Dr. Maude A. Sanders Primary

Maude Sanders Children's Choir traveled to Bradley University on Friday to have a workshop with Dr. Boulton and The Bradley Chorale. It was a wonderful afternoon of making music across generations. MSCC performed two of their pieces from their upcoming concert including "Fanga Alafia" arranged by Andy Beck, and "Hola Media Luna" by Laura and Eddie Cavazos and Trevor Phillips. Chorale then shared a performance of "See That Babe" arranged by Stacey Gibbs, before joining our kids on the risers to sing "This Little Light of Mine" by Rollo Dilworth. We then got to enjoy a question and answer session where our kids got the opportunity to get answers about music, college, and life from Chorale members, Mr. Lohrer, and Dr. Boulton. Thank you so much to Dr. Boulton, The Bradley Chorale, and Michelle Brower who accompanied our choir not only for the day but came to our rehearsal on Wednesday to give our kids the chance to sing with her before the trip. Thanks also to Mrs. Davis and the parent volunteers who helped chaperone. MSCC will be giving their first annual Spring Concert on Thursday, May 14, 6:00pm, at Imago Dei Church! Mark your calendars!

Let's give Mr. Ama a huge congratulations for being named Teacher of the Year (Donald M. Phares Award)!! We appreciate all that you do, and Maude Sanders is lucky to have you.

🎉 Parent University Block Party 🎉
Calling all Pre-K–4th grade families! Join us for a day of food, music, games, and resources!
📅 Register by March 27th! Don’t wait!
⚠️ All students must be pre-registered
🎟️ Wristbands required for entry

Thank you so much to all the parents who have supported our after-school choir program through donations, fundraisers, and time. Through your support we were able to purchase these amazing t-shirts for our students to wear on their field trips, and show their DMAS pride! This is a big semester for our choir kids. In April we will be traveling to Bradley University to sing with Dr. Boulton and the Bradley Chorale. On May 12th we will be performing at the Riverfront Museum for Arts in the Park, and on May 14th Imago Dei Church will be hosting our first annual Spring Choir Concert. Mark those dates on your calendar and come out to support our choir program if you can! As they say on Sesame Street, "One small voice can teach the world to sing."

👏🎵Keeping our schools in tune and on tempo. We appreciate our music directors today! Thank you for all that you do! 👏🎵

Our schools run smoothly thanks to the hard work and dedication of our amazing maintenance team! 🛠️ Thank you for all that you do!

💙 This week, we celebrate the remarkable school social workers of Peoria Public Schools who support our students’ academic success, emotional well-being, and overall growth every single day!

Join us in saying THANK YOU and write a word of encouragement in the comments!

Today we celebrated black history month with our annual Black History museum. Members of our speech and debate team prepared speeches about some very influential African Americans to share, and did amazing. We also welcomed a very special guest Dr. Maude Sanders daughter, Carol Caldwell-Graham to share her mother's story. Carol also brought some of her mothers memorabilia to show and donate to the school.

Hope to see you there!

Last Call for the Peoria County Chess Championship !!! Saturday, February 21, 2026 Hosted by Mark W. Bills Middle School Sponsored by Peoria County Regional Office of Education & Greater Peoria Chess ***Students must attend a Peoria County Public or Private school*** https://www.kingregistration.com/event/PeoriaCounty26 $5 Entry at the door (PPS playsFree) Doors Open 8am Registration Open until 8:45am First Round 9:30am All other rounds ASAP 6 Sections - Swiss System K-3 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d 4-5 - 5 Rounds - G30/5d Junior High 6, 7, & 8 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d High School 9-12 - 4 Rounds - G30/5d Awards top 10 in each division (K-3, 4-5, 6, 7, & 😎 Top 5 HS. Biggest upset in each division. Top 3 teams in each division K-3, 4-5, 6-8, HS)

🚸🦺Thank you to our PPS crossing guards for protecting our students and making safety a priority every single day!

This weekend is going to be big! Three tournements in one location! Thank you to the Lincoln K8 School for being such a gracious host. PFT/PPS Championship ***PPS Students ONLY*** https://www.kingregistration.com/event/PFTPPS26 This is a K-12 Tournament!!! Come and be named the top PPS player. Doors open at 8am First Round at 9:30am Greater Peoria Chess Peoria Federation of Teachers Local 780 Peoria Public Schools District 150

Our little friends at circle time. We are learning to be attentive while learning. With small steps we will get there.

Cold day? WCTC Culinary students got you covered ❄️➡️🔥 Chili mac & cheese, cornbread, potato skins, and a delicious brookie (brownie + cookie!) are being served at the award-winning Warrior Way Café this Thursday!