Congratulations to Natalia and her parents!
Congratulations Destiny!
Mather Elementary Homecoming Spirit Week!
Mather families, parents, and students-we’re excited to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week, September 21–25!
Join us for a fun week of Mustang spirit:
Monday -Wild About Mather: Wear animal print, camouflage, or something animal-themed!
Wednesday -Think Pink: Wear PINK!
Thursday - Mather Picture Day: Dress your best and bring your brightest smile!
Friday - Mustang Spirit Day: Wear orange & black or your favorite Mustang gear!
Tuesday’s Mather Staff Squad is a special STAFF-ONLY dress-up day, so students can come dressed as usual.
Participation is always optional, and there is no need to purchase anything special. We simply want our Mather students to have a fun way to join in the Homecoming excitement!
Mather families, parents, and students-we’re excited to celebrate Homecoming Spirit Week, September 21–25!
Join us for a fun week of Mustang spirit:
Monday -Wild About Mather: Wear animal print, camouflage, or something animal-themed!
Wednesday -Think Pink: Wear PINK!
Thursday - Mather Picture Day: Dress your best and bring your brightest smile!
Friday - Mustang Spirit Day: Wear orange & black or your favorite Mustang gear!
Tuesday’s Mather Staff Squad is a special STAFF-ONLY dress-up day, so students can come dressed as usual.
Participation is always optional, and there is no need to purchase anything special. We simply want our Mather students to have a fun way to join in the Homecoming excitement!
Fall Homecoming is next week! Check out the week's dress up days and additional student & community activities!
Constitution Day @ Mather continued.....
Constitution Day Across Mather!
The 7th grade girls basketball game tonight in Negaunee has been canceled.
🇺🇸 Celebrating Constitution Day in 1st Grade @ Mather! 🇺🇸
Mrs. Murk’s first graders celebrated Constitution Day by watching a short video, creating their very own Classroom Constitution, and completing a Constitution Day coloring activity!
What a great way to learn about citizenship, respect, responsibility, and working together!
Mrs. Murk’s first graders celebrated Constitution Day by watching a short video, creating their very own Classroom Constitution, and completing a Constitution Day coloring activity!
What a great way to learn about citizenship, respect, responsibility, and working together!
Just a reminder to parent and students that the middle/high school has a closed campus lunch policy. Please see the policy below. Thank you for helping us keep our classrooms safe and focused!
Due to a transportation issue, the middle school girls basketball game tonight will now start at 6pm. Go Stangs!
Munising Middle/High School is looking for a secondary special education teacher for our Functional Skills Program! Apply today!
Remembering September 11: A Lesson of Hope & Resilience
Today, our Mather 4th grade classes participated in a meaningful, age-appropriate lesson recognizing September 11. Students watched a documentary created specifically for children and read The Survivor Tree, the true story of a Callery pear tree discovered in the rubble at Ground Zero and later restored to health.
Through the story, students explored themes of hope, resilience, remembrance, and coming together during difficult times. They then painted their own representations of the Survivor Tree, which will soon be displayed in our Mather hallways.
We are proud of the thoughtfulness and respect our 4th graders demonstrated throughout this important lesson. Thank you to Mrs. Kelto, Ms. Martin, and Mr. Nachazel for creating such a meaningful learning experience for our Mustangs.
Today, our Mather 4th grade classes participated in a meaningful, age-appropriate lesson recognizing September 11. Students watched a documentary created specifically for children and read The Survivor Tree, the true story of a Callery pear tree discovered in the rubble at Ground Zero and later restored to health.
Through the story, students explored themes of hope, resilience, remembrance, and coming together during difficult times. They then painted their own representations of the Survivor Tree, which will soon be displayed in our Mather hallways.
We are proud of the thoughtfulness and respect our 4th graders demonstrated throughout this important lesson. Thank you to Mrs. Kelto, Ms. Martin, and Mr. Nachazel for creating such a meaningful learning experience for our Mustangs.
Attention School Community: the Munising Middle/High School Parking Lot is being resurfaced this weekend. Portions of the parking lot will be CLOSED off on Saturday and the lot will be entirely CLOSED on Sunday. Please plan accordingly.
Mark Your Calendars! Mather Picture Day is Thursday, September 24!
Get those smiles ready! Mather Elementary Picture Day will be held on Thursday, September 24, from 8:15-11:00 a.m.
Retakes are scheduled for Monday, October 5th.
We can't wait to capture all of our amazing
STANG STRONG MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME!
Get those smiles ready! Mather Elementary Picture Day will be held on Thursday, September 24, from 8:15-11:00 a.m.
Retakes are scheduled for Monday, October 5th.
We can't wait to capture all of our amazing
STANG STRONG MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME!
Morning Drop-Off Reminder
Tomorrow will be the last day families may walk students into the building during morning drop-off. Beginning next week, students will say goodbye at the front entrance and make their way to their classrooms independently.
Staff will be available to greet and assist students as they enter. This transition helps support student independence, consistent morning routines, and a safe and secure building.
