across America Day and schools across the district are celebrating in a variety of ways. Bremen Elementary had a few special guests to read to several of their students today.
Thistle Cottage is hosting a Young Artist Showcase again this afternoon from 3 - 6 PM. The display will be up for the entire month of March. Check out the talent our students, grades Kindergarten to 8th grade, across the district have demonstrated through their artwork...
Mr. Brad Reynolds with Real Science visited Central City Elementary today and shared information about all types of animals and critters. He brought with him a few friends for all the students to see. 🕷️🦎🐍🐸
Dr. Ashley Thompson visited Greenville Elementary this morning to speak to Kindergarten - 2nd grade students about the importance of good dental hygiene. He read the book "Llama Llama Loses a Tooth" to each group and encouraged the students to take good care of their teeth.
Members of STAND greeted elementary students across the district yesterday as a way to STAND out and show kindness. They gave out encouraging cards and shared a positive announcement at the start of the school day.
Muhlenberg North Middle hosted a reality store for all 7th graders today. Students were given a low-paying career and a high-paying career to budget their monthly income along with being assigned a number of children. Some were very cautious while others ran out of money quickly.
Counselors and registrars from across the district met together this week to create more efficiencies in our student enrollment and records transfer process. To help visualize the importance of this work, the group engaged in a little competition. They set out a goal of making a 50 foot paper chain within five minutes. They tripled that length with a paper chain of 162 feet! TEAMWORK and AWESOME COMMUNICATION for the win!
In a meeting with new superintendents across the state, Mr. Grant Sharp, Principal at Bremen Elementary, partnered with iReady's associate, Arthur Lawson, to share information on student growth at his school. Muhlenberg County Schools began using the iReady program this year.
5th grade students at Muhlenberg South Elementary participated in a hands-on assignment today on the parts and functions of a heart. Each of them got to see and feel real deer hearts as they measured, labeled and discussed the functions of a heart. Most were fully engaged!
