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Eagle Pride
Congratulations to these Mercer County Intermediate School Eagle Pride Ticket Final 2009-2010 Drawing winners:
Model – Tristan Pearson, Darin Horton
Book Fair Poster – Lauren Finch, Will Viager, Logan Lafever, Caity Muske, Brandon Hedrick, Randy Greene, Allison Mesa
McDonald’s ice cream cone – Faith Douglas
Free Game of bowling @ Millennium Lanes – Ellie Lower, Devin Bennett, Ben Nichols
Small Smoothie from Blessed By Nature – Katie Weeks, Eathen Noe, Jill Sackville, Jenna Speer, Malachi Freeze, Theo Siering
Rent 1 DVD Get 1 Free @ Mercer Market – Tanner Barnhouse, Ethan Horkstrom, Jacob Jenkins, Heather Whan, Zach Coulter
MC Golden Eagle T-shirt from Starr Zook – Chanie Yingst, Malachi Freeze, Nicholas Close, Jade Huston, Angelica Raaval, Dylan Murphy, Taylor Newswander, Elaine Zelenin, Tyler Halsey, Rob Carey, Makayla Chamberlin, Brad Garrett, David Smith, Karly DeShane, Levi Geisinger, Elaina Benz, Will Viager
“Little Joe” Happy Joe’s Pizza – Katie Long, Kylie Stineman, Hayley Coulter, Dan Swiger, Jacob Dellitt, Zach Nelson, Randy Greene, Ellie Lower, Angelica Raaval, Hannah Showalter, Nerrissa Prater-Sloan, Logan Lafever
6” Subway Sandwich – Elaina Benz, Levi Geisinger, Ashton Klingaman, Tristan Pearson, Lucas Mohor, Nick Hawk, Hayley Coulter, Brandon Hedrick
Teachers at Mercer County Intermediate School award Eagle Pride tickets to students for exemplary behavior.
Field Trip to the Museum
PICTURESSpeaker
Barney Fife impersonator David Browning entertaining students and faculty at MCIS.
Mathematics
The sixth graders at Mercer County Intermediate School completed a math unit taught by Nancy Koresko on geometric constructions. These students were selected as having the best Geometric Designs overall by the judge, Marcia Garrett. They are in the following order: First row (L to R) Trae Blaser, Madi Magedanz,
Tiffany Russell(not present for picture), Hannah Harrison
Second row (L to R) Neil Bazan, Cody Blaser, Katie Hanson, Paige Skinner, Carlea Kiddoo.
Science
Mrs. Swanson and her 5th grade homeroom with their barrel cactus and its unusual flowers.
Classrooms Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
5th and 6th Grade Students from Mercer County Intermediate School in Aledo, Illinois, Helped Put Books in the Hands of Kids Who Need Them – Simply by Reading Themselves
Through ClassroomsCare this Spring, Classes Read 50 Books
to Support Scholastic Book Clubs Donation of 250,000 Books to
Children of Families Serving in the Military
Aledo, Illinois - [May 4, 2010] – 5th and 6th graders from Mercer County Intermediate School are helping others while they help themselves this school year by participating in Scholastic Book Clubs’ ClassroomsCare program, a philanthropy-based literacy campaign designed to teach children about the joys and importance of reading and giving. This spring, Mercer County Intermediate students and thousands of others across the country, read 50 books to show their support of Scholastic Book Clubs, a division of Scholastic, the global children’s publishing and media company, who will donate 250,000 new books to children of families living on military bases.
Classrooms keep track of books read on posters and online, and then tell Scholastic when they’ve finished. Any books kids read in the classroom, with their parents or on their own count toward the goal. Teachers also can use lesson plans and activities available at www.scholastic.com/classroomscare to incorporate this program into their curriculum.
Books are donated this Spring through two of Scholastic Book Clubs’ charity partners, Reach Out and Read and Kids in Distressed Situations, who help identify children who need books the most.
"It's always exciting to see children helping children through the ClassroomsCare program," said Judy Newman, President of Scholastic Book Clubs. "With the support and hard work of students across the country, thousands of children living on military bases whose parents are serving our country will get books of their own. The students of Mercer County Intermediate School are spreading their love of reading and books while becoming better readers themselves!
“Each year, students and teachers alike are thrilled to take part in Scholastic Book Clubs’ ClassroomsCare and read in order to support Scholastic’s initiative to give books to children who need them the most,” said Michelle Aldinger, 6th grade Literature teacher.
