
Who’s kids love playing with boxes?
Here are some fun ways to work on your speech and language at home!
Decorate, build, make costumes and out on a theatre show, make an obstacle course, destroy the box, etc
Keep practicing your skills at home-Mrs. Crothers, SLP





Here is a little video we created from our AGS staff to all of our students!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zp0AupxMpO_I1d_d9zRmLCD9_snl6s7Q/view?usp=sharing

Dear Parents,
Arthur CUSD #305 is continuing to provide food for our students during our school closure.
Each week, in order to make sure we have enough meals, please complete the form below for your children who attend school in our school district who would like to request 5 days of meals (breakfast and lunch) during our emergency school closure. There will be no charge for these meals for any student.
The pickup date for this pre-order is Monday, April 6 from 9-11 am. Please place your order by noon this Thursday, April 2. Make sure to pick up at the school you select below.
Please reach out to your individual school administrators via phone or email if you cannot make this time frame.
https://forms.gle/8Wx8nnaDhDX4YaYP7
Arthur CUSD #305 Administration

We are here at AGS for packet pickup. See you all before 5:00!


Missing all CUSD305 students and staff! Keep your creative minds working!


Check out the Social Emotional Learning Newsletter from Arthur CUSD #305 Social Workers and Counselors by clicking this link: https://5il.co/e7tc

Indoor and outdoor activities for your children to do.



Good afternoon, AGS families! For those who ordered meals, pick-up is Monday, March 23 from 9-11 a.m. We will have a drive-thru line in the North circle drive. Please remain in your car as we will bring your food out to you. This will run similarly to a fast-food drive thru service. Have a great weekend!

Good morning. This is a reminder to submit the food service order form by noon today. These orders can be picked up Monday, March 23 from 9-11 am at any of our buildings.

Managing stress during the uncomfortable. There is a section for children.
www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/managing-stress-anxiety.html

With so many students having to connect from home, Consolidated Communications has offered two months of Free Home Internet Service to help, including free installation, for those who are within Consolidated's reach are are not currently Consolidated customers.
Take advantage of this offer in two easy steps:
Call Consolidated Communications: 1-855-399-3084
Mention Offer Code: “Two Months Free”
Thank you Consolidated Communications for making this service available to our students.


A message from the Fine Arts Boosters
With the school closure, we are trying to arrange local drop offs for fundraising envelopes. If you have questions please contact Mary Kirwan Johnson 217-714-004. Please follow the instructions below
1. Please list student Name, School, and grade on the envelope.
2. Please check to make sure order totals match money received.
3. Turn in by Wednesday, March 18.
Drop off locations:
Arthur: Diane Woodard
Lovington: Jenny Moore
Atwood: Mary Johnson
Hammond: Amy Nichols
Garrett: Angie Schable
Pierson: still working on it
The statewide closures may impact our delivery date. We are trying to work through everything.
Thank you.

The Arthur CUSD #305 teachers and staff have been compiling activities for our students to do at home throughout the weeks of our school closure due to COVID-19. Click the link below to view available resources that can be used to engage your students.
https://www.cusd305.org/o/arthurcusd/page/school-closure-resources--3

Good afternoon! Thank you to all of our staff that came out and helped distribute meals this morning. We had a great turnout! If you were unable to come pick up food for any reason and you still need some please call your respective building. We will work with you to make arrangements to get you what you need.

Congratulations to Mrs. Crother's, Arthur Grade School's Speech and Language Pathologist "Teacher of the Week" in The News-Gazette. Click on the following link: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/education/teacher-of-the-week-amber-crothers/article_e35b9bfb-ea07-5b37-97c0-5d8db62794c1.html

Kids got a chance to check out some of the BRAND NEW Books in Speech today! Looking forward to many literature-based speech therapy opportunities using these books in the future!!
Thank you to the donors! YOU helped make this possible #GoKnights


Another shipment from Donors Choose project! I'm as excited as the students will be, to get theses catalogued and on the shelves ready for check out!



Don't forget that tomorrow is Spring Picture Day. Bring your best smiles!

Congratulations to our Quarterly Recycling Competition Winners: Mr. Punches 5th Grade and Mr. Ragon 6th Grade. Their classes will have a Dilly Bar Party next week!

The AGS library #Fill Every Shelf Donord Choose project was also fully funded on Monday!! To all our very generous donors, "We couldn't do this without you.Thank you!!"


