Meridian PreK classes celebrate Color Day!
This week's color was Orange. Staff and students school wide were asked and encouraged to support PreK students by wearing Orange.
Meridian District 101 and the Illinois Department of Public Heath are hosting a free Pfizer Covid 19 Clinic on Tuesday, September 14th from 9 am to 6 pm and October 8th from 9 am to 6 pm. The MHS clinic will be in the first portable building on school site at 1401 Mounds Road. Signage outside the buildings will show the appropriate areas to enter. Parking will be available.
The partner members are providing parents, students-12 or older, and community members the opportunity to get a first, second shot or booster shots. Parents must come to sign Permission Slips for their students’ first shot vaccines. Second shot recipients will need to bring their shot card received at the first shot. Also, booster shots are available. Recipients will need to report they are immune compromised to receive their booster shot. The booster recipients will also need their Shot 1 and Shot 2 card.
Meridian School District will continue the 2 o'clock dismissal throughout September.
Reminder! Meridian School District will have an Early Dismissal tomorrow, September 3. All students will be dismissed at 11AM to allow for teacher training. There will be no school Monday in honor of Labor Day.
Also, we will continue the 2 PM dismissal throughout the month of September.
Meridian PreK invites the community to participate in their Annual Color Days! One day a week, we will each wear a particular color to help the young people learn the colors. The schedule is included below. Our first color day is Wednesday, September 8 when
Reminder, Meridian is hosting a vaccination clinic today from 11am-6pm. Please follow the signs for where to enter.
Beginning Monday, August 23rd, Meridian Schools will be using 2pm student dismissal time. This will remain in effect until Labor Day. We appreciate your assistance and have a good weekend.
Meridian will be hosting a 2nd vaccination clinic on Tuesday, August 24th from 11am- 6pm. It will be held in the elementary wing on the North side of the school. Signs will show you where to go. You can get either your first or second shot at the clinic!
Congratulations to the High School Boys Baseball team on their 11-0 win! #BobcatsRising
There will be no school at Meridian School District Friday, August 20, to allow our teachers to participate in the Regional Teacher Institute. School will resume Monday, August 23.
Parents and Guardians - Please see the following letter in regards to Covid-19 and you will also receive it either in your PK-5 students folder or 6-12th grade students via the mail.
https://5il.co/xfwp
Meridian Elementary 2021-22 staff! They are the best and ready to care for your students and help them gain their education! #BobcatsRising
Baseball has new dugouts and softball will have new dugouts following the junior high season! #BobcatsRising
Thank you to Robinson Transportation for providing us with new school buses!
Please use the link to read some brief important notes for the beginning of the school year! Excited to see you on Tuesday, August 10th!
https://5il.co/wq0q
Meridian CUSD #101 - The school district has been working on the 2021-22 reopening plan, which will be very similar to how we approached last school year. Over the past 3 weeks things have changed considerably. As you might be aware, today Governor Pritzker mandated masks be worn by all individuals in Public and Private Schools. Masks will be mandatory.
You can find our reopening plan and also our remote learning for quarantined students at the following links. Located within these links are details. Additional information will follow tomorrow.
https://5il.co/wkc4 - Remote Learning for Quarantined students
https://5il.co/wkc3 - 21-22 Return to School
Any Meridian High School Senior who wants to set up their schedule needs to come the the high school building and meet with Mr. Hight tomorrow, Thursday August 5 between Noon and 3 PM.
Meridian CUSD #101 would like to welcome our new Elementary Principal Mrs. Latasha Mandrell!
Final Reminder, there will be a Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic at Meridian High School tomorrow Tuesday, August 3rd from 11am-6pm in the High School Library. Also, the road is closed at the bridge just to the east of the Interstate till August 9th. Please plan accordingly.
The first day of Student Attendance at Meridian School District will be Tuesday, August 10. All students, including "Fast Start" students, must be registered to attend. District offices are open Monday through Thursday this week, from 7 AM until 2 PM. Registration forms may be printed from our website and should be returned to the school no later than Thursday noon.