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The third graders practiced fractions today by making a Valentine’s Trail Mix!
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Our after school Super Heroes Club have been working on Valentine creations. Great job students.
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Our Mercs basketball cheerleaders have been busy filling the high school halls with love this week!
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The McGregor Girls Basketball team will be playing East Central tonight. Here is the link to East Central's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpYG0iK2b6K9ueyXxEAu_1w/featured
WCMP (Pine City radio station) will also be streaming the varsity game tonight and that includes commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzcuaNQTvo&feature=youtu.be
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Congratulations to the Lady Mercs on a 61-52 victory at Wrenshall. Way to go ladies!
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Some more great artwork by students in McGregor Elementary
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Good luck to our girls basketball team tonight when they play the Ogilvie Lions tonight in Ogilvie! Here is the link to watch the live stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl8En1upoL1zyyDVl0E8yAA
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The 1st & 2nd graders are sharing their art skills with the school. Look at the work they've displayed for us to view.
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Love is in the air around the Kindergarten room!
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Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday, January 29th is picture retake day for McGregor schools
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Our McGregor Mercs will be taking on the Carlton Bulldogs the next two evenings! The girls basketball team plays in Carlton on Thursday, January 28th and the boys basketball team plays in Carlton on Friday, January 29th. Carlton will be live streaming the games here: https://www.twitch.tv/carltonbulldogs
Good luck Mercs!
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Congratulations to our McGregor Elementary Students of the Month. These young people have done a great job of living up to the Mercury Ways. Students selected are Lena Smith, Liam Sorensen, Vincent Jones, Emma Klund, Isaac Muirhead, Hazel Guida, and Sierra Moe. Way to go students. I'd like to thank Pine Insurance Agency and Nate Jackson for providing the t-shirts for the students.
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In honor of paraprofessional recognition week, I would like to extend a special thank you to all of our paraprofessionals! Thank you for supporting all of our students and teachers in our school. You are the heartfelt hero by using your talents to help students discover their own. Dedicating your time and energy each day to the students in your care and doing it all while meeting the individual needs of many! You are appreciated!
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The Junior High Boys Basketball team plays Isle tonight! Here is the live stream link to the McGregor vs Isle game: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKHcHvHGsa4HoD6177nA17A
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Good luck to our boys and girls basketball teams tonight as they take on the Cook County Vikings! Cook County will be live streaming all games to their YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWMPHJt4_jhiSbqSxtWJEjQ
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Congratulations to our varsity boys basketball team for their win against Wrenshall 79-62! Did you miss the game? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/mTf_mxXqn1s
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Our Cultural instructor, Miss Boyd did a wonderful job of putting these signs up in the elementary hallway displaying Ojibwe phrases and a QR code to use to hear how to properly pronounce the phrases. Great idea.
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This is a reminder - Our varsity basketball games will be live streamed to our McGregor School YouTube channel. Videos for the games will appear once the live stream has started and will be available for later viewing. Here is the link to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa9NXw3lDyQLprH-rC2JHg
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This is a reminder to our McGregor school families that there will be no school on Monday, January 25th. This is a workday for teachers to prepare for the start of the 2nd semester and to get grades completed for the end of the quarter.
I hope all of our students have a safe but enjoyable day to themselves.
Brad Johnson
Superintendent/ Elementary Principal
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Congratulations to the girls basketball team on their victory tonight against Wrenshall.