The elementary staff member of the week is Mrs. Ford. Mrs. Ford earned her Bachelor’s Degree from CMU and her Master’s from GVSU. She has been teaching in Mesick for 26 years. She has taught Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade. She loves gardening and canning. She also loves going to the beach.
The first graders are enjoying learning about and tasting a variety of veggies with SEEDS health, nutrition and exercise lessons.
Our kindergartners celebrated the 100th day of school today by dressing up as 100 year olds and other activities counting to 100!
Our January no referral and perfect attendance winners with their prize! Go Bulldogs.
Next week is Snowball week. The elementary will be participating in the spirit days, though they will be a little different than the JH/HS. Starting on Monday, Feb 6, the spirit days for the elementary will be:
Monday-Mismatch Day
Tuesday-Dress like a Nerd Day
Wednesday-Hat Day
Thursday-Sports Day (wear your favorite sports team attire)
Friday-Orange and Black Day (wear your Mesick gear)
The elementary staff member of the week is Mrs. Walker. Mrs. Walker earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State. She also obtained her Master’s degree from Western Michigan University, and ZA (early childhood) endorsement from CMU. She has been teaching 1st grade in Mesick since 2020, and taught Kindergarten in 1998-2001.
In the winter she organizes our school ski club, and in the summer she loves to hike, kayak, and camp.
Mesick Summer Recreation Sign-Up 2023
Information is attached. Please look for an email containing this information as well.
I am sure most of you know by now that Mesick Elementary students can earn Bulldog Bucks by demonstrating our core values of Self-Control, Responsibility, Honor, and Determination. What you might not know is that one of the things students can purchase with their Bulldog Bucks are “coupons" to do special things around the school. We have a large variety, some include lunch with Mrs. Spoor or Mrs. McDonald, playing basketball with the principal, or helping in the kitchen. It takes a caring, patient, and dedicated staff (which we have!) to make this work. Last Friday these students cashed in their kitchen helper coupons and helped make lunch for everyone. A big thanks to our ladies in the kitchen for being so flexible and accommodating to one of the many amazing things that happen in our school!
1st Graders love using Kahoot to review their learning
The best way to learn is with friends!
1st graders showed their knowledge of moon phases today with Oreos
The elementary staff member of the week is Mrs. MacEachern. Mrs. MacEachern earned her Bachelor’s Degree (with a double major!) from CMU. She also took classes from Madonna University and has a Master’s Degree from Capella University. Mrs MacEachern has been teaching in Mesick since 2016, and has taught 3rd and 1st grades. She loves hunting, especially during bow season.
December students of the month. The December trait was determination. Great job Bulldogs!
The elementary staff member of the week is Ms. Cunningham. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from MSU. She started teaching in Mesick in 2020, which was quite a year in itself! She grew up in Bloomfield Hills and spent summers in Beulah. Ms. Cunningham loves going to the Florida Keys or anywhere warm.
Mesick Consolidated Schools will be closed today, Thursday, January 19, due to weather. Apologies for the late call, but the late arriving freezing rain made it difficult to make the decision before the normal 5;30 a.m. deadline. This is our 3rd day of closing this school year due to weather. A reminder that should we have a total of 9 closure days due to weather, we will conduct remote learning on the 10th day of closure. More details will come as we approach that number.
Staff feature of the week is Ms. Campbell. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree from CMU. She has been teaching in Mesick since 2017, but taught preschool many years before that. She loves to read, especially mysteries and historical books. She also has a daughter that attends Mesick Jr/Sr High.
Congratulations to Mr. Redman. He was nominated as the January Teacher of the Month by Z93. He was recognized live on air and also received a prize package worth over $500. Well deserved!
3rd – 5th Grade
Boys Basketball
Sign Up
If your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade son is interested in playing basketball, they can sign up with their teacher by Friday, January 13, 2023. Coaches and practice schedules are yet to be determined. The first game is on February 18th. The games will be on Saturdays for the following 5 weeks. If you have any questions, please contact Athletic Director, Stacy Quiggin via email at quiggins@mesick.org
To start off the new year we will be featuring a staff member every week. Our staff go above and beyond to do what is best for our students.
This week: Beth Kastl
Bachelor’s Degree from: GVSU
Master’s Degree from: CMU
Teaching in Mesick since: February 2006
–Worked on curriculum alignment and writing curriculums
–PBIS Wizard
–Has 3 boys, and is busy chauffeuring them to all of the sporting events.
–Loves traveling, especially to Disney or Tennessee
This morning we held the January all school assembly to talk about our core values and kick-off the new year. Todays assembly was a little different, students were able to participate in a game to test their knowledge of our core values. Everyone did a great job and had a lot of fun. We also picked our December no referral winner and perfect attendance winner. Go Bulldogs!
