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
Our kids loved D is for Drawing day. Check out the work of our PreK artists! #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
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
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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
Art students from CMS visited Mrs. H's room today. They read a story together, and the kindergarteners drew a picture to go along with the story. The middle school students took the pictures and will return in a few weeks with a surprise!
#twaincusd1 #cmscusd1 #winwin
Thank you to all of you who have completed the parent portion of the 5 Essentials survey. The data is valuable to us, and we use it to help make Mark Twain the best it can be! If you have not yet taken the survey, please do so by going to https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/
3 full Lost & Found tables at Mark Twain ready to be looked through! Stop by today until 3:00pm to find all your lost items.
You know what time it is? Pizza time! Our pizza night is a week early this month due to spring break, so tomorrow is Mark Twain's monthly fundraising pizza night. Be sure to order dinner Thursday 3/13 from Domino's (217-345-3030) between 4pm and 8pm and 15% will be donated back to Mark Twain. And hey, while you are waiting for your pizza, go ahead and complete the 5Essentials Survey for us at https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/! The feedback is helpful and will make the wait for your pizza seem quicker! #winwin
Upcoming pizza nights: 4/17, 5/15
We hope to see you at our District Family Resource Fair Wednesday March 26 or Thursday March 27!
https://5il.co/39zi3
Tomorrow, we continue celebrating Read Across America week with WaCkY WeDnEsDaY at Mark Twain and Carl Sandburg. We can't wait to see all the wacky outfits! #readacrossamerica #sandburgcusd1 #twaincusd1
Today was Fox in Sox day at Mark Twain and Carl Sandburg for Read Across America week! Tomorrow is Cat in the Hat Day. Students are invited to wear a hat to school!
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