Thank you, Mather families, for helping our Mustangs grow in confidence and start each day STANG Strong!
Tomorrow will be the last day families may walk students into the building during morning drop-off. Beginning next week, students will say goodbye at the front entrance and make their way to their classrooms independently.
Staff will be available to greet and assist students as they enter. This transition helps support student independence, consistent morning routines, and a safe and secure building.
Thank you, Mather families, for helping our Mustangs grow in confidence and start each day STANG Strong!
MATHER Kicking Off the Year STANG Strong!
Today, our Mather Mustangs came together for a Welcome Back Assembly focused on connection, teamwork, kindness, and what it means to be STANG Strong!
We welcomed our new students and introduced some of the newest members of our Mather family: Mr. Guest – 5th Grade, Ms. Johnson – 2nd Grade, Ms. McCormick – Native Education Teacher, and Ms. Bandeff – Paraprofessional. We are so excited to have them with us!
Our 4th and 5th graders also learned about an exciting opportunity to apply for our Student Leadership Team and take an active role in making Mather an even better place to learn and grow.
Of course, we had to add a little friendly competition! Students who earned STANG Cards teamed up with our new staff for a hilarious team-building challenge. Students worked together to get their teachers to the stage using hula hoops before handing things off to teammates who had to “spaghetti feed” yarn through our flat Mather student cutouts. There was plenty of laughter, encouragement, and some fabulous teamwork!
Most importantly, we revisited our STANG expectations for our classrooms, hallways, playground, and even at home:
Stay Safe
Take Responsibility
Act with Kindness
Never Give Up
Give Respect
We challenged our Mustangs to choose kindness, work together, and lift one another up throughout the year.
We ended our gathering with something especially meaningful. Students and staff came together to sign a special banner for Violet Gerou, one of our Mather Mustangs who is currently at U of M. We want Violet and her family to know that her entire Mather family is thinking of her, cheering her on, and sending lots of Mustang love her way.
🧡 MATHER LOVES VIOLET GEROU!
What a wonderful way to begin our year-celebrating teamwork, kindness, leadership, and what it truly means to take care of one another.
We are Mather. We lift each other up. We are STANG Strong!
Today, our Mather Mustangs came together for a Welcome Back Assembly focused on connection, teamwork, kindness, and what it means to be STANG Strong!
We welcomed our new students and introduced some of the newest members of our Mather family: Mr. Guest – 5th Grade, Ms. Johnson – 2nd Grade, Ms. McCormick – Native Education Teacher, and Ms. Bandeff – Paraprofessional. We are so excited to have them with us!
Our 4th and 5th graders also learned about an exciting opportunity to apply for our Student Leadership Team and take an active role in making Mather an even better place to learn and grow.
Of course, we had to add a little friendly competition! Students who earned STANG Cards teamed up with our new staff for a hilarious team-building challenge. Students worked together to get their teachers to the stage using hula hoops before handing things off to teammates who had to “spaghetti feed” yarn through our flat Mather student cutouts. There was plenty of laughter, encouragement, and some fabulous teamwork!
Most importantly, we revisited our STANG expectations for our classrooms, hallways, playground, and even at home:
Stay Safe
Take Responsibility
Act with Kindness
Never Give Up
Give Respect
We challenged our Mustangs to choose kindness, work together, and lift one another up throughout the year.
We ended our gathering with something especially meaningful. Students and staff came together to sign a special banner for Violet Gerou, one of our Mather Mustangs who is currently at U of M. We want Violet and her family to know that her entire Mather family is thinking of her, cheering her on, and sending lots of Mustang love her way.
🧡 MATHER LOVES VIOLET GEROU!
What a wonderful way to begin our year-celebrating teamwork, kindness, leadership, and what it truly means to take care of one another.
We are Mather. We lift each other up. We are STANG Strong!
Due to an officiating crew cancellation, our varsity football game vs. Superior Central has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 10th at 7pm at Mustang Stadium. Go Stangs!
The following athletic events have been canceled due to scheduling conflicts: Girls Tennis at Westwood 9/10/26 and MS Football vs. Newberry 10/7/26.
Our students had a special visitor today! Mrs. Hamilla and Huckleberry, our emotional support dog, made their way to every classroom to welcome our Mustangs back to school!
There were plenty of smiles, pets, and tail wags as Huckleberry helped make our first day a little extra special. What a wonderful way to kick off the new school year and remind our students that Mather is a place where everyone belongs!
Thank you, Mrs. Hamilla and Huckleberry, for spreading some extra joy throughout our school today!
There were plenty of smiles, pets, and tail wags as Huckleberry helped make our first day a little extra special. What a wonderful way to kick off the new school year and remind our students that Mather is a place where everyone belongs!
Thank you, Mrs. Hamilla and Huckleberry, for spreading some extra joy throughout our school today!
Due to predicted rain this afternoon & evening, the girls varsity tennis match in Gladstone has been moved to Wednesday, September 16th at 4pm.
