📚 Celebrate March Reading Month with Us at Mather! 📚
Mather Elementary is excited to celebrate March Reading Month, and we invite community members to join us in fostering a love for reading among our students! Research shows that positive reading experiences and exposure to diverse readers help students develop strong literacy skills, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning.
We are looking for guest readers to visit classrooms throughout the month of March to share their favorite books and inspire our young readers. Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, local leader, or business owner, your time and enthusiasm can make a lasting impact on our students!
📖 How You Can Participate:
✔ Choose a day and time that works for you
✔ Bring your favorite book or we can provide one
✔ Read aloud to a class and spark excitement for reading!
If you're interested in being a guest reader, please contact the Mather Elementary office at 906-387-2102 to schedule a time. Let’s make March a month filled with storytelling, imagination, and literacy growth for our students.
Thank you for supporting our young readers!
On Tuesday, February 25th, we will be running 4 buses for the morning pick up and afternoon drop off. Please see routes pictured below.
Girls Basketball Districts start next week! We will host on Wednesday, March 5th at 6pm. All tickets must be purchased through gofan.co.
Attention Mather Elementary Families: Due to Munising Public Schools three-hour delay, ECSE half-day class will be canceled today.
Due to glare ice on the roads this morning Monday, February 24th, Munising Public Schools will be under a 3 hour delay. Munising Middle/High School will start at 11 am and Mather Elementary at 11:15 am.
❄️🛷 Second Grade Sledding Fun! 🛷❄️
Mrs. Johnson’s and Mrs. Wing’s second graders had an absolute blast on their field trip, enjoying the sunshine, fresh snow, and some exciting sledding! Laughter filled the air as students zipped down the hills, embraced the winter fun, and made wonderful memories together.
What a perfect day to get outside, stay active, and enjoy the beauty of winter! Way to go, second graders!
Mather Elementary proudly announces Brooklynn Barabas as our student of the week.
The Munising Youth Wrestling Team had 7 wrestlers compete at the Westwood Youth Wrestling Tournament this Saturday, February 22, 2025.
Congratulations to our Youth Wrestlers!
Winnie Livermore placed 4th
Hurshel Storm placed 3rd
Cody Grimm placed 2nd
Jackson Smith placed 1st
Ritchie Henry placed 2nd
Aubrie Livermore placed 4th
Cameron Sabin placed 3rd
🏆 Hula Hoop Challenge Champions!
This Thursday in the auditorium, our finalists faced off in an exciting Hula Hoop Challenge, showcasing their endurance, focus, and determination! Throughout the month, leading up to the event, students competed during gym class with Mrs. Cole to earn their spot in the finals, making the competition even more exciting!
🥇 K-2 Champion: Eleanor Exelby
🥇 3-5 Champion: Aubree Dyer – spinning for an amazing 12 minutes and 46 seconds!
🎖️ Special shoutout to Paul Grahovac for hanging in there until the very end!
This challenge wasn’t just about keeping the hula hoop moving—it was a true display of perseverance, school spirit, and encouragement from classmates. The energy in the auditorium was electric, with students cheering each other on and celebrating every effort. The endurance and camaraderie were truly inspiring!
Way to go, STANGs! Keep challenging yourselves, lifting each other up, and showing that incredible Mustang spirit!
Attention parents!
Munising Public Schools in coordination with the City of Munising, is applying for Safe Routes to School Funding. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a federal program to make it safe, convenient, and fun for children, including those with disabilities, to bicycle and walk to school. We are hoping to use this federal funding to increase safety for students both walking and being dropped off at both school buildings.
In order to qualify, we need your help. Please click the link to take a short parent transportation survey:
Munising Middle/High School Parent Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/munisingmidhighparent
Mather Elementary School Parent Survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/williamgmatherelemparent
Thank you for your time and participation!
MPS TRANSPORTATION UPDATE FOR THIS AFTERNOON (THUR. 2/20) - There will be 4 Drivers and 4 Routes for today's afternoon drop off due to our 5th driver transporting student athletes for away games. The 4 drivers, 4 buses, and 4 routes for this afternoon are shown in the pic below.
Just a reminder that is NO SCHOOL TOMORROW due to Teacher Professional Development!
Tomorrow's Girls Basketball game vs. Stephenson will now be played Tuesday, February 25th.
Congratulations to Lilliana and her grandparents!
Beat the winter blues and get moving!
The home boys basketball game tonight vs. North Central has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
MPS TRANSPORTATION NOTICE: 3 HOUR DELAYED START TUES. FEB 18 - Due to the ongoing winter storm with reduced visibility and overnight heavy lake effect accumulation of 12+ inches in parts of our district, buses will be running on a 3 hour delay with school start times at the MSHS of 11:00am and 11:15am at Mather. If weather conditions do not improve, cancellation today is possible. The good news is that we now have 4 drivers and will be running 4 bus routes today. See the pic below for buses, drivers, and routes today.
The girls basketball game tonight vs. Stephenson has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 19th.
NO extracurricular or athletic practices allowed today due to the winter storm warning.
Stay safe and warm!
MUNISING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS CLOSED TOMORROW, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025 - Due to the ongoing winter storm which is producing poor driving conditions with high winds, accumulating snow, reduced visibility, and drifting along north/south roads. The eastern half of the school district is particularly impacted from Connors Road east along M28 to Shingleton and north up H15 to H58 through VanMeer and Melstrand.
Kindergarten & 4th Grade Buddies Go Sledding!
This past Friday, on Valentine’s Day, our Kindergarten and 4th Grade Buddies enjoyed a perfect winter day sledding at the football field! The conditions were fantastic, and the smiles, laughter, and teamwork made it even better.
It was a great way to celebrate the day—fresh air, fun, and friendship! Thank you to all the staff who helped make this memorable experience possible!