The ClassroomsCare initiative is open to all classrooms nationwide through Scholastic Book Club catalogues and the Scholastic web site. For more than 60 years, Scholastic Book Clubs have provided monthly catalogues offering top quality books and reading materials from all publishers to teachers in pre-school through junior high. Scholastic Book Clubs reach over one million teachers each month, providing the most sought-after titles at affordable prices for children in classrooms nationwide. The ClassroomsCare campaign is available to teachers and classrooms through five of the Scholastic Book Clubs: Firefly® Book Club for pre-schoolers; Seesaw® Book Club for kindergarten and grade 1; Lucky® Book Club for grades 2-3; Arrow® Book Club for grades 4-6; and TAB® Book Club for grades 7 and up.
About Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of
Children’s books and a leader in educational technology and children’s media. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, television networks and the Company’s Internet Site, www.scholastic.com.
Contact: Tyler Reed / Scholastic / 212-343-6427 / treed@scholastic.com
Eagle Pride Drawing
Congratulations to these Eagle Pride Ticket Drawing winners:
Model – Shane Adams
Stocking Hat – Tristan Pearson
10 pack of pencils – Jade Huston, Elaine Zelenin
Book Fair Poster – Dalton Chinlund, Faith Douglas, Will Viager
McDonald’s ice cream cone – Jenna Speer, Robbie Carey
Free Game of bowling @ Millennium Lanes – Quinton Ball, Padon Mullen, Tyler Halsey
Small Smoothie from Blessed By Nature – Savannah Martin, Breanna McCullough, Tyler Jameson
Rent 1 DVD Get 1 Free @ Mercer Market – Brinae Ritter, Alexa Chism, Brad Garrett
MC Golden Eagle T-shirt – Jarett Russell, Zach Nelson, Justin Schuler
$10 WalMart Coupon – Dalton McCarty
“Got Milk” Poster – Brent Gladwin
“Little Joe” Happy Joe Pizza – Jake DeBlock, Corey Cox, Brandon Hedrick
6” Subway Sandwich – Elaina Benz
Teachers award Eagle Pride tickets to students for exemplary behavior.
Book Fair
Mercer County Intermediate School is hosting a Scholastic book fair March 24 – 30. The fair is open during our regular school hours 7:45 – 3:30 daily during the 24th through the 30th. You may also visit us during the following additional hours: Thursday, March 25, 5:00 P.M. – 8:00P.M. and Saturday, March 27, 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Your child will be bringing home more information about the fair in the next few weeks. Please be sure to visit; the more you buy to enjoy, the more our school library benefits!6th Grade Science: BUILD-A-Nest
After learning about different ways birds build their nests, the students in Mrs. Matlick's 6th Grade science classes were given the challenge to create a nest that would hold the most mass. The following link have pictures of the nests and results for each class:1st Hour class
3rd Hour class
6th Hour class
7th Hour class
8th Hour class
9th Hour class
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Spelling Bee
Group picture (l to r) Front Row: Jenna Speer, Mickie Jackson, David Hofmann, Josh McDermott, Ashton Klingaman, Austin Lindell Middle Row: Hunter Anthony, Logan Swanson, Angelica Garcia, Kaylee Mohammadi, Julia Pickel, Jordon Munson Back Row: Lucas Hamann, Tanner Shull, Lane Akre, Trenton Higgins, Adam Rosenberg
Top 5: (l to r) Trenton Higgins, David Hofmann, Carlea Kiddoo, Lucas Hamann, Jordon Monson
Champion Picture: David Hofmann
David Hofmann (6th Grade) won the Mercer County Spelling Bee held at Mercer County Intermediate School on Wednesday, Feb. 3 by successfully spelling “analogize”. Jordon Monson (6th Grade), Carlea Kiddoo (6th Grade), and Trenton Higgins (8th Grade) all tied for 2nd place. Lucas Hamann (8th Grade) earned a fifth place. The Mercer County Spelling Bee is sponsored by the Regional Superintendent of Henderson, Mercer, and Warren County schools. Sandee Luster of the Dispatch-Argus served as the pronouncer with Bob Gound (Assistant Regional Superintendent), Michelle Aldinger (MCIS Language Arts Teacher), and Paula Riddell (MCIS Language Arts Teacher) serving as judges. David, Jordon, Carlea,Trenton, and Lucas all advance to the Dispatch/Rock Island Argus Regional Championship Bee to be held at Centennial Hall, Augustana College, on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
Other participants in the bee and turning in fantastic performances were Logan Swanson (8th), Hunter Anthony (8th), Adam Rosenberg (7th), Josh McDermott (5th), Kaylee Mohammadi (7th), Mickie Jackson (6th), Julia Pickel (6th), Daniel Murphy (6th), Austin Lindell (6th), Angelica Garcia (8th), Ashton Klingaman (6th), Lane Akre (7th), Tanner Shull (8th), and Jenna Speer (6th).
