
Stop by Mark Twain to see if your child forgot something on our lost and table. Anything left on it will be donated at the end of the week!


Classrooms at Mark Twain have been celebrating meeting their goals with drinks from Ginger Ales. Mrs. Oakleys class is pictured enjoying their drinks. Thank you, Ginger Ales, for being a great community partner with our schools! #twaincusd1 #gingerales


End of the Year reminders! Please have your Kindergarten student wear their tie dye shirt to school.


Tomorrow is Mark Twain's last fundraising pizza night for this school year. Be sure to order dinner Thursday 5/15 from Domino's (217-345-3030) between 4pm and 8pm and 15% will be donated back to Mark Twain. We are grateful for your support this year and appreciate Domino's for partnering with us! #winwin


Attention Mark Twain Kindergarten Parents: Tomorrow (Thursday 5/15) at Mark Twain is T day so we are going to say T is for Trade and trade T for W so we can celebrate Water Day while the temps are warm and the rain isn't falling. Please send your Kindergartener with a swimsuit and towel tomorrow for Water Day! (T is for Tie-dye will now be celebrated Tuesday, May 20). Preschool students will celebrate T day tomorrow and will still have water day on Tuesday, May 20.

We are excited about this new tradition! We hope to see all Kindergarten students at Trojan Hill, Friday (May 9) to receive the Trojan Spirit from the seniors. Be at the football field around 6:15pm so you are ready for the event at 6:30pm.
#twaincusd1 #chscusd1 #schoolspirit


🍭🍬Incoming Kindergartener Night🍬🍭
If you or someone you know has a child who will be coming to Mark Twain next year, we would like to invite them to a candyland themed game night on May 14 between 4 and 6 pm!!! We will have fun activities and games to practice skills needed for the start of kindergarten. Parents will also learn information about how to help prepare their child to have a successful start to the school year. For each game room visited, a ticket will be given for a chance to win a prize basket!!!🧁
🍨This is ONLY for incoming kindergartener students who will attend Mark Twain the 2025-2026 school year. The first 100 kids will receive a swag bag full of games, activities, and other goodies!!!!🍪
#MarkTwain #twaincusd1


1st Step Kindergarten Online Registration opens today!!
If you have a student that will be a kindergartener in the fall (5 years old on or before September 1, 2025), please complete this form:
https://forms.office.com/r/7wGtPR47xM
This is your first step to kindergarten registration.
Step 2 - complete district registration on Skyward (opens in July)
Step 3 - Kindergarten Assessment (late July)
Step 4 - Start Kindergarten :)
Incoming kindergarteners need to have a school physical/shot record, dental appointment, vision appointment, and birth certificate turned in prior to the school year starting. Get your appointments scheduled now to avoid the beginning of school rush.

Forget Applebee's, we fancy like....Mark Twain on a Friday, Got that Chicken Patty with a chocolate milk
#marktwain #twaincusd1 #abccountdown


E is for Exercise and it's for excited, which is what we were when the CHS spring athletes spent recess with us yesterday! #marktwain #twaincusd1 #abccountdown






Staff Drawing Contest Post 2 (I was limited to 10 pictures per post!)
Yesterday was D is for Drawing day. As part of the fun, we hosted a staff drawing contest. I am blown away by how talented Mark Twain's staff is at both teaching and drawing!





Yesterday was D is for Drawing day, which got all of our creative juices flowing. As part of the fun, we hosted a staff drawing contest. I am blown away by how talented Mark Twain's staff is at both teaching and drawing! #marktwain #twaincusd1 #westicktogether #abccountdown











Our kids loved D is for Drawing day. Check out the work of our PreK artists! #marktwain #twaincusd1 #abccountdown


Did you know that Friday, April 25th, is a 2-hour early dismissal AS WELL AS the Perfect Date Day? Now you do. #twaincusd1 #perfectdateday #marktwain


B is for Bee had everyone buzzing about the cool things we learned about bees from our very own Mr. Rex. He even brought us honey to try! Yummy! (Thank you, Mr. Rex. We appreciate you!)
Tomorrow is C is for Color. Wear your favorite color. #marktwain #twaincusd1 #abccountdown


A is for Apple was a delicious success last week. Tomorrow, we will celebrate B is for Bee Day with a special presentation by our very own Mr. Rex! #abccountdown #marktwain #twaincusd1


Tomorrow is Mark Twain's monthly fundraising pizza night. Be sure to order dinner Thursday 4/17 from Domino's (217-345-3030) between 4pm and 8pm and 15% will be donated back to Mark Twain. This is a great opportunity to support our school and our community.
Upcoming pizza night: 5/15


Mark Twain's ABC Countdown begins this Thursday with A is for Apple. Check out all the other days on the ABC Countdown Calendar here: https://5il.co/3db25
#marktwain #twaincusd1 #abccountdown

Mark Twain would like feedback from our families. We know you probably just completed the 5Essentials survey, and we appreciate that, however this survey gives us immediate feedback and is a is a powerful tool that supports positive growth through focused, empowered action.
More information can be found here: https://5il.co/3bo5s
If you have a child at Mark Twain, please click the following link to take the survey: https://www.leaderinme.com/s/mark-twain-il/families

We are so proud to introduce you to Mark Twain's Student Lighthouse Team. Two students from each class were nominated based on their leadership, work ethic, and conduct. These students will attend meetings and plan service activities that will take place for the remainder of the year. Thank you, Ms. Dennis for leading our team! #leaderinme #lim #7habits #marktwain #twaincusd1 #westicktogether #kindergarten
