Mary Miller Junior High

Volleyball is starting at MMJH for grades 6-8! If your athlete is interested, please attend our parent meeting on Sun., Nov. 12 at 4:30 at MMJH. Our clothing shop is also wrapping up soon! The store closes Mon., Nov. 6! Shop while it lasts! https://stores.inksoft.com/WS92220

Please enjoy our October Highlights! https://5il.co/28d9m

Congratulations to Pine Crest Elementary, Mary Miller Junior High, and Georgetown - Ridge Farm High School!!!! The 2023 Illinois Report Card has been released by the Illinois State Board of Education. They reported that all three of our schools had no under-performing student groups. #WeAreGRF

November MMJH and GRHS lunch menu - https://5il.co/285qx

November MMJH/GRHS Breakfast https://5il.co/285qg

Halloween is a good time at MMJH! Congratulations to our October Students of the Month for the word courage: Peyton, Maizie, and Janie! Have a safe and fun evening. Please remember that tomorrow is an 11:15 dismissal.

Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed October 22-28 as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Illinois to highlight the need to reduce lead exposure in children. Lead exposure can cause damage to the brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavioral problems, and even coma and death at severely high levels. Anyone can be exposed to lead, but children are at greatest risk. Lead can also be passed from a pregnant person to their unborn child. Children 6 years of age and younger are required to be evaluated for lead exposure risks by their physician and receive a blood test, if necessary. Children are recommended to be evaluated or tested at 12 months and 24 months of age, and at 3, 4, 5, and 6 years of age. IDPH also urges pregnant persons to be evaluated for lead exposure and tested if deemed necessary. IDPH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that one of the most effective ways to ensure children are protected from the harmful effects of lead is by reducing their exposure to lead contaminated dust in homes where lead-based paint was used prior to being banned. Simple measures such as regularly wet mopping hard surfaced floors and frequently washing children’s hands and their toys as they play should be utilized. In an effort to address the risk of lead poisoning in older homes, IDPH has instituted the Comprehensive Lead Education, Reduction, and Window Replacement (CLEAR-Win) program to reduce the financial burden of lead abatement for low-income residential property owners. Qualified property owners can apply for grants from local agencies from now through June 30, 2025, for window replacement and, where necessary, other lead hazard control techniques to reduce lead paint and leaded plumbing hazards. Approximately 58% of houses in the state were built before 1978 and, among those, about 40% contain a lead hazard. The CLEAR-Win grantee agencies include Christian County Health Department, Ford County Public Health Department, Lee County Health Department, Montgomery County Health Department, and Winnebago County Health Department. For more information, visit: https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/environmental-health-protection/lead-poisoning-prevention/clear-win.html

This is a reminder that Wednesday, November 1, 2023 is a scheduled 11:15 a.m. dismissal day for all buildings. This is noted on the updated calendar. Thank you!

We have lots to celebrate this week! Our 7th Gr. GBB team placed third in the Shiloh Halloween Tournament. Our 8th Gr. team came out with first place in the same tournament. Congratulations to both teams! We have a busy week ahead and are looking forward to Halloween tomorrow. Please remember that school rules apply to your costumes. We are also celebrating 8th Grade Night for our Lady Panthers on Nov. 2! This is the last week for our clothing sales! Orders must be placed by Nov. 6. We appreciate your support!

We are having a sock drive October 24th-30th for SOCKtober. Students can bring in new socks to be donated to a local shelter. The grade level with the most socks brought in will get ice cream at lunch. They can bring them in to their 2nd block teacher. Please help MMJH donate.

Check out the events for this week and don't forget about our clothing shop! It is open until November 6th. Customization with your name and number are no additional cost! https://stores.inksoft.com/WS92220

Check out our clothing shop! It is all GRF branded high quality apparel that you can customize for no additional cost. The store closes on November 6! Don't miss out on your chance for these items! https://stores.inksoft.com/WS92220

Any boys, and guardians of boys, interested in playing basketball and are in 6th or 7th grade should attend a meeting on Mon., Oct. 16 at 1pm at MMJH in the cafeteria to meet the new coach and turn in physicals, concussion forms, and sports fees. All three items must be taken care of before athletes may participate in practices. Practice for the 6/7th grade team will be from 4-5:30PM at MMJH beginning Wed., Oct. 18-Fri., Oct. 20. Further information will be coming that week. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please review and save this information for the E-learning Day on Monday, October 23, 2023, at the end of Fall Break. There is no in-person attendance on school campuses that day. Students will return on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.

Mary Miller Junior High is hiring a 7th grade boys basketball coach. If you are interested in this position, please email Mary Miller at mmiller@gobuffaloes.org.

These are the expectations for the E-learning Day scheduled for Monday, October 23, 2023.

Calendar Reminder! There is no school on Friday, October 13, 2023 through Sunday, October 22, 2023. Monday, October 23rd is an E-learning Day. Students will not be attending their school campus, but will be logging on from home, to complete independent tasks. This is to ensure that students are able to log on, in the event that we hold an emergency E-learning Day. Students will return to school on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.

This is a reminder that Friday, October 6, 2023 students will not be in attendance due to County-Wide Institute Day. There is also no school on Monday, October 9, 2023 in observance of Columbus Day, a state holiday. Students will be back in attendance on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.

Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) - Internet The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. This benefit will connect eligible households to jobs, critical healthcare services, virtual classrooms, and so much more. All GRF students are eligible, we are a CEP school. You will need to select that your child attends the eligible CEP school from the dropdown menu. Parent and caregiver application process Go to AffordableConnectivity.gov Program opened May 12, 2021 Home connectivity discounts for those under the national poverty level (aka NOT just for schools) Students who are participating in free/reduced lunch are eligible $30 credit off of monthly home internet access Contact provider to sign up (IL Provider list) or file online (same link as above)

GRF / PST FAMILY FUN NIGHT: Join us for Family Fun at the Homecoming Football Game on Friday, October 6th at the South End Zone (6pm - 8pm). There will be: 1. Face Painting; 2. Coloring pages; 3. Hot chocolate and marshmallows; and 4. Raffle for an amazing Family Fun Pack full of gift cards, games, and goodies (which will be raffled off at halftime) As a member of the PST, YOU can: 1. Volunteer at one of the stations, 2. Donate items for the Family Fun Pack raffle. Of course, we want you to bring your whole family to enjoy the event too! :). Hope to see you there. Kind regards, PST Leadership, GRF Teachers, and GRF Administration