Holiday Caroling
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Eagle Pride Drawing
Congratulations Eagle Pride Ticket Drawing Winners at MCIS
Model – Justin Schuler Outdoor Life Lunch Bag – Devin Egesdal Red Cross cd holder – Ethan Noe, Zach Shaw 10 pack of pencils – Tanner Barnhouse Book Fair Poster – Jonathan Arendt, Madison Magadenz, Korri Petry McDonald’s ice cream cone – Logan Lafever, Zach Stubbs Free Game of bowling @ Millennium Lanes – Austin Lindell, Jill Sackville, Lauren Finch Small Smoothie from Blessed By Nature – Stevie Engle, Jacob Jenkins Rent 1 DVD Get 1 Free @ Mercer Market – Adrianna Reaber, Brad Garrett, Logan Welch MC Golden Eagle T-shirt – Tristan Pearson, Carly DeShane, Darin Horton $10 WalMart Coupon – Malachi Freeze “Got Milk” Poster – Alex Johnsons
Teachers award Eagle Pride tickets to students for exemplary behavior.
Geography Bee
Congratulations to Makayla Chamberlin as she competed in the Regional Geography Bee last night at Immaculate Conception in Monmouth and came home with 2nd place. Makayla was awarded a $100 U.S. Savings Bond.
Eagle Pride Drawing
Congratulations Eagle Pride Ticket Drawing Winners at MCIS
Levi Geisinger, model; Cecilia Carter, Sportpak; Matt Lloyd, Radio flashlight; David Brooks, McDonalds’ Ice Cream Cone; Lucas Mohror, “Got Milk” poster; Daryan Malcom, Ashton Klingaman, and Mickie Jackson, Book Fair Poster; Tyler Halsey and Sabrina Williams, Red Cross CD Holder, Jake DeBlock and Maddie LeHew, Free Game at Millennium Lanes; Logan Welch, Trae Blaser and Austin McGuire, Rent 1 DVD Get 2nd one Free at Mercer Market; Brandon Hedrick and Taylor Carey, Small Smoothie at Blessed by Nature; Chanie Yingst and Deleeshia Rowe, MC Golden Eagle T-shirt; Elaine Zelenin, Wal-Mart $10 coupon; and Justin Carey, 4 Star Football.
Teachers award students at MCIS who have exhibited exemplary behavior.
MERCER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #404 GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE
Fourteen students participated in the 2009 Geography Challenge at Mercer County Intermediate School on October 28, 2009. Moderator Mr. Vic Johnson started off the competition while Mr. Dennis Runbom, Intermediate Social Studies teacher, and Mr. Kyle Koresko, Junior High Social Studies teacher, judged the Geography Challenge.Awards for the Challenge were U.S. Savings Bonds: 1st place $100; 2nd place $75 and 3rd place $50. Students in grades five through eighth competing were: Matthew Weeks (7th), Richard Stubenraugh (8th), C.J. Aldinger (7th), Tomas Malone (6th), Austin Aldridge (8th), Makayla Chamberlin (5th), Austin Jackson (7th), Daniel Murphy (6th), Maura Karr (7th), Alec Fiser (8th), Ashton Klingaman (6th), Brandon Hedrick (6th), Kohlman Russell (6th), and Shana Struble (8th). (Ethan Noe, Tanner Shull, and Adam Lloyd absent due to illness).
The future competition is the Henderson, Mercer, Warren Counties Geography Challenge held at Immaculate Conception School in Monmouth on November 16th at 7:00 p.m. The top three finishers will be advancing to the next Challenge while the fourth through sixth place winners are alternates.
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BOOK FAIR
October 29 12:00 to 7:30, and October 30 8:00 to 1:30