The Mighty Mascoutah

This newsletter will keep you up to date and in the loop as we begin the month of May. Please read at your convenience as we have several pieces of important information for the upcoming month.

Communication between home & school is vital for student success. All of us at MES are dedicated to supporting our vision statement: "Where we provide excellence in learning by engaging every student every day. "

Please feel free to contact the MES office if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Dr. Michelle J Cooley

Principal

Use the link to view the 2025-2026 MSD19 School Calendar

May 1:

• Purple Up
• National School Principal's Day
• School Lunch Hero's Day
• 1st Grade Field Trip-Science Center

May 4-8:

• Teacher Appreciation Week

May 4:

• NO CURRENT KINDERGARTEN ATTENDANCE (We have 26-27 Kindergarten Screening)
• 2nd Grade Field Trip-Children Museum

May 5:

• Harlem Wizard Game at MHS Gym

May 6:

• School Nurse Day

May 7:

• First Grade Walking Trip
• Opening Night 5th Grade Musical

May 8:

• Last Night 5th Grade Musical

May 11:

• 5th Grade Musical Assembly- For students only
• (1/2) 4th grade Field Trip-STL Arch

May 12:

• 5th Graders Tour MMS during the day
• McLimo Luncheon

May 13:

• Spring Band Concert
• PTO Meeting

May 14:

• District Wide 5th Grade Skate City Party 6:30-8:30 pm

May 15:

• School Carnival Field Day

May 18:

• National Speech Pathologist Day
• (1/2) 4th Grade Field Trip- St. Louis Arch
• K & 1 Movie Day @ Marcus Theatre
• 3rd Grade Walking Field Trip- Berger Kiel

May 19

• 2 & 3 Movie Day @ Marcus Theatre

May 20

• 4 & 5 Movie Day @ Marcus Theatre

May 21

• Recess Glow Party (Done During Recess)
• School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
• Kindergarten Spring Concert-- Flyer Below
• Last Day of School 1/2 Day (NO LUNCH/NO EXTENDED TIME)

Dear MES Families,

Mascoutah Elementary School is planning a field trip to Marcus Theaters in O’Fallon, IL, on May 18th for our KINDERGARTEN & FIRST grade students. The students will be seeing the movie, Hoppers (Rated PG). The movie will last approximately 104 minutes.

The buses will leave at 8:45 am for a 9:15 am movie start time. (It will be very important to arrive at school on time in order to load the buses for the field trip.) The buses will return to school in time for students to eat lunch. Please send a sack lunch to school with your students on this day.

The cost for each student is $6.00 per student. The price will cover the cost of the movie ticket, popcorn and one bottle of water per student. Students will not be permitted to make any purchases at the movie theater.

Please sign the permission slip below to allow your child to attend the field trip, and return it to school with $6.00 by Thursday, May 7, 2026. The $6.00 field trip cost can also be paid online through TeacherEase.

Dear MES Families,

Mascoutah Elementary School is planning a field trip to Marcus Theaters in O’Fallon, IL on May 19th

for SECOND-THIRD graders to watch Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Rated PG) (98 minutes long)

Each day the buses will leave at 8:45 am for a 9:15 am movie start time. (It will be very important to arrive at school on time in order to load the buses for the field trip.) The buses will return to school in time for students to eat a regular lunch at school. The cost for each student is $6.00 per student. The price will cover the cost of the movie ticket, popcorn and one bottle of water per student. Students will not be permitted to make any purchases at the movie theater.

Please sign the permission slip below to allow your child to attend the field trip, and return it to school with $6.00 by Thursday, May 7, 2026. The $6.00 field trip cost can also be paid online through TeacherEase.

Dear MES Families,

Mascoutah Elementary School is planning a field trip to Marcus Theaters in O’Fallon, IL on May 20th

for FOURTH & FIFTH graders to watch Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Rated PG) (98 minutes long)

Each day the buses will leave at 8:45 am for a 9:15 am movie start time. (It will be very important to arrive at school on time in order to load the buses for the field trip.) The buses will return to school in time for students to eat a regular lunch at school. The cost for each student is $6.00 per student. The price will cover the cost of the movie ticket, popcorn and one bottle of water per student. Students will not be permitted to make any purchases at the movie theater.

Please sign the permission slip below to allow your child to attend the field trip, and return it to school with $6.00 by Thursday, May 7, 2026. The $6.00 field trip cost can also be paid online through TeacherEase.

With the nicer weather, some students are arriving to school and waiting outside earlier and earlier each day. Drop off and arrival should be as close to 8:15 am as possible. If your child needs to arrive to school earlier than 8:15 am, please check out options for Extended TIme before school.

If your child is planning to eat breakfast at school in the morning, and you are dropping them off, please make sure the student arrives to school as close to 8:15 am as possible so that they have time to eat breakfast before school starts at 8:35 am.

Spring has Sprung! Reminder - dental exam forms for Kindergarten and 2nd grade students are due before May 15th. Please submit now or make an appointment with your dentist (if you have not done so already) to ensure meeting the deadline.

Please be sure to review the health requirement needs letter for the upcoming 26-27 school year (below). If you have a Kindergarten or 1st year Preschool student starting next August, they will need their physicals and immunization records submitted by the first day of school to prevent exclusion. 6th grade students will need new physicals and updated immunization records to include receiving the Tdap and Meningitis vaccines by the first day of school. 6th graders also need a new dental exam form before May 15th of 2027. If these are completed this school year you may submit them now and they will be transferred with their health records to the middle school. Summer will be here before you know it!

The MES Lost and Found continues to grow. We will have the Lost and Found in the Main Hallway for students and parent/guardians to look through until the end of the School Year. Whatever is left will be donated to a shelter.

Field Day is right around the corner, and this year we're going all out with a Carnival Theme to make it an unforgettable experience for our students, staff, and families! 🎉

We would love your help in bringing the fun to life! Whether you can assist with a game, run a station, or simply lend a helping hand, your time and energy will make a BIG difference.

If you are able to assist please reach sign up on the link below. We would love to have you come assist if even just for 30 minutes.

Let’s work together to create a day full of laughter, memories, and MES magic!

Thank you for your continued support — we can't wait to see you there! 💜

It’s time to make your voices heard—join us as we vote for next year’s PTO Board at our May 11th meeting! Plus, we’ll be celebrating an amazing year with cake and ice cream! We can’t wait to see you there—it’s going to be a great evening!

WHERE: Cafeteria
TIME: 6:00 PM

We will be sending out information closer to these date via our summer newsletter, the Mascoutah School District Website, msd19.org, and Facebook.

Throughout the school year, our students, teachers, and administrators share out the amazing learning experiences and activities going on at Mascoutah Elementary and in our school district. Click the link below to view our Facebook page!

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